Deadline revealed today that David Corenswet has been cast as D.C. films’ new Superman in James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy. But beyond the requisite piercing blue eyes, exactly who is the 29-year-old Corenswet?
Who Is He?
Corenswet graduated from Julliard in 2018 and two years later landed a role on House of Cards. He then starred in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Politician, which ran from 2019–2020, and Hollywood (on which he was an EP). In 2022, he appeared in the Netflix’s Look Both Ways, the HBO miniseries We Own This City and A24’s Pearl.
For Corenswet, Superman: Legacy will mark his first major leading role in a major studio film.
How Did He Get The Job?
The Superman: Legacy casting process has gone on for months From the start of the auditioning process, Corenswet’s name has floated to the top of the list and, following a final audition in costume,...
Who Is He?
Corenswet graduated from Julliard in 2018 and two years later landed a role on House of Cards. He then starred in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series The Politician, which ran from 2019–2020, and Hollywood (on which he was an EP). In 2022, he appeared in the Netflix’s Look Both Ways, the HBO miniseries We Own This City and A24’s Pearl.
For Corenswet, Superman: Legacy will mark his first major leading role in a major studio film.
How Did He Get The Job?
The Superman: Legacy casting process has gone on for months From the start of the auditioning process, Corenswet’s name has floated to the top of the list and, following a final audition in costume,...
- 6/27/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Universal and Amblin Entertainment have rounded out their Twisters cast with the addition of Maura Tierney (The Affair), Harry Hadden-Paton (Downton Abbey), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Nik Dodani (Atypical), David Corenswet (Pearl), Tunde Adebimpe (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and Katy O’Brian (The Mandalorian).
The actors join an ensemble for the disaster pic, following on the heels of the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster Twister, that also includes Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea and Daryl McCormack, as previously announced. No character details have been disclosed.
Details as to the plot of the new film are also under wraps. The original starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton was written by Michael Crichton and directed by Speed‘s Jan de Bont, with Steven Spielberg on board as an EP. Twister was lauded for its groundbreaking special effects and scored $494M+ at the worldwide box office.
Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is...
The actors join an ensemble for the disaster pic, following on the heels of the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster Twister, that also includes Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea and Daryl McCormack, as previously announced. No character details have been disclosed.
Details as to the plot of the new film are also under wraps. The original starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton was written by Michael Crichton and directed by Speed‘s Jan de Bont, with Steven Spielberg on board as an EP. Twister was lauded for its groundbreaking special effects and scored $494M+ at the worldwide box office.
Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is...
- 5/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Pretty Little Liars vet Lucy Hale has found The Answers: The actress has joined the aforementioned FX drama pilot starring David Corenswet (The Politician, Hollywood) and executive-produced by Danny Strong (Dopesick) and Darren Aronofsky (The Whale), our sister site Variety reports.
An adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel, the project centers around an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love and the female participants who begin to question why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man (Corenswet). The potential series hails from creator Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss).
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An adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel, the project centers around an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love and the female participants who begin to question why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man (Corenswet). The potential series hails from creator Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss).
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- 1/23/2023
- by Erianne Lewis and Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The FX pilot based on the Catherine Lacey novel “The Answers” is rounding out its main cast with six new additions, Variety has learned.
Lucy Hale, Raul Esparza, Krys Marshall, Melanie Field, Pallavi Sharda, and Kineta Kunutu have all joined the drama pilot alongside previously announced cast member David Corenswet.
Per the official logline, the show takes place in the near future and follows “a heartbroken young woman who joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love. But after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.”
Corenswet will star as Christopher Skye. Hale will star as Mary. Esparza will star as Dr. Crowe. Marshall will play Ellis. Field will play Dani. Sharda will play Ash. Kunutu will play Nic.
Lucy Hale, Raul Esparza, Krys Marshall, Melanie Field, Pallavi Sharda, and Kineta Kunutu have all joined the drama pilot alongside previously announced cast member David Corenswet.
Per the official logline, the show takes place in the near future and follows “a heartbroken young woman who joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love. But after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.”
Corenswet will star as Christopher Skye. Hale will star as Mary. Esparza will star as Dr. Crowe. Marshall will play Ellis. Field will play Dani. Sharda will play Ash. Kunutu will play Nic.
- 1/23/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX has rounded out the series regular cast for its hourlong pilot The Answers, the network’s adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel. Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars) is set to star alongside Raul Esparza (Retreat), Krys Marshall (For All Mankind), Melanie Field ( A League Of Their Own), Pallavi Sharda (Wedding Season) and Kineta Kunutu (Citadel) in the project from Sorry for Your Loss creator Kit Steinkellner, Dopesick creator Danny Strong, Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky and 20th Television. They join previously announced male lead David Corenswet.
The story, which has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale, is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman, Mary (Hale), joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why...
The story, which has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale, is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman, Mary (Hale), joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why...
- 1/23/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Darren Aronofsky is getting a lot of buzz for his latest film The Whale and is now looking to create a musical based on Black Swan.
Aronofsky directed Natalie Portman in the 2010 psychological horror based on a story by Andres Heinz. The film received multiple Oscar nominations and Portman won in 2011 in the Best Actress category.
“We’re trying to do the Black Swan musical,” the director told The A.V. Club. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.”
The reporter suggested Aronofsky do a movie musical of the film, which the director said he “would love to” and had “talked to many people about it.”
“I’ve come close to a few ideas,” he added. “It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do? I think Hamilton was brilliant because Lin-Manuel Miranda fused hip-hop with musical music.
Aronofsky directed Natalie Portman in the 2010 psychological horror based on a story by Andres Heinz. The film received multiple Oscar nominations and Portman won in 2011 in the Best Actress category.
“We’re trying to do the Black Swan musical,” the director told The A.V. Club. “We’ll see what happens. But we’re working on it.”
The reporter suggested Aronofsky do a movie musical of the film, which the director said he “would love to” and had “talked to many people about it.”
“I’ve come close to a few ideas,” he added. “It’s a very tricky thing because music from musicals is not popular music anymore. So what do you do? I think Hamilton was brilliant because Lin-Manuel Miranda fused hip-hop with musical music.
- 12/14/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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FX is heading to The Border.
The Disney-owned cable outlet has ordered a drama pilot based on a trio of novels by best-selling author Don Winslow. The Border — named after the third book in Winslow’s cartel trilogy — will delve into the drug war at the U.S.-Mexico border via the lives of several people on both sides of the conflict.
E.J. Bonilla (The Old Man) will star as Art Keller, a Mexican-American DEA agent. The cast also includes Frank Blake (Normal People) as Sean Callan, Annie Shapero as Nora Hayden, Sebastián Buitrón (Narcos: Mexico) as Adan Barrera and Luis Bordonada (Vida) as Miguel Angel Barrera.
FX optioned Winslow’s cartel trilogy — which also includes 2005’s The Power of the Dog (no relation to the 2021 film of the same title) and 2015’s The Cartel — in March 2019, shortly after The Border was published.
FX is heading to The Border.
The Disney-owned cable outlet has ordered a drama pilot based on a trio of novels by best-selling author Don Winslow. The Border — named after the third book in Winslow’s cartel trilogy — will delve into the drug war at the U.S.-Mexico border via the lives of several people on both sides of the conflict.
E.J. Bonilla (The Old Man) will star as Art Keller, a Mexican-American DEA agent. The cast also includes Frank Blake (Normal People) as Sean Callan, Annie Shapero as Nora Hayden, Sebastián Buitrón (Narcos: Mexico) as Adan Barrera and Luis Bordonada (Vida) as Miguel Angel Barrera.
FX optioned Winslow’s cartel trilogy — which also includes 2005’s The Power of the Dog (no relation to the 2021 film of the same title) and 2015’s The Cartel — in March 2019, shortly after The Border was published.
- 12/7/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Drew Goddard is branching into animation.
The Martian and Bad Times at the El Royale writer and director is writing and executive producing an animated comedy for FX. The cable outlet has given a pilot order to the project, which is called The Trenches and follows a modern family of monster hunters.
The project comes from 20th Television Animation, with Floyd County Productions (Archer) serving as the animation studio. Goddard has an overall deal with ABC Signature, which like 20th and FX are under the Disney umbrella.
The Trenches is one of several pilots FX has ordered in recent weeks. It joins dramas The Bends, from Paul Attanasio (House, Donnie Brasco) and The Answers, from writer Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss) and executive producers Danny Strong and Darren Aronofsky. The outlet’s animated roster currently consists of the long-running Archer along with Little Demon,...
Drew Goddard is branching into animation.
The Martian and Bad Times at the El Royale writer and director is writing and executive producing an animated comedy for FX. The cable outlet has given a pilot order to the project, which is called The Trenches and follows a modern family of monster hunters.
The project comes from 20th Television Animation, with Floyd County Productions (Archer) serving as the animation studio. Goddard has an overall deal with ABC Signature, which like 20th and FX are under the Disney umbrella.
The Trenches is one of several pilots FX has ordered in recent weeks. It joins dramas The Bends, from Paul Attanasio (House, Donnie Brasco) and The Answers, from writer Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss) and executive producers Danny Strong and Darren Aronofsky. The outlet’s animated roster currently consists of the long-running Archer along with Little Demon,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Harry and Meghan want you to hear their story from them in a newly released teaser for their Netflix documentary series (premiere date Tba).
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share the other side of their high-profile love story,” reads the official synopsis. “Across six episodes, the series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution.”
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“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share the other side of their high-profile love story,” reads the official synopsis. “Across six episodes, the series explores the clandestine days of their early courtship and the challenges that led to them feeling forced to step back from their full-time roles in the institution.”
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- 12/1/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: David Corenswet has been tapped as the male lead in hourlong pilot The Answers, FX’s adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel, from Sorry for Your Loss creator Kit Steinkellner, Dopesick creator Danny Strong, Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky and 20th Television.
The story, which has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale, is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman, Mary, joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man, Christopher Skye (Corenswet).
Christopher Skye, a movie star, is a man of contradictions. When we first meet him, we are so taken with his talent, charisma, and raw power, we absolutely believe he is...
The story, which has drawn comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale, is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman, Mary, joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man, Christopher Skye (Corenswet).
Christopher Skye, a movie star, is a man of contradictions. When we first meet him, we are so taken with his talent, charisma, and raw power, we absolutely believe he is...
- 11/29/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: The story below reveals plot points from FX’s Atlanta series finale.
FX’s Atlanta came to a close Thursday night and, forgoing typical fanfare of a series finale, the episode once again does what Atlanta does best by subverting the idea of what, exactly, a series finale should even be.
Aptly titled “It Was All A Dream,” the episode sees Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) grapple with reality while in a sensory deprivation tank, which eventually calls into question the events of the entire episode. After several outlandish encounters that turn out to be dreams, Darius manages to help Earn (Donald Glover), Al (Brian Tyree Henry), and Van (Zazie Beetz) escape a Black-owned sushi restaurant after the owner tries to hold them hostage.
As the episode wraps, the core characters all share the screen together for the last time, discussing their days — but viewers are left to wonder whether...
FX’s Atlanta came to a close Thursday night and, forgoing typical fanfare of a series finale, the episode once again does what Atlanta does best by subverting the idea of what, exactly, a series finale should even be.
Aptly titled “It Was All A Dream,” the episode sees Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) grapple with reality while in a sensory deprivation tank, which eventually calls into question the events of the entire episode. After several outlandish encounters that turn out to be dreams, Darius manages to help Earn (Donald Glover), Al (Brian Tyree Henry), and Van (Zazie Beetz) escape a Black-owned sushi restaurant after the owner tries to hold them hostage.
As the episode wraps, the core characters all share the screen together for the last time, discussing their days — but viewers are left to wonder whether...
- 11/11/2022
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Darren Aronofsky may be more well-known as a movie director, but with "The Answers," the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind "Black Swan," "The Wrestler," and "Requiem for a Dream" will be working on a new television series in the capacity of an executive producer. This won't be the first time Aronofsky has dabbled in the TV arena, as he's also got the Octavia Butler miniseries "Kindred" in the pipeline, and has done some documentary work on the small screen. However, like Aronofsky's upcoming film festival darling "The Whale," (based on the novel by Samuel D. Hunter) "The Answers" is a high-profile literary adaptation.
For anyone seeking, well, answers about "The Answers," here's everything we know so far.
When And Where To Watch The Answers
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The Answers" has received a pilot order for FX. This means that, if the network likes what it sees with the first episode...
For anyone seeking, well, answers about "The Answers," here's everything we know so far.
When And Where To Watch The Answers
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The Answers" has received a pilot order for FX. This means that, if the network likes what it sees with the first episode...
- 11/4/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
FX has placed a pilot order for “The Answers” with Kit Steinkellner set to write and executive produce. Darren Aronofsky and Danny Strong will also executive produce. The one-hour drama pilot will be produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.
Based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Lacey, the official logline for the series states that it “follows a young woman who, out of heartbreak embarks on a mysterious experiment that promises to ‘hack love.’ But after the program moves her to a private location with the other fellow female participants, she and her cohorts soon realize they’ve all been simultaneously dating the same man.”
Steinkellner created and executive produced the Facebook Watch series “Sorry For Your Loss,” a half-hour series starring Elizabeth Olsen. That series ran for two seasons and earned a 97 critical approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. An award-winning playwright and graphic novelist,...
Based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Lacey, the official logline for the series states that it “follows a young woman who, out of heartbreak embarks on a mysterious experiment that promises to ‘hack love.’ But after the program moves her to a private location with the other fellow female participants, she and her cohorts soon realize they’ve all been simultaneously dating the same man.”
Steinkellner created and executive produced the Facebook Watch series “Sorry For Your Loss,” a half-hour series starring Elizabeth Olsen. That series ran for two seasons and earned a 97 critical approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. An award-winning playwright and graphic novelist,...
- 11/3/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Catherine Lacey’s novel The Answers is being adapted for television by Sorry for Your Loss creator Kit Steinkellner, Dopesick creator Danny Strong and Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky with Gillian Robespierre (A Teacher) directing.
The quartet have scored a pilot order for the project at FX.
The story is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.
The book, which was published in 2017, has been likened to The Handmaid’s Tale. It follows Mary Parsons, who becomes an emotional girlfriend in the “Girlfriend Experiment, the brainchild of a wealthy and infamous actor Kurt Sky.
Kit Steinkellner, who...
The quartet have scored a pilot order for the project at FX.
The story is set in the near future, where a heartbroken young woman joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love, but after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.
The book, which was published in 2017, has been likened to The Handmaid’s Tale. It follows Mary Parsons, who becomes an emotional girlfriend in the “Girlfriend Experiment, the brainchild of a wealthy and infamous actor Kurt Sky.
Kit Steinkellner, who...
- 11/3/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Kit Steinkellner, creator of the critically praised former Facebook Watch drama Sorry for Your Loss, is returning to television in a big way at FX.
The Disney-owned basic cable network has handed out a pilot order for an adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel The Answers, with Steinkellner set to write the script and exec produce alongside Danny Strong and Darren Aronofsky.
The Answers is set in the near future and follows a heartbroken young woman who joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love. But after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.
Steinkellner penned the pilot for the script, which is being produced by Disney’s 20th Television. Exec producers include Strong (Dopesick,...
Kit Steinkellner, creator of the critically praised former Facebook Watch drama Sorry for Your Loss, is returning to television in a big way at FX.
The Disney-owned basic cable network has handed out a pilot order for an adaptation of Catherine Lacey’s novel The Answers, with Steinkellner set to write the script and exec produce alongside Danny Strong and Darren Aronofsky.
The Answers is set in the near future and follows a heartbroken young woman who joins an enigmatic experiment that promises to hack love. But after moving into an idyllic, secluded location with her fellow female participants, she and the other women start questioning what’s really happening in the experiment, and why they’ve all been tasked with dating the same mysterious man.
Steinkellner penned the pilot for the script, which is being produced by Disney’s 20th Television. Exec producers include Strong (Dopesick,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stop me if you’ve heard this one.
A young widow, played by “Avengers: Endgame” star Elizabeth Olsen, struggles to make sense of her world after the sudden, untimely loss of her partner. She finds herself bereft, struggling to make sense of a future that now looks impossibly bleak, and attempts — sometimes through destructive behavior that hurts herself, as well as everyone around her — to reconcile not just the sorrow of losing her husband, but also the destruction of her hopes and dreams. In the process, Olsen utilizes all of the tools in her acting toolbox, finding new ways to spark empathy in viewers, always finding new levels in her sadness and rage, but also protecting the small moments of joy and hope that crop up, unbidden, as she attempts to unknot her grief without undoing her soul.
For all the similarities that can be drawn between the above description...
A young widow, played by “Avengers: Endgame” star Elizabeth Olsen, struggles to make sense of her world after the sudden, untimely loss of her partner. She finds herself bereft, struggling to make sense of a future that now looks impossibly bleak, and attempts — sometimes through destructive behavior that hurts herself, as well as everyone around her — to reconcile not just the sorrow of losing her husband, but also the destruction of her hopes and dreams. In the process, Olsen utilizes all of the tools in her acting toolbox, finding new ways to spark empathy in viewers, always finding new levels in her sadness and rage, but also protecting the small moments of joy and hope that crop up, unbidden, as she attempts to unknot her grief without undoing her soul.
For all the similarities that can be drawn between the above description...
- 3/5/2021
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Circle Of Confusion is almost doubling its number of partners with the promotion of Josh Adler, Charles Mastropietro and Susan Solomon-Shapiro. This is the first time in more than five years that the management/production company is expanding its partner ranks following the elevation of Brad Mendelsohn in 2015.
Adler, Mastropietro and Solomon-Shapiro’s client list span both the lit and talent side of the business. It includes such actors, writers/showrunners and filmmakers as Natalie Chaidez (Queen Of The South), Emma Corrin (The Crown), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Neil Goldman, Derek Kolstad (Creator of the John Wick franchise), Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton, Mike Makowsky (Bad Education), Ashley Miller, Rachel Morrison, Richard Naing, Molly Parker (Lost in Space), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), David Schwimmer (Friends), Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss...
Adler, Mastropietro and Solomon-Shapiro’s client list span both the lit and talent side of the business. It includes such actors, writers/showrunners and filmmakers as Natalie Chaidez (Queen Of The South), Emma Corrin (The Crown), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Neil Goldman, Derek Kolstad (Creator of the John Wick franchise), Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton, Mike Makowsky (Bad Education), Ashley Miller, Rachel Morrison, Richard Naing, Molly Parker (Lost in Space), Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), David Schwimmer (Friends), Kit Steinkellner (Sorry for Your Loss...
- 12/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: We have learned that producer Meryl Poster has optioned the rights to the Broadway Books novel Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch under her new deal at Columbia Pictures which focuses on female-driven projects.
Time of My Life follows a discontented stay-at-home mom who wakes up seven years prior and gets a second chance to relive the choices she made and tries to discover if changing her past can changer her future.
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Scotch is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels including the upcoming Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing out on Aug.
Time of My Life follows a discontented stay-at-home mom who wakes up seven years prior and gets a second chance to relive the choices she made and tries to discover if changing her past can changer her future.
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Scotch is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels including the upcoming Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing out on Aug.
- 4/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony Pictures is developing an English-language feature adaptation, If Cats Disappeared from the World, based on Genki Kawamura’s bestselling Japanese book and 2016 Japanese film of the same name. Kit Steinkellner, creator of the Facebook Watch series, Sorry for Your Loss, will pen the screenplay with Kawamura producing and Toho film, the production company of the Japanese film adaptation, attached to the project as well.
Heroes alum Masi Oka is also producing the pic alongside Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway helmer Will Gluck and Jodi Hildebrand through Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment.
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The story follows The Young Postman whose days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone with only his cat,...
Heroes alum Masi Oka is also producing the pic alongside Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway helmer Will Gluck and Jodi Hildebrand through Gluck’s Olive Bridge Entertainment.
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The story follows The Young Postman whose days are numbered. Estranged from his family and living alone with only his cat,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Facebook Watch has opted not to renew its original series Sorry For Your Loss, starring Elizaeth Olsen, for a third season and Limetown, headlined by Jessica Biel, for a second. The critically praised Sorry For Your Loss is being shopped around, I hear.
Facebook Watch still has several scripted series in the pipeline, which will be released as planned. Going forward, the company will be pairing down significantly their scripted development efforts. Word around town is that Facebook is leaving the scripted business. Sources close to the situation indicate that Facebook is not closing the door completely on original scripted programming if the right project came along but its focus is shifting to unscripted fare where it’s had more success and better traction with Facebook users.
Among Facebook Watch’s most popular originals are the Daytime Emmy-nominated Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith as well as Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe.
Facebook Watch still has several scripted series in the pipeline, which will be released as planned. Going forward, the company will be pairing down significantly their scripted development efforts. Word around town is that Facebook is leaving the scripted business. Sources close to the situation indicate that Facebook is not closing the door completely on original scripted programming if the right project came along but its focus is shifting to unscripted fare where it’s had more success and better traction with Facebook users.
Among Facebook Watch’s most popular originals are the Daytime Emmy-nominated Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith as well as Returning the Favor with Mike Rowe.
- 1/17/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In a fictional world rife with female serial killers, women in mourning and ladies whose mindsets don’t always make them the most likeable or even cheerful leads, mental health and the role it plays in a woman’s world may finally be getting its due.
As a record number of television outlets compete for attention among myriad awards entries every year, deeper and darker explorations of female characters and their psyches are becoming more common in storytelling as viewers look toward cathartic venues of entertainment that aren’t as niche as they may have once seemed.
“I’ll watch an episode of ‘Friends’ on Netflix and if I’m at a low-point it will make me feel so alone to watch a problem get resolved in 22 minutes,” says “Sorry for Your Loss” creator Kit Steinkellner. “I love comedy, I love a grand, sweeping romance, and there have been moments...
As a record number of television outlets compete for attention among myriad awards entries every year, deeper and darker explorations of female characters and their psyches are becoming more common in storytelling as viewers look toward cathartic venues of entertainment that aren’t as niche as they may have once seemed.
“I’ll watch an episode of ‘Friends’ on Netflix and if I’m at a low-point it will make me feel so alone to watch a problem get resolved in 22 minutes,” says “Sorry for Your Loss” creator Kit Steinkellner. “I love comedy, I love a grand, sweeping romance, and there have been moments...
- 12/2/2019
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
During the fourth episode of the second season of Facebook Watch’s stellar drama “Sorry For Your Loss,” Leigh (played to perfection by Elizabeth Olsen) tells her editor that he’d have her copy in an hour – “90 minutes, tops” – before turning back to an empty screen, waiting for her words to come.
It’s a small moment. Easy to overlook for those unfamiliar with writing and how blown deadlines often become hostage negotiation between yourself and your editor, held captive by the most unpredictable assailant of all: your brain.
But that small moment is what keeps popping up when I try to find my way into this very story, an exploration of the the low-key brilliance of a series dedicated to both unraveling the tangled emotional journey that is grief and navigating the messy reality of depression. Because it’s not a series about bereavement or healing, it’s a...
It’s a small moment. Easy to overlook for those unfamiliar with writing and how blown deadlines often become hostage negotiation between yourself and your editor, held captive by the most unpredictable assailant of all: your brain.
But that small moment is what keeps popping up when I try to find my way into this very story, an exploration of the the low-key brilliance of a series dedicated to both unraveling the tangled emotional journey that is grief and navigating the messy reality of depression. Because it’s not a series about bereavement or healing, it’s a...
- 10/1/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.
This week’s question: What’s the best current, non-canceled show created by a woman or non-binary person?
Kaitlin Thomas (@thekaitling), TVGuide.com
If we’ve all said Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag,” I would not be surprised. The show’s second season is incredible. And that’s not just recency bias. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the smartest and funniest people working in television and film today, and the new season reflects that. Let me tell you a quick story: I was late to Season 2 because of other work commitments, and I kept thinking everyone must be overselling the new season. I thought there was no way it was as good as everyone was saying it was because 1) I am a cynical person, and 2) when does that ever actually happen? When does...
This week’s question: What’s the best current, non-canceled show created by a woman or non-binary person?
Kaitlin Thomas (@thekaitling), TVGuide.com
If we’ve all said Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag,” I would not be surprised. The show’s second season is incredible. And that’s not just recency bias. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is one of the smartest and funniest people working in television and film today, and the new season reflects that. Let me tell you a quick story: I was late to Season 2 because of other work commitments, and I kept thinking everyone must be overselling the new season. I thought there was no way it was as good as everyone was saying it was because 1) I am a cynical person, and 2) when does that ever actually happen? When does...
- 6/4/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Throughout the first season of Facebook Watch’s “Sorry For Your Loss,” the series returns again and again to the same shot. It locks onto the face of lead actress Elizabeth Olsen, allowing her face to express what words could not. As Olsen’s preternaturally wide eyes peer beseechingly into the lens, the audience is invited to gaze directly into the face of grief. In the process, some find solace for their own pain, and they, too, feel seen.
The 10 episode, half-hour drama features a transcendent Olsen as Leigh Shaw, a young widow trying to find her footing in the months after her husband’s death. Shaw is surrounded by family who are bending over backwards to try to make space for her immense grief, while also finding ways to mourn the loss themselves, making for a searing examination of both the mundanity and tragedy of death.
For Olsen, the...
The 10 episode, half-hour drama features a transcendent Olsen as Leigh Shaw, a young widow trying to find her footing in the months after her husband’s death. Shaw is surrounded by family who are bending over backwards to try to make space for her immense grief, while also finding ways to mourn the loss themselves, making for a searing examination of both the mundanity and tragedy of death.
For Olsen, the...
- 5/13/2019
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
When Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland and Amy Poehler put their heads together to come up with a show unlike any other, they knew they wanted it to be both funny and unafraid to tackle traumatic experiences that most comedies would avoid at all costs. “We were always interested in themes that weren’t necessarily comedic on the surface, though we figured given our backgrounds that it would be pretty f–king funny,” says Headland. “So we knew going in that we were going to be straddling that genre line.”
The result was “Russian Doll,” a series that strategically rejects labels (and drops its eight-episode first season Feb. 1 on Netflix). It’s a twisty feat, layering jokes on top of tragedy on top of jokes to tell a complex story about a woman trapped in a time loop — and each installment only needs 25 to 30 minutes to do it.
“I remember saying...
The result was “Russian Doll,” a series that strategically rejects labels (and drops its eight-episode first season Feb. 1 on Netflix). It’s a twisty feat, layering jokes on top of tragedy on top of jokes to tell a complex story about a woman trapped in a time loop — and each installment only needs 25 to 30 minutes to do it.
“I remember saying...
- 1/30/2019
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and now Facebook Watch. The new contender for original content, Facebook Watch goes big with star power in the dramedy “Sorry for Your Loss.” Created by playwright Kit Steinkellner (“Z: The Beginning of Everything”), “Sorry for Your Loss” follows the story of a young widow dealing with the sudden death of her husband and the unexpected struggles this hardship causes in her family life.
Continue reading Facebook Gives Elizabeth Olsen’s ‘Sorry For Your Loss’ A Season 2 & Touts Incredible ‘Watch’ Viewership Numbers at The Playlist.
Continue reading Facebook Gives Elizabeth Olsen’s ‘Sorry For Your Loss’ A Season 2 & Touts Incredible ‘Watch’ Viewership Numbers at The Playlist.
- 12/13/2018
- by Margaret Kennedy
- The Playlist
Sorry for Your Loss‘ Leigh will have plenty of time to move through the stages of grief, because Facebook Watch has renewed her series for Season 2.
Elizabeth Olsen stars in the half-hour drama, which follows a young widow as she reassembles her life after her husband dies. TVLine reviewer Dave Nemetz deemed it “damn good” and “genuinely moving, with a magnificent lead performance from Olsen that stands as one of the best anywhere on TV this year.”
In a statement, series creator/executive producer Kit Steinkellner said, “Seeing our audience embrace and champion Sorry For Your Loss, and reading the...
Elizabeth Olsen stars in the half-hour drama, which follows a young widow as she reassembles her life after her husband dies. TVLine reviewer Dave Nemetz deemed it “damn good” and “genuinely moving, with a magnificent lead performance from Olsen that stands as one of the best anywhere on TV this year.”
In a statement, series creator/executive producer Kit Steinkellner said, “Seeing our audience embrace and champion Sorry For Your Loss, and reading the...
- 12/13/2018
- TVLine.com
Facebook Watch announced Thursday that it will be renewing two of its original series, “Sacred Lies” and “Sorry For Your Loss,” for a second season. The two shows, which launched in September and October respectively, have found early success on the platform.
“Sacred Lies,” a series based on the Grimm Brothers tale “The Handless Maiden” and Stephanie Oakes’ novel “The Sacred Lies of Minnow Blyl,” is produced by Blumhouse TV. The first season, which spans 10 30-minute episodes, follows the journey of a handless teen who escapes from a cult and finds herself in juvenile detention, suspected of knowing who killed her cult leader.
The show page has accumulated 300K+ followers with each episode averaging more than 1.7 million views (a view on Facebook is defined as watching a piece of content for at least three seconds).
Also Read: Facebook Watch Has a Big Consumer Awareness Problem
“Sorry For Your Loss” is...
“Sacred Lies,” a series based on the Grimm Brothers tale “The Handless Maiden” and Stephanie Oakes’ novel “The Sacred Lies of Minnow Blyl,” is produced by Blumhouse TV. The first season, which spans 10 30-minute episodes, follows the journey of a handless teen who escapes from a cult and finds herself in juvenile detention, suspected of knowing who killed her cult leader.
The show page has accumulated 300K+ followers with each episode averaging more than 1.7 million views (a view on Facebook is defined as watching a piece of content for at least three seconds).
Also Read: Facebook Watch Has a Big Consumer Awareness Problem
“Sorry For Your Loss” is...
- 12/13/2018
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
Facebook has renewed four original series for second seasons, financing shows that build community and spark conversation on the Watch platform — features that the social network sees as differentiating its video service from rivals.
Five Points, Huda Boss, Sacred Lies and Sorry for Your Loss will return to Facebook Watch. These shows, which collectively drew nearly 1.3 million followers, join an increasingly diverse slate of programming that includes Jada Pinkett Smith’s breakout talk show Red Table Talk, the interactive game show Confetti and the planned return of MTV’s The Real World.
Watch appears to be gathering momentum, attracting more than 400 million monthly users who spend at least a minute checking out videos.
“With our originals, our aim is to give people programing that not only serves to entertain, but to also bring them closer together,” said Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s head of global creative strategy. “We’ve intentionally...
Five Points, Huda Boss, Sacred Lies and Sorry for Your Loss will return to Facebook Watch. These shows, which collectively drew nearly 1.3 million followers, join an increasingly diverse slate of programming that includes Jada Pinkett Smith’s breakout talk show Red Table Talk, the interactive game show Confetti and the planned return of MTV’s The Real World.
Watch appears to be gathering momentum, attracting more than 400 million monthly users who spend at least a minute checking out videos.
“With our originals, our aim is to give people programing that not only serves to entertain, but to also bring them closer together,” said Ricky Van Veen, Facebook’s head of global creative strategy. “We’ve intentionally...
- 12/13/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
When Julia Roberts heard “Homecoming” director Sam Esmail wanted episodes of the Amazon drama to be a half-hour long, she was against it. “I’m just a product of mediocrity, and so to me, drama is an hour,” she said to IndieWire. “Only teenagers can get drama done in 30 minutes. I was like, ‘What are you talking about? We’re tall. We need an hour.'”
The results, however, turned around Roberts on the issue. “It’s just brilliant,” she said. “I love it so much because, I mean, as an audience member, it just leaves you like, ‘Wait, it’s over?’ That’s how I feel every time.”
Once upon a time, there was no question of how long a TV episode of television “should be;” it was, “must be.” Network television had a schedule to keep and commercials to air, which meant that “Cheers” delivered 24-minute episodes; “E.
The results, however, turned around Roberts on the issue. “It’s just brilliant,” she said. “I love it so much because, I mean, as an audience member, it just leaves you like, ‘Wait, it’s over?’ That’s how I feel every time.”
Once upon a time, there was no question of how long a TV episode of television “should be;” it was, “must be.” Network television had a schedule to keep and commercials to air, which meant that “Cheers” delivered 24-minute episodes; “E.
- 11/15/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Krystina Edwards Nagle lost her husband in September from complications during surgery, when he was only 48. She can’t exactly describe how it felt to go through his books, his clothes, his prized watch collection.
But in Facebook Watch’s “Sorry for Your Loss,” she has found a show that comes close to capturing how she feels. “Sorry for Your Loss” stars Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh Shaw, a young widow coping with the recent death of her husband, Matt. In one scene, she goes through his clothes, just like Edwards Nagle had to do.
“When people think about losing a spouse and being a widow, it’s when you’re older. That was kind of the first thing that hit me,” Edwards Nagle said. “And [Leigh] lost her husband so unexpectedly. It was quick, it was sudden, and it was a surprise. So that hit me as well, because that was...
But in Facebook Watch’s “Sorry for Your Loss,” she has found a show that comes close to capturing how she feels. “Sorry for Your Loss” stars Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh Shaw, a young widow coping with the recent death of her husband, Matt. In one scene, she goes through his clothes, just like Edwards Nagle had to do.
“When people think about losing a spouse and being a widow, it’s when you’re older. That was kind of the first thing that hit me,” Edwards Nagle said. “And [Leigh] lost her husband so unexpectedly. It was quick, it was sudden, and it was a surprise. So that hit me as well, because that was...
- 11/10/2018
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
As festivals around the world continue to come to terms with the rise of serial television and new viewing platforms, Tiff hosted a special premiere this year of the first two episodes of Sorry For Your Loss, a 10-episode, half-hour drama from Facebook Watch. Directed by James Ponsoldt, it stars Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to get her life back on track in the wake of her husband’s unexpected death. Accompanied by series creator Kit Steinkellner and co-star Mamoudou Athie, who plays Leigh’s husband Matt, Ponsoldt and Olsen came to the Deadline studio to discuss the show and the issues it raises.
Steinkellner revealed that the inspiration for the show came from a troubling moment in her own life. “There’s a flashback scene in the pilot,” she said, “in which Lizzie’s character wakes up in the middle of the night. Her husband is nowhere to be found,...
Steinkellner revealed that the inspiration for the show came from a troubling moment in her own life. “There’s a flashback scene in the pilot,” she said, “in which Lizzie’s character wakes up in the middle of the night. Her husband is nowhere to be found,...
- 9/16/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Any description of the new half-hour drama Sorry for Your Loss (debuting Tuesday on Facebook Watch) inevitably makes it sound like a complete bummer. A grieving widow piecing her life together after her husband dies… why would anyone want to watch that? Well, you’d want to watch it because it’s damn good: emotionally astute and genuinely moving, with a magnificent lead performance from Elizabeth Olsen that stands as one of the best anywhere on TV this year.
We meet Olsen’s character Leigh three months after the sudden death of her husband Matt (Mamoudou Athie), and the pain is still raw for her,...
We meet Olsen’s character Leigh three months after the sudden death of her husband Matt (Mamoudou Athie), and the pain is still raw for her,...
- 9/16/2018
- TVLine.com
Grief is a very tough sell as the subject of an ongoing TV show. Whatever catharsis the dramatization might offer in short bursts, the potential for the “Why am I still watching this?” reflex is incredibly high.
The Leftovers tried to alleviate this problem by wrapping the whole idea in sci-fi craziness (not that it did much good, ratings-wise). Showtime’s new Kidding has the benefit of Jim Carrey, but still seems afraid of getting too close, too often, to the feelings of loss that are ripping his character apart.
The Leftovers tried to alleviate this problem by wrapping the whole idea in sci-fi craziness (not that it did much good, ratings-wise). Showtime’s new Kidding has the benefit of Jim Carrey, but still seems afraid of getting too close, too often, to the feelings of loss that are ripping his character apart.
- 9/14/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Leigh (Elizabeth Olsen) is a walking bruise. Three months after her husband died suddenly, she’s only getting darker and more wicked the longer her grief stretches on. Every time it seems like it might finally be fading, someone’s cloying sympathy or misplaced word inevitably jolts her back into feeling the full brunt of her pain all over again.
So, no, Leigh isn’t exactly the most fun character to follow around, as “Sorry For Your Loss” asks us to do. As she acknowledges with a snarl in her grief support group, she’s angry, sour, and quick to snap at people trying to help, most especially her newly sober sister Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) and would-be yoga mogul mother (Janet McTeer). But with the help of some sharp writing, charismatic supporting characters, and Olsen’s slyly sympathetic performance, Kit Steinkellner’s drama finds a way to portray the...
So, no, Leigh isn’t exactly the most fun character to follow around, as “Sorry For Your Loss” asks us to do. As she acknowledges with a snarl in her grief support group, she’s angry, sour, and quick to snap at people trying to help, most especially her newly sober sister Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) and would-be yoga mogul mother (Janet McTeer). But with the help of some sharp writing, charismatic supporting characters, and Olsen’s slyly sympathetic performance, Kit Steinkellner’s drama finds a way to portray the...
- 9/8/2018
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
If you’re going to ask an audience to wallow in tragedy, you better have a point to make, and “Sorry for Your Loss” has yet to find a fresh one. Through four sullen, slow-moving episodes, Kit Steinkellner’s Facebook Watch series — directed, in part, by “The Spectacular Now’s” James Ponsoldt — is little more than a meditation on death, offering a turgid reminder that the end is inescapable for us all and can be devastating for those we leave behind.
Fun, right?! Oddly enough, the half-hour drama does dip into the black comedy arena from time to time, as Leigh Shaw (Elizabeth Olsen) tries to move on from endlessly relive her husband’s death. That it’s only been a few months since Matt (Mamoudou Athie) passed away does little to dissuade the peculiar, unsuccessful attempts at humor, though getting the audience to grit their teeth and whisper, “Too soon!
Fun, right?! Oddly enough, the half-hour drama does dip into the black comedy arena from time to time, as Leigh Shaw (Elizabeth Olsen) tries to move on from endlessly relive her husband’s death. That it’s only been a few months since Matt (Mamoudou Athie) passed away does little to dissuade the peculiar, unsuccessful attempts at humor, though getting the audience to grit their teeth and whisper, “Too soon!
- 9/8/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Call it the “This Is Us” effect: New shows centering on characters dealing with loss and grief are in abundance this television season.
When Dan Fogelman’s family drama debuted on NBC in Sept. 2016, it was rare for a series, let alone one on a broadcast network, to follow characters whose journeys all centered on being unable to get over the loss of another. “This Is Us” surprised the audience with the reveal that Pearson patriarch Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) was deceased in the present-day storyline, after viewers had already deeply invested in him and his family’s relationships with him. The show was an immediate rating success, with the first season averaging 14.7 million total viewers and the second season even growing — to an average of 17.4 million — as storylines dove even deeper into the exploration of grief.
Now new fall shows such as Facebook Watch’s “Sorry for Your Loss,” Showtime’s “Kidding,...
When Dan Fogelman’s family drama debuted on NBC in Sept. 2016, it was rare for a series, let alone one on a broadcast network, to follow characters whose journeys all centered on being unable to get over the loss of another. “This Is Us” surprised the audience with the reveal that Pearson patriarch Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) was deceased in the present-day storyline, after viewers had already deeply invested in him and his family’s relationships with him. The show was an immediate rating success, with the first season averaging 14.7 million total viewers and the second season even growing — to an average of 17.4 million — as storylines dove even deeper into the exploration of grief.
Now new fall shows such as Facebook Watch’s “Sorry for Your Loss,” Showtime’s “Kidding,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Television is taking over film festivals, and Tiff has been part of the trend since 2015. That’s when the Toronto International Film Festival first launched its Primetime program, and since then attendees have been treated to premieres like “Black Mirror,” “Casual,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” “The Deuce,” “Transparent,” and more.
In 2018, the TV slate includes big brand names and movie stars — including Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Olsen — as well as a number of lesser known series looking to make their mark. Tiff has seen similar names in the past, but not all of the TV shows debuting at the festival made the impression their distributors, producers, and stars hoped when they landed on TV. Just like the buzziest films may not break the box office, the festival may not elevate TV enough in this peak TV era.
Still, it’s a publicity boon and a helpful prestige play. Amazon, for instance,...
In 2018, the TV slate includes big brand names and movie stars — including Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Olsen — as well as a number of lesser known series looking to make their mark. Tiff has seen similar names in the past, but not all of the TV shows debuting at the festival made the impression their distributors, producers, and stars hoped when they landed on TV. Just like the buzziest films may not break the box office, the festival may not elevate TV enough in this peak TV era.
Still, it’s a publicity boon and a helpful prestige play. Amazon, for instance,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Facebook Watch has released the first trailer for a new series that they've produced called Sorry For Your Loss. The original series stars Elizabeth Olsen as a young woman who is in the process of dealing with the death of her husband and she starts to find out a lot of stuff about him that she didn't previously know. She is also trying to figure out how to move forward with life. Here’s the show’s official synopsis:
The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life. It also forces her to realize there was a lot about her husband that she didn’t know.
The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us...
The sudden death of her husband upends and transforms every relationship in Leigh Shaw’s life. It also forces her to realize there was a lot about her husband that she didn’t know.
The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us...
- 8/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Facebook is about to take Elizabeth Olsen to a really dark — but funny — place in their new half-hour dramedy, “Sorry for Your Loss.”
In the official trailer for the 10-episode series, Olsen stars as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to put her life back together after her husband’s unexpected death. Luckily, she has her sister, Jules (portrayed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran), to help with the grieving process.
Per the Facebook Watch’s official description: the show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.
Also Read: Elizabeth Olsen to Executive Produce, Star in Facebook...
In the official trailer for the 10-episode series, Olsen stars as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to put her life back together after her husband’s unexpected death. Luckily, she has her sister, Jules (portrayed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran), to help with the grieving process.
Per the Facebook Watch’s official description: the show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.
Also Read: Elizabeth Olsen to Executive Produce, Star in Facebook...
- 8/29/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Facebook Watch has released the trailer for Sorry for Your Loss ahead of its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The dark comedy stars Elizabeth Olsen as Leigh, a young widow dealing with the grief of losing her husband. Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) co-stars as her sister Jules, along with Janet McTeer, as their mother Amy.
Created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), the 10-episode, half-hour drama, is described as “simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can and dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh Shaw’s journey shows us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.”
Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie also star. Olsen also executive produces,
James Ponsoldt(Netflix’s Master of None, The Spectacular Now) is executive producer and director on multiple episodes of the series. Writer Lizzy Weiss, creator of the Peabody award-winning Switched at Birth, is the showrunner. The series is executive produced by Robin Schwartz, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf for Big Beach TV, and Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Sorry for Your Loss premieres Tuesday, September 18 at 9 Pm Et/6 Pm Pt on Facebook Watch.
Check out the trailer above.
Created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), the 10-episode, half-hour drama, is described as “simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can and dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh Shaw’s journey shows us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.”
Jovan Adepo and Mamoudou Athie also star. Olsen also executive produces,
James Ponsoldt(Netflix’s Master of None, The Spectacular Now) is executive producer and director on multiple episodes of the series. Writer Lizzy Weiss, creator of the Peabody award-winning Switched at Birth, is the showrunner. The series is executive produced by Robin Schwartz, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf for Big Beach TV, and Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, and Jon Liebman for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Sorry for Your Loss premieres Tuesday, September 18 at 9 Pm Et/6 Pm Pt on Facebook Watch.
Check out the trailer above.
- 8/28/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and now Facebook. The new contender for original content, Facebook Watch goes big with big names in their upcoming dramedy “Sorry for Your Loss.” Since their short press release earlier this year (our article on it here), we are finally getting details on the new project. Created by playwright Kit Steinkellner (“Z: The Beginning of Everything”), “Sorry for Your Loss” follows the story of a young widow dealing with the sudden death of her husband and the unexpected struggles this hardship causes in her family life.
Continue reading ‘Sorry For Your Loss’ Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen & Kelly Marie Tran Deal With The Sudden Loss Of A Loved One at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Sorry For Your Loss’ Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen & Kelly Marie Tran Deal With The Sudden Loss Of A Loved One at The Playlist.
- 8/28/2018
- by Margaret Kennedy
- The Playlist
Logging into Facebook can be depressing for anyone, but for the recently bereaved, it’s even worse. So perhaps that honestly makes Facebook Watch a fitting home for “Sorry For Your Loss,” the half-hour drama created by playwright Kit Steinkellner about young widow Leigh, played by Elizabeth Olsen, struggling to cope with the death of her husband — a struggle which is all too human, as we see in the trailer below.
Per the official description, “The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or ‘muscle through,’ but an essential part of the human experience.”
Beyond Olsen, a beloved indie favorite who’s also been seen kicking ass in the Marvel universe,...
Per the official description, “The show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or ‘muscle through,’ but an essential part of the human experience.”
Beyond Olsen, a beloved indie favorite who’s also been seen kicking ass in the Marvel universe,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Amazon Studios’ Julia Roberts-fronted TV drama Homecoming will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, leading the event’s TV line-up.
The psychological thriller, which is based on the eponymous podcast, will screen its first four episodes as part of Tiff’s Primetime series, which runs September 6 through September 16.
Elsewhere, Facebook Watch’s Sorry For Your Loss, which is created by Kit Steinkellner and directed by James Ponsoldt and explores the life of a young widow as she grieves the loss of her husband, will also screen four episodes.
International series include French sci-fi series Ad Vitam, about a collective suicide masterminded by seven teenagers that occurs after the world’s longest-living human being turns 169 years old, Eric Khoo’s horror Folklore: A Mother’s Love & Pob, which is a co-pro between Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, and Noa Yedlin’s Israeli comedy Stockholm.
“Cinematic television has...
The psychological thriller, which is based on the eponymous podcast, will screen its first four episodes as part of Tiff’s Primetime series, which runs September 6 through September 16.
Elsewhere, Facebook Watch’s Sorry For Your Loss, which is created by Kit Steinkellner and directed by James Ponsoldt and explores the life of a young widow as she grieves the loss of her husband, will also screen four episodes.
International series include French sci-fi series Ad Vitam, about a collective suicide masterminded by seven teenagers that occurs after the world’s longest-living human being turns 169 years old, Eric Khoo’s horror Folklore: A Mother’s Love & Pob, which is a co-pro between Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, and Noa Yedlin’s Israeli comedy Stockholm.
“Cinematic television has...
- 8/16/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
French sci-fi Ad Vitam to screen. Industry programme includes ‘inclusion rider’ academic Dr Stacy Smith, Werner Herzog.
Tiff top brass on Thursday (August 16) unveiled the Primetime sidebar of TV selections including the first four hours of Amazon Studios’ Julia Roberts psychological TV thriller Homecoming, while Taika Waititi makes his first visit to the festival as part of a diverse industry programme.
Homecoming, directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, is based on the podcast by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg about the truth behind a military reintegration facility.
Primetime brings a very international flavour to its fourth annual selection this year.
Tiff top brass on Thursday (August 16) unveiled the Primetime sidebar of TV selections including the first four hours of Amazon Studios’ Julia Roberts psychological TV thriller Homecoming, while Taika Waititi makes his first visit to the festival as part of a diverse industry programme.
Homecoming, directed by Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, is based on the podcast by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg about the truth behind a military reintegration facility.
Primetime brings a very international flavour to its fourth annual selection this year.
- 8/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Amazon series “Homecoming,” starring Julia Roberts and directed by “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail, will have its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, Tiff organizers announced on Thursday.
“Homecoming,” a psychological thriller created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, is one of the five series that will be included in the festival’s Primetime program, which is devoted to TV from around the world.
Also included in the Toronto Primetime program: “Sorry for Your Loss,” a Facebook Watch series created by Kit Steinkellner and directed by James Ponsoldt, Jessica Yu and Allison Anders; the French sci-fi series “Ad Vitam,” directed by Thomas Cailley; the Asian horror anthology series “Folklore: A Mother’s Love & Pob,” from showrunner Eric Khoo; and David Syrkin’s Israeli comedy “Stockholm.”
Also Read: Sam Esmail Takes Credit for 'Finally' Making Julia Roberts-Dermot Mulroney an On-Screen Couple
Toronto also announced some of the...
“Homecoming,” a psychological thriller created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, is one of the five series that will be included in the festival’s Primetime program, which is devoted to TV from around the world.
Also included in the Toronto Primetime program: “Sorry for Your Loss,” a Facebook Watch series created by Kit Steinkellner and directed by James Ponsoldt, Jessica Yu and Allison Anders; the French sci-fi series “Ad Vitam,” directed by Thomas Cailley; the Asian horror anthology series “Folklore: A Mother’s Love & Pob,” from showrunner Eric Khoo; and David Syrkin’s Israeli comedy “Stockholm.”
Also Read: Sam Esmail Takes Credit for 'Finally' Making Julia Roberts-Dermot Mulroney an On-Screen Couple
Toronto also announced some of the...
- 8/16/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
For the fourth year running, Tiff has found ways to include an international range of television into its lineup via the Primetime program, which will spotlight five new series as part of this year’s festival.
Notably, “Homecoming” star Julia Roberts now has two reasons to go to Toronto, as the upcoming Amazon Studios drama, based on the hit podcast and directed by “Mr. Robot” Emmy winner Sam Esmail, will be making its world premiere in Toronto.
The other selections include:
The French sci-fi series “Ad Vitam,” directed by Thomas Cailley and described in the official Tiff release as “about a collective suicide masterminded by seven teenagers that occurs after the world’s longest-living human being turns 169 years old. Threatened by humanity’s efforts to extinguish death and aging, a rebellion rises against regeneration technology, leaving many to question the meaning of life and immortality.” Two episodes will screen for the show’s international premiere.
Notably, “Homecoming” star Julia Roberts now has two reasons to go to Toronto, as the upcoming Amazon Studios drama, based on the hit podcast and directed by “Mr. Robot” Emmy winner Sam Esmail, will be making its world premiere in Toronto.
The other selections include:
The French sci-fi series “Ad Vitam,” directed by Thomas Cailley and described in the official Tiff release as “about a collective suicide masterminded by seven teenagers that occurs after the world’s longest-living human being turns 169 years old. Threatened by humanity’s efforts to extinguish death and aging, a rebellion rises against regeneration technology, leaving many to question the meaning of life and immortality.” Two episodes will screen for the show’s international premiere.
- 8/16/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
This month at the movies includes a pair of Elizabeth Olsen-starring films, thanks to two features exploring decidedly different release strategies. Of course there’s this week’s big budget blockbuster, “Avengers: Infinity War,” which features the actress reprising her role as the powerful mutant Scarlet Witch, but last week also saw the release of Mark Raso’s “Kodachrome,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The film, a low-key drama starring Olsen, Ed Harris, and Jason Sudeikis, was picked up by Netflix out of the festival.
Despite Olsen’s role in the billion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe, she’s stayed true to her indie roots over the years, continuing to worker on smaller films like “Wind River” and “Ingrid Goes West,” both of which debuted at Sundance last year. As the indie film distribution model continues to evolve and change, Olsen has become a staunch proponent...
Despite Olsen’s role in the billion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe, she’s stayed true to her indie roots over the years, continuing to worker on smaller films like “Wind River” and “Ingrid Goes West,” both of which debuted at Sundance last year. As the indie film distribution model continues to evolve and change, Olsen has become a staunch proponent...
- 4/26/2018
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Janet McTeer (Me Before You) has been tapped as a lead opposite Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry For Your Loss, a 10-episode half-hour dark comedy series for Facebook Watch. Created and written by Kit Steinkellner, Sorry For Your Loss explores the life of young widow Leigh Gibbs (Olsen) as she deals with the grief of losing her husband while reconnecting with relationships of her past. Leigh's journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away, or…...
- 3/8/2018
- Deadline TV
Updated throughout: Mamoudou Athie (Unicorn Store) is in talks for a lead role and Kelly Marie Tran (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Fences star Jovan Adepo have joined the cast of Sorry For Your Loss (fka Widow), a half-hour female-driven dramedy starring and executive produced by Elizabeth Olsen for Facebook Watch. Created and written by Kit Steinkellner (Z: The Beginning of Everything), Sorry For Your Loss is a dark comedy that explores the life of young widow Leigh…...
- 3/3/2018
- Deadline TV
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