Wayfarer Studios, P&g Studios/Gillette Venus fully financed.
Blue Fox Entertainment has added Wayfarer Studios’ body-positive, coming-of-age YA film Empire Waist starring Rainn Wilson, Missi Pyle and Mia Kaplan to its Cannes slate.
Claire Ayoub wrote and directed her feature directorial debut about a group of teens who overcome societal bias and celebrate self-acceptance through inclusive fashion design and friendship.
Lenore (Kaplan) is a teen deeply insecure about her weight. Hiding her passion for fashion design, she tries to make herself invisible in her day-to-day life to avoid being bullied by her classmates and image-conscious mother (Pyle).
Lenore’s father...
Blue Fox Entertainment has added Wayfarer Studios’ body-positive, coming-of-age YA film Empire Waist starring Rainn Wilson, Missi Pyle and Mia Kaplan to its Cannes slate.
Claire Ayoub wrote and directed her feature directorial debut about a group of teens who overcome societal bias and celebrate self-acceptance through inclusive fashion design and friendship.
Lenore (Kaplan) is a teen deeply insecure about her weight. Hiding her passion for fashion design, she tries to make herself invisible in her day-to-day life to avoid being bullied by her classmates and image-conscious mother (Pyle).
Lenore’s father...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Mia Kaplan (Smilf), Rainn Wilson (Jerry and Marge Go Large), Missi Pyle (Y: The Last Man), newcomer Jemima Yevu and Jolene Purdy (The White Lotus) have signed on to star in Empire Waist, a body-positive, coming-of-age dramedy from writer-director Claire Ayoub and Wayfarer Studios, which is currently in production in New York.
Ayoub’s first feature centers on a group of teens who overcome societal bias and celebrate self-acceptance through inclusive fashion design and friendship. Kaplan plays the lead role of Lenore, a teen deeply insecure about her weight. Hiding her passion for fashion design, Lenore tries to make herself invisible in her day-to-day life to avoid being bullied — both by her classmates and image-conscious mother (Pyle). Meanwhile her best friend Kayla (Yevu) is confident, funny, outgoing, and proud of her plus-sized body.
Wilson will play Lenore’s father, Mark, who is his daughter’s biggest cheerleader, with Purdy as Ms.
Ayoub’s first feature centers on a group of teens who overcome societal bias and celebrate self-acceptance through inclusive fashion design and friendship. Kaplan plays the lead role of Lenore, a teen deeply insecure about her weight. Hiding her passion for fashion design, Lenore tries to make herself invisible in her day-to-day life to avoid being bullied — both by her classmates and image-conscious mother (Pyle). Meanwhile her best friend Kayla (Yevu) is confident, funny, outgoing, and proud of her plus-sized body.
Wilson will play Lenore’s father, Mark, who is his daughter’s biggest cheerleader, with Purdy as Ms.
- 11/1/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: Showtime.
Episodes: 18 (half-hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: November 5, 2017 — March 31, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Frankie Shaw, Rosie O'Donnell, Miguel Gomez, Anna Chanel Reimer, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan.
TV show description:
A dark, semi-autobiographical comedy from creator, writer, director and star Frankie Shaw, the Smilf TV show centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better beginning for her son, Larry Bird (named for the former Boston Celtics player), she still has to do some growing up of her own.
While this Southie native secretly...
Episodes: 18 (half-hour).
Seasons: Two.
TV show dates: November 5, 2017 — March 31, 2019.
Series status: Cancelled.
Performers include: Frankie Shaw, Rosie O'Donnell, Miguel Gomez, Anna Chanel Reimer, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan.
TV show description:
A dark, semi-autobiographical comedy from creator, writer, director and star Frankie Shaw, the Smilf TV show centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better beginning for her son, Larry Bird (named for the former Boston Celtics player), she still has to do some growing up of her own.
While this Southie native secretly...
- 3/9/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
What's next for Southie's own Bridgette and Larry Bird? Has the Smilf TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Smilf, 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?
A dark semi-autobiographical Showtime comedy series, Smilf stars creator, writer, and director Frankie Shaw, with Rosie O’Donnell and Miguel Gomez. The cast also includes Anna Chanel Reimer, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan. The story centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better...
What's next for Southie's own Bridgette and Larry Bird? Has the Smilf TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Smilf, 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?
A dark semi-autobiographical Showtime comedy series, Smilf stars creator, writer, and director Frankie Shaw, with Rosie O’Donnell and Miguel Gomez. The cast also includes Anna Chanel Reimer, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan. The story centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better...
- 11/21/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Showtime has set January 20 for the second season premiere of hit comedy series Smilf, starring, created and executive produced by Frankie Shaw. The premium cabler also released a new extended trailer for season 2 (watch above).
Set in Boston, Season 2 picks up with trying to move forward and focus on her future, while attempting to exorcise old ghosts and atone for past misdeeds. She’s still toiling away in her day job working for narcissistic boss Ally (guest star Connie Britton). Meanwhile, Bridgette’s mother Tutu (Rosie O’Donnell) rallies from a heartbreaking setback punctuated by the presence of her co-dependent younger sister Jackie (guest star Sherie Rene Scott). Ex-boyfriend Rafi (Miguel Gomez) and his girlfriend Nelson Rose (Samara Weaving) grow closer, while Eliza deals with her own family drama. Viewers will also go back in time to witness the highly unconventional birth of Bridgette’s beloved son,...
Set in Boston, Season 2 picks up with trying to move forward and focus on her future, while attempting to exorcise old ghosts and atone for past misdeeds. She’s still toiling away in her day job working for narcissistic boss Ally (guest star Connie Britton). Meanwhile, Bridgette’s mother Tutu (Rosie O’Donnell) rallies from a heartbreaking setback punctuated by the presence of her co-dependent younger sister Jackie (guest star Sherie Rene Scott). Ex-boyfriend Rafi (Miguel Gomez) and his girlfriend Nelson Rose (Samara Weaving) grow closer, while Eliza deals with her own family drama. Viewers will also go back in time to witness the highly unconventional birth of Bridgette’s beloved son,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Talk about mother's little helper. Showtime has renewed its Smilf TV show for a second season. Starring creator, writer, and director Frankie Shaw, the new series just premiered on November 5th and is based on her short film of the same name. A dark semi-autobiographical comedy, Smilf also stars Rosie O’Donnell and Miguel Gomez. The story centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better beginning for her son, Larry Bird (played byAnna Chanel and Alexandra Mary Reimer), Bridgette still has to do some growing up of her own. The Showtime cast also includes Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan. Read More…...
- 11/30/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Although Shameless has been a top performer for Showtime, the dramedy is currently in its eighth season and can't last forever. This year, the cable channel's introduced a couple of new comedies -- White Famous and Smilf. Can these new TV series bring on the laughs and reel in the viewers? Will Smilf be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. A semi-autobiographical series starring creator, writer, and director Frankie Shaw, Smilf also stars Rosie O’Donnell and Miguel Gomez. The Showtime cast also includes Anna Chanel Reimer, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Samara Weaving, Connie Britton, Blake Clark, Raven Goodwin, Kimberly Crossman, Mark Webber, and Mia Kaplan. The story centers on Bridgette Bird (Shaw), a working class, South Boston single mother. Although she is striving to provide a better beginning for her son (played by the Reimer twins), Larry Bird (named for the former...
- 11/7/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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