Tony Awards 2020 Nominees: ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Top the List

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October 15, 2020

Jagged Little Pill leads all 2020 Tony Awards nominees, collecting 15 nominations including Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Choreography. Moulin Rouge! The Musical earned 14 nominations, with Slave Play and Tina – The Tina Turner Musical scoring 12 nominations each.

The American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Antoinette Perry “Tony” Awards nominations were announced by Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart. (The official nominating committee is made up of 41 theatre professionals.) The Tony Awards broadcast date has not been confirmed.

This year’s nominees represent the best of a shortened season. The Covid-19 pandemic forced productions to shutter in order to keep the actors, crews, and audience members safe from exposure.

2020 Tony Awards Nominees:

Best Play
Grand Horizons by Bess Wohl
The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez
Sea Wall/A Life by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne
Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris
The Sound Inside by Adam Rapp

Best Musical
Jagged Little Pill
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Revival of a Play
Betrayal
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune by Terrence McNally
A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller

Best Book of a Musical
Jagged Little Pill – Diablo Cody
Moulin Rouge! The Musical – John Logan
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical – Katori Hall, Frank Ketelaar and Kees Prins

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
A Christmas Carol – Christopher Nightingale
The Inheritance – Paul Englishby
The Rose Tattoo – Fitz Patton and Jason Michael Webb
Slave Play – Lindsay Jones
The Sound Inside – Daniel Kluger

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Ian Barford, Linda Vista
Andrew Burnap, The Inheritance
Jake Gyllenhaal, Sea Wall/A Life
Tom Hiddleston, Betrayal
Tom Sturridge, Sea Wall/A Life
Blair Underwood, A Soldier’s Play

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Laura Linney, My Name is Lucy Barton
Audra McDonald, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Mary-Louise Parker, The Sound Inside

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Aaron Tveit, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

(From The Tony Awards Rules: If the Tony Awards Nominating Committee has determined that if there is only one nominee in a category listed, such category shall be submitted to the Tony Voters which may, by the affirmative vote of 60% of the total ballots cast, grant an Award in that category.)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Karen Olivo, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Elizabeth Stanley, Jagged Little Pill
Adrienne Warren, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Ato Blankson-Wood, Slave Play
James Cusati-Moyer, Slave Play
David Alan Grier, A Soldier’s Play
John Benjamin Hickey, The Inheritance
Paul Hilton, The Inheritance

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Jane Alexander, Grand Horizons
Chalia La Tour, Slave Play
Annie McNamara, Slave Play
Lois Smith, The Inheritance
Cora Vander Broek, Linda Vista

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Derek Klena, Jagged Little Pill
Sean Allan Krill, Jagged Little Pill
Sahr Ngaujah, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Daniel J. Watts, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Kathryn Gallagher, Jagged Little Pill
Celia Rose Gooding, Jagged Little Pill
Robyn Hurder, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Lauren Patten, Jagged Little Pill
Myra Lucretia Taylor, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Scenic Design of a Play
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Soutra Gilmour, Betrayal
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
Derek McLane, A Soldier’s Play
Clint Ramos, Slave Play

Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Riccardo Hernández and Lucy Mackinnon, Jagged Little Pill
Derek McLane, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Mark Thompson and Jeff Sugg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Costume Design of a Play
Dede Ayite, Slave Play
Dede Ayite, A Soldier’s Play
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Rob Howell, A Christmas Carol
Clint Ramos, The Rose Tattoo

Best Costume Design of a Musical
Emily Rebholz, Jagged Little Pill
Mark Thompson, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Catherine Zuber, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Lighting Design of a Play
Jiyoun Chang, Slave Play
Jon Clark, The Inheritance
Heather Gilbert, The Sound Inside
Allen Lee Hughes, A Soldier’s Play
Hugh Vanstone, A Christmas Carol

Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Bruno Poet, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Justin Townsend, Jagged Little Pill
Justin Townsend, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti & Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
Simon Baker, A Christmas Carol
Lindsay Jones, Slave Play
Daniel Kluger, Sea Wall/A Life
Daniel Kluger, The Sound Inside

Best Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Jagged Little Pill
Peter Hylenski, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Nevin Steinberg, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Direction of a Play
David Cromer, The Sound Inside
Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance
Kenny Leon, A Soldier’s Play
Jamie Lloyd, Betrayal
Robert O’Hara, Slave Play

Best Direction of a Musical
Phyllida Lloyd, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Diane Paulus, Jagged Little Pill
Alex Timbers, Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Best Choreography
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jagged Little Pill
Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Anthony Van Laast, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best Orchestrations
Tom Kitt, Jagged Little Pill
Katie Kresek, Charlie Rosen, Matt Stine and Justin Levine, Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Ethan Popp, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

‘Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany Joins ‘The Harper House’ Voice Cast

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October 15, 2020

Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany — Tatiana Maslany in ‘Orphan Black’ (Photo Credit: Ken Woroner © BBC AMERICA)

Orphan Black‘s Emmy Award-winning star Tatiana Maslany has signed on to the voice cast of CBS All Access’ The Harper House. The digital subscription service also announced Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee, Ryan Flynn, VyVy Nguyen, Roberta Colindrez, Gabourey Sidibe, and Gary Anthony Williams will lend their voices to season one of the animated series.

Brad Neely created the adult animated comedy which was greenlit by CBS All Access earlier this year. Katie Krentz and Neely executive produce the CBS Eye Animation Productions and 219 Productions series. Titmouse is on board as the animation studio.

CBS All Access is targeting a 2021 premiere.

Plot Details and Character Descriptions, Courtesy of CBS All Access:

The Harper House follows an overconfident female head of a household, as she struggles to regain a higher status for herself and for her family of oddballs, after losing her job and moving from the rich side to the poor side of an Arkansas small town. To save money, they’ve moved into their inherited Victorian fixer-upper, the historic Harper House.

The Harpers:

Rhea Seehorn (Better Call Saul) will voice Debbie Harper, the aforementioned breadwinner of the Harper household, who takes pride in being the queen of her home.
Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) will voice Freddie Harper, a fretful, stay-at-home, helicopter dad. A neurotic control freak, Freddie runs the home while his wife makes the money, and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
Tatiana Maslany will voice Ollie Harper, the extroverted, free-spirited daughter. Recklessly optimistic and pretty gullible, Ollie usually has a completely different takeaway than her 11-year-old twin brother, Todd.
Newcomer Ryan Flynn (Stupidface) will voice Todd Harper, the smart-ass, intellectual son with a mean potty mouth. Where Ollie shines with people, Todd excels at school and generally only gets along with his family.

The Bradleys:

Gabourey Sidibe (Empire) will voice Shauna Bradley, the cunning and resourceful classmate of Ollie and Todd whose family lives across the street from the Harper House. Her confidence and savvy can even be intimidating to the adults in her life.
Nyima Funk (Key and Peele) will voice Katrina Bradley, the sarcastic co-owner, with her husband Gbenge, of Bradleys’ Bookshop. Constantly bewildered by her new neighbors, she grows to accept the Harpers and their unique contributions to the north side of town.
Gary Anthony Williams (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) will voice Gbenge Bradley, the proud patriarch of the Bradley family, who eventually warms to the Harper family and Freddie’s increasingly desperate attempts to be his friend.

Additional Characters:

VyVy Nguyen (Young Sheldon) and Lance Krall (Fameless) will voice mother-son duo Gwen and JimJoe Dang. Gwen owns the Vietnamese market and cafe that the Harpers frequent, while her son JimJoe attends school with the Harper children.
Roberta Colindrez (Vida) will voice Tonya Acosta, a carefree yet supportive friend of Debbie’s.
Tessa Skara (The Calling) and John “Spud” McConnell (Hap and Leonard) will voice Debbie’s perky Southern-belle sister Brenna and loving father Daddie Dan.
Chris Diamantopoulos (Silicon Valley) will voice, among others, Dr. Morocco, the principal at the Harper children’s school who exhibits a mysterious and odd demeanor that may lead one to believe he lives a potentially criminal private life.
Joanna Hausmann (Bill Nye Saves the World) will voice Ms. Gonzalez, a teacher at the Harper children’s school who is fresh out of grad school and eager to employ all of her new teaching methods.

‘The Last O.G.’ Starring Tracy Morgan Renewed for Season 4

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October 15, 2020

The popular comedy The Last O.G. has been renewed for a fourth season by TBS. Season three reached 20 million viewers, according to the network, and continues to rank as one of cable’s most popular comedies.

“I am so excited that we get to make another season of The Last O.G.,” said series star and executive producer Tracy Morgan. “All I ever want to do is try and bring joy to people which is hard right now but I appreciate that we will have the chance to go back to work and do what we can to make the world a little brighter.”

Oscar-winner Jordan Peele co-created the series and executive produces with Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Joel Zadak, Owen Smith, and Steve Ast. Owen Smith will be taking over as showrunner for the just-announced fourth season.

“The Last O.G. has become more powerfully poignant with each season while always remaining incredibly funny,” stated Sam Linsky and Adrienne O’Riain, co-heads of scripted original programming for TBS, TNT and truTV. “Tracy Morgan embraces the world with his humor while Owen Smith tackles real-life conversations head-on through hilarity. We can’t wait to see where they take us in season four.”

“I was already a big fan of the show so getting the opportunity to helm this production and work with this amazing cast and crew is a huge honor,” commented Smith. “I’m looking forward to telling stories that humanize Black men in ways that are not just comedic but relevant and real.”

The Plot, Courtesy of TBS:

The Last O.G. follows Tray (Morgan), an ex-con who is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from a 15-year prison stint. After finding a place to live and new forms of income, Tray continues to meet challenges as he re-paves his way in his newly affluent Brooklyn neighborhood.

‘Next’ Season 1 Episode 3 Preview: Photos, Cast and Plot Details

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October 15, 2020

Season one of Fox’s Next is taking a two week break for the World Series, returning with a new episode on October 27, 2020 at 9pm ET/PT. In season one episode 3, “File #3,” the investigation into the rogue artificial intelligence continues and guest star Michael Herzovi, as Professor Richard Pearish, plays a pivotal role in the research process.

The cast of Fox’s dramatic thriller is led by John Slattery as Paul LeBlanc, Fernanda Andrade as Special Agent Shea Salazar, and Jason Butler Harner as Ted LeBlanc. Eve Harlow plays Gina, Aaron Clifton Moten is Ben, Gerardo Celasco is Ty Salazar, Elizabeth Cappuccino is Abby LeBlanc, Michael Mosley is CM, and Evan Whitten is Ethan Salazar.

“File #3” Plot: Shea and LeBlanc head to Dartmouth to investigate NEXT’s whereabouts, which are potentially linked to Biomotion Labs. There, they visit LeBlanc’s friend, Professor Richard Pearish (Herzovi) for answers.

Meanwhile, Shea, Ethan and Ty take extra precautions to disconnect from electronics and the Internet, and LeBlanc urges Abby to do so, as well, but NEXT complicates their plans.

Series Description, Courtesy of Fox:

Next is a propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue Artificial Intelligence, a series that asks us to look closely not only at our relationship to technology, but to one another.

Next Season 1 Episode 3 — John Slattery and guest star Michael Herzovi in ‘Next’ season 1 episode 3 (Photo by Sandy Morris © 2020 FOX MEDIA LLC)

‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Adds Billy Dee Williams and Kelly Marie Tran

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October 15, 2020

Disney+’s The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special just announced Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, and Anthony Daniels are reprising their Star Wars characters for the animated special. Tran is back as Rose Tico, Williams returns as Lando Calrissian, and Daniel is, of course, voicing C-3PO.

The threesome are joined by Star Wars: The Clone Wars veterans Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, Tom Kane as Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn, James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Dee Bradley Baker as clone troopers.

The Star Wars family reunion special will premiere on Disney+ on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

Ken Cunningham directs from a screenplay by co-executive producer David Shayne. James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jason Cosler, Jacqui Lopez, Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone serve as executive producers.

The Plot, Courtesy of Disney+:

The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose and the droids for a joyous feast on Life Day. Rey sets off on a new adventure with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious Jedi Temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure through beloved moments in Star Wars cinematic history, coming into contact with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan and other iconic heroes and villains from all nine Skywalker saga films. But will she make it back in time for the Life Day feast and learn the true meaning of holiday spirit?

‘Soul’ New Trailer Plus More Voice Cast Details

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October 15, 2020

A music-loving teacher finds himself in The Great Before in the new trailer for Pixar’s Soul. Disney’s opted for a streaming debut on Disney+ for the family-friendly animated film from co-directors Pete Doctor and Kemp Powers.

Pixar’s also just released new details on the voice cast, including how Jamie Foxx’s got into his character, Joe. “Like Joe, I hear music in everything,” stated Foxx. “When you’re a jazz artist, man, you talk a little different: ‘Hey, cat!’ I got a chance to go to a few jazz fests and meet Herbie Hancock, Chick Correa—hang out with those guys. They have a way of talking, a way of dressing—everything funnels toward their music, toward the jazz.”

Director Docter explained what inspired his work on Soul. “I’ve been so lucky to work with some incredible people and make movies that have been seen around the world,” said Docter. “But I realized that as wonderful as these projects are, there’s more to living than a singular passion—as expressive and fulfilling as that may be. Sometimes the small insignificant things are what it’s really about. This film is about broadening the idea of a singular focus to thinking more widely about what life has to offer and what we have to offer life.”

“We’ve been working on Soul for years, but the film feels timelier now than we ever could have imagined back when we began,” added co-director Kemp Powers. “In a year where everything we know has been turned upside down, we’ve all been forced to find new meaning both in the relationships we have and the small moments that truly make life worth living.”

The voice cast also include Tina Fey as Soul 22, Graham Norton voices spiritual sign twirler Moonwind, and Rachel House is the count-obsessed Terry. Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Feimster, and Zenobia Shroff provide the voices of the Counselors. Comedian Donnell Rawlings is Joe’s barber Dez, and June Squibb is Gerel. Phylicia Rashad, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Angela Bassett, and Daveed Diggs also lend their voices to the Pixar film.

Soul will premiere on Disney+ on December 25, 2020.

Soul Animated Film — A scene from ‘Soul’ (Photo © 2020 Disney/Pixar)

The Plot:

“What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ Soul introduces Joe Gardner (Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks, and interests before they go to Earth.

Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.”

‘Swamp Thing’ Season 1 Episode 3: Photos, Plot, and Trailer

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October 15, 2020

Swamp Thing continues its season one run on The CW with episode three, “He Speaks.” Episode three was directed by Deran Serafian from a script by Rob Fresco and will air on October 20, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.

The season one cast includes Crystal Reed as Dr. Abby Arcane, Virginia Madsen as Maria Sunderland, Andy Bean as Alec Holland, and Derek Mears as Swamp Thing. Henderson Wade plays Matt Cable, Maria Sten is Liz Tremayne, Jeryl Prescott is Madame Xanadu, Jennifer Beals plays Sheriff Lucilia Cable, and Will Patton is Avery Sunderland.

“He Speaks” Plot: STRANGE HAPPENINGS – When her friend and co-worker Harlan (guest star Leonardo Nam) is stricken with the “green flu,” Abby (Reed) searches Alec’s (Bean) lab for a cure, but instead finds the latest supernatural reanimation from the Rot.

Season One Details, Courtesy of The CW:

Something unnatural is happening in the swamps outside Marais, Louisiana. When a mysterious illness strikes the town, CDC investigator (and former Marais native) Dr. Abby Arcane is sent to investigate. At the hospital, she encounters biologist Alec Holland who believes the bizarre illness might be connected to his scientific work in the swamp for powerful businessman Avery Sunderland.

Abby has a history with Avery and Maria Sunderland, who still blames the young Arcane for the tragic death of her daughter years before. But with a deadly swamp-born virus out there, something is wrong in Marais right now. Along with Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Cable, Abby once again crosses paths with Alec, but this time they encounter a terrifying, dark force that’s not only killed intruders but is also taking control of its victims.

At Delroy’s Roadhouse, Abby consults her old friend and local reporter Liz Tremayne who has a lead deep in the swamp. When Alec goes missing after investigating the unnatural experiments deep in the swamp, something else rises in his place: Swamp Thing, a mysterious creature born of the depths of the swamp’s mystical and terrifying secrets. With nature wildly out of balance and coming for the people of Marais, in the end, it may take some Thing from the swamp to save it.

Swamp Thing Season 1 Episode 3 — Crystal Reed as Dr. Abby Arcane in ‘Swamp Thing’ season 1 episode 3 (Photo: Fred Norris / 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. © 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

‘Dexter’ Returns for a 10 Episode Limited Series Starring Michael C Hall

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Rebecca Murray

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October 14, 2020

Dexter Season 8 — Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan and Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan in ‘Dexter’ Season 8, episode 11 (Photo: Randy Tepper/Showtime)

Is Dexter trying to make amends for its disastrous finale? Showtime’s just announced a limited Dexter series which will find six-time Emmy nominee Michael C. Hall once again slipping into the shoes of a serial killer. Clyde Phillips is also set to return as showrunner for the 10 episode series expected to premiere next fall.

According to the official announcement, filming is expected to begin in early 2021.

“Dexter is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and for Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago,” said Gary Levine, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. “We would only revisit this unique character if we could find a creative take that was truly worthy of the brilliant, original series. Well, I am happy to report that Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall have found it, and we can’t wait to shoot it and show it to the world!”

Phillips, Hall, John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Bill Carraro, and Scott Reynolds will executive produce.

All eight seasons of Dexter are currently available on Showtime On Demand and Showtime Anytime. The series premiered in 2006 and featured Hall as Dexter Morgan, “a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer.”

Over its eight season run, Dexter picked up Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. It also earned spots on AFI’s Television Programs of the Year list in 2007 and 2008.

In addition to Michael C. Hall, the series starred Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan, David Zayas as Sgt. Angel Batista, James Remar as Harry Morgan, C.S. Lee as Vince Masuka, Luna Lauren Velez as Lt. Maria LaGuerta, and Desmond Harrington as Det. Joseph ‘Joey’ Quinn.

‘Last Man Standing’ with Tim Allen to End with Season 9 in 2021

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October 14, 2020

Last Man Standing Cast — Jonathan Adams, Molly McCook, Christoph Sanders, Hector Elizondo, Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Krista Marie Yu, Amanda Fuller and Jordan Masterson star in ‘Last Man Standing’ (Photo by Michael Becker © 2020 FOX Media LLC)

Fox has announced the half-hour comedy Last Man Standing will finish up with one final season. Season nine is set to premiere in January 2021, concluding its three year run on Fox at the end of that season.

“I’ve been one lucky dude to have been part of Last Man Standing,” stated actor and executive producer Tim Allen. “I so appreciate the incredible support from our fans over this near decade of work. As we approach the ninth season, I just admire and feel grateful for all the hard work our wonderful cast and crew have done. We had all considered to end the show after last season, but together with FOX, we decided to add a year so we could produce a full season to create the gentle and fun goodbye. I’m looking forward to a memorable and hilarious final season.”

In addition to Allen, the cast includes Nancy Travis, Amanda Fuller, Molly McCook, Christoph Sanders, Jordan Masterson, and Hector Elizondo.

“It has been an honor to be home for Tim Allen and Last Man Standing,” stated Michael Thorn, President, Entertainment, for FOX Entertainment. “Millions of families have long enjoyed the show because, perhaps, they see themselves in the Baxters. The loyal affection they’ve shown proves just how much this series has meant to them. On behalf of everyone at FOX, a big, big thank you to Last Man Standing’s brilliant cast, led by Tim, Nancy and Hector, as well as its writers and crew, headed by showrunner Kevin Abbott. We’ll be rooting them on throughout the season as they conclude what has been an impressive run.”

Season eight averaged 9 million total viewers, according to Fox. The series will have shot 194 episodes when season nine ends.

“Being the studio to bring national treasure Tim Allen back to television not once, but twice, was one of the great pleasures of all of our careers,” said 20th Television President Carolyn Cassidy. “The fact that this series, created by Jack Burditt and run by Kevin Abbott, has had such longevity is a testament to its talented writing staff and crew, the deep support of two television networks and the undeniable charisma of its stars, led by Tim Allen, Nancy Travis and Hector Elizondo.”

Jack Burditt created the comedy series. Kevin Abbott is the showrunner and executive produces with Matt Berry, Kevin Hench, Ed Yeager, Tim Allen, Marty Adelstein, Shawn Levy, Becky Clements, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, Pat Bullard, Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh, and John Amodeo.

‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Trailer Starring Oscar Nominees Amy Adams and Glenn Close

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Rebecca Murray

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October 14, 2020

Seven-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close’s character in Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy declares in the trailer there are only three types of people: a good Terminator, a bad Terminator, and neutral. The trailer teases which of the three Close, six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams, and Gabriel Basso play in the feature adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir.

The cast also includes Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, and Owen Asztalos.

Two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directed from a screenplay by Vanessa Taylor. Howard also produces with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder. J.D. Vance, Diana Pokorny, Julie Oh, and William M. Connor executive produced.

Howard’s behind-the-scenes team includes editor James D. Wilcox, production designer Molly Hughes, costume designer Virginia B. Johnson, and director of photography Maryse Alberti. The film features music by Hans Zimmer and David Fleming, with Joe Rudge as music supervisor.

The drama will be released in select theaters in November and on Netflix November 24, 2020.

The Plot, Courtesy of Netflix:

J.D. Vance (Basso), a former Marine from southern Ohio and current Yale Law student, is on the verge of landing his dream job when a family crisis forces him to return to the home he’s tried to forget. J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to embrace his family’s indelible imprint on his own personal journey.

Hillbilly Elegy is a powerful personal memoir that offers a window into one family’s personal journey of survival and triumph. By following three colorful generations through their unique struggles, J.D.’s family story explores the highs and lows that define his family’s experience.

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