The Afterparty (TV series)
| The Afterparty | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Chris Miller |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Audrey Lee |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Apple TV+ |
The Afterparty is an American murder mystery comedy streaming television series created by Chris Miller that is set to premiere on Apple TV+.[1]
Premise
The series take place at a high school reunion after party with each episode "a different character's perspective" of what happened that night.[2]
Cast
- Tiffany Haddish as Detective Danner
- Sam Richardson as Aniq
- Zoë Chao as Zoe
- Ben Schwartz as Yasper
- Ike Barinholtz as Brett
- Ilana Glazer as Chelsea
- Dave Franco as Xavier
- Jamie Demetriou as Walt
- John Early as Detective Cusp
Production
Development
In 2013, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were attached to The Reunion, a comedy about a high school reunion.[3] The film was set-up at Sony Pictures and was to be produced by Lord, Miller (under their Lord Miller banner), Jonathan Kadin, and Hannah Minghella, and written and directed solely by Miller.[4] In 2014, Lord and Miller were still optimistic in making The Reunion while promoting The Lego Movie.[5]
On June 24, 2020, it was announced that Apple TV+ had given the production an eight-episode straight-to-series order. The series is created by Miller who is also the showrunner and is expected to executive produce alongside Lord while Audrey Lee is a producer. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Sony Pictures Television and TriStar Television.[6][1][7]
Casting
In November 2020, the cast was announced, including Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer and Dave Franco.[8]
Filming
On November 11, 2020, Chris Miller confirmed that filming for the series had officially begun on an Instagram post.[9]
References
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (June 24, 2020). "Apple Picks Up 'The Afterparty' Murder Mystery Comedy Series From Phil Lord & Chris Miller". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Porter, Rick (June 24, 2020). "Phil Lord, Chris Miller Land Murder-Mystery Comedy at Apple". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Phil Lord And Chris Miller Will Make 'The Reunion' For Sony". We Got This Covered. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Dave McNary (June 27, 2013). "'21 Jump Street' Directors, Sony Reunite on New Comedy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Mike Sampson (February 5, 2014). "Block Party: Talking 'The LEGO Movie' With Writer/Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller". Screen Crush. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (June 24, 2020). "Chris Miller, Phil Lord Set Murder Mystery Comedy Series at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Nakamura, Reid (June 24, 2020). "Lord and Miller Murder Mystery Comedy 'The Afterparty' Gets Series Order at Apple TV+". TheWrap. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 11, 2020). "Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao Among 9 Cast In Apple's 'The Afterparty'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Miller, Chris [@chrizmillr] (November 11, 2020). "The Afterparty! Been working on this one for a decade. Now it's finally happening, with the best cast imaginable. @tiffanyhaddish @thesamrichardson @zchao @rejectedjokes @ikebarinholtz @ilana @jamiedemetriou @bejohnce Dave Franco and more!". Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020 – via Instagram.