Created by acclaimed music video director Paul Hunter and screenwriter-producer Ayesha Carr, Government Cheese is a surrealist dramedy primarily based on Hunter’s quick movie of the identical identify, which can stream on Apple TV+ in April. The 10-episode sequence stars Silo and Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ David Oyelowo as Hampton Chambers, with Simone Missick (Luke Cage’s Misty Knight) as his spouse, Astoria. Expect strangeness.
Happy Face
The Dropout, Dirty John, Dr. Death … behind each hit true crime TV present is a podcast telling the identical story, however with out photos and with extra advertisements for Mailchimp. Eight-episode Paramount+ sequence Happy Face relies on the pod of the identical identify by Melissa G. Moore, a creator with a novel perspective on real-life serial killer Keith “Happy Face” Hunter Jesperson by dint of being his daughter. Starring Dennis Quaid as Jesperson and Annaleigh Ashford as Moore, it lands on March 20.
Spy High
You keep in mind that one instructor with eyes at the back of their head? In 2010, a Philadelphia college district determined to go one higher. Using webcams in school-issued laptops, they have been alleged to have spied on college students of their bedrooms at dwelling, resulting in an accusation that 15-year-old Blake Robbins was promoting medicine. Robbins introduced a lawsuit towards them and efficiently gained damages, and Mark Wahlberg’s manufacturing firm is right here to inform the story on this four-part Prime Video docuseries.
The Studio
Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) bought into the movie biz as a result of he loves motion pictures, however now that he’s the top of Continental Studios, he’s nervous that his job is to break them. Thanks to backside strains, in-fighting execs, and narcissist creatives, it’ll actually break him on this 10-episode business satire coming to Apple TV+ on March 26.
From longtime collaborators Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Knocked Up, This is the End), The Studio stars Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Catherine O’Hara and Agatha All Along’s Kathryn Hahn, with Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston, The Batman’s Paul Dano, and star cameos aplenty (Rogen and Goldberg are related, so count on to see appearances by Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, and extra). Can The Studio attain the identical cynical depths as Robert Altman’s 1992 traditional The Player? It can attempt! With any luck, it’ll fare higher than HBO’s superhero film satire The Franchise, which didn’t last more than a season.
Dates in Real Life
From Norway comes the dramedy Dates in Real Life, a sideways have a look at relationship within the age of know-how. Dates in Real Life stars Gina Bernhoft Gørvell as Ida, a girl who thought her digital relationship along with her boyfriend was fulfilling—that’s till she sees him in individual with one other lady. Her digital actuality shattered, Ida should work out tips on how to relate with others face-to-face. Creator Jakob Rørvik goes past banal observations for his award-winning sequence.
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