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Maniac
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GenreDark Comedy
Based onManiac
by Hakon Bast Mossige & Espen PA Lervaag
Written byPatrick Somerville
Directed byCary Fukunaga
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Jonah Hill
  • Emma Stone
  • Cary Fukunaga
  • Michael Sugar
  • Doug Wald
  • Kruke Kristiansen
  • Anne Kolbjornsen
  • Espen PA Lervaag
  • Kjetil Indegard
  • Ashley Zalta
  • Patrick Somerville
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix

Maniac is an upcoming American dark comedy web television miniseries, based on the Norwegian television series of the same name by Hakon Bast Mossige and Espen PA Lervaag, that is set to premiere on September 21, 2018 on Netflix. The series is written by Patrick Somerville, directed by Cary Fukunaga, and stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill.

Premise

Maniac follows "Annie Landsberg and Owen Milgrim, two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons. Annie’s disaffected and aimless, fixated on broken relationships with her mother and her sister; Owen, the fifth son of wealthy New York industrialists, has struggled his whole life with a disputed diagnosis of schizophrenia. Neither of their lives have turned out quite right, and the promise of a new, radical kind of pharmaceutical treatment—a sequence of pills its inventor, Dr. James K. Mantleray, claims can repair anything about the mind, be it mental illness or heartbreak—draws them and ten other strangers to the facilities of Neberdine Pharmaceutical and Biotech for a three-day drug trial that will, they’re assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently."[1]

Cast and characters

Main

  • Emma Stone as Annie Landsberg, a woman who dwells unhealthily on her imperfect relationships with her mother and sister.
  • Jonah Hill as Owen Milgrim, the scion of a wealthy family, potentially schizophrenic.
  • Sonoya Mizuno as Dr. Fujita

Recurring

Unknown

Production

Development

On March 18, 2016, it was announced that Paramount Television and Anonymous Content were producing a television series to be directed by Cary Fukunaga. The half-hour dark comedy series was reported to be executive produced by Fukunaga, Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, Michael Sugar, and Doug Wald. Ashley Zalta was also announced as a co-executive producer. At the time, the series was being shopped to various networks and was searching for a writer.[7] Less than a week later, it was announced that Netflix was finalizing a deal for a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes.[8][9] On October 21, 2016, it was announced that Patrick Somerville would write the series.[10] On July 29, 2018, it was announced the during the annual Television Critics Association's summer press tour that the series would premiere on September 21, 2018.[1]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, it was reported that Emma Stone and Jonah Hill were finalizing deals to star in the series.[7] In August 2017, it was announced that Sonoya Mizuno had been cast as a series regular and that Justin Theroux and Julia Garner would appear in a recurring capacity.[11][12][13][14][15] On September 13, 2017, it was reported that Jemima Kirke had been cast in a recurring role.[16] On October 5, 2017, it was announced that Sally Field had joined the cast in a recurring role.[17][18] On February 23, 2018, it was reported Billy Magnussen been cast in the series.[19]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began on August 15, 2017 in New York City and was expected to conclude by the end of November 2017.[20]

Release

Marketing

On April 18, 2018, Netflix released the first official images from the series.[21] On July 29, 2018, a teaser trailer for the series was released.[1] About a week later, the official trailer was released.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 29, 2018). "'Maniac': Netflix Sets Premiere Date, Releases Teaser For Emma Stone & Jonah Hill Dark Comedy – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (March 21, 2018). "'Magnum P.I.' Casts Stephen Hill; 'Dead Inside' Adds Myles Bullock". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Flook, Ray (September 24, 2017). "'Maniac': Netflix Gives Us The Braided Jonah Hill We Always Wanted". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  4. ^ McDonagh, Ross (October 19, 2017). "Almost Byrned himself! Gabriel trips and spills his hot coffee as he films new Netflix series Maniac in New York". Daily Mail. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Selenis Leyva en pie de lucha". People en Español. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  6. ^ Kanda, Rome (August 7, 2018). "" MANIAC " on September 21". Instagram. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (March 18, 2016). "Emma Stone & Jonah Hill To Star & Cary Fukunaga To Direct 'Maniac' Dark Comedy Series For Paramount TV & Anonymous". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (March 24, 2016). "Netflix Lands Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Cary Fukunaga Series 'Maniac'". Variety. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 24, 2016). "Netflix Lands Emma Stone, Jonah Hill & Cary Fukunaga Paramount TV/Anonymous Comedy With Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 21, 2016). "Netflix Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Series 'Maniac' From Cary Fukunaga Finds Writer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 17, 2017). "Justin Theroux To Co-Star In Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series 'Maniac' At Par TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (August 22, 2017). "'Maniac': Sonoya Mizuno Cast As Regular & Julia Garner To Recur In Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  13. ^ Stanhope, Kate (August 17, 2017). "Justin Theroux Joins Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series 'Maniac'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Roots, Kimberly (August 17, 2017). "Justin Theroux Joins Maniac Netflix Comedy With Emma Stone, Jonah Hill". TVLine. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  15. ^ Otterson, Joe (August 17, 2017). "Justin Theroux to Guest Star on Emma Stone, Jonah Hill Netflix Series 'Maniac'". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (September 13, 2017). "'Maniac': Jemima Kirke Set To Recur In Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 5, 2017). "'Maniac': Sally Field Joins Cast Of Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  18. ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (October 5, 2017). "Sally Field Cast in Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Netflix Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  19. ^ Boone, John (February 23, 2018). "Billy Magnussen Is on Fire and He's Only Getting Hotter (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  20. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 1, 2017). "Emma Stone-Jonah Hill Series 'Maniac' For Netflix & Paramount TV Gets Production Start Date With Cary Fukunaga Directing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  21. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (April 18, 2018). "Maniac: Your First Look at Emma Stone and Jonah Hill's Trippy Netflix Series". TVLine. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  22. ^ Haring, Bruce (August 6, 2018). "'Maniac' Miniseries Releases First-Look Trailer And Key Art Before Netflix Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

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