The wait is almost over. Nine months after the Season 19 finale of Grey’s Anatomy aired on ABC, Season 20 of the venerable medical drama created by Shonda Rhimes premieres on the network this Thursday, March 14. The new season has veteran Grey’s Anatomy writer-producer Meg Marinis at the helm as new showrunner, succeeding Krista Vernoff. It will bring back Jessica Capshaw, reprising her role as Dr. Arizona Robbins, and Alex Landi, returning as Dr. Nico Kim, with Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares joining in recurring roles as pediatric surgeon Monica Beltran and patient Dorian, respectively.
“It’s the Grey’s Anatomy that fans have been missing for a year,” said Marinis. I’m sad it’s been so long, but we’ll come back, and we’ll come back as strong as ever.”
As revealed in the trailer released by ABC, Season 20 will pick up in the immediate aftermath of the Season 19 finale,...
“It’s the Grey’s Anatomy that fans have been missing for a year,” said Marinis. I’m sad it’s been so long, but we’ll come back, and we’ll come back as strong as ever.”
As revealed in the trailer released by ABC, Season 20 will pick up in the immediate aftermath of the Season 19 finale,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It's a milestone 20th season of Grey's Anatomy knocking on our doors, and they're not holding back.
We saw that Grey's Anatomy Season 19 felt like a soft reboot of the series, simultaneously tapping into the nostalgia with throwback formats with new faces and the return of series fan favorites.
And Grey's Anatomy Season 20 promises to keep up that same energy.
To the relief of many, Ellen Pompeo didn't hang up her stethoscope permanently despite her minimal role last season, and we know for a fact that she'll make some appearances this season.
It's even been teased that she'll appear in the season premiere.
And Grey's Anatomy Season 19 also excited long-time fans with the epic return of Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery.
Throughout the season, she helmed a critical and timely arc about women's health issues, taking on the abolishment of Roe v. Wade and showcasing the long-reaching ramifications of that decision on the healthcare industry.
We saw that Grey's Anatomy Season 19 felt like a soft reboot of the series, simultaneously tapping into the nostalgia with throwback formats with new faces and the return of series fan favorites.
And Grey's Anatomy Season 20 promises to keep up that same energy.
To the relief of many, Ellen Pompeo didn't hang up her stethoscope permanently despite her minimal role last season, and we know for a fact that she'll make some appearances this season.
It's even been teased that she'll appear in the season premiere.
And Grey's Anatomy Season 19 also excited long-time fans with the epic return of Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery.
Throughout the season, she helmed a critical and timely arc about women's health issues, taking on the abolishment of Roe v. Wade and showcasing the long-reaching ramifications of that decision on the healthcare industry.
- 2/14/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Jessica Capshaw is officially back in the Grey’s Anatomy operating room, as evidenced by a new photo Capshaw has shared from her forthcoming guest stint.
The actress shared a selfie from the Grey’s set on Instagram Tuesday, in which she’s donning surgical garb as Dr. Arizona Robbins. Her caption, meanwhile, appears to confirm that Arizona will return in the April 4 episode.
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The actress shared a selfie from the Grey’s set on Instagram Tuesday, in which she’s donning surgical garb as Dr. Arizona Robbins. Her caption, meanwhile, appears to confirm that Arizona will return in the April 4 episode.
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- 2/14/2024
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Actress Jessica Capshaw, who spent 10 seasons playing Dr Arizona Robbins on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, is returning to reprise her role in the upcoming 20th season of the show. She will be joined by Alex Landi, who returns as Dr Nico Kim, and franchise newcomers Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares as guest stars in the milestone season of the Shonda Rhimes produced medical drama, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Additional guest stars are expected to be announced as the show inches closer toward its strikes-delayed return on March 14 at 9 p.m.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Capshaw exited Grey’s in 2018, at the end of its 14th season when Arizona moved from Seattle to New York so her daughter, Sofia, could be in the same city with her other mother, Callie (former series regular Sara Ramirez), as the fan-favourite former couple “Calzona” appeared poised for a reunion.
Capshaw was written out alongside Sarah Drew...
Additional guest stars are expected to be announced as the show inches closer toward its strikes-delayed return on March 14 at 9 p.m.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Capshaw exited Grey’s in 2018, at the end of its 14th season when Arizona moved from Seattle to New York so her daughter, Sofia, could be in the same city with her other mother, Callie (former series regular Sara Ramirez), as the fan-favourite former couple “Calzona” appeared poised for a reunion.
Capshaw was written out alongside Sarah Drew...
- 2/11/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ahead of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy‘s 20th Season premiere on March 14, Craig Erwich, President of Disney Television Group that includes ABC Entertainment, spoke about the show’s future during the network’s TCA presentation on Saturday.
“Right now, our focus is on the immediate future of Grey’s Anatomy, which is celebrating its 20th season, a remarkable achievement, creatively and for the network, the audience and the creators,” Erwich said.
As for Grey’s Anatomy‘s longer-term future, “I think the show is as creatively strong as it’s ever been,” Erwich said. “Not just the live [episodes] you are watching today, but it’s fueling growth for our streaming platform.”
As Deadline reported in December, previous seasons of Grey’s Anatomy will be made available for the first time on a Disney streaming platform when they make their debut on the bundled Disney+/Hulu app and the standalone Hulu service starting in March.
“Right now, our focus is on the immediate future of Grey’s Anatomy, which is celebrating its 20th season, a remarkable achievement, creatively and for the network, the audience and the creators,” Erwich said.
As for Grey’s Anatomy‘s longer-term future, “I think the show is as creatively strong as it’s ever been,” Erwich said. “Not just the live [episodes] you are watching today, but it’s fueling growth for our streaming platform.”
As Deadline reported in December, previous seasons of Grey’s Anatomy will be made available for the first time on a Disney streaming platform when they make their debut on the bundled Disney+/Hulu app and the standalone Hulu service starting in March.
- 2/10/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Look who’s roller-skating back into Grey Sloan Memorial: Jessica Capshaw will return to play Dr. Arizona Robbins in the upcoming 20th season of Grey’s Anatomy. Meanwhile, Alex Landi is coming back to play Dr. Nico Kim in Season 20 while Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares guest-star, according to Deadline. Capshaw was last seen on Grey’s Anatomy in 2018, when Arizona, a pediatric surgeon, headed to New York City for a possible reunion with ex-wife Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) in the Season 14 finale. Both Capshaw and costar Sarah Drew were let go from the ABC medical drama at the end of Season 14 — much to fans’ outrage — though Drew has guest-starred in two more episodes since. Since her time on Grey’s, Capshaw has appeared in the 2020 Netflix movie Holidate and the first season of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies. John Fleeno/ABC Landi recurred on Grey’s throughout Seasons 15 and 18, with his...
- 2/10/2024
- TV Insider
New episodes of Grey’s Anatomy are going to seem a little bit like old times: When the resurgent ABC drama scrubs in for its abbreviated Season 20, Jessica Capshaw will be guest-starring as Arizona Robbins, the pediatric surgeon she played from Season 5-14, ABC announced Saturday.
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The actress’ return engagement comes on the heels of the previously disclosed homecoming for Alex Landi as Schmitt’s ex, Nico Kim.
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The actress’ return engagement comes on the heels of the previously disclosed homecoming for Alex Landi as Schmitt’s ex, Nico Kim.
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- 2/10/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
When “Grey’s Anatomy” viewers last saw Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins — at the end of the ABC drama’s 14th season — she was moving to New York City so her daughter Sofia could be with both of her parents. But at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena on Saturday, ABC announced that Capshaw will be among the show’s Season 20 guest stars and will appear on one episode.
Alex Landi, who’s appeared as orthopedic surgeon Nico Kim since Season 15, will also return to the show as a guest star.
Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares (“When They See Us”), meanwhile, will make their “Grey’s Anatomy” debuts. Morales will play Monica Beltran, who, according to her character description, is “a pediatric surgeon whose pragmatism and level-headedness have made her one of the best in her field.” And Miyares will be among the recurring cast as Dorian, who is “an intelligent,...
Alex Landi, who’s appeared as orthopedic surgeon Nico Kim since Season 15, will also return to the show as a guest star.
Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares (“When They See Us”), meanwhile, will make their “Grey’s Anatomy” debuts. Morales will play Monica Beltran, who, according to her character description, is “a pediatric surgeon whose pragmatism and level-headedness have made her one of the best in her field.” And Miyares will be among the recurring cast as Dorian, who is “an intelligent,...
- 2/10/2024
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Capshaw is checking back into Grey Sloan.
The actress, who spent 10 seasons playing Dr. Arizona Robbins from 2009-2018, is returning to reprise her role in the upcoming 20th season of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Capshaw will be joined by Alex Landi, who returns as Dr. Nico Kim, and franchise newcomers Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares as guest stars in the milestone season of the Shonda Rhimes-produced medical drama. Additional guest stars are expected to be announced as the show inches closer toward its strikes-delayed return on March 14 at 9 p.m.
Capshaw exited Grey’s in 2018, at the end of its 14th season when Arizona moved from Seattle to New York so her daughter, Sofia, could be in the same city with her other mother, Callie (former series regular Sara Ramirez), as the fan-favorite former couple “Calzona” appeared poised for a reunion.
Capshaw was written out alongside Sarah Drew...
The actress, who spent 10 seasons playing Dr. Arizona Robbins from 2009-2018, is returning to reprise her role in the upcoming 20th season of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Capshaw will be joined by Alex Landi, who returns as Dr. Nico Kim, and franchise newcomers Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares as guest stars in the milestone season of the Shonda Rhimes-produced medical drama. Additional guest stars are expected to be announced as the show inches closer toward its strikes-delayed return on March 14 at 9 p.m.
Capshaw exited Grey’s in 2018, at the end of its 14th season when Arizona moved from Seattle to New York so her daughter, Sofia, could be in the same city with her other mother, Callie (former series regular Sara Ramirez), as the fan-favorite former couple “Calzona” appeared poised for a reunion.
Capshaw was written out alongside Sarah Drew...
- 2/10/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Expect to see some familiar faces returning to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital soon.
Jessica Capshaw is set to guest star in Season 20 of Grey’s Anatomy, reprising her beloved role as Dr. Arizona Robbins. Also Alex Landi will return as Dr. Nico Kim.
No word yet on how, exactly, these two will make their way back to Grey Sloan. Capshaw joined the cast in Season 5 and remained until Season 14, when Arizona left Seattle during the finale to move to New York so that her daughter Sophia could be closer to her other mom, Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez).
Landi recurred on the show from Seasons 15 to 18, before exiting in May 2022. While he was on the show, he was in an on-again off-again relationship with his co-worker Dr. Levi Schmitt (Jake Borelli), who is still on the show.
Additionally, Grey’s Anatomy is also adding two new faces, Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares.
Jessica Capshaw is set to guest star in Season 20 of Grey’s Anatomy, reprising her beloved role as Dr. Arizona Robbins. Also Alex Landi will return as Dr. Nico Kim.
No word yet on how, exactly, these two will make their way back to Grey Sloan. Capshaw joined the cast in Season 5 and remained until Season 14, when Arizona left Seattle during the finale to move to New York so that her daughter Sophia could be closer to her other mom, Dr. Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez).
Landi recurred on the show from Seasons 15 to 18, before exiting in May 2022. While he was on the show, he was in an on-again off-again relationship with his co-worker Dr. Levi Schmitt (Jake Borelli), who is still on the show.
Additionally, Grey’s Anatomy is also adding two new faces, Natalie Morales and Freddy Miyares.
- 2/10/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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HBO Max’s new dystopian drama Dmz is based on the comic book series of the same name. Although the source material was released early in the 21st century, its themes are still relevant in the Covid landscape.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Hilton Dresden moderated a conversation with the cast and creative team, including actors Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Freddy Miyares and Hoon Lee, as well as executive producers Roberto Patino and Ernest Dickerson, who served as writer and director, respectively, for THR Presents, powered by Vision Media.
Each member of the creative team had a different relationship to the original text. Patino bought the comic back in 2005, when it first came out. He explained: “I instantly became hooked. It was a very captivating very terrifying world. I read every episode, all 72 issues, and then about 2016, 11 years later, I came back to it,...
HBO Max’s new dystopian drama Dmz is based on the comic book series of the same name. Although the source material was released early in the 21st century, its themes are still relevant in the Covid landscape.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Hilton Dresden moderated a conversation with the cast and creative team, including actors Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Freddy Miyares and Hoon Lee, as well as executive producers Roberto Patino and Ernest Dickerson, who served as writer and director, respectively, for THR Presents, powered by Vision Media.
Each member of the creative team had a different relationship to the original text. Patino bought the comic back in 2005, when it first came out. He explained: “I instantly became hooked. It was a very captivating very terrifying world. I read every episode, all 72 issues, and then about 2016, 11 years later, I came back to it,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Almost no one could have predicted the unprecedented global events of the past two years, which is why Freddy Miyares is quite surprised by how HBO Max’s “Dmz” has only become more relevant over time.
The dystopian miniseries — in which Manhattan has become a demilitarized zone after a second civil war breaks out in America — comes after two years of a global pandemic that has kept millions of individuals isolated. It’s also debuting amid Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine, which the rest of the world has watched from afar.
“Even now, considering what’s happening on the other side of the world, the effects of war — what happens to a community, to a culture, and how is it preserved? Where do we maintain humanity? The series really does encapsulate that,” Miyares told TheWrap of how the show has proven timelier than he could have imagined. “It’s a beautiful and tragic story,...
The dystopian miniseries — in which Manhattan has become a demilitarized zone after a second civil war breaks out in America — comes after two years of a global pandemic that has kept millions of individuals isolated. It’s also debuting amid Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine, which the rest of the world has watched from afar.
“Even now, considering what’s happening on the other side of the world, the effects of war — what happens to a community, to a culture, and how is it preserved? Where do we maintain humanity? The series really does encapsulate that,” Miyares told TheWrap of how the show has proven timelier than he could have imagined. “It’s a beautiful and tragic story,...
- 3/17/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
They say the devil is in the details, and that is certainly true for the dystopia dazzle that is Ava DuVernay and Roberto Patino’s Dmz.
Having just had its world premiere at SXSW today and set to debut on HBO Max on March 17, the Rosario Dawson, Hoon Lee and Benjamin Bratt-led adaptation of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s comic of the same name can be best summarized in the massive graffiti splayed across a dilapidated Manhattan building in the series – “We’re Still Here.”
Yes, in the agile sociological hands of 13th and When They See Us director DuVernay, it is all still here, even more so in a further broken America. The racial, gender, class warfare and constant betrayal that has been soaked in the soil since before America even became a country is still here in the near future of Dmz and the wound is...
Having just had its world premiere at SXSW today and set to debut on HBO Max on March 17, the Rosario Dawson, Hoon Lee and Benjamin Bratt-led adaptation of Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli’s comic of the same name can be best summarized in the massive graffiti splayed across a dilapidated Manhattan building in the series – “We’re Still Here.”
Yes, in the agile sociological hands of 13th and When They See Us director DuVernay, it is all still here, even more so in a further broken America. The racial, gender, class warfare and constant betrayal that has been soaked in the soil since before America even became a country is still here in the near future of Dmz and the wound is...
- 3/14/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Rosario Dawson travels through a dystopian Manhattan in search of her missing son in the first look trailer for HBO Max‘s upcoming series Dmz. Based on the DC graphic novel written by Brian Wood, Dmz takes viewers into the visual landscape of a dangerous and distorted Manhattan, now a demilitarized zone, caught between forces of the United States of America and the secessionist Free States of America. In this dangerous and violent environment, Alma Ortega (Dawson) embarks on a quest to find her missing child. The trailer (watch below) sees Dawson navigating the wild and rugged terrain of an abandoned Manhattan, dodging gunfire from other survivors, and clashing with gangs that have formed in this new, lawless society. In addition to Dawson, Dmz stars Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) as Parco Delgado, Freddy Miyares (When They See Us) as Skel, Hoon Lee (Banshee) as Wilson, Jordan Preston Carter (The Haves...
- 3/8/2022
- TV Insider
Manhattan transforms into harrowing place in Dmz, a four-part limited series coming to HBO Max March 17. The series, based on the DC graphic novel of the same name, stars Rosario Dawson as a woman who has to navigate a demilitarized zone in a quest to find her lost son.
The trailer for the show reveals a destroyed, overgrown New York City, where cheetahs roam among the crumbling buildings. Along the way, Dawson’s Alma Ortega encounters gangs who may stand in her way.
Dmz also stars Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee,...
The trailer for the show reveals a destroyed, overgrown New York City, where cheetahs roam among the crumbling buildings. Along the way, Dawson’s Alma Ortega encounters gangs who may stand in her way.
Dmz also stars Benjamin Bratt, Hoon Lee,...
- 3/8/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
“Bel Air” is about to feature a “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reunion — of sorts. Daphne Maxwell Reid, who played Will’s aunt on later seasons of “Fresh Prince,” and Vernee Watson-Johnson, who recurred as Will’s mom on the show, are returning to Bel Air — in guest starring roles for Episode 9 of Peacock’s new drama.
Maxwell Reid and Watson-Johnson portrayed Aunt Viv and Viola “Vy” Smith, respectively, in the original series. For their upcoming guest roles on “Bel-Air,” the two will play “Helen” and “Janice,” members of the Art Council Board of Trustee.
Peacock’s “Bel-Air” reimagines the beloved “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” sitcom — with a new lens on Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. The series, inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer, is executive produced by Will Smith — as well as director/co-writer Cooper and showrunners T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson.
Maxwell Reid and Watson-Johnson portrayed Aunt Viv and Viola “Vy” Smith, respectively, in the original series. For their upcoming guest roles on “Bel-Air,” the two will play “Helen” and “Janice,” members of the Art Council Board of Trustee.
Peacock’s “Bel-Air” reimagines the beloved “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” sitcom — with a new lens on Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. The series, inspired by Morgan Cooper’s viral trailer, is executive produced by Will Smith — as well as director/co-writer Cooper and showrunners T.J. Brady and Rasheed Newson.
- 3/8/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
Dmz Trailer — HBO Max‘s Dmz (2022) TV mini-series trailer has been released. The Dmz trailer stars Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Freddy Miyares, Hoon Lee, Jordan Preston Carter, Venus Ariel, Jade Wu, Rutina Wesley, Nora Dunn, Jade Wu, Rey Gallegos, Mamie Gummer, Agam Darshi, Juani Feliz, and Henry G. Sanders. Crew Continue reading: Dmz (2022) TV Mini-series Trailer: Rosario Dawson searches for Her Son during America’s Second Civil War [HBO Max]...
- 3/7/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
America seems to become more polarized and divided every day, with no end in sight, but how bad could it actually get?
That’s the chilling question asked by “Dmz,” an upcoming four-part limited series on HBO Max, based on Brian Wood’s DC Comics series of the same name. The story takes place in a near future in which America has become engulfed in a second civil war between the United States and a group of secessionist armies who call themselves the Free States of America. The fighting has resulted in Manhattan turning into a demilitarized zone separating territories held by the two armies. With no government in place to enforce laws, the island is ruled by criminal gangs, with power shifting on a near-daily basis.
Ava DuVernay, who executive produces “Dmz” and directed all four episodes, described it as a show “set a few moments in the future...
That’s the chilling question asked by “Dmz,” an upcoming four-part limited series on HBO Max, based on Brian Wood’s DC Comics series of the same name. The story takes place in a near future in which America has become engulfed in a second civil war between the United States and a group of secessionist armies who call themselves the Free States of America. The fighting has resulted in Manhattan turning into a demilitarized zone separating territories held by the two armies. With no government in place to enforce laws, the island is ruled by criminal gangs, with power shifting on a near-daily basis.
Ava DuVernay, who executive produces “Dmz” and directed all four episodes, described it as a show “set a few moments in the future...
- 3/7/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Rosario Dawson is willing to risk anything to find her son in the first trailer for HBO Max’s “Dmz.”
The four-part limited series, based on the DC graphic novel of the same name, tells the story of a near future where America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone — hence the title of the series. The show chronicles the journey of fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson), who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son.
In the trailer released on Monday — which you can watch above — Dawson’s Alma explains that she and her son were split apart during the evacuation out of Manhattan before it became a demilitarized zone. Even though the city is now an active war zone, she decides she must go back in search of him.
She contends with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control this lawless no man’s land,...
The four-part limited series, based on the DC graphic novel of the same name, tells the story of a near future where America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone — hence the title of the series. The show chronicles the journey of fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson), who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son.
In the trailer released on Monday — which you can watch above — Dawson’s Alma explains that she and her son were split apart during the evacuation out of Manhattan before it became a demilitarized zone. Even though the city is now an active war zone, she decides she must go back in search of him.
She contends with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control this lawless no man’s land,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
"You're stepping into stratospheres of consequence." HBO has revealed an official trailer for a sci-fi thriller mini-series called Dmz, which will debut with 4 episodes on HBO Max later this month. Another surprise series that's ready to launch within weeks that we didn't know much about before. It's based on the Vertigo comic book series written by Brian Wood, with artwork by Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. Dmz leaps off the pages of the acclaimed graphic novel into the visual landscape of a dangerous and distorted Manhattan as one woman navigates a demilitarized zone in a harrowing quest to find her lost son. It's set eight years into America's Second Civil War, where the rule of law is basically dictated by the most powerful person at any possible time and that can change from block to block. The series ensemble cast features Rosario Dawson, Benjamin Bratt, Freddy Miyares, Hoon Lee, Jordan Preston Carter,...
- 3/7/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar), Mamie Gummer (True Detective), Nora Dunn (The Big Leap) and Henry G. Sanders (Queen Sugar) are among nine cast in HBO Max’s Dmz, a limited series based on the DC comic series from Ava DuVernay and Roberto Patino, and Warner Bros. Television. Also joining stars Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt are Venus Ariel (NCIS: New Orleans), Jade Wu (Marvel’s Luke Cage), Rey Gallegos (Animal Kingdom), Agam Darshi (Funny Boy) and Juani Feliz (upcoming Harlem).
Joining the creative team are filmmaker Ernest Dickerson and Emmy winner Carly Wray.
Dickerson will direct and executive produce three episodes of the four-part series. DuVernay directed the first episode and executive produces the series.
Wray has joined the writing team and will serve as co-executive producer on the show, working alongside showrunner Patino, who wrote the pilot episode and executive produces the series.
Dmz is set in the near future,...
Joining the creative team are filmmaker Ernest Dickerson and Emmy winner Carly Wray.
Dickerson will direct and executive produce three episodes of the four-part series. DuVernay directed the first episode and executive produces the series.
Wray has joined the writing team and will serve as co-executive producer on the show, working alongside showrunner Patino, who wrote the pilot episode and executive produces the series.
Dmz is set in the near future,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ava DuVernay and Roberto Patino’s Dmz has been handed a series order by HBO Max.
The streamer has ordered four episodes of the limited series, a futuristic drama set amid a second American civil war and is based on the DC Comics series.
Production on the series is scheduled to begin in 2021.
Dmz stars Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson and Law & Order’s Benjamin Bratt in the lead roles, alongside Hoon Lee (Warrior), Freddy Miyares (When They See Us) and Jordan Preston Carter (The Haves and the Have Nots).
Patino, who will write all episodes and showrun the series, wrote the pilot episode, which was directed by DuVernay. Patino and DuVernay are the executive producers.
The series is produced by DuVernay’s Array Filmworks in association with Warner Bros. Television. Westworld writer Patino and Queen Sugar creator DuVernay both have overall deals at the studio.
Dmz is set in the near future,...
The streamer has ordered four episodes of the limited series, a futuristic drama set amid a second American civil war and is based on the DC Comics series.
Production on the series is scheduled to begin in 2021.
Dmz stars Briarpatch’s Rosario Dawson and Law & Order’s Benjamin Bratt in the lead roles, alongside Hoon Lee (Warrior), Freddy Miyares (When They See Us) and Jordan Preston Carter (The Haves and the Have Nots).
Patino, who will write all episodes and showrun the series, wrote the pilot episode, which was directed by DuVernay. Patino and DuVernay are the executive producers.
The series is produced by DuVernay’s Array Filmworks in association with Warner Bros. Television. Westworld writer Patino and Queen Sugar creator DuVernay both have overall deals at the studio.
Dmz is set in the near future,...
- 11/19/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max has ordered the “Dmz” adaptation from Ava DuVernay and Roberto Patino.
The four-part series stars Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt and takes place in the future amid a second American Civil War that has turned Manhattan into a demilitarized zone. Patino and DuVernay will both executive produce the series, which begins production next year. Patino will write all eight episodes and serve as showrunner, while DuVernay will direct.
Here is the logline:
In the near future, America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. Leaping off the pages of the popular comic, “Dmz” chronicles the harrowing journey of fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega (series star Rosario Dawson), who sets out on a harrowing journey to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict.
The four-part series stars Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt and takes place in the future amid a second American Civil War that has turned Manhattan into a demilitarized zone. Patino and DuVernay will both executive produce the series, which begins production next year. Patino will write all eight episodes and serve as showrunner, while DuVernay will direct.
Here is the logline:
In the near future, America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. Leaping off the pages of the popular comic, “Dmz” chronicles the harrowing journey of fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega (series star Rosario Dawson), who sets out on a harrowing journey to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict.
- 11/19/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Civil war will officially be waged at HBO Max: The streamer has handed a limited-series order to Dmz, an adaptation of the DC comic book series by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli.
Initially ordered to pilot in October 2019, the four-part Dmz series is set during a second American civil war that leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. Rosario Dawson (Marvel’s Luke Cage) stars as fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega, who sets out on a harrowing journey to find the son she lost at the war’s onset. Meanwhile, Parco...
Initially ordered to pilot in October 2019, the four-part Dmz series is set during a second American civil war that leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. Rosario Dawson (Marvel’s Luke Cage) stars as fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega, who sets out on a harrowing journey to find the son she lost at the war’s onset. Meanwhile, Parco...
- 11/19/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Ava DuVernay is officially making her first show at HBO Max.
The WarnerMedia streamer has handed a series order to four-part limited drama “Dmz,” which hails from DuVernay and “Westworld” writer Roberto Patino. Both are under overall deals with Warner Bros. Television Group, with DuVernay’s said to be somewhere in the $100 million range.
News of the pick up comes just over a year after HBO Max ordered a pilot for “Dmz.” The series is headlined by Rosario Dawson, who is likely to be appearing in upcoming editions of “The Mandalorian,” and “Law & Order” alum Benjamin Bratt.
“Dmz,” based on the DC comic series, is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, which has left Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. It chronicles the harrowing journey of fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson...
The WarnerMedia streamer has handed a series order to four-part limited drama “Dmz,” which hails from DuVernay and “Westworld” writer Roberto Patino. Both are under overall deals with Warner Bros. Television Group, with DuVernay’s said to be somewhere in the $100 million range.
News of the pick up comes just over a year after HBO Max ordered a pilot for “Dmz.” The series is headlined by Rosario Dawson, who is likely to be appearing in upcoming editions of “The Mandalorian,” and “Law & Order” alum Benjamin Bratt.
“Dmz,” based on the DC comic series, is set in the near future when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, which has left Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. It chronicles the harrowing journey of fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson...
- 11/19/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Flix FlashbackIn #WatchWithTNM this week, we discuss the series on five innocent boys who were wrongfully accused and convicted of a heinous crime decades ago.Nikhita VenugopalFacebookOver the past several weeks, protests have raged across the United States and in many parts of the world following the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. The anger over Floyd’s death wasn’t born of a single incident, but generations of systematic racism and excessive force by the police against black and brown Americans. Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Freddie Grey, Walter Scott, Breanna Taylor, and so many more lives have been lost to the status quo. The story of five innocent boys who were wrongfully accused and convicted of a heinous crime decades ago is a part of that narrative. Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Nikhita Venugopal
- The News Minute
Flix FlashbackIn #WatchWithTNM this week, we discuss the series on five innocent boys who were wrongfully accused and convicted of a heinous crime decades ago.Nikhita VenugopalFacebookOver the past several weeks, protests have raged across the United States and in many parts of the world following the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. The anger over Floyd’s death wasn’t born of a single incident, but generations of systematic racism and excessive force by the police against black and brown Americans. Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Freddie Grey, Walter Scott, Breanna Taylor, and so many more lives have been lost to the status quo. The story of five innocent boys who were wrongfully accused and convicted of a heinous crime decades ago is a part of that narrative. Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Nikhita Venugopal
- The News Minute
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Showtime. For this season, the premium network has returning hits “Black Monday” (Don Cheadle), “Kidding” (Jim Carrey), “Homeland” (Claire Danes), “Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) and “Shameless” (William H. Macy) plus limited series “The Loudest Voice” (Russell Crowe) as part of their 2020 campaign. Newcomers could include “City on a Hill” (Kevin Bacon) and “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” (Kirsten Dunst).
Below, the list of Showtime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
“The Affair”
Drama Series
Drama Actor – Dominic West
Drama Actress – Maura Tierney
Drama Supporting Actor – Jadon Sand
Drama Supporting Actress – Anna Paquin, Julia Goldani Telles...
Below, the list of Showtime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
“The Affair”
Drama Series
Drama Actor – Dominic West
Drama Actress – Maura Tierney
Drama Supporting Actor – Jadon Sand
Drama Supporting Actress – Anna Paquin, Julia Goldani Telles...
- 4/14/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: When They See Us star Freddy Miyares is reteaming with Ava DuVernay for her upcoming HBO Max pilot Dmz. He joins previously announced cast members Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt for the adaptation of the DC comic book series.
Dmz is set the near future where America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone — hence the title of the series. The show chronicles the journey of fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson), who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son. As she contends with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control this lawless no man’s land, she becomes the unlikely source of hope.
Miyares will be a series regular and play the character of Skel, the ruthless triggerman of one of the Dmz’s most powerful gangs, led by Parco Delgado (Bratt). He is also a talented graffiti artist with a profound passion for art,...
Dmz is set the near future where America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone — hence the title of the series. The show chronicles the journey of fierce medic Alma Ortega (Dawson), who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son. As she contends with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control this lawless no man’s land, she becomes the unlikely source of hope.
Miyares will be a series regular and play the character of Skel, the ruthless triggerman of one of the Dmz’s most powerful gangs, led by Parco Delgado (Bratt). He is also a talented graffiti artist with a profound passion for art,...
- 2/18/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Lapse in Judgement,” the first season finale of “The L Word: Generation Q.”
Sometimes a title says it all.
In the first season finale of “The L Word: Generation Q,” many of the characters take big — potentially controversial, depending on your perspective — leaps. Dani (Arienne Mandi) tries to convince Sophie (Rosanny Zayas) to elope in Hawaii, while Sophie follows up her kiss with Finley (Jacqueline Toboni) by fully sleeping with her. Nat (Stephanie Allynne) crashes a make-or-break episode of Alice’s (Leisha Hailey) talk show to declare her love for her; Shane (Katherine Moennig) expresses hesitation when Quiara (Lex Scott Davis) says she’s going to try again for a baby after experiencing a miscarriage; and Micah (Leo Sheng) learns his boyfriend Jose (Freddy Miyares) has been hiding a husband from him.
The title of the episode is “Lapse in Judgement,...
Sometimes a title says it all.
In the first season finale of “The L Word: Generation Q,” many of the characters take big — potentially controversial, depending on your perspective — leaps. Dani (Arienne Mandi) tries to convince Sophie (Rosanny Zayas) to elope in Hawaii, while Sophie follows up her kiss with Finley (Jacqueline Toboni) by fully sleeping with her. Nat (Stephanie Allynne) crashes a make-or-break episode of Alice’s (Leisha Hailey) talk show to declare her love for her; Shane (Katherine Moennig) expresses hesitation when Quiara (Lex Scott Davis) says she’s going to try again for a baby after experiencing a miscarriage; and Micah (Leo Sheng) learns his boyfriend Jose (Freddy Miyares) has been hiding a husband from him.
The title of the episode is “Lapse in Judgement,...
- 1/27/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime Documentary Films released the trailer for “Murder in the Bayou,” its first true-crime docuseries.
Inspired by Ethan Brown’s best-selling novel of the same name, the five-part docuseries investigates the unsolved murders of eight women whose bodies were discovered between 2005 and 2009 in drainage canals and on back roads in and around the town of Jennings, Louisiana, in rural Jefferson Davis Parish.
“Jennings puts a curse on you. Either you gon’ make it, or you gon’ fall into that grave,” a woman says in the opening of the trailer, which you can watch above, and was revealed at the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour on Friday. “The girls, they didn’t deserve what the hell they got.”
Also Read: 'When They See Us' Star Freddy Miyares, 2 Others Join 'L Word' Sequel at Showtime (Exclusive)
“What the f— is really going on in this town?” another woman asks.
Inspired by Ethan Brown’s best-selling novel of the same name, the five-part docuseries investigates the unsolved murders of eight women whose bodies were discovered between 2005 and 2009 in drainage canals and on back roads in and around the town of Jennings, Louisiana, in rural Jefferson Davis Parish.
“Jennings puts a curse on you. Either you gon’ make it, or you gon’ fall into that grave,” a woman says in the opening of the trailer, which you can watch above, and was revealed at the Television Critics Association’s Summer Press Tour on Friday. “The girls, they didn’t deserve what the hell they got.”
Also Read: 'When They See Us' Star Freddy Miyares, 2 Others Join 'L Word' Sequel at Showtime (Exclusive)
“What the f— is really going on in this town?” another woman asks.
- 8/2/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Showtime’s “L Word” sequel “Generation Q” is adding a trio of recurring cast members, including “When They See Us” breakout star Freddy Miyares.
Miyares, along with Jamie Clayton and Carlos Leal will appear in multiple episodes of the Showtime series, an eight-episode follow-up to its groundbreaking drama that aired from 2004-2009. Miyares played the adult version of Raymond Santana, one of the “Central Park 5” that was depicted in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries “When They See Us.”
On “The L Word: Generation Q,” Miyares will play José, who is described as “a charming and kind artist who is trying to move on from his complicated past.”
Also Read: Showtime's 'L Word' Sequel Adds 4 New Series Regulars to Cast
Clayton, who starred in Netflix’s “Sense8,” will recur as Tess, “a no-nonsense bartender who sees other people clearly but has a blind spot when it comes to her own relationships.
Miyares, along with Jamie Clayton and Carlos Leal will appear in multiple episodes of the Showtime series, an eight-episode follow-up to its groundbreaking drama that aired from 2004-2009. Miyares played the adult version of Raymond Santana, one of the “Central Park 5” that was depicted in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries “When They See Us.”
On “The L Word: Generation Q,” Miyares will play José, who is described as “a charming and kind artist who is trying to move on from his complicated past.”
Also Read: Showtime's 'L Word' Sequel Adds 4 New Series Regulars to Cast
Clayton, who starred in Netflix’s “Sense8,” will recur as Tess, “a no-nonsense bartender who sees other people clearly but has a blind spot when it comes to her own relationships.
- 7/31/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
“When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay’s dramatization of the wrongful arrest and conviction of five black teenagers in New York City after the rape of a Central Park jogger 20 years ago, has been the most-viewed series on Netflix for the past 13 days.
“‘When They See Us’ has been the most-watched series on Netflix in the Us every day since it premiered on May 31,” the streamer tweeted Wednesday.
But Netflix didn’t provide any additional info beyond that, and it has selectively doled out self-reported numbers in the past to tout the popularity of some of its original series and films.
The four-part Netflix series was created by DuVernay, who also co-wrote and directed. She retweeted Netflix’s post about “When They See Us,” commenting only: “*faints*.”
*faints* https://t.co/3W6GbOZpMG
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 12, 2019
The show has led to a backlash against Linda Fairstein, the New York...
“‘When They See Us’ has been the most-watched series on Netflix in the Us every day since it premiered on May 31,” the streamer tweeted Wednesday.
But Netflix didn’t provide any additional info beyond that, and it has selectively doled out self-reported numbers in the past to tout the popularity of some of its original series and films.
The four-part Netflix series was created by DuVernay, who also co-wrote and directed. She retweeted Netflix’s post about “When They See Us,” commenting only: “*faints*.”
*faints* https://t.co/3W6GbOZpMG
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 12, 2019
The show has led to a backlash against Linda Fairstein, the New York...
- 6/12/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix closed its Emmy Fysee space on Sunday, June 9, with an emotionally charged screening of Ava DuVernay‘s limited series “When They See Us.” The event, hosted by executive producer Oprah Winfrey, included a Q&a with DuVernay, the cast and producers, followed by a separate interview with the Exonerated Five, whose devastating life stories formed the basis of the show. The discussion, which took place at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, will air in its entirety on Netflix and on Winfrey’s Own Network on June 12. Watch a clip above.
“When They See Us” recounts the true story of Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam. In 1989, when they were teenagers, they were wrongfully convicted of raping a white jogger in New York City and spent years in prison and as registered sex offenders before their sentences were vacated in 2002 when the actual perpetrator came forward.
“When They See Us” recounts the true story of Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam. In 1989, when they were teenagers, they were wrongfully convicted of raping a white jogger in New York City and spent years in prison and as registered sex offenders before their sentences were vacated in 2002 when the actual perpetrator came forward.
- 6/11/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
The cast and producers behind “When They See Us” sat down for a conversation with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night at Netflix’s Fysee location in Hollywood. But the night’s discussion wasn’t just about the stars of the limited series. Winfrey also sat down with the five men, formerly referred to as “The Central Park Five” and now “The Exonerated Five” — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — for the first time.
“I’m excited about it because they’re excited about it,” series creator and director Ava DuVernay told Variety on the red carpet before the taping. “At one point, one of them had said to me a couple of years ago during the research period, that when they were young, they’d wished that they could just get to Oprah. [They thought] if they could get to Oprah and tell their story, maybe then...
“I’m excited about it because they’re excited about it,” series creator and director Ava DuVernay told Variety on the red carpet before the taping. “At one point, one of them had said to me a couple of years ago during the research period, that when they were young, they’d wished that they could just get to Oprah. [They thought] if they could get to Oprah and tell their story, maybe then...
- 6/10/2019
- by Angelique Jackson and Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
”A large part of what the story is, is about redressing the media narratives and how these boys — and men now — were done wrong in the narratives that were told that around them and about them and that’s one of them,” ‘When They See Us’ actor Joshua Jackson told Variety on the red carpet at the Aclu SoCal’s luncheon. The actor was talking about reframing the men as the “Exonerated Five.”
“In calling them the ‘Central Park Five,’ we reinforce this idea — that they were there and had anything to do with this — that that was the central backbone of their life. But they’re not allowed to move on from it. They are exonerated and they are the victims of this case, not the perpetrators.”
Jackson noted that the series was initially titled “The Central Park Five,” before it was changed to “When They See Us.” “I’ll just say for myself,...
“In calling them the ‘Central Park Five,’ we reinforce this idea — that they were there and had anything to do with this — that that was the central backbone of their life. But they’re not allowed to move on from it. They are exonerated and they are the victims of this case, not the perpetrators.”
Jackson noted that the series was initially titled “The Central Park Five,” before it was changed to “When They See Us.” “I’ll just say for myself,...
- 6/9/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix and Own will air Sunday’s Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now Emmy Fysee panel on Wednesday, June 12 at 10 Pm Et/Pt. The conversations, hosted by Winfrey and DuVernay, will be recorded and will air immediately following the Season 4 premiere of DuVernay’s Queen Sugar drama series at 9 Pm June 12 on Own.
Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now will also feature Winfrey’s sit-down interview with the exonerated five men of the Central Park Five 1989 case for the first time. The conversations, closing out Netflix’s Fysee event, are set for Sunday at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles.
Created, co-written and directed by DuVernay, the four-part When They See Us Now chronicles the notorious real-life case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
The event will include two conversations, the first with series’ actors Niecy Nash,...
Oprah Winfrey Presents When They See Us Now will also feature Winfrey’s sit-down interview with the exonerated five men of the Central Park Five 1989 case for the first time. The conversations, closing out Netflix’s Fysee event, are set for Sunday at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles.
Created, co-written and directed by DuVernay, the four-part When They See Us Now chronicles the notorious real-life case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
The event will include two conversations, the first with series’ actors Niecy Nash,...
- 6/7/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
When They See Us
In 2012, Ken Burns made the documentary called The Central Park Five. Wamg’s Melissa Thompson wrote how the film told of the story of five black teenagers who were arrested in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a woman jogger in New York’s Central Park .
“What followed was one of the worst miscarriages of justice anyone could ever imagine. Starting with the New York City cops who interrogated the boys without parents or lawyers present, to the media, who created a mob-mentality screaming with bloodlust, with their tabloid headlines and made up term “wilding wolf pack” to whip the public into a frenzy of demands for the death penalty.
And all the while these poor kids had nothing to do with the horrific crime, other than the fact that they were in the park on that same night. There was absolutely no evidence connecting them to the case,...
In 2012, Ken Burns made the documentary called The Central Park Five. Wamg’s Melissa Thompson wrote how the film told of the story of five black teenagers who were arrested in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a woman jogger in New York’s Central Park .
“What followed was one of the worst miscarriages of justice anyone could ever imagine. Starting with the New York City cops who interrogated the boys without parents or lawyers present, to the media, who created a mob-mentality screaming with bloodlust, with their tabloid headlines and made up term “wilding wolf pack” to whip the public into a frenzy of demands for the death penalty.
And all the while these poor kids had nothing to do with the horrific crime, other than the fact that they were in the park on that same night. There was absolutely no evidence connecting them to the case,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last month we reported that Netflix is coming out with a four-part series entitled When They See Us, chronicling the story of the Central Park Five, five young teenaged boys of color who were falsely accused of the violent attack and rape of a woman in Central Park, New York in 1989.
The first trailer focused on the trial and conviction of the boys, while this new trailer shows them as men who’ve spent the end of their childhoods and beginning of their adult lives in prison for something they didn’t do, and are now trying to acclimate to life.
The series was written and directed by Ava DuVernay, and has an incredible ensemble cast that includes Jovan Adepo (Fences), newcomer Asante Blackk, Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange Is The New Black), Emmy Award Nominee Michael Kenneth Williams, Academy Award Nominee Vera Farmiga, Emmy Award Winner John Leguizamo, Academy Award...
The first trailer focused on the trial and conviction of the boys, while this new trailer shows them as men who’ve spent the end of their childhoods and beginning of their adult lives in prison for something they didn’t do, and are now trying to acclimate to life.
The series was written and directed by Ava DuVernay, and has an incredible ensemble cast that includes Jovan Adepo (Fences), newcomer Asante Blackk, Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange Is The New Black), Emmy Award Nominee Michael Kenneth Williams, Academy Award Nominee Vera Farmiga, Emmy Award Winner John Leguizamo, Academy Award...
- 5/30/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
“Dedicate a couple of hours to justice, to righteousness, to our community and to love,” Ava DuVernay told Variety about her powerful limited series “When They See Us,” which dramatizes the accusation, conviction and eventual exoneration of the Central Park Five.
The five men — Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana — all between 14 and 16 years old when they were wrongfully arrested for the brutal rape of a Central Park jogger in 1989, attended the premiere at the Apollo Theater in New York on Monday night. It was only fitting for them to walk the red carpet, given how closely they worked with the Academy Award nominee and director, and her cast and crew on the making of the show. The four-part series tells their story, spanning 25 years — beginning when the teenagers were first questioned in 1989, and continuing through their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement they reached with...
The five men — Korey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana — all between 14 and 16 years old when they were wrongfully arrested for the brutal rape of a Central Park jogger in 1989, attended the premiere at the Apollo Theater in New York on Monday night. It was only fitting for them to walk the red carpet, given how closely they worked with the Academy Award nominee and director, and her cast and crew on the making of the show. The four-part series tells their story, spanning 25 years — beginning when the teenagers were first questioned in 1989, and continuing through their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement they reached with...
- 5/21/2019
- by Michael Appler
- Variety Film + TV
We have a chilling trailer for you today for a four part series coming to Netflix called When They See Us, a miniseries chronicling the case of the Central Park Five. In April of 1989, 28 year old Trisha Meili, a white women, was jogging through Central Park. She was violently attacked and raped and was left in a coma for 12 days. At the time, five teenage boys of color were charged with assault, robbery, riot, rape, sexual abuse, and attempted murder. This was despite the fact that none of their DNA matched the rape kit, and all of their confessions were thought to be false or coerced. All the young men were sentenced to between five and fifteen years in prison. A serial rapist later confessed to the crime, and the young men were exonerated. But the wrongful conviction and time in prison could not be erased.
The series follows their...
The series follows their...
- 4/22/2019
- by Jessica Fisher
- GeekTyrant
Netflix has released the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s “When They See Us,” a four-part limited series about the wrongly convicted Central Park Five.
Based on the true case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit, the show follows the young men in the spring of 1989 when they are first questioned about the brutal assault of a Caucasian female jogger in New York’s Central Park. The later part of the series will also see them as men, spanning 25 years and highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement they reached with the city of New York in 2014.
“Why are they doing us like this?” one of the boys asks in the trailer. “What other way they ever do us?” replies another.
The trailer shows snippets of courtroom battles, press coverage and family devastation in the wake of the trial and subsequent convictions.
Based on the true case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit, the show follows the young men in the spring of 1989 when they are first questioned about the brutal assault of a Caucasian female jogger in New York’s Central Park. The later part of the series will also see them as men, spanning 25 years and highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement they reached with the city of New York in 2014.
“Why are they doing us like this?” one of the boys asks in the trailer. “What other way they ever do us?” replies another.
The trailer shows snippets of courtroom battles, press coverage and family devastation in the wake of the trial and subsequent convictions.
- 4/19/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix released the first full-length trailer for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming limited series “When They See Us,” based on the true story of the Central Park 5.
The four-part series debuts Friday, May 31.
Per Netflix, “based on a true story that gripped the country, ‘When They See Us’ will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four-part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series will span 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.”
Also Read: Netflix to Open New York City Production Hub
“When They See Us” stars Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo,...
The four-part series debuts Friday, May 31.
Per Netflix, “based on a true story that gripped the country, ‘When They See Us’ will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four-part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series will span 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.”
Also Read: Netflix to Open New York City Production Hub
“When They See Us” stars Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
We’ve known for a couple of years now that filmmaker Ava DuVernay has been working on a Netflix limited series about the Central Park Five, and now that four-part drama has an official title and premiere date. “When They See Us” debuts on the streaming service on May 31, just in time to qualify for this year’s Emmys. Will it be a winner?
“When They See Us” tells the true story of the five teenage boys, all black or Hispanic, who were wrongly arrested, tried and convicted for the rape of a white woman in 1989. They spent years in prison, and Donald Trump even took out ads calling for them to be executed. But their convictions were vacated in 2002 after they were exonerated by DNA evidence and the confession of a convicted murderer and rapist already in prison at the time. They sued the city and were awarded a $41 million settlement in 2014. Nevertheless,...
“When They See Us” tells the true story of the five teenage boys, all black or Hispanic, who were wrongly arrested, tried and convicted for the rape of a white woman in 1989. They spent years in prison, and Donald Trump even took out ads calling for them to be executed. But their convictions were vacated in 2002 after they were exonerated by DNA evidence and the confession of a convicted murderer and rapist already in prison at the time. They sued the city and were awarded a $41 million settlement in 2014. Nevertheless,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix limited series, “The Central Park Five,” has gotten a new title, a premiere date, and its first teaser.
On Friday, the streamer released the date announcement video for the four-part show, now titled, “When They See Us,” which will premiere on May 31.
DuVernay had the honor of dropping the short clip herself, tweeting along with it, “Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in four parts about who they really are. When They See Us.”
Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in...
On Friday, the streamer released the date announcement video for the four-part show, now titled, “When They See Us,” which will premiere on May 31.
DuVernay had the honor of dropping the short clip herself, tweeting along with it, “Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in four parts about who they really are. When They See Us.”
Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in...
- 3/1/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The creative partnership of Ava DuVernay and online streaming giant Netflix has already led to an increased attention to the history of racial injustice in America. Now, a dramatized version of one of the country’s most infamous shortcomings of the country’s judicial system is looking to continue that focus. Netflix has released a first look for their next project with the “Wrinkle in Time” director: “When They See Us,” an upcoming DuVernay-directed limited series premiering later this year.
Starring an impressive ensemble and co-written by Robin Swicord, Attica Locke, and Michael Starrbury, the four-part series will go beyond April 1989, when five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise, collectively known as the “Central Park Five” — were charged with the assault of a young woman jogging through Central Park. As hinted in the trailer below, the series will follow the title group of men...
Starring an impressive ensemble and co-written by Robin Swicord, Attica Locke, and Michael Starrbury, the four-part series will go beyond April 1989, when five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise, collectively known as the “Central Park Five” — were charged with the assault of a young woman jogging through Central Park. As hinted in the trailer below, the series will follow the title group of men...
- 3/1/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Exclusive: There is a tremendous real-life tragedy and injustice at the heart of Central Park Five but there is also an extremely deep bench of talent for the Ava Duvernay directed Netflix limited series with Joshua Jackson, Christopher Jackson and 12 Years A Slave’s Adepero Oduye now onboard.
The Affair star, Hamilton’s George Washington and Bull regular and The Big Short actress are also joined by Queen Sugar’s Omar Dorsey, Emmy winner Blair Underwood and Famke Janssen in the four-episode series, I’ve learned.
Power‘s William Sadler and Into The Dark‘s Aurora Perrineau will be part of Central Park Five too. Respectively, the duo will play a NYPD detective and the girlfriend of the Freddy Miyares portrayed Raymond Santana Jr.
Also starring Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo and Felicity Huffman, Central Park Five runs from 1989 when five Harlem teens were incorrectly convicted first in...
The Affair star, Hamilton’s George Washington and Bull regular and The Big Short actress are also joined by Queen Sugar’s Omar Dorsey, Emmy winner Blair Underwood and Famke Janssen in the four-episode series, I’ve learned.
Power‘s William Sadler and Into The Dark‘s Aurora Perrineau will be part of Central Park Five too. Respectively, the duo will play a NYPD detective and the girlfriend of the Freddy Miyares portrayed Raymond Santana Jr.
Also starring Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo and Felicity Huffman, Central Park Five runs from 1989 when five Harlem teens were incorrectly convicted first in...
- 8/24/2018
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Greenlit means a project is officially a go, so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date. You never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition! “Batwoman” The CW has found its Batwoman. Ruby Rose, best known for her role in “Orange is the New Black” will play the character, first as part of the CW’s annual Arrowverse crossover in December, followed by a series of her own currently in development by Greg Berlanti. When the project inevitably goes to series, Batwoman will be the first openly gay character of a live-action superhero series, giving Lgbtq fans some representation in the genre on screen at last. Like all Berlanti projects, this will likely be cast by David Rapaport and Lindsey Baldasare, so keep an eye out for casting opportunities in December and beyond. “Central Park Five”The upcoming Ava DuVernay...
- 8/13/2018
- backstage.com
Ava DuVernay’s “Central Park Five” has rounded out its cast with the final members of the Netflix limited series’ titular lineup.
The streamer announced Friday it has added Chris Chalk (“Gotham”) as Adult Yusef Salaam and newcomers Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham as Adult Raymond Santana and Adult Kevin Richardson, respectively. Those three join the previously announced Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo (Adult Antron McCray) as the adult versions of the “Central Park Five.”
Meanwhile, Ethan Herisse (“Miss Virginia”) will play Young Yusef Salaam, Marquis Rodriguez (“Chicago Fire”) will play Young Raymond Santana, Jr., Caleel Harris (“Goosebumps 2”) will play Young Antron McCray and Asante Blackk will play Young Kevin Richardson. Those four, along with Jerome (who is playing the young and adult versions of Korey Wise), will portray the teenagers wrongfully accused in 1989.
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The streamer announced Friday it has added Chris Chalk (“Gotham”) as Adult Yusef Salaam and newcomers Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham as Adult Raymond Santana and Adult Kevin Richardson, respectively. Those three join the previously announced Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo (Adult Antron McCray) as the adult versions of the “Central Park Five.”
Meanwhile, Ethan Herisse (“Miss Virginia”) will play Young Yusef Salaam, Marquis Rodriguez (“Chicago Fire”) will play Young Raymond Santana, Jr., Caleel Harris (“Goosebumps 2”) will play Young Antron McCray and Asante Blackk will play Young Kevin Richardson. Those four, along with Jerome (who is playing the young and adult versions of Korey Wise), will portray the teenagers wrongfully accused in 1989.
Also Read: Ava DuVernay's 'Central Park Five' Drama Adds Niecy Nash, 4 More to Cast...
- 8/10/2018
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series based on the infamous “Central Park Five” cast has finished casting the young men at the center of the drama.
Based on a true story, the series will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color five teenagers from Harlem–Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise–who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
Chris Chalk will play the adult Salaam, while Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham will play the adult Santana and the adult Richardson, respectively. Together, they will star alongside previously announced Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo. Adepo will play the adult McCray, while Jerome will portray both the adult and young Wise. Ethan Herisse will play the young Salaam, Marquis Rodriguez will play the young Santana, Caleel Harris will play the young McCray, and Asante Blackk will play the young Richardson.
The seven new...
Based on a true story, the series will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color five teenagers from Harlem–Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise–who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
Chris Chalk will play the adult Salaam, while Freddy Miyares and Justin Cunningham will play the adult Santana and the adult Richardson, respectively. Together, they will star alongside previously announced Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo. Adepo will play the adult McCray, while Jerome will portray both the adult and young Wise. Ethan Herisse will play the young Salaam, Marquis Rodriguez will play the young Santana, Caleel Harris will play the young McCray, and Asante Blackk will play the young Richardson.
The seven new...
- 8/10/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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