[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 4 of “Physical.”]
No one, not show creator Annie Weisman nor longtime director Stephanie Laing, knew that Kelly Kilmartin would have a Southern accent until Zooey Deschanel showed up for Season 3 of Apple TV+’s “Physical.”
Deschanel’s sitcom star and rising fitness guru Kelly (glimpsed in the Season 2 finale) assumes the role of Sheila’s vicious inner voice for the final season, as Sheila comes ever closer to her dream of an aerobics empire in ’80s San Diego. And while audiences watched star Rose Byrne neg herself for two seasons in voiceover, now Byrne’s Sheila is reacting in real-time to what Kelly has to say — and none of it kind.
“We always wanted Zooey, and when she said yes, we were thrilled, but we never really talked about what she sounded like,” Laing told IndieWire. “When Zooey tried out that accent, Annie and I were like, ‘That is incredible. Please,...
No one, not show creator Annie Weisman nor longtime director Stephanie Laing, knew that Kelly Kilmartin would have a Southern accent until Zooey Deschanel showed up for Season 3 of Apple TV+’s “Physical.”
Deschanel’s sitcom star and rising fitness guru Kelly (glimpsed in the Season 2 finale) assumes the role of Sheila’s vicious inner voice for the final season, as Sheila comes ever closer to her dream of an aerobics empire in ’80s San Diego. And while audiences watched star Rose Byrne neg herself for two seasons in voiceover, now Byrne’s Sheila is reacting in real-time to what Kelly has to say — and none of it kind.
“We always wanted Zooey, and when she said yes, we were thrilled, but we never really talked about what she sounded like,” Laing told IndieWire. “When Zooey tried out that accent, Annie and I were like, ‘That is incredible. Please,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
Stephen King was onto something about Maine and its plethora of terrifying ghosts: Nancy Drew has a spooky new case to solve in a fresh trailer for Season 2 of the CW drama (premiering Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 9/8c).
“Everybody, stay calm. It cannot find us if we’re not afraid,” Nancy warns her friends just before a creepy hand slams into the school bus window. And that’s just the beginning of the eerie scares.
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- 12/1/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The History Channel is building out its plans to move back into the miniseries space with two new scripted projects – a drama about the London plague from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and a series about the Donner Party from documentary filmmaker Ric Burns.
The A+E Networks-owned cable channel is developing The Plague Year through A+E Studios, its in-house production division, and The Donner Party (w/t) from Cineflix Media, Steeplechase Films and Augusta Films.
The network is looking to build on its legacy of miniseries such as Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, which was a huge hit when it launched in 2012.
This comes after Rob Sharenow, President of Programming at A+E Networks, told Deadline earlier this summer that it was focusing on miniseries, including titles centered around Alcatraz and the Roman Empire, rather than returnable scripted series, which he called a “fraught path” for...
The A+E Networks-owned cable channel is developing The Plague Year through A+E Studios, its in-house production division, and The Donner Party (w/t) from Cineflix Media, Steeplechase Films and Augusta Films.
The network is looking to build on its legacy of miniseries such as Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, which was a huge hit when it launched in 2012.
This comes after Rob Sharenow, President of Programming at A+E Networks, told Deadline earlier this summer that it was focusing on miniseries, including titles centered around Alcatraz and the Roman Empire, rather than returnable scripted series, which he called a “fraught path” for...
- 11/30/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Just what we need, another reminder about the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, History Channel ordered two new scripted miniseries as part of its move back to limited series, and one of them focuses on the Bubonic Plague breakout in 1665 London. The other is about the Donner Party, which didn’t go much better.
“The Plague Year” hails from A+E Studios and is being written by Coleman Herbert and executive produced by Michael Hirst, who has a “Vikings” connection with History. “The Donner Party” is written by Ric Burns, who will executive produce alongside Nancy Buirski.
Both projects are part of History Channel’s shift back to miniseries and away from ongoing dramas. It follows a George Washington miniseries and another about Alcatraz.
“History’s scripted programming in development embraces our roots with premium historical miniseries that resonate with our audience and complement our event megadoc content centered on big moments throughout our history.
“The Plague Year” hails from A+E Studios and is being written by Coleman Herbert and executive produced by Michael Hirst, who has a “Vikings” connection with History. “The Donner Party” is written by Ric Burns, who will executive produce alongside Nancy Buirski.
Both projects are part of History Channel’s shift back to miniseries and away from ongoing dramas. It follows a George Washington miniseries and another about Alcatraz.
“History’s scripted programming in development embraces our roots with premium historical miniseries that resonate with our audience and complement our event megadoc content centered on big moments throughout our history.
- 11/30/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
History Channel is developing a pair of drama miniseries, including one executive produced by “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst.
The first is titled “The Plague Year,” which hails from writer Coleman Herbert with Hirst executive producing. The series is described as a portrait of 1665 London, during one of the all-time worst outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague. As Londoners of all stripes flee in droves, those who remain in the city, whether by choice or by fate, find their resolves tested and old wounds reopened, as they are faced with an impossible question: how do you keep going when everything around you has fallen to pieces? A+E Studios will produce.
“History’s scripted programming in development embraces our roots with premium historical miniseries that resonate with our audience and complement our event megadoc content centered on big moments throughout our history,” said Eli Lehrer, executive vice president and general manager for The History Channel.
The first is titled “The Plague Year,” which hails from writer Coleman Herbert with Hirst executive producing. The series is described as a portrait of 1665 London, during one of the all-time worst outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague. As Londoners of all stripes flee in droves, those who remain in the city, whether by choice or by fate, find their resolves tested and old wounds reopened, as they are faced with an impossible question: how do you keep going when everything around you has fallen to pieces? A+E Studios will produce.
“History’s scripted programming in development embraces our roots with premium historical miniseries that resonate with our audience and complement our event megadoc content centered on big moments throughout our history,” said Eli Lehrer, executive vice president and general manager for The History Channel.
- 11/30/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Rectify Season 3, Episode 3 “Sown with Salt”
Written by Coleman Herbert
Directed by Billy Geirhart
Airs Thursday nights at 10pm Et on Sundance
It’s no surprise one of Daniel’s dream destinations is the land of Carthage in Tunisia, home of the Carthagian empire that fell to the Romans in 146 BC. When their lands were stripped and the Carthagian people were enslaved, legends said the Romans “salted the earth” of Carthage, cursing the land for re-inhabitation by the Carthagians or any others. This practice has appeared throughout history, most notably in medieval Spanish culture, when convicted traitors often had their lands covered in salt, as punishment,usually right before their heads ended up on spikes. There’s a strange two-sided nature to this practice; while often a symbolic gesture of destroying the land for agriculture, thus killing any chance of rebirth the civilization might have, the idea of salting a fallen civilization preserves it,...
Written by Coleman Herbert
Directed by Billy Geirhart
Airs Thursday nights at 10pm Et on Sundance
It’s no surprise one of Daniel’s dream destinations is the land of Carthage in Tunisia, home of the Carthagian empire that fell to the Romans in 146 BC. When their lands were stripped and the Carthagian people were enslaved, legends said the Romans “salted the earth” of Carthage, cursing the land for re-inhabitation by the Carthagians or any others. This practice has appeared throughout history, most notably in medieval Spanish culture, when convicted traitors often had their lands covered in salt, as punishment,usually right before their heads ended up on spikes. There’s a strange two-sided nature to this practice; while often a symbolic gesture of destroying the land for agriculture, thus killing any chance of rebirth the civilization might have, the idea of salting a fallen civilization preserves it,...
- 7/24/2015
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
Rectify Season 2, Episodes 7 & 8 “Mazel Tov”/”Weird As You”
Written by Chad Feehan (“Mazel Tov”) and Coleman Herbert (“Weird As You”)
Directed by Jim McKay (“Mazel Tov”) and Sanaa Hanri (“Weird As You”)
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Et on Sundance
Part of Rectify‘s appeal in its short first season was its intense focus, be it on a specific character, idea, or even just a singular image. It obviously wasn’t the show’s only strength, but it’s extreme attention to character over plot (a list of characters that included Paulie, Georgia) allowed it to dig deep – a level-headed exploration of faith, the legal system, and the nature of existence rarely found in any form of media.
Season two of Rectify has been quite different: with the scope of the show pulled back in every way, there isn’t as much to draw from and explore. Right down to the...
Written by Chad Feehan (“Mazel Tov”) and Coleman Herbert (“Weird As You”)
Directed by Jim McKay (“Mazel Tov”) and Sanaa Hanri (“Weird As You”)
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Et on Sundance
Part of Rectify‘s appeal in its short first season was its intense focus, be it on a specific character, idea, or even just a singular image. It obviously wasn’t the show’s only strength, but it’s extreme attention to character over plot (a list of characters that included Paulie, Georgia) allowed it to dig deep – a level-headed exploration of faith, the legal system, and the nature of existence rarely found in any form of media.
Season two of Rectify has been quite different: with the scope of the show pulled back in every way, there isn’t as much to draw from and explore. Right down to the...
- 8/5/2014
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
Rectify Season 2, Episode 3 “Charlie Darwin”
Written by Coleman Herbert
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Et on Sundance
Whether it be feelings, traumatic life events, or relationships that forever haunt us, there’s always forces we can’t see constantly trying to deform and reshape who we are as human beings. In fact, our strength of character is often defined by how well we can stand up to these forces, like a tree branch unwilling to fall, even in the strongest of storms. And as every character in Rectify finds themselves fighting against events and ideas almost completely out of their control, “Charlie Darwin” is a story of resilience, of keeping hope in these dark, modern times, where the definitions of everything in the world (right down to “bad” and “good”) have become curved like the instruments in the Holden family vehicle, slippery, hard-to-define shapes missing the definitive...
Written by Coleman Herbert
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Et on Sundance
Whether it be feelings, traumatic life events, or relationships that forever haunt us, there’s always forces we can’t see constantly trying to deform and reshape who we are as human beings. In fact, our strength of character is often defined by how well we can stand up to these forces, like a tree branch unwilling to fall, even in the strongest of storms. And as every character in Rectify finds themselves fighting against events and ideas almost completely out of their control, “Charlie Darwin” is a story of resilience, of keeping hope in these dark, modern times, where the definitions of everything in the world (right down to “bad” and “good”) have become curved like the instruments in the Holden family vehicle, slippery, hard-to-define shapes missing the definitive...
- 7/6/2014
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
The Killing, Season 3: Episodes 4 and 5 – “Head Shots” and “Scared and Running”
Directed by Michael Rymer (4) and Dan Attias (5)
Written by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin (4) and Coleman Herbert (5)
Airs Sunday nights at 9 on AMC
Apologies for missing last week due to technical difficulties. As The Killing continues its third season, one thing is very clear: this is a much different show in many ways from its first two seasons. I’ve written in previous reviews how the lack of a fallout story dealing with grief has shifted the dynamic, since the Larsen family was such a huge part of what the show was trying to be in its first two years. I also expressed my reservations with regards do the storyline that has seemed to take its place – the one revolving mainly around the character Bullet and her orphan friends who hang around the slums of Seattle. In these past two episodes,...
Directed by Michael Rymer (4) and Dan Attias (5)
Written by Dawn Prestwich and Nicole Yorkin (4) and Coleman Herbert (5)
Airs Sunday nights at 9 on AMC
Apologies for missing last week due to technical difficulties. As The Killing continues its third season, one thing is very clear: this is a much different show in many ways from its first two seasons. I’ve written in previous reviews how the lack of a fallout story dealing with grief has shifted the dynamic, since the Larsen family was such a huge part of what the show was trying to be in its first two years. I also expressed my reservations with regards do the storyline that has seemed to take its place – the one revolving mainly around the character Bullet and her orphan friends who hang around the slums of Seattle. In these past two episodes,...
- 6/25/2013
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
"I'm damaged." - Nicki "I think I can understand how difficult this must be, keeping a secret." - Bill Last night's exquisite episode of Big Love ("Under One Roof"), written by Coleman Herbert and directed by Dan Attias, was the halfway point for the fourth season of Big Love and it built on the slow burn approach of the last few episodes to deliver a staggering and heartbreaking installment about the struggles of several characters, each of whom has attempted to overcome their imperfections to attempt to become worthy of the celestial kingdom they each hope to ascend to. The quest for perfection and the damage done by the polygamist lifestyle the characters have been either born into or (in some cases) thrust into has always been lurking in the background on Big Love, but never has this intriguing theme been so perfectly explored than in last night's episode, which...
- 2/15/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
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