“The Resort” opens with the beachy beat of David Byrne and Brian Eno’s “Strange Overtones,” — strange indeed, as the song plays under an epigraph with something slightly wrong.
Two quotes wipe across the screen. First: “The pursuit to capture your past is a waste of time. The past lives in the past and is therefore non-existent in the present. Time travel has not been invented.” These words are credited to Illán Iberra’s 1978 book “El Espejo,” or “The Mirror” in English. Next, a retrraction: in 1993’s “La Desilución del Tiempo” (“The Disappointment of Time”), Iberra writes, “I made many idiotic and pretentious statements in my youth.”
Episode 1 of the Peacock adventure comedy is titled “The Disappointment of Time,” and at first, it seems that creator/showrunner Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) is hoping to position the ideas of “The Resort” in conversation with Iberra’s work. But Iberra doesn’t exist.
Two quotes wipe across the screen. First: “The pursuit to capture your past is a waste of time. The past lives in the past and is therefore non-existent in the present. Time travel has not been invented.” These words are credited to Illán Iberra’s 1978 book “El Espejo,” or “The Mirror” in English. Next, a retrraction: in 1993’s “La Desilución del Tiempo” (“The Disappointment of Time”), Iberra writes, “I made many idiotic and pretentious statements in my youth.”
Episode 1 of the Peacock adventure comedy is titled “The Disappointment of Time,” and at first, it seems that creator/showrunner Andy Siara (“Palm Springs”) is hoping to position the ideas of “The Resort” in conversation with Iberra’s work. But Iberra doesn’t exist.
- 7/29/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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Welcome to the 179th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we’re joined by Palm Springs writer Andy Siara to discuss his new time loop show, Peacock’s mystery comedy The Resort.
Here’s how the episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Krysten Ritter, Jeopardy, For All Mankind, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and Samantha Bee lead the week in TV headlines.
2. San Diego Comic-Con headlines
Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are returning to The Walking Dead but in a limited series and not a slate of feature films.
Welcome to the 179th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we’re joined by Palm Springs writer Andy Siara to discuss his new time loop show, Peacock’s mystery comedy The Resort.
Here’s how the episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Krysten Ritter, Jeopardy, For All Mankind, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and Samantha Bee lead the week in TV headlines.
2. San Diego Comic-Con headlines
Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira are returning to The Walking Dead but in a limited series and not a slate of feature films.
- 7/29/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vulture Watch
This couple may get more than they bargained for. Has The Resort TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Peacock? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Resort, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Streaming on the Peacock subscription service, The Resort TV show stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Nick Offerman, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol with Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock, and Becky Ann Baker in recurring roles. The story follows Noah (Harper) and Emma (Milioti), a young couple who is vacationing at the Oceana Vista Resort...
This couple may get more than they bargained for. Has The Resort TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Peacock? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Resort, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Streaming on the Peacock subscription service, The Resort TV show stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Nick Offerman, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol with Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock, and Becky Ann Baker in recurring roles. The story follows Noah (Harper) and Emma (Milioti), a young couple who is vacationing at the Oceana Vista Resort...
- 7/29/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
This unsolved mystery could help save a marriage in the first season of The Resort TV show on Peacock. As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Resort is cancelled or renewed for season two. Peacock and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of The Resort here.
A Peacock darkly comedic thriller series, The Resort TV show stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Nick Offerman, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol with Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock, and Becky Ann Baker in recurring roles. The story follows Noah (Harper) and Emma (Milioti), a young couple who...
A Peacock darkly comedic thriller series, The Resort TV show stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Nick Offerman, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol with Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock, and Becky Ann Baker in recurring roles. The story follows Noah (Harper) and Emma (Milioti), a young couple who...
- 7/29/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
When Emma (Cristin Milioti) and Noah (William Jackson Harper) arrive at a Yucatan-area beachfront getaway at the beginning of the new Peacock series “The Resort,” they’re not expecting to dwell on the past. Sure, their trip comes under the guise of celebrating ten years of marriage, but as they and their resort mates soon agree, that anniversary trip is intended to be just as much about what lies ahead.
That all changes when a mishap on a day trip excursion starts Emma on a serpentine path through a local unsolved mystery involving two young visitors to the area over the 2007 holiday season. Slowly and assuredly, “The Resort” becomes a two-pronged play, with Emma and a reluctant Noah searching for the truth, interspersed with what did happen for and to Sam (Skyler Gisondo) and Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) in those nights around Christmas. The first in a series of choices that...
That all changes when a mishap on a day trip excursion starts Emma on a serpentine path through a local unsolved mystery involving two young visitors to the area over the 2007 holiday season. Slowly and assuredly, “The Resort” becomes a two-pronged play, with Emma and a reluctant Noah searching for the truth, interspersed with what did happen for and to Sam (Skyler Gisondo) and Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) in those nights around Christmas. The first in a series of choices that...
- 7/28/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In Peacock’s The Resort, a cold case gives a disenchanted couple reason to hang on a while longer.
Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper star as Emma and Noah Reid, whose 10-year matrimony is in desperate need of a tuneup by the time their shuttle drops them off at Bahia del Paraiso. On their first night, Noah passes out on the couch and Emma heads to the pool, where she takes an online quiz to determine whether she should end the relationship. However, the last question — “When you think of your future, is your spouse in it?” — stops her dead in her tracks.
Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper star as Emma and Noah Reid, whose 10-year matrimony is in desperate need of a tuneup by the time their shuttle drops them off at Bahia del Paraiso. On their first night, Noah passes out on the couch and Emma heads to the pool, where she takes an online quiz to determine whether she should end the relationship. However, the last question — “When you think of your future, is your spouse in it?” — stops her dead in her tracks.
- 7/28/2022
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
This article for The Resort contains no spoilers.
“Unique,” “mysterious,” “bizarre,” “wild,” and “like nothing you’ve ever seen before”—these are just a few of the phrases the cast of Peacock’s upcoming thriller/mystery/romance series The Resort used to describe the series when speaking to Den of Geek during San Diego Comic-Con. But it’s possible that none of their answers actually go far enough.
Okay, okay, maybe star Cristin Milioti’s declaration that the show “is as if Romancing the Stone and Jurassic Park were combined, but also were about the disappointment of getting older” comes close. But it’s still not quite there.
On the surface, The Resort feels familiar. Or, at the very least, as though it should be familiar. A pair of overworked millennials head to a Mexican resort on the Mayan Riviera to celebrate their tenth anniversary, a trip that seems to...
“Unique,” “mysterious,” “bizarre,” “wild,” and “like nothing you’ve ever seen before”—these are just a few of the phrases the cast of Peacock’s upcoming thriller/mystery/romance series The Resort used to describe the series when speaking to Den of Geek during San Diego Comic-Con. But it’s possible that none of their answers actually go far enough.
Okay, okay, maybe star Cristin Milioti’s declaration that the show “is as if Romancing the Stone and Jurassic Park were combined, but also were about the disappointment of getting older” comes close. But it’s still not quite there.
On the surface, The Resort feels familiar. Or, at the very least, as though it should be familiar. A pair of overworked millennials head to a Mexican resort on the Mayan Riviera to celebrate their tenth anniversary, a trip that seems to...
- 7/28/2022
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
Andy Siara wants to make you laugh, and then cry, and then laugh again. And with his latest series, “The Resort,” which he spent eight years developing, he’s hoping it’ll do just that.
The executive producer describes his comedic thriller, which begins streaming this Thursday on Peacock, as “having one foot on the banana peel and the other in the grave,” he told TheWrap in a new interview.
“The Resort” follows Cristin Milioti’s Emma and William Jackson Harper’s Noah who decide while on their 10th anniversary vacation to try and solve a case about two young people who went missing from a nearby hotel 15 years earlier. But really, it’s also a reflection of Siara’s own journey with trying to recapture the past and his realization that nostalgia isn’t always a positive force. Hence the crying.
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‘The Resort’ Trailer: Cristin Milioti and...
The executive producer describes his comedic thriller, which begins streaming this Thursday on Peacock, as “having one foot on the banana peel and the other in the grave,” he told TheWrap in a new interview.
“The Resort” follows Cristin Milioti’s Emma and William Jackson Harper’s Noah who decide while on their 10th anniversary vacation to try and solve a case about two young people who went missing from a nearby hotel 15 years earlier. But really, it’s also a reflection of Siara’s own journey with trying to recapture the past and his realization that nostalgia isn’t always a positive force. Hence the crying.
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‘The Resort’ Trailer: Cristin Milioti and...
- 7/28/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Take the location of last summer’s hit “The White Lotus,” the let’s-solve-a-mystery comedy structure of “Only Murders in the Building,” some of the underlying foundation of “Search Party,” and toss in a dose of “The Twilight Zone,” and you have the TV recipe for Peacock’s ambitious new comedy “The Resort.” It’s a quirky show that falls a little bit into the shadow of its inspirations and the brisk nature of its season, but its ace ensemble manages to keep it consistently entertaining.
Continue reading ‘The Resort’ TV Review: Great Cast Holds Together Trippy Thriller-Comedy at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘The Resort’ TV Review: Great Cast Holds Together Trippy Thriller-Comedy at The Playlist.
- 7/28/2022
- by Brian Tallerico
- The Playlist
There is one moment Cristin Milioti would not want to time travel back to: meeting then-future president Donald Trump.
The “Palm Springs” actress revealed to The Independent that Trump visited the “Wolf of Wall Street” set since a pivotal scene in the Martin Scorsese-helmed dramedy was filmed outside of Trump Tower.
“He crashed the set and he was a complete and utter buffoon, as we all know,” Milioti explained of the “wild night” of shooting.
The “Made for Love” star portrayed Teresa, first wife of investor Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), who later finds out he is cheating on her with blonde bombshell Naomi (Margot Robbie). The scene Trump “crashed” was when Teresa opens a limousine door to find Jordan snorting cocaine off of Naomi’s chest. She hits Jordan while screaming at him and asking if he loves Naomi instead.
“We shot from 8pm to 8am and we did...
The “Palm Springs” actress revealed to The Independent that Trump visited the “Wolf of Wall Street” set since a pivotal scene in the Martin Scorsese-helmed dramedy was filmed outside of Trump Tower.
“He crashed the set and he was a complete and utter buffoon, as we all know,” Milioti explained of the “wild night” of shooting.
The “Made for Love” star portrayed Teresa, first wife of investor Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio), who later finds out he is cheating on her with blonde bombshell Naomi (Margot Robbie). The scene Trump “crashed” was when Teresa opens a limousine door to find Jordan snorting cocaine off of Naomi’s chest. She hits Jordan while screaming at him and asking if he loves Naomi instead.
“We shot from 8pm to 8am and we did...
- 7/28/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
To say that “The Resort” has more to offer than it seems is saying something, considering just how much it already has at first glance. Created by “Palm Springs” writer Andy Siara, and with a stacked cast led by the always killer Caitlin Milioti and William Jackson Harper, the series unpacks a mystery that only gets wilder, deeper, and more disorienting with each passing episode. One of the year’s most intriguing TV surprises, “The Resort” will deserve a bigger audience than it’ll likely get on Peacock.
In the beginning, Siara and Allison Miller’s “The Resort” presents itself as a relatively straightforward story, albeit one unfolding in two parallel timelines. In 2007, Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) and Sam (Skyler Gisondo) meet at a resort in Mexico before disappearing into thin air the night before a catastrophic hurricane. In 2022, Emma (Milioti) and her husband Noah (Harper) stumble upon the first clue...
In the beginning, Siara and Allison Miller’s “The Resort” presents itself as a relatively straightforward story, albeit one unfolding in two parallel timelines. In 2007, Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) and Sam (Skyler Gisondo) meet at a resort in Mexico before disappearing into thin air the night before a catastrophic hurricane. In 2022, Emma (Milioti) and her husband Noah (Harper) stumble upon the first clue...
- 7/28/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
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At the heart of nearly every character and every action in The Resort is a variation on the same question: What is the point? Does an idle doodle have to have a point? What about a cryptic, vaguely sinister-looking mural? What’s the point of a mystery if there are no answers? What is the point of life, with all its attendant tragedies and disappointments — or is life itself the point of life, since every moment is the result of every moment that came before it?
Inevitably, this search for meaning circles around to what might be the biggest question of all, at least in this specific context: What is the point of The Resort?
As a mystery, it’s no great shakes. Its serpentine plot starts strong before getting lost in the weeds, ultimately arriving at a destination that hardly feels worth...
At the heart of nearly every character and every action in The Resort is a variation on the same question: What is the point? Does an idle doodle have to have a point? What about a cryptic, vaguely sinister-looking mural? What’s the point of a mystery if there are no answers? What is the point of life, with all its attendant tragedies and disappointments — or is life itself the point of life, since every moment is the result of every moment that came before it?
Inevitably, this search for meaning circles around to what might be the biggest question of all, at least in this specific context: What is the point of The Resort?
As a mystery, it’s no great shakes. Its serpentine plot starts strong before getting lost in the weeds, ultimately arriving at a destination that hardly feels worth...
- 7/28/2022
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
Amazon keeps its hand in the comic book adaptation game with Paper Girls, Shark Week continues and a pair of CW series have finales (one for good). They’re among the TV and streaming highlights for July 27-Aug. 2.
Below is The Hollywood Reporter‘s rundown of premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days. It would be next to impossible to watch everything, but let THR point the way to worthy options for the coming week. All times are Et/Pt unless noted.
The Big Show
It’s a supernaturally tinged, 1980s-set drama centered on kids who ride bikes, but Stranger Things, this is not. Paper Girls is an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s award-winning comic book about four girls who, while on their newspaper delivery routes in 1988, become caught up in a war between rival factions of time travelers.
Amazon keeps its hand in the comic book adaptation game with Paper Girls, Shark Week continues and a pair of CW series have finales (one for good). They’re among the TV and streaming highlights for July 27-Aug. 2.
Below is The Hollywood Reporter‘s rundown of premieres, returns and specials over the next seven days. It would be next to impossible to watch everything, but let THR point the way to worthy options for the coming week. All times are Et/Pt unless noted.
The Big Show
It’s a supernaturally tinged, 1980s-set drama centered on kids who ride bikes, but Stranger Things, this is not. Paper Girls is an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s award-winning comic book about four girls who, while on their newspaper delivery routes in 1988, become caught up in a war between rival factions of time travelers.
- 7/27/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pack your bags for a vacation like you've never had before. Peacock's new comedic thriller The Resort is about to take fans on an unexpected ride that defies genre. Or, as star Nina Bloomgarden put it, expect the "everything genre." "When I read the pilot for the first time, right off the bat it was like, 'Wow this is different. This is interesting and this could go in a million different ways," Bloomgarden told E! News exclusively ahead of the show's July 28 premiere. "Genre-wise, it really is all over the map. After a while I was like, 'It's everything.' I think it's important to have an everything genre because life is an everything...
- 7/27/2022
- E! Online
We are blessed with a deluge of originals, with new series dropping all the time across a spectrum of streaming networks.
Peacock's The Resort is brilliant and engaging from start to finish, and it should swim to the top of your what-to-watch list.
This comedic, emotional thriller hits all the right notes.
Creator and showrunner Andy Siara had always wanted to " make a big summer movie with mystery, detectives, adventure, comedy, tragedy, romance, a natural disaster, plus a dose of the surreal and existential." He claims The Resort captures everything he'd dreamed for his dream project.
Now, I'm not keen on creators professing to bring the big screen to episodic television. It suggests that you cannot find comparable entertainment with a different medium.
TV has proven it's just as worthy a medium as the big screen. The volume of successful shows demonstrates that moving away from broadcast networks to cable...
Peacock's The Resort is brilliant and engaging from start to finish, and it should swim to the top of your what-to-watch list.
This comedic, emotional thriller hits all the right notes.
Creator and showrunner Andy Siara had always wanted to " make a big summer movie with mystery, detectives, adventure, comedy, tragedy, romance, a natural disaster, plus a dose of the surreal and existential." He claims The Resort captures everything he'd dreamed for his dream project.
Now, I'm not keen on creators professing to bring the big screen to episodic television. It suggests that you cannot find comparable entertainment with a different medium.
TV has proven it's just as worthy a medium as the big screen. The volume of successful shows demonstrates that moving away from broadcast networks to cable...
- 7/26/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Greetings from Variety Awards Headquarters! Today is July 25, 2022, which means 18 days until final round voting begins on August 12, followed by 34 days until final round voting ends on August 22. Then comes the finales: It’s 40 days until the Creative Arts Emmys kicks off its two-night event on September 3; and then it’s 49 days until the 74th Emmy Awards takes place, live on NBC, September 12.
I’m just back from San Diego Comic-Con, where the fans were back — and so were the networks and studios. Further down I’ll share some images from key activations, but it was fun to see several Emmy contenders strutting their stuff. I also got a chance to moderate two panels for new shows — Dan Harmon‘s new animated Fox comedy “Krapopolis,” and Peacock’s new thriller “The Resort” — which, who knows, could be 2023 Emmy contenders.
As of this writing, we still don’t have an Emmy host…...
I’m just back from San Diego Comic-Con, where the fans were back — and so were the networks and studios. Further down I’ll share some images from key activations, but it was fun to see several Emmy contenders strutting their stuff. I also got a chance to moderate two panels for new shows — Dan Harmon‘s new animated Fox comedy “Krapopolis,” and Peacock’s new thriller “The Resort” — which, who knows, could be 2023 Emmy contenders.
As of this writing, we still don’t have an Emmy host…...
- 7/26/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
You might be tempted to compare The Resort to The White Lotus, but according to the cast of the upcoming Peacock series, the two shows couldn't be more different. Cristina Milioti, William Jackson Harper and their Resort co-stars told E! News as much during San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, where they were promoting the series that centers on a couple's vacation gone wrong. As Nina Bloomgarden put it, "This is so unique and different. You've never seen anything like this before." That includes The White Lotus, HBO's satirical chronicling of a tropical resort's guests and staff, star Luis Gerardo Mendez said. He even predicted that viewers will come to the...
- 7/25/2022
- E! Online
Bookmark this page, because TV Insider is providing you with a handy weekly list. With so much on TV — including new and standout episodes in primetime, streaming premieres, movies, and specials — we’re hoping to make it a bit easier for you to keep track of everything you don’t want to miss. Every Monday, on our Shows page, we keep track of the 25 shows that excite us for the week ahead. Read on for what to watch the week of July 25-31. Streaming fans have a lot to look forward to this week, especially the new Peacock mystery topping our list this week, The Resort (July 28), starring Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper as a couple caught up in a bizarre cold case while on an anniversary trip. Over on Prime Video, in Paper Girls (July 29), four girls are out on their delivery route when they become caught in the crossfire between warring time-travelers.
- 7/25/2022
- TV Insider
Nina Bloomgarden is a name you may not be too familiar with just yet, but it’s one you should definitely be paying attention to. Although she is relatively new to the professional acting world, Nina is working hard to build a strong foundation for a long-lasting career. Nina has two projects in the works that will likely change the trajectory of her career and help her reach new heights. One project, Jane, is a movie while the other, The Resort, is a TV series. Her roles in both of these projects will introduce her talent to a wider audience, and
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Nina Bloomgarden...
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- 6/25/2022
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
“Killing It” has been renewed for a second season at Peacock.
The Craig Robinson–led comedy is a show that probes the stressors of America’s dog-eat-dog system of capitalism — via the killing of very large snakes. Season 2 will further expand Robinson’s “quest to achieve the American dream,” per the streamer.
“We knew we had a rare gem with ‘Killing It’ and are thrilled Peacock audiences sank their teeth into this series, led by comedic legend Craig Robinson,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t wait to tell more twists and turns of one person’s hilarious, persistent pursuit of the American dream, from the incomparable creative minds of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and our partners at Utv, as Peacock continues to be a home for unique, thought-provoking and humor-filled comedies.”
“Killing It” stars Robinson as a struggling prison guard trying...
The Craig Robinson–led comedy is a show that probes the stressors of America’s dog-eat-dog system of capitalism — via the killing of very large snakes. Season 2 will further expand Robinson’s “quest to achieve the American dream,” per the streamer.
“We knew we had a rare gem with ‘Killing It’ and are thrilled Peacock audiences sank their teeth into this series, led by comedic legend Craig Robinson,” said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “We can’t wait to tell more twists and turns of one person’s hilarious, persistent pursuit of the American dream, from the incomparable creative minds of Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici and our partners at Utv, as Peacock continues to be a home for unique, thought-provoking and humor-filled comedies.”
“Killing It” stars Robinson as a struggling prison guard trying...
- 6/22/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fernanda Andrade (Let the Right One In) has signed on for a role in Paramount+’s crime thriller, Finestkind. She joins an ensemble that also includes Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich, Clayne Crawford, Meghan Leathers and Ismael Cruz Cordova, as previously announced.
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Andrade plays Anne Marie, a great mom and loving wife to Cordova’s fisherman,...
Set in America’s biggest commercial fishing port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Foster and Wallace) from opposite sides of the tracks, who are reunited as adults over one fateful summer. When desperate circumstances force them to strike a deal with a dangerous Boston crime syndicate, a young woman (Ortega) finds herself caught in the middle. Along the way, sacrifices must be made, and bonds between brothers, friends, and a father (Jones) and his son are put to the test. Andrade plays Anne Marie, a great mom and loving wife to Cordova’s fisherman,...
- 5/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Soo Joo Park (Sense8), Brock O’Hurn (The Righteous Gemstones), Bella Thorne (Measure of Revenge), Laird Hamilton (Point Break) and Duke Nicholson (Us) are the latest additions to the cast of the dark comedy The Trainer, which Tony Kaye (American History X) is directing from a script by star Vito Schnabel and Jeff Solomon.
The film currently in production, after nearly a decade in development, is based on an original story by Schnabel. Unfolding over eight days of sleep-deprived chaos, it follows Jack (Schnabel), a down-on-his-luck fitness expert living with his mother in Los Angeles, who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune, trying to realize his version of the American dream. Julia Fox, Steven Van Zandt, Taylour Paige, Stephen Dorff, John McEnroe, Gina Gershon and Luka Sabbat are also set to star. Details with regard to the characters the newest additions to the cast will be playing are being kept under wraps.
The film currently in production, after nearly a decade in development, is based on an original story by Schnabel. Unfolding over eight days of sleep-deprived chaos, it follows Jack (Schnabel), a down-on-his-luck fitness expert living with his mother in Los Angeles, who takes a maniacal swing at fame and fortune, trying to realize his version of the American dream. Julia Fox, Steven Van Zandt, Taylour Paige, Stephen Dorff, John McEnroe, Gina Gershon and Luka Sabbat are also set to star. Details with regard to the characters the newest additions to the cast will be playing are being kept under wraps.
- 4/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: UTA has signed Luis Gerardo Méndez (Narcos: Mexico), one of Mexico’s biggest stars, for representation in all areas.
Méndez is an actor, writer and producer best known for exec producing and starring in Netflix’s first Spanish-language original comedy series, Club de Cuervos. He most recently appeared in the third season of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico, as well as in Los Enviados (The Envoys) for Paramount+, where he is currently under a first-look producing deal for Spanish-language projects.
Méndez will next be seen in a starring role in the Netflix limited series, Belascoaran, and in Netflix’s Me Time, with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, which is slated to premiere later this year. He will soon begin filming for the Peacock limited series, The Resort, which was written and will be directed by Andy Siara.
The actor made his entrance into the U.S. feature marketplace opposite Adam Sandler...
Méndez is an actor, writer and producer best known for exec producing and starring in Netflix’s first Spanish-language original comedy series, Club de Cuervos. He most recently appeared in the third season of Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico, as well as in Los Enviados (The Envoys) for Paramount+, where he is currently under a first-look producing deal for Spanish-language projects.
Méndez will next be seen in a starring role in the Netflix limited series, Belascoaran, and in Netflix’s Me Time, with Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, which is slated to premiere later this year. He will soon begin filming for the Peacock limited series, The Resort, which was written and will be directed by Andy Siara.
The actor made his entrance into the U.S. feature marketplace opposite Adam Sandler...
- 3/24/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Lan Samantha Chang’s novel The Family Chao is getting a series adaptation after Sam Esmail and UCP optioned the rights to the book.
Esmail will develop the adaptation via his Esmail Corp. banner, which has a deal at the Universal Studio Group division. He will exec produce alongside Chad Hamilton and Chang with Eli Kirschner as co-executive producer. The team is currently searching for a writer to adapt.
The book was published last month by W. W. Norton & Company. The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Chinese food for thirty-five years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and their three sons earned scholarships to respectable colleges. A mysterious death in the restaurant reunites the Chao brothers in Haven...
Esmail will develop the adaptation via his Esmail Corp. banner, which has a deal at the Universal Studio Group division. He will exec produce alongside Chad Hamilton and Chang with Eli Kirschner as co-executive producer. The team is currently searching for a writer to adapt.
The book was published last month by W. W. Norton & Company. The residents of Haven, Wisconsin, have dined on the Fine Chao restaurant’s delicious Chinese food for thirty-five years, content to ignore any unsavory whispers about the family owners. Whether or not Big Leo Chao is honest, or his wife, Winnie, is happy, their food tastes good and their three sons earned scholarships to respectable colleges. A mysterious death in the restaurant reunites the Chao brothers in Haven...
- 3/10/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Rookie‘s potential FBI-themed spinoff has enlisted two more agents: Kat Foster (‘Til Death) and Felix Solis (Ozark) will guest-star in the two-episode backdoor pilot, starring Niecy Nash (Claws) as the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy, our sister site Deadline reports.
In the yet-to-be-scheduled installments, Officer Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark (Nash) when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.
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In the yet-to-be-scheduled installments, Officer Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the L.A. division of the FBI enlist the help of FBI trainee Simone Clark (Nash) when one of her former students is suspected of terrorism following an explosion at a local power station.
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- 3/9/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Peacock has a new and very strange show coming out called "The Resort," and the casting people are clearly brilliant. Nick Offerman is set to join the slew of previously announced cast members. I'm sure you already love him, but I'd like to remind you that his cameo as a woodworker in "The Good Place" made an already wonderful series finale just that much better.
Offerman will join William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place") and Cristin Milioti ("Palm Springs") as well as Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol in lead roles. Recurring guest stars include Ben...
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Offerman will join William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place") and Cristin Milioti ("Palm Springs") as well as Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela Cartol in lead roles. Recurring guest stars include Ben...
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- 3/8/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Nick Offerman has signed on to Sam Esmail’s upcoming comedy/thriller series “The Resort,” rounding out the series lead cast, Peacock announced Tuesday.
The series is about a couple (played by Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper), who investigate an unsolved mystery from 15 years ago while celebrating their anniversary on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.
Offerman will play Murray Thompson, the father of Nina Bloomgarden’s character Violet, and the two begin the series on a vacation together with Murray’s girlfriend.
The logline for the show is as follows: “A multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place 15 years prior.”
The series, which is currently in production in Puerto Rico, also stars Skyler Gisondo of “Licorice Pizza,...
The series is about a couple (played by Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper), who investigate an unsolved mystery from 15 years ago while celebrating their anniversary on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera.
Offerman will play Murray Thompson, the father of Nina Bloomgarden’s character Violet, and the two begin the series on a vacation together with Murray’s girlfriend.
The logline for the show is as follows: “A multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place 15 years prior.”
The series, which is currently in production in Puerto Rico, also stars Skyler Gisondo of “Licorice Pizza,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Updated Story (03/08/2022): Nick Offerman is rounding out the lead cast of Peacock’s The Resort, joining the previously-announced William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti. The current Pam & Tommy star and Parks and Recreation alum will play Murray Thompson, the father of Violet, played by Nina Bloomgarden. Original Story (03/01/2022): William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti are returning to comedy. The actors will costar in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller, The Resort, Peacock announced Tuesday. The Resort is a true-crime love story produced by UCP (a division of Universal Studio Group) and Esmail Corp. The limited series will consist of eight 30-minute episodes. Palm Springs writer Andy Siara is the showrunner, writer, and executive producer of the comedy, described as “a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time.” “An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled...
- 3/8/2022
- TV Insider
Nick Offerman has been cast in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.”
He joins previously announced leads William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol in the series, which is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. Noah (Harper) and Emma’s (Milioti) anniversary trip puts their marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior. Offerman will play Murray Thompson, the father of Violet (Bloomgarden).
Offerman is best known for playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” Forest in FX’s “Devs” and Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo.” Other prominent credits include Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” “Colin in Black & White” on Netflix and films including “The Founder,” “The House of Tomorrow,...
He joins previously announced leads William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol in the series, which is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. Noah (Harper) and Emma’s (Milioti) anniversary trip puts their marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior. Offerman will play Murray Thompson, the father of Violet (Bloomgarden).
Offerman is best known for playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” Forest in FX’s “Devs” and Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo.” Other prominent credits include Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy,” “Colin in Black & White” on Netflix and films including “The Founder,” “The House of Tomorrow,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Nick Offerman, who currently stars in Hulu’s limited series Pam & Tommy, rounds out the lead cast opposite William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti in The Resort, Peacock’s comedic thriller from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP.
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when a couple (Harper and Milioti) find themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place 15 years prior.
In addition to Harper and Milioti, Parks and Recreation alum Offerman joins previously announced lead cast members Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol as well as recurring guest stars Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker.
Offerman plays Murray Thompson,...
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when a couple (Harper and Milioti) find themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place 15 years prior.
In addition to Harper and Milioti, Parks and Recreation alum Offerman joins previously announced lead cast members Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol as well as recurring guest stars Ben Sinclair, Parvesh Cheena, Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker.
Offerman plays Murray Thompson,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
William Jackson Harper (Love Life) has joined the cast of Landscape With Invisible Hand, a heightened comedy that Cory Finley is directing for MGM, Deadline can confirm.
He’s set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Tiffany Haddish, Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie.
The film adapting M.T. Anderson’s National Book Award-winning novel of the same is set in a deeply stratified, alien future. Further details with regard to its plot have not been disclosed. Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing for Plan B, with Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle for Annapurna. Production is underway.
Harper is an Emmy nominee known for his turn on NBC’s The Good Place who will next be seen opposite Cristin Milioti in the Peacock series The Resort. He most recently exec produced and starred in the second season...
He’s set to star alongside previously announced cast members including Tiffany Haddish, Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie.
The film adapting M.T. Anderson’s National Book Award-winning novel of the same is set in a deeply stratified, alien future. Further details with regard to its plot have not been disclosed. Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are producing for Plan B, with Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle for Annapurna. Production is underway.
Harper is an Emmy nominee known for his turn on NBC’s The Good Place who will next be seen opposite Cristin Milioti in the Peacock series The Resort. He most recently exec produced and starred in the second season...
- 3/3/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy-nominated “The Good Place” star William Jackson Harper has joined the cast of Cory Finley’s “Landscape With Invisible Hand.”
He joins previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish, Kylie Rogers, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie in the film from MGM, Plan B Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures.
Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, “Landscape With Invisible Hand” is a heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future and marks Finley’s third film after “Thoroughbreds” and “Bad Education.” The project — produced by Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner and Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle — is currently in production.
Harper most recently starred in and executive produced the second season of HBO Max’s rom-com anthology series “Love Life,” for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination and one of his two Critics Choice Award nods.
He joins previously announced stars Asante Blackk, Tiffany Haddish, Kylie Rogers, Clifton Collins Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Josh Hamilton and Brooklynn MacKinzie in the film from MGM, Plan B Entertainment and Annapurna Pictures.
Based on National Book Award winner M.T. Anderson’s novel of the same name, “Landscape With Invisible Hand” is a heightened comedy set in a deeply stratified, alien future and marks Finley’s third film after “Thoroughbreds” and “Bad Education.” The project — produced by Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner and Annapurna’s Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle — is currently in production.
Harper most recently starred in and executive produced the second season of HBO Max’s rom-com anthology series “Love Life,” for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination and one of his two Critics Choice Award nods.
- 3/3/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Get ready for your next comedy-mystery TV obsession, because Peacock's "The Resort" just welcomed some new guests!
The upcoming series hails from "Palm Springs" writer Andy Siara and executive producer Sam Esmail. Peacock announced that William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place") and Cristin Milioti ("Palm Springs") will star as a couple in a monotonous marriage who take an anniversary trip to the Mayan Riviera to spice things up, but end up entangled with a bizarre unsolved mystery that took place 15 years prior.
Additionally, Skyler Gisondo ("Licorice Pizza"), Ben Sinclair ("Dave"), and Parvesh Cheena ("Mythic Quest") will also star...
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The upcoming series hails from "Palm Springs" writer Andy Siara and executive producer Sam Esmail. Peacock announced that William Jackson Harper ("The Good Place") and Cristin Milioti ("Palm Springs") will star as a couple in a monotonous marriage who take an anniversary trip to the Mayan Riviera to spice things up, but end up entangled with a bizarre unsolved mystery that took place 15 years prior.
Additionally, Skyler Gisondo ("Licorice Pizza"), Ben Sinclair ("Dave"), and Parvesh Cheena ("Mythic Quest") will also star...
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- 3/1/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
“Palm Springs” star Cristin Milioti and “The Good Place” alum William Jackson Harper will lead the cast of Sam Esmail’s upcoming Peacock comedy/thriller series “The Resort,” NBCUniversal announced on Tuesday.
They’ll play Emma and Noah, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera when they become embroiled in an unsolved mystery from 15 years ago.
Skyler Gisondo of “Licorice Pizza” will play Sam, who is on vacation with his parents and girlfriend at the Oceana Vista Resort in the 2007 timeline. Ben Sinclair (“Dave”) will play resort owner Alex while Parvesh Cheena (“Mythic Quest”) will play Ted, who’s on vacation with his husband who is also named Ted. Sinclair will also direct and executive produce episodes 1-4.
They join previously announced series leads Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol. Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker were previously announced to play recurring characters.
They’ll play Emma and Noah, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary on Mexico’s Mayan Riviera when they become embroiled in an unsolved mystery from 15 years ago.
Skyler Gisondo of “Licorice Pizza” will play Sam, who is on vacation with his parents and girlfriend at the Oceana Vista Resort in the 2007 timeline. Ben Sinclair (“Dave”) will play resort owner Alex while Parvesh Cheena (“Mythic Quest”) will play Ted, who’s on vacation with his husband who is also named Ted. Sinclair will also direct and executive produce episodes 1-4.
They join previously announced series leads Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol. Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker were previously announced to play recurring characters.
- 3/1/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Two of our favorite actors are teaming up for a new comedic thriller on Peacock.
William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) are set to star in The Resort, TVLine has learned. A mystery set on the Mayan Riviera, The Resort stars Harper and Milioti as married teachers Noah and Emma, who take an anniversary trip and find themselves caught up in a bizarre unsolved mystery that took place 15 years earlier.
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William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) are set to star in The Resort, TVLine has learned. A mystery set on the Mayan Riviera, The Resort stars Harper and Milioti as married teachers Noah and Emma, who take an anniversary trip and find themselves caught up in a bizarre unsolved mystery that took place 15 years earlier.
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- 3/1/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Sam Esmail’s “Metropolis” series has been greenlit at Apple, Variety has learned.
The drama series is inspired by the 1927 Fritz Lang sci-fi film of the same name. Hailed as one of the greatest and most influential films of the silent film era, the story takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis.
While the city’s wealthy elite enjoy a lavish life of comfort and ease in penthouses and pleasure gardens, scores of workers labor at dangerous machinery in the bowels of the city to keep everything running. Freder Fredersen, the son of the most powerful man in Metropolis, has an awakening after meeting a young worker named Maria and witnessing a number of workers die in an industrial accident.
Esmail will serve as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner on “Metropolis.” Esmail and Chad Hamilton will executive produce via Esmail Corp. UCP is the studio. Esmail Corp. is...
The drama series is inspired by the 1927 Fritz Lang sci-fi film of the same name. Hailed as one of the greatest and most influential films of the silent film era, the story takes place in the futuristic city of Metropolis.
While the city’s wealthy elite enjoy a lavish life of comfort and ease in penthouses and pleasure gardens, scores of workers labor at dangerous machinery in the bowels of the city to keep everything running. Freder Fredersen, the son of the most powerful man in Metropolis, has an awakening after meeting a young worker named Maria and witnessing a number of workers die in an industrial accident.
Esmail will serve as writer, director, executive producer, and showrunner on “Metropolis.” Esmail and Chad Hamilton will executive produce via Esmail Corp. UCP is the studio. Esmail Corp. is...
- 3/1/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy nominee William Jackson Harper (Love Life) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) have been tapped to star in Peacock’s The Resort a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. The Righteous Gemstones‘ Skyler Gisondo also is set as a lead and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) and Parvesh Cheena (Mythic Quest) will recur in the ensemble series.
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple (Harper and Milioti) finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior.
Harper will play Noah, also a teacher, but unlike Emma (Milioti), Noah seems perfectly content floating through the mundane reality of his existence.
Milioti’s Emma is...
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple (Harper and Milioti) finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior.
Harper will play Noah, also a teacher, but unlike Emma (Milioti), Noah seems perfectly content floating through the mundane reality of his existence.
Milioti’s Emma is...
- 3/1/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
William Jackson Harper and Cristin Milioti have been cast as Noah and Emma, the leading roles in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.” Additionally, Skyler Gisondo, Ben Sinclair and Parvesh Cheena are set to join the ensemble.
“The Resort” is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.
Noah and Emma are both teachers who are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. Noah is described as perfectly content to float through the mundane reality of his existence, while Emma has found herself at a plateau in their marriage before they’re pulled into the Mayan mystery.
Gisondo will star as Sam, who is on vacation with his parents and girlfriend in 2007 at the Oceana Vista Resort.
“The Resort” is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.
Noah and Emma are both teachers who are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary. Noah is described as perfectly content to float through the mundane reality of his existence, while Emma has found herself at a plateau in their marriage before they’re pulled into the Mayan mystery.
Gisondo will star as Sam, who is on vacation with his parents and girlfriend in 2007 at the Oceana Vista Resort.
- 3/1/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock has set the cast for The Resort, a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol are set as series regulars, and Debby Ryan (Insatiable), Dylan Baker (Happiness), Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker will recur in the ensemble series.
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior.
Méndez will play Baltasar Frías, the head of security at the Oceana Vista Resort in 2007. He’s always in detective mode,...
Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior.
Méndez will play Baltasar Frías, the head of security at the Oceana Vista Resort in 2007. He’s always in detective mode,...
- 1/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix and Sky are co-producing for the first time on natural history series “Predators,” a six-parter that will follow six predators across changing landscapes. The series will premiere on Sky Nature in the U.K., Germany and Italy in winter 2022.
Other Sky factual commissions include “Gabon” (working title) that explores the story of a scientist from Manchester who became the Environment Minister of Central African country Gabon after forming an unlikely friendship with President Ali Bongo, which will bow on Sky Documentaries later this year, while “Death on The Beach,” which examines young travellers who have died under mysterious circumstances on the remote backpacking Thai island Koh Tao, will be on Sky Crime in March.
Elsewhere, following the Nov. 2021 launches in the U.K. and Ireland, Sky and NBCUniversal are continuing the rollout of Peacock internationally on Sky across Germany and Austria. From Jan. 25, at no additional cost, Sky Q...
Other Sky factual commissions include “Gabon” (working title) that explores the story of a scientist from Manchester who became the Environment Minister of Central African country Gabon after forming an unlikely friendship with President Ali Bongo, which will bow on Sky Documentaries later this year, while “Death on The Beach,” which examines young travellers who have died under mysterious circumstances on the remote backpacking Thai island Koh Tao, will be on Sky Crime in March.
Elsewhere, following the Nov. 2021 launches in the U.K. and Ireland, Sky and NBCUniversal are continuing the rollout of Peacock internationally on Sky across Germany and Austria. From Jan. 25, at no additional cost, Sky Q...
- 1/25/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Kevin Yorn’s law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman has promoted Ashley Briskman, Cary Dobkin, Kristi Eddington and Miles Metcoff to partner positions.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
- 11/18/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Hello, everyone! We’re back with a brand new round of horror and sci-fi 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD releases coming out tomorrow, and I gotta say, November 16th is a good day to be a genre fan, because we have a lot of cool stuff coming our way. If you missed it in theaters, you can finally catch up with Nia DaCosta’s Candyman and both Maniac Cop 2 and 3 are getting a 4K upgrade courtesy of Blue Underground. Lionsgate has put together the impressive 4K set The Evil Dead: Groovy Collection that includes the first two Evil Dead films and all three seasons of Ash vs Evil Dead (plus a bevy of bonus content) that would make a killer addition to anyone’s home media collection.
Other releases for November 16th include Mulholland Dr. 4K, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Megan is Missing, Caveat, The Resort, and the Mad Max Anthology 4K.
Other releases for November 16th include Mulholland Dr. 4K, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Megan is Missing, Caveat, The Resort, and the Mad Max Anthology 4K.
- 11/16/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
NBCUniversal’s international flight plan for Peacock starts this week: Starting Nov. 16, Sky TV and Now customers in the U.K. and Ireland will get access to the streaming service for no additional fee.
Comcast had announced plans this summer to launch Peacock as a free add-on for Sky’s satellite TV customers in Europe, representing a base of close to 20 million households. According to NBCU, after the “soft launch” in the U.K. and Ireland, Peacock will continue to roll out across Sky platforms in territories including Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the next few months.
Sky TV customers and subscribers to the Now Entertainment package in the U.K. and Ireland will get “early access” to the new ad-supported Peacock destination, with original and library TV shows and movies from across NBCU although the content availability will differ from what’s available on Peacock in the U.
Comcast had announced plans this summer to launch Peacock as a free add-on for Sky’s satellite TV customers in Europe, representing a base of close to 20 million households. According to NBCU, after the “soft launch” in the U.K. and Ireland, Peacock will continue to roll out across Sky platforms in territories including Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland in the next few months.
Sky TV customers and subscribers to the Now Entertainment package in the U.K. and Ireland will get “early access” to the new ad-supported Peacock destination, with original and library TV shows and movies from across NBCU although the content availability will differ from what’s available on Peacock in the U.
- 11/15/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Eli Kirschner, who was most recently SVP, Scripted Development at Peacock, has joined Sam Esmail’s Esmail Corp as Head of Television.
Kirschner, who has been at NBCUniversal for a decade in a variety of roles, will work to grow the Homecoming and Mr. Robot producer’s slate of streaming and cable series.
He will report to Esmail and his production partner Chad Hamilton and will oversee a team that includes Sarah Matte, Vice President of Development, and coordinator, Dexter Eichhorst.
Kirschner previously oversaw production of the NBCU streamer’s initial slate including Brave New World. Before that he oversaw cable series from USA Network and Syfy such as The Expanse, The Purge, Krypton, Chucky and Channel Zero. Before joining NBCU, he was at Created By Productions where he worked on series including Game of Thrones and FlashForward.
Esmail Corp has produced series such as Amazon’s Homecoming, USA...
Kirschner, who has been at NBCUniversal for a decade in a variety of roles, will work to grow the Homecoming and Mr. Robot producer’s slate of streaming and cable series.
He will report to Esmail and his production partner Chad Hamilton and will oversee a team that includes Sarah Matte, Vice President of Development, and coordinator, Dexter Eichhorst.
Kirschner previously oversaw production of the NBCU streamer’s initial slate including Brave New World. Before that he oversaw cable series from USA Network and Syfy such as The Expanse, The Purge, Krypton, Chucky and Channel Zero. Before joining NBCU, he was at Created By Productions where he worked on series including Game of Thrones and FlashForward.
Esmail Corp has produced series such as Amazon’s Homecoming, USA...
- 9/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Penn has set an ultimatum on the set of the upcoming Starz Watergate series “Gaslit”: either the entire cast and crew receive Covid-19 vaccines, or he’s not returning to work. Although NBCUniversal, “Gaslit’s” studio, imposed mandatory vaccines for “Zone A” cast and crew members (those in close proximity during production), and provided an on-site vaccination clinic for those involved with the production, Penn is putting his foot down. The actor’s representatives confirmed his decision to Variety.
Penn has offered to facilitate the mandatory-for-all vaccination effort, free of charge, through his nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort.
“Gaslit” focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of Watergate, from Nixon’s opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring down the whole enterprise. Penn will play Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon’s most trusted adviser...
Penn has offered to facilitate the mandatory-for-all vaccination effort, free of charge, through his nonprofit organization Community Organized Relief Effort.
“Gaslit” focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of Watergate, from Nixon’s opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring down the whole enterprise. Penn will play Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon’s most trusted adviser...
- 7/22/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Julius Onah’s new drama “The American Throne” has been given a series development order by Universal Content Productions, a division of Universal Studio Group. The show will be written and directed by the Nigerian American filmmaker, who is known best for producing the film “Luce.”
Per the logline, “The American Throne” takes place in a boldly reimagined contemporary America where the nation was founded as a monarchy. It centers on an entirely white royal family that is plunged into a scorched-earth succession battle when it’s revealed that the late king has hidden a mind-blowing secret: a Black son who is the true heir to the throne.
Others attached to the project include British American filmmaker Peter Glanz (“The Longest Week”), who is writing. He is repped by ICM, Mosaic and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman. He’s also repped by Merman for commercials.
Per the logline, “The American Throne” takes place in a boldly reimagined contemporary America where the nation was founded as a monarchy. It centers on an entirely white royal family that is plunged into a scorched-earth succession battle when it’s revealed that the late king has hidden a mind-blowing secret: a Black son who is the true heir to the throne.
Others attached to the project include British American filmmaker Peter Glanz (“The Longest Week”), who is writing. He is repped by ICM, Mosaic and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman. He’s also repped by Merman for commercials.
- 6/28/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Sam Esmail is teeing up his next development.
The Mr. Robot creator has teamed up with Luce and The Cloverfield Paradox director Julius Onah to develop a series based on the premise of an American monarchy.
The American Throne, which will be written and directed by Nigerian American filmmaker Onah, is set in a reimagined, contemporary America where the nation was founded as a monarchy. This entirely white Royal Family is plunged into a scorched earth succession battle when it’s revealed the late King has hidden a mind-blowing secret: A Black son who is the true heir to the throne.
Peter Glanz, who wrote and directed 2014 feature The Longest Week starring Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde and is developing Till Next Time at IMDb TV with Bad Wolf and Fremantle, will also write.
It is Esmail’s latest project under his overall deal with UCP; he exec produced Amazon’s Homecoming,...
The Mr. Robot creator has teamed up with Luce and The Cloverfield Paradox director Julius Onah to develop a series based on the premise of an American monarchy.
The American Throne, which will be written and directed by Nigerian American filmmaker Onah, is set in a reimagined, contemporary America where the nation was founded as a monarchy. This entirely white Royal Family is plunged into a scorched earth succession battle when it’s revealed the late King has hidden a mind-blowing secret: A Black son who is the true heir to the throne.
Peter Glanz, who wrote and directed 2014 feature The Longest Week starring Jason Bateman and Olivia Wilde and is developing Till Next Time at IMDb TV with Bad Wolf and Fremantle, will also write.
It is Esmail’s latest project under his overall deal with UCP; he exec produced Amazon’s Homecoming,...
- 6/28/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Company to distribute roster of completed titles in US.
Vertical Entertainment continues to grow its international business and is in talks on a virtual Cannes market slate led by thriller Last Survivors starring Alicia Silverstone and civil rights drama Son Of The South executive produced by Spike Lee.
Head of international sales and distribution Ryan Keller and his team have been taking meetings this week on the international sales roster, which includes sci-fi thriller Risen, horror Shook, thriller Stalker, and The Resort. All titles are completed and Vertical will distribute in the US.
Drew Mylrea directed the thriller Last Survivors,...
Vertical Entertainment continues to grow its international business and is in talks on a virtual Cannes market slate led by thriller Last Survivors starring Alicia Silverstone and civil rights drama Son Of The South executive produced by Spike Lee.
Head of international sales and distribution Ryan Keller and his team have been taking meetings this week on the international sales roster, which includes sci-fi thriller Risen, horror Shook, thriller Stalker, and The Resort. All titles are completed and Vertical will distribute in the US.
Drew Mylrea directed the thriller Last Survivors,...
- 6/25/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Peacock is developing the showbiz family drama “Fruits of They Labor” from Billy Porter and Greg Berlanti, the streamer announced Friday.
The drama centers on three generations of an African-American showbiz dynasty navigating their way through life, love, politics and career. Porter, who is coming off of three seasons on FX’s “Pose,” is co-writing the drama with Dan McCabe, but is not expected to star.
Porter and McCabe will executive produce alongside Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden of Berlanti Productions. Warner Bros. Television is the studio. Jonathan Gabay will produce.
Billy Porter has several projects in the pipeline, including the “Cinderella” remake starring Camila Cabello at Amazon and Greg Berlanti’s “Little Shop of Horrors” movie, which will feature Porter as the voice of Audrey II. He is also set to make his feature directorial debut with the coming-of-age romance “What If?” for Orion Pictures.
“Fruits of They...
The drama centers on three generations of an African-American showbiz dynasty navigating their way through life, love, politics and career. Porter, who is coming off of three seasons on FX’s “Pose,” is co-writing the drama with Dan McCabe, but is not expected to star.
Porter and McCabe will executive produce alongside Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and David Madden of Berlanti Productions. Warner Bros. Television is the studio. Jonathan Gabay will produce.
Billy Porter has several projects in the pipeline, including the “Cinderella” remake starring Camila Cabello at Amazon and Greg Berlanti’s “Little Shop of Horrors” movie, which will feature Porter as the voice of Audrey II. He is also set to make his feature directorial debut with the coming-of-age romance “What If?” for Orion Pictures.
“Fruits of They...
- 6/4/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Andy Siara, the writer of the Hulu comedy Palm Springs, is heading to television for his next project. NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock has ordered eight episodes of a new show called The Resort, which is described as “a multi-generational exploration of love, marriage, and family vacations, set amidst one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved […]
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- 6/2/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
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