Undone (TV series)

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Undone
Genre
Created by
Directed byHisko Hulsing
Starring
ComposerAmie Doherty
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Raphael Bob-Waksberg
  • Kate Purdy
  • Noel Bright
  • Steven A. Cohen
  • Tommy Pallotta
CinematographyNick Ferreiro
Running time22–26 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video
ReleaseSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13) –
present (present)

Undone is an American adult animated psychological comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy, and starring Rosa Salazar. The series premiered on September 13, 2019, on Amazon Prime Video, to critical acclaim. It is Amazon's first adult animated original series[1] and its first to use rotoscoping. In November 2019, Amazon renewed Undone for a second season which premiered on April 29, 2022.[2][3]

Premise

Undone explores "the elastic nature of reality through its central character, Alma. After getting into a nearly fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death."[1]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Rosa Salazar as Alma Winograd-Diaz, a Mexican American woman who begins to develop the ability to manipulate and move through time following a car crash.
  • Angelique Cabral as Becca Winograd-Diaz, Alma's younger sister who is engaged to be married.
  • Constance Marie as Camila Diaz, Alma's mother who worries about Alma's mental health following her crash.
  • Siddharth Dhananjay as Sam, Alma's boyfriend who she enlists to help her investigate the death of her father.
  • Daveed Diggs as Tunde, Alma's boss at a daycare. (season 1)
  • Bob Odenkirk as Jacob Winograd, Alma's dead father who enlists her help in investigating his death.

Supporting

  • Kevin Bigley as Reed Hollingsworth: Becca's fiancé.
  • John Corbett as Layton Hollingsworth: Reed's father.
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn as Beth Hollingsworth: Reed's mother.
  • Sheila Vand as Farnaz: Jacob's student and research assistant who also was killed in the crash.
  • Tyler Posey as Father Miguel: A new priest at Camila's church.
  • Brad Hall as Charlie: A mysterious person whose company originally funded Jacob's research, and whom Jacob suspects of killing him.
  • Nicholas Gonzalez as Tomas: A bartender.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
18September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
28April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
11"The Crash"Hisko HulsingKate Purdy and Raphael Bob-WaksbergSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
A distressed woman named Alma is crying in her car before she runs a red light and has a near fatal accident. In the past, Alma reflects on the ennui of her life. Her sister announces she is engaged, and Alma begins to question her own relationship and whether or not she is destined to be happy. She chooses to break up with her boyfriend, and gets into a fight with her sister over the engagement after she plays a role in her sister cheating on her fiance with a bartender. Back to the present, the fight is shown to be the reason why Alma is crying in her car. Just before the crash, Alma has a vision of her father, who has been dead for over 20 years.
22"The Hospital"Hisko HulsingKate Purdy and Raphael Bob-WaksbergSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
33"Handheld Blackjack"Hisko HulsingKate Purdy and Raphael Bob-WaksbergSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
44"Moving the Keys"Hisko HulsingKate Purdy and Raphael Bob-WaksbergSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
55"Alone in This (You Have Me)"Hisko HulsingKate PurdySeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
66"Prayers and Visions"Hisko HulsingLauren OteroSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
77"The Wedding"Hisko HulsingJoanna CaloSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
88"That Halloween Night"Hisko HulsingElijah AronSeptember 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Alma takes herself and Jacob back in time to the night of the lab break-in which is revealed to have been done by Camila after she learned that Jacob was experimenting on Alma. Farnaz then planned to reveal the truth to Camila and the head of their department which would've ruined Jacob's life. After a failed attempt by Jacob to get Alma to change her own past, she finally learns that Jacob had not been murdered but had purposefully driven himself and Farnaz off a cliff. Jacob decides to possess his past-self in an effort to change the past and promises to meet Alma at a pyramid in Mexico when the timelines realign. In the present, Sam and Camila attempt to convince Alma that she is schizophrenic as was her father. Alma breaks up with Sam, travels to Mexico, and spends the night at the pyramid waiting for Jacob. She is joined by Becca whose marriage to Reed has fallen apart. By morning, Jacob has failed to appear, causing Alma to doubt herself. After Becca leaves and the sun rises over the pyramid, Alma is shocked by something she sees.

Season 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
91"The Cave"Hisko HulsingKate PurdyApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
Alma leaves the cave, thinking nothing has changed, but finds Becca missing. When she calls her, she is on her honeymoon with Reed and confirms Jacob is alive. Alma returns home to see her father alive in his office. They celebrate their successful change to the timeline and he informs her that she is a professor at the same college now and has learnt Spanish. She pushes him to help his mother, Geraldine, but he warns her against further interference. Alma notices she cannot time travel at will anymore when she cannot prevent a woman being hit by a car. She has a short vision of her mother, Catalina, in a car with an unknown man. After talking to Becca, she discovers that this was her memory and that Becca has the same powers she does.
102"The Painting"Hisko HulsingElijah AronApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
Jacob and Catalina are fighting about things she keeps hidden from her. Alma tries to convince the reluctant Becca to embrace her powers. Becca has a fight with Reed over her still taking birth control when they are trying to conceive a child. Alma meets Sam who is still a waiter and not her boyfriend. Catalina leaves home after a fight with Jacob about a $5,000 charge she made.
113"Mexico"Hisko HulsingGonzalo CordovaApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
Alma and Becca travel to Mexico to find their mother but their only clue is a painting signed with "Alejandro". Her mother denies knowing anything but their aunt tells them about Catalina's affair with a priest in training when she was a eighteen. They find the priest but he has broken off all contact to her. Becca has a vision of Catalina going into the house from the painting and being confronted by their grandmother who disowns her.
124"Reflections"Hisko HulsingApril ShihApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
135"Lungs"Hisko HulsingCarmiel BanaskyApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
146"Help Me"Hisko HulsingMehar SethiApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
157"Rectify"Hisko HulsingElijah Aron & Patrick MetcalfApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
168"We All Love Each Other"Hisko HulsingKate PurdyApril 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)

Production

Development

Raphael Bob-Waksberg at the 2022 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
Kate Purdy at the 2022 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
Creators Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy

On March 6, 2018, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a straight-to-series order for one season. The series was created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy, who also serve as executive producers alongside Noel Bright, Steven A. Cohen, and Tommy Pallotta. Hisko Hulsing oversaw the production design and directed a team of animators working in the Netherlands. Undone's animation is created through a combination of live action motion capture and rotoscoping.[5][6][7][8] Production companies involved with the series include The Tornante Company and animation companies Submarine and Minnow Mountain.[1][9][10][11][12] The first trailer was released in June 2019.[13][14] On November 21, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season alongside Purdy signing an exclusive deal with Amazon.[2] The eight-episode second season was released on April 29, 2022.[3]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was announced that Rosa Salazar had been cast in the series' lead role of Alma.[1][15][16][17]

Critical reception

Undone received critical acclaim. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 98% of 56 critic ratings are positive for the first season, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A kaleidoscopic existential crisis, Undone bends the rules of space, time, and rotoscoping to weave a beautifully surreal tapestry that is at once fantastical and utterly relatable."[18] Metacritic assigned the season a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on 17 reviews, citing "universal acclaim".[19]

For the second season, Metacritic collected 4 reviews and calculated an average score of 85, indicating "universal acclaim".[20] On Rotten Tomatoes, 93% of 14 reviews are positive for the second season, with an average rating of 8.2/10.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2018). "Amazon Orders First Adult Animated Series 'Undone' From 'BoJack Horseman' Team; Rosa Salazar Leads Voice Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kanter, Jake (November 21, 2019). "Amazon Renews Animation Series 'Undone', Inks Overall Deal With Co-Creator Kate Purdy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 12, 2022). "Undone Season 2 (Finally) Gets Prime Video Release Date, First Teasers". TVLine. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Undone – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Hardawar, Devindra (September 14, 2019). "Amazon's 'Undone' takes rotoscope animation to new heights". Engadget. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "How the World of 'Undone' Came to Life Through Rotoscope". IndieWire. September 9, 2019. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  7. ^ Nguyen Scaife, Steven (September 23, 2019). "Undone follows a rich tradition of deliberate rotoscope animation". Polygon. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  8. ^ Hofferman, Jon (October 25, 2019). "The Groundbreaking Performance Capture Rotoscoping of 'Undone'". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  9. ^ Holloway, Daniel (March 6, 2018). "Amazon Orders Animated Series 'Undone'". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 6, 2018). "Amazon Orders Animated Comedy Series From 'BoJack Horseman' Creator". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  11. ^ Fingas, Jon (March 6, 2018). "Amazon taps 'BoJack Horseman' duo for new animated series". Engadget. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Idelson, Karen (September 13, 2019). "How Animated Series 'Undone' Used a Mix of Techniques to Tell the Mind-Bending Tale". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (June 7, 2019). "Undone: 'Genre-Bending' Series From BoJack EPs Features Bob Odenkirk and Rosa Salazar — Watch Teaser". TVLine. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (June 7, 2019). "Amazon's "Undone" Is A Time-Bending Animated Series From BoJack Horseman's Creator". Polygon. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  15. ^ Patterson, Adreon (March 6, 2018). "Amazon Green-lights Its First Animated Series, Undone, From BoJack Horseman Creators". Paste. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  16. ^ Nakamura, Reid (March 6, 2018). "Amazon Orders First Animated Comedy Series From 'Bojack Horseman' Duo". TheWrap. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  17. ^ Alexander, Julia (March 6, 2018). "BoJack Horseman creator lands new animated series at Amazon". Polygon. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  18. ^ "Undone: Season 1 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Undone: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  20. ^ "Undone: Season 2". Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  21. ^ "Undone: Season 2 (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

External links

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