Exterior. Establishing: Film Independent HQ. Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Prelap the sounds of passionate conversation and laughter. Cut To: Interior, Conference Room, Film Independent HQ. Seven new screenwriting Fellows are arrayed around a table, the Hollywood Sign visible on the distant hills outside the window. They’re here to develop six deeply personal and wholly original feature film projects under the steady guiding hand of Film Independent’s Screenwriting Lab. A fun, creative, safe space.
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Sorry–we wish our story could’ve been longer but there wasn’t really any dramatic conflict at the Screenwriting Lab this year, just a lot of productive discussion and writing workshops with lead creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy,...
The End.
(Roll credits)
Sorry–we wish our story could’ve been longer but there wasn’t really any dramatic conflict at the Screenwriting Lab this year, just a lot of productive discussion and writing workshops with lead creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
Exclusive: Film Independent has named Omer Ben Shachar, Mary Dauterman, Mg Evangelista, Naomi Iwamoto, Thomas Kivney, Juan Paulo Laserna and Jhanvi Motla as the screenwriters selected for the 26th edition of its Screenwriting Lab, an intensive program designed to provide individualized story and career development for screenwriters with fiction feature scripts.
Over the course of the program, Fellows will workshop their projects under the guidance of creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors will include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy, Amanda Marshall, Josh Peters, Jon Schumacher, Ellen Shanman, Lauren Shelton and Caddy Vanasirikul.
“We are honored to provide the tools and support necessary for these exceptional filmmakers to propel their projects and careers forward,” said Dea Vazquez, Associate Director of Fiction Programs for Film Independent.
Over the course of the program, Fellows will workshop their projects under the guidance of creative advisors Javier Fuentes-León, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Jessica Sharzer, Jeff Stockwell and Christopher Makoto Yogi. Additional guest speakers and advisors will include Ruth Atkinson, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Bridget Savage Cole, Lauren Craniotes, Ellie Foumbi, Priyanka Kapoor, Danielle Krudy, Amanda Marshall, Josh Peters, Jon Schumacher, Ellen Shanman, Lauren Shelton and Caddy Vanasirikul.
“We are honored to provide the tools and support necessary for these exceptional filmmakers to propel their projects and careers forward,” said Dea Vazquez, Associate Director of Fiction Programs for Film Independent.
- 4/16/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Maya Rudolph returns as Molly Wells, a billionaire divorcee who dedicates herself to doing good with her money, in the season two trailer for Apple TV+’s Loot. The trailer shows Molly’s all about getting in touch with herself this season, helping her friends and those in need, and reacting to the sudden appearance of Benjamin Bratt the way most single women would.
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, and Joel Kim Booster return for season two, with Bratt, Ana Gasteyer, and O-t Fagbenle guest starring. Series creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard write and executive produce the critically acclaimed comedy. Additional executive producers include Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Dave Becky of 3 Arts, and Natasha Lyonne.
Season two premieres on April 3, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes will stream on Wednesdays.
Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster in ‘Loot’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
The Loot Season 2 Plot,...
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches, and Joel Kim Booster return for season two, with Bratt, Ana Gasteyer, and O-t Fagbenle guest starring. Series creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard write and executive produce the critically acclaimed comedy. Additional executive producers include Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Dave Becky of 3 Arts, and Natasha Lyonne.
Season two premieres on April 3, 2024 with the release of the first two episodes. New episodes will stream on Wednesdays.
Maya Rudolph and Joel Kim Booster in ‘Loot’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Apple TV+)
The Loot Season 2 Plot,...
- 3/8/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Maya Rudolph’s billionaire character is back.
Apple TV+ unveiled the season 2 trailer for Loot on Thursday, teasing what’s to come a year after Rudolph’s Molly Wells settles a public divorce from tech billionaire John Novak (Adam Scott) and is thriving as the head of her philanthropic organization, the Wells Foundation.
“Focused mainly on her charity work, Molly has sworn off any new relationships with men and embarks on a wellness journey. Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps her trusty assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) by her side. He diligently caters to her every whim … and occasionally feeds her a kale smoothie spiked with gin,” Apple TV+ describes of the new season.
In the trailer, Rudolph’s Molly announces that she’s going to give away all of her $120 billion. She also attempts to launch a new housing initiative called Space for Everyone.
The new season...
Apple TV+ unveiled the season 2 trailer for Loot on Thursday, teasing what’s to come a year after Rudolph’s Molly Wells settles a public divorce from tech billionaire John Novak (Adam Scott) and is thriving as the head of her philanthropic organization, the Wells Foundation.
“Focused mainly on her charity work, Molly has sworn off any new relationships with men and embarks on a wellness journey. Fabulously single but not particularly independent, Molly keeps her trusty assistant Nicholas (Joel Kim Booster) by her side. He diligently caters to her every whim … and occasionally feeds her a kale smoothie spiked with gin,” Apple TV+ describes of the new season.
In the trailer, Rudolph’s Molly announces that she’s going to give away all of her $120 billion. She also attempts to launch a new housing initiative called Space for Everyone.
The new season...
- 3/7/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO has released a trailer for its new original comedy docuseries “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show,” which will premiere at the 2024 SXSW festival. Dubbed as his attempt at making a personal “Truman Show,” Jerrod Carmichael shows the world startlingly frank discussions with his family and intimate moments of his personal life. Come for the difficult conversations and stay for Carmichael explaining “twunks” to his father. The series will air on March 29 on HBO and be available to stream on Max, with new episodes of the eight-episode season debuting weekly.
Carmichael is an Emmy-winning comedian from North Carolina whose credits include the NBC sitcom “The Carmichael Show.” His recent comedy special, “Rothaniel,” directed by Bo Burnham, was met with rave reviews. The new docuseries is a “darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod’s tumultuous quest for love, sex and truth,” reads the show’s logline.
Burnham himself seems to make an appearance...
Carmichael is an Emmy-winning comedian from North Carolina whose credits include the NBC sitcom “The Carmichael Show.” His recent comedy special, “Rothaniel,” directed by Bo Burnham, was met with rave reviews. The new docuseries is a “darkly funny documentary series about Jerrod’s tumultuous quest for love, sex and truth,” reads the show’s logline.
Burnham himself seems to make an appearance...
- 3/4/2024
- by Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Sandler will receive the People’s Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, NBC, Peacock and E! announced.
“Adam Sandler has been a fixture in the industry for decades, entertaining us since he got his start on ‘Saturday Night Live’ more than 30 years ago,” Jen Neal, executive vice president of live events and specials at NBCUniversal Entertainment, said in a statement. “From Billy Madison to Mr. Deeds, his unforgettable characters have endured the test of time and left their mark on audiences for generations. We’re excited to honor him with this year’s People’s Icon Award.”
The actor will be honored for his comedic career, with roles in iconic films such as “Grown Ups,” “Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.” Films such as “Uncut Gems” and “Hustle,” as well as the upcoming “Spaceman,” demonstrate Sandler’s versatility as well.
Hosted by Simu Liu, the People’s...
“Adam Sandler has been a fixture in the industry for decades, entertaining us since he got his start on ‘Saturday Night Live’ more than 30 years ago,” Jen Neal, executive vice president of live events and specials at NBCUniversal Entertainment, said in a statement. “From Billy Madison to Mr. Deeds, his unforgettable characters have endured the test of time and left their mark on audiences for generations. We’re excited to honor him with this year’s People’s Icon Award.”
The actor will be honored for his comedic career, with roles in iconic films such as “Grown Ups,” “Happy Gilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.” Films such as “Uncut Gems” and “Hustle,” as well as the upcoming “Spaceman,” demonstrate Sandler’s versatility as well.
Hosted by Simu Liu, the People’s...
- 1/31/2024
- by Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video has set February 23 for the premiere of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (fka The Hospital), its adult animated sci-fi comedy from Cirocco Dunlap and Maya Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures. Additionally, Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once) has joined the cast as a series regular.
Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with animation by Titmouse Studios, the series, which has a two-season order, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Hsu will voice Dr. Sleech, alongside previously announced cast members Rudolph, Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith.
Created by Dunlap, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows Dr. Sleech (Hsu) and Dr. Klak (Palmer) —aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons—as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. In Season 1, doctors Sleech and Klak take on...
Produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with animation by Titmouse Studios, the series, which has a two-season order, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
Hsu will voice Dr. Sleech, alongside previously announced cast members Rudolph, Lyonne, Keke Palmer, Kieran Culkin, and Sam Smith.
Created by Dunlap, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy follows Dr. Sleech (Hsu) and Dr. Klak (Palmer) —aliens, best friends, and intergalactically renowned surgeons—as they tackle anxiety-eating parasites, illegal time loops, and deep-space STIs. In Season 1, doctors Sleech and Klak take on...
- 12/18/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Animal Pictures principals Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne are going their separate ways on the producing front, in an amicable situation, Deadline can exclusively reveal.
Sources ascribed the split to a desire on the part of both producers to entertain differing creative paths and pursuits. Rudolph and Lyonne have made the mutual decision that Lyonne will continue to operate under the name Animal Pictures, as Rudolph branches off to produce independently.
Rudolph and Lyonne affirmed the news in the following statement shared with Deadline: “Moving forward, Natasha will operate under the name Animal Pictures while Maya will produce independently. We will continue to support each other and remain committed to the various projects we’ve developed together and have in the pipeline. We are excited for each other and what the future holds.”
The pair are said to be quite proud of what they’ve achieved together, since Animal Pictures’ 2018 founding,...
Sources ascribed the split to a desire on the part of both producers to entertain differing creative paths and pursuits. Rudolph and Lyonne have made the mutual decision that Lyonne will continue to operate under the name Animal Pictures, as Rudolph branches off to produce independently.
Rudolph and Lyonne affirmed the news in the following statement shared with Deadline: “Moving forward, Natasha will operate under the name Animal Pictures while Maya will produce independently. We will continue to support each other and remain committed to the various projects we’ve developed together and have in the pipeline. We are excited for each other and what the future holds.”
The pair are said to be quite proud of what they’ve achieved together, since Animal Pictures’ 2018 founding,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Streamer takes worldwide rights in reported $7m deal.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Azazel Jacobs’ His Three Daughters in its fourth acquisition of a 2023 TIFF film.
‘His Three Daughters’: Toronto Review
The streamer reportedly paid in the $7m region following negotiations with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon star in the story of sisters who gather at the family homestead for the last days of their father’s life.
The film garnered strong reviews out of Toronto and would appear to be be a likely awards season play. At...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Azazel Jacobs’ His Three Daughters in its fourth acquisition of a 2023 TIFF film.
‘His Three Daughters’: Toronto Review
The streamer reportedly paid in the $7m region following negotiations with CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.
Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, and Carrie Coon star in the story of sisters who gather at the family homestead for the last days of their father’s life.
The film garnered strong reviews out of Toronto and would appear to be be a likely awards season play. At...
- 10/2/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to “His Three Daughters,” starring Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon, following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Netflix had no comment on terms of the deal, which is reported to be for just under $7 million.
Written, directed and edited by Azazel Jacobs, the film presents a tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics with Lyonne, Olsen and Coon starring as sisters who converge after their father’s health declines.
In his review, Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman praised the drama as “funny, moving and true,” with its trio of lead actors delivering “superb” performances that “work together like a piece of chamber music.”
He wrote: “The film is a finely observed, winningly unsentimental memory play about three adult sisters who have come together to take care of their father, who is dying of cancer and approaching his final days.
Netflix had no comment on terms of the deal, which is reported to be for just under $7 million.
Written, directed and edited by Azazel Jacobs, the film presents a tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics with Lyonne, Olsen and Coon starring as sisters who converge after their father’s health declines.
In his review, Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman praised the drama as “funny, moving and true,” with its trio of lead actors delivering “superb” performances that “work together like a piece of chamber music.”
He wrote: “The film is a finely observed, winningly unsentimental memory play about three adult sisters who have come together to take care of their father, who is dying of cancer and approaching his final days.
- 10/2/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired Azazel Jacobs’ sisterhood drama His Three Daughters, which stars Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen and Natasha Lyonne and bowed at the Toronto Film Festival.
The trio play estranged sisters forced to reunite when their father becomes seriously ill. The family drama sees the sisters converge as their father’s health steadily declines.
The deal, with a price tag north of $6 million, according to sources, represents Netflix’s third acquisition out of Toronto after the streaming giant picked up Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, for around $11 million after a world premiere at the festival. Netflix also nabbed the worldwide rights to Lucy Walker’s documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa after it was presented as a work-in-progress screening at TIFF.
After Toronto Netflix also paid around $20 million for the Richard Linklater-directed Hit Man, which bowed in Venice and stars Glen Powell and Adria Arjona.
The trio play estranged sisters forced to reunite when their father becomes seriously ill. The family drama sees the sisters converge as their father’s health steadily declines.
The deal, with a price tag north of $6 million, according to sources, represents Netflix’s third acquisition out of Toronto after the streaming giant picked up Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, for around $11 million after a world premiere at the festival. Netflix also nabbed the worldwide rights to Lucy Walker’s documentary Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa after it was presented as a work-in-progress screening at TIFF.
After Toronto Netflix also paid around $20 million for the Richard Linklater-directed Hit Man, which bowed in Venice and stars Glen Powell and Adria Arjona.
- 10/2/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has acquired the rights to “His Three Daughters,” a drama from director Azazel Jacobs that premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, the streamer announced Monday.
The film stars Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen as a trio of estranged sisters who try to maintain their frayed relationship while taking care of their dying father in his small apartment.
The three actors are also executive producers on the film alongside Maya Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Peter Friedland, Neil Shah and Sophia Lin. Jacobs produces alongside Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Lia Buman, Marc Marrie, Mal Ward, Matt Aselton, Tim Headington, Jack Selby and Diaz Jacobs.
“His Three Daughters” is the third Netflix acquisition from this year’s TIFF. Previously, the streamer acquired Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” for $20 million and Anna Kendrick directorial debut “Woman of the Hour” for $10 million.
“Hit Man” stars Glen Powell and tells...
The film stars Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon and Elizabeth Olsen as a trio of estranged sisters who try to maintain their frayed relationship while taking care of their dying father in his small apartment.
The three actors are also executive producers on the film alongside Maya Rudolph, Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Peter Friedland, Neil Shah and Sophia Lin. Jacobs produces alongside Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Lia Buman, Marc Marrie, Mal Ward, Matt Aselton, Tim Headington, Jack Selby and Diaz Jacobs.
“His Three Daughters” is the third Netflix acquisition from this year’s TIFF. Previously, the streamer acquired Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” for $20 million and Anna Kendrick directorial debut “Woman of the Hour” for $10 million.
“Hit Man” stars Glen Powell and tells...
- 10/2/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In its fourth deal for films that played last month’s Toronto Film Festival, Netflix has acquired His Three Daughters for just under $7 million, sources said. Scripted, directed and edited by Azazel Jacobs, the film stars Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal for worldwide rights.
This marks the fourth major deal for a Toronto title by Netflix, which paid around $20 million for the Richard Linklater-directed Hit Man with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona and north of $10 million for the Anna Kendrick-directed Woman of the Hour, a drama inspired by the true story of a contestant on TV’s The Dating Game who won a date with a serial killer who turned creepier and creepier as the date approached. It also picked up Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, a documentary about the first Nepali woman to completely summit and survive Mount Everest.
CAA Media Finance brokered the deal for worldwide rights.
This marks the fourth major deal for a Toronto title by Netflix, which paid around $20 million for the Richard Linklater-directed Hit Man with Glen Powell and Adria Arjona and north of $10 million for the Anna Kendrick-directed Woman of the Hour, a drama inspired by the true story of a contestant on TV’s The Dating Game who won a date with a serial killer who turned creepier and creepier as the date approached. It also picked up Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, a documentary about the first Nepali woman to completely summit and survive Mount Everest.
- 10/2/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Loot is the latest series to have production shut down.
The Apple TV+ series, which stars Maya Rudolph, was in production on its second season but WGA picketers have caused studio Universal Television to pause production at its Bel-Air location.
It joins series such as HBO Max’s Hacks, Showtime’s Billions, Netflix’s Unstable and Starz’ The Venery of Samantha Bird, which have all shut down production.
It comes on the fourth day of the WGA strike, which has seen thousands of writers take to the streets of Hollywood and New York in protest to the studios’ offer.
Loot was renewed for a second season last year.
It stars Rudolph Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
Created, written and executive produced by Yang and Hubbard, in Loot, Rudolph stars as billionaire Molly Novak, who has a dream life, complete with private jets,...
The Apple TV+ series, which stars Maya Rudolph, was in production on its second season but WGA picketers have caused studio Universal Television to pause production at its Bel-Air location.
It joins series such as HBO Max’s Hacks, Showtime’s Billions, Netflix’s Unstable and Starz’ The Venery of Samantha Bird, which have all shut down production.
It comes on the fourth day of the WGA strike, which has seen thousands of writers take to the streets of Hollywood and New York in protest to the studios’ offer.
Loot was renewed for a second season last year.
It stars Rudolph Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
Created, written and executive produced by Yang and Hubbard, in Loot, Rudolph stars as billionaire Molly Novak, who has a dream life, complete with private jets,...
- 5/5/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
No lie, “Poker Face” will enter the Emmy awards race as a comedy. The show is an hour-long whodunit but also contains plenty of comedic elements, which is why Peacock has decided to enter it in that lane. News comes as awards consultants across town make the final decision on where to place their programs, as the Television Academy officially opens this year’s Emmy submissions starting Feb. 21.
For example, on Friday, Variety exclusively reported that HBO’s “The White Lotus” would submit in the drama space, after the TV Academy ruled that it no longer qualified as a limited series (due to the return of star Jennifer Coolidge)
In the case of “Poker Face,” the decision to enter in comedy comes as the show continues earn strong reviews from critics. “Poker Face” is currently “99% certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its whodunit nature, insiders note that Lyonne is widely...
For example, on Friday, Variety exclusively reported that HBO’s “The White Lotus” would submit in the drama space, after the TV Academy ruled that it no longer qualified as a limited series (due to the return of star Jennifer Coolidge)
In the case of “Poker Face,” the decision to enter in comedy comes as the show continues earn strong reviews from critics. “Poker Face” is currently “99% certified fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its whodunit nature, insiders note that Lyonne is widely...
- 2/21/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne will be on the road a bit longer. “Poker Face,” the Peacock case-of-the-week series starring the “Russian Doll” actor, has been renewed for Season 2.
The news was announced Wednesday, less than a month after the series premiered its first four episodes on the NBCUniversal streamer to critical acclaim. Season 1 of the series consists of 10 episodes, with the finale set to debut on March 9.
“’Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content at NBCUniversal television and streaming, said in a statement. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and Ram Bergman, along with our partners at MRC and T-Street, has been a spectacular ride, and we can’t wait to hit the road for another season...
The news was announced Wednesday, less than a month after the series premiered its first four episodes on the NBCUniversal streamer to critical acclaim. Season 1 of the series consists of 10 episodes, with the finale set to debut on March 9.
“’Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content at NBCUniversal television and streaming, said in a statement. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and Ram Bergman, along with our partners at MRC and T-Street, has been a spectacular ride, and we can’t wait to hit the road for another season...
- 2/15/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
No bullshit here: Poker Face is returning for a second season.
The Peacock series created by Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne has been renewed at the streamer. The renewal comes as the first season of the T-Street and MRC Television series is rolling out, heading toward its March 9 finale. A season two premiere date has yet to be announced.
The murder mystery drama follows Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a Columbo-inspired murder-solving fugitive who, thanks to her special ability of being able to identify when someone is lying, is consistently calling “bullshit” on the homicidal liars she encounters.
The series experimented with the release format by dropping four episodes at once, followed by a weekly Thursday release of its 10-episode first season. Each episode functions as a stand-alone murder mystery — complete with a new location and cast — with Charlie (Lyonne) anchoring the series as it follows her on the...
The Peacock series created by Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne has been renewed at the streamer. The renewal comes as the first season of the T-Street and MRC Television series is rolling out, heading toward its March 9 finale. A season two premiere date has yet to be announced.
The murder mystery drama follows Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a Columbo-inspired murder-solving fugitive who, thanks to her special ability of being able to identify when someone is lying, is consistently calling “bullshit” on the homicidal liars she encounters.
The series experimented with the release format by dropping four episodes at once, followed by a weekly Thursday release of its 10-episode first season. Each episode functions as a stand-alone murder mystery — complete with a new location and cast — with Charlie (Lyonne) anchoring the series as it follows her on the...
- 2/15/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Poker Face” will return for Season 2. Rian Johnson’s acclaimed mystery-of-the-week series has been renewed for a second season at Peacock.
“Poker Face,” which marks Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s first television series, stars Natasha Lyonne, who also executive produces under her production banner Animal Pictures, as Charlie Cale, whose knack for knowing when someone is lying prompts her to unravel mysterious crimes as she travels cross-country in her Plymouth Barracuda.
“‘Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Chairman of Entertainment Content Susan Rovner said. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and Ram Bergman, along with our partners at MRC and T-Street, has been a spectacular ride, and we can’t wait to hit the road...
“Poker Face,” which marks Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s first television series, stars Natasha Lyonne, who also executive produces under her production banner Animal Pictures, as Charlie Cale, whose knack for knowing when someone is lying prompts her to unravel mysterious crimes as she travels cross-country in her Plymouth Barracuda.
“‘Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Chairman of Entertainment Content Susan Rovner said. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne and Ram Bergman, along with our partners at MRC and T-Street, has been a spectacular ride, and we can’t wait to hit the road...
- 2/15/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Peacock is in for another hand of “Poker Face.” The series has been renewed for a second season, NBCUniversal’s streamer announced Wednesday morning.
The first season of “Poker Face” debuted on Jan. 26, earning strong reviews for Natasha Lyonne’s lead performance as sleuth Charlie Cale and creator Rian Johnson’s throwback take on the case-of-the-week mystery format. Variety chief television critic Daniel D’Addario praised the series, saying it “allows an established star the time and space to crack a new sort of case, that of how to evolve a familiar persona and bring fans along for the ride.”
“’Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” said Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content for television and streaming at NBCUniversal. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson,...
The first season of “Poker Face” debuted on Jan. 26, earning strong reviews for Natasha Lyonne’s lead performance as sleuth Charlie Cale and creator Rian Johnson’s throwback take on the case-of-the-week mystery format. Variety chief television critic Daniel D’Addario praised the series, saying it “allows an established star the time and space to crack a new sort of case, that of how to evolve a familiar persona and bring fans along for the ride.”
“’Poker Face’ is one of those rare, undeniable shows that we all fell in love with from the start, but the critical acclaim and viewer response has been beyond our wildest dreams,” said Susan Rovner, chairman of entertainment content for television and streaming at NBCUniversal. “Working alongside the creative genius of Rian Johnson,...
- 2/15/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne signed with CAA for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. She was previously represented by WME and continues to be repped by 3Arts, Ocean Avenue, Schreck Rose Dapello Adams, and ID.
News of the signing comes a little over a week ahead of the launch of the Peacock series “Poker Face,” in which Lyonne stars and executive produces. The series hails from creator Rian Johnson and is described as a case of the week mystery dramedy. It will debut on Jan. 26.
Lyonne is perhaps best known for her role in the Emmy-winning Netflix series “Russian Doll.” Lyonne co-created, wrote, directed, and executive produced the show in addition to starring as Nadia. She also collaborated with Netflix on the groundbreaking series “Orange Is the New Black,” in which she starred as Nicky Nichols throughout the show’s seven-season run. She also directed an episode in Season 7.
In film, Lyonne is...
News of the signing comes a little over a week ahead of the launch of the Peacock series “Poker Face,” in which Lyonne stars and executive produces. The series hails from creator Rian Johnson and is described as a case of the week mystery dramedy. It will debut on Jan. 26.
Lyonne is perhaps best known for her role in the Emmy-winning Netflix series “Russian Doll.” Lyonne co-created, wrote, directed, and executive produced the show in addition to starring as Nadia. She also collaborated with Netflix on the groundbreaking series “Orange Is the New Black,” in which she starred as Nicky Nichols throughout the show’s seven-season run. She also directed an episode in Season 7.
In film, Lyonne is...
- 1/18/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
For Rian Johnson, “Poker Face” — his upcoming Peacock series with Natasha Lyonne — is a love letter to the shows he grew up watching, like “Rockford Files,” “Columbo” and “Quantum Leap,” he told journalists at NBC’s Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association.
Watching reruns of those classic shows had become a bit of a guilty pleasure for the Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion” writer-director, who explained, “I had no idea what order they were in and that was part of the pleasure of it.”
Alongside those classic series, Johnson had seen Lyonne’s Netflix dramedy “Russian Doll” and made an observation: “The big ingredient I knew I needed for a show like what I just described is a charismatic figure at the heart of it, because ‘Columbo,’ ‘Rockford Files,’ as much as those shows are mysteries, what really brings you back each week is you want to hang out with the main character.
Watching reruns of those classic shows had become a bit of a guilty pleasure for the Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion” writer-director, who explained, “I had no idea what order they were in and that was part of the pleasure of it.”
Alongside those classic series, Johnson had seen Lyonne’s Netflix dramedy “Russian Doll” and made an observation: “The big ingredient I knew I needed for a show like what I just described is a charismatic figure at the heart of it, because ‘Columbo,’ ‘Rockford Files,’ as much as those shows are mysteries, what really brings you back each week is you want to hang out with the main character.
- 1/15/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Poker Face, Rian Johnson’s drama series starring Natasha Lyonne as a human bullsh*t detector, wasn’t conceived as a limited series and the Knives Out filmmaker said there are “endless possibilities” to continue in success.
Lyonne stars as Charlie, an effortlessly cool, cheap beer drinking woman with a preternatural ability to solve crimes. After a casino boss seeks her out to use her abilities for nefarious purposes, Charlie goes on the run and gets mixed up in more crimes.
Johnson says that it’s a “how to catch ‘em” rather than a whodunnit as the crime is front and center in each episode.
But while there’s one story that arcs through the ten-episode season, one involving Benjamin Bratt’s security expert, it’s ostensibly a procedural.
Lyonne said that she loved characters such as Peter Falk’s Columbo, Elliott Gould’s Philip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye...
Lyonne stars as Charlie, an effortlessly cool, cheap beer drinking woman with a preternatural ability to solve crimes. After a casino boss seeks her out to use her abilities for nefarious purposes, Charlie goes on the run and gets mixed up in more crimes.
Johnson says that it’s a “how to catch ‘em” rather than a whodunnit as the crime is front and center in each episode.
But while there’s one story that arcs through the ten-episode season, one involving Benjamin Bratt’s security expert, it’s ostensibly a procedural.
Lyonne said that she loved characters such as Peter Falk’s Columbo, Elliott Gould’s Philip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye...
- 1/15/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie Cale knows when people are lying, senses there has been a murder and is determined to find out what happened in Poker Face.
Peacock’s 10-part mystery series from Rian Johnson has dropped its full trailer, providing a 2 minute-plus look at the highly anticipated project from the Knives Out director and Russian Doll star. The official preview for Johnson’s TV debut — and streaming follow-up to Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — follows up on the previously released teaser that first introduced Lyonne as the series’ scrappy protagonist.
Now, the trailer spends more time with “human lie detector” Charlie and provides glimpses at some of the A-list ensemble, a “rogue’s gallery of characters,” she will encounter along the way.
Billed as a mystery-of-the-week drama, the 10 hour-long episodes launch Jan. 26 with four episodes, followed by a weekly release on Thursdays.
The logline says the series follows Charlie,...
Peacock’s 10-part mystery series from Rian Johnson has dropped its full trailer, providing a 2 minute-plus look at the highly anticipated project from the Knives Out director and Russian Doll star. The official preview for Johnson’s TV debut — and streaming follow-up to Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — follows up on the previously released teaser that first introduced Lyonne as the series’ scrappy protagonist.
Now, the trailer spends more time with “human lie detector” Charlie and provides glimpses at some of the A-list ensemble, a “rogue’s gallery of characters,” she will encounter along the way.
Billed as a mystery-of-the-week drama, the 10 hour-long episodes launch Jan. 26 with four episodes, followed by a weekly release on Thursdays.
The logline says the series follows Charlie,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fresh off playing “Among Us” with Daniel Craig and Angela Lansbury in “Glass Onion,” Natasha Lyonne is reuniting with Rian Johnson and taking center stage in her own series of murder mysteries. The “Russian Doll” star leads the cast of “Poker Face,” a new Peacock series from Rian Johnson, and the streamer released the official trailer for the series on Thursday.
The mystery-of-the-week series sees Lyonne play Charlie Cale, a private detective in the mold of James Garner in “The Rockford Files” who is something of a human lie detector — she can instantly know when someone isn’t telling the truth, no matter how airtight their alibi is. On the road in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, Cale travels around America and ends up constantly stumbling upon strange new cases to solve along the way. The trailer presents the series as a slick, ’70s-inspired throwback, with Lyonne bringing a comedic element...
The mystery-of-the-week series sees Lyonne play Charlie Cale, a private detective in the mold of James Garner in “The Rockford Files” who is something of a human lie detector — she can instantly know when someone isn’t telling the truth, no matter how airtight their alibi is. On the road in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, Cale travels around America and ends up constantly stumbling upon strange new cases to solve along the way. The trailer presents the series as a slick, ’70s-inspired throwback, with Lyonne bringing a comedic element...
- 1/5/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Hot off his Netflix murder mystery hit “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” Rian Johnson is bringing a fresh set of puzzles to Peacock with “Poker Face,” starring Natasha Lyonne and streaming Jan. 26.
The series includes 10 self-contained mysteries, one for each hour-long episode, as viewers follow Charlie Cale (Lyonne) as she hits the road and solves strange crimes.
Guest stars include Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Meadows, Benjamin Bratt, Hong Chau, Ron Perlman, Stephanie Hsu, Lil Rel Howery and Luis Guzmán.
The first four episodes will launch on Jan. 26, followed by new episodes streaming Thursdays on Peacock.
“Never underestimate the power of a good dinner conversation between friends. What started as a discussion over steak frites about detective shows and what made them such a reliable pleasure — the exploration of little worlds within each new setting, the guest stars playing killers and victims, and most importantly, a scrappy...
The series includes 10 self-contained mysteries, one for each hour-long episode, as viewers follow Charlie Cale (Lyonne) as she hits the road and solves strange crimes.
Guest stars include Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Meadows, Benjamin Bratt, Hong Chau, Ron Perlman, Stephanie Hsu, Lil Rel Howery and Luis Guzmán.
The first four episodes will launch on Jan. 26, followed by new episodes streaming Thursdays on Peacock.
“Never underestimate the power of a good dinner conversation between friends. What started as a discussion over steak frites about detective shows and what made them such a reliable pleasure — the exploration of little worlds within each new setting, the guest stars playing killers and victims, and most importantly, a scrappy...
- 1/5/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Rian Johnson’s mystery series is readying its Poker Face.
The highly anticipated Peacock show marks the Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director’s debut as TV creator and stars Natasha Lyonne. Up until now, not much has been known about what to expect beyond Johnson teasing the series as a character driven, case-of-the-week mystery.
“There’s been a murder, and I’m trying to figure out what happened,” says Lyonne’s starring character, scrappy protagonist Charlie Cale, in the teaser trailer (below). Billed as a mystery-of-the-week drama, the 10 hour-long episodes launch Jan. 26 with four episodes, followed by a weekly release on Thursdays.
The first look at the detective series from the minds of Lyonne and Johnson includes three photos of Lyonne’s Charlie, along with a teaser trailer that clocks in just under one minute. The footage introduces Charlie...
Rian Johnson’s mystery series is readying its Poker Face.
The highly anticipated Peacock show marks the Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director’s debut as TV creator and stars Natasha Lyonne. Up until now, not much has been known about what to expect beyond Johnson teasing the series as a character driven, case-of-the-week mystery.
“There’s been a murder, and I’m trying to figure out what happened,” says Lyonne’s starring character, scrappy protagonist Charlie Cale, in the teaser trailer (below). Billed as a mystery-of-the-week drama, the 10 hour-long episodes launch Jan. 26 with four episodes, followed by a weekly release on Thursdays.
The first look at the detective series from the minds of Lyonne and Johnson includes three photos of Lyonne’s Charlie, along with a teaser trailer that clocks in just under one minute. The footage introduces Charlie...
- 10/26/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One month after the second “Knives Out” film premieres on Netflix, Rian Johnson is bringing his brand of whodunnit to television. The director’s upcoming series “Poker Face” is set to premiere January 26, 2023, on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.
The mystery-of-the-week series stars “Russian Doll” Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a private investigator in the vein of James Garner in “The Rockford Files.” With a powerful ability to determine when someone is lying, no matter how airtight their alibi is, Charlie travels across America in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, stumbling upon bizarre crimes to solve along the way.
“I only know if something is a lie,” Lyonne tells guest star Adrian Brody in the teaser for the series, which can be watched below. “The real trick of it is to figure out why.”
Lyonne is the only series regular on the show, but she’s accompanied by a...
The mystery-of-the-week series stars “Russian Doll” Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a private investigator in the vein of James Garner in “The Rockford Files.” With a powerful ability to determine when someone is lying, no matter how airtight their alibi is, Charlie travels across America in her yellow ‘69 Plymouth Barracuda, stumbling upon bizarre crimes to solve along the way.
“I only know if something is a lie,” Lyonne tells guest star Adrian Brody in the teaser for the series, which can be watched below. “The real trick of it is to figure out why.”
Lyonne is the only series regular on the show, but she’s accompanied by a...
- 10/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Natasha Lyonne stars as a master of uncovering human deception in the first teaser for Rian Johnson’s 10-part murder mystery series “Poker Face.” The “Knives Out” director-writer’s first foray into television will premiere on the streamer Jan. 26.
The first-look clip for the star-studded series sees Lyonne’s Charlie Cale as a civilian Benoit Blanc-type who has an extraordinary capability to detect when someone is lying. “Poker Face” follows her journey on the road with her Plymouth Barracuda, where she encounters strange characters and even stranger crimes she can’t help but solve.
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“Never underestimate the power of a good dinner conversation between friends,” Johnson — who serves as creator, writer, director and executive producer — and fellow EP Lyonne said in a joint statement. “What started as a...
The first-look clip for the star-studded series sees Lyonne’s Charlie Cale as a civilian Benoit Blanc-type who has an extraordinary capability to detect when someone is lying. “Poker Face” follows her journey on the road with her Plymouth Barracuda, where she encounters strange characters and even stranger crimes she can’t help but solve.
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“Never underestimate the power of a good dinner conversation between friends,” Johnson — who serves as creator, writer, director and executive producer — and fellow EP Lyonne said in a joint statement. “What started as a...
- 10/26/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
After months of secrecy surrounding the project, Peacock has debuted the first teaser for “Poker Face,” the upcoming murder mystery drama created by Rian Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne. Additionally, the streamer announced that the series will premiere on Jan. 26 with four episodes followed by weekly drops on Thursdays.
A 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series, “Poker Face” follows Charlie Cale (Lyonne), who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
With character details yet to be revealed, guest stars include Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery,...
A 10-episode mystery-of-the-week series, “Poker Face” follows Charlie Cale (Lyonne), who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
With character details yet to be revealed, guest stars include Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Rhea Perlman, Chelsei Frei and Rowan Blanchard are the latest to join the cast of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series starring Natasha Lyonne from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
In addition to Lyonne, the trio join previously announced cast Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
Johnson is the creator,...
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
In addition to Lyonne, the trio join previously announced cast Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
Johnson is the creator,...
- 10/4/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne’s upcoming Peacock detective series “Poker Face” has added three new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.
Brandon Michael Hall, Colton Ryan, and Megan Suri have all been cast in the show. As with past casting announcements for “Poker Face,” details on their characters are being kept under wraps.
Hall is repped by Gersh, Viewpoint, and Felker Toczek. Ryan is repped by Gersh and Echo Lake Entertainment. Suri is repped by Entertainment 360.
Sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Hall, Ryan, and Suri are the latest additions to the expansive cast for the series, which also included actors like: Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Niall Cunningham, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, Stephanie Hsu, and many more.
“Poker Face...
Brandon Michael Hall, Colton Ryan, and Megan Suri have all been cast in the show. As with past casting announcements for “Poker Face,” details on their characters are being kept under wraps.
Hall is repped by Gersh, Viewpoint, and Felker Toczek. Ryan is repped by Gersh and Echo Lake Entertainment. Suri is repped by Entertainment 360.
Sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Hall, Ryan, and Suri are the latest additions to the expansive cast for the series, which also included actors like: Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Niall Cunningham, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, Stephanie Hsu, and many more.
“Poker Face...
- 9/12/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Ready to rock?
The Sundance selected documentary “Sirens,” directed by Rita Baghdadi, tells the story of Lebanon’s first all-female metal band, Slave to Sirens. The film is executive-produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph and centers on the band’s friendships, relationships, and at times, self-destruction, in the pursuit of rock stardom. “Sirens” won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest and is set to premiere in theaters September 30 from Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Per the official synopsis, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and her thrash metal bandmates, Shery, Maya, Alma, and Tatyana (Slave to Sirens), have big dreams but few opportunities. When the band’s appearance at a U.K. music festival isn’t the life-changer they had hoped for, Lilas comes home to Lebanon on the brink of collapse. At the same time, the complicated relationship between Lilas and her fellow guitarist Shery starts to fracture. The future of her band,...
The Sundance selected documentary “Sirens,” directed by Rita Baghdadi, tells the story of Lebanon’s first all-female metal band, Slave to Sirens. The film is executive-produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph and centers on the band’s friendships, relationships, and at times, self-destruction, in the pursuit of rock stardom. “Sirens” won the Grand Jury Prize at Outfest and is set to premiere in theaters September 30 from Oscilloscope Laboratories.
Per the official synopsis, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and her thrash metal bandmates, Shery, Maya, Alma, and Tatyana (Slave to Sirens), have big dreams but few opportunities. When the band’s appearance at a U.K. music festival isn’t the life-changer they had hoped for, Lilas comes home to Lebanon on the brink of collapse. At the same time, the complicated relationship between Lilas and her fellow guitarist Shery starts to fracture. The future of her band,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Emmy and Tony winner Cherry Jones (Succession), Luis Guzmán (Shameless), Hong Chau (Watchmen) and Tony winner Reed Birney (Succession) have joined the cast of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series starring Natasha Lyonne, from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the 10-episode anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
In addition to Lyonne, the four join previously announced cast members Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Chloe Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
Johnson is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street...
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the 10-episode anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
In addition to Lyonne, the four join previously announced cast members Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Chloe Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
Johnson is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street...
- 9/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Clea DuVall (The First Lady), Shane Paul McGhie (American Skin), Angel Desai (NCIS: New Orleans), newcomer Jasmine Aiyana Garvin and Leslie Silva (Women of the Movement) have joined the cast of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series starring Natasha Lyonne, from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the 10-episode anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
2021-22 Peacock Pilots & Series Orders
In addition to Lyonne, the five join previously announced cast Adrien Brody, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Chloë Sevigny, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator,...
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the 10-episode anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
2021-22 Peacock Pilots & Series Orders
In addition to Lyonne, the five join previously announced cast Adrien Brody, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Chloë Sevigny, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu, Tim Blake Nelson and Tim Meadows.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ron Perlman, Nick Nolte, Charles Melton, and Tim Blake Nelson have all joined the cast of the upcoming Peacock series “Poker Face,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Perlman, Nolte, Melton, and Nelson join the show’s already expansive cast. Natasha Lyonne will lead the series, with previously announced cast members including: Adrien Brody, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Chloe Sevigny, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, S. Epatha Merkerson, Simon Helberg and Tim Meadows.
Sources say will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Further details around the plot and the characters each actor will play are being kept under wraps.
Perlman is repped by Link Entertainment and Gersh. Nolte is repped by CAA. Melton is repped by CAA and 111 Media. Nelson is repped by UTA, Gateway Management Company,...
Perlman, Nolte, Melton, and Nelson join the show’s already expansive cast. Natasha Lyonne will lead the series, with previously announced cast members including: Adrien Brody, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Chloe Sevigny, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, S. Epatha Merkerson, Simon Helberg and Tim Meadows.
Sources say will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Further details around the plot and the characters each actor will play are being kept under wraps.
Perlman is repped by Link Entertainment and Gersh. Nolte is repped by CAA. Melton is repped by CAA and 111 Media. Nelson is repped by UTA, Gateway Management Company,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Loot” has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple.
The speedy renewal comes as the comedy series has aired five of its 10 episodes, with the sixth episode due to drop on July 15. The series stars Maya Rudolph as well as Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
In “Loot,” billionaire Molly Novak (Rudolph) has a dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht — anything her heart desires. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder. She’s reaching rock bottom when she learns, to her surprise, that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), who pleads with Molly to stop generating bad press. With her devoted assistant Nicholas (Kim Booster) by her side, and with the help of Sofia and team — including mild-mannered accountant Arthur (Faxon) and her optimistic,...
The speedy renewal comes as the comedy series has aired five of its 10 episodes, with the sixth episode due to drop on July 15. The series stars Maya Rudolph as well as Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
In “Loot,” billionaire Molly Novak (Rudolph) has a dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht — anything her heart desires. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder. She’s reaching rock bottom when she learns, to her surprise, that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), who pleads with Molly to stop generating bad press. With her devoted assistant Nicholas (Kim Booster) by her side, and with the help of Sofia and team — including mild-mannered accountant Arthur (Faxon) and her optimistic,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Just weeks after its June 24 premiere, Apple TV+ has renewed workplace comedy series Loot, starring and executive produced by Maya Rudolph, for a second season.
The renewal of the series from Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard also follows on the heels of Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures’ first-look deal with Apple TV+.
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In addition to Rudolph, the Loot ensemble cast includes Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
“Thanks to Maya, Alan, Matt, and the entire incredibly talented Loot cast and creative team who have created a show filled with captivating and endearing characters, and hilarious and heartwarming moments throughout each episode,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “This show has captured the hearts of global audiences, and we can’t wait for season two.”
Created, written and...
The renewal of the series from Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard also follows on the heels of Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures’ first-look deal with Apple TV+.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
In addition to Rudolph, the Loot ensemble cast includes Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon, Ron Funches and Stephanie Styles.
“Thanks to Maya, Alan, Matt, and the entire incredibly talented Loot cast and creative team who have created a show filled with captivating and endearing characters, and hilarious and heartwarming moments throughout each episode,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “This show has captured the hearts of global audiences, and we can’t wait for season two.”
Created, written and...
- 7/11/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Apple TV+ is out to collect some more Loot.
The tech giant’s streaming service has renewed Loot, starring and executive produced by Maya Rudolph, for a second season. The pickup comes at the midpoint of the comedy’s 10-episode first season, and two weeks after Apple signed a first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company headed by Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.
Loot was created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard. Rudolph plays Molly Novak, a billionaire whose seemingly perfect life falls apart when her husband of 20 years betrays her and her public spiral becomes tabloid fodder. After learning she has a charitable foundation, Molly and its no-nonsense head Sofia (Michaela Jae Rodriguez) form a plan to give away much of her fortune.
The show’s cast also includes Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches.
“Thanks to Maya,...
Apple TV+ is out to collect some more Loot.
The tech giant’s streaming service has renewed Loot, starring and executive produced by Maya Rudolph, for a second season. The pickup comes at the midpoint of the comedy’s 10-episode first season, and two weeks after Apple signed a first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company headed by Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.
Loot was created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard. Rudolph plays Molly Novak, a billionaire whose seemingly perfect life falls apart when her husband of 20 years betrays her and her public spiral becomes tabloid fodder. After learning she has a charitable foundation, Molly and its no-nonsense head Sofia (Michaela Jae Rodriguez) form a plan to give away much of her fortune.
The show’s cast also includes Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches.
“Thanks to Maya,...
- 7/11/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ has renewed workplace comedy “Loot,” starring and executive produced by Maya Rudolph, for a second season.
The news comes on the heels of the streamer inking a multi-year, first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company run by “Loot” executive producers Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens, which was announced June 27. The series hails from Rudolph, Alan Yang, and Matt Hubbard.
In “Loot,” billionaire Molly Novak (Rudolph) enjoys a seemingly idyllic life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht. But when her longtime husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder. As she descends to rock bottom, she’s surprised to learn that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), who pleads with Molly to stop generating bad press. With her devoted assistant Nicholas (Kim Booster) by her side, and with the help of...
The news comes on the heels of the streamer inking a multi-year, first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company run by “Loot” executive producers Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens, which was announced June 27. The series hails from Rudolph, Alan Yang, and Matt Hubbard.
In “Loot,” billionaire Molly Novak (Rudolph) enjoys a seemingly idyllic life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht. But when her longtime husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder. As she descends to rock bottom, she’s surprised to learn that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), who pleads with Molly to stop generating bad press. With her devoted assistant Nicholas (Kim Booster) by her side, and with the help of...
- 7/11/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Exclusive: S. Epatha Merkerson and Judith Light have been tapped to star in an episode of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
They join previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt, David Castañeda and Ellen Barkin.
Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Merkerson, who portrays Sharon Goodwin on Chicago Med, won an Emmy, an Indie Spirit Award,...
Details of their roles, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
They join previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt, David Castañeda and Ellen Barkin.
Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Merkerson, who portrays Sharon Goodwin on Chicago Med, won an Emmy, an Indie Spirit Award,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Simon Helberg is the latest addition to the cast of Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s Peacock series “Poker Face,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Lyonne will star in the series, which sources say will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Further details around the plot and the characters are being kept under wraps. Helberg joins a cast that already includes people like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, David Castañeda, Jameela Jamil, and Tim Meadows among many others.
Helberg is best known for playing Howard Wolowitz across 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” The show wrapped up in 2019 after more than 275 episodes. Helberg is also known for his roles in films like “As They Made Us,” “Annette,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Good Night and Good Luck,” and “A Serious Man.” He picked up a Golden Globe nomination...
Lyonne will star in the series, which sources say will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Further details around the plot and the characters are being kept under wraps. Helberg joins a cast that already includes people like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, David Castañeda, Jameela Jamil, and Tim Meadows among many others.
Helberg is best known for playing Howard Wolowitz across 12 seasons of the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” The show wrapped up in 2019 after more than 275 episodes. Helberg is also known for his roles in films like “As They Made Us,” “Annette,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Good Night and Good Luck,” and “A Serious Man.” He picked up a Golden Globe nomination...
- 6/29/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple has struck a multi-year first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company run by Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.
The announcement of the deal comes after the premiere of “Loot,” the Apple comedy series in which Rudolph stars and executive produces. Under the terms of the deal, Apple will now have a first-look at all series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.
In addition to “Loot,” Animal Pictures has the second season of “Russian Doll” at Netflix and Rian Johnson’s mystery “Poker Face” at Peacock, both which Lyonne stars in. The company also has a two-season order of adult animated series “The Hospital” created by Cirocco Dunlap at Amazon. The shingle’s first feature “Crush” also recently premiered. Its feature documentary, “Sirens,” which premiered at Sundance, will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories later this year.
“Loot” will debut its fourth episode on Apple on Friday.
The announcement of the deal comes after the premiere of “Loot,” the Apple comedy series in which Rudolph stars and executive produces. Under the terms of the deal, Apple will now have a first-look at all series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.
In addition to “Loot,” Animal Pictures has the second season of “Russian Doll” at Netflix and Rian Johnson’s mystery “Poker Face” at Peacock, both which Lyonne stars in. The company also has a two-season order of adult animated series “The Hospital” created by Cirocco Dunlap at Amazon. The shingle’s first feature “Crush” also recently premiered. Its feature documentary, “Sirens,” which premiered at Sundance, will be released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories later this year.
“Loot” will debut its fourth episode on Apple on Friday.
- 6/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Animal Pictures, the production company founded by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne, has signed a first-look deal with Apple TV+.
It comes after the recent launch of Animal’s workplace comedy Loot, which stars Rudolph.
Animal Pictures, which is run by the pair alongside President Danielle Renfrew Behrens, launched in 2018 and previously had a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios.
The new multi-year agreement with Apple will cover series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.
Loot, which comes from creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, stars Rudolph as a billionaire who spirals and becomes fuel for tabloid fodder after her husband betrays her before finding out that she has her own charity foundation. It also stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches.
The company is also behind the Lyonne-fronted Russian Doll, which recently launched its second season on Netflix, Peacock’s Rian Johnson...
It comes after the recent launch of Animal’s workplace comedy Loot, which stars Rudolph.
Animal Pictures, which is run by the pair alongside President Danielle Renfrew Behrens, launched in 2018 and previously had a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios.
The new multi-year agreement with Apple will cover series and digital features developed and produced by Animal Pictures.
Loot, which comes from creators Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard, stars Rudolph as a billionaire who spirals and becomes fuel for tabloid fodder after her husband betrays her before finding out that she has her own charity foundation. It also stars Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Joel Kim Booster, Nat Faxon and Ron Funches.
The company is also behind the Lyonne-fronted Russian Doll, which recently launched its second season on Netflix, Peacock’s Rian Johnson...
- 6/27/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures is formalizing its relationship with Apple TV+.
The streamer has signed a first-look deal with Animal Pictures, led by president Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Under the multiyear deal, Apple will get the opening shot at series and digital feature projects developed at the company.
The deal comes just a few days after Apple TV+ debuted Loot, a comedy series starring Rudolph and produced by Animal Pictures. The pact with Apple follows a previous first-look deal at Amazon Studios shortly after longtime friends Rudolph and Lyonne founded Animal in 2018.
Created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard (Amazon’s Forever, which also starred Rudolph), Loot finds Rudolph playing Molly Novak, a billionaire who becomes tabloid fodder after her husband betrays her. Learning she has a charity foundation, Molly starts giving away her fortune, going on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne’s Animal Pictures is formalizing its relationship with Apple TV+.
The streamer has signed a first-look deal with Animal Pictures, led by president Danielle Renfrew Behrens. Under the multiyear deal, Apple will get the opening shot at series and digital feature projects developed at the company.
The deal comes just a few days after Apple TV+ debuted Loot, a comedy series starring Rudolph and produced by Animal Pictures. The pact with Apple follows a previous first-look deal at Amazon Studios shortly after longtime friends Rudolph and Lyonne founded Animal in 2018.
Created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard (Amazon’s Forever, which also starred Rudolph), Loot finds Rudolph playing Molly Novak, a billionaire who becomes tabloid fodder after her husband betrays her. Learning she has a charity foundation, Molly starts giving away her fortune, going on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
- 6/27/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ has inked a multi-year first-look deal with Animal Pictures, the production company from Maya Rudolph, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Renfrew Behrens.
The deal gives Apple TV+ the first-look on series and digital features developed and produced by the company.
The news comes not long after the debut of Rudolph’s new workplace comedy series “Loot” on the streamer.
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Maya Rudolph and Apple’s ‘Loot’ Cast on Ensuring Their Lead Billionaire Wasn’t a Complete ‘Pos’
“Loot” follows Rudolph’s Molly Novak, “a billionaire who has a dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht — anything her heart desires. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder,” per a logline from the streamer. “She’s reaching rock bottom when she learns, to her surprise, that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas...
The deal gives Apple TV+ the first-look on series and digital features developed and produced by the company.
The news comes not long after the debut of Rudolph’s new workplace comedy series “Loot” on the streamer.
Also Read:
Maya Rudolph and Apple’s ‘Loot’ Cast on Ensuring Their Lead Billionaire Wasn’t a Complete ‘Pos’
“Loot” follows Rudolph’s Molly Novak, “a billionaire who has a dream life, complete with private jets, a sprawling mansion and a gigayacht — anything her heart desires. But when her husband of 20 years betrays her, she spirals publicly, becoming fuel for tabloid fodder,” per a logline from the streamer. “She’s reaching rock bottom when she learns, to her surprise, that she has a charity foundation run by the no-nonsense Sofia Salinas...
- 6/27/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Ellen Barkin has been tapped to star in an episode of Peacock’s Poker Face, a mystery drama series from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
Details of Barkin’s role, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
She joins previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Barkin is coming off her starring role as Janine “Smurf” Cody in Animal Kingdom,...
Details of Barkin’s role, as well as plot details of the anthology-like series are being kept under wraps.
She joins previously announced cast, including Natasha Lyonne, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Dascha Polanco, Lil Rel Howery, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face and will also executive produce alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne also will serve as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures. The company’s Maya Rudolph and Danielle Renfrew Behrens will co-executive produce.
Barkin is coming off her starring role as Janine “Smurf” Cody in Animal Kingdom,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Natasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s Peacock series “Poker Face” has added five new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.
Tim Meadows, Jameela Jamil, Nicholas Cirillo, Audrey Corsa and Niall Cunningham have all been cast in the series.
The five new cast members join previously announced series lead Lyonne in the series, along with cast members that include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, and David Castañeda. Plot and character details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode.
Meadows is repped by Cesd and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Jamil is repped by 3 Arts and UTA. Cirillo is repped by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and Alexander White Agency. Corsa is repped by Mj Management, Gersh, ID, and Goodman Genow. Cunningham is repped by Paradigm and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
Tim Meadows, Jameela Jamil, Nicholas Cirillo, Audrey Corsa and Niall Cunningham have all been cast in the series.
The five new cast members join previously announced series lead Lyonne in the series, along with cast members that include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, and David Castañeda. Plot and character details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode.
Meadows is repped by Cesd and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Jamil is repped by 3 Arts and UTA. Cirillo is repped by Innovative Artists, Zero Gravity Management, and Alexander White Agency. Corsa is repped by Mj Management, Gersh, ID, and Goodman Genow. Cunningham is repped by Paradigm and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
- 6/20/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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Maya Rudolph likes to say she established Animal Pictures, her production company with Natasha Lyonne, because it was a way to both be creative without having to “sit through hair and makeup” and spend more time with her longtime friend.
She and Lyonne, along with Animal president Danielle Renfrew Behrens, a creative exec and a few assistants, have set up shop in a cozy, ranch-style house in Studio City, where a floor-to-ceiling portrait of Rudolph, which once fronted The New York Times Magazine, hangs in the entryway. There’s a back house, too, which is poised to become a podcast studio. Rudolph’s been toying with the idea of launching one; she just hasn’t landed on the right podcast idea yet.
In the meantime, the 4-year-old company has a robust slate, which includes Lyonne’s recent season of Russian Doll and Rudolph’s Apple TV+ comedy Loot,...
Maya Rudolph likes to say she established Animal Pictures, her production company with Natasha Lyonne, because it was a way to both be creative without having to “sit through hair and makeup” and spend more time with her longtime friend.
She and Lyonne, along with Animal president Danielle Renfrew Behrens, a creative exec and a few assistants, have set up shop in a cozy, ranch-style house in Studio City, where a floor-to-ceiling portrait of Rudolph, which once fronted The New York Times Magazine, hangs in the entryway. There’s a back house, too, which is poised to become a podcast studio. Rudolph’s been toying with the idea of launching one; she just hasn’t landed on the right podcast idea yet.
In the meantime, the 4-year-old company has a robust slate, which includes Lyonne’s recent season of Russian Doll and Rudolph’s Apple TV+ comedy Loot,...
- 6/16/2022
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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There aren’t too many things that terrify Maya Rudolph. The list is basically black widow spiders, stand-up comedy and walking into a roomful of people she doesn’t already know and having to introduce herself.
The first on that list could actually kill her, and the latter two require her to be herself, which is “just so naked and vulnerable,” she says as she forks into a Goop Kitchen salad on an overcast afternoon this spring. It’s fitting, then, that Rudolph has devoted so much of her existence to becoming other people: a collection of divas on Saturday Night Live, the briefly incontinent bride in Bridesmaids, a hormone monstress on Big Mouth and, soon, a billionaire divorcée on the Apple TV+ comedy Loot.
The wigs, the voices, they’re all armor, she acknowledges. “Deep down, it’s probably all those years...
There aren’t too many things that terrify Maya Rudolph. The list is basically black widow spiders, stand-up comedy and walking into a roomful of people she doesn’t already know and having to introduce herself.
The first on that list could actually kill her, and the latter two require her to be herself, which is “just so naked and vulnerable,” she says as she forks into a Goop Kitchen salad on an overcast afternoon this spring. It’s fitting, then, that Rudolph has devoted so much of her existence to becoming other people: a collection of divas on Saturday Night Live, the briefly incontinent bride in Bridesmaids, a hormone monstress on Big Mouth and, soon, a billionaire divorcée on the Apple TV+ comedy Loot.
The wigs, the voices, they’re all armor, she acknowledges. “Deep down, it’s probably all those years...
- 6/15/2022
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Chloë Sevigny is the latest cast addition to Poker Face, Peacock’s 10-episode mystery drama series starring Natasha Lyonne, from Rian Johnson, his T-Street banner and MRC Television.
This is the latest collaboration between Sevigny with Lyonne who have been friends for 25 years. Sevigny recently starred on the second season of Lyonne’s Netflix series Russian Doll.
Details about Poker Face or its characters have not been revealed beyond the show being described by Johnson as a fun, character driven, case-of-the-week mystery. In addition to Lyonne, Sevigny joins previously cast Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face, and also executive produces alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne serves as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures.
This is the latest collaboration between Sevigny with Lyonne who have been friends for 25 years. Sevigny recently starred on the second season of Lyonne’s Netflix series Russian Doll.
Details about Poker Face or its characters have not been revealed beyond the show being described by Johnson as a fun, character driven, case-of-the-week mystery. In addition to Lyonne, Sevigny joins previously cast Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt and David Castañeda.
This marks the first TV series for Knives Out and Star Wars filmmaker Johnson who is the creator, writer and director of Poker Face, and also executive produces alongside T-Street partner Ram Bergman and the company’s television president Nena Rodrigue. Lyonne serves as an executive producer via her Animal Pictures.
- 6/7/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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