What if finding out the truth got you killed?
Duplass Brothers Productions backs the looks-to-be-chilling Netflix docuseries “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders,” which reexamines the death of West Virginian journalist Danny Casolaro. From the producers of “Wild Wild Country,” the series uncovers the organization known as the “octopus,” comprised of former government officials whose “tentacles” reach every part of the U.S. That was thanks to the software program Promis, which was used by the CIA.
The official synopsis for the four-part docuseries reads: “When journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub, police ruled it a suicide. But his family and colleagues believe he may have been murdered for investigating a conspiracy he called ‘The Octopus,’ a hidden organization connected to stolen government spy software, a string of unsolved murders, and some of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century. Years later, researcher Christian Hansen pushes...
Duplass Brothers Productions backs the looks-to-be-chilling Netflix docuseries “American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders,” which reexamines the death of West Virginian journalist Danny Casolaro. From the producers of “Wild Wild Country,” the series uncovers the organization known as the “octopus,” comprised of former government officials whose “tentacles” reach every part of the U.S. That was thanks to the software program Promis, which was used by the CIA.
The official synopsis for the four-part docuseries reads: “When journalist Danny Casolaro was found dead in a hotel bathtub, police ruled it a suicide. But his family and colleagues believe he may have been murdered for investigating a conspiracy he called ‘The Octopus,’ a hidden organization connected to stolen government spy software, a string of unsolved murders, and some of the biggest political scandals of the 20th century. Years later, researcher Christian Hansen pushes...
- 2/8/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Yaya (played by Camryn Jones) just wants to walk to school with her boyfriend. Living on the South Side of Chicago in a house overflowing with family members, the only thing that gets the exhausted teen out of bed every morning is knowing Dre (Travis Wolfe Jr.) will be waiting on her stoop. The only issue: her protective brother, Mouse (Victor Musoni), doesn’t approve. He thinks her friends aren’t a good influence — they show up late to school too often, eat too much junk food, and don’t pay enough attention to their surroundings. Mouse, clearly, just wants his little sister to be safe, get good grades, and live a better life, but by intimidating Dre, he’s unwittingly snuffing out her one spark of joy — joy that manifests itself via her favorite hobby: dance.
Yaya loves to dance, and “Me/We” — one of three entries in Sundance’s 2024 Pilot Showcase,...
Yaya loves to dance, and “Me/We” — one of three entries in Sundance’s 2024 Pilot Showcase,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the IndieWire team is endeavoring to take you into the heart of the festival experience, thanks to a series of rolling roundups that aim to synthesize each day, all the action, most of the drama, and the stuff everyone is talking about, in Park City and beyond.
Day Five
We’ll admit it: Day 5 at Sundance started on a bit of a slower note, at least over at IndieWire Editorial Condo No. 2, whose inhabitants were still processing both our (In)Famous Chili Party and/or Aaron Schimberg’s wild “A Different Man.” The first day after the festival’s opening weekend tends to spell a slower vibe, with many leaving after the first flush of premieres and parties, and Park City easing, ever so slowly, back into a more normal pace.
Though I’d already seen Richard Linklater’s sexy action comedy “Hit Man...
Day Five
We’ll admit it: Day 5 at Sundance started on a bit of a slower note, at least over at IndieWire Editorial Condo No. 2, whose inhabitants were still processing both our (In)Famous Chili Party and/or Aaron Schimberg’s wild “A Different Man.” The first day after the festival’s opening weekend tends to spell a slower vibe, with many leaving after the first flush of premieres and parties, and Park City easing, ever so slowly, back into a more normal pace.
Though I’d already seen Richard Linklater’s sexy action comedy “Hit Man...
- 1/23/2024
- by Kate Erbland, Ryan Lattanzio and Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Mark Duplass and producing partner Mel Eslyn are continuing their Sundance reign with the debut of series “Penelope.”
The entirely independently financed and produced series follows the titular Penelope (Megan Stott), a teen who feels more connected with nature than she does her own family. As Penelope escapes into the wilderness, she seeks to find herself in the coming-of-age indie drama.
Duplass and Eslyn co-created and co-wrote the series, which is seeking a distributor at the festival. CAA is handling sales. The Duplass Brothers formerly debuted adult animated series “Animals,” which premiered at 2016 Sundance in the early days of the festival expanding to include episodics.
The official synopsis reads: Feeling out of place in the modern world, 16-year-old Penelope (Stott) finds herself almost cosmically drawn to nature. With no plan in place, she leaves her family behind for the beguiling wilderness where she begins to establish a different kind of life for herself.
The entirely independently financed and produced series follows the titular Penelope (Megan Stott), a teen who feels more connected with nature than she does her own family. As Penelope escapes into the wilderness, she seeks to find herself in the coming-of-age indie drama.
Duplass and Eslyn co-created and co-wrote the series, which is seeking a distributor at the festival. CAA is handling sales. The Duplass Brothers formerly debuted adult animated series “Animals,” which premiered at 2016 Sundance in the early days of the festival expanding to include episodics.
The official synopsis reads: Feeling out of place in the modern world, 16-year-old Penelope (Stott) finds herself almost cosmically drawn to nature. With no plan in place, she leaves her family behind for the beguiling wilderness where she begins to establish a different kind of life for herself.
- 1/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Jenna Ortega is a force to be reckoned with. The young starlet began her career with several bit parts in TV and movies in the early 2010s. By the middle of the decade, she enjoyed a stint on the "Richie Rich" series and appearances in "The Cookie Mobster" and "After Words." But it wasn't until her role as young Jane in "Jane the Virgin" that she began to turn a few heads. Then, in 2019, she starred as Ellie in Netflix's soapy crime drama "You," in which she dished up a star-turning performance. She went from promising talent to superstar overnight, so it's no wonder that she's become a household name. Everyone wants to work with her.
In the four years since her game-changing TV gig, she's landed roles in countless more projects, including Ti West's retro-slasher "X," the Dave Grohl-backed "Studio 666," and the award-nominated, Tim Burton-directed "Wednesday" series on Netflix.
In the four years since her game-changing TV gig, she's landed roles in countless more projects, including Ti West's retro-slasher "X," the Dave Grohl-backed "Studio 666," and the award-nominated, Tim Burton-directed "Wednesday" series on Netflix.
- 12/15/2022
- by Bee Scott
- Slash Film
Christine Ko (Dave), Malcolm Barrett (Genius: Aretha), Sally Pressman (Good Girls), Cedric Joe (Women of the Movement), Riki Lindhome (Another Period) and Tim Heidecker (Moonbase 8) are among 17 cast in Disney+’s Just Beyond, a supernatural anthology series from writer Seth Grahame-Smith and 20th Television, part of Disney TV Studios.
Gabriel Bateman (The Mosquito Coast), Cyrus Arnold (8-bit Christmas), Arjun Athalye (Are You Afraid of the Dark: Curse of the Shadows), Jack Gore (Things Heard and Seen), newcomer Logan Gray, Elisha Henig (Ramy), Rachel Marsh (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jy Prishkulnik (Escala), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Bly Manor) and Izabela Vidovic (Wonder) round out the cast of the series based on the bestselling Boom! Studios graphic novel series from iconic children’s writer R.L. Stine (Goosebumps). They join previously announced series leads Mckenna Grace and Lexi Underwood.
2020-21 Disney+ Pilots & Series Orders
Written by Grahame-Smith,...
Gabriel Bateman (The Mosquito Coast), Cyrus Arnold (8-bit Christmas), Arjun Athalye (Are You Afraid of the Dark: Curse of the Shadows), Jack Gore (Things Heard and Seen), newcomer Logan Gray, Elisha Henig (Ramy), Rachel Marsh (NCIS: Los Angeles), Jy Prishkulnik (Escala), Megan Stott (Little Fires Everywhere), Henry Thomas (The Haunting of Bly Manor) and Izabela Vidovic (Wonder) round out the cast of the series based on the bestselling Boom! Studios graphic novel series from iconic children’s writer R.L. Stine (Goosebumps). They join previously announced series leads Mckenna Grace and Lexi Underwood.
2020-21 Disney+ Pilots & Series Orders
Written by Grahame-Smith,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max’s “Generation” will return with new episodes starting June 17.
Rounding out Part 2 of Season 1, the series will launch three episodes on June 17, two on June 24 and two on July 1, with the finale premiering on July 8.
The half-hour dramedy series follows a diverse group of high school students exploring themselves and their sexuality in a conservative community.
The ensemble cast includes Nathanya Alexander, Chloe East, Nava Mau, Lukita Maxwell, Haley Sanchez, Uly Schlesinger, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Chase Sui Wonders, Justice Smith and Martha Plimpton, with recurring guest stars J. August Richards, Mary Birdsong, Alicia Coppola, Patricia De Leon, Diego Josef, Anthony Kevyan, Sydney Mae Diaz, John Ross Bowie, Marwan Salama, Marisela Zumbado and Sam Trammell.
“Generation” is created by Zelda Barnz and Daniel Barnz, who executive produce with Ben Barnz for We’re Not Brothers Productions, Lena Dunham for Good Thing Going Productions, Sharr White and John Melfi. Sono Patel co-executive produces,...
Rounding out Part 2 of Season 1, the series will launch three episodes on June 17, two on June 24 and two on July 1, with the finale premiering on July 8.
The half-hour dramedy series follows a diverse group of high school students exploring themselves and their sexuality in a conservative community.
The ensemble cast includes Nathanya Alexander, Chloe East, Nava Mau, Lukita Maxwell, Haley Sanchez, Uly Schlesinger, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Chase Sui Wonders, Justice Smith and Martha Plimpton, with recurring guest stars J. August Richards, Mary Birdsong, Alicia Coppola, Patricia De Leon, Diego Josef, Anthony Kevyan, Sydney Mae Diaz, John Ross Bowie, Marwan Salama, Marisela Zumbado and Sam Trammell.
“Generation” is created by Zelda Barnz and Daniel Barnz, who executive produce with Ben Barnz for We’re Not Brothers Productions, Lena Dunham for Good Thing Going Productions, Sharr White and John Melfi. Sono Patel co-executive produces,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Imagine giving your kids free reign to make all the decisions, no matter how sugar-focused or adrenaline-propelled… That’s the premise of Miguel Arteta’s new film, Yes Day which puts the fate of a family in the hands of their kids. It’s a very fun Netflix film, with a fine cast and a very interesting premise.
We present this interview with Jennifer Garner & Edgar Ramírez for the new family Netflix film. Directed by Arteta, the film also stars Jenna Ortega, Megan Stott, Julian Lerner, June Diane Raphael, Fortune Feimster, Leonardo Lam, Nat Faxon, Ava Allan, Greg Cromer and Cass Buggé. Hayley Donaghy asks the questions.
Yes Day is out on Netflix right now.
Plot: Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a “yes day”, where for 24 hours the kids make the rules.
The post Jennifer Garner & Edgar Ramírez on giving the kids free reign in Netflix...
We present this interview with Jennifer Garner & Edgar Ramírez for the new family Netflix film. Directed by Arteta, the film also stars Jenna Ortega, Megan Stott, Julian Lerner, June Diane Raphael, Fortune Feimster, Leonardo Lam, Nat Faxon, Ava Allan, Greg Cromer and Cass Buggé. Hayley Donaghy asks the questions.
Yes Day is out on Netflix right now.
Plot: Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a “yes day”, where for 24 hours the kids make the rules.
The post Jennifer Garner & Edgar Ramírez on giving the kids free reign in Netflix...
- 3/15/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for upcoming awards. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year long: Draft, Pre-Season, Regular Season and Post Season. Eligibility calendar and dates of awards will determine how long each phase lasts and will be displayed next to revision date.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
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2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Last year, the HFPA somehow completely missed out on honoring HBO’s “Watchmen,” the critically acclaimed limited series that went on to dominate the Emmys. This year, the limited series race is stacked with contenders — too many worthy programs to all make the cut. But don’t keep your eye on any TV movies — in comparison to limited series, there aren’t...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Collective
Draft>>>Pre Season>>>Regular Season>>>Post Season
2021 Golden Globe Predictions:
Best TV Movie/Limited Series
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021
Awards Commentary:
Last year, the HFPA somehow completely missed out on honoring HBO’s “Watchmen,” the critically acclaimed limited series that went on to dominate the Emmys. This year, the limited series race is stacked with contenders — too many worthy programs to all make the cut. But don’t keep your eye on any TV movies — in comparison to limited series, there aren’t...
- 1/12/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” adaptation opens with the upper-class Richardsons’ house ablaze. A fire truck pulls up to the curb as matriarch Elena (Reese Witherspoon) watches from the edge of her driveaway. But it is too late to save the stone structure, which is burning from almost every room within. It takes until the finale episode to reveal that unlike in the novel of the same name, Izzy (Megan Stott) runs away before setting the fires, leaving her siblings to finish the job. The production team collaborated closely with the late director Lynn Shelton not only on how to create the look of the exterior flames based on in which room the fire first started, but also on what interior elements to see burning, to represent that Elena’s carefully curated world has been destroyed in an act of defiance against her.
Shelton passed away on May 16. Weeks before her death,...
Shelton passed away on May 16. Weeks before her death,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
The Hulu limited series “Little Fires Everywhere” is the latest women-centered TV adaptation of an addictive novel, in this case written by Celeste Ng. Kerry Washington stars as Mia Warren, a single mom with a 16-year-old daughter who rents an apartment from Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon), an influential woman in the affluent, seemingly progressive town of Shaker Heights, Ohio. Taking place in the ’90s, the series tackles difficult conversations about race, privilege and motherhood, showing both how far we’ve come but also how little has changed in our societal politics over the years. Scroll down for our exclusive video interviews with some of the top Emmy contenders from the show.
“Little Fires Everywhere” also gives insight into Mia and Elena’s children and how they handle growing up. Mia’s daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood), is fiercely loyal but is also drawn to the comfort and security of the Richardson household.
“Little Fires Everywhere” also gives insight into Mia and Elena’s children and how they handle growing up. Mia’s daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood), is fiercely loyal but is also drawn to the comfort and security of the Richardson household.
- 6/16/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
AnnaSophia Robb did more than just perfect Reese Witherspoon‘s mannerisms to play a younger version of her character Elena on Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” — she inhabited her. Robb was cast early on in the process and was able to shadow Witherspoon on-set, asking questions and talking to the writers along the way. “I would just copy her voice and watch her mannerisms and I listened to her book on tape to listen to her voice,” Robb says in an exclusive new interview with Gold Derby. “I’ve also been watching Reese my entire life; I feel like when I close my eyes I can see her.” Watch the video webchat above.
See‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Emmy interviews: Showrunner Liz Tigelaar, actress Lexi Underwood and more [Watch]
Robb’s process wasn’t limited to just studying Witherspoon from afar. She dove into the Celeste Ng novel on which the series...
See‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Emmy interviews: Showrunner Liz Tigelaar, actress Lexi Underwood and more [Watch]
Robb’s process wasn’t limited to just studying Witherspoon from afar. She dove into the Celeste Ng novel on which the series...
- 6/15/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
“We’re a show that’s grieving right now on multiple levels,” said Liz Tigelaar during the Little Fires Everywhere writers panel on the final day of Atx TV…from the Couch!.
She first paid tribute to fellow Little Fires executive producer and director Lynn Shelton, who passed away in May from complications of a previously unidentified blood disorder. “We’re grieving for Lynn Shelton, our executive producer, who directed four of the eight episodes, whom we tragically lost very suddenly. We’re grieving for her family, for her friends, for her colleagues, and for her films that we’re not going to get to see, all the work she was still yet to do,” said Tigelaar.
“We’re also grieving with the country for the life of George Floyd, all the black men and women who’ve been murdered simply for being black, said Tigelaar, turning her attention to current events.
She first paid tribute to fellow Little Fires executive producer and director Lynn Shelton, who passed away in May from complications of a previously unidentified blood disorder. “We’re grieving for Lynn Shelton, our executive producer, who directed four of the eight episodes, whom we tragically lost very suddenly. We’re grieving for her family, for her friends, for her colleagues, and for her films that we’re not going to get to see, all the work she was still yet to do,” said Tigelaar.
“We’re also grieving with the country for the life of George Floyd, all the black men and women who’ve been murdered simply for being black, said Tigelaar, turning her attention to current events.
- 6/7/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
“Sometimes, the mother you’re born to is not the mother that you want,” reveals Reese Witherspoon in a new video featurette about sparking conversations about motherhood on Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.” The limited series, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Celeste Ng, offers a diverse look at mothers and their children through the intersection of race and privilege. Watch Witherspoon, her co-star Kerry Washington and the show’s team of female writers and producers discuss the show’s dynamic in the Gold Derby video exclusive above.
SEEEmmys 2020 exclusive: Hulu categories for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ ‘Ramy’ and more
“Little Fires Everywhere” quickly sets up the differences in Elena Richardson (Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Washington) in the upper-class community of Shaker Heights, Ohio. “Mia and Elena both really want the best for our kids,” says Washington, of one of the mothers’ only commonalities.
SEEEmmys 2020 exclusive: Hulu categories for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ ‘Ramy’ and more
“Little Fires Everywhere” quickly sets up the differences in Elena Richardson (Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Washington) in the upper-class community of Shaker Heights, Ohio. “Mia and Elena both really want the best for our kids,” says Washington, of one of the mothers’ only commonalities.
- 5/27/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Megan Stott greatly related to Izzy’s struggles with bullying on “Little Fires Everywhere,” the Hulu limited series in which Reese Witherspoon plays her preppy mother, Elena. Izzy deals with unacceptance both at school and at home and while Stott may not have dealt with exactly what Izzy has, the bullying did resonate. “I have experienced that and being able to have that connection and being able to connect to that part of Izzy was something that was incredibly helpful,” Stott says in an exclusive new interview with Gold Derby, “which I’m so glad the writers included that because it’s something that happens in teenage years.” Watch the full video interview with Stott above.
SEEMeet the red-hot cast of ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
For the 16-year-old actress, learning about how a girl like Izzy, who was facing homophobia in the ’90s, would have conducted herself was very important. She...
SEEMeet the red-hot cast of ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
For the 16-year-old actress, learning about how a girl like Izzy, who was facing homophobia in the ’90s, would have conducted herself was very important. She...
- 5/20/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Hulu. For this season, the company has returning hits “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Elisabeth Moss), “Ramy” (Ramy Youssef) and “Shrill” (Aidy Bryant) as part of their 2020 campaign. Newcomers could include “The Great” (Elle Fanning), “High Fidelity” (Zoe Kravitz) and “Little Fires Everywhere”.
Below, the list of Hulu lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the studio on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
SEEMeet the red-hot cast of ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
“Ask Dr. Ruth”
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Castle Rock”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Actress – Lizzy Caplan
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Barkhad Abdi, Tim Robbins, Paul Sparks
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Elsie Fisher, Yusra Warsama
Culture Shock...
Below, the list of Hulu lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the studio on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.
SEEMeet the red-hot cast of ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
“Ask Dr. Ruth”
Documentary or Nonfiction Special
“Castle Rock”
Limited Series
Movie/Limited Actress – Lizzy Caplan
Movie/Limited Supporting Actor – Barkhad Abdi, Tim Robbins, Paul Sparks
Movie/Limited Supporting Actress – Elsie Fisher, Yusra Warsama
Culture Shock...
- 5/4/2020
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the finale of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.”)
Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” dropped its finale on Wednesday, an episode packed with fiery moments — and one literal, actual fire. Among those explosive scenes that built up to the burning of the Richardson family home was a screaming match between Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and her daughter Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) in the middle of the night, after the teen admits to having had an abortion.
When Lexie confesses it was her, not Pearl (Lexi Underwood), who got pregnant, she tells her mother she’s “not f–king perfect,” to which Elena screams back at the top of her lungs, “yes you are!” Elena then storms back into her bedroom and slams the door. Lexie screams right back, and slams her door, too.
Also Read: 'Little Fires Everywhere' Showrunner on Finale's Biggest Changes From...
Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” dropped its finale on Wednesday, an episode packed with fiery moments — and one literal, actual fire. Among those explosive scenes that built up to the burning of the Richardson family home was a screaming match between Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and her daughter Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) in the middle of the night, after the teen admits to having had an abortion.
When Lexie confesses it was her, not Pearl (Lexi Underwood), who got pregnant, she tells her mother she’s “not f–king perfect,” to which Elena screams back at the top of her lungs, “yes you are!” Elena then storms back into her bedroom and slams the door. Lexie screams right back, and slams her door, too.
Also Read: 'Little Fires Everywhere' Showrunner on Finale's Biggest Changes From...
- 4/23/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The following contains spoilers for Little Fires Everywhere episode 8.
Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere is a splendid (if at times unsubtle) examination of motherhood and how it can be both a gift and an albatross of societal expectation and disappointment around women’s necks. Through seven episodes, the show follows Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) as they engage in a delicate dance of misunderstanding around each other.
Now in episode 8, at the conclusion of this level-headed series with such lofty, truly adult themes, there is only one question left to explore: Who Set That Gosh Darn Fire! Yes, for all of Little Fires Everywhere’s sturdy themes of motherhood, at the end of the day this is also a mystery. Starting from its first scene, which opens in media res with the Richardson house aflame, the show has not been shy in dangling a pulpy mystery or two over viewers’ heads.
Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere is a splendid (if at times unsubtle) examination of motherhood and how it can be both a gift and an albatross of societal expectation and disappointment around women’s necks. Through seven episodes, the show follows Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) as they engage in a delicate dance of misunderstanding around each other.
Now in episode 8, at the conclusion of this level-headed series with such lofty, truly adult themes, there is only one question left to explore: Who Set That Gosh Darn Fire! Yes, for all of Little Fires Everywhere’s sturdy themes of motherhood, at the end of the day this is also a mystery. Starting from its first scene, which opens in media res with the Richardson house aflame, the show has not been shy in dangling a pulpy mystery or two over viewers’ heads.
- 4/22/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for the finale of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere.”)
“Little Fires Everywhere” ended on Wednesday with an episode that closed the stories of Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and their respect families — but not in the exact same way the best-selling novel the Hulu limited series is based on did.
TheWrap spoke with “Little Fires Everywhere” showrunner Liz Tigelaar about the final episode and why she and the other writers made some of the biggest alterations to the ending of Celeste Ng’s book. The first being, why instead of Elena and Bill’s (Joshua Jackson) daughter Izzy (Megan Stott), it was her three siblings — Trip (Jordan Elsass), Moody (Gavin Lewis) and Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) — who set fire to the Richardson house in the show’s finale.
“One thing when we first started was kind of looking at this mystery and...
“Little Fires Everywhere” ended on Wednesday with an episode that closed the stories of Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and their respect families — but not in the exact same way the best-selling novel the Hulu limited series is based on did.
TheWrap spoke with “Little Fires Everywhere” showrunner Liz Tigelaar about the final episode and why she and the other writers made some of the biggest alterations to the ending of Celeste Ng’s book. The first being, why instead of Elena and Bill’s (Joshua Jackson) daughter Izzy (Megan Stott), it was her three siblings — Trip (Jordan Elsass), Moody (Gavin Lewis) and Lexie (Jade Pettyjohn) — who set fire to the Richardson house in the show’s finale.
“One thing when we first started was kind of looking at this mystery and...
- 4/22/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Hulu’s Midwestern eight-episode limited series that primarily unfolds in the ’90s, “Little Fires Everywhere,” centers on the mother of all battles. Who is the best mother? Is it Kerry Washington‘s cool artist Mia Warren or Reese Witherspoon’s alpha journalist Elena Richardson? Or does neither meet matriarchal standards?
At the Emmys, both stars compete for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Witherspoon is currently ranked fifth and Washington sixth in Gold Derby’s odds that are based upon the combination of latest predictions by our Experts, Editors and Users. Let’s leave it to Emmy voters to decide that contest, while we ask you to determine the major mom face-off in our poll below.
“Little Fires Everywhere” is a top contender for Best Limited Series (10/1 odds), competing against frontrunners “Watchmen” and “Unbelievable.” Adapted from Celeste Ng’s 2017 Reese’s Book Club pick, the show takes place in Shaker Heights,...
At the Emmys, both stars compete for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Witherspoon is currently ranked fifth and Washington sixth in Gold Derby’s odds that are based upon the combination of latest predictions by our Experts, Editors and Users. Let’s leave it to Emmy voters to decide that contest, while we ask you to determine the major mom face-off in our poll below.
“Little Fires Everywhere” is a top contender for Best Limited Series (10/1 odds), competing against frontrunners “Watchmen” and “Unbelievable.” Adapted from Celeste Ng’s 2017 Reese’s Book Club pick, the show takes place in Shaker Heights,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Thelma Adams
- Gold Derby
(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 6 of “Little Fires Everywhere.”)
The first five episodes of the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere” have had the benefit of being led by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, two critically acclaimed actresses playing two very different women.
Wednesday’s installment still features the “Big Little Lies” alum as the tightly wound, upper class Elena and the “Scandal” vet as the closely guarded, starving artist Mia, mothers who are at odds with each other as they tackle issues of class and race in an Ohio suburb in the ’90s. But the real stars of the episode are AnnaSophia Robb and Tiffany Boone, who were faced with the challenge of playing the younger versions of Witherspoon and Washington’s characters.
TheWrap spoke with Boone (“The Chi”) and Robb (“The Act”) in a joint interview to ask about their experiences shooting the backstory episode,...
The first five episodes of the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere” have had the benefit of being led by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, two critically acclaimed actresses playing two very different women.
Wednesday’s installment still features the “Big Little Lies” alum as the tightly wound, upper class Elena and the “Scandal” vet as the closely guarded, starving artist Mia, mothers who are at odds with each other as they tackle issues of class and race in an Ohio suburb in the ’90s. But the real stars of the episode are AnnaSophia Robb and Tiffany Boone, who were faced with the challenge of playing the younger versions of Witherspoon and Washington’s characters.
TheWrap spoke with Boone (“The Chi”) and Robb (“The Act”) in a joint interview to ask about their experiences shooting the backstory episode,...
- 4/9/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
(Warning: The following story contains Major spoilers through the sixth episode of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere”)
Wednesday’s “Little Fires Everywhere” told the backstory for both Mia (Kerry Washington) and Elena (Reese Witherspoon), the latter of which is something that was completely absent from Celeste Ng’s celebrated 2017 novel.
In fact, that has been one of the biggest themes of the Hulu series under showrunner Liz Tigelaar. In the book, readers find out how Mia Warren (back when she was Mia Wright) agreed to be a surrogate for a wealthy New York couple, only to end up running away with that baby. But there is virtually nothing, outside of a brief mention of a one-time former flame, that tells Elena’s backstory.
“The fact that we had eight hours in which we could tell the story, I think it just gave us a lot of opportunities to really think...
Wednesday’s “Little Fires Everywhere” told the backstory for both Mia (Kerry Washington) and Elena (Reese Witherspoon), the latter of which is something that was completely absent from Celeste Ng’s celebrated 2017 novel.
In fact, that has been one of the biggest themes of the Hulu series under showrunner Liz Tigelaar. In the book, readers find out how Mia Warren (back when she was Mia Wright) agreed to be a surrogate for a wealthy New York couple, only to end up running away with that baby. But there is virtually nothing, outside of a brief mention of a one-time former flame, that tells Elena’s backstory.
“The fact that we had eight hours in which we could tell the story, I think it just gave us a lot of opportunities to really think...
- 4/8/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
To say that Hulu’s adaptation of “Little Fires Everywhere” takes some major departures of Celeste Ng’s popular novel would be an understatement.
And on of the biggest changes is how showrunner Liz Tigelaar handles the character of Isabella “Izzy” Richardson (Megan Stott), the youngest of Richardson clan. The teenager is the same rebellious character she was in the book, often spitting in the face of pretty much anything her mother Elena (Reese Witherspoon) wants. But the Hulu version added a lesbian subplot to Izzy’s story, to better illustrate just how much Izzy feels different than the rest of her siblings.
Stott told TheWrap that the show adds “expanded more” of the “seeds” of the book. “I think it was very cool just to see those things happening. And I think they did a great job,” she told TheWrap in the video you can watch above. “I think...
And on of the biggest changes is how showrunner Liz Tigelaar handles the character of Isabella “Izzy” Richardson (Megan Stott), the youngest of Richardson clan. The teenager is the same rebellious character she was in the book, often spitting in the face of pretty much anything her mother Elena (Reese Witherspoon) wants. But the Hulu version added a lesbian subplot to Izzy’s story, to better illustrate just how much Izzy feels different than the rest of her siblings.
Stott told TheWrap that the show adds “expanded more” of the “seeds” of the book. “I think it was very cool just to see those things happening. And I think they did a great job,” she told TheWrap in the video you can watch above. “I think...
- 4/7/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Gavin Lewis plays Moody Richardson on Hulu’s adaptation of the Celeste Ng best-seller “Little Fires Everywhere” — an aptly named character, given the fact the teen’s life is plagued by unreciprocated feelings for his new friend Pearl (Lexi Underwood). To make matters worse for Moody, though he doesn’t know it yet, Pearl is falling for his big brother Trip (Jordan Elsass) and recently slept with the ladies man. To make matters even worse, Trip might be falling for Pearl in return.
Ah, young unrequited love, a complicated thing that Lewis says is “really fun to play.”
“It is a lot of fun,” the 16-year-old actor told TheWrap. “And I think Moody really sort of latched onto Pearl the way he did because he’s never seen anyone like this in this town. Everybody’s sort of focused on the social aspects of school and they aren’t really...
Ah, young unrequited love, a complicated thing that Lewis says is “really fun to play.”
“It is a lot of fun,” the 16-year-old actor told TheWrap. “And I think Moody really sort of latched onto Pearl the way he did because he’s never seen anyone like this in this town. Everybody’s sort of focused on the social aspects of school and they aren’t really...
- 3/31/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Hulu’s new miniseries “Little Fires Everywhere” has been lighting up the screen with its twisty storylines, nuanced and intriguing characters and topical subtext.
The eight-part series, which is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name, opens with the mysterious burning down of the Richardson family’s mansion, as Elena (Reese Witherspoon) and Bill Richardson (Joshua Jackson) are questioned about the whereabouts of their daughter Izzy (Megan Stott). The show then flashes back to the previous summer as single mother Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter Pearl (Lexi Underwood) arrive in the Ohio suburb of Shaker Heights. Although the socioeconomic background of the transient, sometimes car-bound mother-daughter duo is diametrically opposed to that of the picture-perfect, upper-middle class Richardson family, the two families begin to intersect and the characters’ complicated pasts begin to rise to the surface.
See 7 reasons why you need Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere...
The eight-part series, which is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name, opens with the mysterious burning down of the Richardson family’s mansion, as Elena (Reese Witherspoon) and Bill Richardson (Joshua Jackson) are questioned about the whereabouts of their daughter Izzy (Megan Stott). The show then flashes back to the previous summer as single mother Mia Warren (Kerry Washington) and her daughter Pearl (Lexi Underwood) arrive in the Ohio suburb of Shaker Heights. Although the socioeconomic background of the transient, sometimes car-bound mother-daughter duo is diametrically opposed to that of the picture-perfect, upper-middle class Richardson family, the two families begin to intersect and the characters’ complicated pasts begin to rise to the surface.
See 7 reasons why you need Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere...
- 3/31/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
In the first few scenes of Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” it’s quite clear who story-tellers want us to believe is responsible for burning down the magnificent home of perky matriarch Elena Richardson (Reese Witherspoon). Let’s blame her pouty, rebellious daughter Izzy (Megan Stott), who often seems like she wants to torch the whole world that fails to understand, and douse, her inner rage.
After all, in upcoming flashback scenes, we learn that Izzy has a fondness for flames when she ignites her own hair in the bathroom at home while protesting expectations of how she should look.
But, wait, is Izzy just misunderstood? Are “Little Fires Everywhere” producers misleading viewers in order to create suspense while making us wonder later on if mysterious Mia (Kerry Washington) is really to blame? Or Mia’s seemingly sweet daughter Pearl (Lexi Underwood)? Do you trust her? What about Elena’s brassy kids?...
After all, in upcoming flashback scenes, we learn that Izzy has a fondness for flames when she ignites her own hair in the bathroom at home while protesting expectations of how she should look.
But, wait, is Izzy just misunderstood? Are “Little Fires Everywhere” producers misleading viewers in order to create suspense while making us wonder later on if mysterious Mia (Kerry Washington) is really to blame? Or Mia’s seemingly sweet daughter Pearl (Lexi Underwood)? Do you trust her? What about Elena’s brassy kids?...
- 3/25/2020
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
Hulu's limited series Little Fires Everywhere begins where Celeste Ng's novel starts and ends: the Richardson house getting burnt to a crisp. Elena Richardson, played by Reese Witherspoon, looks at her home in disbelief. Her youngest daughter, Izzy (Megan Stott), has disappeared without a trace, and everyone is convinced she's the arsonist. After the first three episodes, there's a question that lingers: why did Izzy set fire to the home? The series hasn't given us a clear motive, but you'll find answers in the book.
So far, what we know in the Hulu adaptation is that tensions are at an all-time high between Elena and Izzy. Izzy chafes at her mother's straight-laced ways. Bullied by the girls at school, she burns her hair off, refuses to wear Elena's hand-selected clothes, and bursts out in class. Of everyone in Shaker Heights, Mia (Kerry Washington) understands Izzy for who she is: an artist.
So far, what we know in the Hulu adaptation is that tensions are at an all-time high between Elena and Izzy. Izzy chafes at her mother's straight-laced ways. Bullied by the girls at school, she burns her hair off, refuses to wear Elena's hand-selected clothes, and bursts out in class. Of everyone in Shaker Heights, Mia (Kerry Washington) understands Izzy for who she is: an artist.
- 3/23/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Friends references are pretty much everywhere you turn in pop culture, but did you expect to see one in Little Fires Everywhere? The Hulu literary adaptation, starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, snuck in an unexpected quip referencing one of the most (in)famous legacies of Friends and its influence on pop culture.
The joke is so quick that if you tuned out for just a second, you might have missed it! When Elena (Reese's character) takes her daughter Izzy (Megan Stott) to a hair salon to fix a rebellious self-cut disaster in the first episode, she has some idea for the stylist. Her suggestion? Make Izzy's hair look like "Rachel from Friends." Not only is it a funny throwaway joke that shows just how out of touch Elena is about the trends for modern styles, but it's a great and subtle callback to Witherspoon's acting past and present: she...
The joke is so quick that if you tuned out for just a second, you might have missed it! When Elena (Reese's character) takes her daughter Izzy (Megan Stott) to a hair salon to fix a rebellious self-cut disaster in the first episode, she has some idea for the stylist. Her suggestion? Make Izzy's hair look like "Rachel from Friends." Not only is it a funny throwaway joke that shows just how out of touch Elena is about the trends for modern styles, but it's a great and subtle callback to Witherspoon's acting past and present: she...
- 3/19/2020
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
What do you get when you mix bold storytelling, uncomfortable truths, and vital life lessons with equal parts Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon? Magic. Pure magic.
Little Fires Everywhere, an original Hulu series based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Celeste Ng, explores the complex relationship between mothers and daughters through a series of unforeseen events.
The show's liberal use of flashbacks as puzzle pieces adds to the overall sense of mystery and allure.
The natural chemistry between the cast members in the show was apparent off the bat, though, the show's fresh, young, up-and-coming talent made the biggest waves.
Pearl (played by Lexi Underwood) and Isabelle (played by Megan Stott) made excellent first impressions with powerful, emotionally charged and memorable scenes.
Elena: She’s very attractive. African American
Isabelle: What does that matter?
Permalink: She's very attractive. Added: March 18, 2020
Little Firest Everywhere takes place in the affluent...
Little Fires Everywhere, an original Hulu series based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Celeste Ng, explores the complex relationship between mothers and daughters through a series of unforeseen events.
The show's liberal use of flashbacks as puzzle pieces adds to the overall sense of mystery and allure.
The natural chemistry between the cast members in the show was apparent off the bat, though, the show's fresh, young, up-and-coming talent made the biggest waves.
Pearl (played by Lexi Underwood) and Isabelle (played by Megan Stott) made excellent first impressions with powerful, emotionally charged and memorable scenes.
Elena: She’s very attractive. African American
Isabelle: What does that matter?
Permalink: She's very attractive. Added: March 18, 2020
Little Firest Everywhere takes place in the affluent...
- 3/18/2020
- by Kiara Imani
- TVfanatic
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the first three episodes of “Little Fires Everywhere,” streaming now on Hulu.
The first television show Liz Tigelaar ran was one she created, but five years later she was entering into the world of adaptations and found herself both newly challenged and equally passionate.
“I love adapting a world that I never would have thought in my own mind to create,” Tigelaar tells Variety. “And I just love having these puzzle pieces — whether they’re true life facts or they’re facts laid out by the author in a work of fiction. It’s like the ‘Beautiful Mind’ aspect of putting things up and moving them around and making them flow.”
Now, another five years later, Tigelaar has adaptations based on Eve Babitz’ writing and Judy Blume’s “Summer Sisters” in the works, while “Little Fires Everywhere,” based on...
The first television show Liz Tigelaar ran was one she created, but five years later she was entering into the world of adaptations and found herself both newly challenged and equally passionate.
“I love adapting a world that I never would have thought in my own mind to create,” Tigelaar tells Variety. “And I just love having these puzzle pieces — whether they’re true life facts or they’re facts laid out by the author in a work of fiction. It’s like the ‘Beautiful Mind’ aspect of putting things up and moving them around and making them flow.”
Now, another five years later, Tigelaar has adaptations based on Eve Babitz’ writing and Judy Blume’s “Summer Sisters” in the works, while “Little Fires Everywhere,” based on...
- 3/18/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
“She’s the bad guy here, not me,” Elena Richardson says of Mia Warren late in the new Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere. Elena — perfectly rich and blonde — cannot conceive of a story in which she is the villain. She considers herself a paragon of liberal virtue, someone who, for instance, proudly tells anyone who will listen that her daughter Lexie has an African-American boyfriend. How could she possibly be the bad guy?
The problem — for both Elena and, to a degree, for Little Fires Everywhere — is that Elena is the villain of her story,...
The problem — for both Elena and, to a degree, for Little Fires Everywhere — is that Elena is the villain of her story,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
With the coronavirus pandemic rapidly spreading in the U.S., Hollywood has been canceling large gatherings to help slow the outbreak. The latest event to be pulled over the coronavirus is the March 12 premiere of Hulu’s new limited series Little Fires Everywhere starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. The streamer just notified attendees of the cancellation in an email.
“As you are all aware, the current state of affairs has altered the daily lives of many people, including our cast and crew. After hearing from many of you, and out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling tomorrow’s Little Fires Everywhere premiere screening and celebration,” Hulu said in the email. “We are extremely proud of this series and can’t wait to share it with you when it debuts on Hulu on March 18. Thank you for your understanding.”
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“As you are all aware, the current state of affairs has altered the daily lives of many people, including our cast and crew. After hearing from many of you, and out of an abundance of caution, we are canceling tomorrow’s Little Fires Everywhere premiere screening and celebration,” Hulu said in the email. “We are extremely proud of this series and can’t wait to share it with you when it debuts on Hulu on March 18. Thank you for your understanding.”
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- 3/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
You could easily watch a few scenes from Little Fires Everywhere, with Reese Witherspoon starring as a tightly wound mom ruling over a rich suburb, and get fooled into thinking you’re watching a new season of Big Little Lies. But trust me: You’re not. Hulu’s adaptation, which debuts Wednesday, March 18 (I’ve seen the first three episodes) is a resounding disappointment, considering the star power behind it — a flat, formulaic melodrama that hits all the wrong notes. It’s almost a case study in a good book adaptation versus a bad one. Little Fires is like a...
- 3/4/2020
- TVLine.com
It takes until the third episode of “Little Fires Everywhere” for there to be a significant moment of peace. Izzy (Megan Stott), the youngest and most rebellious of four Richardson children, actually relents to her mother’s wishes and dresses like a “proper” teenager for a school dance. But when she walks downstairs, her shocked mother Elena (Reese Witherspoon) notices a tiny cut marring Izzy’s otherwise pristine appearance.
In just about any other scene of Hulu’s overwrought adaptation, this would be enough to start a fight — Elena would demand perfection, ordering her daughter upstairs to clean up, while Izzy would stubbornly defend the imperfection, mainly to infuriate her mother. The little cut would become a little fire, all to add more white-hot fuel to an already sensationalized inferno.
Instead, Elena takes Izzy upstairs and shows her how to shave her legs. That’s all. It’s a muted,...
In just about any other scene of Hulu’s overwrought adaptation, this would be enough to start a fight — Elena would demand perfection, ordering her daughter upstairs to clean up, while Izzy would stubbornly defend the imperfection, mainly to infuriate her mother. The little cut would become a little fire, all to add more white-hot fuel to an already sensationalized inferno.
Instead, Elena takes Izzy upstairs and shows her how to shave her legs. That’s all. It’s a muted,...
- 3/4/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Late in the run of an episode of “Little Fires Everywhere,” Hulu’s new literary adaptation, our attention is divided between two women in different situations, both of them precarious and pushing each past frustration and into something like rage. Suddenly, music swells, and a high-dudgeon, piano-driven, choir-backed cover of a pop song kicks in to signal the tension and the grand emotional sweep of the moments we’re witnessing. The song is Meredith Brooks’ “Bitch,” a Lilith Fair standard that seems as unsuited to the vastness of what we’re witnessing on-screen as to the operatic style in which it’s being performed.
It’s, in other words, a moment that exists in bad taste. And “Little Fires Everywhere” could use a lot more of that.
Adapted from Celeste Ng’s best-selling novel and drawing on the acting and producing talents of two superstars, “Little Fires Everywhere” is about...
It’s, in other words, a moment that exists in bad taste. And “Little Fires Everywhere” could use a lot more of that.
Adapted from Celeste Ng’s best-selling novel and drawing on the acting and producing talents of two superstars, “Little Fires Everywhere” is about...
- 3/4/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, Hulu released a trailer for its upcoming series “Little Fires Everywhere” starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington and Netflix debuted a trailer for Taylor Tomlinson’s first hour-long comedy special.
First Looks
Hulu has debuted a trailer for its upcoming eight-episode series “Little Fires Everywhere.” The series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name and follows a mother and daughter upending the lives of a picture-perfect family in an Ohio suburb. “Little Fires Everywhere” stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu. It will debut its first three episodes on Hulu on March 18. The series comes from Hello Sunshine, Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios. Witherspoon, Washington, Lauren Levy Neustadter, Pilar Savone, Lynn Shelton and Liz Tigelaar, who showruns, serve as executive producers.
Netflix has released...
First Looks
Hulu has debuted a trailer for its upcoming eight-episode series “Little Fires Everywhere.” The series is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name and follows a mother and daughter upending the lives of a picture-perfect family in an Ohio suburb. “Little Fires Everywhere” stars Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu. It will debut its first three episodes on Hulu on March 18. The series comes from Hello Sunshine, Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios. Witherspoon, Washington, Lauren Levy Neustadter, Pilar Savone, Lynn Shelton and Liz Tigelaar, who showruns, serve as executive producers.
Netflix has released...
- 2/20/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Trailer: Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington’s Slow Burn in the Suburbs
The roof — and also, the entire house — is on fire.
Hulu released the official full-length trailer for its upcoming eight-episode limited series, “Little Fires Everywhere.” And as said trailer suggests, you oughta know that the little fires aren’t just the ones that set a family’s home ablaze: Sometimes they’re also the friends we made along the way. Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller of the same name, “Little Fires Everywhere” stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as the respective matriarchs of the picture-perfect Richardson and enigmatic Warren families.
The trailer opens with the image of the Richardson’s Shaker Heights family home destroyed by the literal fire, with Elena (Witherspoon) voiceovering about how she “always had the best intentions” and being asked if she knows anyone who would do this. What follows is a look back at the events leading up to the fire, with Elena renting...
Hulu released the official full-length trailer for its upcoming eight-episode limited series, “Little Fires Everywhere.” And as said trailer suggests, you oughta know that the little fires aren’t just the ones that set a family’s home ablaze: Sometimes they’re also the friends we made along the way. Based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller of the same name, “Little Fires Everywhere” stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington as the respective matriarchs of the picture-perfect Richardson and enigmatic Warren families.
The trailer opens with the image of the Richardson’s Shaker Heights family home destroyed by the literal fire, with Elena (Witherspoon) voiceovering about how she “always had the best intentions” and being asked if she knows anyone who would do this. What follows is a look back at the events leading up to the fire, with Elena renting...
- 2/20/2020
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington Battle Over Shameful Secret in ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Trailer
Hulu has released the latest trailer for Little Fires Everywhere, the streaming platform’s highly anticipated adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same name. The series stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Witherspoon plays Elena, the matriarch of the wealthy Richardson family, who decides to rent out a room in her house to a homeless artist named Mia (Washington) and her daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood).
“So you decided to rent it out to her on the spot?” Elena’s husband, Bill (Joshua Jackson), asks her over dinner. “Do...
Witherspoon plays Elena, the matriarch of the wealthy Richardson family, who decides to rent out a room in her house to a homeless artist named Mia (Washington) and her daughter, Pearl (Lexi Underwood).
“So you decided to rent it out to her on the spot?” Elena’s husband, Bill (Joshua Jackson), asks her over dinner. “Do...
- 2/20/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Hulu’s “Little Fires Everywhere” really leaned into the whole burning theme on Thursday with a trailer that showcases more than one flame — both literal and metaphorical — being ignited by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington’s respective characters, mothers who hold secrets about their very different families.
In the video, which you can view above, Elena Richardson (Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Washington) meet when the latter rents an apartment owned by the former. The differences between Elena’s white, upper-middle class, 4-child nuclear family and Mia’s more modest life with her only daughter are set up immediately and soon the two are at odds over the personal details they choose to keep hidden from one another.
All of this tension builds until the Richardson family home is burned down — and no one knows who is responsible for setting it ablaze.
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In the video, which you can view above, Elena Richardson (Witherspoon) and Mia Warren (Washington) meet when the latter rents an apartment owned by the former. The differences between Elena’s white, upper-middle class, 4-child nuclear family and Mia’s more modest life with her only daughter are set up immediately and soon the two are at odds over the personal details they choose to keep hidden from one another.
All of this tension builds until the Richardson family home is burned down — and no one knows who is responsible for setting it ablaze.
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- 2/20/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The Richardson family’s life goes up in flames in the new trailer for Little Fires Everywhere, an upcoming miniseries based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel by the same name. The series premieres March 18th on Hulu.
Reese Witherspoon portrays Elena Richardson, the matriarch of a wealthy family who rents out a portion of her home to Mia Warren, a homeless artist (played by Kerry Washington) and her daughter Pearl. The story is told in flashback, after the Richardson house catches on fire and the police question whether it was arson.
Reese Witherspoon portrays Elena Richardson, the matriarch of a wealthy family who rents out a portion of her home to Mia Warren, a homeless artist (played by Kerry Washington) and her daughter Pearl. The story is told in flashback, after the Richardson house catches on fire and the police question whether it was arson.
- 1/17/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
When Reese Witherspoon first read Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel “Little Fires Everywhere,” she was struck by the very many complex themes around motherhood and womanhood, as well as race and class portrayed within the pages. In wanting to adapt it for the screen through her Hello Sunshine banner, she knew she needd a true partner with whom she could have “many conversations” and would “actually…show up and do the work,” she said at the Television Critics Assn. press tour panel for the Hulu limited series Friday.
In looking for someone who would share “equal parts and equal responsibility and leadership” entered Kerry Washington. Both women star in the adaptation and also executive produce.
“As producers we get to employ hundreds and hundreds of artists and activisits and we can do that in environments that are safe and embody our values,” Washington noted.
Added Witherspoon: “Choices used to be made for me a lot.
In looking for someone who would share “equal parts and equal responsibility and leadership” entered Kerry Washington. Both women star in the adaptation and also executive produce.
“As producers we get to employ hundreds and hundreds of artists and activisits and we can do that in environments that are safe and embody our values,” Washington noted.
Added Witherspoon: “Choices used to be made for me a lot.
- 1/17/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu released a slew of new trailers on Friday, including for its hotly anticipated upcoming literary adaptations “Normal People” and “Little Fires Everywhere.”
“Normal People,” an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sally Rooney, tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell from the end of their school days in small-town west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity College.
The series stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne, and Paul Mescal as Connell. Rooney adapted her own novel with writers Alice Birch and Mark O’Rowe. Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie McDonald split directing duties on the 12-episode series.
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“Little Fires Everywhere,” an eight-episode limited series based on the novel by Celeste Ng, is set to premiere on Hulu on March 18.
Starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, the series follows the intertwined...
“Normal People,” an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sally Rooney, tracks the tender but complicated relationship of Marianne and Connell from the end of their school days in small-town west of Ireland to their undergraduate years at Trinity College.
The series stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne, and Paul Mescal as Connell. Rooney adapted her own novel with writers Alice Birch and Mark O’Rowe. Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie McDonald split directing duties on the 12-episode series.
Also Read: FX Chief on Hulu Partnership and Why Streaming Will Lead to an 'Overwhelming Amount of Content'
“Little Fires Everywhere,” an eight-episode limited series based on the novel by Celeste Ng, is set to premiere on Hulu on March 18.
Starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, the series follows the intertwined...
- 1/17/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, Hulu announces a premiere date for “Little Fires Everywhere” and Variety exclusively obtains a first look at this year’s Christmas episode of “The Simpsons.”
Dates
“Little Fires Everywhere” will debut March 18, Hulu announced. Produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street, and ABC Signature Studios, the show is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestselle of the same name, and follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster. Witherspoon and Washington also star in the new series as Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, respectively, alongside Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu.
Dates
“Little Fires Everywhere” will debut March 18, Hulu announced. Produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street, and ABC Signature Studios, the show is based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestselle of the same name, and follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster. Witherspoon and Washington also star in the new series as Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, respectively, alongside Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, Lexi Underwood and Huang Lu.
- 12/14/2019
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu dropped the ominous first teaser on Friday for its hotly anticipated Kerry Washington-Reese Witherspoon drama series “Little Fires Everywhere” adaptation.
“We all have parts that scare us,” Washington says in the clip as she lights on fire a shredded photo of Witherspoon. “But we can’t not look at who we are.”
The eight-episode limited series based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling novel of the same name is set to debut on Hulu on March 18, 2020.
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Per Hulu, the series “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.”
Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt,...
“We all have parts that scare us,” Washington says in the clip as she lights on fire a shredded photo of Witherspoon. “But we can’t not look at who we are.”
The eight-episode limited series based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling novel of the same name is set to debut on Hulu on March 18, 2020.
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Per Hulu, the series “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood — and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.”
Joshua Jackson, Rosemarie DeWitt,...
- 12/13/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Another day, another announcement for an upcoming series we cannot wait to watch.
Little Fires Everywhere is an adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same title.
And while the book was a bestseller, with backing by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Kerry Washington's Simpson Street as well as the two on board to star, well, we see anther hit for Hulu.
Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
The cast includes Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough).
Also starring are Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody...
Little Fires Everywhere is an adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 novel of the same title.
And while the book was a bestseller, with backing by Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Kerry Washington's Simpson Street as well as the two on board to star, well, we see anther hit for Hulu.
Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
The cast includes Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough).
Also starring are Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody...
- 12/13/2019
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: AnnaSophia Robb (The Act), Tiffany Boone (The Hunt), Alona Tal (Seal Team), Mathew Barnes, Andy Favreau (Single Parents) and Luke Bracey (Hacksaw Ridge) have been cast in the flashback episode of Hulu’s upcoming limited series Little Fires Everywhere, based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling book. It stars Reese Witherspoon (Elena Richardson), Kerry Washington (Mia Warren), Joshua Jackson (Bill Richardson), Rosemarie DeWitt (Linda McCullough), Jade Pettyjohn (Lexie Richardson), Jordan Elsass (Trip Richardson), Gavin Lewis (Moody Richardson), Megan Stott (Izzy Richardson), Lexi Underwood (Pearl Warren) and Huang Lu (Bebe).
Robb will play Young Elena, a young mother with four children under four, Elena struggles to reassert control over her life after her youngest child is born.
Boone is Young Mia. After learning her scholarship is being revoked, Mia is willing to go to extreme lengths to stay in art school and pursue her dreams.
Tal portrays Young Linda. Elena’s...
Robb will play Young Elena, a young mother with four children under four, Elena struggles to reassert control over her life after her youngest child is born.
Boone is Young Mia. After learning her scholarship is being revoked, Mia is willing to go to extreme lengths to stay in art school and pursue her dreams.
Tal portrays Young Linda. Elena’s...
- 9/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Daytime Emmy winner Obba Babatundé (Dear White People) is set for a recurring role opposite Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt and Joshua Jackson in Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu’s upcoming limited series based on Celeste Ng’s bestselling book.
Developed and written by Casual‘s Liz Tigelaar, the series hails from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Washington’s Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios. Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
Babatundé will play George Wright, a devoutly religious father of two who does his best to support his strong-willed daughter Mia (Kerry Washington) as she heads off to art school. But when his...
Developed and written by Casual‘s Liz Tigelaar, the series hails from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Washington’s Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios. Little Fires Everywhere follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
Babatundé will play George Wright, a devoutly religious father of two who does his best to support his strong-willed daughter Mia (Kerry Washington) as she heads off to art school. But when his...
- 9/9/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
How does Reese Witherspoon find time to breathe? Because the 43-year-old actress has so, so may projects in the works. In addition to starring in and executive producing Big Little Lies alongside Nicole Kidman, as well as an upcoming Apple TV series with Jennifer Aniston, the actress is teaming up with yet another powerhouse star: Kerry Washington. The women are currently shooting a limited series based on Celeste Ng's widely popular bestseller, Little Fires Everywhere. While a premiere date is likely still far, far in the future, here's what we know.
What Is Little Fires Everywhere About?
The novel takes place in a wealthy Ohio community in the '90s and hinges around a falling out between two families: the Warrens and the Richardsons. Witherspoon's character, Elena, is the uptight matriarch of the latter, which is a picture-perfect, all-American family that includes her lawyer husband and their four high school-age kids.
What Is Little Fires Everywhere About?
The novel takes place in a wealthy Ohio community in the '90s and hinges around a falling out between two families: the Warrens and the Richardsons. Witherspoon's character, Elena, is the uptight matriarch of the latter, which is a picture-perfect, all-American family that includes her lawyer husband and their four high school-age kids.
- 6/14/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Are you ready for Little Fires Everywhere? Hulu just released a first look (see picture above) at the upcoming TV show.
Based on the book by Celeste Ng, the drama series “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.” The cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, and Lexi Underwood.
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Based on the book by Celeste Ng, the drama series “follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.” The cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jade Pettyjohn, Jordan Elsass, Gavin Lewis, Megan Stott, and Lexi Underwood.
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- 6/12/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Hulu has released the first look at its upcoming adaptation of Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington. And if looks could kill, then this photo would have the two actresses arrested for murdering us.
In the shot, we see Witherspoon and Washington dressed in-character as Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, respectively, two women who appear to be total opposites, apart from their smoldering poses and senses of style. But a picture is worth a thousand words, and we’re sure there is more to the story than what this first-look teases.
Based on Ng’s 2017 bestseller, “Little Fires Everywhere” follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
In the shot, we see Witherspoon and Washington dressed in-character as Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, respectively, two women who appear to be total opposites, apart from their smoldering poses and senses of style. But a picture is worth a thousand words, and we’re sure there is more to the story than what this first-look teases.
Based on Ng’s 2017 bestseller, “Little Fires Everywhere” follows the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
- 6/11/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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