Warning: contains spoilers for Constellation episode four.
Nothing is wasted in Apple TV+ Constellation. Its story of an astronaut coming back from space a changed woman is a sci-fi puzzle that viewers are invited to solve, and clues to its mysteries are everywhere: in apparently trivial details, in paintings hanging on walls, in the title of a children’s book… and even in the silliest gag.
In episode four, recently returned astronaut Johanna Eriksson (Noomi Rapace) tries to assimilate back into life on Earth. Her husband Magnus and daughter Alice surprise her with a combined birthday and Christmas party, to catch up with the celebrations she missed while on her International Space Station mission. As part of the dinner, the English-Swedish family pull Christmas crackers and groan at the cheesy jokes they contain. Magnus reads:
“The Spanish fireman has two sons. What are they called? José and Hose B.”
It’s a bad pun,...
Nothing is wasted in Apple TV+ Constellation. Its story of an astronaut coming back from space a changed woman is a sci-fi puzzle that viewers are invited to solve, and clues to its mysteries are everywhere: in apparently trivial details, in paintings hanging on walls, in the title of a children’s book… and even in the silliest gag.
In episode four, recently returned astronaut Johanna Eriksson (Noomi Rapace) tries to assimilate back into life on Earth. Her husband Magnus and daughter Alice surprise her with a combined birthday and Christmas party, to catch up with the celebrations she missed while on her International Space Station mission. As part of the dinner, the English-Swedish family pull Christmas crackers and groan at the cheesy jokes they contain. Magnus reads:
“The Spanish fireman has two sons. What are they called? José and Hose B.”
It’s a bad pun,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Spyglass Media Group has brought on Amanda Klein to serve as executive vice president of television, Variety has learned exclusively.
In her new role, Klein will oversee all of Spyglass’ TV development and production on both scripted and unscripted series. She will work closely with Peter Oillataguerre, Spyglass’ president of production, while reporting directly to Spyglass chairman and CEO Gary Barber. She begins in her new role effective immediately.
“Amanda’s independent entrepreneurial spirit is a great fit for Spyglass,” Barber said. “I am very pleased to welcome her to our team and look forward to her managing and broadening our TV slate.”
“I have long respected Gary and am thrilled to join him, Peter and the rest of the team as we continue to build Spyglass’ television slate,” Klein added.
Prior to joining Spyglass, Klein was most recently the senior vice president of television for Miramax TV. During her time there,...
In her new role, Klein will oversee all of Spyglass’ TV development and production on both scripted and unscripted series. She will work closely with Peter Oillataguerre, Spyglass’ president of production, while reporting directly to Spyglass chairman and CEO Gary Barber. She begins in her new role effective immediately.
“Amanda’s independent entrepreneurial spirit is a great fit for Spyglass,” Barber said. “I am very pleased to welcome her to our team and look forward to her managing and broadening our TV slate.”
“I have long respected Gary and am thrilled to join him, Peter and the rest of the team as we continue to build Spyglass’ television slate,” Klein added.
Prior to joining Spyglass, Klein was most recently the senior vice president of television for Miramax TV. During her time there,...
- 7/5/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Project Greenlight is coming back. HBO Max has given an eight-episode series order to a new installment, from Issa Rae and Miramax Television. It is a reinvention of the critically acclaimed original Miramax and HBO docuseries.
Project Greenlight will focus on the next generation of talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an Executive Producer, providing guidance and mentorship to the aspiring filmmakers. The finished film will then premiere on HBO Max.
“At HBO Max, we are committed to providing a platform for diverse, up-and-coming talent, said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president, Non-Fiction and Live-Action Family, HBO Max. “Issa is uniquely skilled in this space, and we are thrilled to be partnering with her and Miramax as a promising group of filmmakers is inspired and challenged with their biggest opportunity yet.”
Project Greenlight stems from Rae’s...
Project Greenlight will focus on the next generation of talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an Executive Producer, providing guidance and mentorship to the aspiring filmmakers. The finished film will then premiere on HBO Max.
“At HBO Max, we are committed to providing a platform for diverse, up-and-coming talent, said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president, Non-Fiction and Live-Action Family, HBO Max. “Issa is uniquely skilled in this space, and we are thrilled to be partnering with her and Miramax as a promising group of filmmakers is inspired and challenged with their biggest opportunity yet.”
Project Greenlight stems from Rae’s...
- 5/18/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Issa Rae, HBO Max and Miramax are reviving the critically acclaimed docuseries “Project Greenlight,” which originally spotlighted first-time filmmakers on HBO.
The new “Project Greenlight” will focus on talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an executive producer, providing guidance and mentorship to the aspiring filmmakers. The finished film will then premiere on HBO Max.
“At HBO Max, we are committed to providing a platform for diverse, up-and-coming talent. Issa is uniquely skilled in this space, and we are thrilled to be partnering with her and Miramax as a promising group of filmmakers is inspired and challenged with their biggest opportunity yet,” said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president of non-fiction and live-action family at HBO Max.
The original “Project Greenlight” aired for two seasons on HBO from 2001-2003, then moved to Bravo for a third season in...
The new “Project Greenlight” will focus on talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an executive producer, providing guidance and mentorship to the aspiring filmmakers. The finished film will then premiere on HBO Max.
“At HBO Max, we are committed to providing a platform for diverse, up-and-coming talent. Issa is uniquely skilled in this space, and we are thrilled to be partnering with her and Miramax as a promising group of filmmakers is inspired and challenged with their biggest opportunity yet,” said Jennifer O’Connell, executive vice president of non-fiction and live-action family at HBO Max.
The original “Project Greenlight” aired for two seasons on HBO from 2001-2003, then moved to Bravo for a third season in...
- 5/18/2021
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Miramax TV is developing and producing a new original series entitled “Messy,” created by actress Carly Chaikin, Variety has learned exclusively. Chaikin is known best for playing the role of Darlene in USA Network’s “Mr. Robot” and co-starring as Dalia Royce in ABC’s “Suburgatory.” Chaikin not only wrote “Messy,” but will also star in the dark comedy about a mother-daughter duo that organizes houses for a living (the irony is that both of their lives are total messes). Chaikin will play the daughter. In addition, Liz Brizius, the Emmy-nominated co-creator and co-showrunner of Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie,” will serve as showrunner as part of the overall deal she inked with Miramax TV last summer. Also attached to produce “Messy” are Julie Bowen and Rachael Field of Bowen & Sons, who both previously worked together on the ABC sitcom “Modern Family.” “Carly Chaikin has written a refreshingly original comedy...
- 2/11/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lee Rierson has left independent TV studio wiip, where he was Head of Business & Operations, to join another indie, Miramax. Rierson has been named EVP Global Television Business and Legal Affairs for Miramax, which has been ramping up its TV production operating under new Head of Worldwide Television Marc Helwig.
Rierson will serve as lead negotiator for all of the company’s television business transactions both domestic and international, covering all development and production deals, rights deals, co-productions, co-financings and license agreements with buyers of the studio’s new original content. Rierson will report to Miramax CEO Bill Block and work closely with Helwig and SVP Amanda Klein.
“Lee’s skill sets are stellar. He is a master negotiator and has a fine-tuned and deep understanding of our content ecosystem as well as business negotiations at large,” said Block. “His strong relationships with our array of partners, both domestic and internationally,...
Rierson will serve as lead negotiator for all of the company’s television business transactions both domestic and international, covering all development and production deals, rights deals, co-productions, co-financings and license agreements with buyers of the studio’s new original content. Rierson will report to Miramax CEO Bill Block and work closely with Helwig and SVP Amanda Klein.
“Lee’s skill sets are stellar. He is a master negotiator and has a fine-tuned and deep understanding of our content ecosystem as well as business negotiations at large,” said Block. “His strong relationships with our array of partners, both domestic and internationally,...
- 9/25/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Miramax TV is filling out its executive team. Amanda Klein has been tapped to become senior vice president of television, while Isha Mehta has been named vice president of international business affairs of the company’s television department. Both will report to head of worldwide television Marc Helwig, who joined the company earlier this year.
Klein and Mehta will build on the company’s existing expansion efforts abroad, focusing on original productions and mining Miramax’s library of content. Klein is based out of Miramax’s Los Angeles offices. Mehta is based in London.
Klein, who started at Miramax TV in late July, was most recently a senior development exec for Aaron Kaplan at Kaplan Entertainment, where she developed and produced TV for the global marketplace. Prior to that, she oversaw current development and production for Sony’s Crackle, including drama and comedy series such as “Snatch.” Klein has also...
Klein and Mehta will build on the company’s existing expansion efforts abroad, focusing on original productions and mining Miramax’s library of content. Klein is based out of Miramax’s Los Angeles offices. Mehta is based in London.
Klein, who started at Miramax TV in late July, was most recently a senior development exec for Aaron Kaplan at Kaplan Entertainment, where she developed and produced TV for the global marketplace. Prior to that, she oversaw current development and production for Sony’s Crackle, including drama and comedy series such as “Snatch.” Klein has also...
- 8/26/2020
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
How goes Amanda Klein's fresh start during the first season of the American Princess TV show on Lifetime? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like American Princess is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the season one episodes of American Princess here. *Status update below.
A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O'Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman...
A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O'Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman...
- 9/8/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Lifetime.
Episodes: 10 (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: June 2, 2019 — July 7, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O'Malley, Mary Hollis Inboden, Erin Pineda, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Blanchard, Juan Alfonso, Lex King, Michael Uva, Sophie von Haselberg, Max Ehrich, Sas Goldberg, and Dioni Michelle Collins.
TV show description:
From creator Jamie Denbo, the American Princess TV show is a runaway-bride comedy-drama. The series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich), when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured, so Amanda panics and flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire. Read More…...
Episodes: 10 (hour).
Seasons: One.
TV show dates: June 2, 2019 — July 7, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O'Malley, Mary Hollis Inboden, Erin Pineda, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Blanchard, Juan Alfonso, Lex King, Michael Uva, Sophie von Haselberg, Max Ehrich, Sas Goldberg, and Dioni Michelle Collins.
TV show description:
From creator Jamie Denbo, the American Princess TV show is a runaway-bride comedy-drama. The series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich), when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured, so Amanda panics and flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire. Read More…...
- 9/8/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ironically or not, sometimes scripted Lifetime TV series don't have a very long lifespan. Enter the American Princess TV show -- the cable network's latest offering at the altar of the Nielsen ratings. Does it have what it takes to score a return engagement? Will American Princess be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O’Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured. Positively reeling, Amanda panics, flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire, where she decides to remain.
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A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O’Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured. Positively reeling, Amanda panics, flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire, where she decides to remain.
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- 6/5/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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What's This TV Show About?
A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O’Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured. Positively reeling, Amanda panics, flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire, where she decides to remain.
Will Amanda Klein live happily ever after? Has the American Princess TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Lifetime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of American Princess season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Lifetime comedy-drama, American Princess stars Georgia Flood, Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Rory O’Malley, and Mary Hollis Inboden. The runaway bride series centers on Amanda Klein (Flood), who is all set to marry fiancé Brett Weinbaum (Ehrich) when she catches him in flagrante delicto with another woman. When she reacts, the other woman is injured. Positively reeling, Amanda panics, flees the wedding venue, and winds up on the grounds of a Renaissance Faire, where she decides to remain.
- 6/5/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Jenji Kohan is a creative force helping to define two of the best shows of the streaming era — “Orange Is the New Black,” which she created, and “Glow,” on which she is an executive producer. “American Princess,” which she produces with creator Jamie Denbo, takes key elements of the Kohan playbook — a character placed in an unfamiliar community with its own distinct rules, a combination of utopian politics and disregard for cultural orthodoxy, a willingness to be gross and odd at times. Say this for Lifetime’s “American Princess,” then: Its failure makes clear what precise alchemy goes into making a show a success.
The pilot, for instance, is constructed with attention to story beats and to seeding conflicts, and paying them off with drama. Amanda Klein (Georgia Flood), a New York freelance writer, is gearing up for her gruesomely elaborate upstate wedding when she inadvertently discovers her soon-to-be-spouse bedding a sex worker.
The pilot, for instance, is constructed with attention to story beats and to seeding conflicts, and paying them off with drama. Amanda Klein (Georgia Flood), a New York freelance writer, is gearing up for her gruesomely elaborate upstate wedding when she inadvertently discovers her soon-to-be-spouse bedding a sex worker.
- 5/31/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
"Everyone thinks you've been brainwashed by a cult." Lifetime just released the premiere date and a new trailer for their upcoming TV show American Princess."
The dramedy "follows runaway bride Amanda Klein as she joins a Renaissance Faire after her wedding goes awry, only to discover there's a lot more to life than she once thought." The cast also includes Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Mary Hollis Inboden, and Rory O'Malley.
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The dramedy "follows runaway bride Amanda Klein as she joins a Renaissance Faire after her wedding goes awry, only to discover there's a lot more to life than she once thought." The cast also includes Lucas Neff, Seana Kofoed, Mary Hollis Inboden, and Rory O'Malley.
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- 2/7/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Amanda Klein has joined Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment as a senior development executive. Reporting to Executive Producer Dana Honor, she will be working on new development.
Klein most recently served as Executive Director of Development & Production for Sony’s digital network, Crackle, where she worked on developing new projects as well as overseeing current series including Snatch, Tribes, and Heart of Darkness. Klein has previously held positions as an executive and a producer in both Film & TV at Pariah, Primal Pictures, October Films, and Miramax Films.
“Amanda is incredibly smart and has a great eye for material,” Honor said. “She has a wide range of experience that makes her a perfect fit for us and we are thrilled to have her join our team.”
Kapital’s development group under Klein includes Jessie Abbott, Kevin Marco and Patrick Munroe.
Kapital, launched by Kaplan 9.5 years ago as a self-financed production venture,...
Klein most recently served as Executive Director of Development & Production for Sony’s digital network, Crackle, where she worked on developing new projects as well as overseeing current series including Snatch, Tribes, and Heart of Darkness. Klein has previously held positions as an executive and a producer in both Film & TV at Pariah, Primal Pictures, October Films, and Miramax Films.
“Amanda is incredibly smart and has a great eye for material,” Honor said. “She has a wide range of experience that makes her a perfect fit for us and we are thrilled to have her join our team.”
Kapital’s development group under Klein includes Jessie Abbott, Kevin Marco and Patrick Munroe.
Kapital, launched by Kaplan 9.5 years ago as a self-financed production venture,...
- 1/9/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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