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The Plot Against America (miniseries)

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{{short description|American television miniseries}}
{{About|the 2020 miniseries|the 2004 novel by Philip Roth|The Plot Against America}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The Plot Against America Title Card.png
| caption =
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]] [[Alternate history]]
| creator = [[David Simon]] [[Ed Burns]]
| based_on = {{based on|{{nowrap|''[[The Plot Against America]]''}}|[[Philip Roth]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Winona Ryder]]
* [[Anthony Boyle]]
* [[Zoe Kazan]]
* [[Morgan Spector]]
* [[Michael Kostroff]]
* [[David Krumholtz]]
* Azhy Robertson
* Caleb Malis
* Jacob Laval
* [[John Turturro]]

}}
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 6
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Joe Roth]]
* [[Jeff Kirschenbaum]]
* [[Megan Ellison]]
* [[Sue Naegle]]
* Susan Goldberg
* Ed Burns
* [[Nina Noble|Nina K. Noble]]
* David Simon
}}
| producer = Claire M. Shanley
| cinematography = [[Martin Ahlgren]]
| editor =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Roth/Kirschenbaum Films|RK Films]]
* [[Annapurna Pictures|Annapurna Television]]
* {{nowrap|Blown Deadline Productions}}
}}
| network = [[HBO]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|3|16}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|4|20}}
}}
'''''The Plot Against America''''' is an American [[alternate history]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television miniseries created and written by [[David Simon]] and [[Ed Burns]], based on the [[The Plot Against America|2004 novel of the same name]] by [[Philip Roth]], that aired on [[HBO]] from March 16, 2020, to April 20, 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lawrence |first=Derek |title=See Winona Ryder, John Turturro in first look at David Simon's The Plot Against America |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/19/the-plot-against-america-first-look/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 19, 2019 |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>

==Premise==
''The Plot Against America'' imagines an alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in [[Newark, New Jersey]], as they watch the political rise of [[Charles Lindbergh]], an aviator-hero and [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] [[populism|populist]], who becomes president and turns the nation toward [[fascism]]."<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=HBO Orders 'The Plot Against America' Miniseries From David Simon & Ed Burns |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/hbo-orders-the-plot-against-america-miniseries-from-david-simon-ed-burns-1202498217/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=November 8, 2018 |date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>

==Production==
HBO announced on November 8, 2018, that it had ordered a six-episode miniseries based on [[Philip Roth]]'s novel ''[[The Plot Against America]]'' to be written by [[David Simon]] and [[Ed Burns]] and executive produced by Simon, Burns, and Roth, alongside [[Joe Roth]], [[Jeff Kirschenbaum]], [[Nina Noble]], [[Megan Ellison]], [[Sue Naegle]], Susan Goldberg, and Dennis Stratton. Production companies involved with the series include [[Annapurna Pictures]] and Blown Deadline Productions.<ref name="SeriesOrder"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=November 8, 2018 |title=David Simon's 'Plot Against America' Miniseries Lands at HBO With Production Commitment |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/david-simon-plot-against-america-hbo-1203023114/|access-date=November 8, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldberg |first1=Lesley |date=November 8, 2018 |title=David Simon Fascism Drama 'The Plot Against America' a Go at HBO |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/david-simon-fascism-drama-plot-america-a-go-at-hbo-1159360|access-date=November 8, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en}}</ref> In April 2019, [[Winona Ryder]], [[Zoe Kazan]], [[Morgan Spector]], [[John Turturro]], [[Anthony Boyle]], Azhy Robertson, and Caleb Malis joined the cast of the series.<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=April 10, 2019 |title='The Plot Against America': Winona Ryder, Zoe Kazan, Morgan Spector Among 7 Cast In HBO Miniseries |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/the-plot-against-america-winona-ryder-zoe-kazan-morgan-spector-john-turturro-hbo-miniseries-1202592810/|access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

"The Road is Open Again", written in 1933 for [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[National Recovery Administration]], was used for the opening theme song, performed by actor [[Michael Kostroff]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |date=March 29, 2020 |title=What's the Deal With the Theme Song for The Plot Against America? |url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/plot-against-america-road-open-again-credits-theme-song-dick-powell-fdr-wilson-washington.html|access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=Slate Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

Simon had read the novel in 2004, but thought it politically irrelevant;<ref>{{Cite podcast |title=The Plot Against America Podcast: Part 1 {{!}} Episode 1 {{!}} HBO |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNaGBL1Nwm8 |publisher=HBO |host=[[Peter Sagal]], [[David Simon]] |date=March 24, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bilmes |first=Alex |date=July 11, 2020 |title=David Simon On Trump, TV And Twitter: "There's Nothing To Do But Have The Fight" |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/tv/a33274502/david-simon-plot-against-america/|access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=Esquire |language=en-GB}}</ref> though approached by [[Tom Rothman]] in 2013 to adapt it for television, he declined.<ref name=":2" /> He decided to take on the project in the aftermath of [[2016 United States elections|the 2016 US election]], in which [[Donald Trump]] was elected [[President of the United States|US President]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Simon didn't like 'The Plot Against America' when he first read it. Trump's election changed his mind |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/david-simon-talks-trump-and-his-new-show-the-plot-against-america-1.8691439 |date=March 19, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref> saying that Roth's novel had proven "perversely...allegorical,"<ref>{{Cite web |title=In 'Plot Against America,' David Simon Finds Present Day In An Imagined Past |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/814602908/in-plot-against-america-david-simon-finds-present-day-in-an-imagined-past |first1=David |last1=Greene |first2=Arezou |last2=Rezvani |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=NPR |language=en}}</ref> and approaching his longtime collaborator Ed Burns, with whom he had worked on ''[[The Wire]]'' and ''[[Generation Kill (miniseries)|Generation Kill]]'', to co-write.<ref name=":1"/> Events such as the [[Unite the Right rally|Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville]] influenced the adaptation.<ref name=":2"/>

A point of concern was the show's ending, about which Simon approached Roth,<ref>{{Cite web |last=VanArendonk |first=Kathryn |date=April 20, 2020 |title=David Simon on the End of Plot Against America (and Democracy) |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/david-simon-plot-against-america-finale.html|access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> and to which Roth provided no solution.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=October 12, 2019 |title=David Simon on Philip Roth "Caution" for 'Plot Against America' Adaptation: "Never Confuse Trump for Lindbergh" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/david-simon-philip-roth-said-never-confuse-trump-lindbergh-1247241/|access-date=August 7, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Simon and Burns chose a more ambiguous conclusion than the novel's,<ref name=":1"/> though one more directly involving characters in ending the Lindbergh administration,<ref>{{Cite podcast |title=The Plot Against America Podcast: Part 6 {{!}} Episode 6 {{!}} HBO |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQH-5MIwEMw |host=[[Peter Sagal]], [[David Simon]] |publisher=HBO |date=April 20, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2021}}</ref> and expanded the perspective beyond just the novel's narrator, Philip.<ref name=":2"/> Roth himself expressed potential concerns, suggesting that the family name be changed to Weiss (Simon chose Levin),<ref name=":2" /> that the family be [[Jewish assimilation|assimilated]] Americans,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Roth weighed in on 'Plot Against America' TV series |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-david-simon-philip-roth-us-news-fiction-9a36d9a9afc3e7edd966c25ebb4ce20e |date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |first=Lynn |last=Ebler |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> and for the production team to not "confuse" Lindbergh for Trump.<ref name=":1" />

===Filming===
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Filming took place in 2019 at a number of locations, including:
* [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]<ref>{{cite web |last=McDonald |first=Terrence T. |date=March 8, 2019 |title=HBO series based on Philip Roth's 'The Plot Against America' to film in Jersey City |url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/03/hbo-series-based-on-philip-roths-the-plot-against-america-to-film-in-jersey-city.html|access-date=March 9, 2019 |website=NJ.com}}</ref> at [[Temple Beth-El (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Temple Beth-El]] and in the [[Greenville, Jersey City|Greenville]] shopping district in May<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kofsky |first=Jared |date=April 16, 2019 |title=HBO Prepares to Film 'The Plot Against America' on Jersey City's MLK Drive |url=https://jerseydigs.com/hbo-to-film-plot-against-america-jersey-city/|access-date=June 20, 2019 |website=Jersey Digs |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Downtown Paterson]] in May<ref>{{cite web |last=Beckerman |first=Jim |date=May 22, 2019 |title='The Plot Against America,' filming in Paterson, was a forecast of our future |url=https://eu.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2019/05/22/the-plot-against-america-filming-paterson-nj-forecast-future/3743550002/|access-date=March 22, 2020 |website=NorthJersey.com}}</ref>
* [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] in June<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuperinsky |first=Amy |date=April 16, 2019 |title=See Newark go back to the 1940s for 'The Plot Against America' HBO series based on the Philip Roth novel |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/04/see-newark-go-back-to-the-1940s-for-the-plot-against-america-hbo-series-based-on-the-philip-roth-novel.html|access-date=June 20, 2019 |website=NJ.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Cranford, New Jersey]], on August 29–30<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiBella |first=Dan |date=September 12, 2019 |title=Cranford Chosen for HBO Series - The Plot Against America |url=https://rennamedia.com/cranford-chosen-for-hbo-mini-series/|access-date=July 31, 2021 |website=Renna Media}}</ref>
* New York City in May and June<ref>{{cite web |last=Steves |first=Ashley |date=May 23, 2019 |title=NYC What's Filming: HBO Miniseries 'The Plot Against America,' Starring Winona Ryder |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/winona-ryder-hbo-miniseries-the-plot-against-america-filming-nyc-68185/|access-date=June 23, 2019 |website=Backstage |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Baltimore]], on June 13–14, including on the deck of the [[SS John W. Brown|SS ''John W. Brown'']], a WWII [[Liberty ship]] docked at the Canton Dock<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Phil |date=June 13, 2019 |title=David Simon, creator of 'The Wire,' is filming his next project in Baltimore's Canton neighborhood |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bs-md-ci-david-simon-baltimore-filming-20190613-story.html|access-date=February 18, 2020 |website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref>
* [[Washington, D.C.]], on June 14–16<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vitka |first=Will |date=June 14, 2019 |title=HBO's 'Plot Against America' to shut down DC streets this weekend for filming |url=https://wtop.com/dc/2019/06/tv-filming-in-dc-this-weekend-to-shut-down-streets/|access-date=February 18, 2020 |website=WTOP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Delgadillo |first=Natalie |date=June 13, 2019 |title=An HBO Miniseries Is Filming In D.C. Right Now |url=https://dcist.com/story/19/06/13/an-hbo-miniseries-is-filming-in-d-c-right-now/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614130838/https://dcist.com/story/19/06/13/an-hbo-miniseries-is-filming-in-d-c-right-now/|archive-date=June 14, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2020 |website=DCist}}</ref>

== Cast and characters ==

===Main===

* [[Morgan Spector]] as Herman Levin, an insurance agent with a promising career, and an opinionated New Deal socialist
* [[Zoe Kazan]] as Elizabeth "Bess" Levin, Herman's wife and stay-at-home mother
* [[Winona Ryder]] as Evelyn Finkel, Bess's older, unmarried, independent-minded sister
* [[John Turturro]] as Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf, a charismatic leader and supporter of Charles Lindbergh, and Evelyn's lover
* [[Anthony Boyle]] as Alvin Levin, Herman's orphaned, young-adult nephew, who lives with him
* [[Michael Kostroff]] as Shepsie Tirchwell, Herman's friend, who manages a newsreel theater and discusses politics with Herman
* [[David Krumholtz]] as Monty Levin, Herman's older brother, a successful grocery supplier
* Azhy Robertson as Philip Levin, the Levins’ 10-year-old son
* Caleb Malis as Sanford "Sandy" Levin, their rebellious teenaged son, who is a talented artist
* Jacob Laval as Seldon Wishnow, a shy and awkward boy who lives in the downstairs section of the house, who is eventually fostered by the Levins

===Recurring===
* Ben Cole as [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Charles Lindbergh]], a fictionalized portrayal of Lindbergh, as a xenophobic populist who runs for [[President of the United States|President]] on a ticket of opposition to U.S. involvement in the war
* Caroline Kaplan as [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh]]
* Billy Carter as [[Walter Winchell]]
* Ed Moran as [[Henry Ford]]
* Daniel O'Shea as [[Burton K. Wheeler]]
* Orest Ludwig as [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]]
* Kristen Sieh as Selma Wishnow
* [[Lee Tergesen]] as Agent Don McCorkle
* Graydon Yosowitz as Earl Axman, Philip's delinquent school friend
* Steven Maier as Shushy Margulis
* Zach McNally as Billy Murphy
* [[Michael Cerveris]] as Mr. Taylor

==Episodes==
{{Episode table |background=#000000 |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref name="TFC"/> |director= |directorR=<ref name="WMrelease">{{cite news |title=Limited series THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA debuts March 16 |url=https://pressroom.warnermediagroup.com/us/media-release/hbo-0/plot-against-america/limited-series-plot-against-america-debuts-march-16 |access-date=February 11, 2020 |work=[[WarnerMedia]] |date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> |writer= |writerT=Teleplay by |writerR=<ref>{{cite web |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1190607/the-plot-against-america/ |title=The Plot Against America |website=[[Writers Guild of America West]] |access-date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="TFC">{{cite web |title=The Plot Against America – Listings |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/plot-against-america/listings/ |website=[[The Futon Critic]] |access-date=February 2, 2020}}</ref> |viewers= |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Part 1
|DirectedBy = Minkie Spiro
|WrittenBy = [[Ed Burns]] & [[David Simon]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|3|16}}
|Viewers = 0.407<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-16-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317214201/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-16-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 17, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.16.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 17, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = June 1940. Herman is riled by the anti-war rhetoric of populist aviator hero [[Charles Lindbergh]] with its [[anti-Semitic]] overtones, but does not take seriously the possibility of his running for the [[United States Presidency|Presidency]]. Herman is offered a promotion, but this would require the family’s relocation to [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]], where they would likely be the only Jewish family in the neighborhood. Disgusted by the patrons at a German-themed bar in Union, he decides to decline the offer. Alvin is fired from his job at a local [[Esso]] service station for stealing; he tells Sandy he took the blame for a friend. He moves out of the house after an argument with Herman. Bess's older sister Evelyn, who looks after their mother, is having an affair with a married man in New York; it soon becomes clear that he has no intention of divorcing his wife. Philip's friend Earl, whose mother has a scandalous reputation, is a corrupting influence on him. Evelyn and Bess meet Rabbi Bengelsdorf, who is sympathetic to Lindbergh's anti-war message; Evelyn is charmed. Alvin secretly stays with a friend whose father runs a candy store. At night, he and two friends wait outside the German bar in Union and beat up two drunk patrons on their way home, calling them fascists.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Part 2
|DirectedBy = Minkie Spiro
|WrittenBy = David Simon & Ed Burns
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|3|23}}
|Viewers = 0.395<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-23-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324203116/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-23-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 24, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.23.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 24, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = October 1940. Sandy eagerly attends a speech by Lindbergh, with Evelyn and Bengelsdorf present. Evelyn and Bengelsdorf later enter into a relationship, and Evelyn introduces him to her mother. Bengelsdorf assures Evelyn he will attempt to sway her family to his side politically. With Herman's assistance, Alvin takes a job as a driver for a wealthy man named Abe Steinheim, but quickly grows to find him crass and corrupt. To aid her family financially, Bess takes a retail job at an expensive department store, but soon becomes unnerved by the Lindbergh-supporting customers. Philip continues to learn delinquent behavior from Earl, including theft and following strangers around the city. Speaking at a Lindbergh rally, Bengelsdorf lavishly endorses the candidate, with Evelyn by his side. Disgusted by Bengelsdorf and the direction of the country, Alvin quits his job and enlists in the [[Canadian Army]]. Lindbergh later wins the election and becomes President.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Part 3
|DirectedBy = Minkie Spiro
|WrittenBy = Ed Burns
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|3|30}}
|Viewers = 0.357<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-30-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401113832/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-30-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.30.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=March 31, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = May 1941. A few months after Lindbergh's inauguration, anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise in the United States. Lindbergh signs a neutrality agreement with [[Adolf Hitler]]. He also places Bengelsdorf in charge of a program called "Just Folks," as part of the Office of American Absorption, which temporarily places Jewish boys into rural families to make them "more American"; Evelyn signs up Sandy to participate. Philip begins to have nightmares about Nazis. Meanwhile, Evelyn and Bess's mother's [[dementia]] is worsening. As Bess's concern for her family's safety grows, she places them on a waiting list to emigrate to Canada. The Levins take a trip to Washington, D.C., where they experience anti-Semitism among both citizens and the police. Herman ultimately gives his permission for Sandy to travel to Kentucky as part of Just Folks. Alvin flourishes in Canada's military program, and is recruited by British intelligence to help steal a German [[radar]] device. However, he loses his leg in combat.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Part 4
|DirectedBy = [[Thomas Schlamme]]
|WrittenBy = David Simon & Reena Rexrode
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|6}}
|Viewers = 0.420<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-6-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407221213/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-6-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 7, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.6.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=April 7, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = September 1941. Bess and Evelyn's mother dies. Herman visits Alvin in the hospital and offers his support, but Alvin has grown aloof and disillusioned. Alvin is questioned by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]], after which he is discharged and returns to New Jersey. In a [[synagogue]], Sandy gives a presentation espousing Just Folks, after being designated a 'Recruitment Officer' by Evelyn. When Evelyn and Bengelsdorf join the Levins for [[Shabbat]], Herman clashes with Bengelsdorf's views and upbringing, including his father fighting for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. After Bengelsdorf proposes an expansion of Just Folks, [[Anne Morrow Lindbergh]] invites him and Evelyn to a state dinner with [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)|German Foreign Minister]] [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] (as all other Jewish representatives refused). Evelyn also secures an invitation for Sandy, which enrages Herman and Bess, who refuse to let Sandy attend. He responds by calling his parents "ghetto Jews" and "worse than Hitler". Evelyn dances with the German official at the dinner, which appears later on the [[newsreel]]s. The FBI, meanwhile, has been tracking Alvin after marking him a potential [[Communist]]. Earl leaves town to live with his grandmother after his mother is committed to a psychiatric hospital. Seldon's father dies. Philip, overwhelmed by everything happening around him, happily watches a Lindbergh newsreel, much to Herman's exasperation.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Part 5
|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme
|WrittenBy = Ed Burns
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|13}}
|Viewers = 0.433<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-13-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083225/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-13-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.13.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=April 13, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = April 1942. The Levins are forcibly signed up, by Evelyn, to participate in Homestead 42, Bengelsdorf's Just Folks expansion that relocates entire Jewish families. Bengelsdorf informs Bess that their participation will convince the FBI to take some heat off of Alvin. Philip expresses curiosity and concern about a [[Ku Klux Klan]] presence in Kentucky, and angrily asks Evelyn why his neighbor Seldon Wishnow, and Seldon's widowed mother Selma, weren't relocated instead. Misinterpreting this as a desire to be with his friend, Evelyn signs them up as well. Despite FBI threats, Herman intends to sue the OAA, but learns the legal process will take at least a year; instead, he quits his job to avoid the Homestead 42 obligation. Philip is overwhelmed with guilt when he realizes that he was the cause of Seldon's relocation to Kentucky, where he will almost certainly be unhappy. The FBI resumes tailing Alvin. Evelyn and Bengelsdorf marry in an extravagant ceremony unattended by the Levins. Outspoken radio host [[Walter Winchell]] escalates his anti-Lindbergh rhetoric; Bengelsdorf quickly gets him fired. Winchell announces a presidential run, and Herman attends his rally, but violent Lindbergh supporters attack the attendees as the police stand aside. When Herman returns home bloodied, Bess threatens to leave him and take the children to Canada if he continues his resistance.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Part 6
|DirectedBy = Thomas Schlamme
|WrittenBy = David Simon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|4|20}}
|Viewers = 0.392<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-20-2020.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421213540/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-20-2020.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2020 |title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Monday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.20.2020 |last=Metcalf |first=Mitch |date=April 21, 2020 |work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref>
|ShortSummary = September 1942. Violent anti-Semitic incidents escalate and spread throughout the country. Winchell is assassinated in [[Louisville]]. At his funeral, New York Mayor [[Fiorello la Guardia]] eulogizes him and denounces Lindbergh. In response, Bengelsdorf urges the First Lady to convince Lindbergh to issue a statement, but Lindbergh's speech is short and lacking in substance. Billy Murphy, a fellow veteran from the Canadian Army, visits Alvin and introduces him to a British agent who persuades Alvin to join a secretive [[anti-fascist]] group that wants to assassinate Lindbergh; Alvin's radar expertise is needed to track Lindbergh's [[Spirit of St. Louis|plane]], which vanishes soon after. German radio spreads [[propaganda]] of a Jewish conspiracy, claims that are taken up by Acting President Wheeler who declares [[martial law]] and orders the arrests of prominent Jews including Bengelsdorf. Concerned by reports from Kentucky, Bess attempts to contact Selma, but is able to reach only a distraught Seldon, whose mother hasn't returned home. Herman and Sandy drive to Kentucky to pick up Seldon, where they learn Selma has been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. They encounter more Klan members on the way back to New Jersey. A terrified Evelyn asks Bess for sanctuary, but Bess tells her to leave and never return. The First Lady issues a statement calling for civic peace, the release of the Jewish detainees, and urges Congress to replace Wheeler and call an emergency Presidential election. Bengelsdorf returns to his synagogue, finding his congregation all but gone. His claims that Lindbergh's presidency and subsequent disappearance were the result of a German blackmail operation are met with skepticism from his colleagues. Alvin visits the Levins with his fiancée, but gets into a fistfight with Herman over Alvin's apparent indifference to national events. In November, the emergency election is marred by government [[disenfranchisement]] of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Roosevelt]] voters, and the series ends without the results being revealed.
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==Broadcasting and streaming==
In New Zealand, the series is distributed by [[Neon (service)|Neon]] streaming service and SkyGo, which are owned by satellite television company [[Sky (New Zealand)|Sky Network]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Croot |first1=James |title=The Plot Against America: The Wire's David Simon's latest slice of television |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/120185506/the-plot-against-america-the-wires-david-simons-latest-slice-of-must-see-tv |access-date=March 31, 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>

==Reception==
The miniseries has received critical acclaim. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], it has an approval rating of 87% with an average rating of 8.2/10, based on 76 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A cautionary tale that hits close to home, ''The Plot Against America''{{'}}s handsomely realized revisionist history is disturbingly relevant, making it difficult, but essential viewing."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_plot_against_america/s01 |title=The Plot Against America: Season 1 (2020) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=April 3, 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 37 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-plot-against-america/season-1 |title=The Plot Against America: Season 1 Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date= April 3, 2021}}</ref>

Meghan O'Keefe of ''[[Decider (website)|Decider]]'' wrote that it "is a bleak watch, but full of spectacular performances and masterful craftsmanship."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://decider.com/2020/03/11/the-plot-against-america-on-hbo-review/ |title='The Plot Against America' on HBO Review: Another Bleak, Beautiful Masterpiece from David Simon |website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] |first=Meghan |last=O'Keefe |date=March 11, 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> Darren Franich of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' stated that "Simon and Burns craft their story with remarkable texture" and that "the final hour is one of the most breathtakingly tense episodes of television I've ever seen, carrying you on a dark journey through a country on fire."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv-reviews/2020/02/18/plot-against-america-review/ |title=The Plot Against America is a moving, terrifying saga of alt-reality fascism: Review |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Darren |last=Franich |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

[[James Poniewozik]] wrote in ''[[The New York Times]]'' that the show was "more than a thought exercise in 'Here’s what might have happened then, and thank God it didn’t.' Instead, it’s: 'Here’s what could happen at any time. Here’s what ''does'' happen, all the time. Why should we think we’re so special?'," adding that the novel was "too feel-good" in comparison.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Poniewozik |first=James |date=September 1, 2020 |title=When Democracy Dies in Daylight |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/arts/television/plot-against-america-election.html|access-date=August 7, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
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! scope="col" | Result
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2020
| [[72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie]]
| [[Martin Ahlgren]] (for "Part 1")
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/plot-against-america |title=The Plot Against America |website=Emmys.com |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=July 28, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[36th TCA Awards|TCA Awards]]
| [[TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials|Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials]]
| ''The Plot Against America''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2020/07/09/tca-awards-nominations-2020-watchmen/ |title=TCA Awards: Watchmen, Unbelievable and Schitt's Creek Lead Nominations |website=TVLine |first=Matt Webb |last=Mitovich |date=July 9, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2021
| [[2020 American Society of Cinematographers Awards|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries or Pilot Made for Television
| Martin Ahlgren (for "Part 6")
| {{nom}}
| align="center"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |date=April 18, 2021 |title=ASC Awards: 'Mank,' 'The Crown,' 'The Mandalorian' Take Top Honors – Full Winners List |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/asc-american-society-conematographers-awards-nominees-winners-list-1234739085/|access-date=April 18, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[11th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries|Best Limited Series]]
| ''The Plot Against America''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/ozark-the-crown-schitts-creek-26th-annual-critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-1234887254/ |title='Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=January 18, 2021 |work=Variety |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie]]
| [[Morgan Spector]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie]]
| [[John Turturro]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie]]
| [[Winona Ryder]]
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.hbo.com/the-plot-against-america}}
* {{IMDb title|9308346}}

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The Man in the High Castle (TV series)

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{{short description|2015 American science fiction television series}}
{{about|the 2015 television series|the original 1962 novel|The Man in the High Castle{{!}}''The Man in the High Castle''}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2015 }}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The Man in the High Castle logo.svg
| genre = {{Plainlist|
* [[Alternate history]]
* [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
* [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|Dystopian]]
}}
| creator = [[Frank Spotnitz]]
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
* Frank Spotnitz (season 1)
* [[Erik Oleson]] (season 2)
* [[Eric Overmyer]] (season 3)
* [[David Scarpa]] (season 4)
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Man in the High Castle]]''|[[Philip K. Dick]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Alexa Davalos]]
* [[Rupert Evans]]
* [[Luke Kleintank]]
* [[DJ Qualls]]
* [[Joel de la Fuente]]
* [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]
* [[Rufus Sewell]]
* [[Brennan Brown]]
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]]
* [[Bella Heathcote]]
* [[Chelah Horsdal]]
* [[Michael Gaston]]
* [[Jason O'Mara]]
* Frances Turner
}}
| opentheme = "[[Edelweiss (song)|Edelweiss]]", performed by [[Jeanette Olsson]]
| composer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Henry Jackman]]
* [[Dominic Lewis]]
}}
| country = United States
| language = {{Plainlist|
* English
* German
* Japanese
}}
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 40
| list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ridley Scott]]
* [[Frank Spotnitz]]
* Christian Baute
* [[Isa Dick Hackett]]
* [[Stewart Mackinnon]]
* Christopher Tricarico
}}
| editor = Kathrynn Himoff
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Michael Cedar
* [[Jean Higgins]]
* Jordan Sheehan
* [[David W. Zucker]]
}}
| location = {{Plainlist|
* [[Seattle]], Washington
* [[Monroe, Washington]]
* [[Vancouver]], British Columbia
}}
| cinematography = [[James Hawkinson]] Gonzalo Amat
| runtime = 45–70 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amazon Studios]]
* [[Scott Free Productions]]
* Electric Shepherd Productions
* [[Headline Pictures]]
* [[Big Light Productions]]
* Picrow
* [[Reunion Pictures]]
}}
| channel = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|1|15}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|11|15}}
}}
'''''The Man in the High Castle''''' is an American [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|dystopian]] [[alternate history]] television series created for streaming service [[Amazon Prime Video]], depicting a [[Parallel universes in fiction|parallel universe]] where the [[Axis powers]] of [[Nazi Germany]] and the [[Empire of Japan]] rule the world after [[Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II|their victory in World War II]]. It was created by [[Frank Spotnitz]] and produced by [[Amazon Studios]], [[Ridley Scott]]'s [[Scott Free Productions]] (with Scott serving as [[executive producer]]), [[Headline Pictures]], [[Electric Shepherd Productions]], and [[Big Light Productions]].<ref name="amazon.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Man-High-Castle-Season/dp/B00RSGIVVO|title=The Man in the High Castle|website=Amazon Prime Video}}</ref><ref name="Variety review 2015-11-18">{{Cite news|title=TV Review: ''The Man in the High Castle''|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/reviews/man-in-high-castle-amazon-review-1201637876/|magazine=Variety|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref> The series is based on [[Philip K. Dick]]'s [[The Man in the High Castle|1962 novel of the same name]].<ref name="amazon.com"/>

The pilot premiered in January 2015, and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] ordered a ten-episode season the following month which was released in November. A second season of ten episodes premiered in December 2016, and a third season was released on October 5, 2018. The fourth and final season premiered on November 15, 2019.

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==Setting==
Set in 1962, the series' main setting is a parallel universe where the [[Axis powers]] have won [[World War II]] in 1946 after [[Giuseppe Zangara]] successfully assassinates United States President-elect [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1933, creating a series of developments that include the Germans dropping an [[atomic bomb]] on [[Washington, D.C.]] (now renamed "District of Contamination"). The German Reich extends to [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] and the Empire of Japan comprises [[Asia]], but most of the series is set in the former US and in Germany proper. [[Adolf Hitler]] is dictator of this German Reich, with the [[Emperor of Japan]] ruling most of the rest of the world. Although the real life Axis included [[Fascist Italy]] under the dictatorship of [[Benito Mussolini]], only the Japanese and German factions of the Axis are depicted in this fictional world. There are no Italians in the scenario, nor is Mussolini accounted for, except as an image in one of the mysterious newsreels with the [[Führer]].

[[File:JPS flag.svg|thumb|Flag of the Japanese Pacific States, part of the Empire of Japan]]
Western [[North America]], now part of the "Japanese Pacific States", is occupied by the technologically less-advanced [[Shōwa (1926–1989)|Shōwa-period]] [[Empire of Japan]], which has assimilated its formerly American citizens into Japanese culture, although high-class [[Japanese people|ethnic Japanese]] are extremely fascinated by pre-War American culture. Japan's Trade and Science ministers work in the Pacific States' capital, [[San Francisco]]. The Japanese rulers subject non-Japanese people to discrimination and grant them fewer rights.

[[File:The Man in the High Castle (Ridley Scott's series).svg|thumb|Flag of Nazi America, part of the Greater Nazi Reich]]
Eastern and Midwestern North America is a colony controlled by the [[Greater Germanic Reich|Greater Nazi Reich]] (GNR) under an aging {{lang|de|[[Führer]]}} [[Adolf Hitler]]. The colony, headed by a "{{lang|de|[[Reichsmarschall]]}} of North America", is commonly referred to as "Nazi America" or "the American Reich" and its capital is [[New York City]]. The Nazis continue to hunt minorities and euthanize the physically and mentally sick. Fictional developments of 1960s technology such as [[History of videotelephony|video phones]], live surveillance video ([[CCTV]]), and supersonic jetliners that were technologically available in the 1960s but never commercially produced are featured in the series.

[[File:Man_High_Castle_(TV_Series)_map.svg|thumb|The US as depicted in the television series. Though Denver is the capital of the Neutral Zone, [[Canon City, Colorado|Cañon City, Colorado]], is a major setting.]]
A Neutral Zone, which encompasses the [[Rocky Mountains]], serves as a buffer zone between the Japanese Pacific States and Nazi America due to [[Cold war (term)|Cold War–like tensions]] between the German and Japanese blocs. Another buffer zone is present in the [[Urals]].

Films collected by the eponymous "Man in the High Castle" are [[Newsreel|newsreels]] depicting [[Many-worlds interpretation|numerous other Earths]], including some where the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] were victorious, some featuring executed Allied leaders (such as [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Joseph Stalin]]), and some where an American resistance is doing well. The events depicted include both actual history and other possible alternate timelines.


==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Alexa Davalos]] as Juliana Crain, a young woman from San Francisco who is outwardly happy living under Japanese control. She is an expert in {{lang|ja-Latn|[[aikido]]}} and is friendly with the Japanese people who live in San Francisco. As Juliana learns of The Man in the High Castle and his films, she begins to rebel.
* [[Rupert Evans]] as Frank Frink (seasons 1–3), Juliana's boyfriend at the beginning of the series. He works in a factory creating replicas of prewar American pistols, and creates original jewelry and sketches on his own time. Frank's grandfather was [[American Jews|Jewish]], making him a target of discrimination. When Juliana vanishes just after the police kill her sister, Frank is taken into custody. Soon after, he turns against the state and works with the American Resistance.
* [[Luke Kleintank]] as Joe Blake (seasons 1–3), a new recruit to the underground American Resistance who is actually an agent working for the [[Schutzstaffel|SS]], under {{lang|de|Obergruppenführer}} John Smith. He transports a reel of the forbidden film ''The Grasshopper Lies Heavy'' to the neutral Rocky Mountain States as part of his mission to infiltrate the Resistance. He meets Juliana and quickly falls in love with her, leading to him questioning his allegiance to the Reich.
* [[DJ Qualls]] as Ed McCarthy (seasons 1–3), Frank's co-worker and friend. He closely follows politics and cares very much about Juliana and Frank's well-being. It is revealed in season three that Ed is gay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/27/17909642/man-in-the-high-castle-review-season-3-amazon-prime-video|title=Season 3 of The Man in the High Castle doubles down on science fiction — and stumbles|last=Nelson|first=Samantha|date=September 27, 2018|website=The Verge}}</ref>
* [[Joel de la Fuente]] as Takeshi Kido, the chief inspector who is the ruthless head of the {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Kempeitai]]}} stationed in San Francisco
* [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]] as Nobusuke Tagomi (seasons 1–3), the Trade Minister of the Pacific States of America. His true loyalties are ambiguous throughout the first season.
* [[Rufus Sewell]] as John Smith, an [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] {{lang|de|[[Obergruppenführer]]}}, later promoted to {{lang|de|[[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer|Oberst-Gruppenführer]]}}, and then to {{lang|de|[[Reichsmarschall]]}} of the colony of North America (near series end becoming ''[[Reichsführer-SS|Reichsführer]]'' of a newly autonomous North American Reich) who is investigating the Resistance in New York. He is a natural-born American who had served in the [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|US Army Signal Corps]]. He initially lives a comfortable suburban life with a wife and three children but subsequently moves the family to [[Manhattan]].
* [[Chelah Horsdal]] as Helen Smith (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), wife of John Smith and queen bee of the New York Nazi social set. Natural born American before the war, she plays an enormous role in John Smith choosing an allegiance to the Nazis. She later faces a crisis in the consequences to that decision when her own son gives his life for the regime and her whole world collapses.
* [[Brennan Brown]] as Robert Childan (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1), an antique store owner who makes secret deals with Frank
* [[Callum Keith Rennie]] as Gary Connell (season 2), leader of the West Coast Resistance movement and enforcer for Abendsen<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/callum-keith-rennie-amazon-man-in-the-high-castle-rafael-de-la-fuente-when-we-rise-abc-miniseries-1201738709/|title=Callum Keith Rennie joins Amazon's ''Man in the High Castle''; Rafael de la Fuente in ''When We Rise'' ABC Miniseries|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 15, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bella Heathcote]] as Nicole Dörmer (seasons 2–3), a young Berlin-born filmmaker who crosses paths with Joe, and moves to the American Reich in the third season<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/bella-heathcoate-cast-man-in-the-high-castle-warren-christie-eyewitness-1201732913/|title=Bella Heathcote joins ''Man in the High Castle''; Warren Christie in ''Eyewitness''|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=April 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Michael Gaston]] as Mark Sampson (season 3; recurring season 1; guest season 2), a Jewish friend of Frank's living in San Francisco, who later relocates to the Neutral Zone.
* [[Jason O'Mara]] as Wyatt Price, also known as Liam (season 3–4), an Irishman who is a black market supplier of information to Juliana
* Frances Turner as Bell Mallory (season 4), the leader of the Black Communist Rebellion (BCR) in San Francisco

===Recurring===
* Aaron Blakely as Erich Raeder (seasons 1–3), an {{lang|de|[[Sturmbannführer|SS-Sturmbannführer]]}} working with Smith
* [[Carsten Norgaard]] as Rudolph Wegener (season 1), a disillusioned high-ranking Nazi official who trades secrets with Tagomi
* [[Rick Worthy]] as Lemuel "Lem" Washington, the owner of the Sunrise Diner in Cañon City and member of the Resistance
* [[Camille Sullivan]] as Karen Vecchione (seasons 1–2), a leader of the Pacific States branch of the Resistance
* Lee Shorten as Hiroyuki Yoshida (seasons 1–2), a sergeant and Inspector Kido's right-hand man
* Arnold Chun as Kotomichi, Tagomi's [[aide-de-camp]], who came from the parallel world after his hometown, [[Nagasaki]], [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|was destroyed]] by an American atomic bomb
* Bernhard Forcher as Hugo Reiss (season 1), the German ambassador to the Japanese Pacific States
* [[Christine Chatelain]] as Laura Crothers (season 1), Frank's sister, who is executed as a threat to force a confession from Frank
* [[Hank Harris]] as Randall Becker (season 1), a member of the Pacific States branch of the Resistance
* [[Allan Havey]] as the Origami Man (season 1), a ''[[Sicherheitsdienst]]'' (SD) operative sent to Cañon City to eliminate members of the Resistance
* [[Burn Gorman]] as the Marshal (season 1), a [[bounty hunter]] searching for concentration camp escapees
* [[Shaun Ross (model)|Shaun Ross]] as the Shoe Shine Boy (season 1), a young [[albinism|albino]] man living in Cañon City
* Rob LaBelle as Carl (season 1), a book store clerk in Cañon City who is revealed to be a concentration camp escapee, David P. Frees
* [[Geoffrey Blake (actor)|Geoffrey Blake]] as Jason Meyer (season 1), a Jewish member of the Resistance
* [[Daisuke Tsuji]] as the [[Crown Prince Akihito|Crown Prince of Japan]] (season 1)
* Mayumi Yoshida as the [[Crown Princess Michiko|Crown Princess of Japan]] (seasons 1, 4)
* [[Amy Okuda]] as Christine Tanaka (season 1), an office worker working in the Nippon Building
* [[Neal Bledsoe]] as [[Hauptsturmführer|SS-Captain]] Connolly (season 1), an American SS officer serving under John Smith, later revealed to be a spy working for Reinhard Heydrich
* [[Hiro Kanagawa]] as Taishi Okamura (seasons 1–2), the leader of a {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Yakuza]]}} based in the Pacific States
* [[Louis Ozawa Changchien]] as Paul Kasoura (seasons 1–2), a wealthy lawyer who collects prewar American memorabilia
* [[Tao Okamoto]] as Betty Kasoura (season 1), Paul's wife
* [[Stephen Root]] as Hawthorne Abendsen / the Man in the High Castle (seasons 2–4), the head of the American [[Antifascism|antifascist]] resistance, creating films set in other worlds
* [[Sebastian Roché]] as Martin Heusmann (seasons 2–3), Joe's estranged father and a high-ranking {{lang|de|Reichsminister}} in the Nazi government<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/fx-tyrant-cast-annet-mahendru-sebastian-roche-amazon-man-in-the-high-castle-1201735557/|title=FX's ''Tyrant'' casts Annet Mahendru; Sebastian Roché in Amazon's ''Man in the High Castle''|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
* Cara Mitsuko as Sarah (season 2), a [[Japanese American]] Resistance member, Frank's confidante and a survivor of the [[Manzanar]] concentration camp
* [[Tate Donovan]] as George Dixon (season 2), Trudy's biological father and a member of the resistance in New York City
* [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] as Hagan (seasons 2–3), an ex-priest and leader in the San Francisco Resistance
* [[Tzi Ma]] as General Hidehisa Onoda (season 2), a leading member of the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese Army]]
* [[Giles Panton]] as Billy Turner (season 3–4), a Nazi Reich American advertising executive who is working with Nicole Dörmer to "erase" the memories of the former U.S. from the minds of the citizens in the Nazi Reich America
* [[Ann Magnuson]] as Caroline Abendsen (season 3–4), the wife of Hawthorne Abendsen
* [[Laura Mennell]] as Thelma Harris (season 3), a [[closeted]] lesbian gossip column reporter in New York City
* [[Janet Kidder]] as Lila Jacobs (season 3), one of the many Jews protected in a [[Catholic]] commune in the Neutral Zone
* [[Jeffrey Nordling]] as Daniel Ryan (season 3), a [[Jungian]] therapist employed to treat Helen Smith's grief following the death of her son Thomas
* [[Akie Kotabe]] as Nakamura (season 3), a [[Japanese-American]] sergeant of [[Hapa|mixed ethnicity]] who works under Kido as Yoshida's replacement
* [[Tamlyn Tomita]] as Tamiko Watanabe (season 3–4), an [[Okinawan people|Okinawan]]-[[Hawaii]]an painter who befriends Tagomi
* [[Eijiro Ozaki]] as Inokuchi (season 3–4), an admiral and the head of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] fleet stationed in the [[San Francisco Bay]]
* James Neate as Jack (season 3), a man in the Neutral Zone with whom Ed McCarthy becomes romantically involved
* [[Sen Mitsuji]] as Toru Kido (season 4), Inspector Kido's son who suffers from PTSD
* Chika Kanamoto as Yukiko (season 4), Childan's assistant and later wife
* [[Clé Bennett]] as Elijah (season 4), Bell Mallory's lover and one of the members of the BCR
* [[David Harewood]] as Equiano Hampton (season 4), the leader of the BCR
* [[Rachel Nichols (actress)|Rachel Nichols]] as Martha (season 4), Helen Smith's "wife-companion" assigned by the Reich to keep an eye on her
* Michael Hagiwara as Okami (season 4), a Yakuza boss operating in the JPS
* Bruce Locke as Yamori (season 4), a hardline Japanese general in favour of continuing the occupation of the JPS
* [[Eric Lange]] as Whitcroft (season 4), a general and John Smith's second-in-command
* [[Marc Rissmann]] as Wilhelm Goertzmann (season 4), an {{lang|de|Obergruppenführer}} from Berlin
* Rich Ting as Iijima (season 4), a Japanese captain

====John Smith's family====
* [[Quinn Lord]] as Thomas Smith, John and Helen's son and the eldest child. A member of the [[Hitler Youth]], it is later revealed that he has inherited a form of [[muscular dystrophy]] ([[facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy]]) from his father's side of the family. Learning this, he turns himself in to the Reich Sanitation Services and is euthanized. In the fourth season, Lord plays Thomas in an alternate universe where the Axis lost WWII.
* Gracyn Shinyei as Amy Smith, John and Helen's daughter
* Genea Charpentier as Jennifer Smith, John and Helen's daughter

====Juliana Crain's family====
* [[Daniel Roebuck]] as Arnold Walker (seasons 1–2), Juliana's step-father and Trudy's father
* Macall Gordon as Anne Crain Walker (seasons 1–2), Juliana's mother who is still bitter about losing her husband in World War II
* [[Conor Leslie]] as Trudy Walker (seasons 1–3), Juliana's half-sister who is shot dead by the Kempeitai. However, she is shown alive at the end of the second season, revealed in the third season to be from an alternate timeline in which it was Juliana who died.

====Nobusuke Tagomi's family====
* Yukari Komatsu as Michiko Tagomi (season 2), Nobusuke's wife
* [[Eddie Shin]] as Noriaki Tagomi (season 2), Nobusuke and Michiko's son

====Historical characters====
* [[Wolf Muser]] as [[Adolf Hitler]] (seasons 1–2), the leader of the Greater Nazi Reich
* Ray Proscia as [[Reinhard Heydrich]] (seasons 1–2), an {{lang|de|[[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer]]}}
* [[Keone Young]] as [[Shunroku Hata]] (season 1), a field marshal
* [[Kenneth Tigar]] as [[Heinrich Himmler]] (seasons 2–4), an {{lang|de|[[Reichsführer-SS|SS-Reichsführer]]}} and later the new {{lang|de|Führer}}
* Lisa Paxton as [[Eva Braun]] (season 2), Hitler's wife, at his side on his deathbed
* [[David Furr]] as [[George Lincoln Rockwell]] (season 3), the {{lang|de|[[Reichsmarschall]]}} of German-controlled America, plotting against John Smith
* [[William Forsythe (actor)|William Forsythe]] as [[J. Edgar Hoover]] (seasons 3–4), the director of the American Reich Bureau of Investigation (the Nazi counterpart of the real-life [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]), co-plotting with Rockwell
* John Hans Tester as [[Josef Mengele]] (seasons 3–4), the head of studies about trans-universe travel, realizing an enormous traveling machine
* [[Gwynyth Walsh]] as [[Margarete Himmler]] (season 4), Himmler's wife and the head of the [[German Red Cross|Reich Red Cross]]
* [[Timothy V. Murphy]] as [[Adolf Eichmann]] (season 4), an ''[[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer]]''
* Hiromoto Ida as [[Hirohito]] (season 4), the Japanese emperor

==Episodes==
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| episodes1B = 9
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| episodes2 = 10
| released2 = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}

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| episodes3 = 10
| released3 = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}

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| episodes4 = 10
| released4 = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
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===Season 1 (2015)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The New World
| DirectedBy = [[David Semel]]
| WrittenBy = [[Frank Spotnitz]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|1|15}}
| ShortSummary = In 1962 Nazi-occupied New York, Joe Blake volunteers to serve the resistance by driving a truck to the Neutral Zone in the Rockies. In Japan-occupied San Francisco, Juliana Crain receives a package from her sister, Trudy, only to later see her shot by the Japanese police. Juliana discovers the package contains impossible footage of the Allies winning World War II. Her boyfriend, Frank, urges her to go to the police to plead her innocence. However, Juliana lies to him and instead heads to the Neutral Zone to deliver the film in Trudy's place. A woman attempts to steal the film but escapes only with decoys. The Japanese trade minister, Nobusuke Tagomi, meets the Nazi ambassador Hugo Reiss to finalize the details of a visit to San Francisco by the Japanese Crown Prince. Later Tagomi meets Rudolph Wegener, a high-ranking Nazi official pretending to be a Swedish businessman. Joe and Juliana meet and become friends in Canon City in the Neutral Zone. In San Francisco, the ''[[Kenpeitai|Kempeitai]]'' begin searching for Juliana because of her connection to Trudy. Blake calls [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] {{lang|de|[[Obergruppenführer]]}} Smith, revealing that Blake is an agent of the SS.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Sunrise
| DirectedBy = [[Daniel Percival (director)|Daniel Percival]]
| WrittenBy = Frank Spotnitz
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = In San Francisco, the Kempeitai arrest Frank to find out the whereabouts of Juliana. In prison, Frank meets a resistance fighter who convinces him not to inform on Juliana. The Kempeitai kill Frank's sister and her children for his refusal to help them, but stop the planned execution of Frank when the woman who stole Juliana's bag is found with fake film reels. Working in a Canon City diner, Juliana meets a man who she assumes is her contact. Smith tells Joe that this contact is actually an undercover [[Sicherheitsdienst|SD]] agent working against the resistance and orders him not to intervene. However, when Juliana goes to meet the agent, Joe drives up behind her to help her. The agent tries to kill Juliana, but she is able to throw the Origami Man over a railing to his death. In New York, Smith is ambushed by resistance fighters in an assassination attempt; he survives, but his aide Raeder is seriously wounded.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Illustrated Woman
| DirectedBy = [[Ken Olin]]
| WrittenBy = [[Thomas Schnauz]] and [[Evan Wright]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Joe encounters a Nazi-allied bounty hunter known as the Marshal, who is looking for the SD agent Juliana killed. Joe and Juliana go to dispose of the dead agent's body and car and, while doing this, find a map which leads them to a cave where they find a dead woman and a list of names. The list reveals that Juliana's boss from the diner was her actual contact. The Marshal realizes Juliana's true identity and tries to kill her. In San Francisco, the Japanese Crown Prince arrives in the city. Tagomi tells Wegener to secretly contact Japanese Science Minister Shimura, during the Crown Prince's speech at the Nazi Embassy. Frank breaks the news of his sister and her children's deaths to his brother-in-law. Frank also returns to work, where he makes a real gun.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Revelations
| DirectedBy = [[Michael Rymer]]
| WrittenBy = Thomas Schnauz and [[Jace Richdale]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Joe saves Juliana from the Marshal. Joe and Juliana confront Lemuel (Lem), who leads them into the woods, where they are surrounded by resistance fighters. Lem forces them to give up the films and leave. Joe and Juliana are attacked again by the Marshal, causing Joe to reveal to the Marshal that he is a Nazi agent. The Marshal pursues Juliana on the highway. When Juliana gets far enough away, she burns her car and hides. When the Marshal reaches the car, he assumes that she has died. Back in New York, after he is attacked on the way to work, Smith suspects [[Schutzstaffel|SS]] {{lang|de|[[Hauptsturmfuhrer]]}} Connolly is the informant supplying information about his movements to the resistance. In the Pacific States, Frank heads to the Crown Prince's speech with a gun to assassinate him but hesitates. The Crown Prince is then shot by an unseen sniper. Wegener is not able to leave a microfilm capsule in the Science Minister's pocket and is detained as a foreigner due to the shooting.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The New Normal
| DirectedBy = [[Bryan Spicer]]
| WrittenBy = [[Rob Williams (British screenwriter)|Rob Williams]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = The Crown Prince is rushed to the hospital after the attack, and the captain of the [[Imperial Guard (Japan)|Imperial Guard]] commits {{lang|ja-Latn|[[seppuku]]}} for failing to protect the Crown Prince. Kido then states that if he cannot find the gunman, he will do the same. Juliana returns home to find an angry Frank, who alludes to his time in prison. Juliana visits her parents and learns that the Japanese killed Frank's sister and children. When she later reports to the Japanese military, she is interrogated and asked about Trudy's partner, Randall, but is ultimately let go. Joe returns to New York from the Neutral Zone and is kidnapped by [[Gestapo]] agents and brought to Smith's office. He reports to Smith on the events in Canon City, though his report is contradicted by the Marshal's. Smith tells Joe he has failed in his mission because the leader of the resistance escaped. Smith believes that Joe is being truthful and invites him home to celebrate Victory in America (VA) Day.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Three Monkeys
| DirectedBy = [[Nelson McCormick (director)|Nelson McCormick]]
| WrittenBy = Rob Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Joe celebrates VA Day at Smith's house. Wegener, transferring through New York on his way back from the Pacific States, is intercepted by Smith; the two are old friends, but Smith has received intelligence about Wegener's treasonous activities. Juliana accepts a job working for Tagomi as she continues her search for answers, later discovering that her stepfather Arnold is working for the Japanese. Smith has Wegener arrested at the end of the evening after he fails to confess or even allude to his mission. Joe attempts to look through Smith's private files, but is caught in the act.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Truth
| DirectedBy = [[Brad Anderson (director)|Brad Anderson]]
| WrittenBy = [[Emma Frost (screenwriter)|Emma Frost]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Smith, having caught Joe in his home office, interrogates him further about Juliana and Canon City and threatens him with execution if he does not recover a newly-discovered film from the Man in the High Castle.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = End of the World
| DirectedBy = [[Karyn Kusama]]
| WrittenBy = [[Walon Green]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Juliana and Frank make plans to escape the Pacific States, only to be dragged back into danger by Joe, who tries to retrieve a new film and walks directly into a Kempeitai ambush. Smith is informed by Dr. Adler, his family physician, that Thomas has been diagnosed with a rare type of muscular dystrophy and must be euthanized to conform to Nazi health laws. Reinhard Heydrich, now an Oberst-Gruppenführer in the Reich, visits Smith and takes Wegener from Smith's custody for his own purposes.

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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Kindness
| DirectedBy = [[Michael Slovis]]
| WrittenBy = [[Jace Richdale]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Smith discovers that Heydrich was behind the attempt on his life and kills Connolly, who had arranged the ambush on Heydrich's orders. Frank and Juliana, after taking possession of the new film, decide to watch it, but they are shocked to find out that the film depicts, apparently in the near future, a nuclear-bombed San Francisco in which the SS round up and execute survivors. Frank is shown being executed by Joe, who is wearing an SS uniform. Heydrich coerces Wegener into an assassination attempt on Hitler, promising him that his family's lives will be spared if he co-operates.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = A Way Out
| DirectedBy = Daniel Percival
| WrittenBy = Rob Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|20}}
| ShortSummary = Frank and Juliana angrily confront Joe as a Nazi agent. He goes to the Nazi embassy with the film. Smith learns that Heydrich is preparing a trap. Kido acts on information from the {{lang|ja-Latn|[[Yakuza]]}} and kills the Nazi sniper who shot the Crown Prince. Ed is caught with Frank's gun and is used as a scapegoat for the attempted assassination of the Crown Prince, to avoid the need for Kido to commit {{lang|ja-Latn|seppuku}}. Heydrich demands Smith's loyalty ahead of Wegener's assassination of Hitler. Wegener says goodbye to his family and travels to Hitler's alpine castle. However, after confronting Hitler, who informs him that Heydrich's cohort will attack Japan if he is assassinated – likely leading to the deaths of millions – Wegener kills himself instead. Smith captures the traitor Heydrich and reports him to Hitler. Tagomi goes to [[Union Square, San Francisco|Union Square]] to meditate with Juliana's charm. He opens his eyes to find himself in an alternate 1962 in which the Allies won World War II and the United States is in the midst of the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].
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===Season 2 (2016)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = The Tiger's Cave
| DirectedBy = [[Daniel Percival (director)|Daniel Percival]]
| WrittenBy = [[Frank Spotnitz]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Joe returns to New York to hand over the film to Smith and submits his resignation but Smith refuses to accept the resignation before he delivers the film to Hitler. Karen and Lem confront Juliana for not leading Joe into an ambush before she is tranquilized. She wakes up in the home of Hawthorne Abendsen, The Man in the High Castle, where he keeps his vast film collection. General Onoda reveals to Tagomi and his staff that the capsule that Science Minister Shimada found in his pocket contained plans for a nuclear weapon that the Empire intends to use to crush the Nazis, much to Tagomi's dismay, who had hoped to [[Mutually Assured Destruction|balance the power]] between the two empires. Frank confronts Arnold about spying on his own family. Desperate to save Ed, Frank goes to ask Childan for help. Juliana attempts to get answers from an evasive Abendsen and receives a clue that may help avert the nuclear war. Gary Connell, the leader of the West Coast Resistance, goes against orders and tries to kill Juliana but she escapes at a Kempeitai checkpoint. A gunfight ensues between the Resistance members and the Japanese soldiers and Karen is killed in the crossfire.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = The Road Less Traveled
| DirectedBy = [[Colin Bucksey]]
| WrittenBy = Rob Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Kido investigates the shooting at the checkpoint and suspects that Juliana is involved. Frank decides to get Paul Kasoura, a defense lawyer, to help Ed. In desperation, he reveals to Kasoura that the antique goods that he and Childan sold him are fake, leading the pair to be imprisoned by the Yakuza with whom Kasoura has a connection. Frank manages to convince Okamura to allow him to repay his debt for the forgery if Ed is allowed to work with him as his assistant. Kido is forced by Okamura to release Ed. He later pins the attempted assassination of the Crown Prince on the deceased Karen. Joe is ordered by Smith to visit his father, Reichsminister Heusmann in Berlin. Smith tells Joe that Juliana is possibly dead. Juliana evades Gary and Lem, then tries to convince her parents to leave San Francisco, to no avail. Using the clue about a familiar man on whom Abendsen is fixated, Juliana discovers from her mother that the man, George Dixon, her father's friend, is her sister Trudy's real father. Learning that he may be in [[Brooklyn]] and fleeing the Kempeitai, Juliana requests asylum at the Nazi embassy and leaves a letter to Frank.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Travelers
| DirectedBy = [[Daniel Sackheim]]
| WrittenBy = [[Erik Oleson]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Smith is warned by Dr. Adler that he cannot postpone Thomas' euthanization any further, and must do it himself to prevent Nazi authorities from doing it. Juliana makes it to New York and is questioned by Smith, who is notified of her arrival and arranges for her to stay. He keeps this a secret from Joe. Frank learns of Juliana's defection to the Nazi states but does not believe Gary about her betrayal. While he works with Ed and Childan to create forgeries for the Yakuza to repay his debt, Frank is convinced by the Resistance to help them liberate citizens rounded up by Kempeitai for retaliation of the checkpoint murders. While saving Resistance member Sarah, Frank kills a Japanese soldier. Juliana looks for Joe but is told by his ex-lover that he has rejoined the Nazis, leading her to think he may have betrayed her. Joe travels to Berlin and meets with his father but is distant because of Heusmann's treatment of Joe's mother. Joe crosses paths with Nicole Dörmer, a film maker. Smith is unable to inject his son when he is given the chance to kill him; he instead meets with Dr. Adler and kills him instead to silence him.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Escalation
| DirectedBy = [[David Petrarca]]
| WrittenBy = [[Wesley Strick]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Juliana adjusts to life in the Reich, under the tutelage of Smith's wife Helen and his son Thomas. While looking for Dixon at his old apartment, she is pursued by two unknown agents and nearly killed. General Onoda has the Kempeitai kill numerous citizens for the murder of the Japanese soldiers during the Resistance rescue. Enraged, Frank starts to neglect his debt with the Yakuza and accepts a risky assignment to siphon materials from an unexploded Japanese bomb for a Resistance mission, much to Ed's dismay. Frank begins to get close with Sarah during the assignment. Smith reveals to a suspicious Helen that he killed Dr. Adler to keep their son's illness a secret. Kido gets Onoda drunk and tricks him into approving an unknown order. After escaping from her pursuers, Juliana is approached by George Dixon. Tagomi travels to the alternate timeline once again and visits his wife, Michiko, who is deceased in his timeline.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Duck and Cover
| DirectedBy = [[John Fawcett (director)|John Fawcett]]
| WrittenBy = Erik Oleson & [[Rick Cleveland]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = George Dixon is revealed to be a Resistance leader and meets up with Juliana after she tells him that the Man in the High Castle sent her. Juliana tells him he may be involved in the possible San Francisco bombing, as he has appeared several times in the films. Dixon forces Juliana to spy on Smith and his family to redeem her perceived betrayal when she allowed Joe to escape with the film. Joe is upset when his father brings him to his place of birth and reveals that he is one of the [[Lebensborn]], an experiment to perfect racial purity. He takes up his father's offer to remain in Berlin for a few more days. Kido attempts to use Onoda's approval to extradite Juliana from the Nazi states but fails and reveals his motive for visiting Smith. Frank becomes further involved with the Resistance and Ed is revealed to be a Kempeitai informer to report on the Yakuza's counterfeiting activities in exchange for his and Frank's lives. Lem assists Abendsen move house because the location of the High Castle may have been compromised. Abendsen destroys most of the films before he leaves. Tagomi reveals himself to his alternate wife Michiko and his son Noriyuke but discovers that the alternate Tagomi's relationship with them is estranged. He is shocked to see Noriyuke, married to an alternate Juliana with their son.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Kintsugi
| DirectedBy = [[Paul Holahan]]
| WrittenBy = Francesca Gardiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Juliana starts to socialize with the Ladies Committee as planned and gains the support of one of its members, Lucy. Helen discovers that Thomas has been selected by the Hitler Youth group to go for an expedition in South America. She forbids her son to go until she finds out that Smith arranged to have their son disappear from society by staging a fake abduction and living a life of anonymity. Joe starts to get closer to Nicole, who reveals herself as one of the Lebensborn and brings him to meet with some of the others. After spending the night with Nicole, Joe begins to embrace his real heritage. Tagomi attempts to mend his alternate self's relationship with his family and is dismayed by the alternate Noriyuke's forgoing of the Japanese culture. Kido is informed by his right-hand man Yoshida that Abendsen's burnt hideout has been found and learns that the Yakuza is also looking for the films.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Land O' Smiles
| DirectedBy = [[Karyn Kusama]]
| WrittenBy = Rob Williams
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Ed and Childan go to Okamura to repay their debt with the sale from Frank's forgery but are locked up in a storage room when Kido and his men pay Okamura an unannounced visit. Kido shoots Okamura and the other Yakuza members present for treason, as he has deduced the Yakuza to be working with the Nazis. Yoshida discovers Ed and Childan but lets them go. Frank is sent to plant a bomb at the harbor where General Onoda is visiting. but aborts the mission when he discovers that the Japanese are secretly building a nuclear bomb there. He informs the resistance of his findings. At Adler's funeral, Smith is alarmed when Adler's wife, Alice, raises her suspicion about her husband's sudden death and suggests an autopsy be performed. Juliana also attends the funeral and covers for Thomas when he has a brief seizure. Later, she promises Helen not to reveal Thomas' condition. Himmler informs Smith that Hitler has suffered a collapse.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Loose Lips
| DirectedBy = [[Alex Zakrzewski]]
| WrittenBy = Rick Cleveland
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Smith questions Juliana at her apartment about Joe's film and learns of San Francisco's impending destruction. Lucy tells Juliana that she knows that the supposedly live footage of Hitler is actually archival because her husband managed the television broadcast. Juliana shares with George Dixon her belief that Hitler may be dead. The Resistance decides that it is time to stage an uprising. Juliana is left concerned that she may have caused the nuclear catastrophe that she has been trying to prevent. Heusmann is made Acting Chancellor and Joe decides to support his father. Frank learns from Arnold that Juliana has warned them to leave San Francisco and has not betrayed him. Enraged, he confronts Gary Connell but the Resistance is determined to go ahead with the uprising. Armed with the knowledge from Juliana and Kido, Smith misleads an imprisoned Heydrich into thinking Germany and Japan are already at war, which leads Heydrich to confirm what Smith has suspected, a conspiracy to create a pretext for war with and extermination of the Japanese. Smith executes Heydrich after learning from him that it is Heusmann who is the mastermind behind the rush to war and who is to be the new chancellor. Hitler dies and Heusmann becomes chancellor.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Detonation
| DirectedBy = [[Chris Long (director)|Chris Long]]
| WrittenBy = Wesley Strick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Tagomi watches a film with his alternate family on the [[nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll|recent test detonation]] of a hydrogen bomb at [[Bikini Atoll]]. Finally resolved to stop war between Japan and the Nazis, Tagomi takes the film and returns to his reality. When Thomas confronts Juliana to learn about his condition, their conversation is secretly being recorded. Smith later learns of the tape and takes it to protect Thomas' secret. In a televised address, Heusmann frames the Japanese for Hitler's death by poison and promises retaliation, much to Joe's horror. Frank decides to assist the Resistance in assassinating Onoda by using their homemade bombs. Before the operation, he convinces Ed and Childan to leave San Francisco. Ed had a flashback to when he, Frank and Juliana first gathered near the bay of San Francisco. Frank and Sarah smuggle a car bomb into the underground parking garage of the Kempeitai. They set the bomb's timer and attempt to leave the building but they are spotted by Kido and shots are exchanged in the lobby. Just as Tagomi arrives, the bomb detonates, killing Yoshida, General Onoda and his staff and collapsing most of the building. Kido survived the blast. The fates of Frank and Sarah are not shown.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Fallout
| DirectedBy = Daniel Percival
| WrittenBy = Erik Oleson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|16}}
| ShortSummary = Tagomi and Kido, who survived the bombing, deal with the aftermath of the destruction of the Kempeitai headquarters. Afterwards, Kido travels to New York and plays the film (from an alternate Earth) for Smith that appears to provide evidence that the Japanese have a hydrogen bomb. The resistance attempts to avenge Karen's death by killing Juliana but she escapes. She then confronts and kills George Dixon who was threatening to expose Smith by broadcasting the tape of her conversation with Thomas. Smith travels to Berlin with the film to convince his Nazi superiors not to attack Japan so as to avoid nuclear retaliation. Smith meets privately with Himmler to expose Heusmann as a traitor. After arresting Heusmann and Joe, Himmler addresses the worldwide public from the [[Volkshalle]], appearing to assume control of the Reich. He publicly praises Smith for his service. The recognition that Smith receives inspires Thomas to turn himself over to the Public Health Department to be euthanized. After traveling to the Neutral Zone, a bereft Juliana learns from Abendsen that hope remains and that her sister is alive. Lem hands over Abendsen's remaining films to Tagomi.
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===Season 3 (2018)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Now More Than Ever, We Care About You
| DirectedBy = [[Daniel Percival (director)|Daniel Percival]]
| WrittenBy = [[Wesley Strick]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = In Berlin, in the fall of 1962, Joe Blake and his father are imprisoned in solitary confinement; both have been tortured and brainwashed. Himmler forces Joe to execute his father to prove his loyalty. Trudy is in [[Jamestown, Colorado]], with Hawthorne Abendsen and his wife and is being cared for by Juliana. Abendsen tells Juliana that her destiny is to replace him. Juliana wants to know how she will die but Abendsen still refuses to tell her. Later that night Abendsen and his wife are attacked by Nazis, prompting them to leave Jamestown. As they part ways, Abendsen tells Juliana to ask Tagomi how she dies because Abendsen sent Tagomi the remaining films. John Smith has been promoted to Oberst-Gruppenführer (Nazi equivalent of [[four-star general]]) and has just returned to New York City from Berlin. There is tension between him and his wife because of the death of their son, who is honored in a special public ceremony. Nicole Dörmer moves to New York to work in the Ministry of Propaganda and Joe Blake is posted by Himmler to the San Francisco embassy, as deputy trade attaché, Joseph Cinnadella. Joe Blake kills Erich Raeder.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Imagine Manchuria
| DirectedBy = [[Alex Zakrzewski]]
| WrittenBy = [[Eric Overmyer]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Juliana realizes that Tagomi is a "traveler". Himmler and John Smith send spies to the neutral zone to find someone code-named "lotus eater". Admiral Inokuchi discusses with Tagomi that the GNR is covertly limiting access by the Japanese Pacific States to oil supplies, leading to serious fuel shortages. Tagomi meets Tamiko Watanabe for the first time. Hoover tells Rockwell that he knows of the hereditary health problem of Smith's son, that Smith violated rules by neither reporting nor acting on it and that he suspects Smith killed Dr. Adler. Kido captures Juliana and Trudy and is perplexed because he killed the other Trudy. Kotomichi tells Tagomi of the arrest. Admiral Inokuchi tells Kido to release Trudy and Juliana into Tagomi's custody. Trudy returns to her own world. Helen Smith visits Mrs. Adler in her home, is attacked and kills her in self-defense. Joe Blake meets Ambassador Weber, who gives him his assignment. His task is to find Oberführer Diels, who had previously defected to San Francisco.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Sensō Kōi
| DirectedBy = [[Ernest Dickerson]]
| WrittenBy = [[Chris Collins (writer)|Chris Collins]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Juliana watches a film in which she is shot by Joe Blake, who then kills himself. This vision leads her to believe that the Lackawanna coal mine in Pennsylvania is the key to understanding the film. In San Francisco, Joe Blake kills Diels. His next targets are Howard Wexler, another defector from the Reich and Nobusuke Tagomi. Joe re-encounters Juliana. John Smith learns of the travelers and alternative worlds and of the research by Mengele on Project "Nebenwelt", which aims to enable movement between worlds. He later views some of Hitler's film archive and discovers Thomas alive in another world. Tamiko gives Tagomi a gift of one of her paintings. Hagan is captured and tortured by Kido and reveals that Frank Frink is alive.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Sabra
| DirectedBy = [[John Fawcett (director)|John Fawcett]]
| WrittenBy = [[Eric Simonson]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = A disabled Frank Frink resurfaces in a Catholic enclave, St Theresa's, in the neutral zone. He is the source of the rising sun artwork that is being used by the Resistance across the Pacific States. Joe Blake finds Wexler, kills him, and steals his briefcase that contains details of the Nazis' Nebenwelt plans. John Smith learns that Erich Raeder has been killed. Kido asks the new Yakuza boss, Okami, to find Frank Frink. In return, Kido promises to ask the trade minister to reverse the empire's policy on black market oil. Childan wants to return to San Francisco, but Ed wants to stay with Jack. They get ambushed in their van by bikers and robbed. Nakamura leaves details for Joe Blake of Kido's monitoring of Tagomi, under a table in a café. Wyatt visits Juliana and tells her his name is Liam. He gives her a number to call to reach him. Nicole Dörmer and Thelma Harris begin an affair.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The New Colossus
| DirectedBy = Daniel Percival
| WrittenBy = Wesley Strick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Joe tries to kill Tagomi but a passer-by forces him to abandon the attempt. Hoover tells Reichsmarschall Rockwell that Smith was planning to stage an abduction of his son and hide him in South America to stop Thomas being euthanised. He also believes that he can obtain evidence that Helen Smith killed Mrs. Adler. Hoover visits Helen Smith and tells her that the confession to Mrs. Adler's murder was coerced. Helen admits that she visited Mrs. Adler and argued with her. Smith visits Hoover, who tells him early retirement is the only way to avoid scandal, or worse. Smith then shows Hoover a file on him that is in Smith's possession, as leverage. Himmler orders Smith to a meeting with him, Hoover and Rockwell, who calls him out on the suspicious circumstances of the Adlers' deaths, as well as Smith's plan to move his son to South America. Rockwell accuses Smith of treason based on Hoover's evidence. Hoover has hidden the evidence condemning Smith and refuses to corroborate Rockwell's claims. Himmler condemns Rockwell as a traitor and he is forced to stand down and go into exile; he is later murdered at Smith's behest. Himmler promotes Smith to Reichsmarschall. Juliana discovers Blake's files on Tagomi and Wexler's files on project "Nebenwelt" in Lackawanna. At gunpoint, Joe Blake tells her that "Die Nebenwelt" will ensure that the Nazis take over every parallel world and he expects her to join him. She slashes his throat and absconds with the plans.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = History Ends
| DirectedBy = [[Meera Menon]]
| WrittenBy = [[Elizabeth Benjamin]] and Kalen Egan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Mingus Jones and his men sell "Zed", an amphetamine, to Wyatt/Liam, who pays a meager price. Juliana asks Wyatt/Liam for help in getting the Nebenwelt files to Tagomi. Afterwards they set off for the neutral zone. Kido identifies Juliana as a suspect in Blake's death. Tagomi shows the stolen files to Kido, who sees that they originated in the Kempeitai. Kido confronts Nakamura, as he had passed them on to Joe. Reichsmarshall Smith interviews a woman from a parallel world who vanishes before his eyes. Himmler sends a Lebensborn marksman, Hans, to finish Blake's task with regard to Tagomi. Sampson runs into Ed McCarthy in a bar and tells him that Frank Frink is alive. Ed and Childan part ways. Ed is reunited with Frank and witnesses his [[bar mitzvah]]. Wyatt and Juliana reach Denver. Lem brings Juliana to the Abendsens.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Excess Animus
| DirectedBy = [[Steph Green]]
| WrittenBy = Dre Ryan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Nakamura is executed as a traitor. Juliana tells Abendsen about Lackawanna and the Nebenwelt project. She wants to return to the Reich to try and thwart their plans. Wyatt brings her to St Theresa's, where she discovers Frank and Ed. Childan returns to his store and finds that the locks have been changed. He overreacts and is arrested and interrogated by Kido. Smith speaks with Himmler and asks why the Reich wants to kill Tagomi. Himmler says this plan has been rescinded. Smith continues to watch Hitler's film archive and is increasingly disturbed by what he sees. Tagomi meets with Kido and tells him about the Nebenwelt project and that Juliana is trying to stop it from happening.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Kasumi (Through the Mists)
| DirectedBy = [[Jennifer Getzinger]]
| WrittenBy = William N. Fordes
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = The GNR continues to destroy all historical monuments related to US history. Juliana shows the film of the Allies' victory in WW2 to the residents of St. Theresa's. A physicist tells her that the Nebenwelt blueprint is for a quantum transfer device. If it fails, it will cause an explosion the size of a small atomic blast. Juliana says in her memory there was an explosion in the tunnel and the device might have been blown up by someone. Helen Smith has developed feelings for her psychiatrist and makes a pass at him that is rebuffed. He informs Smith. Wyatt buys new papers for Juliana. He suspects that the seller is a Nazi informer and kills him. He brings the papers to Juliana and meets Frank, who is suspicious of his motives. Wyatt tells Juliana that the Nazis killed half his family in Ireland. Sampson confronts Wyatt for dealing with a Nazi informer. Juliana leaves with Wyatt for Lackawanna. Kido removes the squatters from Childan's store and allows him to move back in in recognition for his services to the Japanese Pacific States. Tagomi is attacked by the Lebensborn marksman and defends himself using [[aikido]]. Kido goes to the neutral zone to find Frank.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Baku
| DirectedBy = [[Deborah Chow]]
| WrittenBy = Chris Collins and Chris Wu
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Smith watches a film of himself in civilian clothing with his wife and son watching a speech by Martin Luther King. Major Metzger reports to Smith that Wyatt and Juliana killed border guards at an entry point to the GNR. Tagomi phones Smith to request a meeting in the neutral zone to discuss the oil embargo and Nebenwelt. Himmler tells him to go. Smith chooses Highcastle's farm house as the meeting location. At the house, he finds a photo of Abendsen that he recognizes from a film. Tagomi tells him that he was the source of the H-bomb film that Smith used to prevent war in the previous year. He asks him to help him maintain peace. Helen Smith tells her friends Mary Dawson and Lucy Collins about Goebbels' foot deformity and says that those at the top in Berlin are protected. Jennifer's health tests are imminent. Wyatt and Juliana reach Chicago and show the film to Resistance operatives. She tells them about the Nebenwelt device. Ed and Frank paint the rising sun logo in highly visible locations in Denver. Kido finds and executes Frank. Wyatt and Juliana arrive in Lackawanna in the Poconos. Smith captures Abendsen's wife.

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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Jahr Null
| DirectedBy = Daniel Percival
| WrittenBy = Eric Overmyer and Wesley Strick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|5}}
| ShortSummary = Smith arrests Abendsen and leaves for Poconos, where he meets Himmler. Juliana and resistance fighters enter the Lackawanna mine. Their presence is discovered. Juliana is captured. Mengele uses the Nebenwelt device to open the portal and send four captives into the anomaly. Three die, one vanishes. Himmler is delighted. He lifts the oil embargo so that Japan will not hinder the further development of the Nebenwelt device. Smith discovers that Abendsen's real name is Abe Hawkes. In WW2 they fought on the same side. Helen has gone into hiding with her daughters. Himmler announces the beginning of {{lang|de|Jahr Null}} ('year zero') with the destruction of the Statue of Liberty. Pro and anti-Nazi youths rampage in the streets and Himmler proposes a purge. He is hit by a sniper, aided by Wyatt. Ed and Jack visit Childan and tell him about Frank. Together they hang a huge rising sun banner from [[Coit Tower]] in San Francisco. Abendsen tells Smith that the only way for a person to move to a parallel world is if their equivalent is already dead in the other place. Juliana travels to another world in front of Smith, who shoots her as she disappears.

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===Season 4 (2019)===
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| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Hexagram 64
| DirectedBy = [[Daniel Percival (director)|Daniel Percival]]
| WrittenBy = [[Wesley Strick]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = As she is shot by John Smith, Juliana crosses to alt-world and collapses before the car of alt-Smith and Thomas. One year later, Helen Smith and her children are now living in the Neutral Zone with her brother, Hank McCrae, who is not a Nazi. During a visit, John Smith asks her to return to New York. When she refuses, he takes their daughters with him. In the months since the beginning of {{lang|de|Jahr Null}}, Tagomi has been assassinated. Inspector Kido and General Yamori discuss the possibility that Reichsmarshall Smith was responsible for this. The Kempeitai are conducting violent reprisals through the Pacific States. The GNR besieges Denver. Wyatt has become the leader of the resistance fighters, but their munitions are running low. Juliana is alive and working as an aikido teacher in another world. She is friends with Russ Gilmore. Thomas Smith is her teaching assistant and Helen, his mother and John, his father are also present. During meditation she sees Tagomi in a vision. He leaves her a message by means of Wei-Chi. Mingus Jones is arrested under suspicion of assassinating Tagomi. The Kempeitai find a book by Equiano Hampton, the founder of the BCR – the Black Communist Rebellion – in Mingus' possession. They accuse Mingus of being a BCR member. Kido's son, Toru, witnesses the violence of the interrogation and is distressed by it. Wyatt meets with members of the BCR.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Every Door Out...
| DirectedBy = [[Nelson McCormick (director)|Nelson McCormick]]
| WrittenBy = [[Julie Hébert]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = The Nebenwelt device now enables movement of Nazi agents between worlds. They are extracting technological and cultural information from the different worlds. Mengele has created a map of the multiverse. The Nazi agents are sabotaging the nuclear defence program of the world where the allies won World War II. Smith learns of his other self and that Juliana lives in that world. Wyatt proposes to Elijah and Bell Mallory, BCR leaders, that the BCR join forces with his resistance group. Bell reports that Childan is planning to hold an auction of western memorabilia. General Masuda, the butcher of Manchuria, Inspector Kido and defence ministers Shimura and Nagasaki will attend the auction. The BCR sees them as targets. Bell suggests that Wyatt's team conduct the attack. In return the BCR will give him the weaponry that the resistance urgently needs. Wyatt arranges that he does the catering for Childan's auction. Childan is unaware of Wyatt's intentions. Childan meets the Crown Princess; his life's dream fulfilled when she describes him as a man of culture. Jennifer confesses to a school friend, Henry, that she was in the Neutral Zone rather than in Chicago. She plays for him a banned blues record. Amy hears it, walks in on them and takes the record to report it to their father. Smith protects Jennifer by telling Amy that the record was evidence in an investigation and that Amy should consider the incident reported. Jennifer contacts her mother, tearfully saying that she wants to return to the Neutral Zone and be with her.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Box
| DirectedBy = [[John Fawcett (director)|John Fawcett]]
| WrittenBy = Kalen Egan
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = Helen Smith returns to the GNR. Juliana meets Russ and borrows a gun from him, having realised that she is being watched. Kido tells General Yamori that Mingus Jones had an alibi. Yamori tells him to announce Mingus as the killer of Tagomi and that the case is closed. Toru Kido is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following his involvement in the Masuda campaign in Manchuria. He tells his father that the empire is losing in China and that they are both puppets. Kido throws him out and disowns him. Wyatt and his men start the ambush at the auction event, despite Kido arriving too late. The BCR pick up a radio warning that their cover is blown so they withdraw. Bell shoots Masuda, while Shimura and Nagasaki are also killed. Wyatt loses several men. Childan, having unwittingly been taken prisoner by the BCR, tells them that the Crown Princess was planning a full withdrawal from the JPS and that they have killed the wrong people. The auction was a cover for a summit meeting about the withdrawal. Juliana seeks advice from alt-Smith about his core drive. When leaving, Juliana is ambushed, but is saved by alt-Smith, who is killed in the process. His killer, a Nazi agent, recognizes him.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Happy Trails
| DirectedBy = Rachel Leiterman
| WrittenBy = [[Mark Richard]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = Abendsen is being coerced into hosting ''Tales from the High Castle'', a Nazi propaganda anthology depicting an Allied victory dystopia. In return, they keep his wife safe. Juliana goes to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC and travels back to her original world. She tries to pay for bread with US dollars in a bakery owned by Zina Parks. She takes refuge there while waiting for Wyatt. Obergruppenführer Goertzmann visits Reichsmarshall Smith and issues a veiled warning. Himmler, who survived the sniper attack, attends a dinner at Smith's home. Helen is treated with unmasked suspicion by his wife, Margarethe. Himmler's health is poor and he is cantankerous. Childan is in the custody of the BCR. He contacts the Crown Princess on their behalf and offers a temporary ceasefire in exchange for peace talks. General Yamori authorizes Kido to conduct reprisals in contradiction of Admiral Inokuchi's instructions. Kido tells Captain Iijima that he knows he murdered Tagomi. John Smith learns of his death in the other world and that Juliana is back.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Mauvaise Foi
| DirectedBy = [[Charlotte Brändström]]
| WrittenBy = [[David Scarpa]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = Equiano Hampton, Bell and Elijah meet with Admiral Inokuchi. Hampton tells him the BCR wants a free state. The meeting is ambushed by the Kempeitai. Hampton is killed and Inokuchi is arrested for high treason. The Kempeitai begin a raid on the ghettos where the BCR are hiding. Childan is allowed to escape. He returns home and finds his place has been ransacked and learns that the Kempeitai are looking for him. Wyatt and Juliana, who have become an item, start planning a new offensive with resistance members. Smith travels to the other world. He finds that the alt-Helen is still in love with him. He is overwhelmed to meet Thomas again, but Thomas accuses him of hypocrisy when he tries to convince him not to join the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]]. He is devastated when he discovers that his best friend in the alt-world is Daniel Levine, his former comrade and friend in his own world, whom he knowingly let be sent to his death along with other Jewish US soldiers after he joined the Nazis in 1946.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = All Serious Daring
| DirectedBy = Julie Hébert
| WrittenBy = [[Lolis Eric Elie]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = Smith's 48 hours in the alt-world are nearly over. Before he leaves, he discovers that Thomas has signed up for the Marines and the war in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]. Smith returns to his own world and seeks out Abendsen to find out what the repercussions would be of him intervening in the alt-world to save Thomas. Juliana believes that Abendsen's propaganda monologues contain hidden messages. She decides to approach Helen Smith for help in stopping Reichsmarshall Smith. Toru Kido has taken up residence in an opium house owned by the Yakuza. Inspector Kido interrogates Admiral Inokuchi, who keeps his promise to the Crown Princess not to reveal her involvement in the covert peace talks with the BCR. She subsequently demands his release. General Yamori places the Crown Princess under house arrest. Inokuchi is court-martialled and found guilty of killing Trade Minister Tagomi. Kido watches the proceedings in silence, but intervenes just before Inokuchi is shot. He arrests General Yamori for the murder of Tagomi. Bell Mallory starts planning new tactical operations to destroy the "crimson pipeline" that supplies oil to the JPS.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = No Masters But Ourselves
| DirectedBy = Richard Heus
| WrittenBy = Wesley Strick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = The BCR starts planting bombs along the crimson pipeline, oil tankers, and official JPS buildings. Smith's agent, Campbell, tells him that the war in Vietnam in the alt-world will be brief due to the martial and technological superiority of the USA. Campbell is ordered to monitor Thomas in the alt-world. [[Margarete Himmler|Mrs. Himmler]] is back in town. She visits Helen and offers more veiled threats. Helen asks what she can do to regain the goodwill of the Reich. Helen subsequently appears on a live TV show for housewives. She switches on the charm and her appearance is a resounding success. Henry Iver kisses Jennifer Smith in the park. She is overheard telling him that her mother's perfect wife behavior is all an act. Childan is arrested by the Kempeitai. Kido wants him to provide the names of the members of the BCR. Childan reveals names, revealing his racism and pro-Japanese sentiments. Kido lets him leave. The BCR attacks cause major infrastructural damage. Bell claims responsibility in the name of the BCR and says they will not stop until they have their own homeland. Kido admits to the Crown Princess that he does not think that the JPS is worth fighting for. The Japanese Emperor announces the withdrawal of his forces from the JPS.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Hitler Has Only Got One Ball
| DirectedBy = [[Frederick E.O. Toye]]
| WrittenBy = Jihan Crowther
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = With Japan's withdrawal, John Smith sees an opportunity to unite the entirety of the former USA under the authority of the Reich. The BCR will govern the Pacific States independently. Japanese citizens are being evacuated. Inokuchi wants Kido and the Kempeitai to leave on the last ships departing for Japan. Kido sends his men home but stays behind. Kido is kidnapped by American vigilantes but the BCR prevents the planned lynching. They unwittingly lock him up in the room he used to kill Frank Frink's sister and her children. The Crown Princess sends Childan a letter of transit to Japan. He proposes to his assistant/girlfriend Yukiko. She accepts. Hoover wants to implement universal surveillance to prevent the developing American nationalism. Smith agrees. Abendsen's wife kills herself. He attempts to do the same. Juliana approaches Helen Smith in a department store. She tells her that Thomas is alive and Smith knows where he is. Smith is summoned to Berlin, accompanied by Goertzmann. General Whitcroft tells Smith that Hoover is gathering information on John's family. He suggests that North America try to break free from Berlin. Smith rejects his suggestion.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = For Want of a Nail
| DirectedBy = John Fawcett
| WrittenBy = Mark Richard and David Scarpa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = Reich aircraft drop propaganda flyers over the Pacific states. In Berlin, Smith meets General Eichmann, who makes sure he learns that he is not included in strategic discussions hosted by Reichsführer Himmler about invading the Pacific States. Juliana dreams about a major event happening at the Nebenwelt portal. Childan is denied permission to board the ship for Japan and insists that Yukiko travel without him. Helen finds Smith's films of Thomas and herself in the alt-world. She contacts Juliana, who tells her that she will know when Smith is planning to go to the portal because he always travels there by train. Himmler's inner circle argues that a German should head the invasion of the Pacific States and the new North American Reich. Himmler questions Smith's true loyalties. Hoover gives his report on the Smith family and reveals their skepticism about the Reich. In private, Himmler tells Smith he regarded him as the son he never had. Smith tells him that he despises him and kills him in his chambers. With the support of Goertzmann, he kills the inner circle and Hoover. Goertzmann becomes Reichsführer of all GNR states outside of North America and Smith becomes Reichsführer of an autonomous North American Reich.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Fire from the Gods
| DirectedBy = Daniel Percival
| WrittenBy = David Scarpa
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|15}}
| ShortSummary = John Smith's family disintegrates as Amy and Jennifer, pro and anti-Nazi alike, are both sent to the Neutral Zone by Helen, who, discovering that John plans to continue extermination camps in the Pacific States, informs the Resistance of Smith's presence on a train to the Poconos base. At the same time, Kido, with his son being threatened by the Yakuza, agrees to cooperate with them in exchange for his son's safety. As the American Reich prepares for an invasion, Helen confronts her husband on board the train to the Poconos base; he, in turn, attempts to convince Helen to adopt the Thomas from the other reality to save him from conscription and eventual death in the [[Vietnam War]]. However, resistance members bomb the train and Helen is killed; Smith escapes alone and kills himself in the presence of Juliana. The erstwhile invasion of the Pacific States is immediately halted by Smith's second-in-command, General Whitcroft, just as North American Reich forces are about to begin the invasion, and Whitcroft symbolically throws away his [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross|Ritterkreuz]]. As Juliana arrives inside the Poconos base once again, the resistance members watch as, for unknown reasons, thousands of people begin to emerge from other worlds through the portal; Abendsen leaves through the portal for another life elsewhere.
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==Production==
===Development===
In 2010, it was announced that the [[BBC]] would co-produce a four-part TV adaptation of ''The Man in the High Castle'' for [[BBC One]] together with Headline Pictures, [[Fremantle (company)|FremantleMedia Enterprises]] and [[Scott Free Productions|Scott Free Films]]. Director [[Ridley Scott]] was to act as [[executive producer]] of the adaptation by [[Howard Brenton]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/oct/07/ridley-scott-sci-fi-philip-k-dick-bbc-drama|title=Ridley Scott to return to work of sci-fi icon for BBC mini-series|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 7, 2010|access-date=October 7, 2010}}</ref> On February 11, 2013, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that [[Syfy]] was producing the book as a four-part miniseries, with Frank Spotnitz and Scott as executive producers, co-produced with Scott Free Productions, Headline Pictures and Electric Shepherd Prods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/syfy-ridley-scott-frank-spotnitz-set-miniseries-1118066024/|title=Syfy, Ridley Scott, Frank Spotnitz set miniseries|first=A.J.|last=Marechal|work=Variety|date=February 10, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>

On October 1, 2014, [[Amazon Studios]] began filming the pilot episode for a potential television drama to be broadcast on their Prime web video streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/the-man-in-the-high-castle-just-add-magic-amazon-studios-pilots-809111/|title=Amazon Studios adds drama ''The Man in the High Castle'', comedy ''Just Add Magic'' to pilot slate|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 24, 2014|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Adapted by Spotnitz, the project was produced for Amazon by Scott, David Zucker and Jordan Sheehan for Scott Free, [[Stewart Mackinnon]] and Christian Baute for Headline Pictures, [[Isa Dick Hackett|Isa Hackett]] and Kalen Egan for Electric Shepherd and Spotnitz's Big Light Productions.<ref name="Variety review 2015-11-18" /> The pilot was released by Amazon Studios on January 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=''The Man in the High Castle'': Season 1, Episode 1|website = Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RSI5EHQ/ref=dv_dp_ep1|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> Amazon Studios' production process is somewhat different from those of other conventional television channels in that they produce pilot episodes of a number of different prospective programs, then release them and gather data on their success. The most promising shows are then picked up as regular series. On February 18, 2015, Amazon announced that ''The Man in the High Castle'' was [[green-light|green-lit]] along with four other series, and a full season would be produced.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://press.aboutamazon.com/news-releases/news-release-details/amazon-greenlights-full-seasons-mad-dogs-man-high-castle-new|access-date=February 18, 2015|date=February 18, 2015|title=Amazon greenlights full seasons of ''Mad Dogs'', ''The Man in the High Castle'', ''The New Yorker Presents'', and children's shows ''Just Add Magic'' and ''The Stinky & Dirty Show'' }}</ref>

The pilot, which premiered in January 2015, was Amazon's "most-watched since the original series development program began". The next month, Amazon ordered a ten-episode season, which was released in November to positive reviews.<ref name="DL series">{{cite web|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|title=Amazon orders 5 original series including ''Man in the High Castle'', ''Mad Dogs''|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/amazon-orders-original-series-man-in-the-high-castle-mad-dogs-video-1201375797/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=FrankSpotnitz|last=Spotnitz|first=Frank|number=633310523589681153|date=August 17, 2015|title=@dlairman @HighCastleTV Ten.}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=TheFienPrint|last=Fienberg|first=Daniel|number=628253513504698368|date=August 3, 2015|title=Time for 'Man in the High Castle,' which premieres on November 20 on #Amazon. #TCA15}}</ref> A second season of ten episodes premiered in December 2016, and a third season was announced a few weeks later.<ref name="DoG S2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-man-in-the-high-castle/251495/the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-and-more-details|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' season 2 premiere date: Season releases Dec. 16|date=August 12, 2016|website=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924000420/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-man-in-the-high-castle/251495/the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-2-premiere-date-trailer-and-more-details|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="S3+">{{Cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-man-in-the-high-castle-gets-another-season-and-anot-1790706939|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' Gets Another Season and Another Showrunner|last=Trendacosta|first=Katharine|date=January 3, 2017|website=[[Gizmodo]]|access-date=May 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="S3 SDCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP9wkTEgORI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/VP9wkTEgORI| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' Season 3 – Exclusive: New York Comic Con Sneak Peek|author=Amazon Prime Video|date=October 6, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Amazon announced in January 2017 that they were bringing on new executive producer and showrunner [[Eric Overmyer]] for the third season to replace Spotnitz, who had departed from the show during the second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/the-man-in-the-high-castle-renewed-season-3-amazon-new-showrunner-1201877742/|title=''The Man In the High Castle'' Renewed For Season 3 By Amazon, Gets A Showrunner|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 3, 2017|access-date=May 22, 2017}}</ref> Season three was released on October 5, 2018.<ref name="DoG S2" /><ref name="S3+" /><ref name="S3 SDCC" /> In July 2018, it was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] that the series had been renewed for a fourth season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/man-in-the-high-castle-season-4-renewal-season-3-teaser-comic-con-1202431142/|title=''Man In The High Castle'' Renewed For Season 4; Unveils Season 3 Premiere Date & Trailer – Comic-Con|last=Patten|first=Dominic|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 21, 2018|access-date=July 22, 2018}}</ref> which was confirmed in February 2019 to be the last one of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/man-in-the-high-castle-canceled-season-4-last-amazon-explains-philip-k-dick-video-1202559680/|title=''Man In The High Castle''{{'}}s 4th Season To Be Last For Amazon's Alt-History Series|last=Patten|first=Dominic|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> Daniel Percival and David Scarpa took over as showrunners for the final season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/man-in-the-high-castle-get-first-look-at-final-season-for-november-launch-video/|title="Man in the High Castle": Get First Look at Final Season for November Launch|last=Oewn|first=Phil|website=The Wrap|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}}</ref>

===Filming===
Principal filming for the pilot took place in [[Seattle]], with the city standing in for San Francisco and locations in New York City. Filming also took place in [[Roslyn, Washington]], with the town standing in for Canon City and other Neutral Zone locations. Sites used in Seattle include the [[Seattle Center Monorail]], the [[Paramount Theatre (Seattle)|Paramount Theatre]], a newspaper office in the [[Pike Place Market]] area, as well as various buildings in the city's [[Capitol Hill, Seattle|Capitol Hill]], [[Chinatown-International District, Seattle|International District]], and [[Georgetown, Seattle|Georgetown]] neighborhoods. In Roslyn, the production used external shots of the Roslyn Cafe, along with several local businesses and scenery.<ref name="Muir2014">{{cite news|url=http://www.yakimaherald.com/article_0d6c8b9e-29bd-587c-aa8f-19be6227a32a.html|title=Roslyn hopes new TV show brings 15 more minutes of fame: ''The Man in the High Castle''|work=[[Yakima Herald-Republic]]|date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404015953/https://www.yakimaherald.com/article_0d6c8b9e-29bd-587c-aa8f-19be6227a32a.html|archive-date=April 4, 2020|url-status=live|first=Pat|last=Muir}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.djc.com/blogs/NutsAndBolts/?m=201410|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190908/http://blogs.djc.com/blogs/NutsAndBolts/?m=201410|title=Amazon builds film sets around DJC Building|work=[[Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce]]|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the series, filming took place in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia. Specific filming locations included [[Georgia Street|West Georgia Street]] in [[Downtown Vancouver|the city's downtown core]], and the promenade of the [[Coast Capital Savings]] building in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yvrshoots.com/2015/04/shoot-the-man-in-the-high-castles-nazi-john-smith-rufus-sewell-films-at-vancouvers-iconic-arthur-erickson-designed-tower.html|title=Shoot: ''The Man in the High Castle''{{'}}s American Nazi John Smith (Rufus Sewell) films at Vancouver's Arthur Erickson-designed concrete tower|publisher=YVRShoots.com|date=April 21, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2015|archive-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726004744/http://yvrshoots.com/2015/04/shoot-the-man-in-the-high-castles-nazi-john-smith-rufus-sewell-films-at-vancouvers-iconic-arthur-erickson-designed-tower.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May and June 2015, filming also took place at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ubyssey.ca/blog/the-man-in-the-high-castle-filming-at-ubc534/|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' is filming at UBC|first=Jack|last=Hauen|work=[[The Ubyssey]]|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> Exterior shots of [[Hohenwerfen Castle]] in [[Werfen]], [[Austria]], were filmed in September 2015 for the tenth episode of the first season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hakenkreuzflagge flatterte auf der Burg Hohenwerfen|trans-title=Swastika flag flutters on Hohenwerfen Castle|url=http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/salzburg/kultur/sn/artikel/hakenkreuzflagge-flatterte-auf-der-burg-hohenwerfen-165991/|website=[[Salzburger Nachrichten]]|date=September 16, 2015|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119235615/http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/salzburg/kultur/sn/artikel/hakenkreuzflagge-flatterte-auf-der-burg-hohenwerfen-165991/|archive-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref> The interior scene where Hitler and Rudolph Wegener meet was shot on the ground floor of the [[Bell tower Olympic Stadium Berlin|Bell Tower]].

==Release==
The first and second episodes were screened at a special Comic-Con event. The season premiered on November 20, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/new-trailer-man-high-castle-and-episode-two-preview-353342|access-date=August 19, 2015|date=July 13, 2015|title=A New Trailer for ''The Man in the High Castle'' and Episode Two Preview|work=Newsweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/man-high-castle-creator-frank-812732|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' Creator Frank Spotnitz on Creating Alternate Histories|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 3, 2015|access-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> The second season was released on December 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-man-in-the-high-castle/251495/the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-2-release-date-trailer-and-review|title=The Man in the High Castle Season 2 Release Date, Trailer, and Review|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing|Den of Geek]]|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref> The third season was released on October 5, 2018.<ref name="S3+" /> The fourth season was released on November 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Prime for November 2019: More 'Jack Ryan,' 'The Report,' 'Man in the High Castle'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/10/30/amazon-prime-november-more-jack-ryan-man-high-castle/4001064002/|website=USA Today|date=October 30, 2019|access-date=November 16, 2019}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Television critical response
| rotten_tomatoes1 = 95% (62 reviews)<ref name="RT1" >{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the_man_in_the_high_castle |type=tv |season=1 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
| metacritic1 = 77 (30 reviews)<ref name="MC1" >{{cite Metacritic |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the-man-in-the-high-castle |type=tv |season=1 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes2 = 64% (25 reviews)<ref name="RT2" >{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the_man_in_the_high_castle |type=tv |season=2 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
| metacritic2 = 62 (10 reviews)<ref name="MC2" >{{cite Metacritic |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the-man-in-the-high-castle |type=tv |season=2 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes3 = 86% (21 reviews)<ref name="RT3" >{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the_man_in_the_high_castle |type=tv |season=3 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
| metacritic3 = 70 (5 reviews)<ref name="MC3" >{{cite Metacritic |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the-man-in-the-high-castle |type=tv |season=3 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>

| rotten_tomatoes4 = 92% (13 reviews)<ref name="RT4" >{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=The Man in the High Castle |id=the_man_in_the_high_castle |type=tv |season=4 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}</ref>
| metacritic4 =
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The pilot was Amazon's "most-watched since the original series development program began".<ref name="DL series" /> The first season received critical acclaim. [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives it an approval rating of 95% based on reviews from 62 critics, with an average rating of 7.5 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states, "By executive producer Ridley Scott, ''The Man in the High Castle'' is unlike anything else on TV, with an immediately engrossing plot driven by quickly developed characters in a fully realized post-WWII dystopia."<ref name="RT1" /> [[Metacritic]] gives the first season a score of 77 out of 100, based on reviews from 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC1" /> Meredith Woerner from ''[[io9]]'' wrote, "I can honestly say I loved this pilot. It's an impressive, streamlined undertaking of a fairly complicated and very beloved novel."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woerner|first1=Meredith|title=''Man in the High Castle'' is wildly different from the book but still great|url=http://io9.com/man-in-the-high-castle-is-wildly-different-from-the-boo-1679953073|work=[[io9]]|access-date=January 18, 2015|date=January 16, 2015}}</ref> Matt Fowler from [[IGN]] gave it 9.2 out of 10 and described the series as "a superb, frightening experience filled with unexpected twists and (some sci-fi) turns".<ref>{{Cite web|title=''The Man in the High Castle'': Series 1 review|url=https://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/11/21/the-man-in-the-high-castle-season-1-review|website=[[IGN]]|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> Brian Moylan of ''[[The Guardian]]'' was positive and praised the convincing depiction as well as the complex and gripping plot.<ref>{{Cite news|title=''The Man in the High Castle'': the Nazis win, but so do viewers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/nov/20/the-man-in-the-high-castle-amazon-prime-nazis-philip-k-dick|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described the pilot as "provocative" and "smartly adapted by The X-Files' Frank Spotnitz". ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' said it was "absorbing", and ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' called it "must-see viewing". ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said it was "engrossing" and "a triumph in world-building", cheering, "''The Man in the High Castle'' is king." After the season, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included it on a list of the 40 best science fiction television shows of all time.<ref>{{dead link|date=March 2023}}{{cite magazine|last1=Adams|first1=Sam|last2=Collins|first2=Sean T.|last3=Fear|first3=David|last4=Murray|first4=Noel|last5=Scherer|first5=Jenna|last6=Tobias|first6=Scott|title=40 Best Science Fiction TV Shows of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/40-best-science-fiction-tv-shows-20160526|access-date=May 26, 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> Amazon subsequently announced it was the service's most-streamed original series and had been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite news|title=''The Man in the High Castle'' is Amazon's most-watched Original|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/man-high-castle-is-amazons-850422|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release|title=Amazon Original Series The Man in the High Castle, Recently Renewed for Season Two, Marks Biggest Launch Month in Prime Video History|url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2124363|publisher=[[Amazon Studios]]|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref>

The second season received mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an approval rating of 64%, based on reviews from 25 critics with an average rating of 7 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states, "Although its plot is admittedly unwieldy, ''The Man in the High Castle''{{'}}s second season expands its fascinating premise in powerful new directions, bolstered by stunning visuals, strong performances, and intriguing new possibilities."<ref name="RT2" /> Metacritic gave season 2 a score of 62 out of 100, based on reviews from ten critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC2" />

The third season was met with positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an approval rating of 86%, based on reviews from 21 critics with an average rating of 7.4 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states, "The crafty addition of minor sci-fi elements and a terrific William Forsythe to the show's already engrossing narrative make ''The Man in the High Castle''{{'}}s third season another worthy binge."<ref name="RT3" /> Metacritic gives season 3 a score of 70 out of 100, based on reviews from five critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC3" />

The fourth season received positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an approval rating of 92%, based on reviews from 13 critics with an average rating of 7.2 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states, "''The Man in the High Castle'' finds something close to closure, wrapping up major threads to bring everything full circle in sufficiently dramatic fashion."<ref name="RT4" />

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=1% | Year
! width=26% | Award
! width=47% | Category
! width=24% | Nominee(s)
! width=2% | Result
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| [[IGN#IGN 'Best of' awards|IGN Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Best New Series – IGN's Best of 2015 – IGN|url=http://ca.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2015/Best_New_Series|website=IGN|date=December 11, 2015 |access-date=4 July 2017}}</ref>
| Best New TV Series
| ''The Man in the High Castle''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[South by Southwest|South by Southwest Awards]]<ref>{{Citation |title=The Man in the High Castle – IMDb |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740299/awards/ |access-date=2022-09-28}}</ref>
| Excellence in Title Design
| Patrick Clair
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="12"| 2016
| [[2015 American Society of Cinematographers Awards|American Society of Cinematographers Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The ASC – Past ASC Awards|url=http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php|website=www.theasc.com|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=August 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802060537/http://www.theasc.com/asc_news/awards/awards_history.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Television Movie, Mini-Series or Pilot
| James Hawkinson (Episode: "The New World")
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]<ref name="The Man in the High Castle">{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/man-high-castle|title=The Man in the High Castle|publisher=Emmys|access-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series]]
| James Hawkinson (Episode: "The New World")
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design|Outstanding Main Title Design]]
| Patrick Clair, Paul Kim, Jose Limon, Raoul Marks
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)]]
| Drew Boughton, Linda King, Brenda Meyers-Ballard (Episode: "The New World")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]]
| Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain, David Andrade, Bill Parker, Justin Fox, Danielle Malambri (Episode: "The New World")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[6th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Picture – Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-critics-choice-awards-winners-856447/item/best-picture-critics-choice-2015-848717|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 17, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| [[Rufus Sewell]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=17 June 2016 |title=Monte Carlo TV Festival 2016: winners |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/06/monte-carlo-tv-festival-2016-winners.html |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=TV Tonight}}</ref>
| Best TV Series Drama
| ''The Man in the High Castle''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[42nd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bryant|first1=Jacob|title='Star Wars,' 'Mad Max,' 'Walking Dead' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/saturn-awards-nominations-2016-star-wars-mad-max-1201713942/|website=Variety|access-date=March 10, 2017|date=February 24, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Saturn Award for Best New Media Television Series|Best New Media Television Series]]
| ''The Man in the High Castle''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[USC Scripter Award]]s<ref>{{cite web|title=USC Scripter Awards Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016-usc-scripter-awards-nominations-866465|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 17, 2016|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>
| Best Television Script
| [[Frank Spotnitz]] and [[Philip K. Dick]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[15th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/rogue-one-leads-visual-effects-society-award-nominations-2017-full-list-962893/item/outstanding-visual-effects-a-student-project-962862|title='Rogue One' Leads Visual Effects Society Feature Competition With 7 Nominations As 'Doctor Strange,' 'Jungle Book' Grab 6 Each|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Carolyn|last=Giardina|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2017}}</ref>
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
| Casi Blume, David Andrade, Nick Chamberlain, Lawson Deming
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode
| Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Young Artist Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Young Artist Awards » Young Artist Awards|url=http://youngartistawards.org/2016-nominations-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030092447/http://youngartistawards.org/2016-nominations-2/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 October 2016|access-date=4 July 2017|date=30 October 2016}}</ref>
| Best Performance in a TV Series—Recurring Young Actor (14–21)
| [[Quinn Lord]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="10"| 2017
| [[Artios Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Casting Society of America|url=http://www.castingsociety.com/news/press-releases/2017-artios-awards-nominations-announced-for-television-theatre-short-films-and-short-form/web-series|website=www.castingsociety.com|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref>
| Television Pilot And First Season—Drama
| Denise Chamian, Liz Ludwitzke, Candice Elzinga, Patti Kalles
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]<ref name="The Man in the High Castle" />
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)|Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)]]
| James Hawkinson (Episode: "Fallout")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Program|Outstanding Original Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within a Scripted Program]]
|"Resistance Radio"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)|Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More)]]
| Drew Boughton, Jon Lancaster, Dawn Swiderski (Episode: "The Tiger's Cave")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects|Outstanding Special Visual Effects]]
| Lawson Deming, Cory Jamieson, Casi Blume, Nick Chamberlain, Justin Fox, Bill Parker, David Andrade, Danielle Malambri (Episode: "Jahr Null")
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Costume Designers Guild|Costume Designers Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Fantasy Television Series|url=http://costumedesignersguild.com/outstanding-fantasy-television-series/|website=costumedesignersguild.com|access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref>
| Outstanding Fantasy Television Series
| J.R. Hawbaker
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Leo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php|title=Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017|website=www.leoawards.com|access-date=May 2, 2017|archive-date=May 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200921/http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
| Kurt Evans
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
| Chelah Horsdal
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Location Managers Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Locations in a Period TV Series – 'Hidden Figures,' 'La La Land' Among Location Managers Guild Award Nominees|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hidden-figures-la-la-land-location-managers-guild-awards-nominees-2017-978431/item/outstanding-locations-a-period-tv-series-location-managers-guild-award-nominees-2017-978434|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 22, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref>
| Outstanding Locations in a Period TV Series
| Nicole Chartrand, Robert Murdoch
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[43rd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/|title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref>
| Best New Media Television Series
| ''The Man in the High Castle''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2019
| [[Location Managers Guild Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nominations Announced For The 6th Annual Location Managers Guild International Awards|url=https://www.shootonline.com/spw/nominations-announced-6th-annual-location-managers-guild-international-awards|work=SHOOT online|date=18 July 2019|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='Mission: Impossible – Fallout' and 'Roma' Win LMGI Awards for Motion Pictures|url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/awards/chernobyl-mission-impossible-fallout-and-roma-win-lmgi-awards-for-motion-pictures-1203344199/|last=Caranicas|first=Peter|date=21 September 2019|work=Variety|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>
| Outstanding Locations in Period Television
| Nicole Chartrand, Braden Jennings
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| [[23rd Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/|title=2018 Awards Nominees|publisher=International Press Academy|access-date=December 11, 2018|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129220303/http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Best Genre Series
| ''The Man in the High Castle''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[17th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/awards/visual-effects-society-nominations-avengers-infinity-war-1203108109/|title=Avengers,' 'Lost in Space,' 'Ready Player One' Lead Visual Effects Society Nominations|work=Variety|first=Kristopher|last=Tapley|date=January 15, 2019|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref>
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
| Casi Blume, Michael Eng, Ben McDougal, Sean Myers ("Reichsmarschall Ceremony")
| {{Nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project
| Saber Jlassi, Igor Zanic, Chris Parks, Nick Chamberlain ("Statue of Liberty Destruction")
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2020
| [[Leo Awards]]
| Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series
| Chelah Horsdal
| {{won}}
|-
| [[18th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/ves-awards-nominations-2020-list-the-lion-king-the-mandalorian-game-of-thrones-1202823016/|title=VES Awards Nominations: 'The Lion King', 'Alita: Battle Angel', 'The Mandalorian' & 'GoT' Top List|work=Deadline|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=January 7, 2020|access-date=January 7, 2020}}</ref>
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
| Casi Blume, Ben McDougal, Chris Kuhn, Neil Taylor ("Rocket Train")
| {{nom}}
|}

==Advertising controversy==
As part of an advertising campaign for the season one release, an entire [[New York City Subway]] car was covered with [[Nazi]] and [[Imperial Japan]]ese imagery, as seen in the show, including multiple [[US flags]] with the [[Parteiadler|Imperial Eagle]] symbol in place of the 50 stars (a change from the swastika used on the flag in the show), and multiple flags of the fictional Pacific States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/25/457410075/new-york-subway-pulls-nazi-themed-ads-for-new-show-the-man-in-the-high-castle|title=New York Subway pulls Nazi-themed ads for new show, ''Man in the High Castle''|date=November 25, 2015|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
In response to criticism from "state lawmakers and city leaders", the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (MTA) released a statement saying that there were no grounds to reject the ads because the neutral content subway ad standards prohibit only advertising that is a political advertisement or disparages an individual or group. MTA spokesperson Kevin Ortiz stated, "The MTA is a government agency and can't accept or reject ads based on how we feel about them; we have to follow the standards approved by our board. Please note they're commercial ads." Spokesperson Adam Lisberg said, "This advertising, whether you find it distasteful or not, obviously they're not advertising Nazism; they're advertising a TV show."<ref name="cbsny">{{cite news|title=''Man in the High Castle'' subway ads, featuring Nazi symbols, removed from trains|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/11/24/man-in-the-high-castle-subway-ads/|publisher=[[WCBS-TV|CBS New York]]|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=December 5, 2015}}</ref>

After complaints from [[New York State Governor]] [[Andrew Cuomo]] and [[New York City Mayor]] [[Bill de Blasio]], initial reports indicated that Amazon pulled the advertisement from the subway. It was later announced that it was the MTA, not Amazon, that pulled the ad because of pressure from Cuomo.<ref name="cbsny" />

==See also==
* ''[[Fatherland (1994 film)|Fatherland]]'', 1994 TV film
* ''[[Noughts + Crosses]]'', 2020 TV series
* ''[[The Other Man (1964 TV programme)|The Other Man]]'', 1964 TV play
* ''[[The Plot Against America (miniseries)|The Plot Against America]]'', 2020 miniseries
* ''[[SS-GB (TV series)|SS-GB]]'', 2017 TV series

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{IMDb title}}

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{{Frank Spotnitz}}
{{EmmyAward MainTitleDesign}}
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Justin Raleigh

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{{short description|American make-up artist}}
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'''Justin Raleigh''' is an American [[make-up artist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/tv/emmy-award-winning-artist-justin-raleigh-talks-behind-the-scenes-of-the-knick-60619674|title=Emmy-Award Winning Artist, Justin Raleigh, Talks Behind The Scenes Of 'The Knick'|website=hollywood.com|date=11 August 2016 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefancarpet.com/interview/creating-a-mystical-world-a-conversation-with-special-effects-guru-justin-raleigh/|title=Creating a Mystical World: A Conversation with Special Effects guru Justin Raleigh|website=thefancarpet.com|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/jessica-chastain-prosthetics-eyes-of-tammy-faye-1235206587/|title='The Eyes of Tammy Faye's' Oscar-Nominated Makeup Artist Breaks Down Jessica Chastain's Drastic Transformation|first=Jazz|last=Tangcay|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 22, 2022}}</ref> He is best known for his work on ''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'', ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'', ''[[Army of the Dead]]'', ''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]'', ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'' and ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interview-justin-raleigh-the-last-witch-hunter|title=Justin Raleigh - THE LAST WITCH HUNTER|website=starburstmagazine.com|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>

Justin is the founder and CEO of the special makeup effects and specialty costume studio Fractured FX Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calstatela.edu/orgs/chemistryandbiochemistry/justin-raleigh-ceo-fractured-fx|title=Justin Raleigh, CEO Fractured FX|website=calstatela.edu|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Kimi (film)|Kimi]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Midnight Mass (miniseries)|Midnight Mass]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'' (2021; co-won with [[Linda Dowds]] and [[Stephanie Ingram]])<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|title=The 94th Academy Awards (2022) Nominees and Winners|work=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[Malignant (2021 film)|Malignant]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Lisey's Story (miniseries)|Lisey's Story]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Army of the Dead]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Penny Dreadful: City of Angels]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2018-2020)
* ''[[Eli (2019 film)|Eli]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Swamp Thing (2019 TV series)|Swamp Thing]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Annabelle Comes Home]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Brightburn]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Electric Dreams (2017 TV series)|Electric Dreams]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Insidious: The Last Key]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Godless (miniseries)|Godless]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Midnight, Texas]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Logan Lucky]]'' (2017)
* ''Battle for Skyark'' (2017)
* ''[[Outcast (TV series)|Outcast]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Rosewood (TV series)|Rosewood]]'' (2015-2017)
* ''Doubt'' (2017)
* ''[[Incarnate (film)|Incarnate]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Viral (2016 film)|Viral]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Conjuring 2]]'' (2016)
* ''[[In a Valley of Violence]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'' (2015-2016)
* ''Mortal Kombat X: Generations'' (2015)
* ''[[The Last Witch Hunter]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Insidious: Chapter 3]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Lazarus Effect (2015 film)|The Lazarus Effect]]'' (2015)
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* ''[[Demonic (2015 film)|Demonic]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Knick]]'' (2014-2015)
* ''[[American Horror Story]]'' (2014-2015)
* ''Dark Hearts'' (2014)
* ''[[Mercy (2014 film)|Mercy]]'' (2014)
* ''[[300: Rise of an Empire]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Cooties (film)|Cooties]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Insidious: Chapter 2]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Conjuring]]'' (2013)
* ''[[3 Geezers!]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Beneath (2013 film)|Beneath]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Bad Milo!]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Dark Skies (2013 film)|Dark Skies]]'' (2013)
* ''[[True Blood]]'' (2011-2012)
* ''Paralyzed'' (2011)
* ''[[Wonder Woman (2011 TV pilot)|Wonder Woman]]'' (2011)
* ''Archetype'' (2011)
* ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Resident (film)|The Resident]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Insidious (film)|Insidious]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever]]'' (2009)
* ''Allure'' (2009)
* ''[[Dark Planet (Russian film)|Dark Planet]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Splinter (2008 film)|Splinter]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Boogeyman 2]]'' (2007)
* ''[[30 Days of Night: Blood Trails]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Evidence (TV series)|The Evidence]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Alpha Dog]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Threshold (TV series)|Threshold]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Jarhead (film)|Jarhead]]'' (2005)
* ''[[The 9th Company]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Bad Girls from Valley High]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Hellbent (film)|Hellbent]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Big Fish]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Bloody Murder]]'' (2000)
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==Awards and nominations==
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|-
!Year
!Result
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Ref.
|-
|-
|rowspan="8"|2022
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|[[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
|Outstanding Special Effects Costumes, Hair and Makeup
|''[[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|Sweet Tooth]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAFE-Nominations-with-Credits-2022-11-10-at-1530.pdf|title=NATAS ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR FIRST ANNUAL CHILDREN'S & FAMILY EMMYS|website=theemmys.tv|access-date=2022-11-16}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup and Hairstyling]]
|rowspan="6"|''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]''
|<ref name="a" />
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[British Academy Film Awards]]
|Best Make Up & Hair
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022-nominations-winners|title=2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations|website=bafta.org|date=11 January 2022 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[Gold Derby]]
|Makeup/Hair
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2022-gold-derby-film-awards-winners-1204852681/|title=2022 Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards nominations: Oscar hopefuls 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye,' 'House of Gucci' |website=goldderby.com|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[27th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
|Best Hair and Makeup
|
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[Hollywood Critics Association]]
|Best Hair and Makeup
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/hollywood-critics-association-awards-winners-2022-coda-jane-campion-denis-villeneuve-1235192239/|title=Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2022: 'CODA' Wins Best Picture, Jane Campion and Denis Villeneuve Tie for Director|website=goldderby.com|date=March 2022 |access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="3"|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild]]
|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture|Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/makeup-artists-hairstylists-guild-awards-2022-nominations-1234907914/|title=Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations: 'House Of Gucci', 'The Suicide Squad' & 'Legendary' Among Leaders|website=deadline.com|date=11 January 2022 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|Best Special Makeup Effects in Television
|''[[Impeachment: American Crime Story]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2021
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|Best Special Makeup Effects in Television
|rowspan="2"|''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''
|
|-
|rowspan="1"|2020
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
|<ref name=emmys/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="2"|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild]]
|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture|Best Special Makeup Effects in Television]]
|[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local706.org/winners-6th-annual-muahs/|title=WINNERS! 6th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards|website=local706.org|date=17 February 2019 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture|Best Special Makeup Effects in Television]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2018
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]]
|<ref name=emmys/>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="2"|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild]]
|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Special, One Hour or More Program, or Movie for Television|Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Special]]
|rowspan="3"|''[[The Knick]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/makeup-artists-hair-stylists-guild-867080/|title=Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards: The Winners List|website=local706.org|date=20 February 2016 |access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|[[Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Period and/or Character Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture|Best Special Makeup Effects in Television]]
|
|-
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="2"|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup|Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref name=emmys>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/justin-raleigh|title=Awards & Nominations|website=emmys.com|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|-
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]''
|-
|2014
|style="background: #ffdddd"| Nominated
|rowspan="2"|[[Fangoria Chainsaw Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|Best Makeup/Creature FX
|''[[Bad Milo!]]''
|
|-
|2010
|style="background: #ddffdd"| Won
|''[[Splinter (2008 film)|Splinter]]''
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0707679|Justin Raleigh}}
* {{Official website|http://fracturedfx.com}}

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Fall from Grace (1990 film)

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{{Short description|American television film}}
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| genre = Drama
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| executive_producer = [[Jeff Franklin]]
| producer = Richard L. O'Connor
| writer = Ken Trevey
| starring = [[Kevin Spacey]] [[Bernadette Peters]]
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| music = [[Charles Bernstein (composer)|Charles Bernstein]]
| cinematography = Tom Neuwirth
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'''''Fall from Grace''''' is an American [[television film]] about the lives of [[Jim Bakker]] and his then-wife, [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye Bakker]], during the 1980s, starring [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Bernadette Peters]] in the lead roles. The film, which depicts the events that led to the [[PTL scandal]] and the Bakkers' subsequent downfall, aired on [[NBC]] on April 29, 1990, as well as during occasional reruns in later years on the [[Lifetime Movie Network]].

==Plot==
In the 1980s, [[televangelist]] and [[The PTL Club|PTL Club]] founder [[Jim Bakker]] and his wife [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy]] decide to expand their PTL television ministry to include a village resort with an [[amusement park]], which they christen [[Heritage USA]].

However, during this time, the Bakkers are being investigated for various acts of [[scandal]]ous behavior, beginning with Jim's 1980 [[adultery|affair]] with then-church secretary [[Jessica Hahn]]. They are also investigated for [[fraud]] (specifically, using followers' donated funds to support an upscale lifestyle as well as finance the Heritage USA project). These investigations ultimately led to a highly publicized [[scandal]] involving the Bakkers and the PTL ministry in March 1987, which gained national attention. The Bakkers are defrocked and the PTL ministry and Heritage USA are then taken over by another televangelist, Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]. Jim is later sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges (but this is not depicted in the movie).

Subplots in the film deal with Jim and Tammy's constant bickering, as well as Tammy's drug abuse that led to rehabilitation at the [[Betty Ford Center]].

Bernadette Peters, as Tammy, sings several [[gospel music|gospel songs]] throughout the movie, including "Mercy Rewrote My Life", "[[Amazing Grace]]", "God Rides on the Wings of Love", and "[[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]". [[Peter Matz]] arranged the music.<ref>O'Connor,John.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/27/arts/tv-weekend-a-time-for-ratings-and-biographies.html?pagewanted=1 TV Weekend; A Time for Ratings, and Biographies]''New York Times'', April 27, 1990</ref><ref>[https://tv.yahoo.com/fall-from-grace/show/9180/castcrew "'Fall from Grace listing'"] tv.yahoo.com, retrieved March 19, 2010</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Kevin Spacey]] as [[Jim Bakker]]
* [[Bernadette Peters]] as [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye]]
* [[Richard Herd]] as [[Richard Dortch]]
* [[Richard Paul (actor)|Richard Paul]] as Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]
* Annie Wood as [[Jessica Hahn]]
* [[Beth Grant]] as Paulene
* [[John McLiam]] as Rev. Aubrey Sara
* Travis Swords as Patrick
* [[Jon Lindstrom]] as Brian
* Justin Lord
* [[Steven Barr]] as Bodyguard #1
* Rod Britt as Finance Executive
* [[Robert Broyles]] as Construction Foreman
* Randy Crowder as TV Director
* Mark Davenport as Real Estate Man
* Keith Joe Dick as Cowboy

==Production==
The rights to the Bakkers' story were sold to [[NBC Productions]] in 1987. After Ken Trevey was hired to write the movie, his assistant interviewed the Bakkers. After the bankruptcy trial in 1989, the script was rewritten. Spacey at first declined the role, but finally decided to take it, because of "Jim's complexity — and a 3½-hour phone conversation with director Arthur." Because Tammy's weight fluctuated, Peters sometimes had to have extra padding; she wears false nails and five wigs. The movie cost $3-million-plus to make.<ref>Dougherty, Margaret.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html Holy Roles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226032811/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html |date=2010-12-26 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

A ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article noted that both Peters and Spacey said "they had doubts about taking part in the show because of the caricature, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' aspect of their characters", but were assured that they would not play caricatures.<ref>Hanauer, Joan.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-23-ca-323-story.html Stars of 'Fall From Grace' Go Beyond Caricature in Portrayal of the Bakkers"]''Los Angeles Times'', April 23, 1990</ref>

==Response==
The ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reviewer wrote that "Kevin Spacey as Jim and Bernadette Peters as Tammy are absolutely fabulous" but that, in a "miscalculation", the "movie they're in is so petrified of offending religious viewers that it pulls back."<ref>Tucker, Ken.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html "TV Review, 'Fall From Grace'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221043711/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html |date=2009-12-21 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
[[Emmy Awards]]
* Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special— WINNER (tied with ''The Phantom of the Opera'')
* Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special— nominated

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0099538}}
* {{AllMovie title |125405}}
{{Karen Arthur}}
{{PTL scandal}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall From Grace (1990 Film)}}
[[Category:1990 television films]]
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:NBC original films]]
[[Category:NBC Productions films]]
[[Category:Films set in 1980]]
[[Category:Films set in 1987]]
[[Category:Films directed by Karen Arthur]]
[[Category:Films scored by Charles Bernstein]]

Fall from Grace (1990 film)

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{{Short description|American television film}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Drama
| director = [[Karen Arthur]]
| executive_producer = [[Jeff Franklin]]
| producer = Richard L. O'Connor
| writer = Ken Trevey
| starring = [[Kevin Spacey]] [[Bernadette Peters]]
| location =
| music = [[Charles Bernstein (composer)|Charles Bernstein]]
| cinematography = Tom Neuwirth
| editor = Dann Cahn
| company = [[NBC Productions]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| released = {{Start date|1990|04|29}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Fall from Grace''''' is an American [[television film]] about the lives of [[Jim Bakker]] and his then-wife, [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye Bakker]], during the 1980s, starring [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Bernadette Peters]] in the lead roles. The film, which depicts the events that led to the [[PTL scandal]] and the Bakkers' subsequent downfall, aired on [[NBC]] on April 29, 1990, as well as during occasional reruns in later years on the [[Lifetime Movie Network]].

==Plot==
In the 1980s, [[televangelist]] and [[The PTL Club|PTL Club]] founder [[Jim Bakker]] and his wife [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy]] decide to expand their PTL television ministry to include a village resort with an [[amusement park]], which they christen [[Heritage USA]].

However, during this time, the Bakkers are being investigated for various acts of [[scandal]]ous behavior, beginning with Jim's 1980 [[adultery|affair]] with then-church secretary [[Jessica Hahn]]. They are also investigated for [[fraud]] (specifically, using followers' donated funds to support an upscale lifestyle as well as finance the Heritage USA project). These investigations ultimately led to a highly publicized [[scandal]] involving the Bakkers and the PTL ministry in March 1987, which gained national attention. The Bakkers are defrocked and the PTL ministry and Heritage USA are then taken over by another televangelist, Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]. Jim is later sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges (but this is not depicted in the movie).

Subplots in the film deal with Jim and Tammy's constant bickering, as well as Tammy's drug abuse that led to rehabilitation at the [[Betty Ford Center]].

Bernadette Peters, as Tammy, sings several [[gospel music|gospel songs]] throughout the movie, including "Mercy Rewrote My Life", "[[Amazing Grace]]", "God Rides on the Wings of Love", and "[[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]". [[Peter Matz]] arranged the music.<ref>O'Connor,John.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/27/arts/tv-weekend-a-time-for-ratings-and-biographies.html?pagewanted=1 TV Weekend; A Time for Ratings, and Biographies]''New York Times'', April 27, 1990</ref><ref>[https://tv.yahoo.com/fall-from-grace/show/9180/castcrew "'Fall from Grace listing'"] tv.yahoo.com, retrieved March 19, 2010</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Kevin Spacey]] as [[Jim Bakker]]
* [[Bernadette Peters]] as [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye]]
* [[Richard Herd]] as [[Richard Dortch]]
* [[Richard Paul (actor)|Richard Paul]] as Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]
* Annie Wood as [[Jessica Hahn]]
* [[Beth Grant]] as Paulene
* [[John McLiam]] as Rev. Aubrey Sara
* Travis Swords as Patrick
* [[Jon Lindstrom]] as Brian
* Justin Lord
* [[Steven Barr]] as Bodyguard #1
* Rod Britt as Finance Executive
* [[Robert Broyles]] as Construction Foreman
* Randy Crowder as TV Director
* Mark Davenport as Real Estate Man
* Keith Joe Dick as Cowboy

==Production==
The rights to the Bakkers' story were sold to [[NBC Productions]] in 1987. After Ken Trevey was hired to write the movie, his assistant interviewed the Bakkers. After the bankruptcy trial in 1989, the script was rewritten. Spacey at first declined the role, but finally decided to take it, because of "Jim's complexity — and a 3½-hour phone conversation with director Arthur." Because Tammy's weight fluctuated, Peters sometimes had to have extra padding; she wears false nails and five wigs. The movie cost $3-million-plus to make.<ref>Dougherty, Margaret.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html Holy Roles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226032811/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html |date=2010-12-26 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

A ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article noted that both Peters and Spacey said "they had doubts about taking part in the show because of the caricature, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' aspect of their characters", but were assured that they would not play caricatures.<ref>Hanauer, Joan.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-23-ca-323-story.html Stars of 'Fall From Grace' Go Beyond Caricature in Portrayal of the Bakkers"]''Los Angeles Times'', April 23, 1990</ref>

==Response==
The ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reviewer wrote that "Kevin Spacey as Jim and Bernadette Peters as Tammy are absolutely fabulous" but that, in a "miscalculation", the "movie they're in is so petrified of offending religious viewers that it pulls back."<ref>Tucker, Ken.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html "TV Review, 'Fall From Grace'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221043711/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html |date=2009-12-21 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
[[Emmy Awards]]
* Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special—WINNER (tied with ''The Phantom of the Opera'')
* Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special—nominated

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0099538}}
* {{AllMovie title |125405}}
{{Karen Arthur}}
{{PTL scandal}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall From Grace (1990 Film)}}
[[Category:1990 television films]]
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:NBC original films]]
[[Category:NBC Productions films]]
[[Category:Films set in 1980]]
[[Category:Films set in 1987]]
[[Category:Films directed by Karen Arthur]]
[[Category:Films scored by Charles Bernstein]]

Fall from Grace (1990 film)

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{{Short description|American television film}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = Drama
| director = [[Karen Arthur]]
| executive_producer = [[Jeff Franklin]]
| producer = Richard L. O'Connor
| writer = Ken Trevey
| starring = [[Kevin Spacey]] [[Bernadette Peters]]
| location =
| music = [[Charles Bernstein (composer)|Charles Bernstein]]
| cinematography = Tom Neuwirth
| editor = Dann Cahn
| company = [[NBC Productions]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| released = {{Start date|1990|04|29}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''Fall from Grace''''' is an American [[television film]] about the lives of [[Jim Bakker]] and his then-wife, [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye Bakker]], during the 1980s, starring [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Bernadette Peters]] in the lead roles. The film, which depicts the events that led to the [[PTL scandal]] and the Bakkers' subsequent downfall, aired on [[NBC]] on April 29, 1990, as well as during occasional reruns in later years on the [[Lifetime Movie Network]].

==Plot==
In the 1980s, [[televangelist]] and [[The PTL Club|PTL Club]] founder [[Jim Bakker]] (Spacey) and his wife [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy]] (Peters) decide to expand their PTL television ministry to include a village resort with an [[amusement park]], which they christen [[Heritage USA]].

However, during this time, the Bakkers are being investigated for various acts of [[scandal]]ous behavior, beginning with Jim's 1980 [[adultery|affair]] with then-church secretary [[Jessica Hahn]]. They are also investigated for [[fraud]] (specifically, using followers' donated funds to support an upscale lifestyle as well as finance the Heritage USA project). These investigations ultimately led to a highly publicized [[scandal]] involving the Bakkers and the PTL ministry in March 1987, which gained national attention. The Bakkers are defrocked and the PTL ministry and Heritage USA are then taken over by another televangelist, Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]. Jim is later sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges (but this is not depicted in the movie).

Subplots in the film deal with Jim and Tammy's constant bickering, as well as Tammy's drug abuse that led to rehabilitation at the [[Betty Ford Center]].

Bernadette Peters, as Tammy, sings several [[gospel music|gospel songs]] throughout the movie, including "Mercy Rewrote My Life", "[[Amazing Grace]]", "God Rides on the Wings of Love", and "[[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]". [[Peter Matz]] arranged the music.<ref>O'Connor,John.[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/27/arts/tv-weekend-a-time-for-ratings-and-biographies.html?pagewanted=1 TV Weekend; A Time for Ratings, and Biographies]''New York Times'', April 27, 1990</ref><ref>[https://tv.yahoo.com/fall-from-grace/show/9180/castcrew "'Fall from Grace listing'"] tv.yahoo.com, retrieved March 19, 2010</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Kevin Spacey]] as [[Jim Bakker]]
* [[Bernadette Peters]] as [[Tammy Faye Messner|Tammy Faye]]
* [[Richard Herd]] as [[Richard Dortch]]
* [[Richard Paul (actor)|Richard Paul]] as Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]]
* Annie Wood as [[Jessica Hahn]]
* [[Beth Grant]] as Paulene
* [[John McLiam]] as Rev. Aubrey Sara
* Travis Swords as Patrick
* [[Jon Lindstrom]] as Brian
* Justin Lord
* [[Steven Barr]] as Bodyguard #1
* Rod Britt as Finance Executive
* [[Robert Broyles]] as Construction Foreman
* Randy Crowder as TV Director
* Mark Davenport as Real Estate Man
* Keith Joe Dick as Cowboy

==Production==
The rights to the Bakkers' story were sold to [[NBC Productions]] in 1987. After Ken Trevey was hired to write the movie, his assistant interviewed the Bakkers. After the bankruptcy trial in 1989, the script was rewritten. Spacey at first declined the role, but finally decided to take it, because of "Jim's complexity — and a 3½-hour phone conversation with director Arthur." Because Tammy's weight fluctuated, Peters sometimes had to have extra padding; she wears false nails and five wigs. The movie cost $3-million-plus to make.<ref>Dougherty, Margaret.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html Holy Roles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226032811/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317249_2,00.html |date=2010-12-26 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

A ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' article noted that both Peters and Spacey said "they had doubts about taking part in the show because of the caricature, ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' aspect of their characters", but were assured that they would not play caricatures.<ref>Hanauer, Joan.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-23-ca-323-story.html Stars of 'Fall From Grace' Go Beyond Caricature in Portrayal of the Bakkers"]''Los Angeles Times'', April 23, 1990</ref>

==Response==
The ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' reviewer wrote that "Kevin Spacey as Jim and Bernadette Peters as Tammy are absolutely fabulous" but that, in a "miscalculation", the "movie they're in is so petrified of offending religious viewers that it pulls back."<ref>Tucker, Ken.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html "TV Review, 'Fall From Grace'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091221043711/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317273,00.html |date=2009-12-21 }}''Entertainment Weekly'', April 27, 1990</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
[[Emmy Awards]]
* Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special—WINNER (tied with ''The Phantom of the Opera'')
* Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special—nominated

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0099538}}
* {{AllMovie title |125405}}
{{Karen Arthur}}
{{PTL scandal}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fall From Grace (1990 Film)}}
[[Category:1990 television films]]
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:NBC original films]]
[[Category:NBC Productions films]]
[[Category:Films set in 1980]]
[[Category:Films set in 1987]]
[[Category:Films directed by Karen Arthur]]
[[Category:Films scored by Charles Bernstein]]

Fountain of Youth (upcoming film)

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{{Short description|Upcoming film by Guy Ritchie}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Guy Ritchie]]
| writer = [[James Vanderbilt]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[David Ellison]]
* Dana Goldberg
* [[Don Granger]]
* [[Tripp Vinson]]
* William Sherak
* Guy Ritchie
* Ivan Atkinson
* Jake Myers
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Krasinski]]
* [[Natalie Portman]]
* [[Domhnall Gleeson]]
* [[Eiza González]]
* [[Laz Alonso]]
* [[Arian Moayed]]
* [[Carmen Ejogo]]
}}
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Apple Studios]]
* [[Skydance Media]]
* Vinson Films
* Project X Entertainment
* [[Radio Silence Productions]]
}}
| distributor = [[Apple TV+]]
| released =
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Fountain of Youth''''' is an upcoming American [[Heist film|heist]] [[adventure film]] directed by [[Guy Ritchie]] and written by [[James Vanderbilt]]. It stars [[John Krasinski]], [[Natalie Portman]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], [[Eiza González]], [[Laz Alonso]], [[Arian Moayed]], and [[Carmen Ejogo]].

==Premise==
A pair of estranged siblings team up and embark on a journey to find the famed [[Fountain of Youth]].

==Cast==
* [[John Krasinski]]
* [[Natalie Portman]]
* [[Domhnall Gleeson]]
* [[Eiza González]]
* [[Laz Alonso]]
* [[Arian Moayed]]
* [[Carmen Ejogo]]
* Benjamin Chivers

==Production==
It was announced in March 2023 that [[Dexter Fletcher]] was set to direct the film, with a screenplay by [[James Vanderbilt]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=''Ghosted'' Director Dexter Fletcher & Skydance Reunite On ''Fountain Of Youth''; James Vanderbilt Penning Script |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dexter-fletcher-skydance-fountain-of-youth-james-vanderbilt-1235283250/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>

In January 2024, Fletcher had since departed the project, with [[Guy Ritchie]] now set to direct, with [[John Krasinski]] and [[Natalie Portman]] cast to star. [[Principal photography]] was expected to begin in early 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=John Krasinski And Natalie Portman To Star In Guy Ritchie's Next Film ''Fountain Of Youth'' For Apple And Skydance |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/john-krasinski-natalie-portman-guy-ritchie-fountain-of-youth-1235716871/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=11 January 2024 |date=January 11, 2024}}</ref> [[Domhnall Gleeson]] and [[Eiza González]] also joined the cast that month,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Domhnall Gleeson Joins Guy Ritchie's 'Fountain Of Youth' At Apple And Skydance |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/domhnall-gleeson-fountain-of-youth-1235795936/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=January 18, 2024 |date=January 18, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Eiza González Joins John Krasinski And Natalie Portman In 'Fountain Of Youth' For Apple And Skydance|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=19 January 2024|access-date=19 January 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/eiza-gonzalez-fountain-of-youth-movie-john-krasinski-natalie-portman-1235797224/}}</ref> with [[Laz Alonso]] joining in February.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Laz Alonso Joins Guy Ritchie's ''Fountain Of Youth'' |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/fountain-of-youth-movie-adds-laz-alonso-1235827121/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=February 15, 2024}}</ref> [[Arian Moayed]] and [[Carmen Ejogo]] would be added in March.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=''Succession''s Arian Moayed and Carmen Ejogo Join ''Fountain Of Youth'' For Apple And Skydance |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/successions-arian-moayed-carmen-ejogo-fountain-of-youth-1235859853/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=15 March 2024 |date=March 15, 2024}}</ref>

Filming began in [[Bangkok]] in February 2024, followed by [[Vienna]] in March, and [[Liverpool]] in May.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schenz |first1=Norman |title=Oscar star Natalie Portman delights on the Vienna set |url=https://www.krone.at/3275041 |website=[[Kronen Zeitung]] |access-date=5 March 2024 |date=March 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=John Krasinski filming in Bangkok|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3yWdPQuDbi/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet |access-date=5 March 2024 |date=March 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paton |first=Ryan |date=2024-05-14 |title=Man's day made as he spots Natalie Portman and John Krasinski |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/natalie-portman-john-krasinski-make-29171203 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt27075958}}

{{Guy Ritchie}}
{{Apple TV+}}
{{Skydance Media}}

[[Category:Upcoming films]]
[[Category:American adventure films]]
[[Category:American heist films]]
[[Category:Apple TV+ original films]]
[[Category:Radio Silence Productions films]]
[[Category:Films about immortality]]
[[Category:Films about siblings]]
[[Category:Films directed by Guy Ritchie]]
[[Category:Films produced by James Vanderbilt]]
[[Category:Films shot in Bangkok]]
[[Category:Films shot in Liverpool]]
[[Category:Films shot in Vienna]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by James Vanderbilt]]
[[Category:Skydance Media films]]
[[Category:Upcoming English-language films]]

Skydance Media

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{{Short description|American production company}}
{{redirect|Skydance|the bridge in Oklahoma City|Skydance Bridge}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Media, LLC
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| trading_name = Skydance
| former_name = Skydance Productions (2006–2016)
| logo = [[File:Skydance Media 2020.svg|250px]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2020
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006|4|4}}
| predecessors =
| founder = [[David Ellison]]
| defunct = 
| fate = 
| successor = 
| location = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| area_served = Global
| key_people = {{ubl|David Ellison ([[chairman]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Dana Goldberg ([[Chief creative officer|CCO]])|[[Don Granger]] ([[Executive vice president|EVP]] of Feature Productions)|Jesse Sisgold ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[Chief operating officer|COO]])|Larry Wasserman ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])}}
| owners = {{ubl|David Ellison (controlling)|[[RedBird Capital Partners]] (minor)|[[CJ ENM]] (minor)|[[Tencent]] (minor)<ref name="auto"/>|[[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]]}} (Merger with [[Paramount Global]] imminent pending)
| industry = Entertainment
| products = {{plainlist|
* Animation
* [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
* [[Television]]
* Video games/Interactive Games
}}
| brands = Uncharted (label)
| divisions = {{ubl|Pictures|[[Skydance Television|Television]]|[[Skydance Animation|Animation]]|[[#Skydance Interactive|Interactive]]|[[#Skydance Sports|Sports]]|Development|Productions|<ref name=cabs>{{cite web |title=Business Search on Skydance + LLC |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=Skydance&SearchSubType=Keyword&Filing=False |website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225235641/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=Skydance&SearchSubType=Keyword&Filing=False |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| subsid =
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}}
'''Skydance Media, LLC''', also known as '''Skydance Productions''', is an American [[entertainment company|media]] [[production company|production]] and finance company<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singleton |first=Alex |date=2024-01-10 |title=Channel 5 owner is takeover target for Silicon Valley billionaire’s heir |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/10/channel-5-owner-is-takeover-target-for-silicon-valley-billi/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> based in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California. Founded by [[David Ellison]] in 2006, the company specializes in films, animation, television, video games, and sports.

In 2009, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with [[Paramount Pictures]]. This agreement was renewed twice, extending to 2021. On July 7, 2024, Skydance announced its intent to [[Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global|merge]] with [[Paramount Global]] in an $8 billion transaction, under an agreement in which Skydance would acquire Paramount's privately-held controlling shareholder [[National Amusements]], and then perform an all-stock merger with the company. The transaction is expected to close in spring 2025.

==History==
===Formation===

[[File:Skydance Stars Logo.png|thumb|left|Logo from 2016 to 2021]]
'''Skydance Productions''' was formed in 2006 by [[David Ellison]], son of [[Larry Ellison]], co-founder and then-CEO of the [[Oracle Corporation]]. The firm's first film was ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]'' in 2006; it starred Ellison and was co-financed with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/08/david-ellison-raises-350-million-to-cofund-movies-with-paramount.html |title=David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount |first=Claudia |last=Eller |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2010-08-16 |access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

In the fall of 2009, Skydance and [[Paramount Pictures]] signed a five-year co-financing, production and distribution agreement, with Paramount holding an additional option of distribution. Before August 2010, Skydance hired Dana Goldberg, formerly of [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], to oversee development and production. In August 2010, with the Paramount partnership and an equity investment by Larry Ellison, who was then the sixth richest person in the world, Skydance raised $350 million in equity and credit to co-finance its films.<ref name="LA Times" />

On October 25, 2011, Skydance tried to sign its own first production client with [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] of [[K/O Paper Products]], but the deal never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2011-10-25|title=Kurtzman, Orci eye move to Skydance|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/kurtzman-orci-eye-move-to-skydance-1118045035/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Variety}}</ref>

===Expansion===
On May 1, 2013, Skydance launched Skydance Television, hiring Marcy Ross as division president.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news | author = Lacey Rose | title = Skydance Productions to Launch TV Division, Taps Former Fox Exec Marcy Ross as President | date=April 3, 2013 | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/skydance-productions-launch-tv-division-432702/|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, Jesse Sisgold joined Skydance as President of Business Affairs & Strategic Planning<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/skydance-jesse-sisgold-president-business-affairs-strategic-planning-hire-670250/|title=Skydance Taps Jesse Sisgold As President Of Business Affairs & Strategic Planning|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2014-01-24|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> and later that year was upped to Chief Operating Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/skydance-ups-jesse-sisgold-coo-718654/|title=Skydance Ups Jesse Sisgold to COO|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 July 2014|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> Again he was promoted in 2017 to President & COO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jesse-sisgold-skydance-president-1201970765/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Promotes Jesse Sisgold to President in Growth Push|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2017-01-26|website=Variety|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> In March 2014, [[Don Granger]] joined the company as the EVP of Feature Productions, a newly created position; he reports to Dana Goldberg who is the company's chief creative officer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Don Granger Takes Exec Veep Post At David Ellison's Skydance Productions|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/don-granger-takes-exec-veep-post-at-david-ellisons-skydance-productions-banner-693499/|access-date=September 8, 2015|work=Deadline|date=March 4, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2015, Anne Globe joined the company as chief marketing officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/skydance-productions-anne-globe-marketing-chief-1201385265/|title=Skydance Gets Its Own Marketing Maven: Anne Globe Hired As CMO|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2015-03-03|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Later in the same year, Skydance raised $700 million in new financing. The refinancing included $200 million in equity from a group of investors, and a $500 million line of credit from J.P. Morgan Chase.<ref name="dl" /> Skydance renewed its slate deal with Paramount in the summer of 2013 for four more years.<ref name="dl">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/david-ellison-skydance-700-million-dollars-funding-film-tv-slates-mission-impossible-star-trek-1201727848/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Raises $700 Million In Funding For Film, TV Slates|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2016-03-29|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>

On May 3, 2016, Skydance launched the Skydance Interactive division last year following the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment and announced in January 2017 for a new story-driven [[virtual reality game]] titled ''Archangel''.<ref name="Fleming">{{cite news |last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/skydance-media-buys-game-developer-the-workshop-and-launches-interactive-division-1201748344/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=Deadline |date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> Skydance also created a production label named '''Uncharted''' in December 2016 to house content which falls outside of the action, sci-fi, or fantasy genres.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/david-ellison-skydance-uncharted-baywatch-1201937704/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Launches Uncharted Label With 'Baywatch'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2016-12-09|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>

On March 16, 2017, Skydance launched the Skydance Animation division by forming a multi-year partnership with Madrid-based [[Ilion Animation Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/skydance-animation-studio-launch-ilion-animation-studios-1202044553/|title=Skydance Launches Animation Studio With Spain-Based Ilion|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, Skydance and Paramount renewed their slate deal for another four years to 2021, with the addition of Skydance's animated films for distribution.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Skydance, Paramount Ink New Four-Year Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/skydance-paramount-ink-new-four-year-deal-1027197/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 7, 2017 }}</ref>

On January 25, 2018, [[Tencent]] bought a 5% to 10% minority stake.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-tencent-skydance-20180125-story.html|title=China's Tencent acquires minority stake in Skydance Media |first=Ryan|last=Faughnder|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=26 January 2018|access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|date=October 10, 2018|title=As Annapurna Stumbles, Billionaire Larry Ellison Exerts Control|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annapurna-larry-ellison-megan-ellison-vice-1202975648/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117082726/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annapurna-larry-ellison-megan-ellison-vice-1202975648/|archive-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> Jun Oh was hired by Skydance Media as head of theatrical, interactive and legal affairs in October 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Trey |title=David Ellison's Skydance Taps Jun Oh to Lead Theatrical, Interactive Business and Legal Affairs |url=https://www.thewrap.com/skydance-jun-oh-theatrical-business-affairs/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Wrap |date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> In February 2020, RedBird Capital Partners and [[CJ ENM]] invested in the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/skydance-cj-parasite-studio-redbird-capital-investment-1202857706/|title=Skydance Gets $275M Infusion From RedBird Capital & 'Parasite' Studio CJ, Raising Valuation To $2.3B|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Skydance Media named veteran entertainment executive Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon to the newly created post of general counsel.<ref>{{cite web | last=McNary | first=Dave| title=Skydance Media Hires Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon as General Counsel | website=Variety | date=29 April 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/skydance-media-stephanie-kyoko-mckinnon-1234593477/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> On October 20, 2021, Skydance announced Skydance Sports, a new division led by [[Jon Weinbach]] that would produce sports-themed content.<ref name="Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon">{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/skydance-sports-new-division-jon-weinbach-1234858935/ | title=Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon Weinbach to Head New Sports Division | newspaper=Deadline | date=20 October 2021 | last1=Hayes | first1=Dade }}</ref>

In January 2022, Skydance reached a non-exclusive multi-year [[first-look deal]] with [[Apple Original Films]] for a slate of live-action films. ''Variety'' reported that the agreement called for two films per-year at a budget of at least $125 million each, and Skydance receiving a payout of at least $25 million per-film. Skydance would also retain the intellectual property rights to the films produced under the agreement, and would still be allowed to work with other distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Matt Donnelly,Brent |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |last3=Lang |first3=Brent |date=2022-02-23 |title=With Apple Megadeal, Skydance's David Ellison Scores One of the Richest Pacts in Hollywood |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/apple-skydance-mega-deal-david-ellison-1235188364/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |date=January 21, 2022 |title=David Ellison's Skydance Moves First-Look Deal From Paramount to Apple |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-ellison-skydance-apple-films-1235078773/ |access-date=October 3, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

On October 13, 2022, Skydance completed a $400 million strategic investment round which was led by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]], a first-time investor, and joined by the Ellison family who are majority shareholders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/skydance-media-funding-roundr-kkr-david-ellison-redbird-capital-tencent-1235144193/ | title=Skydance Media Completes $400 Million Funding Round Led by New Investor KKR, Values Company at over $4 Billion | date=13 October 2022 }}</ref> By April 13, 2023, Skydance Media backed a new venture from country star [[Tim McGraw]] based in Nashville called "Down Home"; with two scripted series in development, along with plans on features and animation to follow.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Hayes | first1=Dade | title='Yellowstone' And Country Music Star Tim McGraw Teams With Skydance To Launch Nashville-Based Down Home, A Media Company For "Everyday Americans" | website=Deadline | date=13 April 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/tim-mcgraw-yellowstone-1883-country-music-star-skydance-launches-down-home-media-company-1235324396/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> On July 7, Skydance brought a new $1 billion credit facility, giving the film and TV studio enhanced flexibility to invest in its business lines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skydance Secures New $1B Credit Facility With JPMorgan |date=2023-07-11 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skydance-1b-credit-line-jpmorgan-1235532703/}}</ref>

=== Proposed acquisition of Paramount Global ===
{{Main|Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global}}
In January 2024, it was reported that David Ellison was interested to buy [[Paramount Global]]'s parent company [[National Amusements]] from [[Shari Redstone]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-24 |title=David Ellison Makes Offer for Redstone Family's Media Empire |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/david-ellison-makes-offer-for-redstone-family-s-media-empire |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> Skydance held exclusive talks with Paramount on a merger, but the window expired with no deal in place. An independent committee representing Paramount would go on to recommend a revised offer from Ellison that would see Skydance purchase National Amusements for $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-31 |title=Paramount Special Committee Recommends Revised Offer From David Ellison's Skydance Media |url=https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-special-committee-recommends-skydance-sweetened-offer/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=TheWrap |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024, [[CNBC]] reported that Skydance and Paramount agreed to terms on a merger,<ref name="terms">{{Cite web |last=Rizzo |first=Lillian |date=2024-06-03 |title=Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/paramount-skydance-merger-deal-update.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> which was awaiting approval from National Amusements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/paramount-skydance-agree-merger-shari-redstone-approval-1236023450/ |title=Paramount, Skydance Agree on New M&A Deal Terms but Shari Redstone Hasn't Approved Pact Yet |date=June 3, 2024 |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]] |access-date=June 6, 2024 }}</ref>

After it was reported on June 11 that merger talks had fallen apart,<ref>{{cite news |last=Roth |first=Emma |title=Paramount's rumored merger with Skydance is off |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24148052/paramount-skydance-deal-not-happening |work=The Verge |date=11 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2024-06-11 |title=No Deal: Shari Redstone Ends Talks On Skydance Offer for Paramount Global |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/shari-redstone-rejects-skydance-dea-paramount-global-1235913773/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> negotiations between the two were reported to have restarted on July 2, and Skydance was reported to have reached a preliminary agreement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Benjamin |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |date=2024-07-02 |title=Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Reach a Deal to Merge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/business/media/paramount-skydance-merger-talks.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hayden |first=Erik |date=2 July 2024 |title=They're Back: Skydance and Paramount Restart Talks |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skydance-paramount-restart-talks-1235937928/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> On July 7, Ellison officially announced his intent for Skydance to take over Paramount Global in an $8 billion deal, after having received approval from a special board committee. The deal will be structured so that a group of investors from Skydance will pay $2.4 billion in cash to purchase National Amusements, and Paramount Global will pay its Class A and Class B stockholders $4.5 billion in cash and shares. Paramount would add $1.5 billion in primary capital to its balance sheet. The second phase will see an all-stock merger between Skydance Media and Paramount, valued at $4.75 billion. Paramount Global would have 45 days to look for better or matching offers from other bidders before finalizing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2024-07-07 |title=Meet David Ellison, Paramount's Future Boss and Hollywood's Newest Mogul |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/business/media/david-ellison-paramount-skydance.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Picchi |first1=Aimee |last2=Sherter |first2=Alain |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Paramount Global to merge with Skydance Media |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paramount-global-skydance-media-merger/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2024-07-08 |title=Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison's Skydance Taking Over Paramount After $8 Billion Investment |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/david-ellison-skydance-paramount-takeover-1236002996/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Films==
===Released===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Release
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
|-
! colspan="4" | as Skydance Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | September 22, 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Ingenious Media]] and [[Electric Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MGM Distribution Co.]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 22, 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[True Grit (2010 film)|True Grit]]''
| [[Mike Zoss Productions]] and [[Scott Rudin|Scott Rudin Productions]]
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 21, 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]''
| [[Bad Robot]] and [[Tom Cruise|TC Productions]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 19, 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[The Guilt Trip (film)|The Guilt Trip]]''
| Michaels/Goldwyn
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 21, 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Reacher (film)|Jack Reacher]]''
| TC Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 28, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [[Hasbro Studios]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 16, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]''
| Bad Robot and [[K/O Paper Products]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| June 21, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]''
| Hemisphere Media Capital, [[Plan B Entertainment]] and [[GK Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| January 17, 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]''
| Di Bonaventura Pictures and Mace Neufeld Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 1, 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''
| [[Annapurna Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 31, 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]''
| Bad Robot, [[Alibaba Pictures]], [[China Movie Channel]] and TC Productions
|-
! colspan="4" | as Skydance
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 22, 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Huahua Media, Bad Robot, Sneaky Shark Productions and Perfect Storm Entertainment
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 21, 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Reacher: Never Go Back]]''
| TC Productions, [[Shanghai Film Group]] and Huahua Media
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 24, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Life (2017 film)|Life]]''
| [[Columbia Pictures]] and Mockingbird Pictures
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 25, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Baywatch (film)|Baywatch]]''
| under Uncharted; Shanghai Film Group, Huahua Media, [[Seven Bucks Productions]], [[The Montecito Picture Company]], Fremantle Productions and [[Beau Flynn|Flynn Picture Company]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 20, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Geostorm]]''
| Electric Entertainment and [[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| February 23, 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Annihilation (film)|Annihilation]]''
| Scott Rudin Productions and [[DNA Films]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures {{small|(U.S. and Chinese distribution)}} [[Netflix]] {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 27, 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Bad Robot and TC Productions
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 11, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Gemini Man (film)|Gemini Man]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Fosun Pictures and [[Jerry Bruckheimer Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| November 1, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]''
| [[Tencent Pictures]], [[TSG Entertainment]] and [[Lightstorm Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures {{small|(U.S. distribution)}} [[20th Century Fox]] {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| December 13, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[6 Underground (film)|6 Underground]]''
| [[Michael Bay|Bay Films]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 10, 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''
| [[Denver and Delilah Productions]] and [[Marc Evans|Marc Evans Productions]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| April 30, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Without Remorse (film)|Without Remorse]]''
| Paramount Pictures, [[New Republic Pictures]], [[Akiva Goldsman|Weed Road Pictures]], Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Amazon Studios]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 2, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[The Tomorrow War]]''
| Paramount Pictures and New Republic Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 23, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Snake Eyes (2021 film)|Snake Eyes]]''
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [[Entertainment One]] and Di Bonaventura Pictures
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 11, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[The Adam Project]]''
| [[21 Laps Entertainment]] and [[Maximum Effort]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 27, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]''
| [[Don Simpson]]/[[Jerry Bruckheimer|Jerry Bruckheimer Films]] and TC Productions
| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | August 5, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Luck (2022 film)|Luck]]''
| under [[Skydance Animation]]; [[Apple Original Films]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | September 30, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[The Greatest Beer Run Ever]]''
| Apple Original Films and [[Living Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | April 5, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]''
| under Skydance Sports; [[Artists Equity]], [[Studio 8 (company)|Studio 8]] and [[Mandalay Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Studios {{small|(U.S. distribution)}} Warner Bros. Pictures {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | April 21, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghosted (2023 film)|Ghosted]]''
| Apple Studios
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | June 9, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''
| [[Hasbro]], Bayhem Films, New Republic Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 12, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]''
| TC Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| August 11, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Heart of Stone (2023 film)|Heart of Stone]]''
| Pilot Wave and Mockingbird Pictures
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| September 22, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Spy Kids: Armageddon]]''
| [[Troublemaker Studios]] and [[Spyglass Media Group]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 15, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[The Family Plan]]''
| Apple Studios and Municipal Pictures
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|}

===Upcoming===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Release
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | November 22, 2024
! scope="row" | ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]''
| under [[Skydance Animation]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
| <ref>{{cite web | title=Tituss Burgess Joins Voice Cast of Apple and Skydance Animation's 'Spellbound'; New Image Released (Exclusive) | website=GVS-Entertainment | date=12 June 2023 | url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/GVS-Entertainment/tituss-burgess-joins-voice-cast-of-apple-and-skydance-animations-spellbound-new-image-released-exclusive/ | access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/next-on-netflix-animation-presentation-sneak-peeks-k-pop-demon-hunters-plankton-movie-motel-transylvania-and-much-much-more-updating/|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|title=Next on Netflix Animation Presentation Sneak-Peeks 'K-Pop: Demon Hunters', 'Plankton' Movie, 'Motel Transylvania' and Much, Much More!|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606193927/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/next-on-netflix-animation-presentation-sneak-peeks-k-pop-demon-hunters-plankton-movie-motel-transylvania-and-much-much-more-updating/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Carolyn|last1=Giardina|first2=Jordan|last2=Moreau|title=Timothy Olyphant to Star in Netflix's 'Terminator Zero'; Plus 'Plankton' Movie and 'Motel Transylvania' Among Animation Slate|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 7, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606193927/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 23, 2025
! scope="row" | [[Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film|Untitled eighth ''Mission: Impossible'' film]]
| TC Productions
| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Mission: Impossible 8' Jumps To 2025; 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Goes To Summer In 2024 Theatrical Shake-Up Due To Actors Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-2-quiet-place-day-one-actors-strike-1235580981/ |website=Deadline |access-date=23 October 2023 |date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2025
! scope="row" | ''[[Pookoo]]''
| rowspan="2" | under Skydance Animation
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix">{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=October 18, 2023|title=Netflix Sets Skydance Animation In Multi-Year Deal, First Up Is Alan Menken Musical 'Spellbound;' Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem Star|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/netflix-pacts-skydance-animation-in-multi-year-deal-alan-menken-musical-spellbound-rachel-zegler-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-star-1235577207/|access-date=October 18, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2026
! scope="row" | ''[[Ray Gunn]]''
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=''Incredibles 3'' in the Works at Pixar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/incredibles-3-pixar/ |website=[[TheWrap]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810033303/https://www.thewrap.com/incredibles-3-pixar/ |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |date=August 10, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" {{TBA}}
! scope="row" | ''[[The Old Guard 2]]''
| [[Denver and Delilah Productions]] and [[Marc Evans|Marc Evans Productions]]
|<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-old-guard-2-uma-thurman-henry-golding-join-netflix-sequel-1235042856/|title='The Old Guard 2': Uma Thurman, Henry Golding Join Victoria Mahoney's Sequel For Netflix And Skydance|access-date=June 10, 2022|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Fountain of Youth (upcoming film)|Fountain of Youth]]''
| Apple Studios, Project X Entertainment and [[Radio Silence Productions]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|<ref>{{cite web | last=Kroll | first=Justin| title='Ghosted' Director Dexter Fletcher & Skydance Reunite On 'Fountain Of Youth'; James Vanderbilt Penning Script | website=Deadline | date=9 March 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dexter-fletcher-skydance-fountain-of-youth-james-vanderbilt-1235283250/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/john-krasinski-natalie-portman-guy-ritchie-fountain-of-youth-1235716871/ | title=John Krasinski & Natalie Portman to Star in Guy Ritchie's 'Fountain of Youth' for Apple and Skydance | date=11 January 2024 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Gorge (film)|The Gorge]]''
| Apple Studios, Lit Entertainment Group and Crooked Highway
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2022-03-17 |title=Scott Derrickson to Direct Action Love Story 'The Gorge' for Skydance |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scott-derrickson-direct-movie-the-gorge-skydance-1235113360/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Apple Original Films Boards Skydance's ''The Gorge'' With Anya Taylor-Joy Set To Co-Star Opposite Miles Teller |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/apple-original-films-skydances-the-gorge-anya-taylor-joy-miles-teller-1235140627/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=11 October 2022 |date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mayday (upcoming film)|Mayday]]''
| Apple Studios and [[Maximum Effort]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Ryan Reynolds & Kenneth Branagh To Star In 'Mayday'; Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley Directing Action-Adventure Pic For Apple And Skydance |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/ryan-reynolds-kenneth-branagh-apple-skydances-mayday-jonathan-goldstein-john-francis-daley-1235412260/ |date=June 8, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Balls Up]]''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon MGM Studios
|<ref>{{cite web | last=Kroll | first=Justin| title=Peter Farrelly, Paul Wernick And Rhett Reese Team On Comedy 'Balls Up' For Skydance | website=Deadline | date=9 February 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/peter-farrelly-paul-wernick-rhett-reese-balls-up-skydance-1235254175/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Mark Walhberg & Paul Walter Hauser To Star In Amazon MGM Action Comedy 'Balls Up' From Peter Farrelly |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/mark-walhberg-paul-walter-hauser-to-star-balls-up-peter-farrelly-1235977689/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Way of the Warrior Kid]]''
| Apple Original Films, [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]], Everard Entertainment and [[Indivisible Productions]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|last2=Fleming Jr|first2=Mike|title=Skydance Ties Up Global Deal For Chris Pratt & McG Movie ''The Way Of The Warrior Kid'' Marking Biggest Film Market Pact In Years|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/chris-pratt-mcg-movie-way-of-the-warrior-kid-sells-skydance-apple-big-deal-1235960088/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
|}

===In development===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled [[Jack and the Beanstalk]] project
| under [[Skydance Animation]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Netflix]]
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix" />
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Tomorrow War#Sequel|The Tomorrow War 2]]''
| [[New Republic Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/07/chris-pratt-tomorrow-war-2-amazon-skydance-in-talks-1234788748/ |title= 'The Tomorrow War 2': Amazon & Skydance Already In Talks For Sequel Reteaming With Chris Pratt, Director Chris McKay & More |date= July 8, 2021|access-date=2021-07-08 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|date=2021-07-08|title='Tomorrow War' Sequel Talks Underway With Chris Pratt, Director Chris McKay Returning|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tomorrow-war-sequel-chris-pratt-chris-mckay-amazon-skydance-1235015105/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[G.I. Joe Ever Vigilant|G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Amazon MGM Studios]], [[Hasbro Entertainment]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount Pictures]]
| <ref name="Ever Vigilant_EW">{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/gi-joe-retaliation-sequels/|title=G.I. Joe: Retaliation producer says sequel ideas are still in development|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rainbow Six (novel)|Rainbow Six]]''
| [[87North Productions|87Eleven Entertainment]], [[Akiva Goldsman|Weed Road Pictures]], Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Michael B. Jordan to Play Tom Clancy Character John Clark |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/michael-b-jordan-john-clark-tom-clancy-movies-1202896241/ |website=Variety |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Development of Star Trek 4|Star Trek 4]]''
| [[Bad Robot]] and Sneaky Shark Productions
| <ref name="StarTrek4">{{Cite web |last=Cureton |first=Sean K. |date=July 18, 2016 |title=Star Trek 4 is Officially a Go; Synopsis & Writers Revealed |url=http://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-synopsis-casting-writers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720171314/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-synopsis-casting-writers/ |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''They Will Kill You''
| under Nocturna; [[New Line Cinema]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/it-duo-andy-and-barbara-muschietti-1235852829/ | title='It' Duo Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Skydance Launch Horror Label Nocturna (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=14 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Line To Co-Finance & Release Zazie Beetz Horror Pic 'They Will Kill You' From Skydance & Muschiettis' Nocturna|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/new-line-zazie-beetz-muschiettis-they-will-kill-you-1236027717/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled ''[[Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox]]'' film
| Apple Original Films and [[Mattel Films]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/matchbox-car-movie-mattel-skydance-1235072270/ |title=Matchbox Cars Movie In The Works From Skydance & Mattel |publisher=Deadline.com |date=2022-07-19 |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=John Cena To Star In ''Matchbox'' Movie From Sam Hargrave, Skydance, Mattel Films And Apple|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/john-cena-matchbox-movie-sam-hargrave-apple-original-films-1236091721/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 17, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Bermuda (film)|Bermuda]]''
| Crooked Highway and Mockingbird Pictures
| rowspan="10" {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title=Scott Derrickson to Direct Skydance's 'Bermuda' With Chris Evans Circling Lead (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chris-evans-scott-derrickson-skydances-bermuda-1203524490/|date=March 4, 2020|website=Variety|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Blake Crouch|Summer Frost]]''
| [[Temple Hill Entertainment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title='Divergent' Filmmaker to Direct 'Summer Frost' for Skydance and Temple Hill (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/neil-burger-summer-frost-divergent-1234648411/|date=June 24, 2020|website=Variety|access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Eternal Champions]]''
| [[Sega Sammy Group]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Skydance, 'Jurassic World' Scribe Derek Connolly Tackling Sega's 'Eternal Champions' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sega-eternal-champions-movie-skydance-1235975970/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Buck Rogers#Future films and conflict|Buck Rogers]]''
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title='Buck Rogers': Skydance Developing Competing Movie Based on Pulp Hero|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/buck-rogers-skydance-developing-competing-movie-based-on-pulp-hero-4126720/|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Gardner|first2=Eriq|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Atlantis''
| Metronome Film Co.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/atlantis-movie-in-the-works-skydance-colin-trevorrow-1235317123/|title=Colin Trevorrow, 'House of the Dragon' Writer Charmaine DeGraté Team for 'Atlantis' at Skydance (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 6, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The First Law|Best Served Cold]]''
| [[Blur Studio]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebecca Ferguson In Talks For Skydance Revenge Pic 'Best Served Cold'; 'Deadpool's Tim Miller Directing|date=2023-05-30|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606185807/https://deadline.com/2023/05/best-served-cold-rebecca-ferguson-tim-miller-teaming-for-skydance-movie-1235382849/ |archive-date=2023-06-06 |url-status=live |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/best-served-cold-rebecca-ferguson-tim-miller-teaming-for-skydance-movie-1235382849/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled ''[[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]]'' film
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Skydance Lands Rights To Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Book Series With Plans To Develop A Feature Film Around The Iconic Private Eye|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/skydance-mickey-spillanes-mike-hammer-1235453636/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mr. Irrelevant''
| under Skydance Sports; Megamix and Blackjack Films
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='Mr. Irrelevant', Label Famously Given To Last Player In NFL Draft, Getting Movie Treatment From Skydance; Jonathan Levine Directing And Nick Santora Writing|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/mr-irrelevant-nfl-draft-skydance-jonathan-levine-nick-santora-1235562861/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 3, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ranger's Apprentice#Film adaptation|Ranger's Apprentice]]''
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Skydance, Ted Melfi Team For Screen Adaptation Of John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice' YA Novels|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/skydance-ted-melfi-movie-adaptation-rangers-apprentice-fantasy-novel-series-1235696026/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''The 47 Night Stand''
| Orchard Farm Productions
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mila Kunis To Produce, Star In Skydance Romance 'The 47 Night Stand'|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-47-night-stand-mila-kunis-skydance-team-romance-feature-1235841298/|last=Grobar|first=Matt|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Divisions==
===Skydance Television===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Television, LLC
| logo = Skydance Television logo.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Television show#Production|TV production]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2013|5|1}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| location_country = United States
| parent = Skydance Media
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/tv}}
| key_people = Matt Thunell ([[President (corporate title)|president]]) Carolyn Harris ([[Vice president#In_business|vice president]])
| products = [[Television show]]
}}

'''Skydance Television''' is a television production company launched by Skydance on May 1, 2013. The division hired Marcy Ross as division president and a month later, Carolyn Harris joined Skydance Television as vice president.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marechal|first=A. J.|date=2013-06-24|title=Skydance TV Taps Carolyn Harris as V.P., Promotes Pair|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/skydance-tv-taps-carolyn-harris-as-v-p-promotes-pair-1200501282/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Variety}}</ref> However, in January 2020, Ross left her position transitioning to a deal with the media company, where she continues to be an executive producer on ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'', ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]'', ''[[Condor (TV series)|Condor]]'' and ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/marcy-ross-exits-as-skydance-tv-president-transitions-to-overall-producing-deal-1203458959/ | title=Marcy Ross Exits as Skydance TV President, Transitions to Overall Producing Deal | date=7 January 2020 }}</ref> Bill Bost was promoted from senior vice president to president of Skydance Television.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/skydance-promotes-bill-bost-president-television-1203487479/ | title=Bill Bost Named President of Skydance Television | date=30 January 2020 }}</ref> In November 2022, Bost stepped down and launched his own company; [[Netflix]]'s Matt Thunell took his place.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-matt-thunell-replaces-bill-bost-skydance-tv-president-1235257786/ | title=Netflix's Matt Thunell Replaces Bill Bost as Skydance TV President | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=8 November 2022 }}</ref>

In May 2014, Jake Rose joined Skydance Television as EVP Production and in March 2018, Carol Turner joined Skydance replacing Rose and overseeing production on site at the studio.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/skydance-television-taps-jake-rose-as-evp-production-733479/ | title=Skydance Television Taps Jake Rose as EVP Production | newspaper=Deadline | date=20 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/carol-turner-joins-skydance-tv-television-physical-production-1202312536/ | title=Carol Turner Joins Skydance TV as EVP Television Physical Production | date=6 March 2018 }}</ref> By July 2014 its first show, ''[[Manhattan (TV series)|Manhattan]]'', was launched on [[WGN America]]; it received critical acclaim throughout its run, but failed to secure adequate ratings, resulting in the series being canceled for 2 seasons in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=WGN America Renews 'Manhattan' for Season 2|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/wgn-america-renews-manhattan-for-season-2-1201329175/|work=Variety|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/03/manhattan-canceled |title=''Manhattan'' canceled after two seasons |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Oliver |last=Gettell |date=February 3, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>

Later in April 2017, director [[Sam Raimi]] signed his first look deal at Skydance Television with his television producing partner [[Debbie Liebling]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/sam-raimi-first-look-deal-skydance-television-debbie-liebling-1202061547/ | title=Sam Raimi Inks First-Look Deal with Skydance Television | date=5 April 2017 }}</ref> By September 2017, a multi-year overall agreement was signed by producers [[Patrick Massett]] and [[John Zinman]] after they joined a series which was based on ''[[Sword Art Online]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/skydance-television-sword-art-online-producers-patrick-massett-john-zinman-1202178496/ | title=Skydance TV Pacts with 'Sword Art Online' Producers Patrick Massett & John Zinman | date=28 September 2017 }}</ref> After the 2017 announcement of developing a series adaptation of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s science fiction book series ''[[Foundation (book series)|Foundation]]'' with [[David S. Goyer]] and [[Josh Friedman]] serving as the production's writers.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 27, 2017 |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=Skydance Trying Asimov's 'Foundation' As TV Series; David Goyer, Josh Friedman To Adapt |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/foundation-isaac-asimov-skydance-television-series-deal-david-goyer-josh-friedman-science-fiction-star-wars-1202120701/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date= August 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, [[Apple TV+]] bought the streaming rights to the series renewing it for a second season upon its release in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |title=Apple Lands Isaac Asimov 'Foundation' TV Series From David Goyer & Josh Friedman |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/apple-isaac-asimov-foundation-tv-series-david-goyer-josh-friedman-skydance-1202361072/ |website=Deadline |access-date=August 23, 2018 |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/10/07/foundation-renewed-season-2-apple-tv-plus/|title=Foundation Renewed for Season 2|website=TVLine|first=Keisha|last=Hatchett|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> In June 2018, ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]'' aired on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] along with a companion talk show hosted by [[Aisha Tyler]] from ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', under its label company Uncharted.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/dietland-talk-show-aisha-tyler-unapologetic-amc-1202800837/ | title=AMC Sets 'Dietland' Companion Talk Show Hosted by Aisha Tyler | date=7 May 2018 }}</ref>

In September 2019, writer David S. Goyer also signed an deal with Skydance Television for an exclusive multi-year overall agreement as well under his Phantom Four company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/david-s-goyer-skydance-tv-deal-1203334977/ | title='Dark Knight' Writer David S. Goyer Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | newspaper=Variety | date=13 September 2019 | last1=Thorne | first1=Will }}</ref> In April 2019, ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' writer Lewaa Nasserdeen joined Skydance Television in an overall deal as well while developing a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/actor-writer-producer-lewaa-nasserdeen-inks-overall-deal-with-skydance-tv-daredevil-1202587666/ | title='Daredevil' Writer-Producer Lewaa Nasserdeen Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | date=3 April 2019 }}</ref> In May 2019 [[Alison Schapker]], showrunner of ''Altered Carbon'', made an overall deal with Skydance Television to develop series at the studio, including a US remake of a South Korea series called ''[[Hotel del Luna]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/alison-schapker-showrunner-altered-carbon-overall-deal-skydance-tv-1202621566/ | title=Alison Schapker Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV, Named Sole Showrunner of 'Altered Carbon' | date=23 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Skydance Television Developing Ghos">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/skydance-television-hotel-del-luna-parasite-cj-enm-1202967869/ | title=Skydance Television Developing Ghost Hotel Drama Series with 'Parasite' Studio CJ ENM | date=23 June 2020 }}</ref>
By August 2019, writer Olivia Purnell had signed an overall deal with Skydance Television writing projects for the studio.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/skydance-television-overall-deal-writer-olivia-purnell-1202665125/ | title=Skydance Television Strikes Overall Deal with Writer Olivia Purnell | date=9 August 2019 }}</ref> In May 2020, [[Nick Santora]] also got an overall deal with Skydance Television with a series starting [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] called ''FUBAR'', soon to be released on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/nick-santora-overall-deal-skydance-tv-1202925544/ | title=Nick Santora Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | date=4 May 2020 }}</ref> In May 2020 Skydance Television named Drew Brown as head of production.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/skydance-tv-names-drew-brown-head-of-production-sets-more-executive-appointments-promotions-1202927784/ | title=Skydance TV Names Drew Brown EVP Physical Production, Sets More Executive Appointments & Promotions | date=6 May 2020 }}</ref>

In December 2020, Skydance Television signed a first look deal with Exile Content Studio to develop and produce scripted series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Low|first=Elaine|date=2020-12-10|title=Skydance TV Inks First-Look Deal With Exile Content Studio (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/skydance-tv-first-look-deal-exile-content-studio-1234850759/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Variety}}</ref> By February 2021, the studio also signed a first look deal with Impact, a global talent network and development accelerator program owned by [[Ron Howard]] and [[Brian Grazer]] for television productions.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2021-02-04|title=Skydance Television Strikes First-Look Deal With Brian Grazer & Ron Howard's Impact To Find Emerging Voices|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/skydance-television-strikes-first-look-deal-with-brian-grazer-ron-howards-impact-to-find-emerging-voices-1234686982/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Deadline}}</ref> In November 2021, Peter Johnson joins Skydance Television as a television executive reporting for Bill Bost.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/peter-johnson-skydance-television-1234873395/ | title=Peter Johnson Joins Skydance Television | newspaper=Deadline | date=13 November 2021 | last1=Andreeva | first1=Nellie }}</ref> By December 2022, it was announced that [[Octavia Spencer]]'s production company, Orit Entertainment, has entered a multiyear first-look deal for scripted projects for Skydance Television.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/octavia-spencer-first-look-deal-skydance-television-1235284596/ | title=Octavia Spencer's Orit Entertainment Enters First-Look Deal with Skydance Television (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=19 December 2022 }}</ref> On March 21, 2023, James Patterson has signed an exclusive first-look pact with Skydance Television to adapt his works such as the upcoming series Cross along with other projects in development like ''Women's Murder Club'' and the upcoming book ''Jane Smith''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/james-patterson-skydance-tv-first-look-deal-1235357555/ | title=James Patterson Sets First-Look Deal at Skydance TV | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=21 March 2023 }}</ref> In May 2024, Skydance Television doubles on their series output and signed a first-look TV deal with Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood from their company Undisputed Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2024-05-21 |title=Skydance TV Expands: Doubles Series Output Amid Industry Pullback, Sets First-Look Pact With Undisputed Cinema |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/skydance-tv-gina-prince-bythewood-tim-mcgraw-dana-goldberg-matt-thunell-1236006298/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Television series====
=====Released=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!First broadcast
!Last broadcast
!Co-production
!Network
|-
| ''[[Manhattan (TV series)|Manhattan]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | July 27, 2014
| style="text-align:right;" | December 15, 2015
| [[Lionsgate Television]], [[Tribune Entertainment|Tribune Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[NewsNation|WGN America]]
|-
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | May 8, 2015
| style="text-align:right;" | April 29, 2022
| Okay Goodnight!
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Ten Days in the Valley]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | October 1, 2017
| style="text-align:right;" | January 6, 2018
| Under Uncharted; Pentimento Productions, Cameron Pictures
| style="text-align:center;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | February 2, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" | February 27, 2020
| Virago Productions, [[Mythology Entertainment]], [[Phoenix Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
| ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | June 4, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | July 30, 2018
| Under Uncharted; [[AMC Studios]], Mockingbird Pictures, Tiny Pyro
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]
|-
| ''Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler''
| Under Uncharted; AMC Studios, [[Embassy Row (production company)|Embassy Row]]
|-
| ''[[Condor (TV series)|Condor]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | June 6, 2018
| {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Apophasis Unproductions, [[Paramount Television Studios]] (Season 1-2), [[CBS Studios]] (Season 3), [[MGM Television]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]] [[Epix]] [[MGM+]]
|-
| ''[[Jack Ryan (TV series)|Jack Ryan]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | August 31, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" | July 14, 2023
| Paramount Television Studios, [[Amazon Studios]], [[Platinum Dunes]], [[Sunday Night Productions]], Genre Arts, Push, Boot.
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | September 24, 2021
| rowspan="2" {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Phantom Four
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple TV+]]
|-
| ''[[Reacher (TV series)|Reacher]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | February 4, 2022
| Paramount Television Studios (Season 1-2), CBS Studios (Season 3), Amazon Studios, Blackjack Films
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Prime Video
|-
| ''[[Good Rivals]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | November 24, 2022
| style="text-align:right;" | December 1, 2022
| under Skydance Sports; [[Prime Video Sports]], [[Meadowlark Media]], Ocellated Media
|-
|''[[The Checkup with Dr. David Agus]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | December 6, 2022
| style="text-align:right;" | December 12, 2022
| [[See It Now Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount+]]
|-
| ''[[The Big Door Prize]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | March 29, 2023
| style="text-align:right;" | June 12, 2024
| [[Studio Dragon]]/[[CJ ENM]], Vidvad, Inc. (season 2)
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| ''[[FUBAR (TV series)|FUBAR]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | May 25, 2023
| rowspan="4" {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Blackjack Films
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
|''[[WondLa (TV series)|WondLa]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 17, 2021|title=Apple & Skydance Animation Set Multi-Year Feature Film & TV Deal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/apple-skydance-animation-set-multi-year-feature-tv-deal-1234695506/|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=DiTerlizzi |first=Tony |author-link=Tony DiTerlizzi |user=TonyDiTerlizzi |number=1592920828647444481 |date=November 16, 2022 |title=In anticipation of the A-M-A-Z-I-N-G series coming to @AppleTV from @Skydance Animation next year, I had the pleasure of refreshing the cover art for The WondLa trilogy. These new editions will available in hardcover or paperback on September, 2023.✨📖✨ |language=en |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116180840/https://twitter.com/TonyDiTerlizzi/status/1592920828647444481 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|title=Apple TV+ Brings Animated Fantasy-Adventure 'Wondla' Worldwide in June|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/apple-tv-brings-animated-fantasy-adventure-wondla-worldwide-in-june/|date=April 30, 2024|access-date=April 30, 2024|website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" | June 28, 2024
| under [[Skydance Animation]]; [[Gotham Group]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| ''[[Terminator Zero]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/terminator-anime-series-netflix-1234916466/|title='Terminator' Anime Series Ordered at Netflix|date=February 26, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Tomlin |first=Mattson |author-link=Mattson Tomlin |user=mattsontomlin |number=1478484279499767811 |date=January 4, 2022 |title=The animation process is starting... I couldn't be more excited about my collaborators. The scripts are done and in great shape... An eight episode first season... Set in a past... But that isn't to say a Future War doesn't figure in prominently... 😎 |language=en |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028180622/https://twitter.com/mattsontomlin/status/1478484279499767811 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Netflix Reveals ''Terminator Zero'' Anime to Premiere Worldwide on August 29|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-15/netflix-reveals-terminator-zero-anime-to-premiere-worldwide-on-august-29/.210825|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 15, 2024|access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" | August 29, 2024
| [[Production I.G]], No Brakes
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|}

=====Upcoming=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-production
!Network
!Ref(s)
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Cross (American TV series)|Cross]]''
| James Patterson Entertainment, Blue Monday Productions, [[CBS Studios]], [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/alex-cross-tv-series-amazon-james-patterson-1203475996/ | title=Alex Cross TV Series in the Works at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) | date=22 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Alex Cross Series at Go at Amazon With Aldis Hodge Starring |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-alex-cross-series-aldis-hodge-1235249973/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="13" {{TBA}}
| ''[[Neuromancer#Television|Neuromancer]]''
| [[Anonymous Content]], DreamCrew Entertainment
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple Greenlights New Sci-Fi Drama Series ''Neuromancer'' Based On William Gibson Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/apple-greenlights-neuromancer-series-1235840840/|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|Untitled [[Matthew McConaughey|McConaughey]]-[[Woody Harrelson|Harrelson]] series
|{{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Schneider | first=Michael| title=Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Reunite After 'True Detective' in Apple TV+ Comedy |magazine=Variety | date=14 March 2023 | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-apple-tv-comedy-true-detective-1235554047/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sword Art Online (TV series)|Sword Art Online]]''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | Netflix
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sword-art-online-japanese-anime-916389/ |title=Japanese Novel and Anime Franchise Sword Art Online Being Adapted as Live-Action TV Series |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=August 2, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 28, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802163518/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/japanese-novel-anime-franchise-sword-916389 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/live-action-sword-art-online-producer-series-sold-to-netflix-will-have-asian-lead-actors/.127753|title=Live-Action Sword Art Online Producer: Series Sold to Netflix, Will Have Asian Lead Actors|date=February 13, 2018|work=Anime News Network|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214054751/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/live-action-sword-art-online-producer-series-sold-to-netflix-will-have-asian-lead-actors/.127753|archive-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ring Shout#Adaptation|Ring Shout]]''
| Matt Jackson Pictures, Marc Evans Productions
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/skydance-television-p-djeli-clark-ring-shout-kasi-lemmons-kiki-layne-1234651884/ | title=Skydance Television Developing P. Djéli Clark's 'Ring Shout' with Kasi Lemmons as Showrunner, Kiki Layne to Star | date=8 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ring-shout-kiki-layne-monster-series-what-we-know-so-far-01-2022/ | title='Ring Shout' KiKi Layne Monster Slaying Netflix Series: What We Know So Far | date=18 January 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''The Runarounds''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Prime Video
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/outer-banks-creators-music-drama-the-runarounds-1235836101/ | title='Outer Banks' Creators Set Music Drama 'The Runarounds' at Amazon (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=26 February 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| Untitled Lemaa Nasserdeen series
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/lewaa-nasserdeen-semi-autobiographical-comedy-drama-from-skydance-tv-in-works-at-showtime-1234605964/ | title=Lewaa Nasserdeen Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Drama from Skydance TV in Works at Showtime | date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Faster Than Light''
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="7" {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/faster-than-light-augmented-reality-comic-series-developed-tv-skydance-1201734408/|title='Faster Than Light' Augmented Reality Comic Series Being Developed For TV By Skydance|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 8, 2016|accessdate=January 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Hotel del Luna#Adaptations|Hotel del Luna]]''
| [[CJ ENM]], [[Studio Dragon]]
|<ref name="Skydance Television Developing Ghos"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/06/398_291743.html|title=TV series 'Hotel del Luna' to be remade in US|date=June 24, 2020|website=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lim|first=Jang-won|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200624000403|title=Remake of 'Hotel del Luna' coming to the US|date=June 24, 2020|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/k-drama-hotel-del-luna-to-get-us-remake|title = K-drama Hotel del Luna to get US remake|newspaper = The Straits Times|date = 25 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Untitled ''[[Steins;Gate]]'' live-action TV series
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202001/26191389.html|title=『シュタゲ』ハリウッド実写化や『シュタインズ・ゲートゼロエリート』制作決定！ "科学ADVライブS;G1010th Anniversary"発表まとめ|date=2020-01-26|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-26/steins-gate-game-gets-hollywood-live-action-show/.155796|title=Steins;Gate Game Gets Hollywood Live-Action Show|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''Oklahoma!''
| The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord Originals]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/oklahoma-tv-adaptation-1202596602/ | title='Oklahoma!' Being Adapted for TV; John Lee Hancock & Bekah Brunstetter to Write After Skydance Partners with Rodgers & Hammerstein | date=16 April 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella''
| [[Nuyorican Productions]], Concord Originals
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jennifer-lopez-limited-series-rodgers-hammerstein-cinderella-skydance-concord-1235021215/ | title=Jennifer Lopez to EP Limited Series Based on Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' with Skydance and Concord | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''The Owl''
|under Skydance Sports; Religion of Sports
|<ref name="Skydance Sports Teams with Religion"/>
|-
| Untitled ''[[America's Cup]]'' documentary series
|under Skydance Sports; Little Monster Films
|<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/americas-cup-skydance-sports-free-solo-directors-documentary-series-announcement-1235162172/ | title=America's Cup, Skydance Sports and 'Free Solo' Team Board All-Access Documentary Series on World's Greatest Sailing Competition | date=3 November 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|}

=====Scrapped projects=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Network
! Notes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Mars trilogy#Screen adaptations|Red Mars]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Spike (TV network)|Spike]]
| Based on the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/kevin-kay-plans-paramount-network-nashville-renewal-1202055544/|title=Kevin Kay Details Plans For the Paramount Network, Talks Future Of 'Nashville'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie| website=Deadline Hollywood|date= March 30, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| Untitled ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous]]'' live-action TV series
| {{N/A}}
| Co-production with ZAG Inc. Based on the animated series by Thomas Astruc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/skydance-developing-live-action-adaptations-miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-tv-film-1202457890/amp/|title=Skydance Developing Live-Action Adaptations Of 'Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir' For TV & Film|date=2018-09-05|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| Untitled ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' [[Lady Jaye]] spin-off series
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| Co-production with [[Paramount Television Studios]], [[Entertainment One]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]. Based on the toyline by Donald Levine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/g-i-joe-tv-series-lady-jay-amazon-from-erik-oleson-paramount-tv-eone-skydance-tv-1234700747/ | title=G.I. Joe Live-Action TV Series Centered on Lady Jaye in the Works at Amazon from Erik Oleson, Paramount TV Studios, eOne & Skydance TV | date=25 February 2021 }}</ref>
|}

===Skydance Interactive===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Interactive, LLC
| logo = Skydance Interactive New Logo.png
| former_name = The Workshop Entertainment
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|May 5, 2016}}<ref name="deadline.com">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/skydance-media-buys-game-developer-the-workshop-and-launches-interactive-division-1201748344/ | title=Skydance Media Buys Game Developer the Workshop and Launches Interactive Division | date=3 May 2016 }}</ref>
| key_people = Peter Akeman ([[President (corporate title)|president]]) Dan Prigg<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/skydance-dan-prigg-head-of-interactive-division-1234933638/ | title=Skydance Taps Former Discovery Exec Dan Prigg as Head of Interactive Division | date=15 February 2022 }}</ref>
| location_city = [[Marina del Rey, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Company profile. Skydance Media | website=Dun & Bradstreet - Accelerate Growth and Improve Business Performance | url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.skydance_interactive_llc.2ae085a7054b148e9a8c8628acb0dde2.html | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = United States
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/interactive}}
}}
[[File:Skydance Interactive Logo.png|thumb|Original logo]]

'''Skydance Interactive''' (formerly known as ''The Workshop Entertainment'') is a game division which was launched on May 5, 2016.<ref name="Fleming"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ces-skydance-interactive-announces-first-virtual-reality-title-961381/ | title=CES: Skydance Interactive Announces Its First Virtual Reality Title | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=5 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skydance.com/interactive/|title=Interactives Archive|website=Skydance Media|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> It focuses on developing ambitious titles, managing projects licenses with other developers, and developing software innovative game mechanics as well as for [[Virtual reality|VR]] and emerging platforms.

In May 2017, Chris Hewish was hired as EVP Interactive help to set and execute overall strategy for Skydance Interactive, and oversee development, partnerships, and new business opportunities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/skydance-hires-vr-exec-chris-hewish-as-evp-interactive-1202082209/ | title=Skydance Hires VR Exec Chris Hewish as EVP Interactive | date=3 May 2017 }}</ref>
On July 18, 2017, its first VR game, ''Archangel'' was launched. The game recently expanded into an online multiplayer upgrade, ''Archangel: Hellfire''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uploadvr.com/archangel-hellfire-review/|title=Archangel: Hellfire Review - The Best VR Mech Combat Game Yet - UploadVR|date=2018-07-17|work=UploadVR|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> Two days later, Skydance Interactive revealed their second original game called ''PWND'', an multiplayer free to play game released on April 6, 2018, where players use [[Pwn]]s to win.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/theres-actually-a-game-called-pwnd-out-today-on-pc/1100-6451853/ | title=There's Actually a Game Called PWND Out Today on PC, and It's Sort of Like Quake }}</ref>

In 2018, Skydance Interactive partnered with [[Skybound Entertainment]] to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of ''The Walking Dead'' universe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/the-walking-dead-vr-1202877019/|title='The Walking Dead' Universe Heads to VR With 'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'|last=Blake|first=Vikki|date=2018-07-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> ''The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'' and ''The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution'' were to be the inaugural titles co-developed by the two companies. In 2023, they also published a Final Cut version of Arashi: Castle of Sin developed by Endeavor One and was released on December 5, 2023 on next-generation virtual reality consoles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/arashi-castles-of-sin-official-next-gen-vr-trailer-upload-vr-showcase-2023|title=Arashi: Castles of Sin - Official Next-Gen VR Trailer | Upload VR Showcase 2023 - IGN|date=June 14, 2023|via=www.ign.com}}</ref>

====Games====
=====Released=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-developers
!Platform(s)
|-
|July 18, 2017
|''[[Archangel (2017 video game)|Archangel]]''
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| [[Oculus Rift]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation VR]]
|-
|April 6, 2018
|''PWND''
| Microsoft Windows
|-
|January 23, 2020
|''[[The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Skybound Entertainment]]
| Oculus Rift, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR, [[Oculus Quest]], [[PICO 4]]
|-
|December 1, 2022
|''[[The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution]]''
| [[Meta Quest 2]], PlayStation VR, [[PlayStation VR2]], PICO 4
|-
| December 5, 2023
|''[[Arashi: Castles of Sin|Arashi: Castles of Sin - Final Cut]]''
| Endeavor One
| Meta Quest 2, [[Meta Quest 3]], PlayStation VR2, Windows
|}

=====Upcoming=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-developers
!Platform(s)
!Ref(s)
|-
|TBA
|''Foundation: Galactic Frontier''
|[[FunPlus]]
|TBA
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/foundation-galactic-frontier-fgs-spring-2024/ | title=Foundation: Galactic Frontier is a sci-fi action RPG based on the Apple TV show of the same name | date=21 March 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|TBA
|''Behemoth''
| {{N/A}}
| Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://uploadvr.com/behemoth-skydance-interactive/ | title=Saints & Sinners Developers Announce New Game Behemoth | date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|}
{{clear}}

===Skydance Animation===
{{Main|Skydance Animation}}
[[File:Skydance Animation New Logo.png|right|frameless]]
'''Skydance Animation''' is the animation division of Skydance Media; it focuses on animated feature films and television series. It was founded on March 16, 2017. Its first film was ''[[Luck (2022 film)|Luck]]'' and its first short film was ''[[Blush (2021 film)|Blush]]''.
{{clear}}

===Skydance New Media===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance New Media
| logo = Skydance New Media.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2019|11|18}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = [[Amy Hennig]] (president)
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = [[United States]]
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/new-media}}
}}
'''Skydance New Media''' is a video game development studio founded by Skydance on November 18, 2019, led by [[Amy Hennig]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-18-amy-hennig-joins-skydance-media-to-create-new-story-focused-experiences | title = Amy Hennig joins Skydance Media to create "new story-focused experiences" | first= Matt | last = Wales | date = November 18, 2019 | access-date = November 18, 2019 | work = [[Eurogamer]] }}</ref>

In October 2021, the studio announced a planned collaboration with [[Marvel Entertainment]] for an action-adventure game.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/22752745/marvel-games-amy-hennig-skydance-new-media | title = Marvel announces new project with Amy Hennig's new game studio | first= Petrana | last = Radulovic | date = October 29, 2021 | access-date = October 29, 2021 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> In April 2022, it was announced that [[Lucasfilm Games]] would collaborate making a game based in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe. There has been speculation that the game will be a revival of ''[[Project Ragtag]]'' which was also led by Henning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Hennig and Skydance New Media Creating New Star Wars Game |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/amy-hennig-skydance-new-media-star-wars-game |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=StarWars.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Davis (Pomojema) |first=Grant |date=2022-04-20 |title=Amy Hennig Possibly Revisiting 'Project Ragtag' |url=https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2022/04/rumor-amy-hennig-skydance-star-wars-project-ragtag.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Star Wars News Net |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2022, Marvel's parent corporation [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced their intentions to showcase a slate of video games based on their IP at the joint ''Disney & Marvel Games Showcase''. It would happen in conjunction with the company's annual [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]] in person and through broadcasts on multiple streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinsdale |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-15 |title=First Ever Disney and Marvel Games Showcase Coming in September |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-and-marvel-games-showcase-september |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Along with the announcement, Disney said that the panel would also debut a "sneak peek" at Skydance New Media's Marvel title, which is described as being an "ensemble game".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Amy Hennig's Marvel game will be shown in September at D23 |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amy-hennigs-marvel-game-will-be-shown-in-september-at-d23/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Tune into the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase on September 9 Streaming Live from D23 Expo 2022 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/tune-into-the-disney-and-marvel-games-showcase-on-september-9-streaming-live-from-d23-expo-2022 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Marvel Entertainment |language=en}}</ref> During the showcase on September 9, 2022, the Marvel project confirmed prior reports that it would be set during [[World War II]]. Also [[Captain America]] and [[Azzuri (comics)|Azzuri / Black Panther]] will be featured as the main characters in the ensemble, alongside [[Gabe Jones|Gabriel Jones]] of the [[Howling Commandos]] unit and Nanali, leader of the Wakandan Spy Network, while the [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] organization would serve as the main villains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-08 |title=Amy Hennig's new Marvel game rumoured to star Captain America and Black Panther in WW2 |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/amy-hennigs-new-marvel-game-rumoured-to-star-captain-america-and-black-panther-in-ww2 |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Julia |date=2022-09-09 |title=Captain America & Black Panther Fight Hydra in WW2-Era Game From Uncharted Director |url=https://www.cbr.com/captain-america-black-panther-disney-hydra-ww2-skycance-new-media-d23/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Brian |title=Skydance's Marvel Game Stars Black Panther And Captain America |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/09/09/skydances-marvel-game-stars-black-panther-and-captain-america |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909211858/https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/09/09/skydances-marvel-game-stars-black-panther-and-captain-america |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-10 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref> In March 2024, during the showcase of State of Unreal, the project is revealed to be titled ''Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra'' with the game being powered by [[Unreal Engine 5]] and will be released on 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' Unveils Cast and Composer |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-unveils-cast-and-composer |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=www.marvel.com}}</ref>

====Games====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Publishers
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra]]''
| [[Plaion]]
|-
| {{TBA}}
|Untitled ''[[Star Wars]]'' Game
| [[Lucasfilm Games]]
|}
{{clear}}

=== Skydance Sports ===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Sports, LLC
| logo =
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Sports]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2021|10|20}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = [[Jon Weinbach]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]])
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = United States
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/sports}}
}}

'''Skydance Sports, LLC''' is a sports content division launched by Skydance on October 20, 2021, led by [[Jon Weinbach]].<ref name="Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon" />

In January 2022, Skydance Sports announced a co-production agreement with [[Meadowlark Media]] on sports documentaries. The first two productions under this agreement were ''[[Good Rivals]]''—a three-part documentary series on the [[Mexico–United States soccer rivalry]] for Amazon Prime, and a documentary on women's basketball player [[Diana Taurasi]].<ref name="deadline1">{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Peter |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Soccer Docuseries About Rivalry Between Mexico & America Kicks Off At Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/soccer-docuseries-rivalry-between-mexico-america-amazon-1235089536/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref><ref name="wrap">{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Loree |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Prime Video Docuseries Investigates Social and Political Roots of Mexican and American Soccer Rivalry |url=https://www.thewrap.com/good-rivals-trailer-american-mexican-soccer-rivalry-prime-video/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=The Wrap}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-01-20 |title=Skydance Sports & Meadowlark Media Strike Co-Production Agreement, Set Docs On U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry & WNBA Legend Diana Taurasi As First Projects |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/skydance-sports-meadowlark-media-strike-co-production-agreement-1234916381/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2022, Religion of Sports signed with Skydance Sports to develop, finance, and produce a slate of sports-related shows for multiple platforms, starting with a series called ''The Owl''. It is created and executive produced by Michael Perri and directed by Aurora Guerrero.<ref name="Skydance Sports Teams with Religion">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/skydance-sport-tom-brady-religion-of-sports-the-owl-1234968652/ | title=Skydance Sports Teams with Religion of Sports on Content Development, Scripted Series 'The Owl' First Project | date=2 March 2022 }}</ref> In April 2022, it was reported that [[Amazon MGM Studios|Amazon Studios]] had partnered with Skydance Sports, [[Artists Equity]], and [[Mandalay Pictures]] on a [[Ben Affleck]] [[Air (2023 American film)|biographical drama]] on [[Nike, Inc.|Nike's]] [[Air Jordan]] shoe line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Ben Affleck To Direct Nike Drama For Amazon, Skydance Sports; Will Star Alongside Matt Damon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ben-affleck-matt-damon-to-star-in-nike-drama-for-amazon-affleck-directing-1235006179/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> On October 12, 2022, [[Kylian Mbappé]] and his production banner, Zebra Valley, signed a multi-year first-look deal with Skydance Sports.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kylian-mbappe-inks-first-look-deal-with-skydance-sports-exclusive-1235239752/ | title=Kylian Mbappé Inks First Look Deal with Skydance Sports (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=12 October 2022 }}</ref>

On November 3, 2022, Skydance Sports teamed up with [[America's Cup]] for an "all-access, behind-the-scenes" documentary series about the next America's Cup race. It is helmed by original ''[[Free Solo]]'' team [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]] and [[Jimmy Chin]] under the banner of their production company Little Monster Films.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

In November 2022, the [[NFL]] announced a joint venture with Skydance Sports via its [[NFL Films]] division and investment arm 32 Equity to create a "premier global multi-sports production studio".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2022-11-15 |title=NFL and Skydance Media Partner on New Sports Content Joint Venture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nfl-films-skydance-sports-joint-venture-1235262234/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The first projects announced under the venture included a documentary miniseries on [[Dallas Cowboys]] owner [[Jerry Jones]] (which was acquired by Netflix in May 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-05-03 |title=Skydance Sports, NFL Films And Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones Team For Docuseries Covering Owner's Rise, 1990s Super Bowl Titles And Building Of Richest Franchise In Sports |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/skydance-sports-nfl-films-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-docuseries-1235355195/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-05-15 |title=Netflix Unveils New Sports Docuseries on Simone Biles, Jerry Jones, Olympic Men's Basketball |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-sports-docuseries-simone-biles-jerry-jones-olympic-mens-basketball-1236005092/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> the [[NFL Draft]] documentary ''The Pick is In'' for [[The Roku Channel]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-05-11 |title=Roku, Skydance And NFL Films Team For Documentary About The Draft |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/roku-skydance-nfl-films-documentary-draft-feature-channel-1235363102/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> a [[Jason Kelce]] documentary for Amazon Prime Video,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-08-14 |title=Jason Kelce Documentary 'Kelce' Examining Eagles Team Captain's 2022-23 Season Unveils Prime Video Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/jason-kelce-documentary-kelce-premiere-date-prime-video-1235506472/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> and a [[Kansas City Chiefs]]-themed Christmas movie for [[Hallmark Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-06-25 |title=Hallmark Teams With Kansas City Chiefs On A Holiday Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/hallmark-teams-kansas-city-chiefs-holiday-movie-1235982744/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://skydance.com/}}

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Skydance Media

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{{Short description|American production company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Media, LLC
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| trading_name = Skydance
| former_name = Skydance Productions (2006–2016)
| logo = [[File:Skydance Media 2020.svg|250px]]
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2020
| foundation = {{start date and age|2006|4|4}}
| predecessors =
| founder = [[David Ellison]]
| defunct = 
| fate = 
| successor = 
| location = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| area_served = Global
| key_people = {{ubl|David Ellison ([[chairman]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Dana Goldberg ([[Chief creative officer|CCO]])|[[Don Granger]] ([[Executive vice president|EVP]] of Feature Productions)|Jesse Sisgold ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[Chief operating officer|COO]])|Larry Wasserman ([[Chief financial officer|CFO]])}}
| owners = {{ubl|David Ellison (controlling)|[[RedBird Capital Partners]] (minor)|[[CJ ENM]] (minor)|[[Tencent]] (minor)<ref name="auto"/>|[[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]]}} (Merger with [[Paramount Global]] imminent pending)
| industry = Entertainment
| products = {{plainlist|
* Animation
* [[Film industry|Motion pictures]]
* [[Television]]
* Video games/Interactive Games
}}
| brands = Uncharted (label)
| divisions = {{ubl|Pictures|[[Skydance Television|Television]]|[[Skydance Animation|Animation]]|[[#Skydance Interactive|Interactive]]|[[#Skydance Sports|Sports]]|Development|Productions|<ref name=cabs>{{cite web |title=Business Search on Skydance + LLC |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=Skydance&SearchSubType=Keyword&Filing=False |website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov |publisher=California Secretary of State |access-date=January 10, 2019 |archive-date=December 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211225235641/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=LPLLC&SearchCriteria=Skydance&SearchSubType=Keyword&Filing=False |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
| subsid =
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}}
'''Skydance Media, LLC''', also known as '''Skydance Productions''', is an American [[entertainment company|media]] [[production company|production]] and finance company<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singleton |first=Alex |date=2024-01-10 |title=Channel 5 owner is takeover target for Silicon Valley billionaire’s heir |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/10/channel-5-owner-is-takeover-target-for-silicon-valley-billi/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> based in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], California. Founded by [[David Ellison]] in 2006, the company specializes in films, animation, television, video games, and sports.

In 2009, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with [[Paramount Pictures]]. This agreement was renewed twice, extending to 2021. On July 7, 2024, Skydance announced its intent to [[Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global|merge]] with [[Paramount Global]] in an $8 billion transaction, under an agreement in which Skydance would acquire Paramount's privately-held controlling shareholder [[National Amusements]], and then perform an all-stock merger with the company. The transaction is expected to close in spring 2025.

==History==
===Formation===

[[File:Skydance Stars Logo.png|thumb|left|Logo from 2016 to 2021]]
'''Skydance Productions''' was formed in 2006 by [[David Ellison]], son of [[Larry Ellison]], co-founder and then-CEO of the [[Oracle Corporation]]. The firm's first film was ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]'' in 2006; it starred Ellison and was co-financed with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]].<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/08/david-ellison-raises-350-million-to-cofund-movies-with-paramount.html |title=David Ellison raises $350 million to co-fund movies with Paramount |first=Claudia |last=Eller |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2010-08-16 |access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>

In the fall of 2009, Skydance and [[Paramount Pictures]] signed a five-year co-financing, production and distribution agreement, with Paramount holding an additional option of distribution. Before August 2010, Skydance hired Dana Goldberg, formerly of [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], to oversee development and production. In August 2010, with the Paramount partnership and an equity investment by Larry Ellison, who was then the sixth richest person in the world, Skydance raised $350 million in equity and credit to co-finance its films.<ref name="LA Times" />

On October 25, 2011, Skydance tried to sign its own first production client with [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] of [[K/O Paper Products]], but the deal never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2011-10-25|title=Kurtzman, Orci eye move to Skydance|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/kurtzman-orci-eye-move-to-skydance-1118045035/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Variety}}</ref>

===Expansion===
On May 1, 2013, Skydance launched Skydance Television, hiring Marcy Ross as division president.<ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news | author = Lacey Rose | title = Skydance Productions to Launch TV Division, Taps Former Fox Exec Marcy Ross as President | date=April 3, 2013 | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/skydance-productions-launch-tv-division-432702/|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, Jesse Sisgold joined Skydance as President of Business Affairs & Strategic Planning<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/skydance-jesse-sisgold-president-business-affairs-strategic-planning-hire-670250/|title=Skydance Taps Jesse Sisgold As President Of Business Affairs & Strategic Planning|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2014-01-24|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> and later that year was upped to Chief Operating Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/skydance-ups-jesse-sisgold-coo-718654/|title=Skydance Ups Jesse Sisgold to COO|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 July 2014|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> Again he was promoted in 2017 to President & COO.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jesse-sisgold-skydance-president-1201970765/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Promotes Jesse Sisgold to President in Growth Push|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2017-01-26|website=Variety|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> In March 2014, [[Don Granger]] joined the company as the EVP of Feature Productions, a newly created position; he reports to Dana Goldberg who is the company's chief creative officer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Don Granger Takes Exec Veep Post At David Ellison's Skydance Productions|url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/don-granger-takes-exec-veep-post-at-david-ellisons-skydance-productions-banner-693499/|access-date=September 8, 2015|work=Deadline|date=March 4, 2014}}</ref>

In March 2015, Anne Globe joined the company as chief marketing officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/skydance-productions-anne-globe-marketing-chief-1201385265/|title=Skydance Gets Its Own Marketing Maven: Anne Globe Hired As CMO|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2015-03-03|website=Deadline|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> Later in the same year, Skydance raised $700 million in new financing. The refinancing included $200 million in equity from a group of investors, and a $500 million line of credit from J.P. Morgan Chase.<ref name="dl" /> Skydance renewed its slate deal with Paramount in the summer of 2013 for four more years.<ref name="dl">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/david-ellison-skydance-700-million-dollars-funding-film-tv-slates-mission-impossible-star-trek-1201727848/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Raises $700 Million In Funding For Film, TV Slates|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2016-03-29|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>

On May 3, 2016, Skydance launched the Skydance Interactive division last year following the acquisition of The Workshop Entertainment and announced in January 2017 for a new story-driven [[virtual reality game]] titled ''Archangel''.<ref name="Fleming">{{cite news |last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Skydance Media Buys Game Developer The Workshop And Launches Interactive Division |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/skydance-media-buys-game-developer-the-workshop-and-launches-interactive-division-1201748344/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=Deadline |date=May 3, 2016}}</ref> Skydance also created a production label named '''Uncharted''' in December 2016 to house content which falls outside of the action, sci-fi, or fantasy genres.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/david-ellison-skydance-uncharted-baywatch-1201937704/|title=David Ellison's Skydance Launches Uncharted Label With 'Baywatch'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2016-12-09|work=Variety|access-date=2018-04-11}}</ref>

On March 16, 2017, Skydance launched the Skydance Animation division by forming a multi-year partnership with Madrid-based [[Ilion Animation Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/skydance-animation-studio-launch-ilion-animation-studios-1202044553/|title=Skydance Launches Animation Studio With Spain-Based Ilion|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline|date=March 16, 2017|access-date=March 16, 2017}}</ref> In August 2017, Skydance and Paramount renewed their slate deal for another four years to 2021, with the addition of Skydance's animated films for distribution.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Skydance, Paramount Ink New Four-Year Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/skydance-paramount-ink-new-four-year-deal-1027197/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 7, 2017 }}</ref>

On January 25, 2018, [[Tencent]] bought a 5% to 10% minority stake.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-tencent-skydance-20180125-story.html|title=China's Tencent acquires minority stake in Skydance Media |first=Ryan|last=Faughnder|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=26 January 2018|access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lang|first1=Brent|date=October 10, 2018|title=As Annapurna Stumbles, Billionaire Larry Ellison Exerts Control|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annapurna-larry-ellison-megan-ellison-vice-1202975648/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117082726/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/annapurna-larry-ellison-megan-ellison-vice-1202975648/|archive-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> Jun Oh was hired by Skydance Media as head of theatrical, interactive and legal affairs in October 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Trey |title=David Ellison's Skydance Taps Jun Oh to Lead Theatrical, Interactive Business and Legal Affairs |url=https://www.thewrap.com/skydance-jun-oh-theatrical-business-affairs/ |access-date=January 10, 2019 |work=The Wrap |date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> In February 2020, RedBird Capital Partners and [[CJ ENM]] invested in the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/skydance-cj-parasite-studio-redbird-capital-investment-1202857706/|title=Skydance Gets $275M Infusion From RedBird Capital & 'Parasite' Studio CJ, Raising Valuation To $2.3B|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 11, 2020}}</ref> In April 2020, Skydance Media named veteran entertainment executive Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon to the newly created post of general counsel.<ref>{{cite web | last=McNary | first=Dave| title=Skydance Media Hires Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon as General Counsel | website=Variety | date=29 April 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/skydance-media-stephanie-kyoko-mckinnon-1234593477/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> On October 20, 2021, Skydance announced Skydance Sports, a new division led by [[Jon Weinbach]] that would produce sports-themed content.<ref name="Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon">{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/skydance-sports-new-division-jon-weinbach-1234858935/ | title=Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon Weinbach to Head New Sports Division | newspaper=Deadline | date=20 October 2021 | last1=Hayes | first1=Dade }}</ref>

In January 2022, Skydance reached a non-exclusive multi-year [[first-look deal]] with [[Apple Original Films]] for a slate of live-action films. ''Variety'' reported that the agreement called for two films per-year at a budget of at least $125 million each, and Skydance receiving a payout of at least $25 million per-film. Skydance would also retain the intellectual property rights to the films produced under the agreement, and would still be allowed to work with other distributors.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lang |first1=Matt Donnelly,Brent |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |last3=Lang |first3=Brent |date=2022-02-23 |title=With Apple Megadeal, Skydance's David Ellison Scores One of the Richest Pacts in Hollywood |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/apple-skydance-mega-deal-david-ellison-1235188364/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McClintock |first1=Pamela |date=January 21, 2022 |title=David Ellison's Skydance Moves First-Look Deal From Paramount to Apple |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/david-ellison-skydance-apple-films-1235078773/ |access-date=October 3, 2022 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

On October 13, 2022, Skydance completed a $400 million strategic investment round which was led by [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts|KKR]], a first-time investor, and joined by the Ellison family who are majority shareholders.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/skydance-media-funding-roundr-kkr-david-ellison-redbird-capital-tencent-1235144193/ | title=Skydance Media Completes $400 Million Funding Round Led by New Investor KKR, Values Company at over $4 Billion | date=13 October 2022 }}</ref> By April 13, 2023, Skydance Media backed a new venture from country star [[Tim McGraw]] based in Nashville called "Down Home"; with two scripted series in development, along with plans on features and animation to follow.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Hayes | first1=Dade | title='Yellowstone' And Country Music Star Tim McGraw Teams With Skydance To Launch Nashville-Based Down Home, A Media Company For "Everyday Americans" | website=Deadline | date=13 April 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/tim-mcgraw-yellowstone-1883-country-music-star-skydance-launches-down-home-media-company-1235324396/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> On July 7, Skydance brought a new $1 billion credit facility, giving the film and TV studio enhanced flexibility to invest in its business lines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skydance Secures New $1B Credit Facility With JPMorgan |date=2023-07-11 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skydance-1b-credit-line-jpmorgan-1235532703/}}</ref>

=== Proposed acquisition of Paramount Global ===
{{Main|Proposed merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global}}
In January 2024, it was reported that David Ellison was interested to buy [[Paramount Global]]'s parent company [[National Amusements]] from [[Shari Redstone]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-01-24 |title=David Ellison Makes Offer for Redstone Family's Media Empire |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/david-ellison-makes-offer-for-redstone-family-s-media-empire |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}</ref> Skydance held exclusive talks with Paramount on a merger, but the window expired with no deal in place. An independent committee representing Paramount would go on to recommend a revised offer from Ellison that would see Skydance purchase National Amusements for $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-31 |title=Paramount Special Committee Recommends Revised Offer From David Ellison's Skydance Media |url=https://www.thewrap.com/paramount-special-committee-recommends-skydance-sweetened-offer/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=TheWrap |language=en}}</ref> In June 2024, [[CNBC]] reported that Skydance and Paramount agreed to terms on a merger,<ref name="terms">{{Cite web |last=Rizzo |first=Lillian |date=2024-06-03 |title=Paramount and Skydance agree to terms of a merger deal |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/03/paramount-skydance-merger-deal-update.html |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> which was awaiting approval from National Amusements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |url=https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/paramount-skydance-agree-merger-shari-redstone-approval-1236023450/ |title=Paramount, Skydance Agree on New M&A Deal Terms but Shari Redstone Hasn't Approved Pact Yet |date=June 3, 2024 |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]] |access-date=June 6, 2024 }}</ref>

After it was reported on June 11 that merger talks had fallen apart,<ref>{{cite news |last=Roth |first=Emma |title=Paramount's rumored merger with Skydance is off |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/11/24148052/paramount-skydance-deal-not-happening |work=The Verge |date=11 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2024-06-11 |title=No Deal: Shari Redstone Ends Talks On Skydance Offer for Paramount Global |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/shari-redstone-rejects-skydance-dea-paramount-global-1235913773/ |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> negotiations between the two were reported to have restarted on July 2, and Skydance was reported to have reached a preliminary agreement.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Mullin |first1=Benjamin |last2=Hirsch |first2=Lauren |date=2024-07-02 |title=Paramount and Skydance Are Said to Reach a Deal to Merge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/business/media/paramount-skydance-merger-talks.html |access-date=2024-07-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hayden |first=Erik |date=2 July 2024 |title=They're Back: Skydance and Paramount Restart Talks |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skydance-paramount-restart-talks-1235937928/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> On July 7, Ellison officially announced his intent for Skydance to take over Paramount Global in an $8 billion deal, after having received approval from a special board committee. The deal will be structured so that a group of investors from Skydance will pay $2.4 billion in cash to purchase National Amusements, and Paramount Global will pay its Class A and Class B stockholders $4.5 billion in cash and shares. Paramount would add $1.5 billion in primary capital to its balance sheet. The second phase will see an all-stock merger between Skydance Media and Paramount, valued at $4.75 billion. Paramount Global would have 45 days to look for better or matching offers from other bidders before finalizing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=2024-07-07 |title=Meet David Ellison, Paramount's Future Boss and Hollywood's Newest Mogul |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/07/business/media/david-ellison-paramount-skydance.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Picchi |first1=Aimee |last2=Sherter |first2=Alain |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Paramount Global to merge with Skydance Media |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paramount-global-skydance-media-merger/ |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2024-07-08 |title=Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison's Skydance Taking Over Paramount After $8 Billion Investment |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/david-ellison-skydance-paramount-takeover-1236002996/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Films==
===Released===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Release
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
|-
! colspan="4" | as Skydance Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | September 22, 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Flyboys (film)|Flyboys]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Ingenious Media]] and [[Electric Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[MGM Distribution Co.]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 22, 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[True Grit (2010 film)|True Grit]]''
| [[Mike Zoss Productions]] and [[Scott Rudin|Scott Rudin Productions]]
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 21, 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]''
| [[Bad Robot]] and [[Tom Cruise|TC Productions]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 19, 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[The Guilt Trip (film)|The Guilt Trip]]''
| Michaels/Goldwyn
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 21, 2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Reacher (film)|Jack Reacher]]''
| TC Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 28, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [[Hasbro Studios]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 16, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]''
| Bad Robot and [[K/O Paper Products]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| June 21, 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]''
| Hemisphere Media Capital, [[Plan B Entertainment]] and [[GK Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| January 17, 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]''
| Di Bonaventura Pictures and Mace Neufeld Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 1, 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Terminator Genisys]]''
| [[Annapurna Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 31, 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]''
| Bad Robot, [[Alibaba Pictures]], [[China Movie Channel]] and TC Productions
|-
! colspan="4" | as Skydance
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 22, 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Huahua Media, Bad Robot, Sneaky Shark Productions and Perfect Storm Entertainment
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 21, 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Jack Reacher: Never Go Back]]''
| TC Productions, [[Shanghai Film Group]] and Huahua Media
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 24, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Life (2017 film)|Life]]''
| [[Columbia Pictures]] and Mockingbird Pictures
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 25, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Baywatch (film)|Baywatch]]''
| under Uncharted; Shanghai Film Group, Huahua Media, [[Seven Bucks Productions]], [[The Montecito Picture Company]], Fremantle Productions and [[Beau Flynn|Flynn Picture Company]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 20, 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Geostorm]]''
| Electric Entertainment and [[RatPac-Dune Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| February 23, 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Annihilation (film)|Annihilation]]''
| Scott Rudin Productions and [[DNA Films]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures {{small|(U.S. and Chinese distribution)}} [[Netflix]] {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 27, 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Bad Robot and TC Productions
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| October 11, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Gemini Man (film)|Gemini Man]]''
| Alibaba Pictures, Fosun Pictures and [[Jerry Bruckheimer Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| November 1, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Terminator: Dark Fate]]''
| [[Tencent Pictures]], [[TSG Entertainment]] and [[Lightstorm Entertainment]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures {{small|(U.S. distribution)}} [[20th Century Fox]] {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| December 13, 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[6 Underground (film)|6 Underground]]''
| [[Michael Bay|Bay Films]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 10, 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''
| [[Denver and Delilah Productions]] and [[Marc Evans|Marc Evans Productions]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| April 30, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Without Remorse (film)|Without Remorse]]''
| Paramount Pictures, [[New Republic Pictures]], [[Akiva Goldsman|Weed Road Pictures]], Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Amazon Studios]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 2, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[The Tomorrow War]]''
| Paramount Pictures and New Republic Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 23, 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Snake Eyes (2021 film)|Snake Eyes]]''
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [[Entertainment One]] and Di Bonaventura Pictures
| style="text-align:center;"| Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| March 11, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[The Adam Project]]''
| [[21 Laps Entertainment]] and [[Maximum Effort]]
| style="text-align:center;"| Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 27, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]''
| [[Don Simpson]]/[[Jerry Bruckheimer|Jerry Bruckheimer Films]] and TC Productions
| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | August 5, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Luck (2022 film)|Luck]]''
| under [[Skydance Animation]]; [[Apple Original Films]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | September 30, 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[The Greatest Beer Run Ever]]''
| Apple Original Films and [[Living Films]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | April 5, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]''
| under Skydance Sports; [[Artists Equity]], [[Studio 8 (company)|Studio 8]] and [[Mandalay Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Studios {{small|(U.S. distribution)}} Warner Bros. Pictures {{small|(International distribution)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | April 21, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Ghosted (2023 film)|Ghosted]]''
| Apple Studios
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | June 9, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]''
| [[Hasbro]], Bayhem Films, New Republic Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| July 12, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]''
| TC Productions
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| August 11, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Heart of Stone (2023 film)|Heart of Stone]]''
| Pilot Wave and Mockingbird Pictures
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| September 22, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Spy Kids: Armageddon]]''
| [[Troublemaker Studios]] and [[Spyglass Media Group]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | December 15, 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[The Family Plan]]''
| Apple Studios and Municipal Pictures
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|}

===Upcoming===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Release
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | November 22, 2024
! scope="row" | ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]''
| under [[Skydance Animation]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
| <ref>{{cite web | title=Tituss Burgess Joins Voice Cast of Apple and Skydance Animation's 'Spellbound'; New Image Released (Exclusive) | website=GVS-Entertainment | date=12 June 2023 | url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/GVS-Entertainment/tituss-burgess-joins-voice-cast-of-apple-and-skydance-animations-spellbound-new-image-released-exclusive/ | access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/next-on-netflix-animation-presentation-sneak-peeks-k-pop-demon-hunters-plankton-movie-motel-transylvania-and-much-much-more-updating/|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|title=Next on Netflix Animation Presentation Sneak-Peeks 'K-Pop: Demon Hunters', 'Plankton' Movie, 'Motel Transylvania' and Much, Much More!|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606193927/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/06/next-on-netflix-animation-presentation-sneak-peeks-k-pop-demon-hunters-plankton-movie-motel-transylvania-and-much-much-more-updating/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Carolyn|last1=Giardina|first2=Jordan|last2=Moreau|title=Timothy Olyphant to Star in Netflix's 'Terminator Zero'; Plus 'Plankton' Movie and 'Motel Transylvania' Among Animation Slate|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 7, 2024|archive-date=June 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606193927/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/timothy-olyphant-terminator-zero-netflix-1236027699/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| May 23, 2025
! scope="row" | [[Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film|Untitled eighth ''Mission: Impossible'' film]]
| TC Productions
| style="text-align:center;" | Paramount Pictures
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Mission: Impossible 8' Jumps To 2025; 'A Quiet Place: Day One' Goes To Summer In 2024 Theatrical Shake-Up Due To Actors Strike |url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-2-quiet-place-day-one-actors-strike-1235580981/ |website=Deadline |access-date=23 October 2023 |date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2025
! scope="row" | ''[[Pookoo]]''
| rowspan="2" | under Skydance Animation
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix">{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=October 18, 2023|title=Netflix Sets Skydance Animation In Multi-Year Deal, First Up Is Alan Menken Musical 'Spellbound;' Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem Star|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/netflix-pacts-skydance-animation-in-multi-year-deal-alan-menken-musical-spellbound-rachel-zegler-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-star-1235577207/|access-date=October 18, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2026
! scope="row" | ''[[Ray Gunn]]''
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |title=''Incredibles 3'' in the Works at Pixar |url=https://www.thewrap.com/incredibles-3-pixar/ |website=[[TheWrap]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810033303/https://www.thewrap.com/incredibles-3-pixar/ |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |date=August 10, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" {{TBA}}
! scope="row" | ''[[The Old Guard 2]]''
| [[Denver and Delilah Productions]] and [[Marc Evans|Marc Evans Productions]]
|<ref>{{cite web|date=June 10, 2022|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-old-guard-2-uma-thurman-henry-golding-join-netflix-sequel-1235042856/|title='The Old Guard 2': Uma Thurman, Henry Golding Join Victoria Mahoney's Sequel For Netflix And Skydance|access-date=June 10, 2022|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Fountain of Youth (upcoming film)|Fountain of Youth]]''
| Apple Original Films, Project X Entertainment and [[Radio Silence Productions]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Apple Studios
|<ref>{{cite web | last=Kroll | first=Justin| title='Ghosted' Director Dexter Fletcher & Skydance Reunite On 'Fountain Of Youth'; James Vanderbilt Penning Script | website=Deadline | date=9 March 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/dexter-fletcher-skydance-fountain-of-youth-james-vanderbilt-1235283250/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/john-krasinski-natalie-portman-guy-ritchie-fountain-of-youth-1235716871/ | title=John Krasinski & Natalie Portman to Star in Guy Ritchie's 'Fountain of Youth' for Apple and Skydance | date=11 January 2024 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Gorge (film)|The Gorge]]''
| Apple Original Films, Lit Entertainment Group and Crooked Highway
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2022-03-17 |title=Scott Derrickson to Direct Action Love Story 'The Gorge' for Skydance |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scott-derrickson-direct-movie-the-gorge-skydance-1235113360/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Apple Original Films Boards Skydance's ''The Gorge'' With Anya Taylor-Joy Set To Co-Star Opposite Miles Teller |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/apple-original-films-skydances-the-gorge-anya-taylor-joy-miles-teller-1235140627/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=11 October 2022 |date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mayday (upcoming film)|Mayday]]''
| Apple Original Films and [[Maximum Effort]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Ryan Reynolds & Kenneth Branagh To Star In 'Mayday'; Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley Directing Action-Adventure Pic For Apple And Skydance |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/ryan-reynolds-kenneth-branagh-apple-skydances-mayday-jonathan-goldstein-john-francis-daley-1235412260/ |date=June 8, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Balls Up]]''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon MGM Studios
|<ref>{{cite web | last=Kroll | first=Justin| title=Peter Farrelly, Paul Wernick And Rhett Reese Team On Comedy 'Balls Up' For Skydance | website=Deadline | date=9 February 2023 | url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/peter-farrelly-paul-wernick-rhett-reese-balls-up-skydance-1235254175/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Mark Walhberg & Paul Walter Hauser To Star In Amazon MGM Action Comedy 'Balls Up' From Peter Farrelly |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/mark-walhberg-paul-walter-hauser-to-star-balls-up-peter-farrelly-1235977689/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Way of the Warrior Kid]]''
| Apple Original Films, [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]], Everard Entertainment and [[Indivisible Productions]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|last2=Fleming Jr|first2=Mike|title=Skydance Ties Up Global Deal For Chris Pratt & McG Movie ''The Way Of The Warrior Kid'' Marking Biggest Film Market Pact In Years|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/chris-pratt-mcg-movie-way-of-the-warrior-kid-sells-skydance-apple-big-deal-1235960088/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 6, 2024}}</ref>
|}

===In development===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Title
! Co-production companies
! Distributor(s)
! Ref(s)
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled [[Jack and the Beanstalk]] project
| under [[Skydance Animation]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Netflix]]
| <ref name="DeadlineNetflix" />
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Tomorrow War#Sequel|The Tomorrow War 2]]''
| [[New Republic Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/07/chris-pratt-tomorrow-war-2-amazon-skydance-in-talks-1234788748/ |title= 'The Tomorrow War 2': Amazon & Skydance Already In Talks For Sequel Reteaming With Chris Pratt, Director Chris McKay & More |date= July 8, 2021|access-date=2021-07-08 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|date=2021-07-08|title='Tomorrow War' Sequel Talks Underway With Chris Pratt, Director Chris McKay Returning|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/tomorrow-war-sequel-chris-pratt-chris-mckay-amazon-skydance-1235015105/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[G.I. Joe Ever Vigilant|G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant]]''
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], [[Amazon MGM Studios]], [[Hasbro Entertainment]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount Pictures]]
| <ref name="Ever Vigilant_EW">{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/gi-joe-retaliation-sequels/|title=G.I. Joe: Retaliation producer says sequel ideas are still in development|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Rainbow Six (novel)|Rainbow Six]]''
| [[87North Productions|87Eleven Entertainment]], [[Akiva Goldsman|Weed Road Pictures]], Outlier Society and Midnight Radio Productions
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |title=Michael B. Jordan to Play Tom Clancy Character John Clark |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/michael-b-jordan-john-clark-tom-clancy-movies-1202896241/ |website=Variety |date=September 20, 2018 |access-date=October 6, 2018 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Development of Star Trek 4|Star Trek 4]]''
| [[Bad Robot]] and Sneaky Shark Productions
| <ref name="StarTrek4">{{Cite web |last=Cureton |first=Sean K. |date=July 18, 2016 |title=Star Trek 4 is Officially a Go; Synopsis & Writers Revealed |url=http://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-synopsis-casting-writers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720171314/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-4-synopsis-casting-writers/ |archive-date=July 20, 2016 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''They Will Kill You''
| under Nocturna; [[New Line Cinema]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/it-duo-andy-and-barbara-muschietti-1235852829/ | title='It' Duo Andy and Barbara Muschietti, Skydance Launch Horror Label Nocturna (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=14 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Line To Co-Finance & Release Zazie Beetz Horror Pic 'They Will Kill You' From Skydance & Muschiettis' Nocturna|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=31 July 2024|access-date=31 July 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/new-line-zazie-beetz-muschiettis-they-will-kill-you-1236027717/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled ''[[Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox]]'' film
| Apple Original Films and [[Mattel Films]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple Studios]]
|<ref>{{cite web|author=Anthony D'Alessandro |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/matchbox-car-movie-mattel-skydance-1235072270/ |title=Matchbox Cars Movie In The Works From Skydance & Mattel |publisher=Deadline.com |date=2022-07-19 |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=John Cena To Star In ''Matchbox'' Movie From Sam Hargrave, Skydance, Mattel Films And Apple|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/john-cena-matchbox-movie-sam-hargrave-apple-original-films-1236091721/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 17, 2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Bermuda (film)|Bermuda]]''
| Crooked Highway and Mockingbird Pictures
| rowspan="10" {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title=Scott Derrickson to Direct Skydance's 'Bermuda' With Chris Evans Circling Lead (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/chris-evans-scott-derrickson-skydances-bermuda-1203524490/|date=March 4, 2020|website=Variety|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Blake Crouch|Summer Frost]]''
| [[Temple Hill Entertainment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title='Divergent' Filmmaker to Direct 'Summer Frost' for Skydance and Temple Hill (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/neil-burger-summer-frost-divergent-1234648411/|date=June 24, 2020|website=Variety|access-date=June 24, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Eternal Champions]]''
| [[Sega Sammy Group]]
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Skydance, 'Jurassic World' Scribe Derek Connolly Tackling Sega's 'Eternal Champions' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sega-eternal-champions-movie-skydance-1235975970/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Buck Rogers#Future films and conflict|Buck Rogers]]''
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title='Buck Rogers': Skydance Developing Competing Movie Based on Pulp Hero|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/buck-rogers-skydance-developing-competing-movie-based-on-pulp-hero-4126720/|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Gardner|first2=Eriq|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Atlantis''
| Metronome Film Co.
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/atlantis-movie-in-the-works-skydance-colin-trevorrow-1235317123/|title=Colin Trevorrow, 'House of the Dragon' Writer Charmaine DeGraté Team for 'Atlantis' at Skydance (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 6, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The First Law|Best Served Cold]]''
| [[Blur Studio]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rebecca Ferguson In Talks For Skydance Revenge Pic 'Best Served Cold'; 'Deadpool's Tim Miller Directing|date=2023-05-30|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606185807/https://deadline.com/2023/05/best-served-cold-rebecca-ferguson-tim-miller-teaming-for-skydance-movie-1235382849/ |archive-date=2023-06-06 |url-status=live |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/best-served-cold-rebecca-ferguson-tim-miller-teaming-for-skydance-movie-1235382849/}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Untitled ''[[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]]'' film
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Skydance Lands Rights To Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Book Series With Plans To Develop A Feature Film Around The Iconic Private Eye|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/skydance-mickey-spillanes-mike-hammer-1235453636/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Mr. Irrelevant''
| under Skydance Sports; Megamix and Blackjack Films
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title='Mr. Irrelevant', Label Famously Given To Last Player In NFL Draft, Getting Movie Treatment From Skydance; Jonathan Levine Directing And Nick Santora Writing|url=https://deadline.com/2023/10/mr-irrelevant-nfl-draft-skydance-jonathan-levine-nick-santora-1235562861/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 3, 2023|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Ranger's Apprentice#Film adaptation|Ranger's Apprentice]]''
| {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Skydance, Ted Melfi Team For Screen Adaptation Of John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice' YA Novels|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/skydance-ted-melfi-movie-adaptation-rangers-apprentice-fantasy-novel-series-1235696026/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 5, 2024|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''The 47 Night Stand''
| Orchard Farm Productions
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mila Kunis To Produce, Star In Skydance Romance 'The 47 Night Stand'|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/the-47-night-stand-mila-kunis-skydance-team-romance-feature-1235841298/|last=Grobar|first=Matt|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Divisions==
===Skydance Television===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Television, LLC
| logo = Skydance Television logo.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Television show#Production|TV production]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|2013|5|1}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| location_country = United States
| parent = Skydance Media
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/tv}}
| key_people = Matt Thunell ([[President (corporate title)|president]]) Carolyn Harris ([[Vice president#In_business|vice president]])
| products = [[Television show]]
}}

'''Skydance Television''' is a television production company launched by Skydance on May 1, 2013. The division hired Marcy Ross as division president and a month later, Carolyn Harris joined Skydance Television as vice president.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marechal|first=A. J.|date=2013-06-24|title=Skydance TV Taps Carolyn Harris as V.P., Promotes Pair|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/skydance-tv-taps-carolyn-harris-as-v-p-promotes-pair-1200501282/|access-date=2021-12-27|website=Variety}}</ref> However, in January 2020, Ross left her position transitioning to a deal with the media company, where she continues to be an executive producer on ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'', ''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]'', ''[[Condor (TV series)|Condor]]'' and ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/marcy-ross-exits-as-skydance-tv-president-transitions-to-overall-producing-deal-1203458959/ | title=Marcy Ross Exits as Skydance TV President, Transitions to Overall Producing Deal | date=7 January 2020 }}</ref> Bill Bost was promoted from senior vice president to president of Skydance Television.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/skydance-promotes-bill-bost-president-television-1203487479/ | title=Bill Bost Named President of Skydance Television | date=30 January 2020 }}</ref> In November 2022, Bost stepped down and launched his own company; [[Netflix]]'s Matt Thunell took his place.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-matt-thunell-replaces-bill-bost-skydance-tv-president-1235257786/ | title=Netflix's Matt Thunell Replaces Bill Bost as Skydance TV President | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=8 November 2022 }}</ref>

In May 2014, Jake Rose joined Skydance Television as EVP Production and in March 2018, Carol Turner joined Skydance replacing Rose and overseeing production on site at the studio.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/skydance-television-taps-jake-rose-as-evp-production-733479/ | title=Skydance Television Taps Jake Rose as EVP Production | newspaper=Deadline | date=20 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/carol-turner-joins-skydance-tv-television-physical-production-1202312536/ | title=Carol Turner Joins Skydance TV as EVP Television Physical Production | date=6 March 2018 }}</ref> By July 2014 its first show, ''[[Manhattan (TV series)|Manhattan]]'', was launched on [[WGN America]]; it received critical acclaim throughout its run, but failed to secure adequate ratings, resulting in the series being canceled for 2 seasons in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=WGN America Renews 'Manhattan' for Season 2|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/wgn-america-renews-manhattan-for-season-2-1201329175/|work=Variety|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=October 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/03/manhattan-canceled |title=''Manhattan'' canceled after two seasons |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Oliver |last=Gettell |date=February 3, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>

Later in April 2017, director [[Sam Raimi]] signed his first look deal at Skydance Television with his television producing partner [[Debbie Liebling]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/sam-raimi-first-look-deal-skydance-television-debbie-liebling-1202061547/ | title=Sam Raimi Inks First-Look Deal with Skydance Television | date=5 April 2017 }}</ref> By September 2017, a multi-year overall agreement was signed by producers [[Patrick Massett]] and [[John Zinman]] after they joined a series which was based on ''[[Sword Art Online]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/skydance-television-sword-art-online-producers-patrick-massett-john-zinman-1202178496/ | title=Skydance TV Pacts with 'Sword Art Online' Producers Patrick Massett & John Zinman | date=28 September 2017 }}</ref> After the 2017 announcement of developing a series adaptation of [[Isaac Asimov]]'s science fiction book series ''[[Foundation (book series)|Foundation]]'' with [[David S. Goyer]] and [[Josh Friedman]] serving as the production's writers.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 27, 2017 |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |title=Skydance Trying Asimov's 'Foundation' As TV Series; David Goyer, Josh Friedman To Adapt |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/foundation-isaac-asimov-skydance-television-series-deal-david-goyer-josh-friedman-science-fiction-star-wars-1202120701/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date= August 23, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, [[Apple TV+]] bought the streaming rights to the series renewing it for a second season upon its release in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike Jr. |last2=Andreeva |first2=Nellie |title=Apple Lands Isaac Asimov 'Foundation' TV Series From David Goyer & Josh Friedman |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/apple-isaac-asimov-foundation-tv-series-david-goyer-josh-friedman-skydance-1202361072/ |website=Deadline |access-date=August 23, 2018 |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref><ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/10/07/foundation-renewed-season-2-apple-tv-plus/|title=Foundation Renewed for Season 2|website=TVLine|first=Keisha|last=Hatchett|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> In June 2018, ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]'' aired on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] along with a companion talk show hosted by [[Aisha Tyler]] from ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', under its label company Uncharted.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/dietland-talk-show-aisha-tyler-unapologetic-amc-1202800837/ | title=AMC Sets 'Dietland' Companion Talk Show Hosted by Aisha Tyler | date=7 May 2018 }}</ref>

In September 2019, writer David S. Goyer also signed an deal with Skydance Television for an exclusive multi-year overall agreement as well under his Phantom Four company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/david-s-goyer-skydance-tv-deal-1203334977/ | title='Dark Knight' Writer David S. Goyer Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | newspaper=Variety | date=13 September 2019 | last1=Thorne | first1=Will }}</ref> In April 2019, ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' writer Lewaa Nasserdeen joined Skydance Television in an overall deal as well while developing a semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/actor-writer-producer-lewaa-nasserdeen-inks-overall-deal-with-skydance-tv-daredevil-1202587666/ | title='Daredevil' Writer-Producer Lewaa Nasserdeen Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | date=3 April 2019 }}</ref> In May 2019 [[Alison Schapker]], showrunner of ''Altered Carbon'', made an overall deal with Skydance Television to develop series at the studio, including a US remake of a South Korea series called ''[[Hotel del Luna]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/alison-schapker-showrunner-altered-carbon-overall-deal-skydance-tv-1202621566/ | title=Alison Schapker Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV, Named Sole Showrunner of 'Altered Carbon' | date=23 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="Skydance Television Developing Ghos">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/skydance-television-hotel-del-luna-parasite-cj-enm-1202967869/ | title=Skydance Television Developing Ghost Hotel Drama Series with 'Parasite' Studio CJ ENM | date=23 June 2020 }}</ref>
By August 2019, writer Olivia Purnell had signed an overall deal with Skydance Television writing projects for the studio.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/skydance-television-overall-deal-writer-olivia-purnell-1202665125/ | title=Skydance Television Strikes Overall Deal with Writer Olivia Purnell | date=9 August 2019 }}</ref> In May 2020, [[Nick Santora]] also got an overall deal with Skydance Television with a series starting [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] called ''FUBAR'', soon to be released on Netflix.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/nick-santora-overall-deal-skydance-tv-1202925544/ | title=Nick Santora Inks Overall Deal with Skydance TV | date=4 May 2020 }}</ref> In May 2020 Skydance Television named Drew Brown as head of production.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/skydance-tv-names-drew-brown-head-of-production-sets-more-executive-appointments-promotions-1202927784/ | title=Skydance TV Names Drew Brown EVP Physical Production, Sets More Executive Appointments & Promotions | date=6 May 2020 }}</ref>

In December 2020, Skydance Television signed a first look deal with Exile Content Studio to develop and produce scripted series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Low|first=Elaine|date=2020-12-10|title=Skydance TV Inks First-Look Deal With Exile Content Studio (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/skydance-tv-first-look-deal-exile-content-studio-1234850759/|access-date=2020-12-12|website=Variety}}</ref> By February 2021, the studio also signed a first look deal with Impact, a global talent network and development accelerator program owned by [[Ron Howard]] and [[Brian Grazer]] for television productions.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2021-02-04|title=Skydance Television Strikes First-Look Deal With Brian Grazer & Ron Howard's Impact To Find Emerging Voices|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/skydance-television-strikes-first-look-deal-with-brian-grazer-ron-howards-impact-to-find-emerging-voices-1234686982/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Deadline}}</ref> In November 2021, Peter Johnson joins Skydance Television as a television executive reporting for Bill Bost.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/peter-johnson-skydance-television-1234873395/ | title=Peter Johnson Joins Skydance Television | newspaper=Deadline | date=13 November 2021 | last1=Andreeva | first1=Nellie }}</ref> By December 2022, it was announced that [[Octavia Spencer]]'s production company, Orit Entertainment, has entered a multiyear first-look deal for scripted projects for Skydance Television.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/octavia-spencer-first-look-deal-skydance-television-1235284596/ | title=Octavia Spencer's Orit Entertainment Enters First-Look Deal with Skydance Television (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=19 December 2022 }}</ref> On March 21, 2023, James Patterson has signed an exclusive first-look pact with Skydance Television to adapt his works such as the upcoming series Cross along with other projects in development like ''Women's Murder Club'' and the upcoming book ''Jane Smith''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/james-patterson-skydance-tv-first-look-deal-1235357555/ | title=James Patterson Sets First-Look Deal at Skydance TV | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=21 March 2023 }}</ref> In May 2024, Skydance Television doubles on their series output and signed a first-look TV deal with Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood from their company Undisputed Cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=2024-05-21 |title=Skydance TV Expands: Doubles Series Output Amid Industry Pullback, Sets First-Look Pact With Undisputed Cinema |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/skydance-tv-gina-prince-bythewood-tim-mcgraw-dana-goldberg-matt-thunell-1236006298/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Television series====
=====Released=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!First broadcast
!Last broadcast
!Co-production
!Network
|-
| ''[[Manhattan (TV series)|Manhattan]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | July 27, 2014
| style="text-align:right;" | December 15, 2015
| [[Lionsgate Television]], [[Tribune Entertainment|Tribune Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[NewsNation|WGN America]]
|-
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | May 8, 2015
| style="text-align:right;" | April 29, 2022
| Okay Goodnight!
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Netflix]]
|-
| ''[[Ten Days in the Valley]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | October 1, 2017
| style="text-align:right;" | January 6, 2018
| Under Uncharted; Pentimento Productions, Cameron Pictures
| style="text-align:center;" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|''[[Altered Carbon (TV series)|Altered Carbon]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | February 2, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" | February 27, 2020
| Virago Productions, [[Mythology Entertainment]], [[Phoenix Pictures]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
| ''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | June 4, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" rowspan="2" | July 30, 2018
| Under Uncharted; [[AMC Studios]], Mockingbird Pictures, Tiny Pyro
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]
|-
| ''Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler''
| Under Uncharted; AMC Studios, [[Embassy Row (production company)|Embassy Row]]
|-
| ''[[Condor (TV series)|Condor]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | June 6, 2018
| {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Apophasis Unproductions, [[Paramount Television Studios]] (Season 1-2), [[CBS Studios]] (Season 3), [[MGM Television]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Audience (TV network)|Audience Network]] [[Epix]] [[MGM+]]
|-
| ''[[Jack Ryan (TV series)|Jack Ryan]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | August 31, 2018
| style="text-align:right;" | July 14, 2023
| Paramount Television Studios, [[Amazon Studios]], [[Platinum Dunes]], [[Sunday Night Productions]], Genre Arts, Push, Boot.
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | September 24, 2021
| rowspan="2" {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Phantom Four
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Apple TV+]]
|-
| ''[[Reacher (TV series)|Reacher]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | February 4, 2022
| Paramount Television Studios (Season 1-2), CBS Studios (Season 3), Amazon Studios, Blackjack Films
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Prime Video
|-
| ''[[Good Rivals]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | November 24, 2022
| style="text-align:right;" | December 1, 2022
| under Skydance Sports; [[Prime Video Sports]], [[Meadowlark Media]], Ocellated Media
|-
|''[[The Checkup with Dr. David Agus]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | December 6, 2022
| style="text-align:right;" | December 12, 2022
| [[See It Now Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Paramount+]]
|-
| ''[[The Big Door Prize]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | March 29, 2023
| style="text-align:right;" | June 12, 2024
| [[Studio Dragon]]/[[CJ ENM]], Vidvad, Inc. (season 2)
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| ''[[FUBAR (TV series)|FUBAR]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | May 25, 2023
| rowspan="4" {{N/a|''Present''}}
| Blackjack Films
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|-
|''[[WondLa (TV series)|WondLa]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 17, 2021|title=Apple & Skydance Animation Set Multi-Year Feature Film & TV Deal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/apple-skydance-animation-set-multi-year-feature-tv-deal-1234695506/|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=DiTerlizzi |first=Tony |author-link=Tony DiTerlizzi |user=TonyDiTerlizzi |number=1592920828647444481 |date=November 16, 2022 |title=In anticipation of the A-M-A-Z-I-N-G series coming to @AppleTV from @Skydance Animation next year, I had the pleasure of refreshing the cover art for The WondLa trilogy. These new editions will available in hardcover or paperback on September, 2023.✨📖✨ |language=en |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116180840/https://twitter.com/TonyDiTerlizzi/status/1592920828647444481 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|title=Apple TV+ Brings Animated Fantasy-Adventure 'Wondla' Worldwide in June|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/apple-tv-brings-animated-fantasy-adventure-wondla-worldwide-in-june/|date=April 30, 2024|access-date=April 30, 2024|website=[[Animation Magazine]]}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" | June 28, 2024
| under [[Skydance Animation]]; [[Gotham Group]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|-
| ''[[Terminator Zero]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/terminator-anime-series-netflix-1234916466/|title='Terminator' Anime Series Ordered at Netflix|date=February 26, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Tomlin |first=Mattson |author-link=Mattson Tomlin |user=mattsontomlin |number=1478484279499767811 |date=January 4, 2022 |title=The animation process is starting... I couldn't be more excited about my collaborators. The scripts are done and in great shape... An eight episode first season... Set in a past... But that isn't to say a Future War doesn't figure in prominently... 😎 |language=en |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028180622/https://twitter.com/mattsontomlin/status/1478484279499767811 |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Netflix Reveals ''Terminator Zero'' Anime to Premiere Worldwide on August 29|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-15/netflix-reveals-terminator-zero-anime-to-premiere-worldwide-on-august-29/.210825|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 15, 2024|access-date=May 15, 2024}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" | August 29, 2024
| [[Production I.G]], No Brakes
| style="text-align:center;" | Netflix
|}

=====Upcoming=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-production
!Network
!Ref(s)
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Cross (American TV series)|Cross]]''
| James Patterson Entertainment, Blue Monday Productions, [[CBS Studios]], [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/alex-cross-tv-series-amazon-james-patterson-1203475996/ | title=Alex Cross TV Series in the Works at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) | date=22 January 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Rick |title=Alex Cross Series at Go at Amazon With Aldis Hodge Starring |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/amazon-alex-cross-series-aldis-hodge-1235249973/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="13" {{TBA}}
| ''[[Neuromancer#Television|Neuromancer]]''
| [[Anonymous Content]], DreamCrew Entertainment
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Apple TV+
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Apple Greenlights New Sci-Fi Drama Series ''Neuromancer'' Based On William Gibson Novel|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/apple-greenlights-neuromancer-series-1235840840/|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 28, 2024|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|Untitled [[Matthew McConaughey|McConaughey]]-[[Woody Harrelson|Harrelson]] series
|{{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Schneider | first=Michael| title=Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Reunite After 'True Detective' in Apple TV+ Comedy |magazine=Variety | date=14 March 2023 | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-apple-tv-comedy-true-detective-1235554047/ | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sword Art Online (TV series)|Sword Art Online]]''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | Netflix
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sword-art-online-japanese-anime-916389/ |title=Japanese Novel and Anime Franchise Sword Art Online Being Adapted as Live-Action TV Series |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=August 2, 2016 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 28, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802163518/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/japanese-novel-anime-franchise-sword-916389 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/live-action-sword-art-online-producer-series-sold-to-netflix-will-have-asian-lead-actors/.127753|title=Live-Action Sword Art Online Producer: Series Sold to Netflix, Will Have Asian Lead Actors|date=February 13, 2018|work=Anime News Network|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214054751/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-13/live-action-sword-art-online-producer-series-sold-to-netflix-will-have-asian-lead-actors/.127753|archive-date=February 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ring Shout#Adaptation|Ring Shout]]''
| Matt Jackson Pictures, Marc Evans Productions
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/skydance-television-p-djeli-clark-ring-shout-kasi-lemmons-kiki-layne-1234651884/ | title=Skydance Television Developing P. Djéli Clark's 'Ring Shout' with Kasi Lemmons as Showrunner, Kiki Layne to Star | date=8 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/ring-shout-kiki-layne-monster-series-what-we-know-so-far-01-2022/ | title='Ring Shout' KiKi Layne Monster Slaying Netflix Series: What We Know So Far | date=18 January 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''The Runarounds''
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | Amazon Prime Video
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/outer-banks-creators-music-drama-the-runarounds-1235836101/ | title='Outer Banks' Creators Set Music Drama 'The Runarounds' at Amazon (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=26 February 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| Untitled Lemaa Nasserdeen series
| {{N/A}}
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/lewaa-nasserdeen-semi-autobiographical-comedy-drama-from-skydance-tv-in-works-at-showtime-1234605964/ | title=Lewaa Nasserdeen Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Drama from Skydance TV in Works at Showtime | date=29 October 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Faster Than Light''
| {{N/A}}
| rowspan="7" {{TBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/faster-than-light-augmented-reality-comic-series-developed-tv-skydance-1201734408/|title='Faster Than Light' Augmented Reality Comic Series Being Developed For TV By Skydance|last=Petski|first=Denise|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 8, 2016|accessdate=January 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Hotel del Luna#Adaptations|Hotel del Luna]]''
| [[CJ ENM]], [[Studio Dragon]]
|<ref name="Skydance Television Developing Ghos"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Gyu-lee|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/06/398_291743.html|title=TV series 'Hotel del Luna' to be remade in US|date=June 24, 2020|website=[[The Korea Times]]|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lim|first=Jang-won|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200624000403|title=Remake of 'Hotel del Luna' coming to the US|date=June 24, 2020|website=[[The Korea Herald]]|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/k-drama-hotel-del-luna-to-get-us-remake|title = K-drama Hotel del Luna to get US remake|newspaper = The Straits Times|date = 25 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Untitled ''[[Steins;Gate]]'' live-action TV series
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202001/26191389.html|title=『シュタゲ』ハリウッド実写化や『シュタインズ・ゲートゼロエリート』制作決定！ "科学ADVライブS;G1010th Anniversary"発表まとめ|date=2020-01-26|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-26/steins-gate-game-gets-hollywood-live-action-show/.155796|title=Steins;Gate Game Gets Hollywood Live-Action Show|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=January 26, 2020|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 26, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| ''Oklahoma!''
| The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, [[Concord (entertainment company)|Concord Originals]]
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/oklahoma-tv-adaptation-1202596602/ | title='Oklahoma!' Being Adapted for TV; John Lee Hancock & Bekah Brunstetter to Write After Skydance Partners with Rodgers & Hammerstein | date=16 April 2019 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella''
| [[Nuyorican Productions]], Concord Originals
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/jennifer-lopez-limited-series-rodgers-hammerstein-cinderella-skydance-concord-1235021215/ | title=Jennifer Lopez to EP Limited Series Based on Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Cinderella' with Skydance and Concord | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''The Owl''
|under Skydance Sports; Religion of Sports
|<ref name="Skydance Sports Teams with Religion"/>
|-
| Untitled ''[[America's Cup]]'' documentary series
|under Skydance Sports; Little Monster Films
|<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/americas-cup-skydance-sports-free-solo-directors-documentary-series-announcement-1235162172/ | title=America's Cup, Skydance Sports and 'Free Solo' Team Board All-Access Documentary Series on World's Greatest Sailing Competition | date=3 November 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|}

=====Scrapped projects=====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Network
! Notes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Mars trilogy#Screen adaptations|Red Mars]]''
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Spike (TV network)|Spike]]
| Based on the Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/kevin-kay-plans-paramount-network-nashville-renewal-1202055544/|title=Kevin Kay Details Plans For the Paramount Network, Talks Future Of 'Nashville'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie| website=Deadline Hollywood|date= March 30, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| Untitled ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir|Miraculous]]'' live-action TV series
| {{N/A}}
| Co-production with ZAG Inc. Based on the animated series by Thomas Astruc.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/skydance-developing-live-action-adaptations-miraculous-tales-of-ladybug-cat-noir-tv-film-1202457890/amp/|title=Skydance Developing Live-Action Adaptations Of 'Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir' For TV & Film|date=2018-09-05|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-11-20}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| Untitled ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' [[Lady Jaye]] spin-off series
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| Co-production with [[Paramount Television Studios]], [[Entertainment One]] and [[Di Bonaventura Pictures]]. Based on the toyline by Donald Levine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/g-i-joe-tv-series-lady-jay-amazon-from-erik-oleson-paramount-tv-eone-skydance-tv-1234700747/ | title=G.I. Joe Live-Action TV Series Centered on Lady Jaye in the Works at Amazon from Erik Oleson, Paramount TV Studios, eOne & Skydance TV | date=25 February 2021 }}</ref>
|}

===Skydance Interactive===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Interactive, LLC
| logo = Skydance Interactive New Logo.png
| former_name = The Workshop Entertainment
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|May 5, 2016}}<ref name="deadline.com">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/skydance-media-buys-game-developer-the-workshop-and-launches-interactive-division-1201748344/ | title=Skydance Media Buys Game Developer the Workshop and Launches Interactive Division | date=3 May 2016 }}</ref>
| key_people = Peter Akeman ([[President (corporate title)|president]]) Dan Prigg<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/skydance-dan-prigg-head-of-interactive-division-1234933638/ | title=Skydance Taps Former Discovery Exec Dan Prigg as Head of Interactive Division | date=15 February 2022 }}</ref>
| location_city = [[Marina del Rey, California]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Company profile. Skydance Media | website=Dun & Bradstreet - Accelerate Growth and Improve Business Performance | url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.skydance_interactive_llc.2ae085a7054b148e9a8c8628acb0dde2.html | access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref>
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = United States
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/interactive}}
}}
[[File:Skydance Interactive Logo.png|thumb|Original logo]]

'''Skydance Interactive''' (formerly known as ''The Workshop Entertainment'') is a game division which was launched on May 5, 2016.<ref name="Fleming"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ces-skydance-interactive-announces-first-virtual-reality-title-961381/ | title=CES: Skydance Interactive Announces Its First Virtual Reality Title | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=5 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skydance.com/interactive/|title=Interactives Archive|website=Skydance Media|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> It focuses on developing ambitious titles, managing projects licenses with other developers, and developing software innovative game mechanics as well as for [[Virtual reality|VR]] and emerging platforms.

In May 2017, Chris Hewish was hired as EVP Interactive help to set and execute overall strategy for Skydance Interactive, and oversee development, partnerships, and new business opportunities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/skydance-hires-vr-exec-chris-hewish-as-evp-interactive-1202082209/ | title=Skydance Hires VR Exec Chris Hewish as EVP Interactive | date=3 May 2017 }}</ref>
On July 18, 2017, its first VR game, ''Archangel'' was launched. The game recently expanded into an online multiplayer upgrade, ''Archangel: Hellfire''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uploadvr.com/archangel-hellfire-review/|title=Archangel: Hellfire Review - The Best VR Mech Combat Game Yet - UploadVR|date=2018-07-17|work=UploadVR|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> Two days later, Skydance Interactive revealed their second original game called ''PWND'', an multiplayer free to play game released on April 6, 2018, where players use [[Pwn]]s to win.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/theres-actually-a-game-called-pwnd-out-today-on-pc/1100-6451853/ | title=There's Actually a Game Called PWND Out Today on PC, and It's Sort of Like Quake }}</ref>

In 2018, Skydance Interactive partnered with [[Skybound Entertainment]] to develop a number of original virtual reality video games based on the expansive world of ''The Walking Dead'' universe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/the-walking-dead-vr-1202877019/|title='The Walking Dead' Universe Heads to VR With 'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'|last=Blake|first=Vikki|date=2018-07-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref> ''The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'' and ''The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution'' were to be the inaugural titles co-developed by the two companies. In 2023, they also published a Final Cut version of Arashi: Castle of Sin developed by Endeavor One and was released on December 5, 2023 on next-generation virtual reality consoles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/arashi-castles-of-sin-official-next-gen-vr-trailer-upload-vr-showcase-2023|title=Arashi: Castles of Sin - Official Next-Gen VR Trailer | Upload VR Showcase 2023 - IGN|date=June 14, 2023|via=www.ign.com}}</ref>

====Games====
=====Released=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-developers
!Platform(s)
|-
|July 18, 2017
|''[[Archangel (2017 video game)|Archangel]]''
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
| [[Oculus Rift]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation VR]]
|-
|April 6, 2018
|''PWND''
| Microsoft Windows
|-
|January 23, 2020
|''[[The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Skybound Entertainment]]
| Oculus Rift, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation VR, [[Oculus Quest]], [[PICO 4]]
|-
|December 1, 2022
|''[[The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution]]''
| [[Meta Quest 2]], PlayStation VR, [[PlayStation VR2]], PICO 4
|-
| December 5, 2023
|''[[Arashi: Castles of Sin|Arashi: Castles of Sin - Final Cut]]''
| Endeavor One
| Meta Quest 2, [[Meta Quest 3]], PlayStation VR2, Windows
|}

=====Upcoming=====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Co-developers
!Platform(s)
!Ref(s)
|-
|TBA
|''Foundation: Galactic Frontier''
|[[FunPlus]]
|TBA
|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/foundation-galactic-frontier-fgs-spring-2024/ | title=Foundation: Galactic Frontier is a sci-fi action RPG based on the Apple TV show of the same name | date=21 March 2024 }}</ref>
|-
|TBA
|''Behemoth''
| {{N/A}}
| Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://uploadvr.com/behemoth-skydance-interactive/ | title=Saints & Sinners Developers Announce New Game Behemoth | date=11 October 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|}
{{clear}}

===Skydance Animation===
{{Main|Skydance Animation}}
[[File:Skydance Animation New Logo.png|right|frameless]]
'''Skydance Animation''' is the animation division of Skydance Media; it focuses on animated feature films and television series. It was founded on March 16, 2017. Its first film was ''[[Luck (2022 film)|Luck]]'' and its first short film was ''[[Blush (2021 film)|Blush]]''.
{{clear}}

===Skydance New Media===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance New Media
| logo = Skydance New Media.png
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2019|11|18}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = [[Amy Hennig]] (president)
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = [[United States]]
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/new-media}}
}}
'''Skydance New Media''' is a video game development studio founded by Skydance on November 18, 2019, led by [[Amy Hennig]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-18-amy-hennig-joins-skydance-media-to-create-new-story-focused-experiences | title = Amy Hennig joins Skydance Media to create "new story-focused experiences" | first= Matt | last = Wales | date = November 18, 2019 | access-date = November 18, 2019 | work = [[Eurogamer]] }}</ref>

In October 2021, the studio announced a planned collaboration with [[Marvel Entertainment]] for an action-adventure game.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/22752745/marvel-games-amy-hennig-skydance-new-media | title = Marvel announces new project with Amy Hennig's new game studio | first= Petrana | last = Radulovic | date = October 29, 2021 | access-date = October 29, 2021 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> In April 2022, it was announced that [[Lucasfilm Games]] would collaborate making a game based in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe. There has been speculation that the game will be a revival of ''[[Project Ragtag]]'' which was also led by Henning.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Hennig and Skydance New Media Creating New Star Wars Game |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/amy-hennig-skydance-new-media-star-wars-game |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=StarWars.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Davis (Pomojema) |first=Grant |date=2022-04-20 |title=Amy Hennig Possibly Revisiting 'Project Ragtag' |url=https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2022/04/rumor-amy-hennig-skydance-star-wars-project-ragtag.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Star Wars News Net |language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2022, Marvel's parent corporation [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced their intentions to showcase a slate of video games based on their IP at the joint ''Disney & Marvel Games Showcase''. It would happen in conjunction with the company's annual [[D23 (Disney)|D23 Expo]] in person and through broadcasts on multiple streaming platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinsdale |first=Ryan |date=2022-08-15 |title=First Ever Disney and Marvel Games Showcase Coming in September |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/disney-and-marvel-games-showcase-september |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> Along with the announcement, Disney said that the panel would also debut a "sneak peek" at Skydance New Media's Marvel title, which is described as being an "ensemble game".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-15 |title=Amy Hennig's Marvel game will be shown in September at D23 |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amy-hennigs-marvel-game-will-be-shown-in-september-at-d23/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Tune into the Disney & Marvel Games Showcase on September 9 Streaming Live from D23 Expo 2022 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/tune-into-the-disney-and-marvel-games-showcase-on-september-9-streaming-live-from-d23-expo-2022 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Marvel Entertainment |language=en}}</ref> During the showcase on September 9, 2022, the Marvel project confirmed prior reports that it would be set during [[World War II]]. Also [[Captain America]] and [[Azzuri (comics)|Azzuri / Black Panther]] will be featured as the main characters in the ensemble, alongside [[Gabe Jones|Gabriel Jones]] of the [[Howling Commandos]] unit and Nanali, leader of the Wakandan Spy Network, while the [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]] organization would serve as the main villains.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-08 |title=Amy Hennig's new Marvel game rumoured to star Captain America and Black Panther in WW2 |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/amy-hennigs-new-marvel-game-rumoured-to-star-captain-america-and-black-panther-in-ww2 |access-date=2022-09-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Julia |date=2022-09-09 |title=Captain America & Black Panther Fight Hydra in WW2-Era Game From Uncharted Director |url=https://www.cbr.com/captain-america-black-panther-disney-hydra-ww2-skycance-new-media-d23/ |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Brian |title=Skydance's Marvel Game Stars Black Panther And Captain America |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/09/09/skydances-marvel-game-stars-black-panther-and-captain-america |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909211858/https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/09/09/skydances-marvel-game-stars-black-panther-and-captain-america |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 9, 2022 |access-date=2022-09-10 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en}}</ref> In March 2024, during the showcase of State of Unreal, the project is revealed to be titled ''Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra'' with the game being powered by [[Unreal Engine 5]] and will be released on 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra' Unveils Cast and Composer |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-unveils-cast-and-composer |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=www.marvel.com}}</ref>

====Games====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Release
!Title
!Publishers
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra]]''
| [[Plaion]]
|-
| {{TBA}}
|Untitled ''[[Star Wars]]'' Game
| [[Lucasfilm Games]]
|}
{{clear}}

=== Skydance Sports ===
{{Infobox company
| name = Skydance Sports, LLC
| logo =
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| industry = [[Sports]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2021|10|20}}
| location_city = [[Santa Monica, California]]
| key_people = [[Jon Weinbach]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]])
| parent = Skydance Media
| location_country = United States
| website = {{URL|https://skydance.com/sports}}
}}

'''Skydance Sports, LLC''' is a sports content division launched by Skydance on October 20, 2021, led by [[Jon Weinbach]].<ref name="Skydance Taps Veteran Producer Jon" />

In January 2022, Skydance Sports announced a co-production agreement with [[Meadowlark Media]] on sports documentaries. The first two productions under this agreement were ''[[Good Rivals]]''—a three-part documentary series on the [[Mexico–United States soccer rivalry]] for Amazon Prime, and a documentary on women's basketball player [[Diana Taurasi]].<ref name="deadline1">{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Peter |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Soccer Docuseries About Rivalry Between Mexico & America Kicks Off At Amazon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/soccer-docuseries-rivalry-between-mexico-america-amazon-1235089536/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref><ref name="wrap">{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Loree |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Prime Video Docuseries Investigates Social and Political Roots of Mexican and American Soccer Rivalry |url=https://www.thewrap.com/good-rivals-trailer-american-mexican-soccer-rivalry-prime-video/ |access-date=November 4, 2022 |publisher=The Wrap}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-01-20 |title=Skydance Sports & Meadowlark Media Strike Co-Production Agreement, Set Docs On U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry & WNBA Legend Diana Taurasi As First Projects |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/skydance-sports-meadowlark-media-strike-co-production-agreement-1234916381/ |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In March 2022, Religion of Sports signed with Skydance Sports to develop, finance, and produce a slate of sports-related shows for multiple platforms, starting with a series called ''The Owl''. It is created and executive produced by Michael Perri and directed by Aurora Guerrero.<ref name="Skydance Sports Teams with Religion">{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/skydance-sport-tom-brady-religion-of-sports-the-owl-1234968652/ | title=Skydance Sports Teams with Religion of Sports on Content Development, Scripted Series 'The Owl' First Project | date=2 March 2022 }}</ref> In April 2022, it was reported that [[Amazon MGM Studios|Amazon Studios]] had partnered with Skydance Sports, [[Artists Equity]], and [[Mandalay Pictures]] on a [[Ben Affleck]] [[Air (2023 American film)|biographical drama]] on [[Nike, Inc.|Nike's]] [[Air Jordan]] shoe line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |title=Ben Affleck To Direct Nike Drama For Amazon, Skydance Sports; Will Star Alongside Matt Damon |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ben-affleck-matt-damon-to-star-in-nike-drama-for-amazon-affleck-directing-1235006179/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> On October 12, 2022, [[Kylian Mbappé]] and his production banner, Zebra Valley, signed a multi-year first-look deal with Skydance Sports.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kylian-mbappe-inks-first-look-deal-with-skydance-sports-exclusive-1235239752/ | title=Kylian Mbappé Inks First Look Deal with Skydance Sports (Exclusive) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=12 October 2022 }}</ref>

On November 3, 2022, Skydance Sports teamed up with [[America's Cup]] for an "all-access, behind-the-scenes" documentary series about the next America's Cup race. It is helmed by original ''[[Free Solo]]'' team [[Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi]] and [[Jimmy Chin]] under the banner of their production company Little Monster Films.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>

In November 2022, the [[NFL]] announced a joint venture with Skydance Sports via its [[NFL Films]] division and investment arm 32 Equity to create a "premier global multi-sports production studio".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=2022-11-15 |title=NFL and Skydance Media Partner on New Sports Content Joint Venture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nfl-films-skydance-sports-joint-venture-1235262234/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The first projects announced under the venture included a documentary miniseries on [[Dallas Cowboys]] owner [[Jerry Jones]] (which was acquired by Netflix in May 2024),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-05-03 |title=Skydance Sports, NFL Films And Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones Team For Docuseries Covering Owner's Rise, 1990s Super Bowl Titles And Building Of Richest Franchise In Sports |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/skydance-sports-nfl-films-dallas-cowboys-jerry-jones-docuseries-1235355195/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-05-15 |title=Netflix Unveils New Sports Docuseries on Simone Biles, Jerry Jones, Olympic Men's Basketball |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-sports-docuseries-simone-biles-jerry-jones-olympic-mens-basketball-1236005092/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> the [[NFL Draft]] documentary ''The Pick is In'' for [[The Roku Channel]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-05-11 |title=Roku, Skydance And NFL Films Team For Documentary About The Draft |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/roku-skydance-nfl-films-documentary-draft-feature-channel-1235363102/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> a [[Jason Kelce]] documentary for Amazon Prime Video,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-08-14 |title=Jason Kelce Documentary 'Kelce' Examining Eagles Team Captain's 2022-23 Season Unveils Prime Video Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/jason-kelce-documentary-kelce-premiere-date-prime-video-1235506472/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> and a [[Kansas City Chiefs]]-themed Christmas movie for [[Hallmark Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-06-25 |title=Hallmark Teams With Kansas City Chiefs On A Holiday Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/hallmark-teams-kansas-city-chiefs-holiday-movie-1235982744/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://skydance.com/}}

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The Old Guard 2

2024-10-15T05:18:35Z

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{{Short description|Upcoming superhero film directed by Victoria Mahoney}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Old Guard 2
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Victoria Mahoney]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[David Ellison]]
* Dana Goldberg
* [[Don Granger]]
* [[Charlize Theron]]
* Beth Kono
* AJ Dix
* [[Marc Evans]]
* [[Gina Prince-Bythewood]]
}}
| screenplay = [[Greg Rucka]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Old Guard (franchise)|The Old Guard]]''|Greg Rucka|[[Leandro Fernández (artist)|Leandro Fernández]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Charlize Theron
* [[KiKi Layne]]
* [[Marwan Kenzari]]
* [[Luca Marinelli]]
* [[Matthias Schoenaerts]]
* [[Ngô Thanh Vân|Vân Veronica Ngô]]
* [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]]
* [[Uma Thurman]]
* [[Henry Golding]]
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
* Max Aruj
* [[Ruth Barrett]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Barry Ackroyd]]
| editing =
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Skydance Media]]
* [[Denver and Delilah Productions]]
* Marc Evans Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Netflix]]
| released =
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''The Old Guard 2''''' is an upcoming American [[superhero film]] directed by [[Victoria Mahoney]], from a screenplay by [[Greg Rucka]], based on his comic book ''[[The Old Guard (franchise)|The Old Guard]]''. Serving as a sequel to the [[The Old Guard (2020 film)|first film]], the film stars [[Charlize Theron]], [[KiKi Layne]], [[Marwan Kenzari]], [[Luca Marinelli]], [[Matthias Schoenaerts]], [[Ngô Thanh Vân|Vân Veronica Ngô]], [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]], [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Henry Golding]].

== Cast ==
* [[Charlize Theron]] as Andy / Andromache of [[Scythians|Scythia]]
* [[KiKi Layne]] as Nile Freeman
* [[Marwan Kenzari]] as Joe / Yusuf Al-Kaysani
* [[Luca Marinelli]] as Nicky / Nicolò di Genoa
* [[Matthias Schoenaerts]] as Booker / Sebastian Le Livre
* [[Ngô Thanh Vân|Vân Veronica Ngô]] as Quỳnh
* [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] as James Copley
* [[Uma Thurman]]
* [[Henry Golding]]

== Production ==
=== Development ===
In July 2020, [[Greg Rucka]] said, "In case of sequel, break glass. It's very straightforward. You want another one? Here's a way to get into it".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Polo|first=Susana|date=July 10, 2020|title=Netflix's Old Guard ends with setup for a devastating sequel, says the comic's creator|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/10/21317953/netflix-the-old-guard-charlize-theron-quinn-sequel-final-scene-credits-scene-comic-origins|access-date=March 21, 2022|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712214410/https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/10/21317953/netflix-the-old-guard-charlize-theron-quinn-sequel-final-scene-credits-scene-comic-origins|archive-date=July 12, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month, [[Charlize Theron]] had expressed her interest in a second film, saying: "Let's have a little resting period, but just given the fact that all of us really want to do it, I'm sure when it's the right time, we'll start the conversation."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charlize Theron Netflix Movie 'The Old Guard' Heading To 72M Households To Rank Among Streamer's 10 Most Popular Pics |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/charlize-theron-netflix-movie-the-old-guard-record-viewership-top-10-netflix-movies-1202988858/ |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 17, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225234133/https://deadline.com/2020/07/charlize-theron-netflix-movie-the-old-guard-record-viewership-top-10-netflix-movies-1202988858/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-old-guard-sequel-teased-charlize-theron/ |title=The Old Guard: Charlize Theron Confirms Cast Hopes to Make a Sequel tomorrow |work=[[ComicBook.com]] |first=Adam |last=Barnhardt |date=July 21, 2020 |access-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225234156/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/the-old-guard-sequel-teased-charlize-theron/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

It was reported on January 27, 2021, that [[Netflix]] had greenlit a sequel.<ref name="Netflix" /> On August 26, it was announced that [[Victoria Mahoney]] would replace [[Gina Prince-Bythewood]] as director for the sequel. Theron, [[KiKi Layne]], [[Marwan Kenzari]], [[Luca Marinelli]], [[Matthias Schoenaerts]], [[Ngô Thanh Vân|Vân Veronica Ngô]], and [[Chiwetel Ejiofor]] were cast to reprise their respective roles from the first film.<ref name="Netflix">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-old-guard-2-netflix-skydance-victoria-mahoney-direct-charlize-theron-kiki-layne-1234822323/|title=''The Old Guard 2'': Netflix And Skydance Tap Victoria Mahoney To Direct Next Installment As Charlize Theron And KiKi Layne Close Deals To Return|date=August 26, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|access-date=March 21, 2022|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826172513/https://deadline.com/2021/08/the-old-guard-2-netflix-skydance-victoria-mahoney-direct-charlize-theron-kiki-layne-1234822323/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Henry Golding]] were cast in undisclosed roles, while Greg Rucka was confirmed to have written the script for producers [[David Ellison]], [[Dana Goldberg]], [[Don Granger]], Theron, Beth Kono, AJ Dix, [[Marc Evans]], and Prince-Bythewood.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/old-guard-2-cast-uma-thurman-henry-golding-1235162990/ |title=Uma Thurman, Henry Golding Join Charlize Theron in ''The Old Guard 2'' |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 10, 2022 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618022147/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/old-guard-2-cast-uma-thurman-henry-golding-1235162990/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began in June 2022.<ref name="wrap" /> Some filming took place at the Italian [[Cinecittà|Cinecittà Studios]]. In August 2022, the film's set caught fire while it was being dismantled, causing production to be delayed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fire destroys part of Rome's Cinecitta studios where Charlize Theron is filming The Old Guard sequel |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/0802/1313482-fire-delays-filming-of-the-old-guard-sequel-in-rome/ |publisher=[[RTÉ]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171255/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/0802/1313482-fire-delays-filming-of-the-old-guard-sequel-in-rome/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Fire Breaks Out At Italy's Cinecittà; Destroys Part Of Renaissance Florence Set; Briefly Disrupts Netflix's ''Old Guard 2'' Shoot |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/italy-cinecitta-fire-destroys-florence-netflix-old-guard-2-shoot-1235083237/ |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171952/https://deadline.com/2022/08/italy-cinecitta-fire-destroys-florence-netflix-old-guard-2-shoot-1235083237/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Additional filming took place in the United Kingdom. Filming was completed in September 2022.<ref name="wrap">{{cite web |last1=Rajput |first1=Priyanca |title=Netflix's ''The Old Guard 2'' wraps filming in Rome |url=https://www.kftv.com/news/2022/09/23/the-old-guard-2-wraps-filming-in-rome-and-paris-for-netflix |website=[[KFTV.com]] |date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923133959/https://www.kftv.com/news/2022/09/23/the-old-guard-2-wraps-filming-in-rome-and-paris-for-netflix |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Post-production ===
In July 2024, Theron said that the film was shut down five weeks into its post-production due to regime changes at Netflix, but has since been completed and will be released "soon".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/charlize-theron-old-guard-2-netflix-sequel-1236075439/ |title=Charlize Theron Says 'Old Guard 2' Post-Production Got 'Shut Down' by Netflix, but the Sequel Will Come Out 'Soon': 'I Really Love This Movie' |website=Variety |first=Marc |last=Malkin |date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 19, 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, the [[Union of British Columbia Performers]] listed the film as being scheduled for two weeks of [[additional photography]] from October 7 to October 18, 2024.<ref name="reshoots2024">{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Kasey |title=‘The Old Guard 2’ Sets Additional Filming For October 2024 |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/the-old-guard-2-sets-additional-filming-for-october-2024/ |website=What's New on Netflix |access-date=4 October 2024 |date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

== Music ==
By January 2023, Max Aruj and [[Ruth Barrett]] were set to compose the film, replacing [[Volker Bertelmann]] and [[Dustin O'Halloran]] who did the music for the first film.<ref name="Music">{{cite web |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/01/04/max-aruj-ruth-barrett-to-score-victoria-mahoneys-the-old-guard-2/ |title=Max Aruj & Ruth Barrett to Score Victoria Mahoney's 'The Old Guard 2' |website=Film Music Reporter |date=January 4, 2023 |access-date=January 12, 2023}}</ref>

== Release ==
''The Old Guard 2'' was not included in [[Netflix]]'s Fall 2024 lineup, ruling out it being released in 2024 as previously anticipated.<ref name="Release-speculation">{{cite web |title=All you need to know about The Old Guard 2 on Netflix |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a33231534/old-guard-2-netflix-release-date/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=14 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="reshoots2024" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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Matthias Schoenaerts

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'''Matthias Schoenaerts''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|oʊ|n|ɑːr|t|s}} {{respell|SHOH|narts}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://younghollywood.com/videos/yhstudio/november/marion-cotillard-and-matthias-schoenaerts-reveal-favorite-american-things.html|title=Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts Reveal Favorite American Things|work=Young Hollywood|date=13 November 2012|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|nl|ˈmɑtijɑs ˈsxunaːrts|lang}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmJEqKvkts |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/fWmJEqKvkts |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=DP/30: Rust and Bone, actors Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts|work=DP/30|date=24 September 2012|access-date=29 July 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]'' (1992), which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. He is best known for his roles as Filip in ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]'' (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Oscar-nominated]] ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]'' (2011), Ali in the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|BAFTA]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Golden Globe]]-nominee ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' (2012), for which he won the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]], Eric Deeds in ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]'' (2014), Bruno von Falk in ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]'' (2015), Gabriel Oak in ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]'' (2015), Hans Axgil in ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' (2015) and Uncle Vanya in ''[[Red Sparrow]]'' (2018). Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]'' (2015), and for his performance as an inmate training a wild horse in ''[[The Mustang]]'' (2019).

In 2015, he was named [[Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in France.<ref name="Arts and Letters"/>

==Early life==
Schoenaerts was born in [[Antwerp]], [[Flanders]], the Dutch speaking region of [[Belgium]]. He is the son of actor [[:nl:Julien Schoenaerts|Julien Schoenaerts]] (1925–2006) and Dominique Wiche (1953–2016), a costume designer, translator and French teacher. He has an older half brother, Bruno Schoenaerts (born 1953),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.netlog.com/brunoschoenaerts|title=Bruno Schoenaerts op Netlog|work=netlog.com|language=nl|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> who is a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/11452918/Matthias-Schoenaerts-interview-I-think-cautious-is-boring.-I-want-to-be-bad.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts interview: 'I think cautious is boring. I want to be bad'|work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=7 March 2015|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> Schoenaerts is of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] descent through his father, although his maternal grandmother is from [[Liège]], [[Wallonia]], the French-speaking region of Belgium, and for the first six years of his life he lived with his maternal grandparents in Brussels.<ref name="soir">{{cite web|url=https://sosoir.lesoir.be/rencontre-avec-matthias-schoenaerts-un-être-au-talent-ravageur|title=Rencontre avec Matthias Schoenaerts, un être au talent ravageur|work=So Soir|language=fr|date=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2016/04/05/matthias-schoenaerts-l-archange-aux-mains-nues_4895680_3246.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, l'archange aux mains nues - Le Monde|work=Le Monde|language=fr|date=5 April 2016}}</ref>

Schoenaerts grew up bilingual,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/interviews/200301-theyre-antiheroes-matthias-schoenaerts-on-rust-and-bone|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151014035209/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/interviews/200301-theyre-antiheroes-matthias-schoenaerts-on-rust-and-bone|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2015|title=They're Antiheroes: Matthias Schoenaerts on Rust and Bone|work=craveonline.com|date=21 November 2012|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> speaking [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[French language|French]]. He is also fluent in [[English language|English]],<ref name="undertheradarmag">{{cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/matthias_schoenaerts|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Looking for His Next Crush|work=Under the Radar|date=20 March 2013|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> which he learned by watching American movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/28/matthias-schoenaerts-madding-crowd|title=Talking love and movies with 'Belgian Brando' Matthias Schoenaerts|work=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]|date=24 April 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1987, at nine years old, he appeared in a stage production of [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]'s ''[[The Little Prince]]'' opposite his father, who was also the director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UIVzp1pH8E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/1UIVzp1pH8E |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=9-year-old Matthias Schoenaerts playing The Little Prince with his father Julien in 1987|work=YouTube|access-date=2 November 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His mother, Dominique, was the costume designer of the play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.vti.be/productions/de-kleine-prins|title=VTi – Producties – De kleine prins (1987–1988)|work=data.vti.be|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref>

He started producing [[graffiti]] as a teenager under the pseudonym "Zenith",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20150510_01673357/graffitimuur-matthias-schoenaerts-deels-gesloopt|title=Graffitimuur Matthias Schoenaerts deels gesloopt|work=Gazet van Antwerpen|language=nl|date=10 May 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> going to New York to collaborate with the Bronx group [[TATS CRU]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/t-magazine/good-morning-matthias-schoenaerts.html|title=Good Morning, Matthias Schoenaerts|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

Schoenaerts was close to becoming a professional association football player and was on the books of Belgian team [[Beerschot AC]], but gave up when he was 16 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/matthias-schoenaerts-i-have-a-very-interesting-problem-with-authority-1.2195332|title=Matthias Schoenaerts: 'I have a very interesting problem with authority'|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=2 May 2015|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.be/nl/jupilerproleague/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=560067|title=Rundskop is een Rat|work=sport.be|language=nl|date=25 January 2012|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Schoenaerts stated that he was a fan of the Spanish football club [[FC Barcelona]].<ref name="undertheradarmag"/>

==Career==
===Early work in Belgium and Netherlands (1992–2011)===
At the age of 13, Schoenaerts made his film debut with a small role in the 1992 Belgian film ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]'', which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. His father starred in the film but they did not share any scenes together.

In 2003, Schoenaerts was named one of "[[Shooting Stars Award|Europe's Shooting Stars]]" by the [[European Film Promotion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts – Shooting Star 2003|url=http://www.efp-online.com/en/actors/366/Matthias-Schoenaerts%22.html|work=efp-online.com|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>

After completing studies at The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Antwerp, he featured in several shorts and feature films. In 2002, he starred in Dorothée Van Den Berghe's ''Meisje'' (''Girl'');<ref>{{cite web|title=Meisje/Girl (2002) – Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk-OfT_EZkI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Yk-OfT_EZkI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Tom Barman]]'s ''[[Any Way the Wind Blows (film)|Any Way the Wind Blows]]'' in 2003; Rudolf Mestdagh's ''[[Ellektra (2004 film)|Ellektra]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=eLLektra -Rudolf Mestdagh|url=http://rudolfmestdagh.com/featurefilm/ellektra|publisher=rudolfmestdagh.com|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> and Roel Mondelaers and Raf Reyntjens's sci-fi short film ''A Message from Outer Space'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk23cAPjFCU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Bk23cAPjFCU |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=A Message From Outer Space (2004) Trailer – Matthias Schoenaerts|work=YouTube|date=12 August 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which Schoenaerts also produced in 2004.

In 2006, Schoenaerts played Dennis in Hilde Van Mieghem's ''[[Love Belongs to Everyone]]'', and had a small role as a member of the [[Dutch resistance]] in [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]''.

In 2007, he starred in Ben van Lieshout's film ''De Muze'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnUNga_kFfg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FnUNga_kFfg |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=De Muze/The Muse (2007) – Trailer with Matthias Schoenaerts|work=YouTube|date=16 December 2012|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in Erik Bruyn's ''Nadine''. In 2008, he played Bob in Pieter van Hees's horror film ''[[Left Bank (film)|Left Bank]]'', and most notably played the role of Filip in [[Erik Van Looy]]'s ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]'', which became the most successful [[Flanders|Flemish]] film at the Belgian box-office, earning over $7,075,161.<ref>{{cite news |title='Loft' breekt record van 'Koko Flanel' |url=http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF19022009_031 |work=[[De Standaard]] |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=24 May 2012 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Loft>{{cite web|last=Van Baelen|first=Carl|title=Matthias Schoenaerts completes cast of 'Loft'|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/matthias-schoenaerts-completes-cast-loft-05-17-2011|publisher=TheCelebrityCafe.com|access-date=24 May 2012|date=17 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803233651/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/matthias-schoenaerts-completes-cast-loft-05-17-2011|archive-date=3 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts starred in the mini-series ''The Emperor of Taste'' (''De smaak van De Keyser''), playing a Belgian soldier in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Emperor of Taste tailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAk_pwsEcR0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/DAk_pwsEcR0 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=14 November 2008|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2009, he starred in Dorothée Van Den Berghe's ''[[My Queen Karo]]'', in which he played the hippie Raven in 1970s' [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trailer My Queen Karo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jVgl6QZF4Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/2jVgl6QZF4Q |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=18 January 2010|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2010, he played the lead role in Alex Stockman's [[techno-thriller]] ''[[Pulsar (film)|Pulsar]]'', and had a cameo in Franck Richard's ''[[La Meute]]'' (''The Pack'').

In 2011, Schoenaerts starred in the Dutch films ''[[The Gang of Oss (film)|The Gang of Oss]]'' (''De Bende van Oss'')<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gang of Oss – Mountain Road|url=http://www.mountainroad.nl/movies/the-gang-of-oss-53/|publisher=mountainroad.nl|access-date=22 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127152008/http://www.mountainroad.nl/movies/the-gang-of-oss-53/|archive-date=27 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and ''The President'' (''De President'').<ref>{{cite web|title=DE PRESIDENT trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9AYaHUVuw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ga9AYaHUVuw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Breakthrough: ''Bullhead'' and ''Rust and Bone'' (2011–2013)===
In 2011, Schoenaerts played Jacky Vanmarsenille, the lead role in ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]'', directed by [[Michaël R. Roskam]], which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. His performance in the film was well received and won him the FIPRESCI Award for best actor at the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] in January 2012. The jury praised the actor's "superb portrayal of an innocent and sensitive man trapped in a truculent body."<ref>{{cite news|last=Pond|first=Steve|title='Starbuck' Wins Top Palm Springs Fest Award|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS369990830220120115|work=Reuters|access-date=27 January 2012|date=15 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Wins Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival |url=http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/2012/01/19/matthias-schoenaerts-wins-best-actor-palm-springs-international-film-festival/ |work=Positive Impact Magazine |access-date=27 January 2012 |date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204233554/http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/2012/01/19/matthias-schoenaerts-wins-best-actor-palm-springs-international-film-festival/ |archive-date=4 February 2012 }}</ref> He also won the [[Magritte Award for Best Actor]].

[[File:De rouille et d'os Cannes 2012 2.jpg|thumb|Schoenaerts next to [[Marion Cotillard]], Armand Verdure and [[Jacques Audiard]] during the premiere of ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2012.]]
In 2012, he starred in [[Jacques Audiard]]'s ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' (''De rouille et d'os'') alongside [[Marion Cotillard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts – Young Hollywood Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9hUV98mJ8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/tF9hUV98mJ8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|work=YouTube |access-date=22 April 2013 |date=26 November 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marion Cotillard Takes Rust and Bone|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81831|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=27 January 2012|date=7 September 2011}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] and was a critical and box office hit in France.<ref>{{cite web|title='Rust and Bone' helps keep French films highly visible|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-nov-25-la-et-ca-mn-french-film-rust-bone20121125-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=30 August 2015|date=25 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012) – JPBox-Office|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=12744|work=jpbox-office.com}}</ref> On 22 February 2013, Matthias won the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]] for his role in ''Rust and Bone''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Richford|first=Rhonda|title=Cesar Awards: 'Amour' Wins Best Picture, 'Argo' Best Foreign Language Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cesar-awards-amour-wins-best-423552|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=18 June 2013|date=22 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cérémonie des César: Matthias Schoenaerts, meilleur espoir masculin|url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/ceremonie-des-cesar-matthias-schoenaerts-meilleur-espoir-masculin-51b8f935e4b0de6db9c9ab66|work=[[La Libre Belgique]]|access-date=18 June 2013|language=fr|date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

Schoenaerts produced and starred in the Belgian short film ''[[Dood van een Schaduw|Death of a Shadow]]'' (''Dood van een Schaduw''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Death of a Shadow – Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEt1e-g1vLs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205223130/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEt1e-g1vLs&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-02-05 |url-status=dead|work=YouTube|access-date=2 November 2015|date=28 September 2012}}</ref> directed by Tom Van Avermaet. On 10 January 2013, the short film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Death of a Shadow nominated for Best Live Action Short Oscar|url=http://www.flandersimage.com/news/detail/death-of-a-shadow-nominated-for-best-live-action-short-oscar|publisher=Flandersimage.com|access-date=1 March 2013|date=10 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Interview: César Winner Matthias Schoenaerts Talks Oscar Nominated Short 'Death Of A Shadow'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-cesar-winner-matthias-schoenaerts-talks-oscar-nominated-short-death-of-a-shadow-20130223|work=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=18 June 2013|date=23 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103132004/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-cesar-winner-matthias-schoenaerts-talks-oscar-nominated-short-death-of-a-shadow-20130223|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' described Schoenaerts as "the most versatile beefcake actor of our time" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/movies/breakout-actors-of-the-new-season.html|title=Breakout Actors of the New Season|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 September 2012|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref>

In 2013, he narrated the [[Flemish dialects|Flemish]] version of the [[Disneynature]] documentary ''[[Chimpanzee (film)|Chimpanzee]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmfreak.be/index.php?module=filmfreak&func=viewpub&tid=17&pid=576&title=Matthias.Schoenaerts.in.Disneynatures.Chimpanzee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117165432/http://www.filmfreak.be/index.php?module=filmfreak&func=viewpub&tid=17&pid=576&title=Matthias.Schoenaerts.in.Disneynatures.Chimpanzee|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-17|title=Matthias Schoenaerts in Disneynature's "Chimpanzee"|work=filmfreak.be}}</ref>

===International success (2014-Present)===
In 2014, Schoenaerts appeared alongside [[Clive Owen]], [[Billy Crudup]] and again Marion Cotillard in the thriller ''[[Blood Ties (2013 film)|Blood Ties]]'', in which he played Anthony Scarfo.<ref>{{cite web|last=De Becker|first=Annelies|title=Schoenaerts speelt met Mila Kunis in 'Blood Ties'|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/924/Stars/article/detail/1422580/2012/04/12/Schoenaerts-speelt-met-Mila-Kunis-in-Blood-Ties.dhtml|publisher=HLN.be|access-date=25 May 2012|date=12 April 2012|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dang|first=Simon|title=Lili Taylor & 'The Wire' Star Domenick Lombardozzi Join 'Blood Ties'; 'Bullhead' & 'Rust & Bone' Star Matthias Schoenaerts Confirmed|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/lili-taylor-the-wire-star-domenick-lombardozzi-join-blood-ties-bullhead-rust-bone-star-matthias-schoenaerts-confirmed-20120416|work=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=25 May 2012|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603010110/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/lili-taylor-the-wire-star-domenick-lombardozzi-join-blood-ties-bullhead-rust-bone-star-matthias-schoenaerts-confirmed-20120416|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].

He played Eric Deeds in ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]'', his second film with Michael R. Roskam, starring opposite [[Tom Hardy]], [[Noomi Rapace]] and [[James Gandolfini]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Exclusive: Matthias Schoenaerts Joins 'Animal Rescue' With Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-matthias-schoenaerts-joins-animal-rescue-with-tom-hardy-noomi-rapace-20130223|work=IndieWire|access-date=18 June 2013|date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, Schoenaerts appeared in seven films: ''[[The Loft (film)|The Loft]]'', the American remake of the Belgian film ''Loft'', in which he played the same character and which was his first English-language film; in [[Saul Dibb]]'s ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]'', playing the German officer Bruno von Falk opposite [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]];<ref>{{cite web|last=Bustos|first=Kristina|title=Matthias Schoenaerts joins Michelle Williams in 'Suite Française'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a440733/matthias-schoenaerts-joins-michelle-williams-in-suite-francaise.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=18 June 2013|date=25 November 2012}}</ref> in [[Thomas Vinterberg]]'s ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]'' as Gabriel Oak,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_CQ_iAWA8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/or_CQ_iAWA8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Carey Mulligan handpicked Matthias Schoenaerts for 'Far from the Madding Crowd'|work=YouTube|date=29 September 2015|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> one of [[Carey Mulligan]]'s three love interests;<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title=Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts Set For Searchlight's 'Far From The Madding Crowd'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/carey-mulligan-matthias-schoenaerts-set-for-thomas-vinterberg-far-from-the-madding-crowd-fox-searchlight-dna/|work=Deadline.com|publisher=PMC|access-date=18 June 2013|date=17 May 2013}}</ref> in [[Alan Rickman]]'s period drama ''[[A Little Chaos]]'', as French landscape architect [[André Le Nôtre]], opposite [[Kate Winslet]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kate-winslet-matthias-schoenaerts-to-star-in-alan-rickman-directed-period-drama-a-little-chaos-20130117|title=Kate Winslet & Matthias Schoenaerts To Star in Alan Rickman Directed Period Drama 'A Little Chaos'|work=IndieWire|date=17 January 2013|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522155100/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kate-winslet-matthias-schoenaerts-to-star-in-alan-rickman-directed-period-drama-a-little-chaos-20130117|archive-date=22 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts was announced as [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]] on [[HBO]]'s miniseries ''Lewis and Clark'', co-starring [[Casey Affleck]] as [[Meriwether Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Gets Formal Greenlight By HBO; Matthias Schoenaerts To Star With Casey Affleck|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/lewis-and-clark-miniseries-hbo-matthias-schoenaerts-casey-affleck-star-1201363255/|work=Deadline.com|access-date=15 March 2015|date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Production got shut down in August 2015 due to "internal and external, weather-related factors".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/lewis-and-clark-hbo-halts-miniseres-production/ |title=HBO Halts Production on LEWIS AND CLARK Miniseries Amid Creative Differences |last=Keene |first=Allison |date=August 5, 2015 |website=Collider}}</ref>

Schoenaerts starred in [[Alice Winocour]]'s French thriller ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]'' (''Maryland''), as an ex-soldier suffering from [[post traumatic stress disorder]], for which his performance was highly praised.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indie Sales Nabs Int'l Rights to Thriller 'Close Protection' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/indie-sales-nabs-intl-rights-to-thriller-close-protection-exclusive-1201348047/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=21 November 2014|date=5 November 2014}}</ref> He played Paul in [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s erotic thriller ''[[A Bigger Splash (2015 film)|A Bigger Splash]]'', starring opposite [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Dakota Johnson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Margot Robbie & Matthias Schoenaerts Team For Luca Guadagnino's Sexy Thriller|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/tilda-swinton-ralph-fiennes-margot-robbie-matthias-schoenaerts-team-for-luca-guadagninos-sexy-thriller-20140515|work=[[Indiewire]]|access-date=18 November 2014|date=15 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/gallery/6kHIOUI/|title=First still of "A Bigger Splash": Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes|work=imgur.com|date=27 July 2015|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> and played the art-dealer Hans Axgil in [[Tom Hooper]]'s ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts joins Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=43100|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=15 March 2015|date=8 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A lover not a fighter|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/film/a-lover-not-a-fighter.119883838|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|access-date=15 March 2015|date=5 March 2015}}</ref> ''A Bigger Splash'' and ''The Danish Girl'' made their world premieres at the [[72nd Venice International Film Festival|2015 Venice Film Festival]], both were screened in the official competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Matthias Schoenaerts' movies at Venice Film Festival|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Culture/1.2403363|access-date=12 August 2015|publisher=deredactie.be|date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Venice Festival: Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts to Pull Double Duty|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-dakota-johnson-matthias-schoenaerts-811819|access-date=12 August 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=29 July 2015}}</ref>

On 28 July 2015, Schoenaerts was named a [[Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in France.<ref name="Arts and Letters">{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/info/medias/detail_matthias-schoenaerts-fait-chevalier-de-l-ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres-en-france?id=9042073|title=Matthias Schoenaerts fait Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres en France|work=rtbf.be|language=fr|date=28 July 2015|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>

In January 2016, it was announced that Schoenaerts would play a drummer who begins to lose his hearing in Darius Marder's ''[[Sound of Metal]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts to star in The Sound of Metal|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/22/dakota-johnson-matthias-schoenaerts-sound-of-metal|access-date=27 February 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=22 January 2016}}</ref> After a couple of years in development, Schoenaerts was replaced by [[Riz Ahmed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/riz-ahmed-olivia-cooke-sound-of-metal-1202879738/|title=Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke to Star in Music Drama ‘Sound of Metal’|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, Schoenaerts reteamed with [[Michaël R. Roskam]] in the Belgian film ''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]'' (''Le Fidèle''), in the role of a gangster named Gigi. The film was Roskam and Schoenaerts' first film in Belgium since 2011's ''Bullhead''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wallimage’s eclectic first session of 2016 includes Michael Roskam and Dany Boon|url=http://www.cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=304794|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=cineuropa.org|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts played Gene, [[Jane Fonda]]'s son on the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Our Souls at Night]]'', also starring [[Robert Redford]] and directed by [[Ritesh Batra]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Robert Redford, Jane Fonda reunite in Netflix’s Our Souls at Night|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/09/robert-redford-jane-fonda-our-souls-at-night-netflix|access-date=21 September 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=9 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Redford & Jane Fonda Re-Team for Our Souls at Night|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/765283-robert-redford-jane-fonda-reteam-for-our-souls-at-night|access-date=21 September 2016|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=9 September 2016}}</ref>

He worked again with director [[Thomas Vinterberg]] in 2018's ''[[Kursk (film)|Kursk]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts talks about his next projects at ELLE Style Awards 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kBVB_pqgk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/7-kBVB_pqgk |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=24 February 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts werkt opnieuw samen met Thomas Vinterberg|url=http://vertigoweb.be/matthias-schoenaerts-werkt-opnieuw-samen-met-thomas-vinterberg/|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=Vertigoweb.be|language=nl|date=26 February 2016}}</ref> a film about the [[Kursk submarine disaster]] of 2000 in which Schoenaerts played Russian Navy captain-lieutenant Mikhail Kalekov.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Starring in Submarine Disaster Movie ‘Kursk’|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/matthias-schoenarts-submarine-disaster-movie-kursk-1201720931/|access-date=2 March 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

In 2018, Schoenaerts co-starred in [[Francis Lawrence]]'s spy thriller ''[[Red Sparrow]]'' in the role of Uncle Vanya opposite [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Joel Edgerton]] and [[Jeremy Irons]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts Join Jennifer Lawrence’s Spy Thriller ‘Red Sparrow’|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jeremy-irons-matthias-schoenarts-jennifer-lawrence-red-sparrow-1201935037/|access-date=15 December 2016|magazine=Variety|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> He starred in the Belgian-French film ''[[Close Enemies (film)|Close Enemies]]'', directed by [[David Oelhoffen]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2018/09/03/close-enemies-freres-ennemis-an-interview-with-actors-matthias-schoenaerts-and-reda-kateb/ |title=Matthias Schoenaerts and Reda Kateb interview on crime drama Close Enemies (Frères ennemis) |date=September 3, 2018 |website=The Upcoming}}</ref>

[[File:Césars 2013 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schoenaerts holding his award at the 2013 [[César Awards]] ceremony.]]

In 2019, Schoenaerts appeared as Captain Herder in [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[A Hidden Life (2019 film)|A Hidden Life]]'', as Maywood in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/matthias-schoenaerts-soderbergh-laundromat-20181018/|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeffrey Wright & More Join Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’|website=The Playlist|first=Charles|last=Barfield|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and as Roman Coleman, an inmate who participates in a rehabilitation program centered around training of wild horses in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre's ''[[The Mustang]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/matthias-schoenaerts-horse-training-drama-mustang-1203039269/|title=Film News Roundup: Matthias Schoenaerts’ Horse-Training Drama ‘Mustang’ Set for March Release|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, he appeared in [[Gina Prince-Bythewood]]'s ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matthias-schoenaerts-luca-marinelli-star-action-thriller-old-guard-1214761|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli Board Charlize Theron Action Thriller 'The Old Guard'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> as Booker / Sébastien le Livre, once a French soldier who fought under [[Napoleon]].

In 2021, Schoenaerts starred as Peter Flood in Jeremie Guez's ''[[The Sound of Philadelphia (film)|Brothers by Blood]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-matthias-schoenaerts-garrett-hedlund-scoot-mcnairy-team-sound-philadelphia-1107807|title=Cannes: Matthias Schoenaerts, Garrett Hedlund and Scoot McNairy Team for 'Sound of Philadelphia'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and as Jurgen in the Flemish TV anthology ''Lockdown''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/tv/matthias-schoenaerts-veerle-baetens-en-rik-verheye-sterrenparade-in-nieuwe-mini-fictiereeksen-van-een~a4a91b31/|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Veerle Baetens en Rik Verheye: sterrenparade in nieuwe mini-fictiereeksen van Eén|website=HLN|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> episode "Zuur" alongside [[Veerle Baetens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.een.be/gemaakt-in-2020/lockdown|title=VRT Eén Presents Lockdown (16+)|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> His upcoming works include [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[The Way of the Wind]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/terrence-malick-casts-mark-rylance-matthias-schoenaerts-and-geza-rohrig-in-the-last-planet/|title=Terrence Malick Casts Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Géza Röhrig in ‘The Last Planet’|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Justin Kurzel]]'s ''Ruin'' alongside [[Margot Robbie]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/margot-robbie-matthias-schoenaerts-ruin-justin-kurzel-1202457484/|title=Margot Robbie & Matthias Schoenaerts To Star In WWII Thriller ‘Ruin’ For Justin Kurzel & MadRiver|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> and [[David O. Russell]]'s ''[[Amsterdam (2022 film)|Amsterdam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/robert-de-niro-mike-myers-timothy-olyphant-michael-shannon-chris-rock-anya-taylor-joy-david-o-russell-new-regency-movie-1234674307/|title=Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy & More Join David O. Russell Movie|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, He starred in the TV series ''[[Django (TV series)|Django]] as [[Django (character)|the title character]]''.

==Other ventures==
Schoenaerts was the face of [[Louis Vuitton|Louis Vuitton Menswear]] Spring/Summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Matthias Schoenaerts Is The New Face of Louis Vuitton|url=http://www.bellomag.com/actor-matthias-schoenaerts-is-the-new-face-of-louis-vuitton-louisvuitton/|work=Bello Mag|access-date=18 November 2014|date=11 January 2014}}</ref>

===Directorial debut===
His directorial debut, ''Franky'', is a documentary about a one-legged childhood friend of his who became an [[Mixed martial arts|MMA fighter]], Franky van Hove.<ref>{{cite news|title=Schoenaerts to helm 'Franky'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/schoenaerts-to-helm-franky-1118054124/|access-date=26 December 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=16 May 2012}}</ref> The documentary is currently in post-production.<ref>{{cite news|title=Franky|url=http://www.savagefilm.be/documentary/FRANKY|access-date=26 December 2015|publisher=savagefilm.be|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108141043/http://www.savagefilm.be/documentary/FRANKY|archive-date=8 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Hakuna Casting===
On 24 August 2015, it was reported that Schoenaerts became the co-owner of the Belgian casting agency Hakuna Casting,<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts prend une participation dans un bureau de casting|url=http://www.lesoir.be/970979/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-culture/2015-08-24/matthias-schoenaerts-prend-une-participation-dans-un-bureau-castin|access-date=30 August 2015|publisher=lesoir.be|language=fr|date=24 August 2015}}</ref> which focuses on people of ethnic origin.

The agency has collaborated on the casting of films like ''[[Black (2015 Belgian film)|Black]]'' by [[Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah]], and ''[[Belgica (film)|Belgica]]'' by [[Felix Van Groeningen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts à la recherche d'acteurs d'origine étrangère|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.francais/magazine/1.2423386|access-date=30 August 2015|publisher=deredactie.be|language=fr|date=25 August 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]''
| Wannes Scholliers
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2002
| ''De blauwe roos''
| Minnaar
| Short
|-
| ''Waternimf''
|
| Short
|-
| ''Meisje'' a.k.a. ''Girl''
| Oskar
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''Zien''
| Man
| Short
|-
| ''[[Any Way the Wind Blows (film)|Any Way the Wind Blows]]''
| Chouki
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2004
| ''Je veux quelque chose et je ne sais pas quoi''
| Jaap
| rowspan=2| Short
|-
| ''A Message from Outer Space''
| Frits
|-
| ''[[Ellektra (2004 film)|Ellektra]]''
| DJ Cosmonaut X
|
|-
| ''Gender''
|
| rowspan=7| Short
|-
| rowspan=5|2005
| ''Another Day''
| Man
|-
| ''The End of the Ride''
| Samuel
|-
| ''Daughter''
| Mattias
|-
| ''Exit''
| Anthony
|-
| ''The One Thing to Do''
| Edward Monskii
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
| ''Retour''
| Maxime
|-
| ''[[Love Belongs to Everyone]]''
| Dennis
|
|-
| ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]''
| Joop
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''The Muse''
| John
|
|-
| ''Nadine''
| Cornee
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Left Bank Linkeroever|Left Bank]]''
| Bob
|
|-
| ''Tunnelrat''
| John Atkins
| Short
|-
| ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]''
| Filip Willems
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''Afterday''
| Jef
| Short
|-
| ''[[My Queen Karo]]''
| Raven
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2010
| ''[[The Pack (2010 film)|The Pack]]''
| Le Gothique en toc
|
|-
| ''[[Pulsar (film)|Pulsar]]''
| Samuel Verbist
|
|-
| ''Injury Time''
| Van Dessel
| Short
|-
| rowspan=3|2011
| ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| Jacky Vanmarsenille
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor]] Flanders Film Award for Best Actor [[AFI Fest|AFI Fest New Auteur's Critic Prize for Best Actor]] [[Fantastic Fest|Fantastic Fest New Wave Award for Best Actor]] Les Arcs European Film Festival for Best Actor [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor Nominated—International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor
|-
| ''The President''
| Boyko
|
|-
| ''[[The Gang of Oss (film)|The Gang of Oss]]''
| Ties van Heesch
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[Rust and Bone]]''
| Ali
| [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]] Étoiles d'Or Award for Best Male Newcomer [[Valladolid International Film Festival]] for Best Actor Nominated—[[Magritte Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Lumières Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Prix Patrick Dewaere]] Nominated—[[Dublin Film Critics' Circle]] for Best Actor
|-
| ''[[Dood van een Schaduw|Death of a Shadow]]''
| Nathan Rijckx
| Short
|-
| rowspan=2|2013
| ''[[Chimpanzee (film)|Chimpanzee]]''
| Narrator (Belgian Dutch version)
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Blood Ties (2013 film)|Blood Ties]]''
| Anthony Scarfo
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
| ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]''
| Eric Deeds
|
|-
| ''[[A Little Chaos]]''
| André Le Nôtre
|
|-
| ''[[The Loft (film)|The Loft]]''
| Philip Williams
|
|-
| rowspan=5|2015
| ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]''
| Bruno von Falk
|
|-
| ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]''
| [[Gabriel Oak]]
|
|-
| ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]''
| Vincent
| Nominated—[[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|-
| ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''
| Hans Axgil
| [[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]] Award for Revelation of the Year
|-
| ''[[A Bigger Splash (2015 film)|A Bigger Splash]]''
| Paul De Smedt
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Our Souls at Night]]''
| Gene
|
|-
| ''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]''
| Gigi
| [[Ensor Award]] for Best Actor Nominated—[[Magritte Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2018
| ''[[Red Sparrow]]''
| Ivan Vladimirovich Egorov
|
|-
| ''[[Kursk (film)|Kursk]]''
| Mikhail Averin
|
|-
|''[[Close Enemies (film)|Close Enemies]]''
| Manuel Marco
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2019
| ''[[The Mustang]]''
| Roman Coleman
| Nominated—[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
|-
| ''[[A Hidden Life (2019 film)|A Hidden Life]]''
| Captain Herder
|
|-
| ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]''
| Maywood
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''
| Booker/Sebastien le Livre
|
|-
|''[[Brothers by Blood]]''
| Peter Flood
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Amsterdam (2022 film)|Amsterdam]]''
|Lem Getwiller
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Old Guard 2]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Booker/Sebastien le Livre
| Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Way of the Wind]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| [[Saint Peter]]
| Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Flikken]]''
| Jens Goossens
| Episode: "Corrupt"
|-
| 2002
| ''Stille waters''
| Rechercheur
| Episode #1.8
|-
| 2008
| ''De Smaak van De Keyser'' a.k.a. ''The Emperor of Taste''
| Alfred Lenaerts
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''Los zand''
| Vincent Vandeweghe
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''Duts''
| Himself
| Episode: "De nieuwe buurman"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[De Biker Boys]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "De reconstructie"
|-
| 2021
|''Lockdown''
| Jurgen
| Episode: "Zuur" with [[Veerle Baetens]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Django (TV series)|Django]]''
| [[Django (character)|Django]]
|
|-
| 2024
|''[[The Regime (miniseries)|The Regime]]''
|Herbert Zubak
|Miniseries
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 2003
| [[Berlin International Film Festival]]
| EFP Shooting Star
|
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Monte-Carlo TV Festival]]
| Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor - Drama Series
| ''De smaak van De Keyser''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"|2011
| Flanders Film Awards
| Best Actor
| rowspan="9"|''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[AFI Fest]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drafthousefilms.com/blog/entry/bullhead_is_award_winner_at_2011_afi_fest|title=BULLHEAD IS AWARD WINNER AT 2011 AFI FEST|work=drafthousefilms.com|date=10 November 2011|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806173144/http://drafthousefilms.com/blog/entry/bullhead_is_award_winner_at_2011_afi_fest|archive-date=6 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| New Auteurs Critic's Prize For Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Fantastic Fest|Austin Fantastic Fest]]
| Next Wave Award for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Les Arcs European Film Festival
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| 2-in-1 International Film Festival
| Heroes Award for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Filmmakers Festival
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Ostend Film Festival]]
| [[Ensor Award]] Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|2012
| [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flandersimage.com/news/detail/matthias-schoenaerts-grabs-international-press-award-at-palm-springs|title=Matthias Schoenaerts grabs international Press Award at Palm Springs|work=Flanders Image|date=16 January 2012|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Valladolid International Film Festival]]
| Best Actor
| rowspan="9"|''[[Rust and Bone]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Dublin Film Critics' Circle]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11"| 2013
| [[César Award]]
| [[César Award for Most Promising Actor|Most Promising Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Lumières Award]]
| [[Lumières Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Globes de Cristal Award]]
| [[Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| Étoiles d'Or
| Best Male Newcomer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|CinEuphoria Awards
| rowspan="2"| Best International Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| International Cinephile Society Awards
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| [[Ostend Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/videozone_ENG/1.2442613|title=Matthias Schoenaerts mobbed at Ostend|work=deredactie.be|date=16 September 2015|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| Outstanding Achievement
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://it.celebrity.yahoo.com/matthias-schoenaerts-con-il-suo-danish-girl-oggi-100129179.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts con il suo Danish girl oggi a CapriHollywood|work=it.celebrity.yahoo.com|language=it|date=29 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127032901/https://it.celebrity.yahoo.com/matthias-schoenaerts-con-il-suo-danish-girl-oggi-100129179.html|archive-date=27 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hateful-eight-sweeps-capri-hollywood-851713|title='The Hateful Eight' Sweeps Capri-Hollywood Film Fest Awards|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2 January 2016|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>
| Revelation of the Year
| ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| [[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Elle Style Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/awards-season/news/a36604/elle-style-awards-2016-winners-list/|title=Elle Style Awards 2016: Winners List|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=24 February 2016|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| Actor of the Year
|
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
|[[Ostend Film Festival]]
| [[Ensor Award]] Best Actor
| rowspan="2"|''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Women Film Critics Circle]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Mustang]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| [[35th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Mustang]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2023 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774386/awards/?ref_=nm_awd |website=IMDb |language=}}</ref>
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|}

=== Other honors ===

* [[Vlaamse Televisie Sterren|Flemish Television Star]]: 2008
* Flemish Film Personality: 2011 <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2012 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts Vlaamse Filmpersoonlijkheid, 'Rundskop' Vlaamse Film 2011 |url=https://www.hln.be/film/matthias-schoenaerts-vlaamse-filmpersoonlijkheid-rundskop-vlaamse-film-2011~a594f751/ |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[File:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier ribbon.svg|40px]] Knight in the French [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]: 2015 <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2023 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts wordt Ridder in Franse Orde van Kunsten en Letteren |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2015/07/28/matthias_schoenaertswordtridderinfranseordevankunstenenletteren-1-2402167/ |website=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]] |language=nl}}</ref>
==References==
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Matthias Schoenaerts

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'''Matthias Schoenaerts''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|oʊ|n|ɑːr|t|s}} {{respell|SHOH|narts}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://younghollywood.com/videos/yhstudio/november/marion-cotillard-and-matthias-schoenaerts-reveal-favorite-american-things.html|title=Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts Reveal Favorite American Things|work=Young Hollywood|date=13 November 2012|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> {{IPA|nl|ˈmɑtijɑs ˈsxunaːrts|lang}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmJEqKvkts |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/fWmJEqKvkts |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=DP/30: Rust and Bone, actors Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts|work=DP/30|date=24 September 2012|access-date=29 July 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]'' (1992), which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. He is best known for his roles as Filip in ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]'' (2008), Jacky Vanmarsenille in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Oscar-nominated]] ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]'' (2011), Ali in the [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|BAFTA]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Golden Globe]]-nominee ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' (2012), for which he won the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]], Eric Deeds in ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]'' (2014), Bruno von Falk in ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]'' (2015), Gabriel Oak in ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]'' (2015), Hans Axgil in ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' (2015) and Uncle Vanya in ''[[Red Sparrow]]'' (2018). Schoenaerts received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD in ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]'' (2015), and for his performance as an inmate training a wild horse in ''[[The Mustang]]'' (2019).

In 2015, he was named [[Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in France.<ref name="Arts and Letters"/>

==Early life==
Schoenaerts was born in [[Antwerp]], [[Flanders]], the Dutch speaking region of [[Belgium]]. He is the son of actor [[:nl:Julien Schoenaerts|Julien Schoenaerts]] (1925–2006) and Dominique Wiche (1953–2016), a costume designer, translator and French teacher. He has an older half brother, Bruno Schoenaerts (born 1953),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.netlog.com/brunoschoenaerts|title=Bruno Schoenaerts op Netlog|work=netlog.com|language=nl|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> who is a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/film-interviews/11452918/Matthias-Schoenaerts-interview-I-think-cautious-is-boring.-I-want-to-be-bad.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts interview: 'I think cautious is boring. I want to be bad'|work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]]|date=7 March 2015|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> Schoenaerts is of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] descent through his father, although his maternal grandmother is from [[Liège]], [[Wallonia]], the French-speaking region of Belgium, and for the first six years of his life he lived with his maternal grandparents in Brussels.<ref name="soir">{{cite web|url=https://sosoir.lesoir.be/rencontre-avec-matthias-schoenaerts-un-être-au-talent-ravageur|title=Rencontre avec Matthias Schoenaerts, un être au talent ravageur|work=So Soir|language=fr|date=23 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2016/04/05/matthias-schoenaerts-l-archange-aux-mains-nues_4895680_3246.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, l'archange aux mains nues - Le Monde|work=Le Monde|language=fr|date=5 April 2016}}</ref>

Schoenaerts grew up bilingual,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/interviews/200301-theyre-antiheroes-matthias-schoenaerts-on-rust-and-bone|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151014035209/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/interviews/200301-theyre-antiheroes-matthias-schoenaerts-on-rust-and-bone|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 October 2015|title=They're Antiheroes: Matthias Schoenaerts on Rust and Bone|work=craveonline.com|date=21 November 2012|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> speaking [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[French language|French]]. He is also fluent in [[English language|English]],<ref name="undertheradarmag">{{cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/interviews/matthias_schoenaerts|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Looking for His Next Crush|work=Under the Radar|date=20 March 2013|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> which he learned by watching American movies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/28/matthias-schoenaerts-madding-crowd|title=Talking love and movies with 'Belgian Brando' Matthias Schoenaerts|work=[[Entertainment Weekly|EW]]|date=24 April 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1987, at nine years old, he appeared in a stage production of [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]'s ''[[The Little Prince]]'' opposite his father, who was also the director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UIVzp1pH8E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/1UIVzp1pH8E |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=9-year-old Matthias Schoenaerts playing The Little Prince with his father Julien in 1987|work=YouTube|access-date=2 November 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His mother, Dominique, was the costume designer of the play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.vti.be/productions/de-kleine-prins|title=VTi – Producties – De kleine prins (1987–1988)|work=data.vti.be|access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref>

He started producing [[graffiti]] as a teenager under the pseudonym "Zenith",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20150510_01673357/graffitimuur-matthias-schoenaerts-deels-gesloopt|title=Graffitimuur Matthias Schoenaerts deels gesloopt|work=Gazet van Antwerpen|language=nl|date=10 May 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref> going to New York to collaborate with the Bronx group [[TATS CRU]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/t-magazine/good-morning-matthias-schoenaerts.html|title=Good Morning, Matthias Schoenaerts|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=4 October 2015}}</ref>

Schoenaerts was close to becoming a professional association football player and was on the books of Belgian team [[Beerschot AC]], but gave up when he was 16 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/matthias-schoenaerts-i-have-a-very-interesting-problem-with-authority-1.2195332|title=Matthias Schoenaerts: 'I have a very interesting problem with authority'|work=[[The Irish Times]]|date=2 May 2015|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.be/nl/jupilerproleague/nieuws/article.html?Article_ID=560067|title=Rundskop is een Rat|work=sport.be|language=nl|date=25 January 2012|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Schoenaerts stated that he was a fan of the Spanish football club [[FC Barcelona]].<ref name="undertheradarmag"/>

==Career==
===Early work in Belgium and Netherlands (1992–2011)===
At the age of 13, Schoenaerts made his film debut with a small role in the 1992 Belgian film ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]'', which was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. His father starred in the film but they did not share any scenes together.

In 2003, Schoenaerts was named one of "[[Shooting Stars Award|Europe's Shooting Stars]]" by the [[European Film Promotion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts – Shooting Star 2003|url=http://www.efp-online.com/en/actors/366/Matthias-Schoenaerts%22.html|work=efp-online.com|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>

After completing studies at The Academy of Dramatic Arts in Antwerp, he featured in several shorts and feature films. In 2002, he starred in Dorothée Van Den Berghe's ''Meisje'' (''Girl'');<ref>{{cite web|title=Meisje/Girl (2002) – Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk-OfT_EZkI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Yk-OfT_EZkI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Tom Barman]]'s ''[[Any Way the Wind Blows (film)|Any Way the Wind Blows]]'' in 2003; Rudolf Mestdagh's ''[[Ellektra (2004 film)|Ellektra]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=eLLektra -Rudolf Mestdagh|url=http://rudolfmestdagh.com/featurefilm/ellektra|publisher=rudolfmestdagh.com|access-date=22 January 2016}}</ref> and Roel Mondelaers and Raf Reyntjens's sci-fi short film ''A Message from Outer Space'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk23cAPjFCU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Bk23cAPjFCU |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=A Message From Outer Space (2004) Trailer – Matthias Schoenaerts|work=YouTube|date=12 August 2015|access-date=4 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which Schoenaerts also produced in 2004.

In 2006, Schoenaerts played Dennis in Hilde Van Mieghem's ''[[Love Belongs to Everyone]]'', and had a small role as a member of the [[Dutch resistance]] in [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]''.

In 2007, he starred in Ben van Lieshout's film ''De Muze'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnUNga_kFfg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/FnUNga_kFfg |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=De Muze/The Muse (2007) – Trailer with Matthias Schoenaerts|work=YouTube|date=16 December 2012|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and in Erik Bruyn's ''Nadine''. In 2008, he played Bob in Pieter van Hees's horror film ''[[Left Bank (film)|Left Bank]]'', and most notably played the role of Filip in [[Erik Van Looy]]'s ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]'', which became the most successful [[Flanders|Flemish]] film at the Belgian box-office, earning over $7,075,161.<ref>{{cite news |title='Loft' breekt record van 'Koko Flanel' |url=http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=DMF19022009_031 |work=[[De Standaard]] |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=24 May 2012 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=Loft>{{cite web|last=Van Baelen|first=Carl|title=Matthias Schoenaerts completes cast of 'Loft'|url=http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/matthias-schoenaerts-completes-cast-loft-05-17-2011|publisher=TheCelebrityCafe.com|access-date=24 May 2012|date=17 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803233651/http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/matthias-schoenaerts-completes-cast-loft-05-17-2011|archive-date=3 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts starred in the mini-series ''The Emperor of Taste'' (''De smaak van De Keyser''), playing a Belgian soldier in World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Emperor of Taste tailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAk_pwsEcR0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/DAk_pwsEcR0 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=14 November 2008|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2009, he starred in Dorothée Van Den Berghe's ''[[My Queen Karo]]'', in which he played the hippie Raven in 1970s' [[Amsterdam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trailer My Queen Karo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jVgl6QZF4Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/2jVgl6QZF4Q |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=18 January 2010|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2010, he played the lead role in Alex Stockman's [[techno-thriller]] ''[[Pulsar (film)|Pulsar]]'', and had a cameo in Franck Richard's ''[[La Meute]]'' (''The Pack'').

In 2011, Schoenaerts starred in the Dutch films ''[[The Gang of Oss (film)|The Gang of Oss]]'' (''De Bende van Oss'')<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gang of Oss – Mountain Road|url=http://www.mountainroad.nl/movies/the-gang-of-oss-53/|publisher=mountainroad.nl|access-date=22 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127152008/http://www.mountainroad.nl/movies/the-gang-of-oss-53/|archive-date=27 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and ''The President'' (''De President'').<ref>{{cite web|title=DE PRESIDENT trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga9AYaHUVuw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ga9AYaHUVuw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Breakthrough: ''Bullhead'' and ''Rust and Bone'' (2011–2013)===
In 2011, Schoenaerts played Jacky Vanmarsenille, the lead role in ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]'', directed by [[Michaël R. Roskam]], which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. His performance in the film was well received and won him the FIPRESCI Award for best actor at the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] in January 2012. The jury praised the actor's "superb portrayal of an innocent and sensitive man trapped in a truculent body."<ref>{{cite news|last=Pond|first=Steve|title='Starbuck' Wins Top Palm Springs Fest Award|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS369990830220120115|work=Reuters|access-date=27 January 2012|date=15 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Wins Best Actor Palm Springs International Film Festival |url=http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/2012/01/19/matthias-schoenaerts-wins-best-actor-palm-springs-international-film-festival/ |work=Positive Impact Magazine |access-date=27 January 2012 |date=19 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204233554/http://www.positiveimpactmagazine.com/2012/01/19/matthias-schoenaerts-wins-best-actor-palm-springs-international-film-festival/ |archive-date=4 February 2012 }}</ref> He also won the [[Magritte Award for Best Actor]].

[[File:De rouille et d'os Cannes 2012 2.jpg|thumb|Schoenaerts next to [[Marion Cotillard]], Armand Verdure and [[Jacques Audiard]] during the premiere of ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 2012.]]
In 2012, he starred in [[Jacques Audiard]]'s ''[[Rust and Bone]]'' (''De rouille et d'os'') alongside [[Marion Cotillard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts – Young Hollywood Interview |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9hUV98mJ8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/tF9hUV98mJ8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|work=YouTube |access-date=22 April 2013 |date=26 November 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marion Cotillard Takes Rust and Bone|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=81831|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=27 January 2012|date=7 September 2011}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] and was a critical and box office hit in France.<ref>{{cite web|title='Rust and Bone' helps keep French films highly visible|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2012-nov-25-la-et-ca-mn-french-film-rust-bone20121125-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=30 August 2015|date=25 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012) – JPBox-Office|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=12744|work=jpbox-office.com}}</ref> On 22 February 2013, Matthias won the [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]] for his role in ''Rust and Bone''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Richford|first=Rhonda|title=Cesar Awards: 'Amour' Wins Best Picture, 'Argo' Best Foreign Language Film|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cesar-awards-amour-wins-best-423552|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=18 June 2013|date=22 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cérémonie des César: Matthias Schoenaerts, meilleur espoir masculin|url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/ceremonie-des-cesar-matthias-schoenaerts-meilleur-espoir-masculin-51b8f935e4b0de6db9c9ab66|work=[[La Libre Belgique]]|access-date=18 June 2013|language=fr|date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

Schoenaerts produced and starred in the Belgian short film ''[[Dood van een Schaduw|Death of a Shadow]]'' (''Dood van een Schaduw''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Death of a Shadow – Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEt1e-g1vLs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205223130/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEt1e-g1vLs&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-02-05 |url-status=dead|work=YouTube|access-date=2 November 2015|date=28 September 2012}}</ref> directed by Tom Van Avermaet. On 10 January 2013, the short film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Death of a Shadow nominated for Best Live Action Short Oscar|url=http://www.flandersimage.com/news/detail/death-of-a-shadow-nominated-for-best-live-action-short-oscar|publisher=Flandersimage.com|access-date=1 March 2013|date=10 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Interview: César Winner Matthias Schoenaerts Talks Oscar Nominated Short 'Death Of A Shadow'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-cesar-winner-matthias-schoenaerts-talks-oscar-nominated-short-death-of-a-shadow-20130223|work=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=18 June 2013|date=23 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103132004/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-cesar-winner-matthias-schoenaerts-talks-oscar-nominated-short-death-of-a-shadow-20130223|archive-date=3 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' described Schoenaerts as "the most versatile beefcake actor of our time" in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/movies/breakout-actors-of-the-new-season.html|title=Breakout Actors of the New Season|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 September 2012|access-date=8 June 2016}}</ref>

In 2013, he narrated the [[Flemish dialects|Flemish]] version of the [[Disneynature]] documentary ''[[Chimpanzee (film)|Chimpanzee]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmfreak.be/index.php?module=filmfreak&func=viewpub&tid=17&pid=576&title=Matthias.Schoenaerts.in.Disneynatures.Chimpanzee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117165432/http://www.filmfreak.be/index.php?module=filmfreak&func=viewpub&tid=17&pid=576&title=Matthias.Schoenaerts.in.Disneynatures.Chimpanzee|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-17|title=Matthias Schoenaerts in Disneynature's "Chimpanzee"|work=filmfreak.be}}</ref>

===International success (2014-Present)===
In 2014, Schoenaerts appeared alongside [[Clive Owen]], [[Billy Crudup]] and again Marion Cotillard in the thriller ''[[Blood Ties (2013 film)|Blood Ties]]'', in which he played Anthony Scarfo.<ref>{{cite web|last=De Becker|first=Annelies|title=Schoenaerts speelt met Mila Kunis in 'Blood Ties'|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/924/Stars/article/detail/1422580/2012/04/12/Schoenaerts-speelt-met-Mila-Kunis-in-Blood-Ties.dhtml|publisher=HLN.be|access-date=25 May 2012|date=12 April 2012|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dang|first=Simon|title=Lili Taylor & 'The Wire' Star Domenick Lombardozzi Join 'Blood Ties'; 'Bullhead' & 'Rust & Bone' Star Matthias Schoenaerts Confirmed|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/lili-taylor-the-wire-star-domenick-lombardozzi-join-blood-ties-bullhead-rust-bone-star-matthias-schoenaerts-confirmed-20120416|work=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=25 May 2012|date=16 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603010110/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/lili-taylor-the-wire-star-domenick-lombardozzi-join-blood-ties-bullhead-rust-bone-star-matthias-schoenaerts-confirmed-20120416|archive-date=3 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].

He played Eric Deeds in ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]'', his second film with Michael R. Roskam, starring opposite [[Tom Hardy]], [[Noomi Rapace]] and [[James Gandolfini]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Exclusive: Matthias Schoenaerts Joins 'Animal Rescue' With Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-matthias-schoenaerts-joins-animal-rescue-with-tom-hardy-noomi-rapace-20130223|work=IndieWire|access-date=18 June 2013|date=23 February 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, Schoenaerts appeared in seven films: ''[[The Loft (film)|The Loft]]'', the American remake of the Belgian film ''Loft'', in which he played the same character and which was his first English-language film; in [[Saul Dibb]]'s ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]'', playing the German officer Bruno von Falk opposite [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Kristin Scott Thomas]];<ref>{{cite web|last=Bustos|first=Kristina|title=Matthias Schoenaerts joins Michelle Williams in 'Suite Française'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a440733/matthias-schoenaerts-joins-michelle-williams-in-suite-francaise.html|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=18 June 2013|date=25 November 2012}}</ref> in [[Thomas Vinterberg]]'s ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]'' as Gabriel Oak,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or_CQ_iAWA8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/or_CQ_iAWA8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Carey Mulligan handpicked Matthias Schoenaerts for 'Far from the Madding Crowd'|work=YouTube|date=29 September 2015|access-date=22 January 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> one of [[Carey Mulligan]]'s three love interests;<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title=Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts Set For Searchlight's 'Far From The Madding Crowd'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/carey-mulligan-matthias-schoenaerts-set-for-thomas-vinterberg-far-from-the-madding-crowd-fox-searchlight-dna/|work=Deadline.com|publisher=PMC|access-date=18 June 2013|date=17 May 2013}}</ref> in [[Alan Rickman]]'s period drama ''[[A Little Chaos]]'', as French landscape architect [[André Le Nôtre]], opposite [[Kate Winslet]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kate-winslet-matthias-schoenaerts-to-star-in-alan-rickman-directed-period-drama-a-little-chaos-20130117|title=Kate Winslet & Matthias Schoenaerts To Star in Alan Rickman Directed Period Drama 'A Little Chaos'|work=IndieWire|date=17 January 2013|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522155100/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/kate-winslet-matthias-schoenaerts-to-star-in-alan-rickman-directed-period-drama-a-little-chaos-20130117|archive-date=22 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts was announced as [[William Clark (explorer)|William Clark]] on [[HBO]]'s miniseries ''Lewis and Clark'', co-starring [[Casey Affleck]] as [[Meriwether Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Lewis And Clark' Miniseries Gets Formal Greenlight By HBO; Matthias Schoenaerts To Star With Casey Affleck|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/lewis-and-clark-miniseries-hbo-matthias-schoenaerts-casey-affleck-star-1201363255/|work=Deadline.com|access-date=15 March 2015|date=30 January 2015}}</ref> Production got shut down in August 2015 due to "internal and external, weather-related factors".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/lewis-and-clark-hbo-halts-miniseres-production/ |title=HBO Halts Production on LEWIS AND CLARK Miniseries Amid Creative Differences |last=Keene |first=Allison |date=August 5, 2015 |website=Collider}}</ref>

Schoenaerts starred in [[Alice Winocour]]'s French thriller ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]'' (''Maryland''), as an ex-soldier suffering from [[post traumatic stress disorder]], for which his performance was highly praised.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indie Sales Nabs Int'l Rights to Thriller 'Close Protection' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/indie-sales-nabs-intl-rights-to-thriller-close-protection-exclusive-1201348047/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=21 November 2014|date=5 November 2014}}</ref> He played Paul in [[Luca Guadagnino]]'s erotic thriller ''[[A Bigger Splash (2015 film)|A Bigger Splash]]'', starring opposite [[Tilda Swinton]], [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Dakota Johnson]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Margot Robbie & Matthias Schoenaerts Team For Luca Guadagnino's Sexy Thriller|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/tilda-swinton-ralph-fiennes-margot-robbie-matthias-schoenaerts-team-for-luca-guadagninos-sexy-thriller-20140515|work=[[Indiewire]]|access-date=18 November 2014|date=15 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://imgur.com/gallery/6kHIOUI/|title=First still of "A Bigger Splash": Matthias Schoenaerts, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes|work=imgur.com|date=27 July 2015|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref> and played the art-dealer Hans Axgil in [[Tom Hooper]]'s ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Matthias Schoenaerts joins Tom Hooper's The Danish Girl|url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=43100|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=15 March 2015|date=8 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A lover not a fighter|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/film/a-lover-not-a-fighter.119883838|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|access-date=15 March 2015|date=5 March 2015}}</ref> ''A Bigger Splash'' and ''The Danish Girl'' made their world premieres at the [[72nd Venice International Film Festival|2015 Venice Film Festival]], both were screened in the official competition.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two Matthias Schoenaerts' movies at Venice Film Festival|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Culture/1.2403363|access-date=12 August 2015|publisher=deredactie.be|date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Venice Festival: Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts to Pull Double Duty|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-dakota-johnson-matthias-schoenaerts-811819|access-date=12 August 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=29 July 2015}}</ref>

On 28 July 2015, Schoenaerts was named a [[Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters]] in France.<ref name="Arts and Letters">{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/info/medias/detail_matthias-schoenaerts-fait-chevalier-de-l-ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres-en-france?id=9042073|title=Matthias Schoenaerts fait Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres en France|work=rtbf.be|language=fr|date=28 July 2015|access-date=28 July 2015}}</ref>

In January 2016, it was announced that Schoenaerts would play a drummer who begins to lose his hearing in Darius Marder's ''[[Sound of Metal]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dakota Johnson, Matthias Schoenaerts to star in The Sound of Metal|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/22/dakota-johnson-matthias-schoenaerts-sound-of-metal|access-date=27 February 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=22 January 2016}}</ref> After a couple of years in development, Schoenaerts was replaced by [[Riz Ahmed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/riz-ahmed-olivia-cooke-sound-of-metal-1202879738/|title=Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke to Star in Music Drama ‘Sound of Metal’|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=July 20, 2018|access-date=August 7, 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, Schoenaerts reteamed with [[Michaël R. Roskam]] in the Belgian film ''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]'' (''Le Fidèle''), in the role of a gangster named Gigi. The film was Roskam and Schoenaerts' first film in Belgium since 2011's ''Bullhead''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wallimage’s eclectic first session of 2016 includes Michael Roskam and Dany Boon|url=http://www.cineuropa.org/nw.aspx?t=newsdetail&l=en&did=304794|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=cineuropa.org|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> In the same year, Schoenaerts played Gene, [[Jane Fonda]]'s son on the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Our Souls at Night]]'', also starring [[Robert Redford]] and directed by [[Ritesh Batra]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Robert Redford, Jane Fonda reunite in Netflix’s Our Souls at Night|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/09/robert-redford-jane-fonda-our-souls-at-night-netflix|access-date=21 September 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=9 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Robert Redford & Jane Fonda Re-Team for Our Souls at Night|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/765283-robert-redford-jane-fonda-reteam-for-our-souls-at-night|access-date=21 September 2016|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=9 September 2016}}</ref>

He worked again with director [[Thomas Vinterberg]] in 2018's ''[[Kursk (film)|Kursk]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts talks about his next projects at ELLE Style Awards 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-kBVB_pqgk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/7-kBVB_pqgk |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=24 February 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts werkt opnieuw samen met Thomas Vinterberg|url=http://vertigoweb.be/matthias-schoenaerts-werkt-opnieuw-samen-met-thomas-vinterberg/|access-date=27 February 2016|publisher=Vertigoweb.be|language=nl|date=26 February 2016}}</ref> a film about the [[Kursk submarine disaster]] of 2000 in which Schoenaerts played Russian Navy captain-lieutenant Mikhail Kalekov.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts Starring in Submarine Disaster Movie ‘Kursk’|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/matthias-schoenarts-submarine-disaster-movie-kursk-1201720931/|access-date=2 March 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

In 2018, Schoenaerts co-starred in [[Francis Lawrence]]'s spy thriller ''[[Red Sparrow]]'' in the role of Uncle Vanya opposite [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Joel Edgerton]] and [[Jeremy Irons]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jeremy Irons, Matthias Schoenaerts Join Jennifer Lawrence’s Spy Thriller ‘Red Sparrow’|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jeremy-irons-matthias-schoenarts-jennifer-lawrence-red-sparrow-1201935037/|access-date=15 December 2016|magazine=Variety|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> He starred in the Belgian-French film ''[[Close Enemies (film)|Close Enemies]]'', directed by [[David Oelhoffen]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2018/09/03/close-enemies-freres-ennemis-an-interview-with-actors-matthias-schoenaerts-and-reda-kateb/ |title=Matthias Schoenaerts and Reda Kateb interview on crime drama Close Enemies (Frères ennemis) |date=September 3, 2018 |website=The Upcoming}}</ref>

[[File:Césars 2013 2.jpg|thumb|right|Schoenaerts holding his award at the 2013 [[César Awards]] ceremony.]]

In 2019, Schoenaerts appeared as Captain Herder in [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[A Hidden Life (2019 film)|A Hidden Life]]'', as Maywood in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theplaylist.net/matthias-schoenaerts-soderbergh-laundromat-20181018/|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeffrey Wright & More Join Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Laundromat’|website=The Playlist|first=Charles|last=Barfield|date=October 18, 2018|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and as Roman Coleman, an inmate who participates in a rehabilitation program centered around training of wild horses in Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre's ''[[The Mustang]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/matthias-schoenaerts-horse-training-drama-mustang-1203039269/|title=Film News Roundup: Matthias Schoenaerts’ Horse-Training Drama ‘Mustang’ Set for March Release|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, he appeared in [[Gina Prince-Bythewood]]'s ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/matthias-schoenaerts-luca-marinelli-star-action-thriller-old-guard-1214761|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli Board Charlize Theron Action Thriller 'The Old Guard'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=May 31, 2019|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> as Booker / Sébastien le Livre, once a French soldier who fought under [[Napoleon]].

In 2021, Schoenaerts starred as Peter Flood in Jeremie Guez's ''[[The Sound of Philadelphia (film)|Brothers by Blood]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-matthias-schoenaerts-garrett-hedlund-scoot-mcnairy-team-sound-philadelphia-1107807|title=Cannes: Matthias Schoenaerts, Garrett Hedlund and Scoot McNairy Team for 'Sound of Philadelphia'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 13, 2019}}</ref> and as Jurgen in the Flemish TV anthology ''Lockdown''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/tv/matthias-schoenaerts-veerle-baetens-en-rik-verheye-sterrenparade-in-nieuwe-mini-fictiereeksen-van-een~a4a91b31/|title=Matthias Schoenaerts, Veerle Baetens en Rik Verheye: sterrenparade in nieuwe mini-fictiereeksen van Eén|website=HLN|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref> episode "Zuur" alongside [[Veerle Baetens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.een.be/gemaakt-in-2020/lockdown|title=VRT Eén Presents Lockdown (16+)|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> His upcoming works include [[Terrence Malick]]'s ''[[The Way of the Wind]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/terrence-malick-casts-mark-rylance-matthias-schoenaerts-and-geza-rohrig-in-the-last-planet/|title=Terrence Malick Casts Mark Rylance, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Géza Röhrig in ‘The Last Planet’|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Justin Kurzel]]'s ''Ruin'' alongside [[Margot Robbie]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/margot-robbie-matthias-schoenaerts-ruin-justin-kurzel-1202457484/|title=Margot Robbie & Matthias Schoenaerts To Star In WWII Thriller ‘Ruin’ For Justin Kurzel & MadRiver|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> and [[David O. Russell]]'s ''[[Amsterdam (2022 film)|Amsterdam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/robert-de-niro-mike-myers-timothy-olyphant-michael-shannon-chris-rock-anya-taylor-joy-david-o-russell-new-regency-movie-1234674307/|title=Robert De Niro, Mike Myers, Timothy Olyphant, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy & More Join David O. Russell Movie|website=HLN|access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, He starred in the TV series ''[[Django (TV series)|Django]] as [[Django (character)|the title character]]''.

==Other ventures==
Schoenaerts was the face of [[Louis Vuitton|Louis Vuitton Menswear]] Spring/Summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Matthias Schoenaerts Is The New Face of Louis Vuitton|url=http://www.bellomag.com/actor-matthias-schoenaerts-is-the-new-face-of-louis-vuitton-louisvuitton/|work=Bello Mag|access-date=18 November 2014|date=11 January 2014}}</ref>

===Directorial debut===
His directorial debut, ''Franky'', is a documentary about a one-legged childhood friend of his who became an [[Mixed martial arts|MMA fighter]], Franky van Hove.<ref>{{cite news|title=Schoenaerts to helm 'Franky'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/schoenaerts-to-helm-franky-1118054124/|access-date=26 December 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=16 May 2012}}</ref> The documentary is currently in post-production.<ref>{{cite news|title=Franky|url=http://www.savagefilm.be/documentary/FRANKY|access-date=26 December 2015|publisher=savagefilm.be|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108141043/http://www.savagefilm.be/documentary/FRANKY|archive-date=8 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Hakuna Casting===
On 24 August 2015, it was reported that Schoenaerts became the co-owner of the Belgian casting agency Hakuna Casting,<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts prend une participation dans un bureau de casting|url=http://www.lesoir.be/970979/article/actualite/fil-info/fil-info-culture/2015-08-24/matthias-schoenaerts-prend-une-participation-dans-un-bureau-castin|access-date=30 August 2015|publisher=lesoir.be|language=fr|date=24 August 2015}}</ref> which focuses on people of ethnic origin.

The agency has collaborated on the casting of films like ''[[Black (2015 Belgian film)|Black]]'' by [[Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah]], and ''[[Belgica (film)|Belgica]]'' by [[Felix Van Groeningen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Matthias Schoenaerts à la recherche d'acteurs d'origine étrangère|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.francais/magazine/1.2423386|access-date=30 August 2015|publisher=deredactie.be|language=fr|date=25 August 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Daens (film)|Daens]]''
| Wannes Scholliers
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2002
| ''De blauwe roos''
| Minnaar
| Short
|-
| ''Waternimf''
|
| Short
|-
| ''Meisje'' a.k.a. ''Girl''
| Oskar
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''Zien''
| Man
| Short
|-
| ''[[Any Way the Wind Blows (film)|Any Way the Wind Blows]]''
| Chouki
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2004
| ''Je veux quelque chose et je ne sais pas quoi''
| Jaap
| Short
|-
| ''A Message from Outer Space''
| Frits
| Short
|-
| ''[[Ellektra (2004 film)|Ellektra]]''
| DJ Cosmonaut X
|
|-
| ''Gender''
|
| Short
|-
| rowspan=5|2005
| ''Another Day''
| Man
| Short
|-
| ''The End of the Ride''
| Samuel
| Short
|-
| ''Daughter''
| Mattias
| Short
|-
| ''Exit''
| Anthony
| Short
|-
| ''The One Thing to Do''
| Edward Monskii
| Short
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
| ''Retour''
| Maxime
| Short
|-
| ''[[Love Belongs to Everyone]]''
| Dennis
|
|-
| ''[[Black Book (film)|Black Book]]''
| Joop
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''The Muse''
| John
|
|-
| ''Nadine''
| Cornee
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2008
| ''[[Left Bank Linkeroever|Left Bank]]''
| Bob
|
|-
| ''Tunnelrat''
| John Atkins
| Short
|-
| ''[[Loft (2008 film)|Loft]]''
| Filip Willems
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''Afterday''
| Jef
| Short
|-
| ''[[My Queen Karo]]''
| Raven
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2010
| ''[[The Pack (2010 film)|The Pack]]''
| Le Gothique en toc
|
|-
| ''[[Pulsar (film)|Pulsar]]''
| Samuel Verbist
|
|-
| ''Injury Time''
| Van Dessel
| Short
|-
| rowspan=3|2011
| ''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| Jacky Vanmarsenille
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor]] Flanders Film Award for Best Actor [[AFI Fest|AFI Fest New Auteur's Critic Prize for Best Actor]] [[Fantastic Fest|Fantastic Fest New Wave Award for Best Actor]] Les Arcs European Film Festival for Best Actor [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor Nominated—International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actor
|-
| ''The President''
| Boyko
|
|-
| ''[[The Gang of Oss (film)|The Gang of Oss]]''
| Ties van Heesch
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[Rust and Bone]]''
| Ali
| [[César Award for Most Promising Actor]] Étoiles d'Or Award for Best Male Newcomer [[Valladolid International Film Festival]] for Best Actor Nominated—[[Magritte Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Lumières Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actor]] Nominated—[[Prix Patrick Dewaere]] Nominated—[[Dublin Film Critics' Circle]] for Best Actor
|-
| ''[[Dood van een Schaduw|Death of a Shadow]]''
| Nathan Rijckx
| Short
|-
| rowspan=2|2013
| ''[[Chimpanzee (film)|Chimpanzee]]''
| Narrator (Belgian Dutch version)
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Blood Ties (2013 film)|Blood Ties]]''
| Anthony Scarfo
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
| ''[[The Drop (2014 film)|The Drop]]''
| Eric Deeds
|
|-
| ''[[A Little Chaos]]''
| André Le Nôtre
|
|-
| ''[[The Loft (film)|The Loft]]''
| Philip Williams
|
|-
| rowspan=5|2015
| ''[[Suite française (film)|Suite Française]]''
| Bruno von Falk
|
|-
| ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (2015 film)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]''
| [[Gabriel Oak]]
|
|-
| ''[[Disorder (2015 film)|Disorder]]''
| Vincent
| Nominated—[[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|-
| ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''
| Hans Axgil
| [[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]] Award for Revelation of the Year
|-
| ''[[A Bigger Splash (2015 film)|A Bigger Splash]]''
| Paul De Smedt
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Our Souls at Night]]''
| Gene
|
|-
| ''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]''
| Gigi
| [[Ensor Award]] for Best Actor Nominated—[[Magritte Award for Best Actor]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2018
| ''[[Red Sparrow]]''
| Ivan Vladimirovich Egorov
|
|-
| ''[[Kursk (film)|Kursk]]''
| Mikhail Averin
|
|-
|''[[Close Enemies (film)|Close Enemies]]''
| Manuel Marco
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2019
| ''[[The Mustang]]''
| Roman Coleman
| Nominated—[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead]]
|-
| ''[[A Hidden Life (2019 film)|A Hidden Life]]''
| Captain Herder
|
|-
| ''[[The Laundromat (2019 film)|The Laundromat]]''
| Maywood
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| ''[[The Old Guard (2020 film)|The Old Guard]]''
| Booker/Sebastien le Livre
|
|-
|''[[Brothers by Blood]]''
| Peter Flood
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Amsterdam (2022 film)|Amsterdam]]''
|Lem Getwiller
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|TBA
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Old Guard 2]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Booker/Sebastien le Livre
| Post-production
|-
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Way of the Wind]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| [[Saint Peter]]
| Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Flikken]]''
| Jens Goossens
| Episode: "Corrupt"
|-
| 2002
| ''Stille waters''
| Rechercheur
| Episode #1.8
|-
| 2008
| ''De Smaak van De Keyser'' a.k.a. ''The Emperor of Taste''
| Alfred Lenaerts
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''Los zand''
| Vincent Vandeweghe
| 13 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''Duts''
| Himself
| Episode: "De nieuwe buurman"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[De Biker Boys]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "De reconstructie"
|-
| 2021
|''Lockdown''
| Jurgen
| Episode: "Zuur" with [[Veerle Baetens]]
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Django (TV series)|Django]]''
| [[Django (character)|Django]]
|
|-
| 2024
|''[[The Regime (miniseries)|The Regime]]''
|Herbert Zubak
|Miniseries
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 2003
| [[Berlin International Film Festival]]
| EFP Shooting Star
|
| {{won}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Monte-Carlo Television Festival|Monte-Carlo TV Festival]]
| Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actor - Drama Series
| ''De smaak van De Keyser''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"|2011
| Flanders Film Awards
| Best Actor
| rowspan="9"|''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[AFI Fest]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drafthousefilms.com/blog/entry/bullhead_is_award_winner_at_2011_afi_fest|title=BULLHEAD IS AWARD WINNER AT 2011 AFI FEST|work=drafthousefilms.com|date=10 November 2011|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806173144/http://drafthousefilms.com/blog/entry/bullhead_is_award_winner_at_2011_afi_fest|archive-date=6 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| New Auteurs Critic's Prize For Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Fantastic Fest|Austin Fantastic Fest]]
| Next Wave Award for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Les Arcs European Film Festival
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| 2-in-1 International Film Festival
| Heroes Award for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz Young Filmmakers Festival
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Ostend Film Festival]]
| [[Ensor Award]] Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"|2012
| [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flandersimage.com/news/detail/matthias-schoenaerts-grabs-international-press-award-at-palm-springs|title=Matthias Schoenaerts grabs international Press Award at Palm Springs|work=Flanders Image|date=16 January 2012|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Valladolid International Film Festival]]
| Best Actor
| rowspan="9"|''[[Rust and Bone]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Dublin Film Critics' Circle]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11"| 2013
| [[César Award]]
| [[César Award for Most Promising Actor|Most Promising Actor]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Lumières Award]]
| [[Lumières Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Globes de Cristal Award]]
| [[Globes de Cristal Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| Étoiles d'Or
| Best Male Newcomer
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|CinEuphoria Awards
| rowspan="2"| Best International Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|''[[Bullhead (film)|Bullhead]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| International Cinephile Society Awards
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| [[Ostend Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/videozone_ENG/1.2442613|title=Matthias Schoenaerts mobbed at Ostend|work=deredactie.be|date=16 September 2015|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| Outstanding Achievement
|
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://it.celebrity.yahoo.com/matthias-schoenaerts-con-il-suo-danish-girl-oggi-100129179.html|title=Matthias Schoenaerts con il suo Danish girl oggi a CapriHollywood|work=it.celebrity.yahoo.com|language=it|date=29 December 2015|access-date=9 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127032901/https://it.celebrity.yahoo.com/matthias-schoenaerts-con-il-suo-danish-girl-oggi-100129179.html|archive-date=27 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hateful-eight-sweeps-capri-hollywood-851713|title='The Hateful Eight' Sweeps Capri-Hollywood Film Fest Awards|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2 January 2016|access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>
| Revelation of the Year
| ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| [[Prix Patrick Dewaere]]
|
|
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Elle Style Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/awards-season/news/a36604/elle-style-awards-2016-winners-list/|title=Elle Style Awards 2016: Winners List|work=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=24 February 2016|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>
| Actor of the Year
|
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018
|[[Ostend Film Festival]]
| [[Ensor Award]] Best Actor
| rowspan="2"|''[[Racer and the Jailbird]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Magritte Award]]
| [[Magritte Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Women Film Critics Circle]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[The Mustang]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
| [[35th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead|Best Male Lead]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[The Mustang]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2023 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0774386/awards/?ref_=nm_awd |website=IMDb |language=}}</ref>
| Best Actor
| {{won}}
|}

=== Other honors ===

* [[Vlaamse Televisie Sterren|Flemish Television Star]]: 2008
* Flemish Film Personality: 2011 <ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2012 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts Vlaamse Filmpersoonlijkheid, 'Rundskop' Vlaamse Film 2011 |url=https://www.hln.be/film/matthias-schoenaerts-vlaamse-filmpersoonlijkheid-rundskop-vlaamse-film-2011~a594f751/ |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[File:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier ribbon.svg|40px]] Knight in the French [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]: 2015 <ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2023 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts wordt Ridder in Franse Orde van Kunsten en Letteren |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2015/07/28/matthias_schoenaertswordtridderinfranseordevankunstenenletteren-1-2402167/ |website=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]] |language=nl}}</ref>
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The Idea of You

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{{Short description|2024 film by Michael Showalter}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = The Idea of You film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Michael Showalter]]
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Michael Showalter
* [[Jennifer Westfeldt]]
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Idea of You''|[[Robinne Lee]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cathy Schulman]]
* [[Gabrielle Union]]
* [[Anne Hathaway]]
* Robinne Lee
* Eric Hayes
* Michael Showalter
* Jordana Mollick
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Anne Hathaway
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jim Frohna]]
| editing = [[Peter Teschner]]
| music = [[Siddhartha Khosla]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
* Welle Entertainment
* I'll Have Another
* Somewhere Pictures
* Belle Hope Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|2024|3|16|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2024|5|2|United States}}
| runtime = 116 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2024|title=''The Idea of You'' (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|access-date=April 27, 2024|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|archive-date=April 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427114838/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''The Idea of You''''' is a 2024 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Michael Showalter]] from a screenplay he co-wrote with [[Jennifer Westfeldt]], based on the novel of the same name by [[Robinne Lee]]. Starring [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[Nicholas Galitzine]], it chronicles the love affair between a single mother and the lead singer of a popular boy band.

A film adaptation of the novel was announced in late 2018 by the producers [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]]; no further development was made until in mid-2021 with the involvement of Westfeldt, Hathaway, Showalter, and Galitzine being announced. The film was shot by cinematographer [[Jim Frohna]] predominantly in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, during late 2022. [[Peter Teschner]] edited the film while [[Siddhartha Khosla]] composed the original score. [[Savan Kotecha]] composed and wrote the original songs.

''The Idea of You'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 16, 2024, and was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on May 2, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.

==Plot==

Solène Marchand is a divorced art gallery owner living in [[Los Angeles|LA]]. As her 40th birthday nears, she plans to go on a solo camping trip while her ex-husband Daniel takes their teen daughter Izzy and her friends to [[Coachella]]. When Daniel is called away by work at the last minute, Solène reluctantly agrees to forgo camping and accompany the teens to the festival.

Daniel had arranged for the teens to have a meet-and-greet at the festival with British [[boy band]] August Moon. While waiting in the VIP area, Solène enters what she believes is a bathroom, only to discover that it is August Moon member Hayes Campbell's trailer. The pair flirt, although Solène, who is sixteen years older than Hayes, is uncomfortable with their attraction. Later, during August Moon's performance, Hayes seemingly changes the show's setlist, dedicating a song to her.

At Solène's birthday party, she finds herself disillusioned with prospective men her age. Shortly after the festival, Hayes shows up unannounced at Solène's gallery, seemingly interested in purchasing art. After he buys every piece in the gallery, Solène takes him to a friend's warehouse studio, where they discuss life and art.

At Solène's house for lunch, she reveals her insecurities as a result of her ex-husband's affair, and Hayes reveals his desire to be taken seriously as a musician. They kiss, but Solène rebuffs him.

Hayes leaves his watch behind then, finding Solène's phone number on the gallery invoice, texts her to join him in [[New York City|NYC]]. With Izzy at summer camp, Solène flies to New York and meets him at his hotel where they have sex. Hayes convinces her to travel with him on August Moon's European tour. Solène wishes to keep their relationship private so does not tell Izzy or anyone else.

As August Moon's European tour goes on, Solène continues supporting Hayes, and the pair continues to be intimate in the hotels they stay in. When the band vacations in the south of France, Solène becomes uncomfortable about her age in relation to the other women traveling with them. Other members of the band tell her that Hayes's dedication of a song to her was a tactic they use to impress women, and that Hayes has previously pursued relationships with older women.

Solène, feeling misled and disillusioned about the relationship, abruptly returns to LA. Daniel, who has heard about Solène's relationship, questions her about it, but she denies that she and Hayes were together.

Soon afterward, paparazzi photos of the relationship surface online, causing Solène to attract large amounts of unwanted attention. When she goes to pick Izzy up at camp, her daughter is furious at having been lied to, but forgives her mother. Solène goes to a recording studio where Hayes is working, and they rekindle their relationship, beginning to date publicly. She and her family delete their social media accounts.

Daniel expresses concern to Solène about the impact of their relationship on Izzy, who is facing challenges at school as a result. Following a trip to New York, Hayes returns and Solène ends the relationship once more. However, Hayes visits her home again, suggesting that they should reconsider resuming their relationship in five years, once Izzy has completed her schooling. During this encounter, Hayes leaves his watch with Solène once again.

Five years later, with Izzy now living in Chicago, Solène sees Hayes performing on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', where he mentions plans to visit Los Angeles. He returns to the gallery, where they share a joyous, tearful reunion.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Anne Hathaway]] as Solène Marchand
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Hayes Campbell
* [[Ella Rubin]] as Izzy
* [[Annie Mumolo]] as Tracy
* [[Reid Scott (actor)|Reid Scott]] as Daniel
* [[Perry Mattfeld]] as Eva
* Jordan Aaron Hall as Zeke
* [[Molly Ringwald#Personal life|Mathilda Gianopoulos]] as Georgia
* Meg Millidge as Claire
* Cheech Manohar as Jeremy
* Raymond Cham Jr. as Oliver
* Jaiden Anthony as Adrian
* [[Slavik Pustovoytov|Viktor White]] as Simon
* Dakota Adan as Rory
* Roxy Rivera as Jodie
* [[Graham Norton]] as himself
* [[Brent Bailey]] as Todd
* [[Nina Bloomgarden]] as Amber
}}

==Production==
===Development===
In December 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the [[Robinne Lee]] novel ''The Idea of You'' had been opted by Welle Entertainment with [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]] producing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=December 19, 2018 |title=The Idea Of You,' 'Everything Must Go' & Other Female-Strong Projects Join Welle Entertainment Slate |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226161347/https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Union, who had been friends with Lee since the early 2000s, named the book amongst her ten favorites of all time in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Gabrielle Union's 10 Favorite Books |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327144801/https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Krischer |first=Hayley |date=December 5, 2017 |title=We're Going to Need More Gabrielle Union |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.amp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313205106/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.html |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Lee, Eric Hayes, Belle Hope Dayne, and Jordana Mollick also serve as producers.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2021, it was revealed that Jennifer Westfeldt had adapted the novel and [[Anne Hathaway]] was cast in the starring role while also serving as one of the producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|title=Amazon, Welle Entertainment Adapt 'The Idea Of You' For Anne Hathaway|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314100534/https://deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
In August 2022, [[Michael Showalter]] was confirmed as director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Michael Showalter To Direct Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' For Prime Video; Cathy Schulman & Gabrielle Union Producing |url=https://www.deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001171012/https://deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Kevin |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Anne Hathaway to Star in 'The Idea of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209232655/https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> The following month, [[Nicholas Galitzine]] was added to the cast as the lead singer of "the hottest boyband on the planet",<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine to Star Opposite Anne Hathaway in Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine To Star Opposite Anne Hathaway In Prime Video Romance 'The Idea Of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823105230/https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and in October, [[Ella Rubin]] was revealed to be playing Hathaway's daughter and that principal photography had commenced.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Ella Rubin Joins Anne Hathaway in Amazon Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=October 14, 2022 |title=Gossip Girl star lands next role in Anne Hathaway movie |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170845/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> The same month, [[Annie Mumolo]], Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall were revealed to have joined the cast as well as Jaiden Anthony, Raymond Cham, Vik White and Dakota Adan as the rest of the band Galitzine fronts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=October 6, 2022 |title='The Idea of You' Movie Rounds Out Its Onscreen Boy Band |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215140910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall Join Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020181933/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming took place in Georgia in the cities of [[Atlanta]], [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and surrounding areas in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The Idea Of You |url=https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170757/https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=Production List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|title=Here's The List Of Movies Being Filmed In Atlanta, Georgia Right Now|website=AtlantaFi.com|date=January 2, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517064038/https://atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|title=Anne Hathaway, 39, and Nicholas Galitzine, 28, cuddle up while filming 'The Idea of You' in Georgia, plus more great celebrity photos this week|website=[[MSN]]|access-date=October 24, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021209/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|url-status=live}}</ref>

Much of the artwork featured in the film were pieces done by real artists. Anne Hathaway and production designer Amy Williams worked together on sourcing art with Williams stating, "We worked really hard to make the art a focal point and make it authentic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burack |first1=Emily |title=How ''The Idea of You'' Created Solène's Art Gallery |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a60639652/the-idea-of-you-production-designer-art-interview-2024/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Main|The Idea of You (soundtrack)}}
The film features original songs performed by the fictional band August Moon, which were written by [[Savan Kotecha]], who also served as the executive music producer. Galitzine performed vocals for few of the songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-05-03 |title=How Real Hitmakers and a Boy Band Bootcamp Made Nicholas Galitzine a Pop Star in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155824/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |archive-date=2024-05-03 |access-date=2024-05-06 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> An album consisting of 11 tracks were released by [[Arista Records]] digitally, day-and-date with the film,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title="The Idea of You" Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426192700/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2024-04-26 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> which would be followed by the physical versions and the deluxe edition of the album featuring four live performances of the band's recordings, releasing the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title="The Idea of You" Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505073200/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |archive-date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> The soundtrack was preceded with three singles: "Dance Before We Walk", "Taste" and "Closer".<ref name=":1" />

==Marketing==
In December 2023, [[Amazon Prime Video]], which acquired the distribution rights of the film, released an exclusive still from the film in their [[List of Amazon Prime Video original films|2024 slate of original programming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Amazon's Prime Video Teases First Looks Of Jake Gyllenhaal In 'Road House,' Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225230014/https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coman |first=Monica |date=December 25, 2023 |title=Anne Hathaway's New Movie Looks Like Her Best In 4 Years |url=https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005812/https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> The film's official trailer was released on March 6, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brew |first=Caroline |date=March 6, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Trailer: Anne Hathaway Falls for Nicholas Galitzine in Harry Styles-Inspired, R-Rated Romantic Drama |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309212631/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway's Forbidden Romance in 'The Idea of You' Trailer Is a Wattpad Dream |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315204349/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and garnered over 125 million views on social media platforms, becoming the most-watched trailer for an original film released on a streaming platform.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Falls for a Harry Styles-Inspired Boy Band Star in New 'The Idea of You' Trailer: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313134140/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Amazon MGM Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine Pic 'The Idea Of You' Most Watched Trailer Ever For Streaming Movie; SXSW World Premiere Tonight |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317163029/https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] as the closing-night film on March 16, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=January 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine to Close SXSW 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131192437/https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Olivia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Unveils Opening and Closing Night Premieres |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213002126/https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=January 30, 2024 |title=SXSW 2024 to Close with Michael Showalter's 'The Idea of You,' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211125546/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> It was released as a Prime Video original film on May 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway's new movie confirms Prime Video release date |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216193212/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Movie 'The Idea of You' to Close SXSW |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204064756/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|81|6.5|175|''The Idea of You'' offers a welcome reminder that Anne Hathaway remains a thoroughly delightful romcom lead—and reaffirms that few filmmakers understand the genre better than Michael Showalter.|access-date=August 5, 2024|ref=yes}} {{Metacritic film prose|67|37|access-date=May 28, 2024|ref=yes}}

Benjamin Lee of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Showalter manages to make ''The Idea of You'' look and breathe like the grander films it comes after rather than the tinier ones it sits alongside [...] It's all not ultimately enough to truly transport us back to the genre's heyday but it's a damn sight better than what we've been forced to get used to."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=May 1, 2024 |title=The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501234813/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote "The film version finds a solution that honors [Robinne] Lee's intentions while providing a more satisfying sense of closure for their on-and-off relationship".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Only Anne Hathaway Could Look This Confident Dating One of Her Daughter's Pop Idols |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317083553/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' succeeds mostly because of Hathaway's performance, though she and Galitzine spark and banter pleasurably".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=May 2, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Surviving Celebrity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503010900/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Alison Wilmore of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' could stand to be a little more indulgent — it allows the real world to rush into its unexpected relationship almost before it gets going — but it's surprisingly seductive even with its restraint. Anyone can holler along to a One Direction song in the privacy of their home, but it's something else to reconnect with the feelings expressed by one of those big choruses."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=May 2, 2024 |title=''The Idea of You'' Is a Mostly Not-Guilty Pleasure |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503231928/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Lovia Gyarkaye of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' functions best as a carefree treat — a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers some laughs and bursts with the magnetism of its lead. That it manages to wiggle in some lessons about self-discovery is merely a bonus."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Charm in Michael Showalter's Airy Rom-Com |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317084516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Rafael Motamayor of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the film "does a complete love story, going beyond where most movies like these end to explore the moment a magical fling becomes something more, where a little 'let's see where this goes' becomes something worth fighting for, and maybe also losing."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Shines in Steamy, Electric Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427000655/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> [[Richard Lawson (writer)|Richard Lawson]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is glossy and smart, a cut above the slop so often served to its intended audience. It may force a neat ending, it may strain logic, it may leave some intriguing avenues unexplored, but ''The Idea of You'' is otherwise transporting, a fairy tale worthy of a big screen."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lawson |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Lawson (writer) |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Is Premium Grade Fanfic |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172155/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Valerie Complex of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' wrote that "Hathaway's performance offers moments of genuine emotion and connection that hint at the film's potential, which keeps things together long enough to be enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Anchors Michael Showalter's Fluctuating Story Of Unconventional Romance – SXSW |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317145719/https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

Alejandra Martinez of ''[[TheWrap]]'' wrote, "What could have been a lukewarm romance is instead something much more surprising and sensual. In the hands of lesser performers and filmmakers, the premise could have quickly fallen apart. ''The Idea of You'', however, has actors who know exactly what they need to bring to deliver a believable, compelling romance worth getting swept up in."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Alejandra |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Deliver Chemistry, Charm and Heat in Sweet Romance |url=https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051602/https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Nikki Baughan of ''[[Screen Daily]]'' wrote that "the screenplay does not linger here, and soon diverts from the book's sombre climax to offer up a more audience-friendly ending."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baughan |first=Nikki |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea Of You': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502102204/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref> Fletcher Peters of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is the perfect glitzy, splashy movie that this story about a glamorous whirlwind love affair deserves [...] The film's take may diverge from the novel, but it's those differences that make the film so memorable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Harry Styles Gets His Own 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503070544/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref>

==References==
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The Idea of You

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{{Infobox film
| image = The Idea of You film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Michael Showalter]]
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Michael Showalter
* [[Jennifer Westfeldt]]
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Idea of You''|[[Robinne Lee]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cathy Schulman]]
* [[Gabrielle Union]]
* [[Anne Hathaway]]
* Robinne Lee
* Eric Hayes
* Michael Showalter
* Jordana Mollick
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Anne Hathaway
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jim Frohna]]
| editing = [[Peter Teschner]]
| music = [[Siddhartha Khosla]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
* Welle Entertainment
* I'll Have Another
* Somewhere Pictures
* Belle Hope Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|2024|3|16|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2024|5|2|United States}}
| runtime = 116 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2024|title=''The Idea of You'' (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|access-date=April 27, 2024|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|archive-date=April 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427114838/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}

'''''The Idea of You''''' is a 2024 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Michael Showalter]] from a screenplay he co-wrote with [[Jennifer Westfeldt]], based on the novel of the same name by [[Robinne Lee]]. Starring [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[Nicholas Galitzine]], it chronicles the love affair between a single mother and the lead singer of a popular boy band.

A film adaptation of the novel was announced in late 2018 by the producers [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]]; no further development was made until in mid-2021 with the involvement of Westfeldt, Hathaway, Showalter, and Galitzine being announced. The film was shot by cinematographer [[Jim Frohna]] predominantly in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, during late 2022. [[Peter Teschner]] edited the film while [[Siddhartha Khosla]] composed the original score. [[Savan Kotecha]] composed and wrote the original songs.

''The Idea of You'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 16, 2024, and was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on May 2, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.

==Plot==

Solène Marchand is a divorced art gallery owner living in [[Los Angeles|LA]]. As her 40th birthday nears, she plans to go on a solo camping trip while her ex-husband Daniel takes their teen daughter Izzy and her friends to [[Coachella]]. When Daniel is called away by work at the last minute, Solène reluctantly agrees to forgo camping and accompany the teens to the festival.

Daniel had arranged for the teens to have a meet-and-greet at the festival with British [[boy band]] August Moon. While waiting in the VIP area, Solène enters what she believes is a bathroom, only to discover that it is August Moon member Hayes Campbell's trailer. The pair flirt, although Solène, who is sixteen years older than Hayes, is uncomfortable with their attraction. Later, during August Moon's performance, Hayes seemingly changes the show's setlist, dedicating a song to her.

At Solène's birthday party, she finds herself disillusioned with prospective men her age. Shortly after the festival, Hayes shows up unannounced at Solène's gallery, seemingly interested in purchasing art. After he buys every piece in the gallery, Solène takes him to a friend's warehouse studio, where they discuss life and art.

At Solène's house for lunch, she reveals her insecurities as a result of her ex-husband's affair, and Hayes reveals his desire to be taken seriously as a musician. They kiss, but Solène rebuffs him.

Hayes leaves his watch behind then, finding Solène's phone number on the gallery invoice, texts her to join him in [[New York City|NYC]]. With Izzy at summer camp, Solène flies to New York and meets him at his hotel where they have sex. Hayes convinces her to travel with him on August Moon's European tour. Solène wishes to keep their relationship private so does not tell Izzy or anyone else.

As August Moon's European tour goes on, Solène continues supporting Hayes, and the pair continues to be intimate in the hotels they stay in. When the band vacations in the south of France, Solène becomes uncomfortable about her age in relation to the other women traveling with them. Other members of the band tell her that Hayes's dedication of a song to her was a tactic they use to impress women, and that Hayes has previously pursued relationships with older women.

Solène, feeling misled and disillusioned about the relationship, abruptly returns to LA. Daniel, who has heard about Solène's relationship, questions her about it, but she denies that she and Hayes were together.

Soon afterward, paparazzi photos of the relationship surface online, causing Solène to attract large amounts of unwanted attention. When she goes to pick Izzy up at camp, her daughter is furious at having been lied to, but forgives her mother. Solène goes to a recording studio where Hayes is working, and they rekindle their relationship, beginning to date publicly. She and her family delete their social media accounts.

Daniel expresses concern to Solène about the impact of their relationship on Izzy, who is facing challenges at school as a result. Following a trip to New York, Hayes returns and Solène ends the relationship once more. However, Hayes visits her home again, suggesting that they should reconsider resuming their relationship in five years, once Izzy has completed her schooling. During this encounter, Hayes leaves his watch with Solène once again.

Five years later, with Izzy now living in Chicago, Solène sees Hayes performing on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', where he mentions plans to visit Los Angeles. He returns to the gallery, where they share a joyous, tearful reunion.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Anne Hathaway]] as Solène Marchand
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Hayes Campbell
* [[Ella Rubin]] as Izzy
* [[Annie Mumolo]] as Tracy
* [[Reid Scott (actor)|Reid Scott]] as Daniel
* [[Perry Mattfeld]] as Eva
* Jordan Aaron Hall as Zeke
* [[Molly Ringwald#Personal life|Mathilda Gianopoulos]] as Georgia
* Meg Millidge as Claire
* Cheech Manohar as Jeremy
* Raymond Cham Jr. as Oliver
* Jaiden Anthony as Adrian
* [[Slavik Pustovoytov|Viktor White]] as Simon
* Dakota Adan as Rory
* Roxy Rivera as Jodie
* [[Graham Norton]] as himself
* [[Brent Bailey]] as Todd
* [[Nina Bloomgarden]] as Amber
}}

==Production==
===Development===
In December 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the [[Robinne Lee]] novel ''The Idea of You'' had been opted by Welle Entertainment with [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]] producing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=December 19, 2018 |title=The Idea Of You,' 'Everything Must Go' & Other Female-Strong Projects Join Welle Entertainment Slate |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226161347/https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Union, who had been friends with Lee since the early 2000s, named the book amongst her ten favorites of all time in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Gabrielle Union's 10 Favorite Books |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327144801/https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Krischer |first=Hayley |date=December 5, 2017 |title=We're Going to Need More Gabrielle Union |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.amp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313205106/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.html |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Lee, Eric Hayes, Belle Hope Dayne, and Jordana Mollick also serve as producers.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2021, it was revealed that Jennifer Westfeldt had adapted the novel and [[Anne Hathaway]] was cast in the starring role while also serving as one of the producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|title=Amazon, Welle Entertainment Adapt 'The Idea Of You' For Anne Hathaway|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314100534/https://deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
In August 2022, [[Michael Showalter]] was confirmed as director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Michael Showalter To Direct Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' For Prime Video; Cathy Schulman & Gabrielle Union Producing |url=https://www.deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001171012/https://deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Kevin |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Anne Hathaway to Star in 'The Idea of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209232655/https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> The following month, [[Nicholas Galitzine]] was added to the cast as the lead singer of "the hottest boyband on the planet",<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine to Star Opposite Anne Hathaway in Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine To Star Opposite Anne Hathaway In Prime Video Romance 'The Idea Of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823105230/https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and in October, [[Ella Rubin]] was revealed to be playing Hathaway's daughter and that principal photography had commenced.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Ella Rubin Joins Anne Hathaway in Amazon Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=October 14, 2022 |title=Gossip Girl star lands next role in Anne Hathaway movie |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170845/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> The same month, [[Annie Mumolo]], Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall were revealed to have joined the cast as well as Jaiden Anthony, Raymond Cham, Vik White and Dakota Adan as the rest of the band Galitzine fronts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=October 6, 2022 |title='The Idea of You' Movie Rounds Out Its Onscreen Boy Band |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215140910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall Join Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020181933/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming took place in Georgia in the cities of [[Atlanta]], [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and surrounding areas in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The Idea Of You |url=https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170757/https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=Production List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|title=Here's The List Of Movies Being Filmed In Atlanta, Georgia Right Now|website=AtlantaFi.com|date=January 2, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517064038/https://atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|title=Anne Hathaway, 39, and Nicholas Galitzine, 28, cuddle up while filming 'The Idea of You' in Georgia, plus more great celebrity photos this week|website=[[MSN]]|access-date=October 24, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021209/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|url-status=live}}</ref>

Much of the artwork featured in the film were pieces done by real artists. Anne Hathaway and production designer Amy Williams worked together on sourcing art with Williams stating, "We worked really hard to make the art a focal point and make it authentic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burack |first1=Emily |title=How ''The Idea of You'' Created Solène's Art Gallery |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a60639652/the-idea-of-you-production-designer-art-interview-2024/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Main|The Idea of You (soundtrack)}}
The film features original songs performed by the fictional band August Moon, which were written by [[Savan Kotecha]], who also served as the executive music producer. Galitzine performed vocals for few of the songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-05-03 |title=How Real Hitmakers and a Boy Band Bootcamp Made Nicholas Galitzine a Pop Star in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155824/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |archive-date=2024-05-03 |access-date=2024-05-06 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> An album consisting of 11 tracks were released by [[Arista Records]] digitally, day-and-date with the film,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title="The Idea of You" Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426192700/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2024-04-26 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> which would be followed by the physical versions and the deluxe edition of the album featuring four live performances of the band's recordings, releasing the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title="The Idea of You" Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505073200/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |archive-date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> The soundtrack was preceded with three singles: "Dance Before We Walk", "Taste" and "Closer".<ref name=":1" />

==Marketing==
In December 2023, [[Amazon Prime Video]], which acquired the distribution rights of the film, released an exclusive still from the film in their [[List of Amazon Prime Video original films|2024 slate of original programming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Amazon's Prime Video Teases First Looks Of Jake Gyllenhaal In 'Road House,' Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225230014/https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coman |first=Monica |date=December 25, 2023 |title=Anne Hathaway's New Movie Looks Like Her Best In 4 Years |url=https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005812/https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> The film's official trailer was released on March 6, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brew |first=Caroline |date=March 6, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Trailer: Anne Hathaway Falls for Nicholas Galitzine in Harry Styles-Inspired, R-Rated Romantic Drama |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309212631/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway's Forbidden Romance in 'The Idea of You' Trailer Is a Wattpad Dream |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315204349/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and garnered over 125 million views on social media platforms, becoming the most-watched trailer for an original film released on a streaming platform.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Falls for a Harry Styles-Inspired Boy Band Star in New 'The Idea of You' Trailer: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313134140/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Amazon MGM Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine Pic 'The Idea Of You' Most Watched Trailer Ever For Streaming Movie; SXSW World Premiere Tonight |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317163029/https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] as the closing-night film on March 16, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=January 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine to Close SXSW 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131192437/https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Olivia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Unveils Opening and Closing Night Premieres |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213002126/https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=January 30, 2024 |title=SXSW 2024 to Close with Michael Showalter's 'The Idea of You,' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211125546/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> It was released as a Prime Video original film on May 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway's new movie confirms Prime Video release date |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216193212/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Movie 'The Idea of You' to Close SXSW |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204064756/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|81|6.5|175|''The Idea of You'' offers a welcome reminder that Anne Hathaway remains a thoroughly delightful romcom lead—and reaffirms that few filmmakers understand the genre better than Michael Showalter.|access-date=August 5, 2024|ref=yes}} {{Metacritic film prose|67|37|access-date=May 28, 2024|ref=yes}}

Benjamin Lee of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Showalter manages to make ''The Idea of You'' look and breathe like the grander films it comes after rather than the tinier ones it sits alongside [...] It's all not ultimately enough to truly transport us back to the genre's heyday but it's a damn sight better than what we've been forced to get used to."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=May 1, 2024 |title=The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501234813/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote "The film version finds a solution that honors [Robinne] Lee's intentions while providing a more satisfying sense of closure for their on-and-off relationship".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Only Anne Hathaway Could Look This Confident Dating One of Her Daughter's Pop Idols |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317083553/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' succeeds mostly because of Hathaway's performance, though she and Galitzine spark and banter pleasurably".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=May 2, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Surviving Celebrity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503010900/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Alison Wilmore of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' could stand to be a little more indulgent — it allows the real world to rush into its unexpected relationship almost before it gets going — but it's surprisingly seductive even with its restraint. Anyone can holler along to a One Direction song in the privacy of their home, but it's something else to reconnect with the feelings expressed by one of those big choruses."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=May 2, 2024 |title=''The Idea of You'' Is a Mostly Not-Guilty Pleasure |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503231928/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Lovia Gyarkaye of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' functions best as a carefree treat — a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers some laughs and bursts with the magnetism of its lead. That it manages to wiggle in some lessons about self-discovery is merely a bonus."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Charm in Michael Showalter's Airy Rom-Com |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317084516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Rafael Motamayor of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the film "does a complete love story, going beyond where most movies like these end to explore the moment a magical fling becomes something more, where a little 'let's see where this goes' becomes something worth fighting for, and maybe also losing."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Shines in Steamy, Electric Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427000655/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> [[Richard Lawson (writer)|Richard Lawson]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is glossy and smart, a cut above the slop so often served to its intended audience. It may force a neat ending, it may strain logic, it may leave some intriguing avenues unexplored, but ''The Idea of You'' is otherwise transporting, a fairy tale worthy of a big screen."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lawson |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Lawson (writer) |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Is Premium Grade Fanfic |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172155/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Valerie Complex of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' wrote that "Hathaway's performance offers moments of genuine emotion and connection that hint at the film's potential, which keeps things together long enough to be enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Anchors Michael Showalter's Fluctuating Story Of Unconventional Romance – SXSW |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317145719/https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

Alejandra Martinez of ''[[TheWrap]]'' wrote, "What could have been a lukewarm romance is instead something much more surprising and sensual. In the hands of lesser performers and filmmakers, the premise could have quickly fallen apart. ''The Idea of You'', however, has actors who know exactly what they need to bring to deliver a believable, compelling romance worth getting swept up in."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Alejandra |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Deliver Chemistry, Charm and Heat in Sweet Romance |url=https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051602/https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Nikki Baughan of ''[[Screen Daily]]'' wrote that "the screenplay does not linger here, and soon diverts from the book's sombre climax to offer up a more audience-friendly ending."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baughan |first=Nikki |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea Of You': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502102204/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref> Fletcher Peters of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is the perfect glitzy, splashy movie that this story about a glamorous whirlwind love affair deserves [...] The film's take may diverge from the novel, but it's those differences that make the film so memorable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Harry Styles Gets His Own 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503070544/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref>

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The Idea of You

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{{Infobox film
| image = The Idea of You film poster.jpg
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Michael Showalter]]
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Michael Showalter
* [[Jennifer Westfeldt]]
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''The Idea of You''|[[Robinne Lee]]}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cathy Schulman]]
* [[Gabrielle Union]]
* [[Anne Hathaway]]
* Robinne Lee
* Eric Hayes
* Michael Showalter
* Jordana Mollick
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Anne Hathaway
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Jim Frohna]]
| editing = [[Peter Teschner]]
| music = [[Siddhartha Khosla]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amazon MGM Studios]]
* Welle Entertainment
* I'll Have Another
* Somewhere Pictures
* Belle Hope Productions
}}
| distributor = [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| released = {{Film date|2024|3|16|[[South by Southwest|SXSW]]|2024|5|2|United States}}
| runtime = 116 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2024|title=''The Idea of You'' (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|access-date=April 27, 2024|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|archive-date=April 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427114838/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-idea-of-you-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdiwntk0|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''''The Idea of You''''' is a 2024 American [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film directed by [[Michael Showalter]] from a screenplay he co-wrote with [[Jennifer Westfeldt]], based on the novel of the same name by [[Robinne Lee]]. Starring [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[Nicholas Galitzine]], it chronicles the love affair between a single mother and the lead singer of a popular boy band.

A film adaptation of the novel was announced in late 2018 by the producers [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]]; no further development was made until in mid-2021 with the involvement of Westfeldt, Hathaway, Showalter, and Galitzine being announced. The film was shot by cinematographer [[Jim Frohna]] predominantly in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States, during late 2022. [[Peter Teschner]] edited the film while [[Siddhartha Khosla]] composed the original score. [[Savan Kotecha]] composed and wrote the original songs.

''The Idea of You'' premiered at [[South by Southwest]] on March 16, 2024, and was released by [[Amazon MGM Studios]] as a [[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] [[List of Amazon Prime Video original films|original film]] on May 2, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.

==Plot==

Solène Marchand is a divorced art gallery owner living in [[Los Angeles|LA]]. As her 40th birthday nears, she plans to go on a solo camping trip while her ex-husband Daniel takes their teen daughter Izzy and her friends to [[Coachella]]. When Daniel is called away by work at the last minute, Solène reluctantly agrees to forgo camping and accompany the teens to the festival.

Daniel had arranged for the teens to have a meet-and-greet at the festival with British [[boy band]] August Moon. While waiting in the VIP area, Solène enters what she believes is a bathroom, only to discover that it is August Moon member Hayes Campbell's trailer. The pair flirt, although Solène, who is sixteen years older than Hayes, is uncomfortable with their attraction. Later, during August Moon's performance, Hayes seemingly changes the show's setlist, dedicating a song to her.

At Solène's birthday party, she finds herself disillusioned with prospective men her age. Shortly after the festival, Hayes shows up unannounced at Solène's gallery, seemingly interested in purchasing art. After he buys every piece in the gallery, Solène takes him to a friend's warehouse studio, where they discuss life and art.

At Solène's house for lunch, she reveals her insecurities as a result of her ex-husband's affair, and Hayes reveals his desire to be taken seriously as a musician. They kiss, but Solène rebuffs him.

Hayes leaves his watch behind then, finding Solène's phone number on the gallery invoice, texts her to join him in [[New York City|NYC]]. With Izzy at summer camp, Solène flies to New York and meets him at his hotel where they have sex. Hayes convinces her to travel with him on August Moon's European tour. Solène wishes to keep their relationship private so does not tell Izzy or anyone else.

As August Moon's European tour goes on, Solène continues supporting Hayes, and the pair continues to be intimate in the hotels they stay in. When the band vacations in the south of France, Solène becomes uncomfortable about her age in relation to the other women traveling with them. Other members of the band tell her that Hayes's dedication of a song to her was a tactic they use to impress women, and that Hayes has previously pursued relationships with older women.

Solène, feeling misled and disillusioned about the relationship, abruptly returns to LA. Daniel, who has heard about Solène's relationship, questions her about it, but she denies that she and Hayes were together.

Soon afterward, paparazzi photos of the relationship surface online, causing Solène to attract large amounts of unwanted attention. When she goes to pick Izzy up at camp, her daughter is furious at having been lied to, but forgives her mother. Solène goes to a recording studio where Hayes is working, and they rekindle their relationship, beginning to date publicly. She and her family delete their social media accounts.

Daniel expresses concern to Solène about the impact of their relationship on Izzy, who is facing challenges at school as a result. Following a trip to New York, Hayes returns and Solène ends the relationship once more. However, Hayes visits her home again, suggesting that they should reconsider resuming their relationship in five years, once Izzy has completed her schooling. During this encounter, Hayes leaves his watch with Solène once again.

Five years later, with Izzy now living in Chicago, Solène sees Hayes performing on ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]'', where he mentions plans to visit Los Angeles. He returns to the gallery, where they share a joyous, tearful reunion.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Anne Hathaway]] as Solène Marchand
* [[Nicholas Galitzine]] as Hayes Campbell
* [[Ella Rubin]] as Izzy
* [[Annie Mumolo]] as Tracy
* [[Reid Scott (actor)|Reid Scott]] as Daniel
* [[Perry Mattfeld]] as Eva
* Jordan Aaron Hall as Zeke
* [[Molly Ringwald#Personal life|Mathilda Gianopoulos]] as Georgia
* Meg Millidge as Claire
* Cheech Manohar as Jeremy
* Raymond Cham Jr. as Oliver
* Jaiden Anthony as Adrian
* [[Slavik Pustovoytov|Viktor White]] as Simon
* Dakota Adan as Rory
* Roxy Rivera as Jodie
* [[Graham Norton]] as himself
* [[Brent Bailey]] as Todd
* [[Nina Bloomgarden]] as Amber
}}

==Production==
===Development===
In December 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the [[Robinne Lee]] novel ''The Idea of You'' had been opted by Welle Entertainment with [[Cathy Schulman]] and [[Gabrielle Union]] producing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=December 19, 2018 |title=The Idea Of You,' 'Everything Must Go' & Other Female-Strong Projects Join Welle Entertainment Slate |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226161347/https://deadline.com/2018/12/the-idea-of-you-gabrielle-union-everything-must-go-transfers-female-projects-welle-entertainment-slate-cathy-schulman-jeff-gaspin-1202523033/ |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Union, who had been friends with Lee since the early 2000s, named the book amongst her ten favorites of all time in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Gabrielle Union's 10 Favorite Books |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327144801/https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/gabrielle-unions-10-favorite-books.html |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Krischer |first=Hayley |date=December 5, 2017 |title=We're Going to Need More Gabrielle Union |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.amp.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313205106/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/style/gabrielle-union-memoir.html |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Lee, Eric Hayes, Belle Hope Dayne, and Jordana Mollick also serve as producers.<ref name=":0" /> In June 2021, it was revealed that Jennifer Westfeldt had adapted the novel and [[Anne Hathaway]] was cast in the starring role while also serving as one of the producers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|title=Amazon, Welle Entertainment Adapt 'The Idea Of You' For Anne Hathaway|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 21, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=March 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314100534/https://deadline.com/2021/06/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-amazon-welle-entertainment-jennifer-westfeldt-1234778882/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
In August 2022, [[Michael Showalter]] was confirmed as director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Michael Showalter To Direct Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' For Prime Video; Cathy Schulman & Gabrielle Union Producing |url=https://www.deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001171012/https://deadline.com/2022/08/anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-cathy-schulman-gabrielle-union-producing-1235099474/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCall |first=Kevin |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Anne Hathaway to Star in 'The Idea of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209232655/https://collider.com/anne-hathaway-cast-the-idea-of-you-michael-showalter-directing/ |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref> The following month, [[Nicholas Galitzine]] was added to the cast as the lead singer of "the hottest boyband on the planet",<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine to Star Opposite Anne Hathaway in Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235375884/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Nicholas Galitzine To Star Opposite Anne Hathaway In Prime Video Romance 'The Idea Of You' From Director Michael Showalter |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823105230/https://deadline.com/2022/09/nicholas-galitzine-joins-anne-hathaway-in-prime-video-romance-the-idea-of-you-1235121002/ |archive-date=August 23, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> and in October, [[Ella Rubin]] was revealed to be playing Hathaway's daughter and that principal photography had commenced.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Ella Rubin Joins Anne Hathaway in Amazon Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219141158/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-prime-video-the-idea-of-you-1235401034/ |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=October 14, 2022 |title=Gossip Girl star lands next role in Anne Hathaway movie |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170845/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41619016/gossip-girl-ella-rubin-anne-hathaway-movie/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> The same month, [[Annie Mumolo]], Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall were revealed to have joined the cast as well as Jaiden Anthony, Raymond Cham, Vik White and Dakota Adan as the rest of the band Galitzine fronts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=October 6, 2022 |title='The Idea of You' Movie Rounds Out Its Onscreen Boy Band |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215140910/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-idea-of-you-movie-casts-boy-band-1235235229/ |archive-date=February 15, 2023 |access-date=October 24, 2022 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld and Jordan Aaron Hall Join Prime Video's 'The Idea of You' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020181933/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/annie-mumolo-reid-scott-the-idea-of-you-1235407475/ |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming took place in Georgia in the cities of [[Atlanta]], [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] and surrounding areas in October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The Idea Of You |url=https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001170757/https://productionlist.com/production/the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=October 1, 2023 |access-date=October 20, 2022 |website=Production List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|title=Here's The List Of Movies Being Filmed In Atlanta, Georgia Right Now|website=AtlantaFi.com|date=January 2, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517064038/https://atlantafi.com/heres-the-list-of-movies-being-filmed-in-atlanta-georgia/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|title=Anne Hathaway, 39, and Nicholas Galitzine, 28, cuddle up while filming 'The Idea of You' in Georgia, plus more great celebrity photos this week|website=[[MSN]]|access-date=October 24, 2022|archive-date=October 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021209/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/mel-gibson-66-treats-son-lars-5-to-something-sweet-in-malibu-plus-more-great-celebrity-photos-this-week/ss-AA12ubXG?li=BBnb2gh|url-status=live}}</ref>

Much of the artwork featured in the film were pieces done by real artists. Anne Hathaway and production designer Amy Williams worked together on sourcing art with Williams stating, "We worked really hard to make the art a focal point and make it authentic".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Burack |first1=Emily |title=How ''The Idea of You'' Created Solène's Art Gallery |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a60639652/the-idea-of-you-production-designer-art-interview-2024/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |work=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]] |date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

== Music ==
{{Main|The Idea of You (soundtrack)}}
The film features original songs performed by the fictional band August Moon, which were written by [[Savan Kotecha]], who also served as the executive music producer. Galitzine performed vocals for few of the songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2024-05-03 |title=How Real Hitmakers and a Boy Band Bootcamp Made Nicholas Galitzine a Pop Star in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503155824/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-idea-of-you-music-team-august-moon-pop-hits-1235011762/ |archive-date=2024-05-03 |access-date=2024-05-06 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> An album consisting of 11 tracks were released by [[Arista Records]] digitally, day-and-date with the film,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title="The Idea of You" Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426192700/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/04/26/the-idea-of-you-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2024-04-26 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> which would be followed by the physical versions and the deluxe edition of the album featuring four live performances of the band's recordings, releasing the next day.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title="The Idea of You" Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Album Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505073200/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/04/the-idea-of-you-deluxe-edition-soundtrack-album-released/ |archive-date=2024-05-05 |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> The soundtrack was preceded with three singles: "Dance Before We Walk", "Taste" and "Closer".<ref name=":1" />

==Marketing==
In December 2023, [[Amazon Prime Video]], which acquired the distribution rights of the film, released an exclusive still from the film in their [[List of Amazon Prime Video original films|2024 slate of original programming]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=December 24, 2023 |title=Amazon's Prime Video Teases First Looks Of Jake Gyllenhaal In 'Road House,' Anne Hathaway In 'The Idea Of You' & More |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225230014/https://deadline.com/2023/12/amazon-prime-video-first-looks-jake-gyllenhaal-road-house-anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-1235681500/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coman |first=Monica |date=December 25, 2023 |title=Anne Hathaway's New Movie Looks Like Her Best In 4 Years |url=https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225005812/https://screenrant.com/anne-hathaway-idea-of-you-best-movie-year/ |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> The film's official trailer was released on March 6, 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brew |first=Caroline |date=March 6, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Trailer: Anne Hathaway Falls for Nicholas Galitzine in Harry Styles-Inspired, R-Rated Romantic Drama |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309212631/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235890575/ |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Nicholas Galitzine and Anne Hathaway's Forbidden Romance in 'The Idea of You' Trailer Is a Wattpad Dream |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315204349/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/the-idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1234981463/ |archive-date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> and garnered over 125 million views on social media platforms, becoming the most-watched trailer for an original film released on a streaming platform.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=March 6, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Falls for a Harry Styles-Inspired Boy Band Star in New 'The Idea of You' Trailer: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313134140/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/idea-of-you-trailer-anne-hathaway-harry-styles-like-star-1235624589/ |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Amazon MGM Anne Hathaway & Nicholas Galitzine Pic 'The Idea Of You' Most Watched Trailer Ever For Streaming Movie; SXSW World Premiere Tonight |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317163029/https://deadline.com/2024/03/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-trailer-record-sxsw-1235860352/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film had its world premiere at [[South by Southwest]] as the closing-night film on March 16, 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=January 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine to Close SXSW 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131192437/https://variety.com/2024/film/markets-festivals/idea-of-you-anne-hathaway-sxsw-1235891626/ |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=January 31, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=Olivia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival Unveils Opening and Closing Night Premieres |url=https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213002126/https://www.sxsw.com/film/2024/2024-sxsw-film-tv-opening-and-closing-night-premieres-road-house-and-the-idea-of-you/ |archive-date=February 13, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |publisher=[[South by Southwest]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=January 30, 2024 |title=SXSW 2024 to Close with Michael Showalter's 'The Idea of You,' Starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211125546/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/sxsw-2024-closing-night-the-idea-of-you-1234949485/ |archive-date=February 11, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> It was released as a Prime Video original film on May 2, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seddon |first=Dan |date=February 4, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway's new movie confirms Prime Video release date |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216193212/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46632921/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-prime-video-release/ |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=January 30, 2024 |title=Anne Hathaway Movie 'The Idea of You' to Close SXSW |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204064756/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anne-hathaway-movie-the-idea-of-you-to-close-sxsw-1235810266/ |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|81|6.5|175|''The Idea of You'' offers a welcome reminder that Anne Hathaway remains a thoroughly delightful romcom lead—and reaffirms that few filmmakers understand the genre better than Michael Showalter.|access-date=August 5, 2024|ref=yes}} {{Metacritic film prose|67|37|access-date=May 28, 2024|ref=yes}}

Benjamin Lee of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Showalter manages to make ''The Idea of You'' look and breathe like the grander films it comes after rather than the tinier ones it sits alongside [...] It's all not ultimately enough to truly transport us back to the genre's heyday but it's a damn sight better than what we've been forced to get used to."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=May 1, 2024 |title=The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501234813/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/may/01/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote "The film version finds a solution that honors [Robinne] Lee's intentions while providing a more satisfying sense of closure for their on-and-off relationship".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Only Anne Hathaway Could Look This Confident Dating One of Her Daughter's Pop Idols |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317083553/https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-nicholas-galitzine-1235943836/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Alissa Wilkinson of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' succeeds mostly because of Hathaway's performance, though she and Galitzine spark and banter pleasurably".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=May 2, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Surviving Celebrity |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503010900/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/the-idea-of-you-review.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Alison Wilmore of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' could stand to be a little more indulgent — it allows the real world to rush into its unexpected relationship almost before it gets going — but it's surprisingly seductive even with its restraint. Anyone can holler along to a One Direction song in the privacy of their home, but it's something else to reconnect with the feelings expressed by one of those big choruses."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=May 2, 2024 |title=''The Idea of You'' Is a Mostly Not-Guilty Pleasure |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503231928/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-idea-of-you-review-a-mostly-not-guilty-pleasure.html |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Lovia Gyarkaye of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' functions best as a carefree treat — a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers some laughs and bursts with the magnetism of its lead. That it manages to wiggle in some lessons about self-discovery is merely a bonus."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Charm in Michael Showalter's Airy Rom-Com |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317084516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-michael-showalter-1235852525/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Rafael Motamayor of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the film "does a complete love story, going beyond where most movies like these end to explore the moment a magical fling becomes something more, where a little 'let's see where this goes' becomes something worth fighting for, and maybe also losing."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Shines in Steamy, Electric Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427000655/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-idea-of-you-review-1234965268/ |archive-date=April 27, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> [[Richard Lawson (writer)|Richard Lawson]] of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is glossy and smart, a cut above the slop so often served to its intended audience. It may force a neat ending, it may strain logic, it may leave some intriguing avenues unexplored, but ''The Idea of You'' is otherwise transporting, a fairy tale worthy of a big screen."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lawson |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Lawson (writer) |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Is Premium Grade Fanfic |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501172155/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-idea-of-you-movie-anne-hathaway-review |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> Valerie Complex of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' wrote that "Hathaway's performance offers moments of genuine emotion and connection that hint at the film's potential, which keeps things together long enough to be enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Complex |first=Valerie |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway Anchors Michael Showalter's Fluctuating Story Of Unconventional Romance – SXSW |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317145719/https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-idea-of-you-review-anne-hathaway-anchors-michael-showalters-story-unconventional-romance-sxsw-1235860679/ |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

Alejandra Martinez of ''[[TheWrap]]'' wrote, "What could have been a lukewarm romance is instead something much more surprising and sensual. In the hands of lesser performers and filmmakers, the premise could have quickly fallen apart. ''The Idea of You'', however, has actors who know exactly what they need to bring to deliver a believable, compelling romance worth getting swept up in."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Alejandra |date=March 17, 2024 |title='The Idea of You' Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Deliver Chemistry, Charm and Heat in Sweet Romance |url=https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410051602/https://www.thewrap.com/anne-hathaway-the-idea-of-you-review/ |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> Nikki Baughan of ''[[Screen Daily]]'' wrote that "the screenplay does not linger here, and soon diverts from the book's sombre climax to offer up a more audience-friendly ending."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baughan |first=Nikki |date=April 30, 2024 |title='The Idea Of You': Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502102204/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-idea-of-you-review/5192858.article |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Screen Daily]]}}</ref> Fletcher Peters of ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' wrote, "''The Idea of You'' is the perfect glitzy, splashy movie that this story about a glamorous whirlwind love affair deserves [...] The film's take may diverge from the novel, but it's those differences that make the film so memorable."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Fletcher |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Harry Styles Gets His Own 'Fifty Shades of Grey' in 'The Idea of You' |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503070544/https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-idea-of-you-review-a-harry-styles-inspired-fifty-shades-of-grey |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref>

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List of Anne Hathaway performances

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[[Anne Hathaway]] is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short-lived television drama series ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]'' (1999{{endash}}2000) before starring in her breakthrough role of [[Mia Thermopolis]] in the successful [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] comedy ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' (2001).<ref name="evolution">{{cite web|title=The Evolution Of Anne Hathaway|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-evolution-of-anne-hathaway/|author=Maytum, Matt|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-evolution-of-anne-hathaway/|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> It established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its sequel, ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement|Royal Engagement]]''.<ref name="evolution"/> The following year, Hathaway made her New York stage debut in the ''[[Encores!]]'' production of ''[[Carnival!]]''. This was followed by a string of family films such as ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (2002) and ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'' (2004), which were box office flops.<ref name="evolution"/> In 2005, she transitioned to more mature roles with the acclaimed romantic drama ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''.<ref name="career">{{cite news|title=Anne Hathaway's career: from Princess Diaries to Catwoman|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8271341/Anne-Hathaways-career-from-Princess-Diaries-to-Catwoman.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121160147/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8271341/Anne-Hathaways-career-from-Princess-Diaries-to-Catwoman.html|archive-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> In 2006, Hathaway starred opposite [[Meryl Streep]] in the highly successful comedy-drama ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' and portrayed [[Jane Austen]] in the biographical drama ''[[Becoming Jane]]'' the following year.<ref name="evolution"/><ref name="career"/>

Hathaway earned critical acclaim and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for playing a recovering alcoholic in the drama ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008).<ref name="evolution"/><ref name="career"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners|access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> She played [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]] in [[The Public Theater]]'s 2009 production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', which garnered her a [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ragtime-scottsboro-boys-top-drama-desk-contenders-1.903447|publisher=CBC News|title=Ragtime, Scottsboro Boys top Drama Desk contenders|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ragtime-scottsboro-boys-top-drama-desk-contenders-1.903447|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2010, she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] for providing her voice for [[Once Upon a Time in Springfield|an episode]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |title=2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations |access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808202317/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2011 }}</ref> The same year, she played the [[White Queen (Through the Looking Glass)|White Queen]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s $1 billion grossing fantasy adventure ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.<ref name="evolution"/> For her role as a free-spirited artist in ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]'' (2010), she earned a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Reynolds, Simon |date=December 14, 2010 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |title=In Full: Golden Globes - Movie Nominees |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019154406/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref> During this period, Hathaway also starred in a number of other box-office hits such as ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' (2008), ''[[Bride Wars]]'' (2009) and ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010).<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=annehathaway.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm|title=Anne Hathaway Movie Box Office Results|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821171745/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=annehathaway.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm|archive-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> She then went on to voice a [[Spix's macaw]] named Jewel in the animated comedy adventure film ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' (2011) and its sequel ''[[Rio 2]]'' (2014).<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>

Her biggest commercial success came in 2012 with [[Christopher Nolan]]'s superhero film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', which grossed over $1 billion worldwide, in which she played [[Selina Kyle]].<ref name="boxofficemojo"/> The same year, her performance as [[Fantine]] in [[Tom Hooper]]'s epic musical ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' garnered her widespread acclaim and won her the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|date=January 27, 2013|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/sag-awards-winners-2013_n_2563499.html|title=SAG Awards Winners 2013: Screen Actors Guild Honors Best In Film & Television|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407085251/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/sag-awards-winners-2013_n_2563499.html|archive-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013 |title=The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074656/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/10/baftas-2013-film-ceremony-live|title=Baftas 2013: live!|last=Brooks|first=Xan|date=February 10, 2013|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215031444/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/10/baftas-2013-film-ceremony-live|archive-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |title=Nominations 2013 — Golden Globe Awards |date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214105703/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |archive-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, she starred as a [[NASA]] scientist in Nolan's ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', and she earned a [[Drama League Award|Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance]] nomination for her performance as a [[fighter pilot]] in the play ''Grounded'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title=Drama League Awards Nominations: Jessica Lange, Lupita Nyong'o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lots More (Full List)|url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/drama-league-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201757445/|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|first=Gordon|last=Cox|date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820200853/http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/drama-league-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201757445/|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> Hathaway later had starring roles in the commercially successful comedy-dramas ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' (2015), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]'' (2019).<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>

== Film ==

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! scope="col" | Year
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| rowspan="2" | 2001
!scope=row| ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]''
| [[Mia Thermopolis]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princess Diaries Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100323/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[The Other Side of Heaven]]''
| Jean Sabin
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Side of Heaven Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-side-of-heaven|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213120836/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-side-of-heaven|archive-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
!scope=row| ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| Madeline Bray
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicholas Nickleby (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1119037_nicholas_nickleby|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1119037_nicholas_nickleby|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope=row| ''[[The Cat Returns]]''
| Haru Yoshioka (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cat Returns (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cat_returns|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221054009/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cat_returns/|archive-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
!scope=row| ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]''
| Ella of Frell
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ella Enchanted Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ella-enchanted|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322131944/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ella-enchanted|archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
| Mia Thermopolis
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082426/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
!scope=row| ''[[Hoodwinked!]]''
| [[Little Red Riding Hood|Red Puckett]] (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoodwinked (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1155109-hoodwinked|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216031421/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1155109-hoodwinked/|archive-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]''
| Allison Lang
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Havoc (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/havoc|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212082418/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/havoc/|archive-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''
| Lureen Newsome Twist
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Brokeback Mountain Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/brokeback-mountain|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015194233/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/brokeback-mountain|archive-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
!scope=row| ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
| Andrea "Andy" Sachs
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Devil Wears Prada (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_wears_prada|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830135024/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_wears_prada|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
!scope=row| ''[[Becoming Jane]]''
| [[Jane Austen]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Becoming Jane Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/becoming-jane|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221161852/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/becoming-jane|archive-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
!scope=row| ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]''
| Agent 99
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Smart Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/get-smart|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611061352/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/get-smart|archive-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control]]''
| Agent 99
| Uncredited cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Smart's Bruce And Lloyd: Out Of Control (2008)|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/get-smarts-bruce-and-lloyd-out-of-control/review/294293/|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163609/http://www.tvguide.com/movies/get-smarts-bruce-and-lloyd-out-of-control/review/294293/|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''
| Kym Buchman
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rachel Getting Married|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/REVIEWS/810089989|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009162158/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20081008%2FREVIEWS%2F810089989|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Passengers (2008 film)|Passengers]]''
| Claire Summers
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Passengers (2008) Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/passengers|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206184234/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/passengers|archive-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
!scope=row| ''[[Bride Wars]]''
| Emma Allen
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bride Wars: One Bride Too Many|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870401,00.html|first=Mary|last=Pols|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 8, 2009|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826203845/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870401,00.html|archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Valentino: The Last Emperor]]''
| Herself
| [[Documentary]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Valentino: The Last Emperor Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/valentino-the-last-emperor|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129073036/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/valentino-the-last-emperor|archive-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
!scope=row| ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
| Liz Curran
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title='Valentine's Day|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-12-la-et-valentines-day12-2010feb12-story.html|first=Sharkey|last=Betsy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 12, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/12/entertainment/la-et-valentines-day12-2010feb12|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| [[White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)|Mirana / White Queen]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Alice in Wonderland (2010) – Movie Review |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20348226,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094853/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20348226,00.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 3, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]''
| Maggie Murdock
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Love and Other Drugs: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-and-other-drugs-film-32500|last=Honeycutt|first=Kirk|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211248/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-and-other-drugs-film-32500|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''10 Mountains 10 Years''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Mountains 10 Years (2011)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_mountains_10_years|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430231942/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_mountains_10_years|archive-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
!scope=row| ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]''
| Jewel (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rio|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481533,00.html|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 22, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020214822/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481533,00.html|archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[One Day (2011 film)|One Day]]''
| Emma Morley
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=One Day|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110817/REVIEWS/110819983/-1/RSS|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=August 17, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323090803/http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110817%2FREVIEWS%2F110819983%2F-1%2FRSS|archive-date=March 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
!scope=row| ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''
| [[Catwoman|Selina Kyle / Catwoman]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, first review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9403551/Batman-The-Dark-Knight-Rises-first-review.html|last=Collin|first=Robbie|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224173146/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9403551/Batman-The-Dark-Knight-Rises-first-review.html|archive-date=December 24, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]''
| [[Fantine]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic Review for Les Miserables|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/les-miserables,1214741/critic-review.html|last=Hornaday|first=Ann|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729133842/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/les-miserables,1214741/critic-review.html|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
!scope=row| ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Girl Rising (2013)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_rising|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114181657/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_rising/|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Don Jon]]''
| Emily Lombardo
| Cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Jon (2013)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209233056/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon/|archive-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
!scope=row| ''[[Song One]]''
| Franny Ellis
| Also producer
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Song One (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_one|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055705/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_one/|archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Rio 2]]''
| Jewel (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rio 2 Review |date=March 26, 2014 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418165630/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 11, 2014 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Don Peyote]]''
| Agent of TRUTH
| Cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Peyote (2014)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_peyote|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514173436/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_peyote/|archive-date=May 14, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''
| Dr. Amelia Brand
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Review: 'Interstellar'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-interstellar-1201338475/|last=Foundas|first=Scott|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029234605/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-interstellar-1201338475/|archive-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope=row| ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]''
| Jules Ostin
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title='The Intern': Director, stars bring right skill set to office comedy|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-intern-director-stars-bring-right-skill-set-to-office-comedy/|author=Richard Roeper|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830014237/http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-intern-director-stars-bring-right-skill-set-to-office-comedy/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
!scope=row| ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]''
| Mirana / White Queen
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and a Trippy Time Machine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|author=Stephen Holden|work=[[New York Times]]|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827195200/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|archive-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Colossal (film)|Colossal]]''
| Gloria
|Also executive producer
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Colossal Review|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-colossal-movie-review-w474197|last=Travers|first=Pete|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 4, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406194716/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-colossal-movie-review-w474197|archive-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
! scope="row"| ''[[Ocean's 8]]''
| Daphne Kluger
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros Firms 'Ocean's 8' Lineup: Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling Join Sandra Bullock & Cate Blanchett|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight-rihanna-anne-hathaway-sandra-bullock-cate-blanchett-awkwafina-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-1201801342/|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810220902/http://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight-rihanna-anne-hathaway-sandra-bullock-cate-blanchett-awkwafina-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-1201801342/|archive-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
! scope="row"| ''[[Serenity (2019 film)|Serenity]]''
| Karen Zariakas
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref name="Jul2017CS">{{cite news|title=Interstellar Stars McConaughey & Hathaway in Serenity Photo|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874647-interstellar-stars-mcconaughey-and-hathaway-reunite-in-serenity-photo#/slide/1|access-date=July 27, 2017|work=ComingSoon.net|date=July 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728232734/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874647-interstellar-stars-mcconaughey-and-hathaway-reunite-in-serenity-photo#/slide/1|archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]''
| Josephine Chesterfield
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=MGM Dates Anne Hathaway & Rebel Wilson Scam Artist Comedy For Summer 2018|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-scam-artist-comedy-for-august-2018-release-1202208476/|access-date=November 15, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115053225/http://deadline.com/2017/11/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-scam-artist-comedy-for-august-2018-release-1202208476/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dark Waters (2019 film)|Dark Waters]]''
| Sarah Barlage Bilott
|
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/anne-hathaway-tim-robbins-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-dupont-pollution-scandal-1202532048/|title=Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, More Join Mark Ruffalo In Todd Haynes-Participant Drama About DuPont Pollution Scandal|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402143206/https://deadline.com/2019/01/anne-hathaway-tim-robbins-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-dupont-pollution-scandal-1202532048/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[The Last Thing He Wanted (film)|The Last Thing He Wanted]]''
| Elena McMahon
|
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mudbound-director-dee-rees-making-last-thing-he-wanted-starring-anne-hathaway-netflix-1114608|title=Netflix Reteams With 'Mudbound' Filmmaker Dee Rees for 'The Last Thing He Wanted' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621065945/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mudbound-director-dee-rees-making-last-thing-he-wanted-starring-anne-hathaway-netflix-1114608|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Witches (2020 film)|The Witches]]''
| the [[Grand High Witch]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Variety |date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030436/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2021
! scope="row"| ''[[Locked Down (film)|Locked Down]]''
| Linda
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title='Lockdown': Ben Stiller, Lily James, Stephen Merchant, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon & Mark Gatiss Set To Join Doug Liman's Harrods Heist Movie Underway In London |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/lockdown-ben-stiller-lily-james-stephen-merchant-dule-hill-jazmyn-simon-mark-gatis-set-to-join-doug-limans-harrods-heist-movie-underway-in-london-1234588741/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205044936/https://deadline.com/2020/09/lockdown-ben-stiller-lily-james-stephen-merchant-dule-hill-jazmyn-simon-mark-gatis-set-to-join-doug-limans-harrods-heist-movie-underway-in-london-1234588741/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2022
! scope="row"| ''[[Armageddon Time]]''
| Esther Graff
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 12, 2021|title=Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong Join Anne Hathaway In James Gray's 'Armageddon Time' For Focus|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/anthony-hopkins-jeremy-strong-anne-hathaway-james-grays-armageddon-time-focus-1234854179/|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012195435/https://deadline.com/2021/10/anthony-hopkins-jeremy-strong-anne-hathaway-james-grays-armageddon-time-focus-1234854179/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]''
| Rebecca Saint John
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 4, 2022|title=Anne Hathaway & Thomasin McKenzie Thriller 'Eileen' Launches Sales At EFM Via Endeavor Content & WME Independent|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/anne-hathaway-thomasin-mckenzie-thriller-eileen-launches-sales-at-efm-via-endeavor-content-wme-independent-1234927173/|access-date=March 20, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122163803/https://deadline.com/2022/02/anne-hathaway-thomasin-mckenzie-thriller-eileen-launches-sales-at-efm-via-endeavor-content-wme-independent-1234927173/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[She Came to Me]]''
| Patricia Jessup-Lauddem
| rowspan="3" | Also producer
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine|author=Naman Ramachandran|title=Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei Lead Cast of Rebecca Miller's 'She Came To Me,' Protagonist Launches Sales at Cannes|date=June 8, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/anne-hathaway-tahar-rahim-marisa-tomei-rebecca-miller-she-came-to-me-1234991061/|accessdate=July 23, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625041208/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/anne-hathaway-tahar-rahim-marisa-tomei-rebecca-miller-she-came-to-me-1234991061/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
! scope="row" | ''[[Mothers' Instinct (2024 film)|Mothers' Instinct]]''
| Celine Jennings
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Anton Launches Jessica Chastain-Anne Hathaway Thriller ''Mothers' Instinct'' About Rival 1960's Housewives — AFM Hot Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/jessica-chastain-anne-hathaway-mothers-instinct-rival-1960s-housewives-afm-1234605564/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=29 October 2020 |date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518111211/https://deadline.com/2020/10/jessica-chastain-anne-hathaway-mothers-instinct-rival-1960s-housewives-afm-1234605564/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Idea of You]]''
| Solène Marchand
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |title=Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Harry Styles fan fiction 'The Idea of You' |url=https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202165124/https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2025
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Flowervale Street]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| rowspan="2" | Post-production
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=March 17, 2023 |title=David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Bad Robot Team For Mystery Warner Bros. Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/david-robert-mitchell-anne-hathaway-team-for-warner-bros-movie-1235303121/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317173748/https://deadline.com/2023/03/david-robert-mitchell-anne-hathaway-team-for-warner-bros-movie-1235303121/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Mother Mary (upcoming film)|Mother Mary]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Michaela Coel And Anne Hathaway To Star In Pop Music Epic ''Mother Mary'' For David Lowery And A24 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=21 March 2023 |date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321222824/https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== Stage ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
!scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
!scope="col"| Venue
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference}}
|-
| 2002
!scope=row| ''[[Carnival!]]''
| Lili
| [[New York City Center]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Theater Review: A Girl Innocent Enough to Believe a Puppet Is Alive|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/theater/theater-review-a-girl-innocent-enough-to-believe-a-puppet-is-alive.html?mcubz=1|first=Ben|last=Brantley|work=The New York Times|date=February 9, 2002|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163606/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/theater/theater-review-a-girl-innocent-enough-to-believe-a-puppet-is-alive.html?mcubz=1|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope=row| ''[[The Woman in White (musical)|The Woman in White]]''
| Laura Fairlie
| Sydmonton Workshop
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Lloyd Webber's Musical in Progress, Woman in White, Gets UK Presentation|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lloyd-webbers-musical-in-progress-woman-in-white-gets-uk-presentation-com-114349|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|work=[[Playbill]]|date=July 17, 2003|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201257/http://www.playbill.com/article/lloyd-webbers-musical-in-progress-woman-in-white-gets-uk-presentation-com-114349|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
!scope=row| ''Children and Art''
| Performer
| [[New Amsterdam Theatre]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sondheim Saluted Through Children and Art at New Amsterdam, March 21|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/sondheim-saluted-through-children-and-art-at-new-amsterdam-march-21-com-124790|first=Robert|last=Simonson|authorlink1=Robert Simonson|work=Playbill|date=March 21, 2005|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160055/http://www.playbill.com/article/sondheim-saluted-through-children-and-art-at-new-amsterdam-march-21-com-124790|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
!scope=row| ''[[Twelfth Night]]''
|[[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]]
| [[Delacorte Theater]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=I Love You, You're Perfect. You're a Girl?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/theater/reviews/26night.html|first=Carles|last=Isherwood|work=The New York Times|date=June 25, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716055635/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/theater/reviews/26night.html|archive-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope=row| ''Grounded''
| Unnamed pilot
| [[The Public Theater]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Off Broadway Review: 'Grounded' Starring Anne Hathaway|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/reviews/grounded-review-anne-hathaway-1201480215/|first=Marilyn|last=Stasio|work=Variety|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630111951/http://variety.com/2015/legit/reviews/grounded-review-anne-hathaway-1201480215/|archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017
!scope=row| {{sort|Children|''[[The Children's Monologues]]''}}
| Woman with unfaithful lover
| [[Carnegie Hall]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|last=Scheck|first=Frank|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-an-all-star-cast-performs-childrens-monologues-at-carnegie-hall-1057993|title=Critic's Notebook: An All-Star Cast Performs 'The Children's Monologues' at Carnegie Hall|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117031125/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-an-all-star-cast-performs-childrens-monologues-at-carnegie-hall-1057993|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"|Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1999–2000
!scope=row| ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]''
| Meghan Green
| 22 episodes
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Real Cast and Characters|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/get-real/cast/100174/|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830053836/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/get-real/cast/100174/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
!scope=row| ''[[Elmo's Christmas Countdown]]''
| Herself
| Television special
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Elmo's Christmas Countdown Cast and Characters|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/elmos-christmas-countdown/291806/|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830012002/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/elmos-christmas-countdown/291806/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
!scope=row| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[The Killers]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 34 Episode 04 - Anne Hathaway, The Killers|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-34/episode/4-anne-hathaway-with-the-killers-62561|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830055025/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-34/episode/4-anne-hathaway-with-the-killers-62561|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
!scope=row| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Jenny (voice)
| Episode: "[[The Good, the Sad and the Drugly]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Simpsons: 'The Good, the Sad and the Drugly' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/20/the-simpsons-the-good-the-sad-and-the-drugly-review|first=Robert|last=Canning|publisher=IGN|date=April 20, 2009|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807204445/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/20/the-simpsons-the-good-the-sad-and-the-drugly-review|archive-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
!scope=row| ''The Simpsons''
| Princess Penelope (voice)
| Episode: "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title='Once Upon a Time in Springfield'/The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice/'Love Rollercoaster'|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/once-upon-a-time-in-springfieldthe-simpsons-20th-a-36910|first=Emily|last=VanDerWerff|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=January 11, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729013402/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/once-upon-a-time-in-springfieldthe-simpsons-20th-a-36910|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Saturday Night Live''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[Florence + the Machine]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 36 Episode 07 - Anne Hathaway, Florence + the Machine|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-36/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-florence-the-machine-61091|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830060404/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-36/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-florence-the-machine-61091|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Mother Maggie (voice)
| Episode: "[[Go, Stewie, Go!]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy: 'Go Stewie Go' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/family-guy-go-stewie-go-review|first=Ramsey|last=Isler|publisher=IGN|date=March 15, 2010|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516195252/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/family-guy-go-stewie-go-review|archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Family Guy''
| Herself (voice)
| Episode: "[[April in Quahog]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy: 'April in Quahog' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/12/family-guy-april-in-quahog-review|first=Ramsey|last=Isler|publisher=IGN|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331212901/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/12/family-guy-april-in-quahog-review|archive-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
!scope=row| ''[[83rd Academy Awards]]''
| Host
| Television special; co-host with [[James Franco]]
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Reviews: What the Critics Thought About James Franco, Anne Hathaway|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-reviews-what-critics-thought-162253|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2011|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503135241/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-reviews-what-critics-thought-162253|archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Family Guy''
| Hot Blonde (voice)
| Episode: "[[It's a Trap!]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite episode|title=It's a Trap!|series=Family Guy|network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|date=May 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
!scope=row| ''Saturday Night Live''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[Rihanna]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 38 Episode 07 - Anne Hathaway, Rihanna|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-38/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-rihanna-57851|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324065618/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-38/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-rihanna-57851|archive-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''The Simpsons''
| Jenny (voice)
| Episode: "[[Moonshine River]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=The Simpsons: 'Moonshine River'|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-moonshine-river-85334|first=Robert|last=David Sullivan|work=The A.V. Club|date=September 30, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820161249/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-moonshine-river-85334|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
!scope=row| ''[[HitRecord on TV]]''
| Vivica Virus
| Episode: "Re: The Number Two"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Have a Comic Book-Style Smackdown|url=http://people.com/tv/anne-hathaway-guest-stars-on-joseph-gordon-levitts-hitrecord-on-tv/|first=Emily|last=Zauzmer|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729002049/http://people.com/tv/anne-hathaway-guest-stars-on-joseph-gordon-levitts-hitrecord-on-tv/|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway vs. [[Emily Blunt]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lip Sync Battle {{endash}} Season 1, Ep 3: Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/lip-sync-battle/videos/lip-sync-battle-season-1-ep-3-anne-hathaway-vs-emily-blunt|publisher=MTV|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830011411/http://www.mtv.com.au/lip-sync-battle/videos/lip-sync-battle-season-1-ep-3-anne-hathaway-vs-emily-blunt|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
!scope=row| ''[[Documentary Now!]]''
|Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/07/31/anne-hathaway-mia-farrow-peter-bogdanovich-and-peter-fonda-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-emmy-nominated-documentary-now-74014/20160731ifc02/ |title=Anne Hathaway, Mia Farrow, Peter Bogdanovich and Peter Fonda to Guest Star on IFC's Emmy-Nominated "Documentary Now!" |date=July 31, 2016 |publisher=[[The Futon Critic]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013060354/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/07/31/anne-hathaway-mia-farrow-peter-bogdanovich-and-peter-fonda-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-emmy-nominated-documentary-now-74014/20160731ifc02/ |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
!scope=row| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Lexi
|2 episodes
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/modern-love-anne-hathaway-tina-fey-john-slattery-dev-patel-cast-amazon-anthology-comedy-1202508813/ |title='Modern Love': Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John Slattery, Dev Patel Among Cast Set For Amazon's Anthology Comedy Series |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130044426/https://deadline.com/2018/11/modern-love-anne-hathaway-tina-fey-john-slattery-dev-patel-cast-amazon-anthology-comedy-1202508813/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2020
!scope=row|''[[Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|Television special
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anne Hathaway get us to Sesame Street in coronavirus special|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/sesame-street-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html|first=Ryan|last=Prior|website=CNN|date=April 14, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523123457/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/sesame-street-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
!scope=row|''[[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)|RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
|Episode: "[[Social Media: The Unverified Rusical]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Anne Hathaway (Virtually) Joins The Queens In The Werk Room!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QIru-5ccM|work=[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221232226/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QIru-5ccM|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Solos (TV series)|Solos]]''
|Leah
|Episode: "LEAH"
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/solos-amazon-anne-hathaway-anthony-mackie-morgan-freeman/|title='Solos,' Amazon's New Anthology Series, Debuts New Images with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, and More|first=Joshua|last=Lezmi|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422060136/https://collider.com/solos-amazon-anne-hathaway-anthony-mackie-morgan-freeman/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
!scope=row|''[[WeCrashed]]''
|[[Rebekah Neumann]]
|Miniseries (8 episodes); also executive producer
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilblom |first=Kelly |url=https://fortune.com/2021/01/29/apple-tv-series-wecrashed-about-wework/ |title=Apple greenlights TV series 'WeCrashed' about WeWork's rise and fall |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2021-01-29 |access-date=2021-02-01 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130004848/https://fortune.com/2021/01/29/apple-tv-series-wecrashed-about-wework/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|''[[StoryBots|Storybots: Answer Time]]''
|Secret Agent Lady
|Episode: "Lasers"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=StoryBots: Answer Time – Season 1, Episode 6 Lasers|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/storybots_answer_time/s01/e06|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>
|}

== Discography ==
'''Charted songs'''

''For her songs in Ella Enchanted, see: [[Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)]]''

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-01-12/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Week of 12, January 2013: Biggest Jumps|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903194853/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-01-12/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Productores de Música de España|ESP]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anne+Hathaway&titel=I+Dreamed+A+Dream&cat=s|title=Anne Hathaway - "I Dreamed a Dream"|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]/spanishcharts.com|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202757/https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anne+Hathaway&titel=I+Dreamed+A+Dream&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=03|title=GFK Chart Track|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|date=January 18, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323070043/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=03|archive-date=March 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130120/7501/|title=2013 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=January 26, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2013|archive-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703105219/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130120/7501/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1481591/weekly-chart-notes-anne-hathaway-anna-kendrick-get-in-the-act-of|title=Weekly Chart Notes: Anne Hathaway, Anna Kendrick get in the act of charting|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 4, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811234109/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1481591/weekly-chart-notes-anne-hathaway-anna-kendrick-get-in-the-act-of|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Dreamed a Dream#2012 film version|I Dreamed a Dream]]"
| 2012
| 77 || 21 || 26 || 22 || 69
| ''[[Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|}

'''Guest appearances'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]"
| rowspan="3"| 2004
| [[Jesse McCartney]] and Anne Hathaway
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Remix)"
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]"
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "Great Big World"
||2005
| Anne Hathaway
|| ''[[Hoodwinked!|Hoodwinked (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Take, O Take Those Lips Away"
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| Anne Hathaway and Illyrian Marching Band
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Hem (band)|Twelfth Night]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Full Phathom Five"
| Anne Hathaway, [[Hem (band)|Hem]], and [[Audra McDonald]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Come Away Death"
| Anne Hathaway, [[David Pittu]], [[Raúl Esparza]], and Illyrian Marching Band
|-
! scope="row"| "Real in Rio"
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Anne Hathaway, [[Jesse Eisenberg]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[George Lopez]], [[will.i.am]], and The Rio Singers with Hollywood
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)"
| Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx
|-
! scope="row"| "At the End of the Day"<ref name="soundtrack">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00A80SHFM|title=Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422064217/http://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00A80SHFM|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| [[Hugh Jackman]], Anne Hathaway, Foreman, Factory Girls, and Cast
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "I Dreamed a Dream"<ref name="soundtrack" />
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "Epilogue"<ref name="soundtrack" />
| [[Amanda Seyfried]], Anne Hathaway, [[Colm Wilkinson]], [[Eddie Redmayne]], and Hugh Jackman
|-
! scope="row"| "What is Love"
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Janelle Monáe, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, and Jesse Eisenberg
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Rio 2]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Go Away"
| Anne Hathaway and Flavia Maia
|-
! scope="row"| "Afraid of Heights"
| 2015
| Anne Hathaway and [[Johnny Flynn (musician)|Johnny Flynn]]
| ''[[Song One#Soundtrack|Song One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[At the Ballet]]" (from ''[[A Chorus Line]]'')
| 2016
| [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Daisy Ridley]], and Anne Hathaway
| ''[[Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway]]''
|}

==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|4266|Anne Hathaway}}
* {{tcmdb name|517035|Anne Hathaway}}
* {{IBDB name|455530|Anne Hathaway}}

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Thomasin McKenzie

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{{short description|New Zealand actress (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Thomasin McKenzie
| image = Thomasin McKenzie during an interview, November 2019.png
| alt = McKenzie promoting the film "Jojo Rabbit" in 2019
| caption = McKenzie in 2019
| birth_name = Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|7|26}}
| birth_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2012–present
| mother = [[Miranda Harcourt]]
| relatives = [[Kate Harcourt]] (maternal grandmother)
}}
'''Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie'''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Feinberg |first=Scott |date=2019-01-06 |title=‘Awards Chatter’ Podcast — Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (‘Leave No Trace’) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/awards-chatter-podcast-thomasin-harcourt-mckenzie-leave-no-trace-1172012/ |access-date=2024-06-06 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]'' (2014), she rose to critical prominence for playing a young girl living in isolation in [[Debra Granik]]'s drama film ''[[Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]'' (2018), winning the [[National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance]].<ref name="herald big break">{{Cite news |last=Keogh |first=Brittany |date=10 March 2017 |title=Young Kiwi actor Thomasin McKenzie's big break in US movie My Abandonment |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11815749 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=19 April 2017 |quote=Thomasin McKenzie, 16, will fly out to Portland, Oregon on March 28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Macandrew |first=Ruby |date=14 March 2017 |title= Wellington teen Thomasin McKenzie lands lead role in US film My Abandonment |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/90287036/wellington-teenager-lands-lead-movie-role-in-us-film-my-abandonment |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>

McKenzie continued gaining recognition in 2019 with supporting roles in the period films ''[[The King (2019 film)|The King]]'' and ''[[True History of the Kelly Gang (film)|True History of the Kelly Gang]]'', as well as for her role as a Jewish girl in the satirical film ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zemler |first=Emily |title=Why 'Jojo Rabbit' actress Thomasin McKenzie is determined to make a social impact with her work |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2019-10-21 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-10-21/thomasin-mckenzie-jojo-rabbit |access-date=2024-02-26 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=31 May 2018 |title=Taika Waititi's WWII Pic 'Jojo Rabbit' Adds Thomasin McKenzie |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/taika-waititi-jojo-rabbit-movie-thomasin-mckenzie-1202401194/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606001431/https://deadline.com/2018/05/taika-waititi-jojo-rabbit-movie-thomasin-mckenzie-1202401194/ |archive-date=6 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, she starred in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s thriller ''[[Old (film)|Old]]'' and [[Edgar Wright]]'s psychological horror film ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'', and featured in [[Jane Campion]]'s western film ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog]]''. She has since played the title role in the thriller ''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]'' (2023).

== Early life ==
McKenzie was born 26 July 2000 in [[Wellington]], New Zealand, and attended [[Samuel Marsden Collegiate School]] in Wellington's [[Karori]] suburb, graduating in 2018.<ref name="herald big break" /><ref name="issue">{{cite magazine |title=Thomasin McKenzie |first=Jan-Willem |last=Dikkers |work=Issue Magazine |department=Go-See & Interview |date=2018 |url=https://www.issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |quote=Birth Date: 26/07/2000 Birth Place: Wellington NZ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109140101/https://issuemagazine.com/thomasin-mckenzie/#/ |archive-date=9 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her parents are actress and acting coach Dame [[Miranda Harcourt]], and director Stuart McKenzie.<ref name="issue" /> She is the granddaughter of actress Dame [[Kate Harcourt]] and Peter Harcourt, whose family founded the real estate company [[Harcourts International]] in Wellington.<ref name=NZWW>{{cite magazine |title=At home with Dame Kate Harcourt and daughter Miranda |first=Suzanne |last=McFadden |work=[[Australian Women's Weekly]] |edition=[[New Zealand Woman's Weekly|New Zealand]] |date=11 August 2017 |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/career/at-home-with-dame-kate-harcourt-and-daughter-miranda-33299 |access-date=2024-09-27 |quote=… her grandchildren: Peter, now 18, Thomasin, 16, and Davida, 10. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811052141/https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/career/at-home-with-dame-kate-harcourt-and-daughter-miranda-33299/ |archive-date=2017-08-11 |url-status=live}}</ref>

She has an elder brother, Peter McKenzie, and a younger sister, actress Davida McKenzie.<ref name="issue" /><ref name=NZWW/>

== Career ==
After appearing with her brother in the film ''Existence'' (2012), McKenzie portrayed teenager [[Louise Nicholas]] in the television film ''Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story'' (2014). In 2015, she played [[List of Shortland Street characters (2015)#Pixie Hannah|Pixie Hannah]] in the soap opera ''[[Shortland Street]]''. The following year, she played the titular character in the children's comedy web series ''[[Lucy Lewis Can't Lose]]''.

She gained recognition for her portrayal as a daughter of a war veteran in [[Debra Granik]]'s ''[[Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]'' (2018). Her performance received critical acclaim and won her the [[National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance]]. In 2019, McKenzie joined the ensemble cast of [[Netflix]]'s ''[[The King (2019 film)|The King]]'' as [[Philippa of England|Queen Philippa of Denmark]], starring alongside [[Timothée Chalamet]], [[Joel Edgerton]] and [[Robert Pattinson]]. She next played the role of a young Jewish girl who hides in the home of the title character in [[Taika Waititi]]'s satirical comedy-drama ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]'' (2019) which she obtained a nomination at the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] as Best Young Actress.

In August 2018, McKenzie was cast in ''[[Top Gun: Maverick]]'', but dropped out of the film after signing onto ''[[Lost Girls (film)|Lost Girls]]'' (2020). In 2021, she starred in the [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s thriller ''[[Old (film)|Old]]'', and played the lead character in [[Edgar Wright]]'s psychological horror film ''[[Last Night in Soho]]'', opposite [[Anya Taylor-Joy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=21 February 2019 |title='Last Night In Soho': Thomasin McKenzie, Matt Smith Join Edgar Wright's Next Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/last-night-in-soho-thomasin-mckenzie-matt-smith-edgar-wright-movie-1202562295/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222114951/https://deadline.com/2019/02/last-night-in-soho-thomasin-mckenzie-matt-smith-edgar-wright-movie-1202562295/ |archive-date=22 February 2019 |website=Deadline |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> In the same year, she joined [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]]'s televised adaptation of [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]]'s [[Life After Life (novel)|novel]] ''[[Life After Life (TV series)|Life After Life]]'' for [[BBC Two]], which premiered in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2020 |title=BBC One commissions adaptation of Kate Atkinson's award-winning best-seller Life After Life |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2020/bbc-one-commissions-life-after-life |website=BBC |access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, McKenzie joined the main cast of the second season of ''[[Pantheon (TV series)|Pantheon]]'', a science fiction drama adaptation of the series of short stories by [[Ken Liu]], voicing MIST, the first C.I. (computational intelligence) born of U.I. (uploaded intelligence). In the same year, she played the lead character in the William Oldroyd's psychological thriller ''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]'', opposite [[Anne Hathaway]] and will portray American gymnast [[Kerri Strug]] in [[Olivia Wilde]]'s ''Perfect''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Simich |first=Ricardo |date=22 January 2022 |title=Spy: Mayor accidentally reveals Kiwi star's new role with Hollywood A-Lister |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/spy-mayor-accidentally-reveals-kiwi-stars-new-role-with-hollywood-a-lister/VKRRDFD43FCT5XR7LSCJLTUKJE/ |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>

McKenzie was cast in the lead role for the upcoming film, ''[[Joy (upcoming film)|Joy]]'', a true story of the world’s first [[in vitro fertilisation]] baby and set to be released in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=18 March 2024 |title=Joy’ Teaser: James Norton, Bill Nighy & Thomasin McKenzie Create The First IVF Treatment In Netflix Drama|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/joy-james-norton-bill-nighy-thomasin-mckenzie-ivf-netflix-teaser-1235861021/ |work=Deadline |access-date=18 March 2024}}</ref> In May 2023, McKenzie joined in the lead role for [[Mona Fastvold]]'s upcoming psychological horror ''Self-Portrait''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=10 May 2023 |title=Zoë Kravitz & Thomasin McKenzie To Lead Mona Fastvold’s Psychological Horror ‘Self-Portrait’ For Topic Studios — Cannes Market Hot Pic|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/zoe-kravitz-thomasin-mckenzie-horror-self-portrait-cannes-market-1235361802/https://deadline.com/2023/05/zoe-kravitz-thomasin-mckenzie-horror-self-portrait-cannes-market-1235361802// |work=Deadline |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> In the same month, McKenzie joined [[Andrew Niccol]]'s upcoming live-action animated film ''[[I, Object]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=15 May 2023 |title=Cannes: Melanie Lynskey, Karl Urban, Thomasin McKenzie, Jemaine Clement Team for Andrew Niccol’s ‘I, Object’ (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/i-object-melanie-lynskey-karl-urban-thomasin-mckenzie-jemaine-clement-andrew-niccol-1235487297/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> In September 2023, McKenzie joined Jim O'Hanlon's upcoming British period comedy ''Fackham Hall'', written by comedian [[Jimmy Carr]].<ref name="fackham">{{cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=7 September 2023 |title=Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Thomasin McKenzie & Katherine Waterston To Lead Jimmy Carr-Penned Spoof ‘Fackham Hall’; Veterans Launches Sales With Bleecker Street Aboard For U.S. – Toronto |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/jimmy-carr-movie-debut-fackham-hall-comedy-spoof-downton-abbey-1235538967/ |work=Deadline |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
In March 2017, McKenzie was living in [[Wellington]], New Zealand.<ref name="herald big break" /> McKenzie moved to [[London]], United Kingdom, in June 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Alex James |date=1 December 2023 |title=Louis Hofmann and Thomasin McKenzie reconnect inside The HERO Winter Annual|url=https://hero-magazine.com/article/245156/louis-hofmann-thomasin-mckenzie|work=Hero |access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|{{Pending|{{dagger|alt=Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released}}}}
|Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
|}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
| 2012
| ''Existence''
| Scraps
|
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''
| Astrid
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Changeover#Film adaptation|The Changeover]]''
| Rose Keaton
|
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| Tom
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''[[The King (2019 film)|The King]]''
| [[Philippa of England|Queen Philippa of Denmark]]
|
|
|-
| ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''
| Elsa Korr
|
|
|-
| ''[[True History of the Kelly Gang (film)|True History of the Kelly Gang]]''
| Mary
|
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Lost Girls (film)|Lost Girls]]''
| Sherre Gilbert
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2021
| ''[[The Justice of Bunny King]]''
| Tonyah
|
|
|-
| ''[[Old (film)|Old]]''
| Maddox Cappa (aged 16)
|
|
|-
| ''[[Last Night in Soho]]''
| Eloise "Ellie" Turner
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog]]''
| Lola
|
|
|-
| 2023
|''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]''
| Eileen Dunlop
|
| <ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=4 February 2022 |title=Anne Hathaway & Thomasin McKenzie Thriller 'Eileen' Launches Sales At EFM Via Endeavor Content & WME Independent |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/anne-hathaway-thomasin-mckenzie-thriller-eileen-launches-sales-at-efm-via-endeavor-content-wme-independent-1234927173/amp/ |work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| TBA
| {{Pending film|[[Joy (2024 film)|Joy]]}}
| [[Jean Purdy]]
| Post-production
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bill-nighy-james-norton-thomasin-mckenzie-lead-ivf-film-joy-for-netflix-pathe-with-production-underway-exclusive/5186174.article|title= Bill Nighy, James Norton, Thomasin McKenzie lead Ben Taylor's IVF film 'Joy' for Netflix, Pathe; first look with production underway (exclusive)|first1=Ben|last1=Dalton|first2=Rebecca|last2=Leffler|accessdate=23 September 2023| date=23 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{Pending film|[[Fackham Hall]]}}
|
| In Production
| <ref name="fackham"/>
|-
| {{Pending film|[[I, Object]]}}
|
| Filming
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |title=Cannes: Melanie Lynskey, Karl Urban, Thomasin McKenzie, Jemaine Clement Team for Andrew Niccol's ''I, Object'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/i-object-melanie-lynskey-karl-urban-thomasin-mckenzie-jemaine-clement-andrew-niccol-1235487297/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=16 May 2023 |date=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}}
|-
| 2014
|''Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story''
| [[Louise Nicholas|Young Louise]]
| Television film
|
|-
| 2015–2020
| ''[[Shortland Street]]''
| [[List of Shortland Street characters (2015)#Pixie Hannah|Pixie Hannah]]
| Recurring role
|
|-
| 2015
| ''End of Term''
| Annabel
| 1 episode
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Bright Summer Night''
| Petra Quince
| 4 episodes
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Jean''
| Young Jean
| Television film
|
|-
| 2017
| ''The Cul De Sac''
| Willa
| 3 episodes
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Lucy Lewis Can't Lose]]''
| Lucy Lewis
| Lead role
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Life After Life (TV series)|Life After Life]]''
| Ursula Todd
| Miniseries
| <ref>{{cite web |last=Kanter |first=Jake |date=20 April 2021 |title=Thomasin McKenzie & Sian Clifford To Lead Cast For BBC Adaptation of Kate Atkinson's 'Life After Life' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/life-after-life-thomasin-mckenzie-sian-clifford-1234740110/ |website=Deadline |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Totally Completely Fine]]''
| Vivian Cunningham
| Lead role
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Pantheon (TV series)|Pantheon]]''
| MIST (voice)
| Main role; season 2
|
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| {{Pending film|Gossamer}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| Filming; voice role
|
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col6center"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" | Ref.
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Alliance of Women Film Journalists|Alliance of Women Film Journalists]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2019}}
| [[:en:Alliance of Women Film Journalists#2018 Best of|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="4"|''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2018-eda-award-nominees/ |title=2018 EDA Award Nominees |access-date=21 December 2021 |publisher=[[Alliance of Women Film Journalists]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221184445/https://awfj.org/eda-awards-2/2018-eda-award-nominees/?doing_wp_cron=1545417884.7315959930419921875000 |archive-date=21 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[:en:Alliance of Women Film Journalists#2018 Female Focus|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Chicago Film Critics Association|Chicago Film Critics Association]]
| [[:en:Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| Most Promising Performer
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards |title=2018 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=8 December 2018 |publisher=[[Chicago Film Critics Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209185450/https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/2018/12/7/2018-chicago-film-critics-association-awards |archive-date=9 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films|Chlotrudis Awards]]
| {{center|2019}}
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chlotrudis.org/2019-25th-annual-awards/|title=2019, 25th Annual Awards|work=[[Chlotrudis Society for Independent Films]]|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{center|2023}}
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[:en:The Justice of Bunny King|The Justice of Bunny King]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=29th Chlotrudis Awards nominations: 'Aftersun' leads with six |url=https://awardswatch.com/29th-chlotrudis-awards-nominations-aftersun-leads-with-six/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:List of film awards|Columbus Film Critics Association]]
| {{center|2019}}
| Best Actress
|rowspan="2"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards 2018 |url=https://cofca.org/awards-2018/ |website=Columbus Film Critics Association |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| [[:en:24th Critics' Choice Awards|{{center|2019}}]]
|rowspan="2"| [[:en:Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Actor/Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-nominees-full-list-1203106702/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: Winners and Nominees |first=Kristopher |last=Tapley |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=13 January 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114010818/https://variety.com/2019/film/awards/2019-critics-choice-awards-winners-nominees-full-list-1203106702/ |archive-date=14 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[:en:25th Critics' Choice Awards|{{center|2020}}]]
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/lists/2020-critics-choice-awards-nominations-list-full-1260595|title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads with 14 Nominations|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=8 December 2019|accessdate=21 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:List of film awards|Denver Film Critics Society]]
| {{center|2019}}
| Best Supporting Actress
|rowspan="8"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-denver-film-critics-society-dfcs-winners/|title=The 2018 Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=14 January 2019|access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Detroit Film Critics Society|Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| [[:en:Detroit Film Critics Society#2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| [[:en:Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://detroitfilmcritics.com/the-2018-detroit-film-critics-society-awards/|title=The 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards|website=Detroit Film Critics Society|date=3 December 2018|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Dublin Film Critics' Circle|Dublin Film Critics' Circle]]
| {{center|2018}}
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-dublin-film-critics-circle-dfcc-winners/|title=The 2018 Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=20 December 2018|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Florida Film Critics Circle|Florida Film Critics Circle]]
| [[:en:Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award
| {{draw|Runner-up}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2018/12/21/2018-ffcc-winners/ |title=2018 FFCC Winners |first=Hans |last=Morgenstern |access-date=21 December 2021 |publisher=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222010131/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2018/12/21/2018-ffcc-winners/ |archive-date=22 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Georgia Film Critics Association|Georgia Film Critics Association]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2019}}
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2018-awards.html |title=2018 Awards |access-date=21 December 2021|publisher=[[Georgia Film Critics Association]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113201607/http://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2018-awards.html |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| Breakthrough Award
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Gotham Awards|Gotham Independent Film Awards]]
| [[:en:Gotham Independent Film Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| [[:en:Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor|Breakthrough Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/gotham-awards-winners-list-2018-new-york-1203037073/ |title='The Rider' Wins Best Feature at Gotham Awards (Complete Winners List) |first=Elizabeth |last=Wagmeister |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=26 November 2018 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127031716/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/gotham-awards-winners-list-2018-new-york-1203037073/ |archive-date=27 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:List of film awards|Greater Western New York Film Critics Association]]
| {{center|2018}}
| Best Debut Performance
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards: Our 2018 Winners |url=https://gwnyfilmcritics.com/portfolio/awards-2018/ |website=Greater Western New York Film Critics Association |date=29 December 2018 |access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[:en:List of film awards|Hawaii Film Critics Society]]
| {{center|2022}}
| Best Actress
| ''[[:en:Last Night in Soho|Last Night in Soho]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-hawaii-film-critics-society-hfcs-winners/|title=The 2021 Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=14 January 2022|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114203650/https://www.nextbestpicture.com/latest/the-2021-hawaii-film-critics-society-hfcs-winners|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[:en:Hollywood Critics Association|Hollywood Film Critics Association]]
| [[3rd Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards|{{center|2020}}]]
| Best Actress 23 and Under
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/11/25/laofcs-2019-nominations/|title=LAOFCS Announces New Name and 2019 Nominations • AwardsCircuit {{!}} Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews|last=Peterson|first=Karen M.|date=25 November 2019|website=AwardsCircuit {{!}} Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews|language=en-US|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191125213722/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/11/25/laofcs-2019-nominations/|archive-date=25 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[:en:Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]
| [[:en:34th Independent Spirit Awards|{{center|2019}}]]
| [[:en:Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female|Best Supporting Female]]
|rowspan="3"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/2019-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-1202021241/|title=2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees, 'Eighth Grade' & 'We the Animals' Lead |first=Kate |last=Erbland |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=16 November 2018 |website=[[IndieWire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117011630/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/2019-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-1202021241/ |archive-date=17 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[:en:List of film awards|Indiana Film Journalists Association]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2018}}
| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-indiana-film-journalists-association-ifja-nominations/|title=The 2018 Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) Nominations|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=4 December 2018|access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Breakout of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| {{center|2019}}
| Best Supporting Actress
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2019/12/11/nominations-announced-for-the-2019-indiana-film-journalists-association-awards/|title=Nominations Announced for the 2019 Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards|date=11 December 2019|access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[:en:IndieWire Critics Poll|IndieWire Critics Poll]]
| [[:en:2018 IndieWire Critics Poll|{{center|2018}}]]
| Best Supporting Actress
|rowspan="4"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/best-movies-2018-critics-films-performances-roma-first-reformed-the-favourite-1202027901/|title=2018 Critics Poll: The Best Films and Performances According to Over 200 Critics From Around the World|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=17 December 2018|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218090923/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/best-movies-2018-critics-films-performances-roma-first-reformed-the-favourite-1202027901/|archive-date=18 December 2018|first1=Christian|last1=Blauvelt|first2=Eric|last2=Kohn|pages=1–3|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:List of film awards|Kansas City Film Critics Circle]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2018}}
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-kansas-city-film-critics-circle-kcfcc-winners/|title=The 2018 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=16 December 2018|access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[:en:Hollywood Critics Association|Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society]]
| Best Actress 23 and Under
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-los-angeles-online-film-critics-society-laofcs-nominations/|title=The 2018 Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society (LAOFCS) Nominations|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=3 December 2018|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:List of film awards|Music City Film Critics Association]]
| {{center|2019}}
|rowspan="2"| Best Young Actress
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners/|title=The 2018 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=10 January 2019|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{center|2020}}
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2019-music-city-film-critics-association-mcfca-winners/|title=The 2019 Music City Film Critics Association (MCFCA) Winners|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=10 January 2020|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[:en:National Board of Review|National Board of Review]]
| [[:en:National Board of Review Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| [[:en:National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance|Best Breakthrough Performance]]
|rowspan="6"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title=National Board of Review Announces 2018 Award Winners |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2018/11/national-board-review-announces-2018-award-winners/ |website=nationalboardofreview.org |publisher=National Board of Review |access-date=21 December 2021 |date=27 November 2018 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234332/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2018/11/national-board-review-announces-2018-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:List of film awards|Online Association of Female Film Critics]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2018}}
| Best Supporting Female
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oaffc.com/2018/12/13/online-association-of-female-film-critics-2018-awards/|title=Online Association of Female Film Critics 2018 Awards|date=13 December 2018|access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Best Breakthrough Performance
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:List of film awards|Online Film and Television Association]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2019}}
| Best Youth Performance
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=23rd Annual Film Awards (2018) |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/23rd-annual-film-awards-2018/ |website=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Best Female Breakthrough
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[:en:Online Film Critics Society|Online Film Critics Society]]
| [[:en:Online Film Critics Society Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| [[:en:Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ofcs.org/awards/2018-awards-22nd-annual/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102145337/http://ofcs.org/awards/2018-awards-22nd-annual/|title=22nd Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations Announced|publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]]|date=2 January 2019|access-date=21 December 2021|url-status=live|archivedate=2 January 2019}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[:en:List of film awards|Philadelphia Film Critics Circle]]
|rowspan="2"| {{center|2019}}
| Best Breakthrough Performance
|rowspan="2"| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{draw|Runner-up}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://philafcc.org/2019/12/09/2019-pfcc-annual-awards/|title=2019 PFCC Annual Awards|date=9 December 2019 |publisher=Philadelphia Film Critics Circle|access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[:en:List of film awards|Phoenix Critics Circle]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2019-phoenix-critics-circle-pcc-nominations/|title=The 2019 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Nominations
|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society|San Diego Film Critics Society]]
|rowspan="2"| [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
| [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2018#Best Female Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actress]]
|rowspan="2"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-san-diego-film-nominations/ |title=2018 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations |publisher=[[San Diego Film Critics Society]] |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207212252/http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-san-diego-film-nominations/ |archive-date=7 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2018#Best Breakout Artist|Best Breakthrough Artist]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2019|{{center|2019}}]]
| [[:en:San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2019#Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2019-nominations/|title=2019 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations|last=|first=|date=9 December 2019|website=www.sdfcs.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191207160902/http://www.sdfcs.org/2019-nominations/|archive-date=7 December 2019|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[:en:San Francisco Film Critics Circle|San Francisco Film Critics Circle]]
| {{center|2018}}
| Best Supporting Actress
|rowspan="2"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sffcc.org/2018/12/2018-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-awards/|title=2018 SAN FRANCISCO FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS|website=San Francisco Film Critics Circle|date=7 December 2018|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063534/http://sffcc.org/2018/12/2018-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-awards/|archive-date=10 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Seattle Film Critics Society|Seattle Film Critics Society]]
| [[:en:Seattle Film Critics Society#2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards|{{center|2018}}]]
|rowspan="2"| [[:en:Seattle Film Critics Society#Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Youth Performance|Best Youth Performance]]
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2018/12/10/the-favourite-leads-the-2018-seattle-film-critics-society-nominations/ |title='The Favourite' Leads the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations |publisher=[[Seattle Film Critics Society]] |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211100205/https://seattlefilmcritics.com/2018/12/10/the-favourite-leads-the-2018-seattle-film-critics-society-nominations/ |archive-date=11 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[:en:Seattle Film Critics Society#2019 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards|{{center|2019}}]]
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2019-seattle-film-critics-society-sfcs-nominations/|title=The 2019 Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=9 December 2019|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[:en:Seattle International Film Festival|Seattle International Film Festival]]
| {{center|2018}}
| Best Actress
|rowspan="2"| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|date=10 June 2018|title=Seattle Film Festival: 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Wins Best Doc Audience Award|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/seattle-film-festival-2018-winners-list-1118853/|access-date=16 February 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref>
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! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[:en:Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| [[:en:Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2018|{{center|2018}}]]
|rowspan="2"| Best Youth Performance
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://wafca.com/awards/|title='Roma' Feels the Love with D.C. Film Critics|publisher=[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]|location=Washington, D.C.|date=3 December 2018|access-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204033013/http://wafca.com/awards/|archivedate=4 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[:en:Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2019|{{center|2019}}]]
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/08/washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-winners-parasite-leads-top-wins-jennifer-lopez-picks-up-supporting-actress-win/ |title=Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Winners: 'Parasite' Leads Top Wins, Jennifer Lopez Picks up Supporting Actress Win • AwardsCircuit {{pipe}} Entertainment, Predictions, Reviews |access-date=21 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211024601/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/08/washington-dc-area-film-critics-association-winners-parasite-leads-top-wins-jennifer-lopez-picks-up-supporting-actress-win/ |archive-date=11 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[:en:Women Film Critics Circle|Women Film Critics Circle]]
| {{center|2018}}
| Best Young Actress
| ''[[:en:Leave No Trace (film)|Leave No Trace]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2018-women-film-critics-circle-wfcc-nominations/|title=The 2018 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Nominations|first=Matt|last=Neglia|website=Next Best Picture|date=11 December 2018|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[:en:Women's Image Network Awards#21st Women's Image Awards|Women's Image Network Awards]]
| {{center|2020}}
| Best Actress in a Feature Film
| ''[[:en:Jojo Rabbit|Jojo Rabbit]]''
| {{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Image Network Awards – 2020 Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002887/2020/1 |website=IMDB |access-date=16 February 2022 }}</ref>
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List of Anne Hathaway performances

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[[Anne Hathaway]] is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the short-lived television drama series ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]'' (1999{{endash}}2000) before starring in her breakthrough role of [[Mia Thermopolis]] in the successful [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] comedy ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]'' (2001).<ref name="evolution">{{cite web|title=The Evolution Of Anne Hathaway|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/the-evolution-of-anne-hathaway/|author=Maytum, Matt|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-evolution-of-anne-hathaway/|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> It established her as a teen idol and she later reprised the role in its sequel, ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement|Royal Engagement]]''.<ref name="evolution"/> The following year, Hathaway made her New York stage debut in the ''[[Encores!]]'' production of ''[[Carnival!]]''. This was followed by a string of family films such as ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]'' (2002) and ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'' (2004), which were box office flops.<ref name="evolution"/> In 2005, she transitioned to more mature roles with the acclaimed romantic drama ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''.<ref name="career">{{cite news|title=Anne Hathaway's career: from Princess Diaries to Catwoman|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8271341/Anne-Hathaways-career-from-Princess-Diaries-to-Catwoman.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=January 20, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121160147/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/8271341/Anne-Hathaways-career-from-Princess-Diaries-to-Catwoman.html|archive-date=January 21, 2016}}</ref> In 2006, Hathaway starred opposite [[Meryl Streep]] in the highly successful comedy-drama ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' and portrayed [[Jane Austen]] in the biographical drama ''[[Becoming Jane]]'' the following year.<ref name="evolution"/><ref name="career"/>

Hathaway earned critical acclaim and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for playing a recovering alcoholic in the drama ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008).<ref name="evolution"/><ref name="career"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|title=The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners|access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] (AMPAS)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110111206/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2009|archive-date=November 10, 2014}}</ref> She played [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]] in [[The Public Theater]]'s 2009 production of ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', which garnered her a [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ragtime-scottsboro-boys-top-drama-desk-contenders-1.903447|publisher=CBC News|title=Ragtime, Scottsboro Boys top Drama Desk contenders|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ragtime-scottsboro-boys-top-drama-desk-contenders-1.903447|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref> In 2010, she won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance]] for providing her voice for [[Once Upon a Time in Springfield|an episode]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |title=2010 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations |access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808202317/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2011 }}</ref> The same year, she played the [[White Queen (Through the Looking Glass)|White Queen]] in [[Tim Burton]]'s $1 billion grossing fantasy adventure ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''.<ref name="evolution"/> For her role as a free-spirited artist in ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]'' (2010), she earned a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Reynolds, Simon |date=December 14, 2010 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |title=In Full: Golden Globes - Movie Nominees |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019154406/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref> During this period, Hathaway also starred in a number of other box-office hits such as ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' (2008), ''[[Bride Wars]]'' (2009) and ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' (2010).<ref name="boxofficemojo">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=annehathaway.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm|title=Anne Hathaway Movie Box Office Results|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821171745/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=annehathaway.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm|archive-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> She then went on to voice a [[Spix's macaw]] named Jewel in the animated comedy adventure film ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' (2011) and its sequel ''[[Rio 2]]'' (2014).<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>

Her biggest commercial success came in 2012 with [[Christopher Nolan]]'s superhero film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'', which grossed over $1 billion worldwide, in which she played [[Selina Kyle]].<ref name="boxofficemojo"/> The same year, her performance as [[Fantine]] in [[Tom Hooper]]'s epic musical ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' garnered her widespread acclaim and won her the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|date=January 27, 2013|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/sag-awards-winners-2013_n_2563499.html|title=SAG Awards Winners 2013: Screen Actors Guild Honors Best In Film & Television|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407085251/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/27/sag-awards-winners-2013_n_2563499.html|archive-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013 |title=The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners |access-date=May 18, 2017|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014074656/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/10/baftas-2013-film-ceremony-live|title=Baftas 2013: live!|last=Brooks|first=Xan|date=February 10, 2013|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215031444/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/10/baftas-2013-film-ceremony-live|archive-date=February 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |title=Nominations 2013 — Golden Globe Awards |date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214105703/http://www.goldenglobes.org/2012/12/nominations-2013/ |archive-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2014, she starred as a [[NASA]] scientist in Nolan's ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', and she earned a [[Drama League Award|Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance]] nomination for her performance as a [[fighter pilot]] in the play ''Grounded'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title=Drama League Awards Nominations: Jessica Lange, Lupita Nyong'o, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lots More (Full List)|url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/news/drama-league-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201757445/|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|first=Gordon|last=Cox|date=April 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820200853/http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/drama-league-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201757445/|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> Hathaway later had starring roles in the commercially successful comedy-dramas ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' (2015), ''[[Ocean's 8]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]'' (2019).<ref name="boxofficemojo"/>

== Film ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
!scope=col class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
!scope=row| ''[[The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries]]''
| [[Mia Thermopolis]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princess Diaries Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100323/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[The Other Side of Heaven]]''
| Jean Sabin
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Other Side of Heaven Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-side-of-heaven|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213120836/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-other-side-of-heaven|archive-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
!scope=row| ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)|Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| Madeline Bray
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicholas Nickleby (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1119037_nicholas_nickleby|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1119037_nicholas_nickleby|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope=row| ''[[The Cat Returns]]''
| Haru Yoshioka (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cat Returns (2002)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cat_returns|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221054009/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_cat_returns/|archive-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
!scope=row| ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]''
| Ella of Frell
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ella Enchanted Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/ella-enchanted|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322131944/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/ella-enchanted|archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
| Mia Thermopolis
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082426/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-princess-diaries-2-royal-engagement|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
!scope=row| ''[[Hoodwinked!]]''
| [[Little Red Riding Hood|Red Puckett]] (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Hoodwinked (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1155109-hoodwinked|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216031421/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1155109-hoodwinked/|archive-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]''
| Allison Lang
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Havoc (2005)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/havoc|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212082418/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/havoc/|archive-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''
| Lureen Newsome Twist
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Brokeback Mountain Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/brokeback-mountain|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015194233/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/brokeback-mountain|archive-date=October 15, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
!scope=row| ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
| Andrea "Andy" Sachs
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Devil Wears Prada (2006)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_wears_prada|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830135024/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devil_wears_prada|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
!scope=row| ''[[Becoming Jane]]''
| [[Jane Austen]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Becoming Jane Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/becoming-jane|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221161852/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/becoming-jane|archive-date=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
!scope=row| ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]''
| Agent 99
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Smart Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/get-smart|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611061352/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/get-smart|archive-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control]]''
| Agent 99
| Uncredited cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Smart's Bruce And Lloyd: Out Of Control (2008)|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/get-smarts-bruce-and-lloyd-out-of-control/review/294293/|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163609/http://www.tvguide.com/movies/get-smarts-bruce-and-lloyd-out-of-control/review/294293/|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]''
| Kym Buchman
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rachel Getting Married|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081008/REVIEWS/810089989|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009162158/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20081008%2FREVIEWS%2F810089989|archive-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Passengers (2008 film)|Passengers]]''
| Claire Summers
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Passengers (2008) Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/passengers|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206184234/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/passengers|archive-date=December 6, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
!scope=row| ''[[Bride Wars]]''
| Emma Allen
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bride Wars: One Bride Too Many|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870401,00.html|first=Mary|last=Pols|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 8, 2009|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826203845/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1870401,00.html|archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Valentino: The Last Emperor]]''
| Herself
| [[Documentary]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Valentino: The Last Emperor Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/valentino-the-last-emperor|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129073036/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/valentino-the-last-emperor|archive-date=November 29, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
!scope=row| ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
| Liz Curran
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title='Valentine's Day|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-12-la-et-valentines-day12-2010feb12-story.html|first=Sharkey|last=Betsy|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 12, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008190302/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/12/entertainment/la-et-valentines-day12-2010feb12|archive-date=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| [[White Queen (Through the Looking-Glass)|Mirana / White Queen]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Alice in Wonderland (2010) – Movie Review |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20348226,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094853/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20348226,00.html |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 3, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]''
| Maggie Murdock
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Love and Other Drugs: Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-and-other-drugs-film-32500|last=Honeycutt|first=Kirk|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025211248/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/love-and-other-drugs-film-32500|archive-date=October 25, 2012}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''10 Mountains 10 Years''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Mountains 10 Years (2011)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_mountains_10_years|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430231942/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10_mountains_10_years|archive-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
!scope=row| ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]''
| Jewel (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rio|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481533,00.html|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 22, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020214822/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20481533,00.html|archive-date=October 20, 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[One Day (2011 film)|One Day]]''
| Emma Morley
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=One Day|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110817/REVIEWS/110819983/-1/RSS|first=Roger|last=Ebert|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=August 17, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323090803/http://www.rogerebert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20110817%2FREVIEWS%2F110819983%2F-1%2FRSS|archive-date=March 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
!scope=row| ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''
| [[Catwoman|Selina Kyle / Catwoman]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, first review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9403551/Batman-The-Dark-Knight-Rises-first-review.html|last=Collin|first=Robbie|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=July 16, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224173146/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9403551/Batman-The-Dark-Knight-Rises-first-review.html|archive-date=December 24, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]''
| [[Fantine]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Critic Review for Les Miserables|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/les-miserables,1214741/critic-review.html|last=Hornaday|first=Ann|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729133842/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/les-miserables,1214741/critic-review.html|archive-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
!scope=row| ''[[Girl Rising (film)|Girl Rising]]''
| Narrator (voice)
| Documentary
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Girl Rising (2013)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_rising|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114181657/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girl_rising/|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Don Jon]]''
| Emily Lombardo
| Cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Jon (2013)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209233056/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_jon/|archive-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2014
!scope=row| ''[[Song One]]''
| Franny Ellis
| Also producer
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Song One (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_one|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011055705/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/song_one/|archive-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Rio 2]]''
| Jewel (voice)
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rio 2 Review |date=March 26, 2014 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418165630/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/rio-2/review/691500 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 11, 2014 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Don Peyote]]''
| Agent of TRUTH
| Cameo
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Don Peyote (2014)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_peyote|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514173436/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/don_peyote/|archive-date=May 14, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''
| Dr. Amelia Brand
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Film Review: 'Interstellar'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-interstellar-1201338475/|last=Foundas|first=Scott|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 27, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029234605/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-interstellar-1201338475/|archive-date=October 29, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope=row| ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]''
| Jules Ostin
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title='The Intern': Director, stars bring right skill set to office comedy|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-intern-director-stars-bring-right-skill-set-to-office-comedy/|author=Richard Roeper|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830014237/http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-intern-director-stars-bring-right-skill-set-to-office-comedy/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
!scope=row| ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]''
| Mirana / White Queen
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' and a Trippy Time Machine|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|author=Stephen Holden|work=[[New York Times]]|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827195200/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/movies/review-alice-through-the-looking-glass-and-a-trippy-time-machine.html|archive-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Colossal (film)|Colossal]]''
| Gloria
|Also executive producer
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Colossal Review|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-colossal-movie-review-w474197|last=Travers|first=Pete|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=April 4, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406194716/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-colossal-movie-review-w474197|archive-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
! scope="row"| ''[[Ocean's 8]]''
| Daphne Kluger
|
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros Firms 'Ocean's 8' Lineup: Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling Join Sandra Bullock & Cate Blanchett|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight-rihanna-anne-hathaway-sandra-bullock-cate-blanchett-awkwafina-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-1201801342/|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=August 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810220902/http://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight-rihanna-anne-hathaway-sandra-bullock-cate-blanchett-awkwafina-helena-bonham-carter-mindy-kaling-1201801342/|archive-date=August 10, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
! scope="row"| ''[[Serenity (2019 film)|Serenity]]''
| Karen Zariakas
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref name="Jul2017CS">{{cite news|title=Interstellar Stars McConaughey & Hathaway in Serenity Photo|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874647-interstellar-stars-mcconaughey-and-hathaway-reunite-in-serenity-photo#/slide/1|access-date=July 27, 2017|work=ComingSoon.net|date=July 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728232734/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/874647-interstellar-stars-mcconaughey-and-hathaway-reunite-in-serenity-photo#/slide/1|archive-date=July 28, 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Hustle (film)|The Hustle]]''
| Josephine Chesterfield
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=MGM Dates Anne Hathaway & Rebel Wilson Scam Artist Comedy For Summer 2018|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-scam-artist-comedy-for-august-2018-release-1202208476/|access-date=November 15, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115053225/http://deadline.com/2017/11/anne-hathaway-rebel-wilson-scam-artist-comedy-for-august-2018-release-1202208476/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Dark Waters (2019 film)|Dark Waters]]''
| Sarah Barlage Bilott
|
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/anne-hathaway-tim-robbins-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-dupont-pollution-scandal-1202532048/|title=Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, More Join Mark Ruffalo In Todd Haynes-Participant Drama About DuPont Pollution Scandal|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2019|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402143206/https://deadline.com/2019/01/anne-hathaway-tim-robbins-mark-ruffalo-todd-haynes-dupont-pollution-scandal-1202532048/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
! scope="row"| ''[[The Last Thing He Wanted (film)|The Last Thing He Wanted]]''
| Elena McMahon
|
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mudbound-director-dee-rees-making-last-thing-he-wanted-starring-anne-hathaway-netflix-1114608|title=Netflix Reteams With 'Mudbound' Filmmaker Dee Rees for 'The Last Thing He Wanted' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=July 3, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621065945/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mudbound-director-dee-rees-making-last-thing-he-wanted-starring-anne-hathaway-netflix-1114608|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Witches (2020 film)|The Witches]]''
| the [[Grand High Witch]]
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Variety |date=16 January 2019 |archive-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030436/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2021
! scope="row"| ''[[Locked Down (film)|Locked Down]]''
| Linda
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title='Lockdown': Ben Stiller, Lily James, Stephen Merchant, Dulé Hill, Jazmyn Simon & Mark Gatiss Set To Join Doug Liman's Harrods Heist Movie Underway In London |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/lockdown-ben-stiller-lily-james-stephen-merchant-dule-hill-jazmyn-simon-mark-gatis-set-to-join-doug-limans-harrods-heist-movie-underway-in-london-1234588741/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205044936/https://deadline.com/2020/09/lockdown-ben-stiller-lily-james-stephen-merchant-dule-hill-jazmyn-simon-mark-gatis-set-to-join-doug-limans-harrods-heist-movie-underway-in-london-1234588741/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2022
! scope="row"| ''[[Armageddon Time]]''
| Esther Graff
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=October 12, 2021|title=Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Strong Join Anne Hathaway In James Gray's 'Armageddon Time' For Focus|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/anthony-hopkins-jeremy-strong-anne-hathaway-james-grays-armageddon-time-focus-1234854179/|access-date=October 12, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=October 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012195435/https://deadline.com/2021/10/anthony-hopkins-jeremy-strong-anne-hathaway-james-grays-armageddon-time-focus-1234854179/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
! scope="row" | ''[[Eileen (film)|Eileen]]''
| Rebecca Saint John
|
|style="text-align: center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=February 4, 2022|title=Anne Hathaway & Thomasin McKenzie Thriller 'Eileen' Launches Sales At EFM Via Endeavor Content & WME Independent|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/anne-hathaway-thomasin-mckenzie-thriller-eileen-launches-sales-at-efm-via-endeavor-content-wme-independent-1234927173/|access-date=March 20, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122163803/https://deadline.com/2022/02/anne-hathaway-thomasin-mckenzie-thriller-eileen-launches-sales-at-efm-via-endeavor-content-wme-independent-1234927173/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[She Came to Me]]''
| Patricia Jessup-Lauddem
| rowspan="3" | Also producer
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite magazine|author=Naman Ramachandran|title=Anne Hathaway, Tahar Rahim, Marisa Tomei Lead Cast of Rebecca Miller's 'She Came To Me,' Protagonist Launches Sales at Cannes|date=June 8, 2021|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/anne-hathaway-tahar-rahim-marisa-tomei-rebecca-miller-she-came-to-me-1234991061/|accessdate=July 23, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625041208/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/anne-hathaway-tahar-rahim-marisa-tomei-rebecca-miller-she-came-to-me-1234991061/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024
! scope="row" | ''[[Mothers' Instinct (2024 film)|Mothers' Instinct]]''
| Celine
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=Anton Launches Jessica Chastain-Anne Hathaway Thriller ''Mothers' Instinct'' About Rival 1960's Housewives — AFM Hot Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/jessica-chastain-anne-hathaway-mothers-instinct-rival-1960s-housewives-afm-1234605564/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=29 October 2020 |date=October 29, 2020 |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518111211/https://deadline.com/2020/10/jessica-chastain-anne-hathaway-mothers-instinct-rival-1960s-housewives-afm-1234605564/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[The Idea of You]]''
| Solène Marchand
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |title=Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Harry Styles fan fiction 'The Idea of You' |url=https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202165124/https://ew.com/movies/anne-hathaway-star-film-harry-styles-fan-fiction-the-idea-of-you/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2025
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Flowervale Street]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| rowspan="2" | Post-production
| style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=March 17, 2023 |title=David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Bad Robot Team For Mystery Warner Bros. Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/david-robert-mitchell-anne-hathaway-team-for-warner-bros-movie-1235303121/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317173748/https://deadline.com/2023/03/david-robert-mitchell-anne-hathaway-team-for-warner-bros-movie-1235303121/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Mother Mary (upcoming film)|Mother Mary]]''
| {{TableTBA}}
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Michaela Coel And Anne Hathaway To Star In Pop Music Epic ''Mother Mary'' For David Lowery And A24 |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=21 March 2023 |date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321222824/https://deadline.com/2023/03/michaela-coel-anne-hathaway-mother-mary-david-lowery-a24-1235305228/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

== Stage ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
!scope="col"| Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
!scope="col"| Venue
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference}}
|-
| 2002
!scope=row| ''[[Carnival!]]''
| Lili
| [[New York City Center]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Theater Review: A Girl Innocent Enough to Believe a Puppet Is Alive|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/theater/theater-review-a-girl-innocent-enough-to-believe-a-puppet-is-alive.html?mcubz=1|first=Ben|last=Brantley|work=The New York Times|date=February 9, 2002|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163606/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/09/theater/theater-review-a-girl-innocent-enough-to-believe-a-puppet-is-alive.html?mcubz=1|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
!scope=row| ''[[The Woman in White (musical)|The Woman in White]]''
| Laura Fairlie
| Sydmonton Workshop
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Lloyd Webber's Musical in Progress, Woman in White, Gets UK Presentation|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lloyd-webbers-musical-in-progress-woman-in-white-gets-uk-presentation-com-114349|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|work=[[Playbill]]|date=July 17, 2003|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820201257/http://www.playbill.com/article/lloyd-webbers-musical-in-progress-woman-in-white-gets-uk-presentation-com-114349|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
!scope=row| ''Children and Art''
| Performer
| [[New Amsterdam Theatre]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Sondheim Saluted Through Children and Art at New Amsterdam, March 21|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/sondheim-saluted-through-children-and-art-at-new-amsterdam-march-21-com-124790|first=Robert|last=Simonson|authorlink1=Robert Simonson|work=Playbill|date=March 21, 2005|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160055/http://www.playbill.com/article/sondheim-saluted-through-children-and-art-at-new-amsterdam-march-21-com-124790|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
!scope=row| ''[[Twelfth Night]]''
|[[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]]
| [[Delacorte Theater]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=I Love You, You're Perfect. You're a Girl?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/theater/reviews/26night.html|first=Carles|last=Isherwood|work=The New York Times|date=June 25, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716055635/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/theater/reviews/26night.html|archive-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
!scope=row| ''Grounded''
| Unnamed pilot
| [[The Public Theater]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Off Broadway Review: 'Grounded' Starring Anne Hathaway|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/reviews/grounded-review-anne-hathaway-1201480215/|first=Marilyn|last=Stasio|work=Variety|date=April 26, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630111951/http://variety.com/2015/legit/reviews/grounded-review-anne-hathaway-1201480215/|archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|2017
!scope=row| {{sort|Children|''[[The Children's Monologues]]''}}
| Woman with unfaithful lover
| [[Carnegie Hall]]
|style="text-align: center;"|<ref>{{cite news|last=Scheck|first=Frank|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-an-all-star-cast-performs-childrens-monologues-at-carnegie-hall-1057993|title=Critic's Notebook: An All-Star Cast Performs 'The Children's Monologues' at Carnegie Hall|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 14, 2017|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-date=November 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117031125/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-notebook-an-all-star-cast-performs-childrens-monologues-at-carnegie-hall-1057993|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"|Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 1999–2000
!scope=row| ''[[Get Real (American TV series)|Get Real]]''
| Meghan Green
| 22 episodes
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Get Real Cast and Characters|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/get-real/cast/100174/|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830053836/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/get-real/cast/100174/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2007
!scope=row| ''[[Elmo's Christmas Countdown]]''
| Herself
| Television special
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Elmo's Christmas Countdown Cast and Characters|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/elmos-christmas-countdown/291806/|work=TV Guide|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830012002/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/elmos-christmas-countdown/291806/|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
!scope=row| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[The Killers]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 34 Episode 04 - Anne Hathaway, The Killers|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-34/episode/4-anne-hathaway-with-the-killers-62561|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830055025/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-34/episode/4-anne-hathaway-with-the-killers-62561|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
!scope=row| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Jenny (voice)
| Episode: "[[The Good, the Sad and the Drugly]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=The Simpsons: 'The Good, the Sad and the Drugly' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/20/the-simpsons-the-good-the-sad-and-the-drugly-review|first=Robert|last=Canning|publisher=IGN|date=April 20, 2009|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807204445/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/04/20/the-simpsons-the-good-the-sad-and-the-drugly-review|archive-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
!scope=row| ''The Simpsons''
| Princess Penelope (voice)
| Episode: "[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title='Once Upon a Time in Springfield'/The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice/'Love Rollercoaster'|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/once-upon-a-time-in-springfieldthe-simpsons-20th-a-36910|first=Emily|last=VanDerWerff|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=January 11, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729013402/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/once-upon-a-time-in-springfieldthe-simpsons-20th-a-36910|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Saturday Night Live''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[Florence + the Machine]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 36 Episode 07 - Anne Hathaway, Florence + the Machine|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-36/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-florence-the-machine-61091|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830060404/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-36/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-florence-the-machine-61091|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Mother Maggie (voice)
| Episode: "[[Go, Stewie, Go!]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy: 'Go Stewie Go' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/family-guy-go-stewie-go-review|first=Ramsey|last=Isler|publisher=IGN|date=March 15, 2010|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516195252/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/03/15/family-guy-go-stewie-go-review|archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Family Guy''
| Herself (voice)
| Episode: "[[April in Quahog]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Guy: 'April in Quahog' Review|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/12/family-guy-april-in-quahog-review|first=Ramsey|last=Isler|publisher=IGN|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331212901/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/12/family-guy-april-in-quahog-review|archive-date=March 31, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
!scope=row| ''[[83rd Academy Awards]]''
| Host
| Television special; co-host with [[James Franco]]
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Oscar Reviews: What the Critics Thought About James Franco, Anne Hathaway|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-reviews-what-critics-thought-162253|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2011|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503135241/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-reviews-what-critics-thought-162253|archive-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''Family Guy''
| Hot Blonde (voice)
| Episode: "[[It's a Trap!]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite episode|title=It's a Trap!|series=Family Guy|network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]|date=May 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
!scope=row| ''Saturday Night Live''
| Host
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway/[[Rihanna]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Season 38 Episode 07 - Anne Hathaway, Rihanna|url=https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-38/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-rihanna-57851|publisher=NBC|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324065618/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/season-38/episode/7-anne-hathaway-with-rihanna-57851|archive-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''The Simpsons''
| Jenny (voice)
| Episode: "[[Moonshine River]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=The Simpsons: 'Moonshine River'|url=https://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-moonshine-river-85334|first=Robert|last=David Sullivan|work=The A.V. Club|date=September 30, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820161249/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/the-simpsons-moonshine-river-85334|archive-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
!scope=row| ''[[HitRecord on TV]]''
| Vivica Virus
| Episode: "Re: The Number Two"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Have a Comic Book-Style Smackdown|url=http://people.com/tv/anne-hathaway-guest-stars-on-joseph-gordon-levitts-hitrecord-on-tv/|first=Emily|last=Zauzmer|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729002049/http://people.com/tv/anne-hathaway-guest-stars-on-joseph-gordon-levitts-hitrecord-on-tv/|archive-date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| Episode: "Anne Hathaway vs. [[Emily Blunt]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lip Sync Battle {{endash}} Season 1, Ep 3: Anne Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt|url=http://www.mtv.com.au/lip-sync-battle/videos/lip-sync-battle-season-1-ep-3-anne-hathaway-vs-emily-blunt|publisher=MTV|access-date=May 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830011411/http://www.mtv.com.au/lip-sync-battle/videos/lip-sync-battle-season-1-ep-3-anne-hathaway-vs-emily-blunt|archive-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
!scope=row| ''[[Documentary Now!]]''
|Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 2"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/07/31/anne-hathaway-mia-farrow-peter-bogdanovich-and-peter-fonda-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-emmy-nominated-documentary-now-74014/20160731ifc02/ |title=Anne Hathaway, Mia Farrow, Peter Bogdanovich and Peter Fonda to Guest Star on IFC's Emmy-Nominated "Documentary Now!" |date=July 31, 2016 |publisher=[[The Futon Critic]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171013060354/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2016/07/31/anne-hathaway-mia-farrow-peter-bogdanovich-and-peter-fonda-to-guest-star-on-ifcs-emmy-nominated-documentary-now-74014/20160731ifc02/ |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=May 21, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2019
!scope=row| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Lexi
|2 episodes
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/modern-love-anne-hathaway-tina-fey-john-slattery-dev-patel-cast-amazon-anthology-comedy-1202508813/ |title='Modern Love': Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John Slattery, Dev Patel Among Cast Set For Amazon's Anthology Comedy Series |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130044426/https://deadline.com/2018/11/modern-love-anne-hathaway-tina-fey-john-slattery-dev-patel-cast-amazon-anthology-comedy-1202508813/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2020
!scope=row|''[[Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|Television special
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anne Hathaway get us to Sesame Street in coronavirus special|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/sesame-street-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html|first=Ryan|last=Prior|website=CNN|date=April 14, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523123457/https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/14/health/sesame-street-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
!scope=row|''[[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 13)|RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
|Episode: "[[Social Media: The Unverified Rusical]]"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Anne Hathaway (Virtually) Joins The Queens In The Werk Room!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QIru-5ccM|work=[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=February 22, 2021|date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221232226/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5QIru-5ccM|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Solos (TV series)|Solos]]''
|Leah
|Episode: "LEAH"
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref name="Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/solos-amazon-anne-hathaway-anthony-mackie-morgan-freeman/|title='Solos,' Amazon's New Anthology Series, Debuts New Images with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Mackie, and More|first=Joshua|last=Lezmi|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422060136/https://collider.com/solos-amazon-anne-hathaway-anthony-mackie-morgan-freeman/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
!scope=row|''[[WeCrashed]]''
|[[Rebekah Neumann]]
|Miniseries (8 episodes); also executive producer
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilblom |first=Kelly |url=https://fortune.com/2021/01/29/apple-tv-series-wecrashed-about-wework/ |title=Apple greenlights TV series 'WeCrashed' about WeWork's rise and fall |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=2021-01-29 |access-date=2021-02-01 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130004848/https://fortune.com/2021/01/29/apple-tv-series-wecrashed-about-wework/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|''[[StoryBots|Storybots: Answer Time]]''
|Secret Agent Lady
|Episode: "Lasers"
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=StoryBots: Answer Time – Season 1, Episode 6 Lasers|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/storybots_answer_time/s01/e06|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>
|}

== Discography ==
'''Charted songs'''

''For her songs in Ella Enchanted, see: [[Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)]]''

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-01-12/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Week of 12, January 2013: Biggest Jumps|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903194853/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2013-01-12/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Productores de Música de España|ESP]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anne+Hathaway&titel=I+Dreamed+A+Dream&cat=s|title=Anne Hathaway - "I Dreamed a Dream"|publisher=[[Productores de Música de España|PROMUSICAE]]/spanishcharts.com|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606202757/https://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anne+Hathaway&titel=I+Dreamed+A+Dream&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=03|title=GFK Chart Track|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|date=January 18, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323070043/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=03|archive-date=March 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130120/7501/|title=2013 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=January 26, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2013|archive-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703105219/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20130120/7501/|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1481591/weekly-chart-notes-anne-hathaway-anna-kendrick-get-in-the-act-of|title=Weekly Chart Notes: Anne Hathaway, Anna Kendrick get in the act of charting|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 4, 2013|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=August 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811234109/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/1481591/weekly-chart-notes-anne-hathaway-anna-kendrick-get-in-the-act-of|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[I Dreamed a Dream#2012 film version|I Dreamed a Dream]]"
| 2012
| 77 || 21 || 26 || 22 || 69
| ''[[Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|}

'''Guest appearances'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Song
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Artist
! scope="col"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]"
| rowspan="3"| 2004
| [[Jesse McCartney]] and Anne Hathaway
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Remix)"
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Somebody to Love (Queen song)|Somebody to Love]]"
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "Great Big World"
||2005
| Anne Hathaway
|| ''[[Hoodwinked!|Hoodwinked (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Take, O Take Those Lips Away"
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| Anne Hathaway and Illyrian Marching Band
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Hem (band)|Twelfth Night]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Full Phathom Five"
| Anne Hathaway, [[Hem (band)|Hem]], and [[Audra McDonald]]
|-
! scope="row"| "Come Away Death"
| Anne Hathaway, [[David Pittu]], [[Raúl Esparza]], and Illyrian Marching Band
|-
! scope="row"| "Real in Rio"
| rowspan="2"| 2011
| Anne Hathaway, [[Jesse Eisenberg]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[George Lopez]], [[will.i.am]], and The Rio Singers with Hollywood
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Hot Wings (I Wanna Party)"
| Anne Hathaway, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx
|-
! scope="row"| "At the End of the Day"<ref name="soundtrack">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00A80SHFM|title=Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]]|access-date=January 13, 2013|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422064217/http://www.amazon.com/Les-Mis%C3%A9rables-Highlights-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00A80SHFM|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| [[Hugh Jackman]], Anne Hathaway, Foreman, Factory Girls, and Cast
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack|Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "I Dreamed a Dream"<ref name="soundtrack" />
| Anne Hathaway
|-
! scope="row"| "Epilogue"<ref name="soundtrack" />
| [[Amanda Seyfried]], Anne Hathaway, [[Colm Wilkinson]], [[Eddie Redmayne]], and Hugh Jackman
|-
! scope="row"| "What is Love"
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| Janelle Monáe, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, and Jesse Eisenberg
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Rio 2]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Go Away"
| Anne Hathaway and Flavia Maia
|-
! scope="row"| "Afraid of Heights"
| 2015
| Anne Hathaway and [[Johnny Flynn (musician)|Johnny Flynn]]
| ''[[Song One#Soundtrack|Song One: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[At the Ballet]]" (from ''[[A Chorus Line]]'')
| 2016
| [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Daisy Ridley]], and Anne Hathaway
| ''[[Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway]]''
|}

==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|4266|Anne Hathaway}}
* {{tcmdb name|517035|Anne Hathaway}}
* {{IBDB name|455530|Anne Hathaway}}

{{featured list}}

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[[Category:Actress filmographies]]
[[Category:American filmographies]]

The Witches (2020 film)

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{{short description|2020 film by Robert Zemeckis}}
{{About|the 2020 film|the novel|The Witches (novel){{!}}''The Witches'' (novel)||Witch (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = The Witches (Official 2020 Film Poster).png
| caption = Release poster
| director = [[Robert Zemeckis]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Robert Zemeckis
* [[Jack Rapke]]
* Guillermo del Toro
* [[Alfonso Cuarón]]
* Luke Kelly
}}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
* Robert Zemeckis
* [[Kenya Barris]]
* [[Guillermo del Toro]]
}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Witches (novel)|The Witches]]''|[[Roald Dahl]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Anne Hathaway]]
* [[Octavia Spencer]]
* [[Stanley Tucci]]
* [[Kristin Chenoweth]]
}}
| narrator = [[Chris Rock]]
| music = [[Alan Silvestri]]
| cinematography = [[Don Burgess (cinematographer)|Don Burgess]]
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Jeremiah O'Driscoll
* Ryan Chan
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[ImageMovers]]
* Necropia Entertainment
* [[Esperanto Filmoj]]
* Double Dare You Productions
* The Roald Dahl Story Company
}}
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2020|10|22|United States|2020|10|29|Mexico}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
* Mexico<ref>{{cite web |first=Brad|last=Miska|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3505309/witches-guillermo-del-toro-producing-robert-zemeckis-directed-remake/ |title='The Witches': Guillermo del Toro Producing Robert Zemeckis-Directed Remake! |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=June 19, 2018 |access-date=June 19, 2018 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620034444/http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3505309/witches-guillermo-del-toro-producing-robert-zemeckis-directed-remake/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* United States
}}
| language = English
| gross = $26.9 million<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0805647/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=The Witches (2020)|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107015246/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0805647/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''The Witches''''' (also known as '''''Roald Dahl's The Witches'''''), is a 2020 [[dark fantasy]] [[comedy horror]] film co-produced and directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]], who co-wrote the screenplay with [[Kenya Barris]] and [[Guillermo del Toro]], based on the 1983 novel ''[[The Witches (novel)|The Witches]]'' by [[Roald Dahl]]. It is the second [[film adaptation]] of the novel, following ''[[The Witches (1990 film)|The Witches]]'' (1990). The film stars [[Anne Hathaway]], [[Octavia Spencer]], [[Stanley Tucci]], [[Kristin Chenoweth]] and [[Jahzir Bruno]].

''The Witches'' was released on the [[streaming service]] [[HBO Max]] in the United States on October 22, 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Webb |first1=Kevin |title='The Witches' will premiere on HBO Max on October 22 — here's how to watch the new adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-the-witches-on-hbo-max |date=October 19, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020 |work=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101144021/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-watch-the-witches-on-hbo-max |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Holt |first1=Kris |title='The Witches' skips theaters for an HBO Max debut on October 22nd |url=https://www.engadget.com/the-witches-release-date-hbo-max-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis-145900255.html |date=October 22, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2020 |work=[[Engadget]] |language=en |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007230841/https://www.engadget.com/the-witches-release-date-hbo-max-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis-145900255.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and had a [[theatrical release]] in some markets beginning on October 28, by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-moves-to-hbo-max-exclusive-4070237/|title=Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Moves to HBO Max (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212842/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-moves-to-hbo-max-exclusive-4070237/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="indiewire">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-witches-trailer-robert-zemeckis-anne-hathaway-hbo-max-1234590108/|title='The Witches' Trailer: Zemeckis Reimagines Roald Dahl with Anne Hathaway and Guillermo del Toro|website=[[IndieWire]]|last=Sharf|first=Zach|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214401/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-witches-trailer-robert-zemeckis-anne-hathaway-hbo-max-1234590108/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances and visuals
but criticised its script, deeming it inferior to the 1990 film despite being more faithful to the original novel.

== Plot ==

The film begins with a slideshow narrated by an unseen voice describing the habits of witches, who then describes his own first encounter with witches as a boy.

In 1968, a young boy (never named in the film, but called Hero Boy in the captions and movie credits) goes to live with his grandmother in [[Demopolis, Alabama]], after a car accident killed his parents. Gradually, she cheers him up, and buys him a pet mouse. He names her Daisy and begins teaching her to do tricks.

One day while shopping with his grandmother, the boy seeks a box of nails to build a house for Daisy. He is approached in the store by a [[Witchcraft|witch]] trying to lure him with a [[snake]] and a caramel, but his grandmother calls him, and the witch disappears.

After telling his grandmother about the encounter, the boy learns that witches are in fact real. She says a witch cursed her childhood friend Alice into spending the rest of her life as a [[chicken]]. The grandmother says that witches never leave once they find a child and they make plans to hide in a fancy hotel where her cousin Eston was the executive chef. While there, his grandmother teaches the boy how to tell a witch from an ordinary woman: real witches have claws instead of fingernails, which they hide by wearing gloves; are bald, which they hide by wearing wigs that give them rashes; have square feet with no toes, have mouths that can open nearly to their ears, and have a powerful sense of smell aided by extendable nostrils, which they use to sniff out children.

The next day, the boy takes Daisy and a rope to do some training in the hotel's empty conference room undisturbed. During his walk there, he briefly meets a gluttonous but friendly boy named Bruno before Bruno is pulled away by his mother.

As he is getting ready to train Daisy, a group of witches led by their all-powerful leader, The [[Grand High Witch]], enters the grand hall. The boy hides under the stage and overhears her planning to give the world's children a [[potion]], mixed into confectionery products, that will transform them all into [[Mouse|mice]].

The Grand High Witch waits for Bruno to arrive, to whom she earlier gave a [[Swiss chocolate|Swiss chocolate bar]] laced with the potion. After he arrives, he turns into a mouse; the witches all try to stomp on him but Daisy runs the gauntlet and leads him safely to the vent where she and the boy are now hiding. The Grand High Witch discovers the boy and forcibly transforms him into a mouse with the potion; she catches him by the tail, but before she can kill him Daisy rescues him, too, by biting the witch on the finger.

Daisy reveals that she was once an orphaned girl named Mary before she was turned into a mouse, and the trio make their way to the hotel room where the boy and his grandmother are staying. They tell her about the witches' plan and discover that the Grand High Witch is staying in the hotel room below them.

The three mice devise a plan to get a bottle of the potion so that his grandmother can devise a cure to turn them back into children using her folk medicines. The plan to get the potion is successful, but as she is unable to create a cure, they instead decide to put the potion into a broth of pea soup which will be given to the witches during their dinner.

All the witches drink the soup except the Grand High Witch, who realizes that she has met the grandmother before, as she had been the witch who turned Alice into a chicken. While the mice steal the Grand High Witch's room key, the witches all begin turning into [[rat]]s, and chaos ensues.

After the grandmother and the mice flee to the Grand High Witch's room, the grandmother starts to collect all the potions to destroy them. The Grand High Witch finds and tries to kill her, but instead the mice intervene, tricking the witch into swallowing her own potion, transforming her into a rat. They trap her in an ice bucket to prevent her from escaping. Before they leave the room, the grandmother takes the Grand High Witch's trunk full of money and releases her cat Hades from its cage. As they close the door, Hades escape and kills the Grand High Witch.

As his parents can no longer accept him, Bruno joins Mary to live with the boy and his grandmother and become a family. Over the following years, the boy (revealed to be the narrator) and his grandmother use the Grand High Witch's money to fund their travels all over the world, advising young children how to eradicate the witches.

== Cast ==


{{castlist|
* [[Anne Hathaway]] as the [[Grand High Witch]], the powerful and evil [[witch]] who is the leader of all witches in the world. Hathaway also voices her rat form.
* [[Octavia Spencer]] as Grandma, a healer and Charlie's grandmother who is the long-time old enemy of the Grand High Witch.
** Miranda Sarfo Peprah portrays the grandmother as a young girl.
* [[Stanley Tucci]] as Mr. R. J. Stringer III, the hotel manager.
* [[Jahzir Bruno]] as Hero Boy, a young boy who is turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch. Bruno also voices his mouse form.
** [[Chris Rock]] as the voice of Old Hero, the narrator and as an elder mouse who tells the [[First-person narrative|firsthand]] account of his experience as a child to a group of children.
* Codie-Lei Eastick as Bruno Jenkins, an English boy who is turned into a mouse. Eastick also voices his mouse form.
* [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as the voice of Daisy, the boy's pet mouse. It is revealed that she was once a human girl named Mary who ran away from the orphanage and was turned into a mouse by the witches four months prior to the events of the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Zemeckis' The Witches: First Trailer and Images Released [Updated] |url=https://me.ign.com/en/movies/177808/news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-first-trailer-and-images-released-updated |website=IGN Middle East |access-date=November 1, 2020 |language=en-ae |date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031032753/https://me.ign.com/en/movies/177808/news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-first-trailer-and-images-released-updated |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lacson |first1=Therese |title=Bubble bubble! ROALD DAHL'S THE WITCHES unveils official trailer and launch date! |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/roald-dahls-the-witches-trailer/ |website=The Beat |access-date=November 1, 2020 |date=October 2, 2020 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107015250/https://www.comicsbeat.com/roald-dahls-the-witches-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Charles Edwards (English actor)|Charles Edwards]] as Mr. Jenkins, Bruno's father.
* [[Morgana Robinson]] as Mrs. Jenkins, Bruno's mother.
* [[Josette Simon]] as Zelda, a witch.<ref name="IGN Press Release">{{Cite web|url=https://me.ign.com/en/movies/177808/news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-first-trailer-and-images-released-updated|title=Robert Zemeckis' The Witches: First Trailer and Images Released [Updated]|date=October 4, 2020|website=IGN Middle East|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031032753/https://me.ign.com/en/movies/177808/news/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-first-trailer-and-images-released-updated|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Eugenia Caruso]] as Consuella, a witch.<ref name="IGN Press Release" />
* Ana-Maria Maskell as Esmerelda, a witch.<ref name="IGN Press Release" />
* [[Orla O'Rourke]] as Saoirse, a witch.<ref name="IGN Press Release" />
* Penny Lisle as Lindsay, a witch.<ref name="IGN Press Release" />
* [[Simon Manyonda]] as Sous-Chef
* Philippe Spall as a Chef
* Brian Bovell as Reginald
}}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
Talks of a new adaptation of Dahl's novel began in December 2008, when [[Guillermo del Toro]] expressed interest in making a [[stop motion]] film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/5100620/guillermo-del-toro-dances-with-roald-dahls-witches|title=Guillermo Del Toro Dances With Roald Dahl's Witches|first=Meredith|last=Woerner|website=[[Gizmodo]]|date=December 1, 2008|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=May 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508092144/http://io9.gizmodo.com/5100620/guillermo-del-toro-dances-with-roald-dahls-witches|url-status=live}}</ref> No further developments on the potential project emerged until 10 years later in June 2018, when [[Robert Zemeckis]] was hired to direct and write the script. Del Toro would produce, alongside Zemeckis and [[Alfonso Cuarón]], in addition to having a screenplay credit.

The film takes place in the United States, in [[Alabama]] during the 1960s, instead of the novel's 1980s England and Norway, and the boy protagonist is African-American, instead of Norwegian-British like the boy in the original novel and previous adaptations.<ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Marc|url=https://thegww.com/exclusive-robert-zemeckis-the-witches-remake-is-set-in-alabama-and-casting-african-american-male-lead/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake Is Set In Alabama and Casting African-American Male Lead|date=November 7, 2018|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230339/https://thegww.com/exclusive-robert-zemeckis-the-witches-remake-is-set-in-alabama-and-casting-african-american-male-lead/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, the adaptation was described by Zemeckis as being closer to the original novel than the [[The Witches (1990 film)|1990 adaptation]], directed by [[Nicolas Roeg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-roald-dahl-1202413871/|title=Robert Zemeckis Taking On Roald Dahl's 'The Witches'|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 20, 2018|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809085221/https://deadline.com/2018/06/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-roald-dahl-1202413871/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenya Barris]] co-wrote the film.

=== Casting ===
In January 2019, [[Anne Hathaway]] was cast in the role of [[Grand High Witch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/|title=Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' (EXCLUSIVE)|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|date=January 16, 2019|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety.com]]|access-date=January 16, 2019|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128030436/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Octavia Spencer]] was cast in February, with newcomers Jahzir Bruno and Codie-Lei Eastick also joining.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/octavia-spencer-anne-hathaway-witches-adaptation-1203137491/|title=Octavia Spencer Joins Anne Hathaway in 'Witches' Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|date=February 12, 2019|publisher=[[Variety (Magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 12, 2019|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817080408/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/octavia-spencer-anne-hathaway-witches-adaptation-1203137491/|url-status=live}}</ref> In May, [[Stanley Tucci]] and [[Chris Rock]] were added.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Principal-Photography-Begins-on-Robert-Zemeckis-THE-WITCHES-20190508|title=Principal Photography Begins on Robert Zemeckis' THE WITCHES|first=TV News|last=Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509042242/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Principal-Photography-Begins-on-Robert-Zemeckis-THE-WITCHES-20190508|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020 it was revealed that [[Kristin Chenoweth]] was cast in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popculture.com/movies/news/kristin-chenoweth-joins-new-the-witches-adaptation-starring-anne-hathaway/|title=Kristin Chenoweth Joins New 'The Witches' Adaptation Starring Anne Hathaway|website=Movies|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107015246/https://popculture.com/movies/news/kristin-chenoweth-joins-new-the-witches-adaptation-starring-anne-hathaway/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
[[Principal photography]] began on May 8, 2019, with filming locations including Alabama and [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] in the US, and at [[Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden]] in [[Hertfordshire]], and [[Virginia Water Lake]] in [[Surrey]], both in England. It was expected to wrap on June 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thegww.com/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-adds-octavia-spencer-to-cast/|title=Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Adds Octavia Spencer to Cast|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809101307/https://thegww.com/robert-zemeckis-the-witches-adds-octavia-spencer-to-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/wbs-the-witches-remake-starring-anne-hathaway-and-octavia-spencer-expected-to-wrap-filming-on-june-25th/|title=WB's 'The Witches' Remake Starring Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer Expected To Wrap Filming On June 25th|first=Christopher|last=Marc|date=March 17, 2019|publisher=HNEntertainment.co|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809090817/https://hnentertainment.co/wbs-the-witches-remake-starring-anne-hathaway-and-octavia-spencer-expected-to-wrap-filming-on-june-25th/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 19, crew member Darren Langford was stabbed in the neck with a [[Stanley knife]] on the Warner Bros. Studios set in Leavesden. On March 18, 2021, crew member Johnny Walker was convicted of wounding with intent.<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=David |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/the-witches-set-stabbing-anne-hathaway-england-1203248093/ |title=Crew Member Stabbed on Set of Anne Hathaway's 'The Witches' in England |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 19, 2019 |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620000528/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/the-witches-set-stabbing-anne-hathaway-england-1203248093/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Louis |first=Nathan |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/19171146.film-worker-stabbed-warner-bros-colleague-neck/ |title=Film worker stabbed Warner Bros colleague in the neck |publisher=Watford Observer |date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320162712/https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/19171146.film-worker-stabbed-warner-bros-colleague-neck/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Marketing ===
The film collaborated with a ''[[Roblox]]'' game named ''Islands'' for a limited-time Halloween event. It features a boss battle with the [[Grand High Witch]], the main antagonist of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witches Halloween update in Roblox Islands - How to defeat the witch and get all the items| website=[[YouTube]] | date=October 16, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwkvcU0b-0Y|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022020954/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwkvcU0b-0Y|archive-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

== Music ==
In July 2019, Zemeckis's regular collaborator, [[Alan Silvestri]], was revealed to be scoring the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan Silvestri to Reteam with Robert Zemeckis on 'The Witches' {{!}} Film Music Reporter|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/07/17/alan-silvestri-to-reteam-with-robert-zemeckis-on-the-witches/|website=Film Music Reporter|date=July 17, 2020|access-date=July 20, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=August 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816225310/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/07/17/alan-silvestri-to-reteam-with-robert-zemeckis-on-the-witches/|url-status=live}}</ref> A soundtrack featuring Silvestri's score released by [[WaterTower Music]] on October 23, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/10/22/the-witches-soundtrack-album-details/|title='The Witches' Soundtrack Album Details|date=October 22, 2020|website=Film Music Reporter|access-date=November 4, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101090812/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/10/22/the-witches-soundtrack-album-details/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Release ==
''The Witches'' was scheduled to be released on October 16, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/warner-bros-release-dates-galore-doctor-sleep-checks-in-this-november-the-witches-oct-2020-the-suicide-squad-returns-in-2021-1202546092/|title=Warner Bros Release Dates Galore: 'Doctor Sleep' Checks In This November, 'The Witches' In Fall 2020; 'The Suicide Squad' Returns In 2021|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=January 31, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131045214/https://deadline.com/2019/01/warner-bros-release-dates-galore-doctor-sleep-checks-in-this-november-the-witches-oct-2020-the-suicide-squad-returns-in-2021-1202546092/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 25, 2019, Warner Bros. moved up the release of the film by a week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/tom-jerry-jumps-to-christmas-2020-the-witches-inches-up-a-week-next-fall-1202769326/|title='Tom & Jerry' Jumps To Christmas 2020, 'The Witches' Inches Up A Week Next Fall|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=October 25, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025193656/https://deadline.com/2019/10/tom-jerry-jumps-to-christmas-2020-the-witches-inches-up-a-week-next-fall-1202769326/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on June 12, 2020, Warner Bros. announced that they pulled the film off the 2020 schedule due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/matrix-4-godzilla-vs-king-release-date-changes-1202958388/|title='Matrix 4' Moves To 2022, 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Stomps To 2021 & More: Warner Bros. Release Date Change Friday|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630231733/https://deadline.com/2020/06/matrix-4-godzilla-vs-king-release-date-changes-1202958388/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film was digitally released in the United States on October 22, 2020, via [[HBO Max]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Menta|first=Anna|url=https://decider.com/2020/10/02/the-witches-2020-hbo-max-release-date-trailer/|title='The Witches' Remake Starring Anne Hathaway Is Coming to HBO Max This Month|website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]]|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031015139/https://decider.com/2020/10/02/the-witches-2020-hbo-max-release-date-trailer/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported the film was the ninth-most watched straight-to-streaming title of 2020 up to that point.<ref>{{cite web |last= Bridge |first= Gavin |date= November 4, 2020 |url= https://variety.com/vip/data-borat-2-second-only-to-hamilton-in-most-watched-u-s-svod-movies-of-2020-1234823177/ |title= Data: 'Borat 2' Second Only to 'Hamilton' in Most Watched U.S. SVOD Movies of 2020 |website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-date= November 4, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201104174256/https://variety.com/vip/data-borat-2-second-only-to-hamilton-in-most-watched-u-s-svod-movies-of-2020-1234823177/ |url-status= live}}</ref>

In some countries that have no access to HBO Max, the film was released in theaters a week later since its digital release.<ref name="indiewire"/>

===Home media===
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] on June 14, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Witches|website=Amazon|date=June 14, 2022 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Anne-Hathaway/dp/B09Y9D9ZVS}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
The film grossed $4.9 million in 12 countries in its first week of release.<ref name=BOM /> During the weekend of November 20, the film made $1.2 million from 23 countries, for a running total of $15.1 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=November 22, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/demon-slayer-japan-greenland-china-global-international-box-office-1234620261/ |title='Caught In Time' Leads China Weekend; Japan's 'Demon Slayer' Continues Killer Run – International Box Office |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=November 23, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218155717/https://deadline.com/2020/11/demon-slayer-japan-greenland-china-global-international-box-office-1234620261/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By January 4, 2021, the film had a running total of $26 million from 32 countries.<ref>{{cite web |date= January 4, 2021 |last= Tartaglione |first= Nancy |url= https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |title= 'Wonder Woman 1984' Lassos $38.5M In Offshore Debut; China Cuffs Expectations – International Box Office |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-date= December 20, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201220173138/https://deadline.com/2020/12/wonder-woman-1984-china-international-opening-weekend-box-office-warner-bros-gal-gadot-1234658943/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
The film was criticised for its writing, and was deemed inferior to Roeg's film.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Original Version of 'The Witches' Is So Much Better Than the New Remake|url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-witches-1990-review-netflix-anjelica-huston|first=Esther|last=Zuckerman|website=[[Thrillist]]|language=en|date=October 26, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509120120/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-witches-1990-review-netflix-anjelica-huston|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|author-link=Peter Bradshaw|title=The Witches review – Roald Dahl reboot fails to cast the original's magic spell|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/the-witches-review-roald-dahl-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|date=21 October 2020|access-date=9 May 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701161259/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/the-witches-review-roald-dahl-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Remake of 'The Witches' Is Totally Cursed|url=https://www.themarysue.com/the-witches-remake-review/|website=[[The Mary Sue]]|language=en|date=23 October 2020|access-date=9 May 2021|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316235503/https://www.themarysue.com/the-witches-remake-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Anne Hathaway is a hoot, but this remake of 'The Witches' is an awfully thin brew|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-21/witches-review-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis|first=Justin|last=Chang|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en|date=October 21, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517155252/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-10-21/witches-review-anne-hathaway-robert-zemeckis|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=York|first=Keva|date=9 December 2020|title=The Witches 2020 remake miscasts Anne Hathaway, tinkers with Roald Dahl's book to little effect|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-10/the-witches-review-anne-hathaway-octavia-spencer-roald-dahl/12956610|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502215753/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-10/the-witches-review-anne-hathaway-octavia-spencer-roald-dahl/12956610|archive-date=May 2, 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=[[ABC News (Australia)]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Schaefer|title='Witches' remake loses some magic as it subs cutesy for creepy|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/22/witches-remake-loses-some-magic-as-it-subs-cutesy-for-creepy/|newspaper=[[The Boston Herald]]|language=en|date=October 22, 2020|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142943/https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/22/witches-remake-loses-some-magic-as-it-subs-cutesy-for-creepy/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports that {{RT data|score}} of {{RT data|count}} critic reviews are positive for ''The Witches'', with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critics consensus reads: "''The Witches'' misses a few spells, but Anne Hathaway's game performance might be enough to bewitch fans of this Roald Dahl tale."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witches_2020|title=Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102090422/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_witches_2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Metacritic]], which sampled 31 critics and calculated a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average score]] of 47 out of 100, the film received "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Witches (2020) Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-witches?ref=hp |work=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026134152/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-witches?ref=hp |url-status=live}}</ref>

In his two out of four star review, [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' praised the special effects and the performances, but found the film to be "far too disturbing for young children and not edgy enough to captivate adults."<ref>{{cite news |title=The Witches' review: Too scary for children, too bland for adults |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2020/10/21/21525184/witches-review-roald-dahl-anne-hathaway-octavia-spencer-robert-zemeckis |first=Richard |last=Roeper |author-link=Richard Roeper|work=[[The Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022100137/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2020/10/21/21525184/witches-review-roald-dahl-anne-hathaway-octavia-spencer-robert-zemeckis |url-status=live}}</ref> David Ehrlich of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a D+ calling the film "dreadful" and stating, "Zemeckis has made some unsuccessful films over the last 20 years, but ''The Witches'' is the most frustrating of them all because it feels like it could've been made by somebody else. Anybody else. Roeg's version may have scarred a generation of kids for life, but at least they remembered it."<ref>{{cite web |title='The Witches' Review: There's No Magic to Robert Zemeckis' Dreadful Roald Dahl Adaptation |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-witches-review-hbo-max-1234594235/amp/ |first=David |last=Ehrlich |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027235905/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/the-witches-review-hbo-max-1234594235/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Controversy ===
Numerous disability advocates, including British Paralympic swimmer [[Amy Marren]], accused the film of perpetuating bias against individuals with [[ectrodactyly]] and other limb differences.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=November 4, 2020|title=Warner Bros. Apologizes After 'The Witches' Sparks Backlash From People With Disabilities|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-witches-backlash-warner-bros-apologizes-1234823081/|access-date=November 4, 2020|work=Variety|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104161257/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-witches-backlash-warner-bros-apologizes-1234823081/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauren Appelbaum, a spokesperson for advocacy group [[RespectAbility]], said the film portrays limb differences as "hideous or something to be afraid of." On November 4, 2020, Warner Bros. issued a statement in which they apologised for offending people with disabilities. They further added that they had worked with "designers and artists to come up with a new interpretation of the cat-like claws that are described in the book. [...] The film is about kindness. [...] It was never the intention for viewers to feel that the fantastical, non-human creatures were meant to represent them."<ref>{{cite news |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-issues-apology-after-the-witches-backlash-from-disability-community |title=Warner Bros. Issues Apology After 'The Witches' Faces Backlash From Disability Community |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 4, 2020 |access-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104183713/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-issues-apology-after-the-witches-backlash-from-disability-community |url-status=live}}</ref> Hathaway also issued an apology over the film's portrayal, saying "I particularly want to say I'm sorry to kids with limb differences... Now that I know better I promise I'll do better."<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-11-06|title=Anne Hathaway apologises for portrayal of limb difference in The Witches|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838201|access-date=2020-11-06|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106134038/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54838201|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Date of ceremony
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[41st Golden Raspberry Awards|April 21, 2021]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]
| [[Anne Hathaway]] {{Small|(also for ''[[The Last Thing He Wanted (film)|The Last Thing He Wanted]]'')}}
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/razzies-nominations-dolittle-sia-music-365-days-2021-1140766|title='Dolittle,' Sia's 'Music,' '365 Days' Lead 2021 Razzie Awards Nominees|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=March 12, 2021|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312190325/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/razzies-nominations-dolittle-sia-music-365-days-2021-1140766/|archive-date=March 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[2021 Kids' Choice Awards|March 13, 2021]]
| Favorite Movie Actress
| Anne Hathaway
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 Kids' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List|website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=March 13, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|url=https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314025743/https://www.etonline.com/2021-kids-choice-awards-the-complete-winners-list-161949|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[46th Saturn Awards|October 26, 2021]]
| colspan="2"| [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film Release]]
| {{nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | date=March 4, 2021 | last=Hipes | first=Patrick | title=Saturn Awards Nominations: 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker', 'Tenet', 'Walking Dead', 'Outlander' Lead List | website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/saturn-awards-nominations-2021-nominees-list-1234706492/ | access-date=March 5, 2021 | archive-date=March 7, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307215716/https://deadline.com/2021/03/saturn-awards-nominations-2021-nominees-list-1234706492/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Set Decorators Society of America Awards]]
| [[Set Decorators Society of America Awards 2020|March 31, 2021]]
| [[Set Decorators Society of America Award for Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Science Fiction or Fantasy Feature Film|Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Science Fiction or Fantasy Feature Film]]
| Rafaella Giovannetti and Gary Freeman
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Tangcay |first1=Jazz |title='Promising Young Woman' and 'News of the World' Among Inaugural Set Decorators Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/set-decorators-awards-nominations-1234928602/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=June 23, 2021 |date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202649/https://variety.com/2021/artisans/awards/set-decorators-awards-nominations-1234928602/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Visual Effects Society|Visual Effects Society Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[19th Visual Effects Society Awards|April 6, 2021]]
| [[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature|Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature]]
| Kevin Baillie, Sandra Scott, Sean Konrad, Glenn Melenhorst and Mark Holt
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/ves-awards-nominations-2021-visual-effects-society-mandalorian-tenet-soul-1234704513/|title=VES Awards Nominations: 'Tenet', 'Midnight Sky', 'Extraction', 'Soul' & 'Mandalorian' Among Titles In Visual Effects Hunt|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Erik|last=Pederson|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302202115/https://deadline.com/2021/03/ves-awards-nominations-2021-visual-effects-society-mandalorian-tenet-soul-1234704513/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature
| Jye Skinn, Sarah Fuller, Marco Iannaccone and Fredrik Sundqvist {{Small|(for Daisy)}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project
| Jared Michael, Peter Dominik, Sylvain Lesaint and Emily Tilson {{Small|(for Rollercoaster)}}
| {{nom}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|0805647}}

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An Enemy of the People

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{{Short description|1882 play by Henrik Ibsen}}
{{About|the 1882 Henrik Ibsen play|other uses|Enemy of the people (disambiguation)|and|Public Enemy (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox play|name=An Enemy of the People|writer=[[Henrik Ibsen]]|orig_title=En folkefiende|original language=[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]|image=En folkefiende forside.jpeg|caption=Original manuscript cover page, 1882|date of premiere=1883}}
'''''An Enemy of the People''''' (original [[Norway|Norwegian]] title: ''En folkefiende'') is an 1882 play by Norwegian playwright [[Henrik Ibsen]] that delves into the conflict between personal integrity and societal norms. The play centers on Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who discovers a serious contamination issue in his town's new [[spa]]s, endangering [[public health]]. His courageous decision to expose this truth brings severe backlash from local leaders, including his brother Peter Stockmann, who is a powerful political figure in the town.

Set against the backdrop of a community grappling with economic and environmental concerns, the play highlights the often harsh consequences faced by those who challenge established systems. Ibsen’s depiction of this struggle emphasizes the tension between truth and expediency. The character of Peter Stockmann is based on Ibsen’s own uncle, [[Christian Cornelius Paus]], whose political influence and authoritative role in Ibsen's hometown of [[Skien]] parallel those of Peter in the play. Ibsen himself was uncertain about the play's classification, noting in a letter to his publisher that it contained both comedic and serious elements, reflecting his complex view of the protagonist's moral stance. This exploration of moral and societal conflict follows Ibsen’s earlier work, ''[[Ghosts (play)|Ghosts]]'', which faced similar criticism for its bold critique of societal norms.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mortensen |first=Ellen |date=2007-12-01 |title=Ibsen and the Scandalous: Ghosts and Hedda Gabler |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/15021860701717910 |journal=Ibsen Studies |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=169–187 |doi=10.1080/15021860701717910 |s2cid=170116520 |issn=1502-1866}}</ref>

==Plot overview==
[[File:Christian C Paus2.jpg|thumb|[[Christian Cornelius Paus]], Ibsen's uncle, was the inspiration for Peter Stockmann]]

===Act I===
Dr. Thomas Stockmann is the medical officer of a recently opened spa in a small town. The play begins with a dinner party hosted by Dr. Stockmann and his wife, Katrine. The dinner guests include Dr. Stockmann's brother Peter (the mayor) and Hovstad (the editor of the newspaper). Peter asks Stockmann about a rumor that Hovstad is about to print an article the doctor wrote regarding the spa baths. Dr. Stockmann is evasive about the nature of this article, and Peter leaves. Petra, Dr. Stockmann's daughter, brings in a letter containing lab test results confirming Dr. Stockmann's suspicions that the spa water is contaminated with bacteria, and Hovstad agrees to print Dr. Stockmann's article, although revealing the truth may force the baths to shut down, with negative repercussions for the town's economy. Dr. Stockmann has mixed reactions to these events but ultimately rejoices about preventing the harm that the contaminated water would have caused.

===Act II===
The next morning Morten Kiil, Dr. Stockmann's father-in-law, stops by to congratulate him on what Kiil believes is an elaborate prank, since Kiil thinks the notion that the baths are tainted is too ridiculous to be believed, especially not by the mayor. Hovstad and the printer Aslaksen visit to reinforce their commitment to the doctor and extend their gratitude; the newspaper wants to confront the government of the town and expose its [[government corruption|corruption]], and this opportunity is a good start.

Peter arrives and tells Dr. Stockmann that if he selfishly proceeds to publish this article, he will be partially culpable for the town's ruin. Peter urges Dr. Stockmann to think of the bigger picture, retract the article, and solve the problem in a quieter way. Dr. Stockmann refuses; Peter warns of terrible consequences for him and his family.

===Act III===
In the newspaper office, Hovstad and the sub-editor, Billing, discuss the pros and cons of running Dr. Stockmann's article. Dr. Stockmann arrives and tells them to print the article, but they begin questioning how valuable it is to expose the government in this way, concluding that printing this article will do more harm than good, because of its likely effect on the town's economy. Peter Stockmann appears with a statement of his own, intended to reassure the public about the safety of the spa baths, and the newspaper agrees to print it. Desperate, Dr. Stockmann decides that he does not need the paper to print anything and that he can fight this battle on his own. He decides to call a town meeting and spread the information that way. Although Katrine Stockmann realizes that her husband is risking his reputation, she stands by him.

===Act IV===
At a town meeting in Captain Horster's house, Dr. Stockmann is about to read his water report to the townspeople. Billing, the family, the mayor, Aslaksen, and Hovstad are there. Aslaksen, a respected citizen, is elected Chairman of the meeting. Permission for Dr. Stockmann's being allowed to speak is about to be voted on, when Dr. Stockmann says he has a different subject. He then winds up into a passionate oration about [[Social change|social evolution]]. He says that new, truthful ideas are always condemned, due to the "colossal stupidity of the authorities" and the small-mindedness of "the compact liberal majority" of the people, who may as well "be exterminated." The audience feels insulted by these accusations and anger rises. By the end of the meeting the audience has rebelled, repeatedly shouting, "He is an enemy of the people!" Dr. Stockmann tells his father-in-law, Kiil, that it is his tannery that is leaking most of the poisons into the baths. As the crowd is leaving, voices are heard threatening to break Stockmann's windows.

===Act V===
By the next morning, Dr. Stockmann's house, especially his study, has been badly damaged, for the town has turned against him and his family. The landlord is evicting them from their house; Petra has been fired from her job as a schoolteacher for having [[Progressivism|progressive]] opinions; Peter comes to the house with a letter from the board of directors of the baths that terminates his contract along with a resolution from the homeowners' association stating that no one should hire Dr. Stockmann in this town again.

Dr. Stockmann's father-in-law, Morton Kiil, arrives to say that he has just bought shares in the Baths with the money that he had intended to leave to his daughter and grandchildren. Kiil expects this will cause his son-in-law to stop his crusade, to ensure that the spa does not go bankrupt and his family will have a secure future. Dr. Stockmann rebuffs Kiil's threat and also ignores Peter's advice to leave town for a few months. Katrine tells Dr. Stockmann she is afraid that the people will drive him out of town. But Dr. Stockmann replies that he intends to stay and make them understand "that considerations of expediency turn morality and justice upside down." He ends by proclaiming himself the strongest man in town because he is able to stand alone.

==Characters==
[[File:Édouard Vuillard, An Enemy of the People, Program for Théâtre de l'Oeuvre, November 1893.jpg|thumb|Édouard Vuillard, ''An Enemy of the People'' program for Théâtre de l'Œuvre, November 1893]]

* Doctor Thomas Stockmann, the medical officer at the new Municipal Baths and the [[protagonist]].
* Mrs. Katherine Stockmann, his wife.
* Petra, their daughter, a teacher.
* Ejlif and Morten, their sons.
* Peter Stockmann, Doctor Stockmann's elder brother; he is the mayor of the town and thus Thomas' supervisor. Based on [[Christian Cornelius Paus]], Ibsen's uncle.
* Morten Kiil, a tanner (Mrs. Stockmann's father), also known as the Badger.
* Hovstad, editor of The Peoples' Messenger, the local paper.
* Billing, sub-editor.
* Captain Horster, a shipmaster going to America and a friend of Thomas Stockmann.
* Aslaksen, a publisher (also a character in ''[[The League of Youth]]'').
* Men of various conditions and occupations, a few women, and a troop of schoolboys – the audience at a public meeting.

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Character
!Broadway Debut
!West End Debut
!1st West End revival
!1st Broadway revival
!2nd West End revival
!2nd Broadway revival
|-
!1950
!1988
!1997
!2012
!2024
!2024
|-
!Dr Thomas Stockmann
| align="center" , |[[Fredric March]]||align="center"|[[Tom Wilkinson]]||align="center"|[[Ian McKellen]]||align="center", |[[Boyd Gaines]]||align="center"|[[Matt Smith]]||align="center"|[[Jeremy Strong]]
|-
!Mayor Peter Stockmann
|align="center" , |[[Morris Carnovsky]]||align="center"|David Henry||align="center" , |[[Stephen Moore (actor)|Stephen Moore]]||align="center" |[[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]]||align="center" , |[[Paul Hilton (actor)|Paul Hilton]]||align="center" , |[[Michael Imperioli]]
|-
!Petra Stockmann
|align="center" , |Anna Minot Warren ||align="center"|Suzan Sylvester|| align="center" , |Lucy Whybrow||align="center" |Maïté Alina||align="center" , |[[Jessica Brown Findlay]]||align="center" , |[[Victoria Pedretti]]
|-
|}

==Themes==
In ''An Enemy of the People'', speaking the language of comic exaggeration through the mouth of his spokesman, the idealist Doctor Thomas Stockmann, [[Ibsen]] puts into very literal terms the theme of the play: It is true that ideas grow stale and platitudinous, but one may go one step further and say flatly that truths die. According to Stockmann, there are no absolute principles of either [[wisdom]] or [[morality]]. In this Ibsen is referring indirectly to the reception of his previous plays. For example, the [[Ten Commandments|commandment]] "honor thy father and thy mother" referred to in ''[[Ghosts (play)|Ghosts]]'' is not simply either true or false. It may have been a truth once and a falsehood today.<ref>{{cite book| first= Joseph Wood| last= Krutch| author-link= Joseph Wood Krutch| title= "Modernism" in Modern Drama: A Definition and an Estimate| url= https://archive.org/details/modernisminmoder0000krut_j2y3| url-access= registration| location= [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]]| publisher= [[Cornell University Press]]| year= 1953| page= [https://archive.org/details/modernisminmoder0000krut_j2y3/page/11 11]}}</ref> As Stockmann states in his excited harangue to his political enemies:
{{blockquote|Truths are by no means the wiry [[Methuselah]]s some people think them. A normally constituted truth lives—let us say—as a rule, seventeen or eighteen years; at the outside twenty; very seldom more. And truths so patriarchal as that are always shockingly emaciated.}}
Yet, Ibsen addresses in an engaging manner a number of challenges that remain highly relevant today, such as environmental issues (versus economic interests), professional responsibilities (of experts in policy debates) and, last but not least, the moral dilemmas and tensions involved in whistle blowing.<ref>{{cite journal |last= Zwart| first= H. |year= 2004| title= Environmental Pollution and professional responsibility. Ibsen's A public enemy as a seminar on science communication and ethics.| journal= [[Environmental Values]]| volume= 13 |number= 3| pages= 349–372| doi= 10.3197/096327104323312662 | url= https://philarchive.org/rec/ZWAEPA-2 }}</ref>

==Background==

As in any other plays, Ibsen derived names and traits from his relatives, including the name Stockmann, a real family in Telemark from which lbsen himself was descended; Ibsen was also born in Stockmanngaarden in Skien. Peter Stockmann, who in the Norwegian original holds the offices of {{Lang|no|[[byfoged]]}} (city judge/magistrate) and {{Lang|no|politimester}} (chief of police), was based on lbsen's uncle, [[Christian Cornelius Paus]], who held the same two offices in Skien and who was also a descendant of the Stockmann family. In Dr. Stockmann's "buttoned-up brother, the magistrate, who sticks to tea and advocates moderation and respect for society's laws," the parallel to the magistrate Paus becomes almost too obvious, writes Ibsen scholar Jon Nygaard.<ref name=Nygaard2012>{{cite journal |last1= Nygaard |first1=Jon|author-link=Jon Nygaard|date=2012 |title= Henrik Ibsen og Skien: "... af stort est du kommen, og till stort skalst du vorde engang!" |journal=Bøygen |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=81–95|url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2018030781098_001}}</ref>

==Reception==
The play has gained renewed attention in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Beans |first=Carolyn |date=2024 |title=Can the 19th-century An Enemy of the People speak to today’s science communication challenges? |url=https://pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409349121 |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |language=en |volume=121 |issue=23 |doi=10.1073/pnas.2409349121 |issn=0027-8424|doi-access=free |pmc=11161771 }}</ref>

=== Critical reviews ===
Scottish drama critic [[William Archer (critic)|William Archer]], an early and contemporary advocate of Ibsen's plays, said the play was less sensational than some of Ibsen's earlier efforts, but was a strong drama with excellent dialogue and characters.<ref>{{cite book |first= William |last=Archer |chapter=William Archer on Mrs Lord’s imperfections and ''An Enemy of the People'' |editor-first=Michael |editor-last=Egan |title=Henrik Ibsen: The Critical Heritage |location=London |publisher=Routledge |year=1997 |page=61}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
=== 1988 West End production ===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="30%"| Award
! width="35%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|rowspan=3|{{center|1988}} || rowspan=3|[[1988 Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Awards]] || [[Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival|Actor of the Year in a Revival]] || [[Tom Wilkinson]] || {{nom}} || rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web |title=Olivier Winners 1988 |website=officiallondontheatre.com |publisher=[[Society of London Theatre]] |url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1988/ |access-date=April 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930115748/https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-1988/ |archive-date=2018-09-30 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director|Best Director]] || [[David Thacker]] || {{nom}}
|-
|colspan=2|Award for Outstanding Achievement || {{nom}}
|-
|}

=== 2024 West End production ===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="30%"| Award
! width="35%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|rowspan=2|{{center|2024}} || rowspan=2|[[2024 Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Awards]] || [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]] || [[Paul Hilton (actor)|Paul Hilton]] || {{nom}} || rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/2024-olivier-awards-full-list-of-winners|title= 2024 Olivier Awards: Full list of winners|website= London Theatre|accessdate= April 27, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actress in a Supporting Role]] || [[Priyanga Burford]] || {{nom}}
|-
|}

=== 2024 Broadway production ===
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|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="30%"| Award
! width="35%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|rowspan=15|{{center|2024}} || rowspan=5|[[Tony Awards]] || [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play|Best Revival of a Play]] || [[Amy Herzog]] || {{nom}} || rowspan=5|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2024/04/30/1247946069/tony-nominees-name|title= 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Awards with 13 nominations each|website= [[NPR]]|accessdate= April 30, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] || [[Jeremy Strong]] || {{won}}
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play|Best Scenic Design of a Play]] || dots || {{Nom}}
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play|Best Costume Design of a Play]] || David Zinn || {{Nom}}
|-
|[[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play|Best Lighting Design of a Play]] || [[Isabella Byrd]] || {{Nom}}
|-
|[[Drama Desk Awards]] || Outstanding Adaptation || [[Amy Herzog]] || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2024-Drama-Desk-Awards-Nominations--The-Full-List-20240429|title= 2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!|website= BroadwayWorld|accessdate= April 29, 2024}}</ref>
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| rowspan=4|[[Drama League Awards]] || colspan=2|Outstanding Revival of a Play || {{nom}} || rowspan=4|
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|Distinguished Performance || [[Jeremy Strong]] || {{nom}}
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|Distinguished Performance || [[Caleb Eberhardt]] || {{nom}}
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|Outstanding Direction of a Play || [[Sam Gold]] || {{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|[[Outer Critics Circle Awards]] || colspan=2|Outstanding Revival of a Play || {{nominated}} || rowspan=2|
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|Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play || [[Jeremy Strong]] || {{nom}}
|-
|}

==Adaptations==
A Nazi adaptation of the play was [[Hans Steinhoff]]'s 1937 film ''Ein Volksfeind''.

This classic play was adapted by [[Arthur Miller]] in the 1950s in a production that opened at the [[Broadhurst Theatre|Broadhurst Theater]] on December 28, 1950. It starred Academy Award winner [[Fredric March]] and his wife [[Florence Eldridge]] as well as [[Morris Carnovsky]]; future Oscar winner [[Rod Steiger]] was a "townsperson." Miller's adaptation was presented on [[National Educational Television]] in 1966, in a production starring [[James Daly (actor)|James Daly]]. It was also made into [[an Enemy of the People (1978 film)|a movie]] of the same name in 1978, starring [[Steve McQueen (actor)|Steve McQueen]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev151.html |title=The Unknown Movies – An Enemy Of The People (1979) |access-date=2010-06-19 |last=Bailey |first= Keith |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324132613/http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev151.html |archive-date=2010-03-24 }}</ref> The [[BBC]] then cast [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]] as "Tom Stockman" in their 1980 TV version, adapting the story and the cast names to reflect it now being set in a [[Scotland|Scottish]] town.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} In the creation of his adaptation of Ibsen's work, several changes were made by Miller to make the play more accessible and accepting to a 1950s audience, as opposed to Ibsen's late 1800s audience. Many major edits not only included the transformation of speech and language, but changes were made to the character of Dr. Stockmann to avoid having him champion [[eugenics]]. Throughout the play, Dr. Stockmann acts as a [[Christ figure]]. Miller found it necessary therefore to change Ibsen's use of genetic and racial theories from the late 1800s to further Dr. Stockmann's standing as a champion of the lower classes as opposed to a scientist with a belief in racial determinism and the importance of eugenics for "improving" people. For example, in Ibsen's original, a portion of Dr. Stockmann's speech to the people contained:
{{Blockquote|text=The masses are nothing but the raw material that must be fashioned into the people. Is it not so with all other living creatures on earth? How great the difference between a cultivated and an uncultivated breed of animals!... Don't you believe that the brain of a poodle has developed quite differently from that of a mongrel? Yes, you may depend upon that! It is educated poodles like this that jugglers train to perform the most extraordinary tricks. A common peasant-cur could never learn anything of the sort—not if he tried till Doomsday... we are animals... there is a terrible difference between men-poodles and men-mongrels.
|author=Dr. Stockmann |source=quoted in Bigsby (141)<ref name=bigsby>{{cite book| last= Bigsby| first= Christopher| title= Arthur Miller: A Critical Study| place= New York| publisher= Cambridge University Press| year= 2005| page= 141}}</ref> }}

In Miller's adaptation, no such eugenics-positive screed is read. Miller keeps Dr. Stockmann's ideals as a character, and his dedication to facing down the hypocrisy of the aristocracy and governmental bureaucrats, but portrays him as more of a democratic thinker and socialist, while retaining some of the original character's ideas about the evolution of animals and humans, and the need to cultivate humane qualities in order to bring the masses to a more rational and educated level, so that they can fully participate in a democracy. In Miller's adaptation, part of the doctor's speech reads:

{{Blockquote|text=I put in a good many years in the north of our country. Up there the rulers of the world are the great seal and the gigantic squadrons of duck. Man lives on ice, huddled together in little piles of stones. His whole life consists of grubbing for food. Nothing more. He can barely speak his own language. And it came to me one day that it was romantic and sentimental for a man of my education to be tending these people. They had not yet reached the stage where they needed a doctor. If the truth were to be told, a veterinary would be more in order.| author= Dr. Stockmann |source=Arthur Miller (93)<ref>{{cite book| last= Miller| first= Arthur| title= Arthur Miller's Adaptation of ''An Enemy of the People''| place= New York| publisher= Penguin Group| year= 1979}}</ref>}}

A [[An Enemy of the People (1958 TV play)|version was produced for Australian television]] in 1958.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

The 1972 Greek film ''O ehthros tou laou'' (An Enemy of the People) is an adaptation of the play, taking place in Greece during the mid-1930s.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

The play was the indirect inspiration for the blockbuster movie [[Jaws (film)|''Jaws'']].<ref>{{cite book| last= Baer| first= William| title=Classic American films : conversations with the screenwriters| year= 2008| publisher= Praeger| location=Westport, Connecticut |isbn=9780313348983|page=208| quote= [[Carl Gottlieb]]: '[[Steven Spielberg|Steven [Spielberg]]] and I always referred to ''Jaws'' as ''[[Moby Dick]]'' and ''Enemy of the People''....'}}</ref>

[[Satyajit Ray]]'s 1989 film ''[[Ganashatru]]'' was based on this play. In 1990, PBS produced the play for their show ''[[American Playhouse]]'', starring William Anton and [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

In 2000 an adaptation of the play called ''Paragon Springs'' written by [[Steven Dietz]] premiered at Milwaukee Repertory theatre in Milwaukee Wisconsin, U.S.A. The play is set in "a small town in the American Midwest" in 1926.

''An Enemy of the People'' (with the subtitle ''The strongest one is the one who stands alone''), a Norwegian film released in 2004 and directed by [[Erik Skjoldbjærg]], is an adaptation of Ibsen's play.

In 2007 [[Ouriel Zohar]]'s troupe Compagnie Ouriel Zohar performed an adaptation for two actors only of ''An Enemy of the People'', performed first in [[Paris]], then [[Fréjus]], [[Besançon]] (2008), [[Liège]], [[Minsk]], [[Valleyfield, Newfoundland and Labrador|Valleyfield]] (Canada, 2009), and Porto Heli ([[Greece]], 2010).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://compagniezohar.theatre-contemporain.net/post/2010/07/09/Un-ennemi-du-peuple-de-Henrik-Ibsen| title= 'Un ennemi du peuple' de Henrik Ibsen| language= fr| date= July 9, 2010| author= Babaiah| website= compagniezohar.theatre-contemporain.net| access-date= December 7, 2017}}</ref>

In early 2013, a stage adaptation entitled "عدو الشعب" (Arabic: ''Enemy of the people'' or ''A Public Enemy'') was organized and directed by [[Experimental theatre in the Arab world|Nora Amin]] (who played Doctor Stockmann's wife, with Tarek El-Dewiri as Doctor Stockmann) in [[Cairo]]. It was translated into colloquial Arabic and featured a rock-themed soundtrack played live on-set. Jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Embassy in Cairo and the Ibsen Studies Center in Norway, it received various positive reviews at a time when Egypt was plunged into deep political turmoil.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/942/23/A-timely-play-for-Egypt-today.aspx |work= Al-Ahram Weekly| place= Egypt| title= A timely play for Egypt today| date= January 9, 2013| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130111151705/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/942/23/A-timely-play-for-Egypt-today.aspx| archive-date= January 11, 2013| access-date= December 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first= May| last= Sélim |date= January 16, 2013| url= http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/957/5/25/1412/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-La-tra%C3%AEtrise,-une-question-de-point-de-vue.aspx |language= fr| trans-title= Theater: Treachery, a point of view| work= Al-Ahram Hebdo | place= Egypt| url-status= live| title= Théâtre: La traîtrise, une question de point de vue| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130215105725/http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/957/5/25/1412/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-La-tra%C3%AEtrise,-une-question-de-point-de-vue.aspx |archive-date= February 15, 2013| access-date= December 7, 2017}}</ref>

A new adaptation by [[Robert Falls]], based on a 19th-century translation by [[Eleanor Marx]], was staged at Chicago's [[Goodman Theatre]] from March - April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: "An Enemy of the People"| website= hpherald.com|url=https://hpherald.com/2018/03/28/review-enemy-people/| publisher=Hyde Park Herald|access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>

In Autumn 2021, a new [[National Theatre of Scotland]] adaptation entitled simply ''Enemy'', authored by Keiran Hurley and directed by Finn den Hertog, toured Scotland. The play is set in a fictional Scottish town, is written using contemporary language and makes use of innovative technical effects such as overhead projected Twitter feeds, social media comments, and video live streams.

In 2024 at [[Duke of York's Theatre]], [[Thomas Ostermeier]] directed an adaptation he co-wrote with Florian Borchmeyer. It was first staged in 2012, but was translated from German to English by [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]] for the London performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Thomas Ostermeier on updating Ibsen: ‘I want a little rock ’n’ roll’ |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ddae6a34-1093-4880-b60c-09344c08a720 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.ft.com}}</ref> Starring [[Matt Smith]] and [[Jessica Brown Findlay]], the adaptation converts the Act IV town meeting into an [[Fourth wall|audience participation]] event which allows contemporary issues to be aired.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |date=2024-02-20 |title=An Enemy of the People review – Matt Smith’s groovy firebrand swings from rebel to conspiracist |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024/feb/20/an-enemy-of-the-people-review-matt-smith-ibsen-duke-of-yorks-theatre-london |access-date=2024-02-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

A new adaptation by [[Amy Herzog]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Circle in the Square Theatre]] previewed on February 27, 2024, with an opening night March 18. The production is directed by [[Sam Gold]] and stars [[Jeremy Strong]], [[Michael Imperioli]], and [[Victoria Pedretti]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Margaret |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Broadway's An Enemy of the People Begins Previews February 27 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-an-enemy-of-the-people-begins-previews-february-27 |website=Playbill}}</ref>

==Censored in Mainland China==
''An Enemy of the People'', produced by Berlin's Schaubühne theater, was performed in Beijing from September 6 to September 8, 2018, but the subsequent touring of the show was cancelled due to its themes. The audience in Beijing reportedly showed overwhelming support for Dr. Stockmann, and allegedly shouted criticism of the Chinese regime during interaction parts. Even in subsequent censored performances, audiences yelled "for [[personal freedom]]!" The regime's censorship officers would not agree to any more touring unless the script was doctored in favor of the regime's thought on what a play should be.<ref>{{cite web|title=China Cancels Ibsen's 'An Enemy of the People' Amid Ever-Widening Censorship| website=rfa.org|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-09132018124920.html | publisher=Radio Free Asia|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ibsen Play Is Canceled in China After Audience Criticizes Government| website=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/world/asia/china-ibsen-play.html |access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikisource|An Enemy of the People (Ibsen)|An Enemy of the People}}
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* [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2446 An Enemy of the People at Project Gutenberg]
* {{librivox book | title=An Enemy of the People | author=Henrik Ibsen}}
* [http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/EnemyPeople.html#Enemy%20of%20the%20People ''An Enemy of the People'': Study Guide]
* [http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/enemyofthepeople/ Spark Notes]
* {{ibdb show|1549}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q123537661|title=An Enemy of the People}}

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{{About|the 1997 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = My Best Friend's Wedding
| image = My Best Friends Wedding.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[P. J. Hogan|P.{{nbsp}}J. Hogan]]
| screenplay = [[Ronald Bass]]
| producer = [[Jerry Zucker]] Ronald Bass Gil Netter Patricia Whitcher
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Julia Roberts]]
* [[Dermot Mulroney]]
* [[Cameron Diaz]]
* [[Rupert Everett]]
}}
| cinematography = [[László Kovács (cinematographer)|László Kovács]]
| editing = Garth Craven [[Lisa Fruchtman]]
| music = [[James Newton Howard]]
| studio = [[TriStar Pictures]] [[Jerry Zucker|Zucker Brothers Productions]]
| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
| released = {{Film date|1997|06|20}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $38 million
| gross = $299.3 million
}}
'''''My Best Friend's Wedding''''' is a 1997 American [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[P. J. Hogan|P.{{nbsp}}J. Hogan]] from a screenplay by [[Ronald Bass]] who also produced. The film stars [[Julia Roberts]], [[Dermot Mulroney]], [[Cameron Diaz]], and [[Rupert Everett]].

''My Best Friend's Wedding'' received positive reviews from critics upon release and emerged as a [[1997 in film|global box-office hit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1997/|title= 1997 Worldwide Box Office|website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> The soundtrack song "[[I Say a Little Prayer#Diana_King_version|I Say a Little Prayer]]" was covered by singer [[Diana King]] and featured heavily in the film, making it a U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] hit. The [[soundtrack]] featured a number of [[Burt Bacharach]]/[[Hal David]] songs.

''My Best Friend's Wedding'' was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]] ([[James Newton Howard]]), in addition to 3 [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nominations – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]], [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Musical or Comedy]] (Roberts) and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] (Everett). Post-release, it has often been cited as one of the best romantic comedy films of the 1990s and [[List of films considered the best|of all time]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/lists/best-movies-of-all-time/my-best-friends-wedding-1997-4/ | title=The 100 Greatest Movies of All Time |website=Variety |date=21 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://awardswatch.com/my-best-friends-wedding-retrospective-the-rom-com-that-flipped-the-genre-on-its-head-and-cemented-julia-roberts-status-as-a-full-fledged-star/ | title='My Best Friend's Wedding' retrospective: The rom-com that flipped the genre on its head and cemented Julia Roberts' status as a full-fledged star |website=AwardsWatch | date=14 June 2022 }}</ref>

==Plot==

Three weeks before her 28th birthday, [[New York City]] food critic Julianne "Jules" Potter receives a call from her lifelong friend Michael O'Neal, a [[Chicago]] sportswriter. Years earlier, the two agreed that if they were both unmarried by age 28, they would marry each other. Michael tells her that in four days, he will marry the beautiful Kimmy Wallace, a college student eight years his junior whose father owns the [[Chicago White Sox]]. Realizing she is in love with him, Jules resolves to sabotage his wedding. Arriving in Chicago, she reunites with Michael and meets Kimmy, who asks her to be the [[maid of honor]]. Jules schemes to break up the couple, but her attempt to humiliate Kimmy at a karaoke bar backfires. She manipulates Kimmy into asking her father to offer Michael a job, which Jules knows will anger Michael, but this fails as well.

Frustrated, Jules begs her friend George Downes for help, and he flies to Chicago. On George's advice, Jules prepares to tell Michael how much she loves him but instead tells him that she is engaged to George, hoping to make Michael jealous. George, who is gay, plays along but embarrasses Jules at lunch with the wedding party, singing "[[I Say a Little Prayer]]" as the whole restaurant joins in. George flies home, and Jules tells Michael that her "relationship" with George is over. Michael admits to feeling jealous and gives her the chance to confess her feelings, but she lets the moment pass. They share a dance as Michael sings their song, "[[The Way You Look Tonight]]".

The day before the wedding, at Kimmy's father's office, Jules uses his email account to forge a message from him to Michael's boss, asking that Michael be fired to allow Kimmy's father to hire him at Kimmy's insistence. She saves the message rather than send it, but later realizes that Kimmy's father has unknowingly sent the email. Jules lies to enlist Michael's help, but they find the office locked. Returning to Jules' hotel, Michael receives a message from his boss notifying him of the email. Furious, he calls Kimmy, calling off the wedding.

The next morning, Jules discovers that neither Michael nor Kimmy have told anyone else that the wedding is off. She tries to manipulate the couple into breaking up for good, but Michael and Kimmy decide to get married after all. Jules finally confesses her love to Michael and passionately kisses him. Kimmy witnesses this and drives away distraught, pursued by Michael, who in turn is pursued by Jules in a caterer's truck. Jules calls George while driving and explains the situation, who assures her that Michael loves Kimmy and Jules has now a brief opportunity to ensure the couple are reconciled before the scheduled time of the wedding. Finding Michael at [[Chicago Union Station]], Jules confesses to everything. He forgives her and tells her that here at the station is where he proposed to Kimmy and she accepted, and they split up to look for Kimmy.

Jules finds Kimmy in the bathroom of [[U.S. Cellular Field|Comiskey Park]]. Amid a crowd of onlookers, Kimmy confronts Jules for interfering with Michael. Jules apologizes, assuring Kimmy that Michael truly loves her, and they reconcile. The wedding proceeds, and at the reception, Jules gives a heartfelt speech as Kimmy's maid of honor. Jules allows the newlyweds to temporarily have "The Way You Look Tonight" as their song until they find their own song. Jules and Michael share their goodbyes, both finally moving on. On the phone with George, Jules is surprised to see him at the reception, and they dance together.

==Cast==

* [[Julia Roberts]] as Julianne Potter, a 27-year-old food critic who realizes she's in love with her best friend Michael and tries to win him back after he decides to marry someone else
* [[Dermot Mulroney]] as Michael O'Neal, Julianne's best friend and a sportswriter who is engaged to Kimmy Wallace
* [[Cameron Diaz]] as Kimberly "Kimmy" Wallace, Michael's bubbly and lovable fiancée who comes from an affluent family
* [[Rupert Everett]] as George Downes, Julianne's gay friend and editor who pretends to be engaged to Julianne to make Michael jealous
* [[Philip Bosco]] as Walter Wallace, husband of Isabelle, father of Kimmy, and future father-in-law of Michael; he is a rich businessman who owns the Chicago White Sox baseball team
* [[M. Emmet Walsh]] as Joe O'Neal, father of Michael and Scotty O'Neal and future father-in-law of Kimmy; he suggested that Julianne be Michael's best man, but had to go with Scotty instead
* [[Rachel Griffiths]] as Samantha Newhouse, twin sister of Mandy and one of Kimmy's bridesmaids
* [[Carrie Preston]] as Amanda Newhouse, twin sister of Samantha and one of Kimmy's bridesmaids
* [[Susan Sullivan]] as Isabelle Wallace, wife of Walter, mother of Kimmy, and future mother-in-law of Michael
* [[Charlie Trotter]] as himself<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Hillary Dixler |date=2013-11-06 |title=Watch Charlie Trotter in My Best Friend's Wedding |url=https://www.eater.com/2013/11/6/6335963/watch-charlie-trotter-in-my-best-friends-wedding |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref>

In addition, [[Christopher Masterson]] plays Michael's younger brother, Scotty, while [[Paul Giamatti]] briefly appears as a bellman who encounters Julianne in a hotel hallway.

==Release==
===Box office===
''My Best Friend's Wedding'' opened at No. 2 at the North American box office, making $21,678,377 [[USD]] in its opening weekend,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-holy-box-offi/133491532/ |title=Holy box office! Dynamic Duo soars |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015175925/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-holy-box-offi/133491532/ |date=June 25, 1997 |access-date=October 15, 2023 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |page=51 |work=[[Sun Sentinel|South Florida Sun Sentinel]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> behind ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-24-ca-6286-story.html|title=A Weekend Enjoyed by Two|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=24 June 1997 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/06/24/ent_210323.shtml|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title={{-'}}Batman and Robin' tops box office; 'Speed 2' sinks|work=[[The Augusta Chronicle]]|date=April 24, 1997|access-date=June 24, 2013|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406161121/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/06/24/ent_210323.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> It stayed in the top 10 weekly U.S. box-office for six consecutive weeks, and eventually earned $127,120,029. The worldwide gross total stands at $299,288,605 (listed as one of the 10 biggest films of 1997 both domestically and worldwide).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mybestfriendswedding.htm |title=My Best Friend's Wedding |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre, ''My Best Friend's Wedding'' is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_best_friends_wedding |title=''My Best Friend{{'}}s Wedding'' (1997) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/my-best-friends-wedding |title=''My Best Friend{{'}}s Wedding'' Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "My Best Friend" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>

''[[TotalFilm.com|Total Film]]'' praised the film, giving it four stars out of five and stating "[h]ere [Roberts] banishes all memories of ''[[Mary Reilly (film)|Mary Reilly]]'' (1996) and ''[[I Love Trouble (1994 film)|I Love Trouble]]'' (1994) with a lively, nay sparkling, performance. Smiling that killer smile, shedding those winning tears, delivering great lines with effortless charm, Roberts is back where she rightly belongs - not in grey period costume, but as the sexy queen of laughs." The review also called the film "a perfect date movie" that "proves Roberts isn't as crap as we all thought she was."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/my-best-friends-wedding |title= My Best Friend's Wedding |website=[[TotalFilm.com]]|date=1997-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107052405/http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/my-best-friends-wedding |archive-date=2014-01-07}}</ref>

[[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praises Roberts as "riper, more dexterous with a comic line, slyer with modulation," concluding that "Roberts puts her heart into this one."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/my-best-friends-wedding-19970620 |title= My Best Friend's Wedding |first=Peter |last=Travers |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=1997-06-20}}</ref> Joanna Berry of ''[[Radio Times]]'' gave it four stars out of five, observing that this "sparkling comedy" proved to be a career-resurrecting film for Julia Roberts.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Berry |first=Joanna |date= |title=My Best Friend's Wedding |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cr27x/my-best-friends-wedding |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107012915/http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cr27x/my-best-friends-wedding |archive-date=2014-01-07 |access-date=2014-03-12 |magazine=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three out of four stars and said, "One of the pleasures of Ronald Bass' screenplay is the way it subverts the usual comic formulas that would fuel a plot like this."<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/my-best-friends-wedding-1997 |title = My Best Friend's Wedding |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date = 27 June 1997 |website = rogerebert.com |access-date = 23 Apr 2024}}</ref> [[CNN]] movie reviewer Carol Buckland said Roberts "lights up the screen", calling the film "fluffy fun".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9706/24/best.friend.review/index.html |title=Rupert Everett in 'Wedding:' Here comes the star |first=Carol |last=Buckland |website=[[CNN]]|date=1997-06-24}}</ref>

[[Andrew Johnston (critic)|Andrew Johnston]], writing in ''[[Time Out New York]]'', observed, "The best scene occurs when Julianne's gay editor and confidant George (Everett) turns up in Chicago and poses as her fiancé, seizing control of the film for five delicious minutes. His devilish impersonation of a straight guy is priceless, and things only get better when he leads a sing-along at the rehearsal dinner. At times like this, when the film spins into pop culture overdrive it stops being a star vehicle and flirts with genuine comic brilliance."<ref>{{Cite journal|title = My Best Friend's Wedding|last = Johnston|first = Andrew|date = June 26, 1997|journal = Time Out New York}}</ref> Michelle Regna of ''[[BuzzFeed]]'', in 2015, claimed it is one of the greatest [[romantic comedy]] films of all time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Regna |first=Michelle |date=2014-10-29 |title=22 Reasons "My Best Friend's Wedding" Is The Greatest Rom-Com Of All Time |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelleregna/creme-brulee-can-never-be-jell-o |website=[[BuzzFeed]]}}</ref>

=== Awards and recognition ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Accolade
!Category
!Recipient
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|[[70th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]
|[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]]
|[[James Newton Howard]]
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-05 |title=The 70th Academy Awards {{!}} 1998 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[ALMA Award]]s
|[[ALMA Award|Outstanding Individual Performance in a Crossover Role in a Feature Film]]
|[[Cameron Diaz]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-09-11 |title=1998 ALMA Award Winners |url=http://www.almaawards.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=116 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020911183223/http://www.almaawards.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=116 |archive-date=2002-09-11 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=ALMA Awards}}</ref>
|-
|[[American Comedy Awards]]
|[[American Comedy Awards|Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
|[[Rupert Everett]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2024 |title=12th Annual American Comedy Awards (1998) {{!}} FULL SPECIAL |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n19Jj_bA5o |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|[[ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
|[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|Top Box Office Films]]
|James Newton Howard
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 9, 1998 |title=Legrand Among ASCAP Honorees |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA8 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=8}}</ref>
|-
|Awards Circuit Community Awards
|Honorable Mentions
|''My Best Friend's Wedding''
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[4th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Actress – Comedy]]
|[[Julia Roberts]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 10, 1998 |title=Julia Roberts and Will Smith Each Take Two Trophies at Fourth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards(R) |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/julia-roberts-and-will-smith-each-take-two-trophies-at-fourth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-77062637.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224920/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/julia-roberts-and-will-smith-each-take-two-trophies-at-fourth-annual-blockbuster-entertainment-awardsr-77062637.html |archive-date=2015-06-20 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=PR Newswire}}</ref>
|-
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy]]
|Rupert Everett
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy]]
|Cameron Diaz
|{{Won}}
|-
| colspan="3" |Bogey Awards
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[51st British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Awards]]
|[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
|Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film in 1998 {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/film |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=awards.bafta.org}}</ref>
|-
|[[Casting Society of America]]
|[[Casting Society of America|Best Casting for Feature Film – Comedy]]
|David Rubin
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|[[Chlotrudis Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="2" |Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|[[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 1997|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]
|[[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 FFCC Award Winners |url=https://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/1997-ffcc-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Florida Film Critics Circle |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[GLAAD Media Award]]s
|[[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release|Outstanding Film – Wide Release]]
|''My Best Friend's Wedding''
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carver |first=Benedict |date=1998-01-23 |title=‘Wedding,’ ‘Ellen’ vie for GLAAD nods |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/wedding-ellen-vie-for-glaad-nods-1117466974/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="3" |[[Goldene Leinwand|Golden Screen Awards]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[55th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|''My Best Friend's Wedding''
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Best Friend's Wedding |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/my-best-friends-wedding/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|Julia Roberts
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture]]
| rowspan="2" |Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[London Film Critics Circle Awards 1997|London Critics Circle Film Awards]]
|[[London Film Critics' Circle|British Supporting Actor of the Year]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[1998 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards]]
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|Best Female Performance]]
|Julia Roberts
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 MTV Movie Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094843/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1998/ |archive-date=2008-04-23 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=MTV}}</ref>
|-
|Best Breakthrough Performance
| rowspan="3" |Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[1997 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics Awards]]
|[[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="7" |Online Film & Television Association Awards
|Best Picture – Comedy or Musical
|[[Ronald Bass]] [[Jerry Zucker]]
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="7" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2nd Annual Film Awards (1997) – Online Film & Television Association |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/2nd-annual-film-awards-1997/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=oftaawards.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|Best Actor – Comedy or Musical
| rowspan="2" |Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Supporting Actor
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|Best Actress – Comedy or Musical
|Julia Roberts
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| colspan="2" |Best Title Sequences
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Best Music – Adapted Song
|"[[Wishin' and Hopin']] "
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|"[[I Say a Little Prayer]]"
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Online Film Critics Society Awards 1997|Online Film Critics Society Awards]]
|[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|Rupert Everett
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-03 |title=1997 Awards (1st Annual) |url=https://ofcs.org/awards/1997-awards-1st-annual/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Online Film Critics Society |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[2nd Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Film|Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|''My Best Friend's Wedding''
|{{Nominated}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 2nd Annual SATELLITE™ Awards |url=http://pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1998.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413053921/http://pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1998.shtml |archive-date=2009-04-13 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Press Academy}}</ref>
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|Julia Roberts
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|Rupert Everett
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|Cameron Diaz
|{{Nominated}}
|}
==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = My Best Friend's Wedding: Music from the Motion Picture
| type = soundtrack
| artist = various artists
| cover =
| caption =
| alt =
| released = 17 June 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop/Rock
| length = 46:42
| label = [[Epic Records]]
| producer =
}}

The soundtrack was released on June 17, 1997, and contains covers of familiar songs. It was praised by [[AllMusic]] for working "better than it should, since most of the vocalists... concentrate on the songs".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-best-friends-wedding-original-soundtrack-mw0000023914 |title=My Best Friend's Wedding (Original Soundtrack) |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| extra_column = Recording artist(s)
| total_length = 46:42
| title1 = [[I Say a Little Prayer]]
| writer1 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra1 = [[Diana King]]
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = [[Wishin' and Hopin'|Wishin' and Hopin{{'-}}]]
| writer2 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra2 = [[Ani DiFranco]]
| length2 = 3:17
| title3 = [[You Don't Know Me (Cindy Walker song)|You Don't Know Me]]
| writer3 = [[Eddy Arnold]] / [[Cindy Walker]]
| extra3 = [[Jann Arden]]
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = [[Tell Him (Bert Berns song)|Tell Him]]
| writer4 = [[Bert Berns]]
| extra4 = [[The Exciters]]
| length4 = 2:36
| title5 = [[I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself]]
| writer5 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra5 = Nicky Holland
| length5 = 4:20
| title6 = I'll Be Okay
| writer6 = Tena Clark / [[Greg Wells]]
| extra6 = [[Amanda Marshall]]
| length6 = 4:58
| title7 = [[The Way You Look Tonight]]
| writer7 = [[Jerome Kern]] / [[Dorothy Fields]]
| extra7 = [[Tony Bennett]]
| length7 = 3:25
| title8 = [[What the World Needs Now Is Love]]
| writer8 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra8 = [[Jackie DeShannon]]
| length8 = 3:14
| title9 = [[I'll Never Fall in Love Again]]
| writer9 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra9 = [[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Always You
| writer10 = Lars Halapi
| extra10 = [[Sophie Zelmani]]
| length10 = 2:52
| title11 = [[If You Wanna Be Happy]]
| writer11 = [[Roaring Lion]] / Joseph Royster / Carmella Guida / [[Frank Guida]]
| extra11 = [[Jimmy Soul]]
| length11 = 2:23
| title12 = [[I Say a Little Prayer]]
| writer12 = [[Burt Bacharach]] / [[Hal David]]
| extra12 = The Cast of ''My Best Friend's Wedding''
| length12 = 2:30
| title13 = Suite From ''My Best Friend's Wedding''
| writer13 = [[James Newton Howard]]
| extra13 = [[James Newton Howard]]
| length13 = 6:11
}}

; Chart positions
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Chart (1997)
! Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Austria|11|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|19|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|France|40|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|34|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|id=2679|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|33|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|29|artist=Soundtrack|album=My Best Friend's Wedding|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2018}}
|-
! scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-08-02|title=Top 200 Albums |publisher=[[Billboard 200]]. [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 2, 1997|access-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref>
|14
|}

===Certifications===
{{certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Australia|artist=Soundtrack|title=My Best Friend's Wedding|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1997|relyear=1997|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Various Artists|title=My Best Friend's Wedding - Original Soundtrack|award=Gold|certyear=1997|relyear=1997|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Hong Kong|artist=Original Soundtrack|title=My Best Friend's Wedding|award=Gold|certyear=1997|relyear=1997|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Soundtrack|title=My Best Friend's Wedding|award=Silver|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=11297-1140-2|relyear=1997|access-date=9 July 2019}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Soundtrack|title=My Best Friend's Wedding|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1999|relyear=1997|salesamount=1,930,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1452207/got-charts-beans-bleek-beatles-synch-up-soundtracks/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104210559/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452207/got-charts-beans-bleek-beatles-synch-up-soundtracks/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2016|website=[[MTV News]]|title=Got Charts?|first= David|last=Basham|date=7 February 2002|access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==Remakes==
Two official remakes with the same title have been released.
* A [[My Best Friend's Wedding (2016 film)|Chinese version]] was released in China on August 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 20, 2015 |title='My Best Friends' Wedding' Chinese Remake Finds Stars |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-best-friends-wedding-chinese-797110 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
* A [[La boda de mi mejor amigo|Mexican remake]] was presented in Mexico on February 14, 2019.<ref>[http://www.cbooo.cn/m/638742 我最好朋友的婚 (2016)]. ''cbooo.cn''. Retrieved 4th October 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2019/02/14/esto-es-lo-que-puedes-esperar-de-la-boda-de-mi-mejor-amigo-la-adaptacion-mexicana-de-la-famosa-comedia-romantica/|title =Esto es lo que puedes esperar de La boda de mi mejor amigo, la adaptación mexicana de la famosa comedia romántica|last = Merino|first = Javier|date = February 14, 2019|journal = CNN|access-date =February 16, 2019 }}</ref>

In addition, the 2002 [[Hindi cinema|Bollywood]] film ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' ("It's My Friend's Wedding") was partially inspired by the film.

== Stage musical ==
{{Main|My Best Friend's Wedding (musical)}}
A stage musical adaptation of the film featuring songs by [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]] and a book by screenplay writer [[Ronald Bass]] and [[Jonathan Harvey (playwright)|Jonathan Harvey]] was announced to open in September 2021 (originally due to open September 2020 but postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]) on a UK and Ireland tour, and was due to be directed by Rachel Kavanaugh and star [[Alexandra Burke]] as Julianne Potter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-11|title=My Best Friends Wedding Musical Tour - My Best Friends Wedding Tickets UK 2021 / 2022|url=https://britishtheatre.com/my-best-friends-wedding-uk-tour/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=British Theatre|language=en-GB}}</ref> However on June 30, 2021, it was announced that the production was canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the producers revealing they hope to revisit the show at a later date.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Jessica|date=2021-06-30|title=My Best Friend's Wedding musical tour with Alexandra Burke cancelled|url=https://stagechat.co.uk/news/tour/24163-my-best-friends-wedding-musical-tour-with-alexandra-burke-has-been-cancelled.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Stage Chat|language=en|archive-date=2023-04-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428111146/https://stagechat.co.uk/news/tour/24163-my-best-friends-wedding-musical-tour-with-alexandra-burke-has-been-cancelled.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Allmovie title|154941|My Best Friend's Wedding}}
* {{mojo title|mybestfriendswedding|My Best Friend's Wedding}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|my_best_friends_wedding|My Best Friend's Wedding}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=My Best Friend's Wedding}}

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Carol (film)

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{{Short description|2015 film by Todd Haynes}}
{{Good article}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Carol
| image = Carol film poster.jpg
| alt = The poster shows the partial faces of Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. The image of Blanchett, wearing fur, is facing left and positioned above Mara. Mara is wearing a dark, striped fabric and her image is facing right. Between their images is a horizontal white line. The title "Carol" appears just above this line in the center of the poster in large, white capital letters. Above the title are the names of Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in smaller, white capital letters, with Blanchett's name above Mara's. Below the title and superimposed in front of Mara's neck are the words "Directed by Todd Haynes" in small, white capital letters, and below it grouped together are other film credits. Below these credits in small, white capital letters is "Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy", and below it "From a Novel by the Author of The Talented Mr. Ripley". The poster's overall color saturation is a golden hue.
| caption = North American theatrical release poster
| director = [[Todd Haynes]]
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Elizabeth Karlsen]]
* [[Stephen Woolley]]
* [[Christine Vachon]]
}}
| screenplay = [[Phyllis Nagy]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Price of Salt]]''|[[Patricia Highsmith]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Cate Blanchett]]
* [[Rooney Mara]]
* [[Sarah Paulson]]
* [[Jake Lacy]]
* [[Kyle Chandler]]
}}
| music = [[Carter Burwell]]
| cinematography = [[Edward Lachman]]
| editing = [[Affonso Gonçalves]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Number 9 Films]]<ref name="afi">{{cite web|title=Carol (2015)|url=http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/70438?cxt=filmography|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061316/http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/70438?cxt=filmography|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Film4 Productions]]<ref name="afi"/>
* [[Killer Films]]<ref name="afi"/>
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[StudioCanal UK|StudioCanal]] (United Kingdom)
* [[The Weinstein Company]] (United States)
}}
| released = {{Film date|2015|05|17|[[2015 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2015|11|20|United States|2015|11|27|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 119 minutes<ref name="afi"/>
| country = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom<ref name="bfi">{{cite web|title=Carol (2015)|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/561898daef0c7|website=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204074406/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/561898daef0c7|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* United States<ref name="bfi"/>
}}
| language = English
| budget = $11.8 million<ref name="budget">{{cite web|last=Abramovitch|first=Seth|title=Killer Films' Co-Founders Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler on Lesbian Romance 'Carol' and Indie Resilience|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/killer-films-founders-christine-vachon-826004|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 25, 2015|access-date=September 27, 2015|archive-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928080721/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/killer-films-founders-christine-vachon-826004|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = $42.5 million<ref name="Numbers">{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=summary|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|date=2015|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222021909/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=summary|archive-date=December 22, 2019 |url-status= live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Carol''''' is a 2015 [[historical drama]]  [[romance film]] directed by [[Todd Haynes]]. The screenplay by [[Phyllis Nagy]] is based on the 1952 romance novel ''[[The Price of Salt]]'' by [[Patricia Highsmith]] (republished as ''Carol'' in 1990). The film stars [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Rooney Mara]], [[Sarah Paulson]], [[Jake Lacy]], and [[Kyle Chandler]]. Set in 1950s [[New York City]], the story is about a forbidden affair between an aspiring female photographer and an older woman going through a difficult divorce.

''Carol'' was in development since 1997, when Nagy wrote the first draft of the screenplay. British company [[Film4 Productions]] and its then-chief executive [[Tessa Ross]] financed development. The film was in [[development hell]], facing problems with financing, rights, scheduling conflicts, and accessibility. [[Number 9 Films]] came on board as a producer in 2011, when [[Elizabeth Karlsen]] secured the rights to the novel. The film is co-produced by New York–based [[Killer Films]], which joined the project in 2013 after Haynes's collaborator [[Christine Vachon]] approached him to direct. [[Principal photography]] on the British-American production began in March 2014, in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], and lasted 34 days. Cinematographer [[Edward Lachman]] shot ''Carol'' on [[16 mm film#Super 16 mm|Super 16 mm]] film.<ref name=Fauer2016>{{cite magazine|last1=Fauer |first1=Jon |author-link=Jon Fauer|title=Ed Lachman ASC on Super 16mm "Carol" |url=https://www.fdtimes.com/2016/01/29/ed-lachmans-super-16-carol/ |magazine=Film and Digital Times |date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2022 }}</ref><ref name=Mulcahey2016>{{cite magazine|last1=Mulcahey |first1=Matt |title="The Grain of Super 16 Gives the Film Another Layer": Edward Lachman on ''Carol'' |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/96921-the-grain-of-super-16-gives-the-film-another-layer-dp-edward-lachman-on-carol/ |magazine=[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]] |date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2022 }}</ref>

''Carol'' premiered at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]] on May 17, 2015, and was [[theatrical release|released]] in the United States on November 20 and in the United Kingdom on November 27. Grossing over $42 million on an $11 million budget, the film received widespread acclaim for Haynes's direction and the performances of Blanchett and Mara, and was the best-reviewed film of 2015. It competed for the [[Palme d'Or]] at Cannes, where Mara tied with [[Emmanuelle Bercot]] for the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] award. The film received [[List of accolades received by Carol (film)|many accolades]], including nominations for six [[88th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], nine [[69th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]], and five [[73rd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]. It also won five [[Dorian Awards]] and awards from the [[New York Film Critics Circle]], [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]], and [[National Society of Film Critics]]. ''Carol'' was ranked by the [[British Film Institute]] as [[List of films considered the best#LGBT|the best]] [[LGBTQ]] film of all time,<ref name=BFI30 /> and named one of the [[BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century|greatest films of the 21st Century]] by the [[BBC]].<ref name=BBC100 />

==Plot==



During the Christmas season of 1952, aspiring photographer Therese Belivet is working in Frankenberg's department store in Manhattan. She meets a glamorous woman, Carol Aird, who is searching for a doll for her daughter, Rindy. At Therese's recommendation, Carol purchases a model train set instead. When Carol departs, she leaves her gloves on the counter. Therese mails them to her using Frankenberg's sales slip with Carol's name and address.

Therese's boyfriend, Richard, wants her to go to France with him, hoping they will marry, but she is ambivalent about their relationship. A common friend, Dannie, invites Therese to his workplace, ''[[The New York Times]]'', and offers to introduce her to a photo editor friend. Meanwhile, Carol is going through a difficult divorce from her husband, Harge. Carol calls Frankenberg's to thank the clerk who returned the gloves and invites Therese to lunch. Therese visits Dannie and he kisses her, but she becomes uncomfortable and leaves.

Carol invites Therese to her home in New Jersey. She stops to purchase a Christmas tree, and Therese takes candid photographs of her. Harge arrives unexpectedly to take Rindy to Florida for Christmas; he becomes suspicious of Therese, as Carol had an affair years before with her friend Abby. Therese witnesses their argument. After Rindy leaves, a distressed Carol takes Therese to the train station so she can return home.

Carol calls to apologize to Therese and they meet at her apartment, where Carol surprises her with a suitcase containing a gift of a [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] camera and film. Carol has learned that Harge is petitioning the judge to consider a "[[Morals clause|morality clause]]" against her, threatening to expose her [[homosexuality]] and give him full custody of Rindy. She decides to take a road trip to escape the stress of the divorce proceedings and invites Therese to join her. Richard accuses Therese of being infatuated with Carol and predicts Carol will soon tire of her. The two argue and their relationship comes to an end. On the second night of the trip, Therese meets a traveling salesman, Tommy Tucker.

On New Year's Eve, Carol and Therese kiss for the first time and have sex. The next morning, they discover that Tucker is actually a private investigator Harge hired to obtain evidence against Carol. Carol confronts Tucker, threatening him at gunpoint, but he claims to have already sent tape recordings to Harge. Carol and Therese turn back. The next day, in Chicago, Therese learns that Carol has flown home to fight for custody of her daughter, having asked Abby to drive Therese home. Abby gives her a letter from Carol. Back at home, Therese telephones Carol, but knowing that she risks losing custody of Rindy if she continues her relationship with Therese, Carol hangs up.

Therese creates a portfolio of her photographs and gets a job at ''The New York Times''. In the meantime, Carol has been seeing a psychotherapist as a condition of the divorce settlement. During a confrontational meeting in mid-April with divorce lawyers, Carol suddenly admits to the truth of what the tapes contain and refuses to deny her sexuality. To avoid going to court and the likelihood of a public scandal, she tells Harge that he can have custody of Rindy if he allows her regular visits.

Carol writes to Therese, and they meet in the lounge of the [[Ritz Tower]] Hotel. Carol reveals she is going to work for a furniture house and has taken an apartment on Madison Avenue. Therese declines Carol's invitation to live with her. Carol tells Therese that she is meeting associates in the [[Oak Room (Plaza Hotel)|Oak Room]], and that if she changes her mind, they can have dinner. Therese remains still and Carol says, "I love you." They are interrupted by Jack, a colleague who has not seen Therese in months, and Carol departs.

Therese accepts Jack's ride to a party, but finds she cannot connect with anyone. She leaves for the Oak Room. She scans the diners and sees Carol at a table. Therese hesitates, then walks toward Carol. Their eyes meet. Carol gazes at Therese with a smile that slowly grows.

== Themes ==

=== Motherhood ===
In the film, motherhood is an important theme. Carol struggles to maintain both her romantic relationship with Therese and her love for her daughter Rindy. Because of her sexual orientation, Carol's relationship with Therese puts her role as a mother in jeopardy because society views her as unfit to be a mother. During her custody battle, her sexuality is used against her and her “punishment for having engaged in sexual relationships with women is that she will only see her child for ‘a few weeks of the year’”<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nair |first=Sashi |date=2019-01-02 |title=Loss, Motherhood and the Queer ‘Happy Ending’ |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20512856.2019.1595476 |journal=Journal of Language, Literature and Culture |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=46–58 |doi=10.1080/20512856.2019.1595476 |issn=2051-2856}}</ref>. She is thus forced to make the decision of being herself or being a mother. Cate Blanchett, who portrays Carol, explains that this is “a choice based on her own survival,”<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cate Blanchett's Real Thoughts on Motherhood in Movies |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/cate-blanchett-motherhood-movies |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=InStyle |language=en}}</ref> . She also points out that Carol’s challenge isn’t about seeking sympathy but rather about survival and living authentically<ref name=":0" />.

The theme of motherhood in the film, shows how queer motherhood is often ignored or undervalued. In their text, Jenny M. James affirms that “the novel’s fantasy of lesbian romance relies on Carol’s loss of maternal custody and the subsequent erasure of her experience as a queer mother”<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=James |first=Jenny M. |date=2018-06-01 |title=Maternal Failures, Queer Futures |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/10642684-4324825 |journal=GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies |volume=24 |issue=2-3 |pages=291–314 |doi=10.1215/10642684-4324825 |issn=1064-2684}}</ref> To live true to herself, Carol must give up her daughter, showing the tough challenges of being a queer mother. The film challenges traditional ideas of motherhood by showing that Carol must make hard choices. Carol’s love for both Rindy and Therese can't exist together in her world, highlighting the social challenges queer mothers face<ref name=":1" />.

=== Queer identity ===
The theme of queer identity in the film is also very important. It is shown in the relationship between Carol and Therese in a time and society where homosexual relationships were not accepted. The film, which is set in the 1950s, portrays the struggles queer women faced at a period when homosexuality was strongly condemned. Carol and Therese’s love challenges the conventional as they deal with a society that disapproves of their relationship.

An aspect important to note in ''Carol'' is the way it doesn’t portray the stereotypical lesbians seen in films as “most of the lesbian characters in film are usually the stereotypical butch lesbians or the sexy lesbians or, if they’re not, they’re usually the background character” <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gregory |first=Brandon |date=2019-10-19 |title=Carol: A Respectful Portrayal of Lesbians (but the Patriarchy Sucks!) |url=https://peculiarpicture.show/2019/10/19/carol-a-respectful-portrayal-of-lesbians/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Peculiar Picture Show |language=en}}</ref> ''Carol'', on the other hand, shows a genuine connection between two women without male interference, which is very rare in film.

Furthermore, the movie emphasizes repression and secrecy. The relationship between Carol and Therese is hidden, thus creating tension. “Carol and Therese’s relationship looks repressed,” <ref name=":2" /> which illustrates what was socially acceptable during that time. Therese is even taught by Carol to keep their love a secret from others, illustrating the necessity for queer individuals to engage in "closeted public behaviours" to survive in a homophobic society<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Stephens |first=Lindsay |date=2018 |title="I Think a Look at the West Would Do You Good": Queer Visibility and Mythological Refuge in The Price of Salt |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/wal.2018.0058 |journal=Western American Literature |volume=53 |issue=3 |pages=373–390 |doi=10.1353/wal.2018.0058 |issn=1948-7142}}</ref>.

Another important aspect of queer identity in the film is the idea of escape. Carol and Therese go on a road trip to find freedom from the strict rules of New York. However, they don't get the relief they hoped for. “While the wide- open spaces of the West offer liberation from subjugation, while at the same time these spaces result in hypervisibility and, ironically, alternate iterations of the closet”<ref name=":3" />. Even though they try to escape, the detective following them throughout their journey reminds them that they are still being watched.

The movie also looks at how queer women were treated as criminals at the period. The Price of Salt, the novel that serves as the basis for the film, was written by Patricia Highsmith at a time when lesbian relationships were frequently viewed as illegal. The book was published at "the height of the lesbian pulp novel, the beginning of an era of criminalization and stigmatization of queer women," according to Smith<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Fiona |date=2017-02-19 |title=Crime, Love, and Mommy Issues: Myths and Facts about Carol |url=https://fashsm.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/crime-love-and-mommy-issues-myths-and-facts-of/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=fesbian-leminist |language=en}}</ref>. Carol addresses love in this way, as well as the consequences of being queer at that time.

==Cast==




{{Cast listing|
* [[Cate Blanchett]] as Carol Aird
* [[Rooney Mara]] as Therese Belivet
* [[Sarah Paulson]] as Abby Gerhard
* [[Jake Lacy]] as Richard Semco
* [[John Magaro]] as Dannie McElroy
* [[Cory Michael Smith]] as Tommy Tucker
* [[Carrie Brownstein]] as Genevieve Cantrell
* Kevin Crowley as Fred Haymes
* Nik Pajic as Phil McElroy
* [[Kyle Chandler]] as Harge Aird
}}

==Production==
===Development===
''Carol'' is based on [[Patricia Highsmith]]'s 1952 semi-autobiographical [[romance novel|romantic novel]] ''[[The Price of Salt]]''. The book was originally published under the [[pseudonym]] "Claire Morgan" by [[Coward-McCann]] after Highsmith's publisher [[Harper & Brothers]] rejected it. In 1990, Highsmith agreed to republish with [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] under her own name, and retitled it ''Carol''.<ref name="Rich">{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Rich|title=Loving Carol|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/frank-rich-carol-invisibility-of-lesbian-culture.html|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=February 1, 2016|archive-date=February 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201182242/http://www.vulture.com/2015/11/frank-rich-carol-invisibility-of-lesbian-culture.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jordan">{{cite web|last=Jordan|first=Louis|title=Carol's Happy Ending|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/11/carol_screenwriter_phyllis_nagy_friend_of_patricia_highsmith_worked_for.html|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018112915/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2015/11/carol_screenwriter_phyllis_nagy_friend_of_patricia_highsmith_worked_for.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It had been inspired by an encounter in 1948 between Highsmith and a blonde woman wearing a mink coat, Kathleen Wiggins Senn, whilst she was working as a Christmas season salesgirl at the toy department of [[Bloomingdale's]] in New York. That evening she wrote an eight-page outline, which she developed some weeks later and had completed by 1951.<ref name="Talbot">{{cite news|last=Talbot|first=Margaret|author-link=Margaret Talbot|title=Forbidden Love|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/30/forbidden-love|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=November 30, 2015|access-date=February 1, 2016|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131055901/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/30/forbidden-love|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Patricia|last=Highsmith|title=Happily ever after, at last: Patricia Highsmith on the inspiration for Carol|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/carol/patricia-highsmith-price-of-salt-novel/|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=November 11, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=February 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224014044/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/carol/patricia-highsmith-price-of-salt-novel/|url-status=live}}</ref> The character of Therese Belivet was based on Highsmith herself.{{efn|Highsmith described the character of Therese as having come "from my own bones".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schenkar|first1=Joan|title=The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith|year=2009|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|edition=1st|pages=[https://archive.org/details/talentedmisshigh0000sche/page/267 267–273]|chapter=Les Girls: Part 1|isbn=9780312303754|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/talentedmisshigh0000sche/page/267}}</ref>}} Senn inspired the character of Carol Aird, but its template was inspired by Highsmith's relationships with two former lovers, Philadelphia [[socialite]] Virginia Kent Catherwood and [[Psychoanalysis|psychoanalyst]] Kathryn Hamill Cohen.<ref name="Jordan"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Andrew|title='Instantly, I love her': the affairs that inspired Carol|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/carol/true-story-patricia-highsmith-lesbian-affairs/|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=November 28, 2015|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419120014/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/carol/true-story-patricia-highsmith-lesbian-affairs/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Schenkar|first1=Joan|title=The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith|year=2009|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|edition=1st|pages=[https://archive.org/details/talentedmisshigh0000sche/page/282 282–286, 287–289]|isbn=9780312303754|url=https://archive.org/details/talentedmisshigh0000sche/page/282}}</ref> Catherwood lost custody of her daughter in a high-profile divorce that involved secret tape recordings of her and her female lover.<ref name="Talbot"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Dawson|first=Jill|title=Carol: the women behind Patricia Highsmith's lesbian novel|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/13/patricia-highsmith-film-adaptation-carol-only-openly-lesbian-novel-cannes-cate-blanchett|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107120211/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/may/13/patricia-highsmith-film-adaptation-carol-only-openly-lesbian-novel-cannes-cate-blanchett|url-status=live}}</ref>

London-born, New York–based producer Dorothy Berwin was initially attached to the project in 1996, owning the rights to the novel. She enlisted then-playwright [[Phyllis Nagy]] to write the screenplay on the recommendation of her London agent.<ref name="Gayne"/><ref name="Poland">{{cite interview|last=Nagy|first=Phyllis|interviewer=David Poland|title=DP/30 in Cannes: Carol, Phyllis Nagy|work=DP/30: The Oral History Of Hollywood|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF60XeySQtI|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=May 22, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2015|archive-date=December 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201053202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF60XeySQtI|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy, who was a friend of Highsmith, wrote the first draft of the script in 1997.<ref name="Poland"/><ref name="Lopez">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/phyllis-nagy-carol-interview|title=Rooney Mara Reminds Carol Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy of Her Friend, Patricia Highsmith|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|first=John|last=Lopez|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=February 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216000411/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/phyllis-nagy-carol-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Park">{{cite web|url=http://creativescreenwriting.com/carol-less-is-more-when-adapting-highsmith/|title=Carol: "Less is More" when adapting Highsmith|last=Park|first=Jennie E.|date=December 2, 2015|work=Creative Screenwriting|access-date=December 2, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208094226/http://creativescreenwriting.com/carol-less-is-more-when-adapting-highsmith/|url-status=live}}</ref> Highsmith had suggested to Nagy that she [[Adaptation (arts)|adapt]] one of her novels.<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web|first=Anne|last=Thompson|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/cannes-todd-haynes-and-writer-phyllis-nagy-talk-carol-glamorous-stars-highsmith-and-more-20150601|title=Cannes: Todd Haynes and Writer Phyllis Nagy Talk 'Carol,' Glamorous Stars, Highsmith and More|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025191010/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/cannes-todd-haynes-and-writer-phyllis-nagy-talk-carol-glamorous-stars-highsmith-and-more-20150601|archive-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to Nagy, Highsmith was not confident that the novel could be made into a "satisfying" film because of its "intense, subjective point of view".<ref name="Laughing">{{cite web|author=Emily|title=Phyllis Nagy: On Screen Writing and Carol|url=http://www.thelaughinglesbian.com/phyllis-nagy-on-screen-writing-and-carol/|publisher=TheLaughingLesbian.com|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-date=November 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121235029/http://www.thelaughinglesbian.com/phyllis-nagy-on-screen-writing-and-carol/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy decided to adapt the script to ensure its fidelity to the source material, remarking, "I felt a strange responsibility to take it, and to make sure that it wasn't screwed up in some fundamental way, because she so disliked many of the screen adaptations of her work."<ref name="Park"/>

{{quote box|align=left|quote=What still strikes me now [about the novel], is how radical it was in terms of its overall conception—two central figures not giving a rat's ass about sexual identity. No one frets about being gay; others fret on their behalf...I also found Highsmith's notions of what makes a good mother to be quite radical—the choices that people have to make in order to make the lives of their children better seemed really fresh, and radical. And still do, to this day, actually.|source=−Phyllis Nagy<ref name="Rich"/><ref name="Park"/>| width=22%}}

While searching for investors, Nagy and Berwin learned that the characters' homosexuality was not as much of an obstacle as that they were women. "Having two women leads was the issue", Nagy noted.<ref name="Jordan"/> In 2015, Berwin said that, in those days, it was a risky idea to play the role of Carol. "As a project it came together with Cate Blanchett. You needed to always start with her role".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2015-ray-carol-producer-822344|title=TIFF: How 'About Ray', 'Carol' Producer Dorothy Berwin Quietly Developed Timely LGBT Films (Q&A)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=September 12, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302152329/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2015-ray-carol-producer-822344|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Film4 Productions]] and [[Tessa Ross]] financed the development of the film and kept it alive through the years,<ref name="Gayne"/><ref name="passion project">{{cite web|last=Ellis-Petersen|first=Hannah|title=Passion project: meet the indie super-producer behind Cannes hot ticket Carol|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/14/carol-film-cannes-karlsen-cate-blanchett|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=May 14, 2015|access-date=May 15, 2015|archive-date=August 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035609/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/14/carol-film-cannes-karlsen-cate-blanchett|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=standard>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/patricia-highsmiths-lesbian-tale-brought-to-the-screen-after-11year-battle-9385772.html|title=Patricia Highsmith's lesbian tale brought to the screen after 11-year battle|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|first=Louise|last=Jury|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403141949/http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/patricia-highsmiths-lesbian-tale-brought-to-the-screen-after-11year-battle-9385772.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as it "underwent a decade-plus of revision under various directors and investors"—including [[Hettie MacDonald]], [[Kenneth Branagh]], [[Kimberly Peirce]], [[John Maybury]], and [[Stephen Frears]]—until the project completely stalled.<ref name="Jordan"/><ref name="Jacobs">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carol-todd-haynes_us_564cd534e4b031745cef4fbc|title=My Week With 'Carol,' The Year's Most Enchanting Movie|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|first=Matthew|last=Jacobs|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228092142/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carol-todd-haynes_us_564cd534e4b031745cef4fbc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ali">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-blanchett-mara-20151120-story.html|title=Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara faced 'secrets ... forbidden topics ... taboos' in the world of 'Carol'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Lorraine|last=Ali|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220083335/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-blanchett-mara-20151120-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The long delay was a result of struggles with funding, rights, and trepidations about a film with a gay theme and two female leads. "During its development, there was a very different kind of lesbian or gay movie that got financed", Nagy said. "They were very agenda or issue driven, and this was not. In fact it insists on not being that in order to make the point. I would talk about that with financiers, and I could see them glaze over."<ref name="Ali"/>

Nagy said it was important that the screenplay be authentic to the early 1950s. "There was a different protocol then, a different etiquette, a different way people related to each other physically", she said. "It does you no service to spoonfeed a contemporary audience their own emotional codes and value systems." While various directors and investors had input to the script during its long gestation period, Nagy rejected suggestions that Carol or Therese "should feel guilty about being gay and suffer some kind of breakdown scene about it."<ref name="Jordan"/><ref name="Laughing"/> "What I knew going in to the adaptation", Nagy said, "was that Pat's lack of psychologizing about Carol and Therese's sexual attraction, and ultimately their love, had to be maintained. It could not be corrupted by an impulse to indulge in any number of dramatic narrative clichés about guilt concerning one's sexuality or the like."<ref name="Laughing"/>

Nagy set the adaptation several years later than the novel is set, so that "the dawn of the [[Eisenhower]] administration and the rise of [[HUAC]] could be front and center".<ref name="Laughing"/> One of the challenges was translating the subjective and limited [[Narration#Third-person|third-person]] viewpoint, where the narrator "sits on the shoulder of Therese and makes regular advances into (and retreats from) her head"; Carol is thus largely seen through Therese's fanatical prism.<ref name="Laughing"/><ref name="issue">{{cite web|last=Cocozza|first=Paula|title=How Patricia Highsmith's Carol became a film: 'Lesbianism is not an issue. It's a state of normal'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/12/how-patricia-highsmiths-carol-became-a-film-lesbianism-is-not-an-issue|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412200441/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/12/how-patricia-highsmiths-carol-became-a-film-lesbianism-is-not-an-issue|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy was initially apprehensive about the narrative structure, considering "there's no character of Carol. She's a ghost appropriately, as she should be, in the novel", adding that she was "overwhelmed by the task of trying to come up with the visual equivalent for it structurally."<ref name="Gayne">{{cite web|first=Zach|last=Gayne|title=Interview: Screenwriter Phyllis Nagy On Adapting Carol|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2015/11/interview-screenwriter-phyllis-nagy-on-adapting-carol.html|publisher=[[Twitch Film]]|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121170358/http://twitchfilm.com/2015/11/interview-screenwriter-phyllis-nagy-on-adapting-carol.html|archive-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref> She decided to split the point of view and shift perspectives from Therese to Carol, as "the point of view is always with the more vulnerable party". She made Therese a photographer instead of a set designer, allowing her "to be seen moving from objects to people", which she likened to Highsmith as Therese is a "clear stand-in" for the author.<ref name="issue"/> Nagy drew from her personal knowledge of Highsmith for Therese, describing one of Therese's lines, "I started taking pictures of people because my friend says I have to be more interested in humans", as the epitome of Highsmith: "that ability to step outside of life and comment on it before participating in it".<ref name="Jordan"/> For Carol, she took inspiration from [[Grace Kelly]]'s character in ''[[Rear Window]]'' (1954).<ref name="Poland"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Jaffe|first=Sara|title=Phyllis Nagy: On Writing the Script for 'Carol' and Creating a Different Kind of Love Story|url=http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/02/21/phyllis-nagy-on-writing-the-script-for-carol-and-creating-a-different-kind-of-love-story/|publisher=[[Lambda Literary Foundation|Lambda Literary]]|date=February 21, 2016|access-date=April 14, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414040413/http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/02/21/phyllis-nagy-on-writing-the-script-for-carol-and-creating-a-different-kind-of-love-story/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy had freedom in "inventing a life for [Carol], for whom, basically, we knew the outline of what was going on." Once she was able to understand the inner life of Carol, and her motivations, the character became easy to write.<ref name="Gayne"/> Nagy aimed to "focus on the nature of what it's like to fall in love from two points of view", and show the characters "just behaving ... not inhabiting positions."<ref name="Thompson"/>

{{quote box|right|quote=[Haynes and I] are of a similar mind, of similar influences ... he understood exactly that we were going for something almost entirely subtextual, and that it required bravery and a resistance to over-explication."|source=−Phyllis Nagy<ref name="Thompson"/>| width=23%}}

Nagy realized she would "pass time in a different way" than the novel, eliminating unnecessary elements. She had "great freedom" developing the screenplay in England, while no studio or director was attached. Over the years, five "proper" drafts materialized.<ref name="Gayne"/> Nagy said that after all the previous collaborations, "working for Todd was easy and quick. We both have an interest in restraint."<ref name="Jordan"/> Haynes and Nagy collaborated on honing the screenplay.<ref name="Poland"/><ref name="UK Film">{{cite web|title=Talking Point: Carol|url=http://weareukfilm.com/news/2015-05-17/talking-point-carol|publisher=We Are UK Film|date=May 17, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-date=February 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225025750/http://weareukfilm.com/news/2015-05-17/talking-point-carol|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="blogs.indiewire.com">{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Anne|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/05/carol-producer-christine-vachon-talks-being-queen-of-the-croisette-187448/|title='Carol' Producer Christine Vachon Talks Being Queen of the Croisette|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030045201/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/carol-producer-christine-vachon-talks-being-queen-of-the-croisette-20150526|archive-date=October 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> When Haynes came on board they had discussions about "what became the framing device"; the story reminded Haynes of the 1945 [[classic]] film ''[[Brief Encounter]]'',{{efn|Haynes said: "The first film that I thought of when I read [the script] was ''Brief Encounter''. And it made a real direct impact on some changes in the structure of the story. So we repeat that same structure in ''Brief Encounter'' that begins and ends with the same scene. The difference is that in ''Brief Encounter'' you realize that this is Celia Johnson's story. She goes home and begins to recount this experience to her husband. And you come full circle and then you realize what that conversation that was interrupted in the beginning of the film meant. And in this case we do the same thing, but you also shift point of views by the end of ''Carol'', so by the time we come back, it's no longer Therese that's in the vulnerable position, but Carol."<ref name=Bale>{{cite web|last=Bale|first=Miriam|title=Todd Haynes Explains the Cinematic Influences That Impacted His 'Carol'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/todd-haynes-explains-the-cinematic-influences-that-impacted-his-carol-20151123|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402060556/http://www.indiewire.com/article/todd-haynes-explains-the-cinematic-influences-that-impacted-his-carol-20151123|url-status=live}}</ref>}} and he proposed using a similar technique, which Nagy "then ran with in a certain way".<ref name="Gayne"/><ref name=Mitchellscreen/> "He was interested in the same things, tonally, that the script was interested in", she noted. "We were able to keep that restraint going".<ref name="Gayne"/> Nagy made the story more enigmatic, pruning some of the backstory in light of a significant early line that Carol says to Therese: "What a strange girl you are, flung out of space."<ref name="Jacobs"/> Nagy and Haynes were determined not to make "an agenda film" or a "look how far we've come" film.<ref name="passion project"/>

At the [[BFI London Film Festival|London Film Festival]], Nagy said she had titled the film ''Carol'' and not ''The Price of Salt'' because Highsmith herself had changed the title to ''Carol'' when the novel was republished, and also because she "liked the sort of strange, obsessive nature of calling it by someone's name."<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol Press Conference in Full – Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara|at=London Film Festival|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohdus0fSNKs|publisher=HeyUGuys|via=[[YouTube]]|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207104945/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohdus0fSNKs&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes said the film is called ''Carol'' because the novel "is locked into the subjectivity of the younger woman" and Carol is "really the object of desire in the story." "There's an element of, something aloof ... something unsettled about [her], that puts Therese and these new feelings ... on edge throughout much of the film".<ref>{{cite interview|last=Haynes|first=Todd|interviewer=[[Noah Cowan]]|title=Todd Haynes|work=Arts & Ideas|url=https://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/ondemand/2015-2016-season/todd-haynes/|at=Jewish Community Center of San Francisco|via=YouTube|date=September 24, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115943/https://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/ondemand/2015-2016-season/todd-haynes/|url-status=live}}</ref> Of the story's universal theme, Haynes said, "the real determining question is not whether society will accept [Therese's] feelings or not; it's, will this person return her love or not? ... That is what transcends the class of love, or the period in which it's occurring, and makes it something that just humbles us all and levels us all."<ref name="Utichi">{{cite web|last=Utichi|first=Joe|title=Todd Haynes on 'Carol,' Cate and Their Refusal to Pander – AwardsLine|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/todd-haynes-carol-interview-director-oscars-1201664625/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 12, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213192551/http://deadline.com/2015/12/todd-haynes-carol-interview-director-oscars-1201664625/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Pre-production===
British producer Elizabeth Karlsen of [[Number 9 Films]] came across Nagy's script around 2004, when she was co-producing ''[[Mrs. Harris]]'' with Christine Vachon of New York–based [[Killer Films]].<ref name="Jacobs"/><ref name="UK Film"/>{{efn|Karlsen said that she had wanted to do the film, "but the rights were held up with another producer [Dorothy Berwin]. It wasn't possible. So I just waited and waited. It took a good 10 years before the rights were free."<ref name=Mitchellscreen/>}} Berwin's rights to ''The Price of Salt'' expired in 2010, and Karlsen thereafter acquired the script.<ref name="Jordan"/> Berwin remained an executive producer on the film.<ref name=RosserBFI /> Karlsen managed to convince Highsmith's estate to sign over the rights, closing the deal with Tessa Ross in late 2011.<ref name="Jordan"/><ref name="UK Film"/> She then persuaded a disillusioned and reluctant Nagy to come back on board.<ref name="Jordan"/><ref name="Poland"/> The producers hired a UK director, who then dropped out because of scheduling conflicts.<ref name="UK Film"/> They later recruited Irish director [[John Crowley (director)|John Crowley]], who was announced in May 2012 along with the lead cast, Cate Blanchett and [[Mia Wasikowska]], and the involved producers, Karlsen and [[Stephen Woolley]] of Number 9 Films and Tessa Ross of Film4, who received executive producer credit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dang|first=Simon|title=Cate Blanchett & Mia Wasikowska To Star In John Crowley's Patricia Highsmith Adaptation 'Carol'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cate-blanchett-mia-wasikowska-to-star-in-john-crowleys-patricia-highsmith-adaptation-carol-20120518|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417092547/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cate-blanchett-mia-wasikowska-to-star-in-john-crowleys-patricia-highsmith-adaptation-carol-20120518|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Chang">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/cannes-film-review-cate-blanchett-in-carol-1201498667/|title=Cannes Film Review: 'Carol'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Chang|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529115534/http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/cannes-film-review-cate-blanchett-in-carol-1201498667/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' was scheduled to commence filming in early 2013, until Crowley withdrew due to a scheduling conflict.<ref name="Jordan"/><ref name="UK Film"/>{{efn|Karlsen said that after Crowley's departure, Blanchett's involvement as an actress would depend on the director. "In a weird way what we had was a script, no director, the possibility of Cate and also a fair number of pre-sales that [[HanWay Films|HanWay]] had made."<ref name=Mitchellscreen/>}} Karlsen called Vachon to discuss losing another director, and Vachon told her that Haynes's new film was not going to happen because its star had also backed out. They then decided to approach Haynes. Vachon, Haynes's frequent collaborator, asked if he would be interested, and he received a copy of the screenplay. Two days later he committed to direct, and Vachon joined as a producer.<ref name="UK Film"/><ref name=Mitchellscreen>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Wendy|title='Carol': producer Elizabeth Karlsen on her 14-year passion project|url=http://www.screendaily.com/awards/carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen-on-her-14-year-passion-project/5097955.article|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326194406/http://www.screendaily.com/awards/carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen-on-her-14-year-passion-project/5097955.article|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes was announced as director on May 22, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title=Todd Haynes to direct Carol|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/todd-haynes-to-direct-carol/5056652.article|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=May 22, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2015|archive-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417093948/http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/todd-haynes-to-direct-carol/5056652.article|url-status=live}}</ref> Three days later, [[The Weinstein Company]] acquired U.S. distribution rights at the Cannes Film Festival from [[HanWay Films]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Harvey Weinstein Closes Prolific Cannes With Deals For 'Carol' And 'The Young And Prodigious Spivet'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/harvey-weinstein-completes-cannes-with-deals-for-spivet-and-carol-508534/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 25, 2013|access-date=February 22, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303121746/http://deadline.com/2013/05/harvey-weinstein-completes-cannes-with-deals-for-spivet-and-carol-508534/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=CANNES TOLDJA! The Weinstein Company Acquires U.S. Rights To Todd Haynes-Helmed 'Carol'|url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/cannes-toldja-the-weinstein-company-acquires-u-s-rights-to-todd-haynes-helmed-carol-508927/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 28, 2013|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621101118/http://deadline.com/2013/05/cannes-toldja-the-weinstein-company-acquires-u-s-rights-to-todd-haynes-helmed-carol-508927/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|In a 2018 interview with Cate Blanchett in which she was asked about her experience with Harvey Weinstein and described him as an "unwanted producer", Elizabeth Karlsen explained (in the comments section) his producer credit on the film: "The Weinstein Company were the US distributors of CAROL. The film was pre-sold to them at Cannes five years ago, nearly two years before we finally went into production. One of the non negotiable terms of the distribution agreement, which was a standard term for TWC and Miramax distribution agreements, was an Executive Producer credit for Harvey Weinstein. Indeed, EP credits for financiers, sales agents and distributors in key territories is industry standard. He was NOT a producer on the film. Neither he nor TWC were involved in the development of the film nor had any script, editorial, casting or other type of creative involvement in the film whatsoever. They acted solely as distributors. Had we had an offer equal to or greater than the TWC offer for US distribution rights we would have taken it, but we didn't. This is a frequent and frustrating misrepresentation of Harvey Weinstein and his role—he was a distributor, who stole the producing credit (as well as the financial rewards) from the actual producers who sourced, developed, filmed and fully created the work as we did with CAROL. He simply released and distributed it into cinemas. At one time he headed a great distribution company. As we found out on CAROL that time had passed."<ref name=Eller>{{cite web|last=Eller|first=Claudia|title=Cate Blanchett: Why 'We're Not Going Back to Ground Zero' on Women's Rights|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cate-blanchett-cannes-weinstein-metoo-diversity-1202791914/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=May 3, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525065215/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cate-blanchett-cannes-weinstein-metoo-diversity-1202791914/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gilchrist|first1=Tracy E.|title=Carol Producer Elizabeth Karlsen Confirms Weinstein 'Stole' Credit|url=https://www.advocate.com/film/2018/5/24/carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen-confirms-weinstein-stole-credit|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=May 24, 2018|access-date=May 28, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527225027/https://www.advocate.com/film/2018/5/24/carol-producer-elizabeth-karlsen-confirms-weinstein-stole-credit|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Haynes had first heard about the film in 2012 from costume designer [[Sandy Powell (costume designer)|Sandy Powell]], who informed him that Blanchett was attached and Karlsen was producing. Blanchett, who served as an executive producer through her company [[Dirty Films]],<ref name=RosserBFI>{{cite web|last1=Rosser|first1=Michael|title=Todd Haynes' 'Carol' set for BFI London Film Festival|url=https://www.screendaily.com/london/todd-haynes-carol-set-for-bfi-london-film-festival/5091715.article|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209233004/https://www.screendaily.com/london/todd-haynes-carol-set-for-bfi-london-film-festival/5091715.article|url-status=live}}</ref> had been involved with the project for "a long time".<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Ryan|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/10/10/carol-new-york-film-festival-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/73696742/|title=5 things we learned about 'Carol' at NYFF|work=[[USA Today]]|date=October 10, 2015|access-date=October 13, 2015|archive-date=October 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014060917/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/10/10/carol-new-york-film-festival-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/73696742/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Lauren|last=Moraski|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cate-blanchett-women-scrutiny-oscars-carol_us_56d1b169e4b0bf0dab324bdb|title=Cate Blanchett On The Incredible Media Scrutiny Women Face In Hollywood|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228134145/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cate-blanchett-women-scrutiny-oscars-carol_us_56d1b169e4b0bf0dab324bdb|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes learned that they were looking for a director when Vachon approached him in 2013. He regarded the story, its historical and social context, and collaborating again with Blanchett, as motivations to get involved.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Look of Love|url=https://issuu.com/mb-insight/docs/screen_cannes_daily_day_4/32|magazine=[[Screen International|Screen International at Cannes Film Festival]]|page=30|location=London, England|publisher=Media Business Insight|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124101407/http://issuu.com/mb-insight/docs/screen_cannes_daily_day_4/32|url-status=live}} (Published May 14, 2015 on [[issuu]].)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-todd-haynes-why-carol-796119|title=Cannes: Todd Haynes on Why 'Carol' Is About "Love Itself as Something Criminal" (Q&A)|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/movies/todd-hayness-film-carol-draws-attention-at-cannes.html|title=Todd Haynes's Film 'Carol' Draws Attention at Cannes|work=[[The New York Times]]|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|author-link=Manohla Dargis|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2015|archive-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525115746/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/movies/todd-hayness-film-carol-draws-attention-at-cannes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "What was so interesting to me when I first read this script", he said, "is how it basically links that hothouse mentality of the desiring subject ... to that of the criminal subject, in that both are these over-productive minds that are conjuring narratives constantly ... this crazy state of this furtive hyperactivity in the mind."<ref name="Thompson"/> Haynes collaborated with Blanchett on a [[Dramaturgy|dramaturgical]] level.<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIkjnX6_hUc|title=CAROL -conference- (en) Cannes 2015|publisher=Festival de Cannes (Officiel) via YouTube|date=May 17, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2015|archive-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103154558/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIkjnX6_hUc|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another complication emerged when Wasikowska had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict.<ref name="Jordan"/> Haynes then approached Rooney Mara, who had been offered the role of Therese after completing the 2011 film ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo]]''. She said that although she loved the script and wanted to work with Blanchett, she turned it down because she was exhausted and unconfident. By the time Haynes came on board she was "in a much different head space" and signing on was then "a no-brainer".<ref name="Journey">{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title='Carol's Quest: Lesbian Drama's 15-Year Journey To Cannes|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-cannes-big-screen-journey-1201430574/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 21, 2015|access-date=May 22, 2015|archive-date=May 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522095313/http://deadline.com/2015/05/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-cannes-big-screen-journey-1201430574/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Shattuck">{{cite web|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|title=Rooney Mara Wears Her Provocative Part Well in 'Carol'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/movies/rooney-mara-wears-her-provocative-part-well-in-carol.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2015|archive-date=November 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101060940/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/movies/rooney-mara-wears-her-provocative-part-well-in-carol.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, it was reported that Mara had replaced Wasikowska.<ref name="Journey"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title=Rooney Mara replaces Mia Wasikowska on Carol|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/rooney-mara-replaces-mia-wasikowska-on-carol/5059727.article#|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=August 29, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2015|archive-date=October 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002051845/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/rooney-mara-replaces-mia-wasikowska-on-carol/5059727.article|url-status=live}}</ref> Sarah Paulson was cast as Abby and Kyle Chandler as Harge in January 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Sarah Paulson Joins Todd Haynes Pic 'Carol'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sarah-paulson-carol-cate-blanchett-todd-haynes-1201067066/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 22, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423035816/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/sarah-paulson-carol-cate-blanchett-todd-haynes-1201067066/|archive-date=April 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Patten|first1=Dominic|title=Kyle Chandler Joins Todd Haynes' 'Carol'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/01/kyle-chandler-carol-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-674794/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 31, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418014003/http://deadline.com/2014/01/kyle-chandler-carol-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-674794/|archive-date=April 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The next month, Cory Michael Smith was cast as Tommy and Jake Lacy as Richard.<ref name=Cory>{{cite news|last1=Deadline Team|title=Chad Lindberg Catches 'Midnight Rider'; Cory Michael Smith Joins 'Carol'; Penelope Mitchell Added To 'The Fear Of Darkness'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/02/chad-lindberg-midnight-rider-gregg-allman-cory-michael-smith-todd-haynes-carol/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307065549/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/chad-lindberg-midnight-rider-gregg-allman-cory-michael-smith-todd-haynes-carol/|archive-date=March 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title='The Office' Actor Joins Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara in 'Carol' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/office-actor-joins-cate-blanchett-679229|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 11, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419013252/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/office-actor-joins-cate-blanchett-679229|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, John Magaro was cast as Dannie.<ref name=John>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title='Not Fade Away' Star John Magaro Joins Rooney Mara in 'Carol'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/fade-away-star-john-magaro-joins-rooney-mara-carol-exclusive/|access-date=April 9, 2014|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=April 8, 2014|archive-date=April 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410183933/http://www.thewrap.com/fade-away-star-john-magaro-joins-rooney-mara-carol-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> Carrie Brownstein then joined the cast as Genevieve Cantrell.<ref name=Carrie>{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title='Portlandia's' Carrie Brownstein Joins Cate Blanchett in 'Carol'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/portlandias-carrie-brownstein-joins-cate-694798|access-date=April 10, 2014|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 9, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411214038/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/portlandias-carrie-brownstein-joins-cate-694798|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Carter Burwell]] was hired to compose the music,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Cain|title=Carter Burwell Scoring Todd Haynes' 'Carol' & Danny Elfman Bound To 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/carter-burwell-scoring-todd-haynes-carol-danny-elfman-bound-to-fifty-shades-of-grey-20140121|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=January 21, 2014|access-date=August 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131135203/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/carter-burwell-scoring-todd-haynes-carol-danny-elfman-bound-to-fifty-shades-of-grey-20140121|archive-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Edward Lachman, who had previously collaborated with Haynes, served as director of photography.<ref name=awardscircuit>{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Clayton|title=Production Starts Today on Todd Haynes' 'Carol' Starring Cate Blanchett|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/03/12/production-starts-today-todd-haynes-carol-starring-cate-blanchett/|access-date=May 30, 2014|publisher=AwardsCircuit.com|date=March 12, 2014|archive-date=May 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105635/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2014/03/12/production-starts-today-todd-haynes-carol-starring-cate-blanchett/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In rehearsal, Haynes, Blanchett and Mara realized that certain lines should be cut, which Haynes deemed the "stylistic practice that we all took throughout the creative departments. I feel there was an understanding with them that words and dialogue were never carrying the weight of the story."<ref name="Utichi"/> Costume designer Sandy Powell said of working with Haynes, "Todd is super visual, super prepared and he provides his own visuals at the beginning of the film. He starts with a look book of images that he's compiled over the months and months. He's almost OCD about it. In a good way."<ref>{{cite news|title=Carol and Cinderella costume designer Sandy Powell – In Conversation|url=https://filmdoctor.co.uk/2016/02/01/carol-and-cinderella-costume-designer-sandy-powell-in-conversation/|work=Film Doctor|date=February 1, 2016|access-date=February 2, 2016|archive-date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205080407/https://filmdoctor.co.uk/2016/02/01/carol-and-cinderella-costume-designer-sandy-powell-in-conversation/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's look was influenced by the postwar color photography of [[Ruth Orkin]], [[Esther Bubley]], [[Helen Levitt]], and [[Vivian Maier]], as well as the abstract photography of [[Saul Leiter]]. Haynes used their work as a visual reference for depicting a "dirty and sagging" New York.<ref name=Bale/><ref name="Goodfellow">{{cite web|last1=Goodfellow|first1=Melanie|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/karlsen-relationships-crucial-to-financing-todd-haynescarol/5080551.article|title=Elizabeth Karlsen: relationships crucial to financing Todd Haynes' Carol|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=December 2, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310232852/http://www.screendaily.com/news/karlsen-relationships-crucial-to-financing-todd-haynescarol/5080551.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Leszkiewicz|first1=Anna|title=Behind Carol: the photographers who influenced Todd Haynes' award-winning film|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/art-design/2015/11/behind-carol-photographers-who-influenced-todd-haynes-award-winning-film|work=[[New Statesman]]|date=November 27, 2015|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701030137/http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/art-design/2015/11/behind-carol-photographers-who-influenced-todd-haynes-award-winning-film|url-status=live}}</ref>

In preparing for filming, the producers found that the cost of production in the New York City area would be prohibitive, and it was also going to be difficult to find locations there that resembled the early 1950s. Part of the financing plan hinged upon a co-production deal with Canada, with filming taking place in Montreal, but Haynes joining the production led to a rethink. Karlsen recalled making a film 27 years earlier in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], that was set in 1950s New York. After researching the city, she found that it had not changed much in decades, with Ohio also having one of the best [[Movie production incentives in the United States|film tax incentives]] in the U.S. The city of Cincinnati was very accommodating to the production, which employed many locals as [[Film crew|crew]].<ref name=Mitchellscreen/><ref name="Goodfellow"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Saporito|first1=Jeff|title=How did the "Carol" filmmakers select shooting locations and handle set design for the film?|url=http://screenprism.com/insights/article/how-did-the-carol-filmmakers-select-shooting-locations-and-handle-set-desig|website=ScreenPrism|date=November 22, 2015|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170726003451/http://screenprism.com/insights/article/how-did-the-carol-filmmakers-select-shooting-locations-and-handle-set-desig|archive-date=26 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Filming===
The production offices in Cincinnati opened in early January 2014, with filming expected between mid-March and May.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|title=Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara to shoot 'Carol' movie here|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2013/12/15/cate-blanchet-to-shoot-movie-here/5302137/|access-date=March 13, 2014|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=December 15, 2013|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185836/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2013/12/15/cate-blanchet-to-shoot-movie-here/5302137/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2014, the Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Film Commission released the solicitation from producers for [[Extra (acting)|extras]] and vintage vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title='CAROL' Extras Information|url=http://www.filmcincinnati.com/News_%26_Events/Article/"CAROL"_Extras_Information|publisher=Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Film Commission|access-date=March 21, 2016|date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209032956/http://www.filmcincinnati.com/News_%26_Events/Article/%22CAROL%22_Extras_Information|archive-date=February 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='CAROL' Backround [sic] Vehicle Information|url=http://www.filmcincinnati.com/News_%26_Events/Article/"CAROL"_Backround_Vehicle_Information|publisher=Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Film Commission|access-date=March 21, 2016|date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321103259/http://www.filmcincinnati.com/News_%26_Events/Article/%22CAROL%22_Backround_Vehicle_Information|archive-date=March 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kiesewetter|first1=John|title=Extras, 1950s cars needed for 'Carol' movie|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/02/06/extras-1950s-cars-needed-for-carol-movie/5302529/|access-date=March 21, 2016|work=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=February 6, 2014|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185830/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/02/06/extras-1950s-cars-needed-for-carol-movie/5302529/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] began on March 12, 2014, at [[Eden Park (Cincinnati)|Eden Park]] in Cincinnati.<ref name="awardscircuit"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|title='Carol' filming starts at Eden Park overlook|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/03/12/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/6330121/|access-date=March 13, 2014|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=March 12, 2014|archive-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902185832/http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/03/12/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/6330121/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Todd Haynes' 'Carol' Starring Cate Blanchett And Rooney Mara Starts Production|url=http://www.goldcrestfilms.com/news/todd-haynes-carol-starring-cate-blanchett-and-rooney-mara-starts-production|publisher=[[Goldcrest Films]]|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603033640/http://www.goldcrestfilms.com/news/todd-haynes-carol-starring-cate-blanchett-and-rooney-mara-starts-production|url-status=live}}</ref> Various locations around Cincinnati were used during production, including [[Downtown Cincinnati]], [[Hyde Park, Cincinnati|Hyde Park]], [[Over-the-Rhine]], [[Wyoming, Ohio|Wyoming]], [[Cheviot, Ohio|Cheviot]], and [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]], as well as [[Alexandria, Kentucky]].<ref name=wrap/><ref>{{cite news|last=Tan|first=Lot|title=Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett filming in Lebanon today|url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/academy-award-winner-cate-blanchett-filming-in-leb/nfPMr/|access-date=April 1, 2014|newspaper=[[Journal-News]]|date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403080806/http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/academy-award-winner-cate-blanchett-filming-in-leb/nfPMr|archive-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robinette|first=Eric|title=Hamilton goes into time warp for movie shoot|url=http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/hamilton-goes-into-time-warp-for-movie-shoot/nfZRc/|newspaper=[[Journal-News]]|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416215142/http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/hamilton-goes-into-time-warp-for-movie-shoot/nfZRc|archive-date=April 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wiechert|first=Brian|title=Hollywood arrives at Eden Park, Carol filming in the Cincinnati area|url=http://www.fox19.com/story/24959472/hollywood-arrives-at-eden-park-carol-filming-in-the-area|access-date=March 13, 2014|publisher=[[WXIX-TV]]|date=March 13, 2014|archive-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313074138/http://www.fox19.com/story/24959472/hollywood-arrives-at-eden-park-carol-filming-in-the-area|url-status=live}}</ref> Except for the Waterloo, Iowa, motel room, which was a private [[Set construction|set]] built for the love scene,<ref name=mcgovernswoon>{{cite magazine|last1=McGovern|first1=Joe|title=Prepare to swoon for Todd Haynes' 1950s romance 'Carol'|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/08/17/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903075146/http://ew.com/article/2015/08/17/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara/|url-status=live}}</ref> locations were used for interior and exterior settings.<ref name=mcgovernswoon/> The second floor of a now-defunct department store served as the setting for the toy department of the fictional Frankenberg's.<ref name=Mitchellscreen/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiesewetter|first1=John|title=7 Secrets To 'Carol' Movie Magic|url=http://wvxu.org/post/7-secrets-carol-movie-magic#stream/0|publisher=[[WVXU]] ([[Cincinnati Public Radio]])|date=December 30, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031155143/http://wvxu.org/post/7-secrets-carol-movie-magic#stream/0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Justin|title=Spotlight: Carol Film Locations in Cincinnati|url=http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/spotlight-carol-film-locations-in-cincinnati/|website=[[Cincinnati (magazine)|Cincinnati Magazine]]|date=December 2015|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614132640/http://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/spotlight-carol-film-locations-in-cincinnati/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Jeremy|title=Everyone Will Be Talking About the Cars and Clothes of Carol|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-11-18/the-cars-and-clothes-of-carol-todd-haynes-s-1950s-masterpiece|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg Pursuits]]|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903075602/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/photo-essays/2015-11-18/the-cars-and-clothes-of-carol-todd-haynes-s-1950s-masterpiece|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming was completed after 34 days on May 2, 2014.<ref name=wrap>{{cite news|last=Kiesewetter|first=John|title='Carol' filming ends early Friday morning|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/04/28/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-cincinnati/8406309/|newspaper=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620014927/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/tvandmediablog/2014/04/28/carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-cincinnati/8406309/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bugbee|first=Teo|title=Cate Blanchett's 'Carol': A Perfect Film That Will Restore Your Faith in Cinema|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/23/cate-blanchett-s-carol-a-perfect-film-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-cinema.html|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=November 24, 2015|archive-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124233044/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/23/cate-blanchett-s-carol-a-perfect-film-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-cinema.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lachman shot ''Carol'' on [[16 mm film#Super 16 mm|Super 16 mm]] film using [[35 mm format]] lenses.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Reumont |first1=François |title=Cinematographer Ed Lachman, ASC, speaks about his work on Todd Haynes's "Carol" |url=http://www.afcinema.com/Cinematographer-Ed-Lachman-ASC-speaks-about-his-work-on-Todd-Haynes-s-Carol.html |website=Afcinema.com |publisher=[[French Society of Cinematographers]] |date=May 21, 2015 |access-date=October 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607103839/http://www.afcinema.com/Cinematographer-Ed-Lachman-ASC-speaks-about-his-work-on-Todd-Haynes-s-Carol.html |archive-date=June 7, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Stasukevich|first1=Iain|title=Carol|url=https://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2015/Carol/page1.php|work=[[American Cinematographer]]|publisher=[[American Society of Cinematographers]]|date=December 2015|access-date=October 11, 2016|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011225632/https://www.theasc.com/ac_magazine/December2015/Carol/page1.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Bernstein |first1=Paula |title=Why Ed Lachman Chose to Shoot ''Carol'' in Super 16mm |url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/96594-why-ed-lachman-chose-to-shoot-carol-in-16mm/ |magazine=[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker]] |date=December 7, 2015 |access-date=March 17, 2022 }}</ref>

===Post-production===
Post-production in New York took seven months to complete. Haynes was involved in the [[Film editing|editing]] process alongside editor [[Affonso Gonçalves]]. [[Visual effects]] (VFX) were used to remove modern components from backgrounds, with six "key shots" needing extensive VFX. Moving shots were particularly complicated when they were filtered through windows, rain, dust, and other elements, said Haynes, and the [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] details "had to fit exactly into the vernacular itself, with the grain element and level of distress."<ref name="Blair">{{cite web|last=Blair|first=Iain|title=The A-List: 'Carol' director Todd Haynes|url=http://postperspective.com/list-carol-director-todd-haynes/|work=postPerspective|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=March 7, 2016|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307225741/http://postperspective.com/list-carol-director-todd-haynes/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[digital intermediate]] process was used to achieve a "very specific, slightly spoiled palette".<ref name="Blair"/> Haynes spent five and a half weeks making detailed notes on Gonçalves's [[Editor's cut|assembly edit]], and produced his [[director's cut]] within four weeks. The producers gave notes on the director's cut and held some test screenings with friends and acquaintances. They decided to show the cut to [[Harvey Weinstein]], who was impressed and endorsed it.<ref name=Mitchellscreen/>

Haynes confirmed the completion of [[deliverables]] on December 15, 2014.<ref name="deliverable">{{cite web|last=Giroux|first=Jack|title=Todd Haynes Discusses 'Safe,' Letting Go of the Past, Working With Julianne Moore, and 'Carol'|url=http://thefilmstage.com/features/todd-haynes-discusses-safe-letting-go-of-the-past-working-with-julianne-moore-and-carol/|website=The Film Stage|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2015|archive-date=March 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315034455/http://thefilmstage.com/features/todd-haynes-discusses-safe-letting-go-of-the-past-working-with-julianne-moore-and-carol/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brownstein said the first cut was extensive and most of her scenes were left out.<ref>{{cite web|last= Stiernberg|first= Bonnie|title= Carrie Brownstein: Fill in the Blank|url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/01/carrie-brownstein-fill-in-the-blank.html|work= [[Paste Magazine]]|date= January 6, 2015|access-date= January 21, 2015|archive-date= January 17, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150117012307/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/01/carrie-brownstein-fill-in-the-blank.html|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Saraiya|first=Sonia|title="I like that spot where fear and laughter converge": Carrie Brownstein on how "Portlandia" takes on aging, "Transparent" and channeling Sleater-Kinney on set|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/01/20/i_like_that_spot_where_fear_and_laughter_converge_carrie_brownstein_on_how_portlandia_takes_on_aging_transparent_and_channeling_sleater_kinney_on_set/|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=March 29, 2016|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325161105/http://www.salon.com/2016/01/20/i_like_that_spot_where_fear_and_laughter_converge_carrie_brownstein_on_how_portlandia_takes_on_aging_transparent_and_channeling_sleater_kinney_on_set/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2015, Paulson said that a key scene between Abby and Therese, and some conversation in a scene with Carol, had been cut.<ref>{{cite web|first=Perri|last=Nemiroff|url=https://collider.com/sarah-paulson-key-scene-cut-from-carol/|title=Sarah Paulson on Having a Key Scene for Her Character Cut from 'Carol'|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228215454/http://collider.com/sarah-paulson-key-scene-cut-from-carol/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=ColliderVideos|title=Sarah Paulson on Having a Key Scene for Her Character Cut from 'Carol'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JpQFuJI-g|via=[[YouTube]]|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228135713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2JpQFuJI-g|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Whitney|first=Erin|title=Sarah Paulson on 'Carol,' Her Cut Scene With Rooney Mara, and 'American Horror Story'|url=https://screencrush.com/sarah-paulson-carol-american-horror-story-interview/|publisher=[[Townsquare Media|ScreenCrush]]|date=November 20, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303023059/http://screencrush.com/sarah-paulson-carol-american-horror-story-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2016, Mara said that an intimate scene between Therese and Richard had also been deleted.<ref>{{cite web|last=Abramovitch|first=Seth|title=Making of 'Carol': Why It Took 60 Years to Film the Lesbian Love Story|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/making-carol-why-took-60-851607|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 5, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417055405/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/making-carol-why-took-60-851607|url-status=live}}</ref> Gonçalves said that the initial cut was two and a half hours, and the final cut ended at 118 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peters|first1=Oliver|title=Melancholy, Baby: Perfecting the Pace, Tone and Palette of 'Carol'|url=http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/edit/melancholy-baby-perfecting-pace-tone-and-palette-carol/612456|publisher=Creative Planet Network (NewBay Media)|date=December 31, 2015|access-date=May 22, 2016|archive-date=May 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522054830/http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/news/edit/melancholy-baby-perfecting-pace-tone-and-palette-carol/612456|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes explained in an October 2015 interview: "We cut a lot of scenes; it was too long, and they were all well-performed and nicely shot—we never, in my opinion, cut things because they were poorly executed. It was just a paring-down process, which all movies do."<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Brandon|title=Q&A: A chat with Oscar-buzzing 'Carol' director Todd Haynes|url=http://www.phillyvoice.com/qa-chat-oscar-buzzing-carol-director-todd-haynes/|work=Philly Voice|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=May 2, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602115655/http://www.phillyvoice.com/qa-chat-oscar-buzzing-carol-director-todd-haynes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release==
[[File:Cannes 2015 18.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Rooney Mara]], [[Todd Haynes]] and [[Cate Blanchett]] during premiere of ''Carol'' at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]|alt=A man wearing a black tuxedo, white shirt, black bow tie, and eyeglasses is standing with his arms around the backs of two women. Behind them are red-carpeted steps. The woman on his right, a brunette, is wearing an haute couture white halter gown with ruffles and embroidery on the skirt; while the woman on his left, a blonde, is wearing a strapless ballgown with prints and shades of blue, light gray, black, and some hints of red.]]

The first official image from ''Carol'', released by Film4, appeared in the ''London [[Evening Standard]]'' in May 2014.<ref name=standard/> Despite being completed in late 2014, producers withheld the film until 2015, to benefit from a film festival launch.<ref name="deliverable"/>{{efn|In 2015, producer Elizabeth Karlsen said: "It's not easy getting an independent film out there anymore, especially when it's female-led, it's lesbian, it's period."<ref name=Mitchellscreen/>}} In October 2014, Haynes and Vachon announced that it would premiere in the spring of 2015 and be released in the fall.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Todd Haynes' 'Carol' Likely Headed For Fall Release, Plus New Image From The Film|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/todd-haynes-carol-likely-headed-for-fall-release-plus-new-image-from-the-film-20150105|website=[[IndieWire]]|department=The Playlist (column)|access-date=January 28, 2015|date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110343/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/todd-haynes-carol-likely-headed-for-fall-release-plus-new-image-from-the-film-20150105|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Carol'' had its world premiere at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web|title=The 2015 Official Selection|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html|publisher=[[Festival de Cannes]]|date=April 15, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084150/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html|archive-date=April 18, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Screenings Guide|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/61347.html|publisher=[[Festival de Cannes]]|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626163520/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/61347.html|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Festival Cannes 2015: Horaire des Projections – Screening Guide |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/File/WEB%2015/PDF/Horaire-Projections/Horaire-Projections-2015(1).pdf |publisher=[[Festival de Cannes]] |date=May 6, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090918/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/File/WEB%202015/PDF/Horaire-Projections/Horaire-Projections-2015(1).pdf |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It made its North American debut at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] on September 4, and screened at the [[New York Film Festival]] on October 9, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=42nd Telluride Film Festival Program Guide|url=http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org/assets/guides/Telluride_Film_Festival_42_FINAL.pdf|publisher=[[Telluride Film Festival]]|date=2015|page=4|access-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905121410/http://www.telluridefilmfestival.org/assets/guides/Telluride_Film_Festival_42_FINAL.pdf|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Rodrigo|title=Telluride 2015: 10 Must-See Films To Watch Out Of A Killer Line-Up|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/telluride-2015-10-must-see-films-to-watch-out-of-a-killer-line-up-20150903|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=September 3, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906091620/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/telluride-2015-10-must-see-films-to-watch-out-of-a-killer-line-up-20150903|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hunter|first=Alex|title=The New York Film Festival Sets 26 Films for the 2015 Main Slate|url=http://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2015/daily/the-new-york-film-festival-sets-26-films-for-the-2015-main-slate/|publisher=[[Film Society of Lincoln Center]]|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120142236/http://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2015/daily/the-new-york-film-festival-sets-26-films-for-the-2015-main-slate/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered in the United Kingdom at the [[BFI London Film Festival]]'s Gala event on October 14, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=59th BFI London Film Festival American Express Gala announced as the U.K. premiere of Carol|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-press-release-59th-bfi-london-film-festival-american-express-gala-uk-premiere-carol-2015-08-17.pdf|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=August 17, 2015|access-date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214522/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-press-release-59th-bfi-london-film-festival-american-express-gala-uk-premiere-carol-2015-08-17.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

Originally scheduled for a December 18 release in the United States, ''Carol'' opened in [[limited release]] on November 20, 2015.<ref name="release">{{cite magazine|last=McGovern|first=Joe|title=Todd Haynes' Carol changes its release date|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/30/todd-haynes-carol-release-date|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-date=August 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802000557/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/30/todd-haynes-carol-release-date|url-status=live}}</ref> It received a [[Limited release#Platform release|platform release]] in the country,<ref name="specialty"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Brent|title='Carol' Avoids Glut of Adult Dramas With Slow and Steady Release Plan|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/carol-box-office-release-indie-1201649722/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-date=November 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130211845/http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/carol-box-office-release-indie-1201649722/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Garris|first= Daniel|title=NORTH AMERICA: Platform Watch: 'Carol' Holds Well In NY/LA With $204K; 'The Danish Girl' Solid With $185K Start In NY/LA; 'Trumbo' Claims $1.53M In Moderate Release|url=http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-11-29-north-america-platform-watch-carol-holds-well-in-nyla-with-204k-the-danish-girl-solid-with-185k-start-in-nyla-trumbo-claims-153m-in-limited-release |work=[[BoxOffice (magazine)|BoxOffice]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=April 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402001100/http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2015-11-29-north-america-platform-watch-carol-holds-well-in-nyla-with-204k-the-danish-girl-solid-with-185k-start-in-nyla-trumbo-claims-153m-in-limited-release|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> expanding from four to 16 locations on December 11,<ref name="Buoy"/> and then to 180 theaters on December 25,<ref name="preview"/> reaching over 520 locations by the weekend of January 8, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Garris|first= Daniel|title=NORTH AMERICA: Platform Watch: 'Anomalisa' Takes $221K In Expansion; '45 Years' Claims $91K In NY/LA; 'Carol' Registers $1.47M In Limited|url=http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2016-01-10-north-america-platform-watch-anomalisa-takes-221k-in-expansion-45-years-claims-91k-in-nyla-carol-registers-147m-in-limited|work=[[BoxOffice (magazine)|BoxOffice]]|date=January 10, 2016|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402001037/http://pro.boxoffice.com/latest-news/2016-01-10-north-america-platform-watch-anomalisa-takes-221k-in-expansion-45-years-claims-91k-in-nyla-carol-registers-147m-in-limited|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film went into [[wide release]] on January 15, 2016.<ref name="Mojo">{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carol.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|year=2015|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-date=May 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516001145/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=carol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Tre'vell|title=Specialty films look to awards season buzz to boost box office|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-limited-release-box-office-20160104-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 4, 2016|access-date=October 12, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012201521/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-limited-release-box-office-20160104-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' was released nationwide in the UK on November 27, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=StudioCanal and Somerset House Celebrate the Release of 'Carol' with Saul Leiter Photography Display: "Through a Lens: Saul Leiter and Carol" |url=http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/documents/201511241120through-a-lens-saul-leiter-and-carol-press-release-231115.pdf|publisher=[[Somerset House]]|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210025457/http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/documents/201511241120through-a-lens-saul-leiter-and-carol-press-release-231115.pdf|archive-date=February 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2015, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said that Russian distributor Arthouse had acquired rights to release the film in Russia in March 2016. Its CEO stated that it was "a huge challenge because of the federal 'gay propaganda' law that victimizes the Russian LGBT community", which would "prevent ''Carol'' [being] sold to major TV channels or even being advertised on federal networks". He noted that "some cinemas will refuse to book the film", but "the controversy ... will help us market ''Carol'' to the right audience", adding that he believed it would "appeal to the public way beyond the LGBT community."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-distributor-picks-up-carol-850101|title=Russian Distributor Picks Up 'Carol' Despite Law Against "Gay Propaganda"|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Vladimir|last=Kozlov|date=December 17, 2015|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221021903/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russian-distributor-picks-up-carol-850101|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released in Russia on March 10, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/russias-arthouse-goes-to-war-on-everyone/5101204.article|title=Russia's Arthouse goes to 'War On Everyone'|work=[[ScreenDaily]]|first=Michael|last=Rosser|date=March 8, 2016|access-date=March 18, 2016|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311084520/http://www.screendaily.com/news/russias-arthouse-goes-to-war-on-everyone/5101204.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carol (2015) – International Box Office Results|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=carol.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324134505/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=carol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2016, a [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]] screening was held at the [[BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival|London LGBT Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=carolflare16|website=[[BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival]]|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=March 2016|access-date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330232046/https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/flare/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=carolflare16|archive-date=March 30, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Metrograph]], an independent cinema in New York, hosted a special 35 mm screening event, followed by a Q&A with Haynes, Vachon and Lachman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol in 35mm |url=http://metrograph.com/events/ |publisher=[[Metrograph]] |date=March 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318190259/http://metrograph.com/events/ |archive-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Allen |first=Julien |title=Every Little Detail: The Meticulous Romance of CAROL |url=http://metrograph.com/edition/article/27/every-little-detail-the-meticulous-romance-of-caro |publisher=[[Metrograph]] |date=March 25, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |archive-date=August 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809231701/http://metrograph.com/edition/article/27/every-little-detail-the-meticulous-romance-of-caro |url-status=dead}}</ref> The event was sold out, and a second and third screening were added.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol In 35MM |url=http://metrograph.com/film/film/126/carol |publisher=[[Metrograph]] |date=March 26, 2016 |access-date=March 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328095057/https://metrograph.com/film/film/126/carol |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=King|first=Danny|title=Carol in 35mm |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/event/carol-in-35mm-8424888 |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=March 26, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419223248/http://www.villagevoice.com/event/carol-in-35mm-8424888 |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Home media==
''Carol'' was made available for [[Digital distribution|digital download]] on March 4, 2016.<ref name="dvdbluray-US">{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Clayton|title='Carol' Available on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand March 15, 2016 Available on Digital HD March 4, 2016|url=http://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/02/02/102181/|publisher=AwardsCircuit.com|date=February 2, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=February 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212104224/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/02/02/102181/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on [[DVD-Video|DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and [[video on demand]] on March 15, 2016, in the United States by [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]], and on March 21, 2016, in the United Kingdom by [[StudioCanal]].<ref name="dvdbluray-US"/><ref name="dvdbluray-UK">{{cite web|title=Carol coming to DVD and Blu-ray in March|url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/78885/carol-coming-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-in-march.html|publisher=TheDigitalFix.com|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212110702/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/78885/carol-coming-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-in-march.html|archive-date=February 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Disc format bonus features include a behind-the-scenes gallery, a Q&A interview with the cast and filmmakers, and (for the UK version) limited-edition art cards.<ref name="dvdbluray-US"/><ref name="dvdbluray-UK"/> {{as of|2016|March|10|df=US}}, both the DVD and Blu-ray were no. 7 in pre-order sales in the United States;{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} followed by ranking no. 18 in retail sales the week of commercial release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 20 Sellers for the Week Ended 03/20/16|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/top-sellers/top-20-sellers-week-ended-032016|work=[[Home Media Magazine]]|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402104717/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/top-sellers/top-20-sellers-week-ended-032016|archive-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the DVD debut charted at no. 7 and the Blu-ray at no. 12 of "Top 100" sales for both formats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official DVD Chart Top 100|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dvd-chart/20160327/141/|publisher=[[Official Charts|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=April 19, 2016|date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=April 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419093402/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dvd-chart/20160327/141/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official Blu-Ray Chart Top 100|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/blu-ray-chart/20160327/252/|publisher=[[Official Charts|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=April 19, 2016|date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=April 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410023113/http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/blu-ray-chart/20160327/252/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|2019|December}}, sales of the DVD and Blu-ray in the U.S. and Canada totaled $1,223,818 million and $780,891, respectively, for a combined total of $2,004,709 million.<ref name="NumbersVideo">{{cite web|title=Carol – Video Sales|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=video-sales|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|date=2015|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222021909/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=video-sales|archive-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>

In the United States, ''Carol'' premiered on premium cable channel [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] on October 8, 2016, and on Showtime on Demand service and Showtime Anytime [[Streaming media|streaming]] app on October 9, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol|url=http://www.sho.com/titles/3421868/carol|publisher=[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]|date=September 2016|access-date=September 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927042015/http://www.sho.com/titles/3421868/carol|archive-date=September 27, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Keating|first1=Lauren|title=Showtime October 2016: The Complete List Of Movies And TV Shows To Stream|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/178957/20160923/showtime-october-2016-complete-list-movies-tv-shows-stream.htm|website=Tech Times|date=September 23, 2016|access-date=September 27, 2016|archive-date=September 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926203129/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/178957/20160923/showtime-october-2016-complete-list-movies-tv-shows-stream.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Heller|first1=Chris|title=What's New on Showtime: October 2016|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/whats-new-on-showtime-october-2016.html|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=October 5, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009103202/http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/whats-new-on-showtime-october-2016.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film became available for streaming on [[Netflix]] on September 20, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dry|first1=Jude|title='Carol' Comes to Netflix: See the Full List of Films to Binge in September 2017|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/netflix-new-movies-september-2017-carol-amores-perros-city-of-god-1201868997/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=September 23, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923052903/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/08/netflix-new-movies-september-2017-carol-amores-perros-city-of-god-1201868997/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80058700/s|website=NewOnNetflixUSA|date=September 2017|access-date=September 23, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923054745/https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/80058700/s|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Box office==
{{as of|2016|March|31|df=US}}, ''Carol'' had grossed $12.7 million in the U.S. and Canada,<ref name="mojodomestic">{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=carol.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=March 31, 2016|page=Weekly|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221134022/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=carol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and {{as of|2019|January|8|lc=y|df=US}}, $30.1 million in other countries,<ref name="NumbersInternational">{{cite web|title=Carol (2015) – International|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=international|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|date=2015|access-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222021909/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Carol#tab=international|archive-date=December 22, 2019}}</ref> for a worldwide total of $42.8 million against a budget of $11.8 million.<ref name="Numbers"/><ref name="budget"/> In the United Kingdom, the film earned £540,632 ($812,000) in its opening weekend from 206 screens, ranking Number seven of the top ten films for the weekend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandwell|first=Ian|title='The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2' retains UK box office lead with $6.8m|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-2-retains-uk-lead/5097442.article|website=[[Screen Daily]]|date=November 30, 2015|access-date=February 2, 2016|archive-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102213325/http://www.screendaily.com/news/hunger-games-mockingjay-2-retains-uk-lead/5097442.article|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gant|first1=Charles|title=Bridge of Spies beats Black Mass and Carol in prestige week at UK box office|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/01/uk-box-office-bridge-of-spies-black-mass-carol-good-dinosaur|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 1, 2015|access-date=August 8, 2016|archive-date=August 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824062620/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/01/uk-box-office-bridge-of-spies-black-mass-carol-good-dinosaur|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' had grossed $4.0 million in the UK {{as of|2016|April|3|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=carol.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=May 1, 2016|page=Foreign|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221134104/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=carol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the United States, the film began its limited run on November 20 at four theaters—[[Paris Theater (Manhattan)|the Paris]] and [[Angelika Film Center|Angelika Theater]] in [[New York City|New York]] and the [[ArcLight Hollywood]] and [[Landmark Theatres|Landmark Theatre]] in [[Los Angeles]]—and was projected to earn around $50,000 per theater.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-global-box-office-1201625529/|title=Katniss To Set The World On Fire As 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2' Shoots For $285M-$305M Global Debut – B.O. Preview|first1=Nancy|last1=Tartaglione|first2=Anthony|last2=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117164016/http://deadline.com/2015/11/hunger-games-mockingjay-part-2-global-box-office-1201625529/|url-status=live}}</ref> It grossed $253,510 in its opening weekend at the four locations, the best opening of Haynes's films. Its per-theater average of $63,378 was the third-largest of 2015.<ref name="specialty">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/carol-legend-open-solid-spotlight-brooklyn-specialty-box-office-1201634102/|title='Carol' Very Seductive In Debut, 'Legend' Solid But Iffy; 'Brooklyn' & 'Spotlight' Remain Solid: Specialty B.O.|author=Brian Brooks|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 22, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123082201/http://deadline.com/2015/11/carol-legend-open-solid-spotlight-brooklyn-specialty-box-office-1201634102/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carol – Weekend Box Office Results|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=carol.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-date=December 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201051054/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=carol.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film grossed $203,076, with a "robust" average of $50,769 per location, the best of the week, bringing its nine-day cumulative to $588,355.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brooks|first=Brian|title='The Danish Girl' Bows With Style; 'Janis: Little Girl Blue' Solid In Debut; 'Carol' Dominates Thanksgiving: Specialty B.O.|url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/the-danish-girl-carol-janis-little-girl-blue-specialty-box-office-1201645972/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-date=November 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130232011/http://deadline.com/2015/11/the-danish-girl-carol-janis-little-girl-blue-specialty-box-office-1201645972/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its third weekend at the four locations, ''Carol'' earned $147,241, averaging $36,810, the highest for the third week in a row.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brooks|first=Brian|title=Holdovers 'Carol', 'The Danish Girl' Outshine Newcomers 'Youth', 'Macbeth' – Specialty B.O.|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/carol-the-danish-girl-youth-macbeth-chi-raq-specialty-box-office-1201655618/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212235434/http://deadline.com/2015/12/carol-the-danish-girl-youth-macbeth-chi-raq-specialty-box-office-1201655618/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film expanded from four to 16 theaters in its fourth week, and was projected to average an estimated $10,000 over the weekend.<ref name="Buoy">{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=Globe Noms Buoy Big Pics & Give Indies Muscle As 'Force Awakens' Looms|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/golden-globes-box-office-boost-star-wars-the-force-awakens-the-big-short-carol-joy-the-revenant-1201664485/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 10, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214141902/http://deadline.com/2015/12/golden-globes-box-office-boost-star-wars-the-force-awakens-the-big-short-carol-joy-the-revenant-1201664485/|url-status=live}}</ref> In its fourth weekend, it grossed $338,000, averaging $21,105 per screen, and bringing its U.S. cumulative total to $1.2 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title=In The Wake Of 'Heart Of The Sea's Storm – Monday Box Office Post Mortem|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/weekend-box-office-in-the-heart-of-the-sea-hunger-game-the-big-short-1201665157/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 15, 2015|archive-date=December 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214030404/http://deadline.com/2015/12/weekend-box-office-in-the-heart-of-the-sea-hunger-game-the-big-short-1201665157/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was projected to earn an estimated $218,000 from 16 theaters in its fifth weekend. It grossed $231,137, averaging $14,446 per theater.<ref>{{cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|last2=Busch|first2=Anita|title=Sunday Is Strong For 'Force Awakens' With All-Time $60.55M; Final Opening-Weekend Record At $247.97M -Monday Update|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-box-office-thursday-night-previews-1201669166/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122055406/https://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-box-office-thursday-night-previews-1201669166/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office Results for December 18–20, 2015|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=51&p=.htm/|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129025115/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=51&p=.htm%2F|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' then expanded to 180 theaters.<ref name="preview">{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|title='Force Awakens' Will Own Christmas Weekend As Five Wide Releases Join The Fray – Box Office Preview|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-christmas-box-office-joy-daddys-home-concussion-point-break-1201670872/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=April 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408101810/http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-christmas-box-office-joy-daddys-home-concussion-point-break-1201670872/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Theater Counts for Week 52 of 2015|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2015&wk=52&p=.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=December 25, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128194631/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2015&wk=52&p=.htm|archive-date=January 28, 2016}}</ref> In it sixth weekend, the film made $1.1 million, with a $6,075 average across 180 locations; its U.S. gross was $2.9 million, with $7.8 million worldwide from seven other countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office Results for December 25–27, 2015|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=52&p=.htm/|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129164031/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2015&wknd=52&p=.htm%2F|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|title='Star Wars', China Triple Play, 'Peanuts' Top Foreign Box Office – Monday Update|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-daddys-home-mojin-devil-angel-peanuts-international-box-office-results-1201673407/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229101801/http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-daddys-home-mojin-devil-angel-peanuts-international-box-office-results-1201673407/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' reached $5 million in the United States in its seventh weekend.<ref>{{cite web|title=Weekend Box Office (January 1–3, 2016)|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2016&wknd=01&p=.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=June 15, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615051010/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2016&wknd=01&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''Carol'' received a ten-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival international press screening and premiere. Critics praised Haynes's direction, Blanchett's and Mara's performances, the cinematography, costumes and musical score, and deemed it a strong contender for a Cannes award.<ref>Cannes reception:
*{{cite web|url=http://www.cinefilos.it/festival-2/festival-di-cannes/cannes-2015-ovazione-per-carol-di-todd-haynes-225139|title=Cannes 2015: ovazione per Carol di Todd Haynes|website=Cinefilos.it|language=it|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|trans-title=Cannes 2015: ovation for Carol by Todd Haynes|archive-date=May 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520191827/http://www.cinefilos.it/festival-2/festival-di-cannes/cannes-2015-ovazione-per-carol-di-todd-haynes-225139|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/carol-oscar-cate-blanchett-cannes-lesbian-drama-1201498645/|title=Cate Blanchett's Lesbian Drama 'Carol' Sparks Early Oscar Buzz|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518002241/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/carol-oscar-cate-blanchett-cannes-lesbian-drama-1201498645/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|last1=Coyle|first1=Jake|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/05/17/cannes_swoons_for_carol_todd_haynes_50s_lesbian_romance/|title=Cannes swoons for 'Carol,' Todd Haynes' '50s lesbian romance|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=May 17, 2015|access-date=January 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126163926/http://www.salon.com/2015/05/17/cannes_swoons_for_carol_todd_haynes_50s_lesbian_romance/|archive-date=January 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|author-link=Manohla Dargis|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/movies/todd-hayness-film-carol-draws-attention-at-cannes.html|title=Todd Haynes's Film 'Carol' Draws Attention at Cannes|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015|archive-date=June 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607054903/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/movies/todd-hayness-film-carol-draws-attention-at-cannes.html|url-status=live}}
*{{cite news|last1=Ealy|first1=Charles|url=http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2015/05/16/cannes-day-4-blanchett-mara-stun-cannes-with-performances-in-carol/|title=Cannes Day 4: Blanchett, Mara stun Cannes with performances in 'Carol'|website=austin360|publisher=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013024017/http://movies.blog.austin360.com/2015/05/16/cannes-day-4-blanchett-mara-stun-cannes-with-performances-in-carol/|archive-date=October 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web |last1=Hammond |first1=Pete |title=Cannes At Halfway Point: Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara Make 'Carol' Talk Of The Croisette |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/cannes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-carol-1201428884/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213231734/https://deadline.com/2015/05/cannes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-carol-1201428884/ |url-status=live}}
*{{cite news |last1=Hoffman |first1=Jordan |title='Carol' starring on-screen lesbian lovers Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara praised at Cannes |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/carol-gains-high-praise-cannes-article-1.2225721 |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=May 17, 2015 |access-date=14 February 2021 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803161417/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/carol-gains-high-praise-cannes-article-1.2225721 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Rodrigo|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/todd-haynes-is-working-on-a-limited-tv-series-about-70s-source-family-cult-plus-first-cannes-reactions-from-carol-20150516|title=Todd Haynes Is Working On A Limited TV Series About The '70s 'Source Family' Cult, Plus First 'Carol' Reactions From Cannes|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=May 16, 2015|access-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112164455/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/todd-haynes-is-working-on-a-limited-tv-series-about-70s-source-family-cult-plus-first-cannes-reactions-from-carol-20150516|archive-date=November 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|last1=Pond|first1=Steve|url=https://www.thewrap.com/cannes-so-far-stars-have-bombed-but-movies-have-delivered/|title=Cannes So Far: Stars Bomb But Movies Deliver at 2015 Festival|website=[[TheWrap]]|date=May 18, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529211048/http://www.thewrap.com/cannes-so-far-stars-have-bombed-but-movies-have-delivered/|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a 94% rating based on reviews from 320 critics, and an average rating of 8.60/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Shaped by Todd Haynes' deft direction and powered by a strong cast led by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, ''Carol'' lives up to its groundbreaking source material."<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/carol/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |date=2015 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401084101/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/carol |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' was named the best-reviewed romance film of 2015 in Rotten Tomatoes' annual Golden Tomato Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best-Reviewed Romance Movies 2015|url=http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-romance-movie-2015/|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121045244/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-romance-movie-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a score of 94 out of 100, based on 45 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim", and has been designated a Metacritic "Must-See" movie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/carol |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=2015 |access-date=October 27, 2022 |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922091056/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/carol |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Meta-Must">{{cite web|title=Movie Releases By Score|url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/movies/score/metascore/year/filtered?year_selected=2015|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|date=2015|access-date=24 April 2020|archive-date=April 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424022852/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/movies/score/metascore/year/filtered?year_selected=2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the best-reviewed film of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dietz|first=Jason|title=The Best Movies of 2015|url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-movies-of-2015|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=January 9, 2016|date=January 5, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109090448/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-movies-of-2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kate Stables wrote in ''[[Sight & Sound]]'': "Elegant restraint is the film's watchword ... In this enjoyably deliberate film, each shot and scene is carefully composed to pay homage to 50s cinema, yet infused with an emotional ambiguity which feels decidedly contemporary."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stables|first1=Kate|title=Film of the week: Carol|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/film-week-carol|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714005425/http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/film-week-carol|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that it is "a serious melodrama about the geometry of desire, a dreamy example of heightened reality that fully engages emotions despite the exact calculations with which it's been made... "Carol's" lush but controlled visual look is completely intoxicating. This is filmmaking done by masters, an experience to savor."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Turan|first1=Kenneth|author-link=Kenneth Turan|title=The beautiful and thrilling 'Carol' belongs among the best movie love stories|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-carol-review-20151120-column.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723035007/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-carol-review-20151120-column.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] wrote in ''[[The New York Times]]'': "At once ardent and analytical, cerebral and swooning, ''Carol'' is a study in human magnetism, in the physics and optics of eros. With sparse dialogue and restrained drama, the film is a symphony of angles and glances, of colors and shadows."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=A. O.|author-link=A. O. Scott|title=Review: 'Carol' Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/movies/review-carol-explores-the-sweet-science-of-magnetism.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816235433/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/movies/review-carol-explores-the-sweet-science-of-magnetism.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Amy Taubin]] from ''[[Film Comment]]'' wrote: "The narrative, precisely chiseled by Phyllis Nagy from the ungainly novel, is deceptively simple ... What's remarkable about ''Carol'' is that it seems to exist entirely in the present moment—to be precise, in that electric, elastic, heart-stopping/heart-racing present of romantic desire. It is a film composed of gestures and glances, its delicacy a veiled promise of abandon. And it could not exist without the extraordinary performances of Blanchett and Mara."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Taubin|first1=Amy|author-link=Amy Taubin|title=Review: Carol|url=https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/review-carol-todd-haynes/|work=[[Film Comment]]|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406183833/https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/review-carol-todd-haynes/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Stratton]] of ''[[The Australian]]'' wrote: "The meeting of these two women is an electrifying scene; their eyes make contact, and nothing of significance is said, apart from the usual interaction between shopper and shop assistant, but Haynes and his wonderful actors make it very clear that something momentous has occurred—love at first sight."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stratton|first1=David|author-link=David Stratton|title=Todd Haynes' Carol is a convincing tale of love, tender and painful|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/todd-haynes-carol-is-a-convincing-tale-of-love-tender-and-painful/news-story/db0bb74dd24cec8f15178503da741822|work=[[The Australian]]|date=January 9, 2016|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=December 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207022745/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/todd-haynes-carol-is-a-convincing-tale-of-love-tender-and-painful/news-story/db0bb74dd24cec8f15178503da741822|url-status=live}}</ref>

Geoffrey Macnab of ''[[The Independent]]'' said: "Todd Haynes's latest feature is a subtle, moving and deceptive story of two women (brilliantly played in very contrasting styles by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara) who refuse to live against 'their own grain' ... Phyllis Nagy's screenplay emphasises their steeliness and self-reliance. In sly and subversive fashion, Haynes is laying bare the tensions in a society that refuses to acknowledge 'difference' of any sort."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Macnab|first1=Geoffrey|title=Carol, film review: Cate Blanchett stars in a moving tale of forbidden love|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/carol-film-review-cate-blanchett-stars-in-a-moving-tale-of-forbidden-love-a6750761.html|work=[[The Independent]]|date=November 26, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702050735/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/carol-film-review-cate-blanchett-stars-in-a-moving-tale-of-forbidden-love-a6750761.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Andrew O'Hehir of ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'' wrote: "From its opening shots of the autumnal, rain-swept streets of New York sometime in the middle of the last century, director Todd Haynes' magnificent new film ''Carol'' establishes a mood of mournful romance, half nostalgic and half ominous, that never lets go."<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Hehir|first1=Andrew|title="Carol" isn't just a "lesbian movie": Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara's '50s love story is a classic American screen romance|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/11/25/carol_isnt_just_a_lesbian_movie_cate_blanchett_and_rooney_maras_50s_love_story_is_a_classic_american_screen_romance/|work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=November 25, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612014803/http://www.salon.com/2015/11/25/carol_isnt_just_a_lesbian_movie_cate_blanchett_and_rooney_maras_50s_love_story_is_a_classic_american_screen_romance/|url-status=live}}</ref> Peter Howell of the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' wrote: "Everything clicks into place for this gorgeous achievement. Cinematographer Ed Lachman shot on Super 16 mm film to achieve era-specific muted colours and softer textures. Precise production design and a palette steeped in shades of green and red (appropriate to the Yuletide setting) make watching it seem like stepping inside an [[Edward Hopper]] painting."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Howell|first1=Peter|title='Carol' is a stunning drama about forbidden romance in 1950s America: review|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/12/10/carol-nominated-for-5-golden-globes-is-a-stunning-drama-about-forbidden-romance-in-1950s-america-review.html|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=December 10, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201075206/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2015/12/10/carol-nominated-for-5-golden-globes-is-a-stunning-drama-about-forbidden-romance-in-1950s-america-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mark Kermode]] wrote in ''[[The Guardian]]'': "This superb adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel ''The Price of Salt'' doesn't put a foot wrong. From Phyllis Nagy's alluringly uncluttered script to Cate Blanchett's sturdily tremulous performance as a society woman with everything to lose, this brilliantly captures the thrills, tears and fears of forbidden love."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kermode|first1=Mark|author-link=Mark Kermode|title=Carol review – Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are dynamite|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/29/carol-review-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=November 29, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=July 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710211558/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/29/carol-review-todd-haynes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara|url-status=live}}</ref>

In ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', [[Justin Chang]] wrote: "despite their obvious differences in class and background, Therese and Carol seem to ease themselves (and the audience) so quickly and naturally into a bond that they have no interest in defining, or even really discussing—a choice that works not only for an era when their love dared not speak its name, but also for Haynes' faith in the power of the medium to achieve an eloquence beyond words."<ref name="Chang"/> [[Francine Prose]] in ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'' commented on "the delicacy, the patience, and the sheer amount of screen time that it lavishes on the experience of falling in love: the hesitations and doubts, the seemingly casual exchanges freighted with meaning and suppressed emotion, the simple happiness of being together."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Prose|first1=Francine|author-link=Francine Prose|title=Love Is the Plot|url=http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2015/12/11/carol-love-is-the-plot/|work=[[The New York Review of Books]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816234317/http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2015/12/11/carol-love-is-the-plot/|url-status=live}}</ref> Anita Katz from the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' said: "Haynes triumphs in his quest to make a sweeping romantic melodrama with social substance at the core. As a period piece, the movie immerses us in 1950s styles and attitudes. As a sensory experience, it dazzles with everything from rain-streaked windows to Therese's plaid [[Tam o' shanter (cap)|tam-o-shanter]] ... Haynes powerfully addresses the consequences of ignorance and intolerance. Impressively textured, the drama is filled with secret glances and other subtle aspects of forbidden love."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Katz|first1=Anita|title=Scenic 'Carol' stuns with social value and sensitivity|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/scenic-carol-stuns-with-social-value-and-sensitivity/|work=[[The San Francisco Examiner]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816234654/http://www.sfexaminer.com/scenic-carol-stuns-with-social-value-and-sensitivity/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote: "''Carol'' is a performance of a performance, whereby codes and signals convey the most essential stuff of life, while the kabuki of being 'normal' plays out with the carefully cultivated—and patently false—perfection of the toy train village Carol buys from Therese at their first meeting. Working from a carefully crafted script by Phyllis Nagy, Haynes portrays two people thirstily drinking each other in, while on the outside, they sip tea and cocktails with prim decorum."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hornaday|first1=Ann|title=Movie review: Todd Haynes's 'Carol' casts a beguiling spell|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/movie-review-todd-hayness-carol-casts-a-beguiling-spell/2015/12/23/5eedbf9c-a5cf-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 24, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816235155/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/movie-review-todd-hayness-carol-casts-a-beguiling-spell/2015/12/23/5eedbf9c-a5cf-11e5-b53d-972e2751f433_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Naming it "one of the year's very best films", [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said: "Camera virtuoso Edward Lachman finds visual poetry in the hothouse eroticism that envelops Carol and Therese, an amateur photographer who keeps framing Carol in her lens. Blanchett, a dream walking in Sandy Powell's frocks, delivers a master class in acting. And Mara is flawless ... [it's] a romantic spellbinder that cuts deep."<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|author-link=Peter Travers|title=Carol|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/carol-20151118|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=July 21, 2017|archive-date=August 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816233546/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/carol-20151118|url-status=live}}</ref> Stephen Whitty in the ''[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]'' praised ''Carol'' as a "lesbian romance where nobody says the word 'lesbian'.... because this isn't just a lesbian story. It's a human one."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitty|first1=Stephen|title=Movie review: Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara play lovers in nearly perfect 'Carol'|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-lovers-great-carol-article-1.2436197|work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210233345/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-lovers-great-carol-article-1.2436197|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a series of articles about the best of the [[2010s in film]], ''[[IndieWire]]'' ranked ''Carol'' the seventh-best film of the decade; Blanchett's performance the second-best acting performance; the opening scene the sixth-best film scene; and Burwell's score the second-best film score.<ref name=IW2010sMovie>{{Cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|last2=Kohn|first2=Eric|last3=Erbland|first3=Kate|last4=Thompson|first4=Anne|last5=Sharf|first5=Zack|last6=O'Falt|first6=Chris|last7=Dry|first7=Jude|last8=Obenson|first8=Tambay|last9=Blauvelt|first9=Christian|last10=Lu|first10=Leah|last11=Zilko|first11=Christian|title=The 100 Best Movies of the Decade|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-movies-of-2010s-decade/carol-5/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727084837/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-movies-of-2010s-decade/carol-5/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IW2010sPerformance>{{cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|last2=Erbland|first2=Kate|last3=Kohn|first3=Eric|last4=Thompson|first4=Anne|last5=O'Falt|first5=Chris|last6=Obenson|first6=Tambay|last7=Blauvelt|first7=Christian|last8=Zilko|first8=Christian|title=The 50 Best Movie Performances of the Decade|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-acting-movies-2010s-performances/carolblanchett/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727084839/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-acting-movies-2010s-performances/carolblanchett/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IW2010sScene>{{Cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|last2=Kohn|first2=Eric|last3=Erbland|first3=Kate|last4=Thompson|first4=Anne|last5=Dry|first5=Jude|last6=O'Falt|first6=Chris|last7=Sharf|first7=Zack|last8=Obenson|first8=Tambay|last9=Blauvelt|first9=Christian|last10=Nordine|first10=Michael|last11=Marotta|first11=Jenna|title=The 25 Best Movie Scenes of the Decade|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-scenes-2010s-1202160432/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2019|archive-date=July 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725201605/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-scenes-2010s-1202160432/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=IW2010sScore>{{cite web|last1=Ehrlich|first1=David|last2=Erbland|first2=Kate|last3=O'Falt|first3=Chris|last4=Nordine|first4=Michael|title=The 20 Best Movie Scores of the Decade|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-music-2010s-film-score-1202161174/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=July 26, 2019|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112142833/https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/best-movie-music-2010s-film-score-1202161174/|url-status=live}}</ref> The screenplay was named the 19th-best American screenplay of the century.<ref name=IW25best>{{cite web|last1=Dry |first1=Jude |last2=O'Falt |first2=Chris |last3=Erbland |first3=Kate |last4=Kohn |first4=Eric |last5=Sharf |first5=Zack |last6=Marotta |first6=Jenna |last7=Thompson |first7=Anne |last8=Earl |first8=William |last9=Nordine |first9=Michael |last10=Ehrlich |first10=David |title=The 25 Best American Screenplays of the 21st Century, From 'Eternal Sunshine' to 'Lady Bird' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/best-screenplays-scripts-american-1201952200/2/ |website=[[IndieWire]] |date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205093017/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/best-screenplays-scripts-american-1201952200/2/ |archive-date=February 5, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was ranked fourth best movie of 2015 by ''The Washington Post''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hornaday |first1=Ann |title=The best movies of 2015: 'Spotlight,' 'Love & Mercy,' 'Creed' make the top 10 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-best-movies-of-215-spotlight-love-and-mercy-creed-make-the-top-10/2015/12/08/132f0c58-99d3-11e5-94f0-9eeaff906ef3_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 9, 2015 |access-date=24 April 2024}}</ref>

==Audience reception==
The admiration of ''Carol'' resulted in a [[fandom]] community that has been referred to as the "Cult of Carol".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Watercutter|first1=Angela|title=Inside the Cult of Carol, the Internet's Most Unlikely Fandom|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/carol-modern-cult-movie-fandom/|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602132547/https://www.wired.com/2017/05/carol-modern-cult-movie-fandom/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=bobby finger|user=bobbyfinger|number=679055233285152768|date=December 21, 2015|title=I'm going Caroling tonight. Gonna put on a big fur coat and go door to door seductively blowing smoke in the faces of my neighbors.|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126081535/https://twitter.com/bobbyfinger/status/679055233285152768|archive-date=January 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2017, the tribute comedy [[short film]] ''Carol Support Group'' premiered at the [[San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frameline41|title=CAROL Support Group|url=https://www.frameline.org/festival/film-guide/carol-support-group|website=[[San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival]]|date=2017|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911163811/https://www.frameline.org/festival/film-guide/carol-support-group|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Press Release|title=Here TV's Carol Support Group Makes World Premiere at Frameline Film Festival 2017|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/here_tv_s_carol_support_group_makes_world_premiere_at_frameline_film_festival_2017/prweb14435989.htm|website=[[PRWeb]]|date=June 16, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619101823/http://www.prweb.com/releases/ashley-morton-as-blanche/in-carol-support-group/prweb14435989.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Directed by Allison Tate, the film<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chase|first1=Andrea|title=CAROL SUPPORT GROUP — Allison Tate and the Inevitability Factor.|url=https://killermoviereviews.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/carol-support-group-allison-tate-and-the-inevitability-factor/|website=Killer Movie Reviews|date=June 20, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709080418/https://killermoviereviews.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/carol-support-group-allison-tate-and-the-inevitability-factor/|url-status=live}}</ref> tells the story of mayhem in "a support group for people addicted to the movie ''Carol''."<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol Support Group|url=https://www.carolsupportgroup.com/|publisher=[[Here Media]]|date=2017|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709080533/https://www.carolsupportgroup.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[tagline]] of the film's poster, "Some people are addicts forever",<ref>{{cite web|title=Carol Support Group|url=https://www.facebook.com/CarolAddicts/photos/a.1739392273054707.1073741828.1739370389723562/1835454440115156/|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=May 28, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2017|archive-date=July 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727083340/https://www.facebook.com/CarolAddicts/photos/a.1739392273054707.1073741828.1739370389723562/1835454440115156/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a [[parody]] of the "Some people change your life forever" tagline of StudioCanal's original ''Carol'' film poster.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=[[StudioCanal|STUDIOCANALUK]]|user=StudiocanalUK|number=657515577586659328|date=October 23, 2015 |title=Some people change your life forever. Presenting the stunning new poster for Todd Haynes's #CAROL, in cinemas Nov 27|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref>

Filmmakers [[John Waters]] and [[Edgar Wright]] named ''Carol'' one of their favorite films of 2015 and of all time, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artforum.com/print/201510/john-waters-56221|title=John Waters|work=[[Artforum]]|date=December 1, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/edgar-wright-named-his-1000-favourite-films-of-all-time/|title=Edgar Wright named his 1000 favourite films of all time|work=[[Far Out (magazine)|Far Out]]|date=May 19, 2021|access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref>

==Accolades==
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''Carol'' has received over 290 industry and critic nominations, and over 100 awards and honours. The film was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]], where it won the [[Queer Palm]] and Mara tied for the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] award.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pond|first1=Steve|title=Cannes: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Drama 'Carol' Wins Queer Palm Award|url=https://www.thewrap.com/cannes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-drama-carol-wins-queer-palm-award/|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=May 23, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526164518/http://www.thewrap.com/cannes-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-drama-carol-wins-queer-palm-award/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-prizes-coen-brothers-797810|title=Critic's Notebook: With Cannes Prizes, Coen Brothers Keep It Weird|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Frosch|first=Jon|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=May 24, 2015|archive-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525074705/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-2015-prizes-coen-brothers-797810|url-status=live}}</ref> It won the Audience Award at the [[Whistler Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Heilbron|first=Alexandra|title=Carol wins Audience Award at Whistler Film Festival|url=http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/carol-wins-audience-award-at-whistler-film-festival/2015/12/07/|work=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]|date=December 7, 2015|access-date=February 11, 2016|archive-date=February 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215032803/http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/carol-wins-audience-award-at-whistler-film-festival/2015/12/07/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Chicago International Film Festival]]'s Gold Q Hugo Award for exhibiting "new artistic perspectives on sexuality and identity".<ref>{{cite web|title=51st Chicago International Film Festival Reveals Its Competition Winners At Awards Night|url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/51st-chicago-international-film-festival-reveals-its-competition-winners-at-awards-night/|publisher=[[Chicago International Film Festival]]|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025030811/http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/51st-chicago-international-film-festival-reveals-its-competition-winners-at-awards-night/|archive-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Carol'' was the "overall favorite" on ''IndieWire''{{'}}s critics' poll of the best films and performances from the [[New York Film Festival]], topping the Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Lead Performance (Blanchett and Mara), Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography categories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Films and Performances from NYFF 2015|url=https://www.indiewire.com/survey/best-films-and-performances-from-nyff-2015/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=October 13, 2015|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151014154021/http://www.indiewire.com/survey/best-films-and-performances-from-nyff-2015/|archive-date=October 14, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Greene|first1=Steve|title=Best of NYFF: Critics Pick Their Favorite Films and Performances|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/best-of-nyff-critics-pick-their-favorite-films-and-performances-56689/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=October 13, 2015|access-date=July 22, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722032554/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/10/best-of-nyff-critics-pick-their-favorite-films-and-performances-56689/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lachman was awarded the grand prize for [[Camerimage#Golden Frog winners|Best Cinematography]] by the [[Camerimage|Camerimage International Film Festival]].<ref name=Camerimage>{{cite news|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|title='Carol' Cinematographer Ed Lachman Takes Top Prize at Camerimage|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/carol-cinematographer-ed-lachman-wins-camerimage-1201646042/|access-date=February 11, 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 21, 2015|archive-date=January 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131010946/http://variety.com/2015/film/global/carol-cinematographer-ed-lachman-wins-camerimage-1201646042/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Carol' scoops Golden Frog at Poland's Camerimage film festival|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/229961,Carol-scoops-Golden-Frog-at-Polands-Camerimage-film-festival|website=[[Radio Poland]]|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=November 27, 2017|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040434/http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/229961,Carol-scoops-Golden-Frog-at-Polands-Camerimage-film-festival|url-status=live}}</ref> The jury stated:

{{Blockquote|[''Carol''] seamlessly evokes the period by paying homage to the great photography of the time. It also creates its own unique cinematic language and pulls the viewer deeper and deeper into a world where something as simple as love comes at a staggering cost. Its delicate and precise exploration of emotion through color and light led us to discuss what it meant to achieve mastery of our craft. [Lachman] is, for us, a master and [''Carol''] is a masterpiece.<ref name=Camerimage/>}}

In September 2015, [[The Weinstein Company]] confirmed that it would campaign for Blanchett as Lead Actress and Mara as Supporting Actress for the [[88th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Hammond">{{cite web|first=Pete|last=Hammond|title=Oscars: Weinstein Confirms It Will Campaign 'Carol' Star Cate Blanchett For Lead Actress – And That's The 'Truth'|url=https://deadline.com/2015/09/oscars-weinstein-campaign-carol-cate-blanchett-lead-actress-1201528521/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=September 15, 2015|access-date=April 21, 2016|archive-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507164637/http://deadline.com/2015/09/oscars-weinstein-campaign-carol-cate-blanchett-lead-actress-1201528521/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received six [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations, including Best Actress,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscar-nominations-2016-full-list-855670 |title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=September 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912213503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscars-nominations-complete-list-855398 |url-status=live }}</ref> and garnered five [[73rd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] nominations, including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Motion Picture – Drama]].<ref name="golden">{{cite web|title=Golden Globe Nominations: The Complete List|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globe-nominations-complete-list-847494/item/best-motion-picture-drama-golden-847480|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 10, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212110402/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globe-nominations-complete-list-847494/item/best-motion-picture-drama-golden-847480|url-status=live}}</ref> It received nine [[2016 BAFTA|BAFTA Award]] nominations, including [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ritman|first1=Alex|title=BAFTA Awards: 'Carol' and 'Bridge of Spies' Lead Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-carol-bridge-spies-852813|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 8, 2016|archive-date=January 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108122043/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bafta-awards-carol-bridge-spies-852813|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was nominated for six [[Independent Spirit Award]]s and won for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spirit Awards 2016: Complete Winners List|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/spirit-awards-2016-winners-list-1201717149/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 27, 2016|access-date=February 27, 2016|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321160543/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/spirit-awards-2016-winners-list-1201717149/|url-status=live}}</ref> It also received nine [[Critics' Choice Movie Award]] nominations, including [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Film]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gray|first1=Tim|title=Critics' Choice Award Nominations Led by 'Mad Max,' 'Fargo'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/critics-choice-award-nominations-2016-1201660217/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 14, 2015|access-date=December 14, 2015|archive-date=December 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222191619/http://variety.com/2015/film/awards/critics-choice-award-nominations-2016-1201660217/|url-status=live}}</ref> Blanchett and Mara received [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/|title=SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 9, 2015|access-date=December 10, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211013650/https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[New York Film Critics Circle]] awarded ''Carol'' [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]], and [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Berman|first1=Eliza|title=Carol Wins Big at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards|url=http://time.com/4132996/carol-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-date=December 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204023203/http://time.com/4132996/carol-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Calia|first1=Michael|title='Carol' Takes Top Honors at New York Film Critics Awards|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/12/02/carol-takes-top-honors-at-new-york-film-critics-awards/|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=December 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203063037/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/12/02/carol-takes-top-honors-at-new-york-film-critics-awards/|archive-date=December 3, 2015|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The film won [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Music|Best Music]] from the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] and was [[runner-up]] for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Coggan|first1=Devan|title=Spotlight wins top prize from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/06/los-angeles-film-critics-association-awards-winners-2015|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207133302/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/06/los-angeles-film-critics-association-awards-winners-2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[National Society of Film Critics]] awarded Haynes [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and Lachman [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cox|first1=Gordon|title='Spotlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/national-society-of-film-critics-awards-2016-full-list-1201670781/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 3, 2016|access-date=January 7, 2016|archive-date=January 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104164728/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/national-society-of-film-critics-awards-2016-full-list-1201670781/|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes and Lachman also received the [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award]] for [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lowe|first1=Kinsey|title=Boston Society Of Film Critics: 'Spotlight' Best Picture, Todd Haynes Best Director|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/boston-film-critics-spotlight-best-picture-leonardo-dicaprio-paul-dano-charlotte-rampling-1201655892/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 6, 2015|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208093222/http://deadline.com/2015/12/boston-film-critics-spotlight-best-picture-leonardo-dicaprio-paul-dano-charlotte-rampling-1201655892/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lachman won the [[London Film Critics' Circle]] Technical Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lodge|first1=Guy|title='Mad Max: Fury Road,' '45 Years' Triumph at London Film Critics' Circle Awards|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/mad-max-fury-road-45-years-triumph-at-london-critics-awards-1201681697/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 17, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119160648/http://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/mad-max-fury-road-45-years-triumph-at-london-critics-awards-1201681697/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Carol'' won five [[Dorian Awards]], including [[Dorian Award for Film of the Year|Film of the Year]], Director of the Year, Performance of the Year – Actress (Blanchett), [[Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year|LGBTQ Film of the Year]] and Screenplay of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dorian Awards: 2015/16 Dorians|url=http://www.galeca.com/past-winners/|website=[[Dorian Awards|GALECA]]|date=February 2017|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020124748/http://www.galeca.com/past-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tapley|first=Kristopher|title='Carol' Sweeps Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Awards|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/gay-and-lesbian-entertainment-critics-awards-winners-carol-1201682482/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 18, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2016|archive-date=February 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225105525/http://variety.com/2016/film/in-contention/gay-and-lesbian-entertainment-critics-awards-winners-carol-1201682482/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was awarded the [[GLAAD Media Award]] for [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release|Outstanding Film – Wide Release]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=McHenry|first1=Jackson|title=Carol, Transparent, and Sense8 Win at the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards|url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/04/here-are-the-2016-glaad-media-awards-winners.html|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=April 3, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2016|archive-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403235000/http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/here-are-the-2016-glaad-media-awards-winners.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Frankfurt Book Fair]] named ''Carol'' the Best International Literary Adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barraclough|first1=Leo|title=Todd Haynes' 'Carol' Wins Frankfurt Book Fair Prize for Adaptation|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/global/todd-haynes-frankfurt-book-fair-1201623112/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015|archive-date=October 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022113120/http://variety.com/2015/biz/global/todd-haynes-frankfurt-book-fair-1201623112/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute]] selected ''Carol'' as one of its ten Movies of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Here Are the AFI AWARDS 2015 Official Selections|url=http://blog.afi.com/here-are-the-afi-awards-2015-official-selections/|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=December 16, 2015|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707033451/http://blog.afi.com/here-are-the-afi-awards-2015-official-selections/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute#AFI Awards|AFI Awards]] jury rationale read:

{{Blockquote|''CAROL'' sets the screen aglow with the light of longing as Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara transform a period piece into a timeless cry from defiant hearts. Todd Haynes serves their romance as a restorative cocktail, adding splashes of color to a repressive Eisenhower era, when love was often seen in black-and-white. From luminous performances to sumptuous production, this is cinema's promise fulfilled—a haunting portrait in moving images, painted in the universal hues of heartache and passion.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI Awards 2015 – Honorees|url=http://www.afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards15.aspx|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|date=January 2016|access-date=October 23, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701204605/http://www.afi.com/afiawards/AFIAwards15.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

In March 2016, the [[British Film Institute]] named ''Carol'' the best LGBT film of all time, according to over one hundred film experts in a poll encompassing over 80 years of cinema.<ref name=BFI30poll>{{cite web|last1=Raup|first1=Jordan|title='Carol' Leads the Top 30 LGBT Films of All-Time, According to BFI Poll|url=http://thefilmstage.com/news/carol-leads-the-top-30-lgbt-films-of-all-time-according-to-bfi-poll/|work=The Film Stage|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919143224/http://thefilmstage.com/news/carol-leads-the-top-30-lgbt-films-of-all-time-according-to-bfi-poll/|archive-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref><ref name=BFI30>{{cite web|title=The 30 Best LGBT Films of All Time|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/30-best-lgbt-films-all-time|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=March 15, 2016|access-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315160307/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/30-best-lgbt-films-all-time|archive-date=March 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2016 [[BBC]] [[BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century|poll]] of 177 critics from 36 countries, ''Carol'' was voted the 69th-best film of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Murthi|first1=Vikram|title=The 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century: BBC Polls Critics From Around The Globe|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/100-greatest-films-of-the-21st-century-bbc-global-critics-1201719368/|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818021753/https://www.indiewire.com/2016/08/100-greatest-films-of-the-21st-century-bbc-global-critics-1201719368/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BBC100>{{cite web|title=The 21st Century's 100 greatest films|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films|website=[[BBC|BBC Culture]]|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=November 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124191856/http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160819-the-21st-centurys-100-greatest-films|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, ''[[The New York Times]]'' named it one of the favorite films of the 2010s, with critic A. O. Scott remarking, "It keeps taking me by surprise."<ref name=NYT2010s>{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|last2=Scott|first2=A.O|title=The 10 Most Influential Films of the Decade (and 20 Other Favorites)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/movies/best-movies-2010s-decade.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 24, 2019|access-date=2 December 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221174117/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/movies/best-movies-2010s-decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Controversies==
===Academy Awards omissions===
The omission of ''Carol'' from Best Picture and Best Director [[88th Academy Awards|categories]] prompted speculation from journalists about the perceived indifference of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] to female- and LGBT-centred films.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Nico|title=Oscar snubs that hurt: The Academy Awards still aren't designed for anyone who isn't white, straight, and male|url=http://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/oscar_snubs_that_hurt_the_academy_awards_still_arent_designed_for_anyone_who_isnt_white_straight_and_male/|website=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119061314/http://www.salon.com/2016/01/14/oscar_snubs_that_hurt_the_academy_awards_still_arent_designed_for_anyone_who_isnt_white_straight_and_male/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Aisha|title=No Carol for Best Picture, and This Year's Other Big Oscar Nomination Surprises|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/14/the_2016_oscar_nominations_biggest_surprises_including_carol_s_best_picture.html|website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=February 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207223901/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/14/the_2016_oscar_nominations_biggest_surprises_including_carol_s_best_picture.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Stephen|title=Not only is #OscarsSoWhite, it's also #OscarsSoStraight with 'Carol' snub|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-oscars-gay-movies-20160207-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=February 4, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421160038/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-oscars-gay-movies-20160207-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Helligar|first=Jeremy|title=Carol's Best Picture Oscar snub: Is the lesbian romance too 'normal' for the Academy?|url=http://thefix.nine.com.au/2016/01/15/09/10/fix150116why-carol-left-out-of-oscar-best-picture-race|website=[[Nine.com.au|TheFix]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806101111/http://thefix.nine.com.au/2016/01/15/09/10/fix150116why-carol-left-out-of-oscar-best-picture-race|url-status=live}}</ref> Nate Scott of ''[[USA Today]]'' called it "the standout snub" of the ceremony, "one made all the more ridiculous because of the bloated Best Picture field".<ref>{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Nate|title=9 biggest snubs of the 2016 Oscar nominations|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/9-biggest-snubs-in-the-2016-oscars-nominations|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123071246/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/9-biggest-snubs-in-the-2016-oscars-nominations|url-status=live}}</ref> Nico Lang of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' said that though the film had been considered a "lock" for a Best Picture nomination, the omission "shouldn't have been a major shock" given the controversy over ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''{{'s}} loss a decade earlier.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lang|first=Nico|title=By mostly snubbing ''Carol'', the Oscars continue to exclude queer cinema|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/mostly-snubbing-carol-oscars-continue-exclude-quee-230826|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=January 19, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2016|archive-date=January 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122003327/http://www.avclub.com/article/mostly-snubbing-carol-oscars-continue-exclude-quee-230826|url-status=live}}</ref> Jason Bailey of ''[[Flavorwire]]'' said that most Best Picture nominees that include gay themes "put them firmly in the realm of subplots". "''Carol''{{'s}} most transgressive quality", he declared, "is its refusal to engage in such shenanigans; this is a film about full-blooded gay lives, not tragic gay deaths."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bailey|first=Jason|title=How 'Carol' Got Screwed|url=http://flavorwire.com/556038/how-carol-got-screwed|website=[[Flavorwire]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208233019/http://flavorwire.com/556038/how-carol-got-screwed|url-status=live}}</ref>

At ''[[HitFix]]'', [[Louis Virtel]] suggested that Academy members' reception of ''Carol'' was hurt by its focus on self-determined women.<ref>{{cite web|last=Virtel |first=Louis |author-link=Louis Virtel |title=5 Myths That Prevented 'Carol' From Getting A Best Picture Nomination |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/5-myths-that-prevented-carol-from-getting-a-best-picture-nomination |website=[[HitFix]] |date=January 15, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122142427/http://www.hitfix.com/news/5-myths-that-prevented-carol-from-getting-a-best-picture-nomination |archive-date=January 22, 2016}}</ref> Matthew Jacobs of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' expressed similar sentiments and felt that the academy's artistic tastes were "too conventional to recognize its brilliance".<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Matthew|title=Oscar Nominations Snub 'Carol,' Idris Elba, 'Star Wars,' Quentin Tarantino And More|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oscar-snubs-and-surprises-2016_us_56971cc6e4b0b4eb759d3ba5|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 14, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119081816/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oscar-snubs-and-surprises-2016_us_56971cc6e4b0b4eb759d3ba5|url-status=live}}</ref> Richard Lawson of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' said that though its "themes of passion and heartache may be universal", the film may be "too gay", speaking "in a vernacular that, I'd guess, only queer people are fully fluent in." He added that the lack of "gushing melodrama" put the film at a disadvantage.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lawson|first=Richard|title=Why Did Carol Get Shut Out of Oscar's Biggest Categories?|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/carol-shut-out-best-picture-best-director|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203161129/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/carol-shut-out-best-picture-best-director|url-status=live}}</ref> Dorothy Snarker of ''IndieWire'' attributed the omissions to the academy's demographics, and agreed that ''Carol'' may be too gay and too female "for the largely old white male voting base" to connect with. She also considered that the successes of the LGBT rights movement in the U.S. may have partly been responsible for the lack of "political urgency" around the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Snarker|first=Dorothy|title=Why 'Carol' Failed to Become the Lesbian 'Brokeback'|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/why-carol-failed-to-become-the-lesbian-brokeback-20160115|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215032056/http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/why-carol-failed-to-become-the-lesbian-brokeback-20160115|archive-date=February 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'', Rebekah Allen argued that "there are those who simply do not want to see a lesbian love story on screen."<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Rebekah|title=The ''Carol'' Curse: Why Hollywood Still Can't Take a Lesbian Love Story Seriously|url=http://www.advocate.com/2016/1/14/carol-curse-why-hollywood-still-cant-take-lesbian-love-story-seriously|work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209204057/http://www.advocate.com/2016/1/14/carol-curse-why-hollywood-still-cant-take-lesbian-love-story-seriously|url-status=live}}</ref> Trish Bendix of [[AfterEllen]] said the Best Picture snub was a "reminder of the patriarchal society we continue to live in, where films that create a space for women to live happily without men and without punishment will not be rewarded."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bendix|first=Trish|title="Carol" was snubbed by the Oscars for the very same reason it was written|url=http://www.afterellen.com/movies/469565-carol-snubbed-oscars-reason-written|website=[[AfterEllen.com and TheBacklot.com|AfterEllen]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2017|archive-date=August 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806180844/http://www.afterellen.com/movies/469565-carol-snubbed-oscars-reason-written|url-status=live}}</ref> Marcie Bianco of ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'' described the film as "centered around women's desire" and structured in a way that "elevates the power of women's gaze". The omission from Best Picture, she concluded, illustrates "yet again how sexism operates in the world, and in the Academy specifically, as the refusal to see women as protagonists and agents of desire."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bianco|first=Marcie|title=2016's biggest Oscar snub proves Hollywood overlords cannot deal with female sexual desire|url=http://qz.com/594857/2016s-biggest-oscar-snub-proves-hollywood-overlords-cannot-deal-with-female-sexual-desire/|website=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128074259/http://qz.com/594857/2016s-biggest-oscar-snub-proves-hollywood-overlords-cannot-deal-with-female-sexual-desire/|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' magazine, Carey O'Donnell wrote that gay romances are only "Oscar surefires" when they use the tragedy-desolation-demise "equation", and that "a depiction of two strong women in love with each other ... seems to still be troubling to many".<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Donnell|first=Carey|title='Carol's' Best Picture Snub: Pop Culture Is Not Ready For LGBT Contentment|url=http://www.papermag.com/carols-best-picture-snub-america-is-not-ready-for-lgbt-contentment-1554014715.html|work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209095955/http://www.papermag.com/carols-best-picture-snub-america-is-not-ready-for-lgbt-contentment-1554014715.html|url-status=live}}</ref> David Ehrlich of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that the film's "patience and precision" did not conform to Academy tastes, but its legacy "will doubtlessly survive this year's most egregious snub".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ehrlich|first=David|title=Oscars 2016: 12 Major Nomination Snubs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/oscars-2016-12-major-nomination-snubs-20160114|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2016|archive-date=February 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209100245/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/oscars-2016-12-major-nomination-snubs-20160114|url-status=live}}</ref> Haynes said that he thought having two female leads was "a factor" in the omission.<ref>{{cite web|last1=MacKenzie|first1=Steven|title=Todd Haynes Interview: Cinema still has a problem with women|url=http://www.bigissue.com/features/interviews/6422/todd-haynes-interview-cinema-still-has-a-problem-with-women|work=[[The Big Issue]]|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216133151/http://www.bigissue.com/features/interviews/6422/todd-haynes-interview-cinema-still-has-a-problem-with-women|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ben Child of ''[[The Guardian]]'' noted that ''Carol'' at least won several major [[Dorian Awards]], representing "a fillip for Haynes and his team after the Cannes prize-winner unexpectedly missed out on Academy awards nominations for best film and best director."<ref name=Child>{{cite news|last1=Child |first1=Ben |title=Carol sweeps gay and lesbian critics' awards after Oscars snub |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/19/carol-sweeps-gay-lesbian-critics-awards-todd-haynes-dorians-lgbtq |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 January 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2024}}</ref>

===Oscar category===
Despite winning Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival (shared with [[Emmanuelle Bercot]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Cannes Palme d'Or awarded to French film Dheepan|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32867228|website=[[BBC News Online]]|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718073201/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32867228|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Formo">{{cite web|last1=Formo|first1=Brian|title=Cannes 2015 Winners: Rooney Mara Best Actress, DHEEPAN the Palme d'Or, More|url=https://collider.com/cannes-2015-winners-list/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=May 24, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2018|archive-date=July 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706161837/http://collider.com/cannes-2015-winners-list/|url-status=live}}</ref> and receiving a Golden Globe nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]] alongside Blanchett,<ref name="golden"/> Mara was nominated for the Academy Award for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]. The Weinstein Company decided on the category placement to avoid the co-leads competing in the same category.<ref name="Hammond"/><ref>Oscar category:
*{{cite web|last1=Lodge|first1=Guy|title=Alicia Vikander and Rooney Mara Campaigns Fuel 'Category Fraud' Debate|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/alicia-vikander-and-rooney-mara-campaigns-fuel-category-fraud-debate-1201611237/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 6, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063647/https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/alicia-vikander-and-rooney-mara-campaigns-fuel-category-fraud-debate-1201611237/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|last1=Sims|first1=David|title=Why Oscar Nominations Make No Sense|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/what-makes-a-lead-actor/410617/|work=[[The Atlantic]]|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093132/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/what-makes-a-lead-actor/410617/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite news|last1=Feinberg|first1=Scott|title=Awards "Category Fraud": The Insane Manipulation of the Acting Categories|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-category-fraud-insane-manipulation-842089|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 24, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163629/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/awards-category-fraud-insane-manipulation-842089|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|last1=Whitney|first1=E. Oliver|title=What Is Category Fraud? A Closer Look at This Year's Big Oscar Controversy|url=https://screencrush.com/oscars-golden-globes-category-fraud/|website=[[Townsquare Media|Screen Crush]]|date=December 10, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063625/http://screencrush.com/oscars-golden-globes-category-fraud/|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|last1=Polowy|first1=Kevin|title=Alicia Vikander, Rooney Mara, and the Most Egregiously Miscategorized Oscar Nominees|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alicia-vikander-rooney-mara-and-1373720771887158.html|website=[[Yahoo Movies]]|date=February 26, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704115733/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alicia-vikander-rooney-mara-and-1373720771887158.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lindsay2016">{{cite book|last1=Lindsay|first1=Brian|title=Category Fraud|date=2016|publisher=Tranter Ward Books|location=Sydney, Australia|pages=220–225|edition=1st|chapter=Act Three ''Carol''|isbn=978-0-98049091-6}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[The New York Times]]'', Mara seemed displeased by the decision.<ref name="Shattuck"/><ref name="Lindsay2016"/>

===Censorship===
In January 2016, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] rejected a prime-time commercial featuring a snippet of the nude scene between Carol and Therese, which caused [[The Weinstein Company]] to reedit the television trailer.<ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Hughes|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/abc-wont-air-new-carol-trailer-unless-nude-scene-e-231488|title=ABC won't air the new Carol trailer unless the nude scene is edited|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131185605/http://www.avclub.com/article/abc-wont-air-new-carol-trailer-unless-nude-scene-e-231488|archive-date=January 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Eggertsen|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/outrage-watch-abc-cant-handle-cate-blanchett-and-rooney-maras-nude-bodies|title=Outrage Watch: ABC slammed over 'Carol' nude scene flap|website=[[HitFix]]|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202011814/http://www.hitfix.com/news/outrage-watch-abc-cant-handle-cate-blanchett-and-rooney-maras-nude-bodies|archive-date=February 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2016, [[Delta Air Lines]] was criticized on social media for airing an [[in-flight entertainment]] version of ''Carol'' in which the love scenes had been deleted.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bendix|first1=Trish|title=Some airlines are showing edited versions of "Carol" with zero same-sex kissing|url=http://www.afterellen.com/movies/497797-airlines-showing-edited-versions-carol-zero-sex-kissing|website=[[AfterEllen.com|AfterEllen]]|date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805201201/http://www.afterellen.com/movies/497797-airlines-showing-edited-versions-carol-zero-sex-kissing|archive-date=August 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Burns|first1=Tobias|title='Carol' Same-Sex Kissing Edited Out In Delta Airlines Flights|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-same-sex-kissing-edited-917649|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 5, 2016|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806044240/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carol-same-sex-kissing-edited-917649|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Martin|first1=Hugo|title=Delta criticized for deleting same-sex love scene from in-flight movie 'Carol'|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-delta-20160827-snap-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 27, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027181550/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-delta-20160827-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy replied on [[Twitter]] that, in contrast to Delta, [[American Airlines|American]] and [[United Airlines]] had provided the full theatrical release.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Phyllis Nagy|user=PhyllisNagy|number=761053198597578753|date=August 3, 2016|title=domestic airlines that took the theatrical rather than edited version: American and United.|access-date=August 6, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210909121802/https://twitter.com/PhyllisNagy/status/761053198597578753|archive-date=9 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Comedian [[Cameron Esposito]] discovered during her flight that even the kissing scenes were cut from Delta's version.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Cameron Esposito|user=cameronesposito|number=760954171084251137|date=August 3, 2016|title=Watched CAROL on a plane & they edited it so the main characters never even kiss. Booooooo.|access-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210909121708/https://twitter.com/cameronesposito/status/760954171084251137|archive-date=9 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Scott |first1=Ryan |title=Carol Lesbian Kissing Scenes Censored on Delta Airlines |url=https://movieweb.com/carol-movie-lesbian-kissing-scenes-censored-delta-airlines/ |website=[[MovieWeb]] |date=August 5, 2016 |access-date=9 April 2022 }}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Carol (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack was released in both [[Digital distribution|digital download]] and [[CD]] [[album]] format by [[Varèse Sarabande]] on November 20, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=Todd Haynes 'Carol' Soundtrack Details|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/10/21/todd-haynes-carol-soundtrack-details/|publisher=FilmMusicReporter.com|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024623/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/10/21/todd-haynes-carol-soundtrack-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by a [[double album]] [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] release on June 24, 2016.<ref name=vinyl>{{cite web|last=Raup|first=Jordan|title=Carter Burwell's 'Carol' Score Getting Expanded Double Vinyl Release This Summer|url=https://thefilmstage.com/news/carter-burwells-carol-score-getting-expanded-double-vinyl-release-this-summer/|website=The Film Stage|date=April 28, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604134405/https://thefilmstage.com/news/carter-burwells-carol-score-getting-expanded-double-vinyl-release-this-summer/|url-status=live}}</ref> It includes the original score by [[Carter Burwell]] and additional music by [[The Clovers]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Georgia Gibbs]], [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]], and [[Jo Stafford]]. Songs not featured on the CD include "[[Willow Weep for Me]]" performed by [[Vince Giordano]] & the [[Nighthawks Orchestra]], "[[Perdido (song)|Perdido]]" by [[Woody Herman]], and "That's the Chance You Take" by [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=All The Songs In Todd Haynes' 'Carol' Including Billie Holiday, Gerry Mulligan, The Clovers, Jo Stafford, & More|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/all-the-songs-in-todd-haynes-carol-including-billie-holiday-gerry-mulligan-the-clovers-jo-stafford-and-more-20150513|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=May 13, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127135403/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/all-the-songs-in-todd-haynes-carol-including-billie-holiday-gerry-mulligan-the-clovers-jo-stafford-and-more-20150513|archive-date=November 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[A Garden in the Rain]]" by [[The Four Aces]], "[[Slow Poke]]" by [[Pee Wee King]], and "[[Why Don't You Believe Me]]" by [[Patti Page]] are also not included, but appear in the vinyl version.<ref name=vinyl/>

==See also==
* ''[[Desert Hearts]]'' (a film with similar themes set in 1959)
* [[List of Christmas films]]
* [[List of LGBT-related films of 2015]]
* [[List of LGBT-related films by storyline]]
* [[New Queer Cinema]]
* [[List of films considered the best]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==


* {{cite magazine|last1=Setoodeh|first1=Ramin|title=Cate Blanchett Opens the Closet Door with Lesbian Romance 'Carol'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/cate-blanchett-lesbian-carol-cannes-todd-haynes-women-in-hollywood-1201492632/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 12, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|author=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|title=Academy Conversations: Carol|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYH8OpD_WJs|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=November 16, 2015|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/iYH8OpD_WJs| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Berman|first1=Judy|title=Carol: A Rare Movie That Escapes the Male Gaze|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2015/11/carol-a-rare-movie-that-escapes-the-male-gaze.html|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=November 18, 2015}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Powell|first1=Mike|title=The True Love Story Behind the Making of 'Carol'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-true-love-story-behind-the-making-of-carol-20151120|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 20, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Halperin|first1=Moze|title=The Brilliant Subversiveness of 'Carol's' Conventional Ending|url=http://flavorwire.com/548483/the-brilliant-subversiveness-of-carols-conventional-ending|website=[[Flavorwire]]|date=November 23, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Reynolds|first1=Mark|title=Phyllis Nagy: Carol and me|url=http://bookanista.com/phyllis-nagy/|website=Bookanista|date=November 24, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Aurthur|first1=Kate|title="Carol" Offers A Rare Ending For A Lesbian Romance|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/therese-wait-carol-spoilers|website=[[BuzzFeed]]|date=November 25, 2015}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Brody|first1=Richard|title="Carol" Up Close|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/carol-up-close|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=November 30, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|author=NBR|title=Carol – Q&A with Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Phyllis Nagy, and Todd Haynes|url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/2015/11/qa-with-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-phyllis-nagy-and-todd-haynes/|website=[[National Board of Review]]|date=November 30, 2015}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Davis|first1=Nick|title=The Object of Desire: Todd Haynes discusses Carol and the satisfactions of telling women's stories|url=http://www.filmcomment.com/article/todd-haynes-carol-interview/|magazine=[[Film Comment]]|date=November–December 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Lachman|first1=Edward|title=Edward Lachman Shares His Secrets For Shooting Todd Haynes' 'Carol'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/article/edward-lachman-shares-his-secrets-for-shooting-todd-haynes-carol-20151203|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=December 3, 2015}}
* {{Cite news|last1=Cotkin|first1=George|title=Carol and What It Was Really Like to Be a Lesbian in the 1950s|url=http://time.com/4141709/feast-of-excess-excerpt-carol/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 10, 2015}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Berry|first1=Jennifer|title=5 Minutes With Carol Costume Designer Sandy Powell|url=http://www.flare.com/celebrity/5-minutes-with-carol-costumer-designer-sandy-powell/|magazine=[[Flare (magazine)|Flare]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204110205/http://www.flare.com/celebrity/5-minutes-with-carol-costumer-designer-sandy-powell/|url-status=dead}}
* {{Cite web|last1=White|first1=Patricia|title=A Lesbian "Carol" for Christmas|url=http://www.publicbooks.org/blog/a-lesbian-carol-for-christmas|website=[[Public Books]]|date=December 24, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Skweres|first1=Mary Ann|title=Contender – Production Designer Judy Becker, Carol|url=http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-production-designer-judy-becker-carol/|website=Below The Line|date=December 29, 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=White|first1=Patricia|title=Sketchy Lesbians: "Carol" as History and Fantasy|url=http://works.swarthmore.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=fac-film-media|work=Film & Media Studies|publisher=[[Swarthmore College]]|date=Winter 2015}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Skweres|first1=Mary Ann|title=Contender – Editor Affonso Gonçalves, Carol|url=http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-editor-affonso-goncalves-carol/|website=Below The Line|date=January 6, 2016}}
* {{Cite web|first1=Wilson|last1=Natalie|title=The Lesbian Gaze Of 'Carol'|url=http://www.theestablishment.co/2016/01/07/the-lesbian-gaze-of-carol/|website=The Establishment|date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121080454/https://theestablishment.co/2016/01/07/the-lesbian-gaze-of-carol/|archive-date=January 21, 2016}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Di Mattia|first1=Joanna|title=The nearness of you – Carol and the cine-poetics of love|url=http://inalonelyplacefilm.com/2016/01/21/the-nearness-of-you-carol-and-the-cine-poetics-of-love/|website=In A Lonely Place|date=January 21, 2016}}
* {{cite news |last1=Whipp |first1=Glenn |title=The Envelope: What do Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara think of director Todd Haynes' favorite 'Carol' scenes? |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-20160204-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301044427/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-carol-cate-blanchett-rooney-mara-20160204-story.html |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |url-status=live}}
* {{Cite web|last1=Woolf|first1=Sam|title=Sandy Powell's costumes tell what words can't|url=http://www.seventh-row.com/2016/02/23/sandy-powell-carol/|website=Seventh Row|date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225123733/https://seventh-row.com/2016/02/23/sandy-powell-carol/|archive-date=February 25, 2016}}
* {{cite web|last1=Staff|title=We're Not Ugly People: The Costumes of "Carol" and How They Define the Central Relationship|url=https://tomandlorenzo.com/2018/04/the-costumes-of-carol-the-movie/|website=Tom + Lorenzo|date=April 6, 2018}}

==External links==
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{{Commons category|Carol (film)|Carol}}

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160210020200/http://number9films.co.uk/upcoming_releases/carol/ Official website] ([[Number 9 Films]])
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20161122173400/http://carolfilm.com:80/}} ([[The Weinstein Company]])
* [https://archive.today/20160924095520/http://www.carolfilm.co.uk/ Official website] ([[StudioCanal]]) 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160410080327/http://www.festival-cannes.com/assets/Image/Direct/9d7d602147124a1da833cdda1456f2bd.pdf ''Carol'' – Press Kit (2015 Festival de Cannes)]. [[Number 9 Films|Number 9 Films (Carol) Ltd.]], (37 pp), May 17, 2015
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160323035038/http://www.twcpublicity.com/downloads/production/carol_press_notes.pdf ''Carol'' – Production Notes]. The Weinstein Company, (51 pp), November 10, 2015
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151129051811/http://twcguilds.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/CAROL_SCRIPT_wCover_R22.pdf ''Carol'' – Screenplay]. The Weinstein Company
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160323044044/http://twcguilds.com/film/carol/all/ ''Carol''] at TWC Guilds (Weinstein Company, Films For Consideration)
* [https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/carol-2015 ''Carol''] at [[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]
* [http://film.britishcouncil.org/carol ''Carol''] at [[British Council|British Council {{!}} Film]]
* [https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/154445182 ''Carol''] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb title|2402927}}
* [https://moviemaps.org/movies/191 ''Carol''] at Movie Maps (Filming Locations)
* [https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11632659 ''Carol''] at SearchWorks Catalog, [[Stanford University Libraries]]

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Adam Gopnik

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'''Adam Gopnik''' (born August 24, 1956) is an American writer and essayist. He is best known as a staff writer for ''[[The New Yorker]],'' to which he has contributed nonfiction, fiction, memoir, and criticism since 1986.<ref name=c>{{cite magazine|title=Contributors: Adam Gopnik |url=http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/adam-gopnik|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=n.d.|access-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref>

He is the author of nine books, including ''[[Paris to the Moon]]'', ''Through the Children's Gate'', ''[[The King in the Window]]'', and ''[[A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism]].'' In 2020, his essay "The Driver's Seat" was cited as the most-assigned piece of contemporary nonfiction in the English-language syllabus.<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=opensyllabus|number=1297939541899304962|date=August 24, 2020 |title=So what's the most-assigned piece of journalism in the corpus? If you count historical pieces, probably Vannevar Bush's 'As We May Think' – originally in ''The Atlantic''}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Gopnik was born to a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>{{Cite web|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|author-link=Hadley Freeman|title=Adam Gopnik: 'You're waltzing along and suddenly you're portrayed as a monster of privilege'|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 8, 2017|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/08/adam-gopnik-interview-portrayed-monster-privilege|access-date=March 28, 2020}}</ref> in [[Philadelphia]] and raised in [[Montreal]]. His family lived at [[Habitat 67]]. Both his parents were professors at [[McGill University]]; father Irwin was a professor of English literature and mother [[Myrna Gopnik|Myrna]] was a professor of linguistics.<ref>Daniel Baird. [http://thewalrus.ca/the-observer-observed/ "The Observer, Observed"], ''[[The Walrus]]'', November 2011</ref> During a storytelling session for [[The Moth]] in 2014, Gopnik explained that his paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother fell in love with each other, left their respective spouses and married.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wLHv_MphNA The Moth Presents Adam Gopnik: Rare Romance, Well-Done Marriage Feb.13,2014], Retrieved Sept.22, 2022</ref>

Gopnik studied at [[Dawson College]] and then at [[McGill University]], earning a BA in art history. At McGill, he contributed to ''[[The McGill Daily]]''. He completed graduate work at the [[New York University Institute of Fine Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adamgopnik.com/bio|title = Bio| date=July 13, 2022 }}</ref>

Gopnik studied art history and with his friend [[Kirk Varnedoe]] curated the 1990 ''High/Low'' show at New York's [[Museum of Modern Art]]. He later wrote an article for ''Search Magazine'' on the connection between religion and art and the compatibility of Christianity and Darwinism. He states in the article that the arts of human history are products of religious thought and that human conduct is not guaranteed by religion or secularism.<ref>[http://www.searchmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2009%20March-April/full-ongodgopnik.html Searchmagazine.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728215348/http://www.searchmagazine.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2009%20March-April/full-ongodgopnik.html |date=July 28, 2009 }}</ref>

==Career==
===''The New Yorker''===
In 1986, he began his long association with ''[[The New Yorker]]'' with a piece that would show his future range, a consideration of connections among baseball, childhood, and Renaissance art. He has written for four ''New Yorker'' editors: [[William Shawn]], [[Robert Gottlieb]], [[Tina Brown]], and [[David Remnick]]. Gopnik has contributed fiction, humor, book reviews, profiles, and internationally reported pieces to the magazine. After writing his first piece for the magazine in 1986, Gopnik became the magazine's art critic. He worked in this position from 1987 to 1995, after which he became the magazine's Paris correspondent.

In 1995, ''The New Yorker'' dispatched him to Paris to write the "Paris Journals", in which he described life in that city. These essays were later collected and published by [[Random House]] in 2000 in ''[[Paris to the Moon]]'',<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/10/22/reviews/001022.22debottt.html|date=October 22, 2000|title=There's There There|author-link=Alain de Botton|first=Alain|last=de Botton}}</ref> after Gopnik had returned to New York City. The book became a bestseller on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].

After five years in the French capital, Gopnik returned to New York to write a journal on life in the city.<ref name=c /> Gopnik continues to contribute to ''The New Yorker'' as a staff writer. In recent years, he has written extensively about [[gun control]] and [[gun violence in the United States]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title = Roanoke and the Value of Guns|url = http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/roanoke-and-the-value-of-guns|magazine=The New Yorker|date = August 28, 2015|access-date = October 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title = The Second Amendment Is a Gun-Control Amendment|url = http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-second-amendment-is-a-gun-control-amendment|magazine=The New Yorker|date = October 2, 2015|access-date = October 11, 2015}}</ref>

===Books===
In addition to ''Paris to the Moon,'' Random House published the author's reflections on life in New York, and particularly the comedy of parenting, ''Through the Children's Gate,'' in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/15/books/review/Leland.t.html|title=Manhattan to the Moon|last=Leland|first=John|author-link=John Leland (journalist)|date=October 15, 2006|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref> (As in the earlier memoir, much of the material had appeared previously in ''The New Yorker''.) In 2005, [[Hyperion Books for Children|Hyperion Books]] published his children's novel ''[[The King in the Window]]'' about Oliver, an American boy living in Paris, who is mistaken for a mystical king and stumbles upon an ancient battle waged between Window Wraiths and the malicious Master of Mirrors.

A book on [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Charles Darwin]], called ''Angels and Ages,'' followed in January 2009. In 2010, Hyperion Books published his children's fantasy novel ''The Steps Across the Water'' which chronicles the adventures of a young girl, Rose, in the mystical city of U Nork.

In 2011, Gopnik was chosen to deliver the 50th [[Massey Lectures]], where he presented five lectures in five Canadian cities on the ideas expounded in his book ''[[Winter: Five Windows on the Season]]''.

His book ''The Table Comes First'' (2011), is about food, cooking and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Davidson|first=Joshua|date=December 1, 2012|title=''The Table Comes First'': By Adam Gopnik|journal=Food, Culture & Society|volume=15|issue=4|pages=684–688|doi=10.2752/175174412X13414122383042|s2cid=170283408|issn=1552-8014}}</ref>

In 2019, he authored ''[[A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism]]'', a nonfiction book published by [[Basic Books]].<ref name=frum2>{{cite news| last = Frum| first =David|author-link=David Frum| title =In Defense of Liberalism| newspaper =The New York Times| date = May 14, 2019| url =https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/books/review/adam-gopnik-thousand-small-sanities.html| access-date = August 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=bell>{{cite news| last = Bell| first = David A.| author-link = David Bell (historian)| title = Lost Bearings: Adam Gopnik and the search for a 21st-century liberalism| newspaper = [[The Nation]]| date = June 12, 2019| url = https://www.thenation.com/article/adam-gopnik-a-thousand-small-sanities-book-review/| access-date = August 28, 2019| archive-date = July 31, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190731170355/https://www.thenation.com/article/adam-gopnik-a-thousand-small-sanities-book-review/| url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 2023, he wrote “The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery” (published by Liveright).

===Musical theatre===
Gopnik began working on musical projects in 2015, as a lyricist and [[libretto]] writer. With the composer [[David Shire]] he has written book and lyrics for the musical comedy ''Table'', inspired by Gopnik's 2011 book; it was workshopped in 2015 at the [[Long Wharf Theatre]] under the direction of [[Gordon Edelstein]], featuring [[Melissa Errico]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Melissa Errico and Graham Rowat to Headline Workshop of Gopnick and Shire's ''Table''|date=February 21, 2015|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Melissa-Errico-and-Graham-Rowat-to-Headline-Workshop-of-Gopnick-and-Shires-TABLE-20150221|website=BroadwayWorld.com|publisher=Wisdom Digital Media|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref> For a 2017 revival at the Long Wharf Theatre, ''Table'' was retitled ''The Most Beautiful Room in New York''.<ref>[http://www.longwharf.org/blog/?p=1752 "''The Most Beautiful Room In New York'' – A Note on the New Title"] by Adam Gopnik, February 27, 2017</ref> He wrote the libretto for [[Nico Muhly]]'s [[oratorio]] ''[[Sentences (Muhly)|Sentences]]'', which premiered in London at the [[Barbican Centre]] in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Nico Muhly ''Sentences''|url = http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=15934|website = barbican.org.uk|access-date = November 20, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151121022215/http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=15934|archive-date = November 21, 2015|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

Other projects include collaborating on a one-woman show for Errico, ''Sing the Silence'', which debuted in November 2015 at [[The Public Theater]] in New York, and included new songs co-written with David Shire, [[Scott Frankel]], and Peter Mills.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Melissa Errico: ''Sing the Silence – Songs of Women's Secret Lives'' co-written by Adam Gopnik)|url = http://joespub.publictheater.org/en/tickets/calendar/playdetailscollection/joes-pub/2015/m/melissa-errico-sing-the-silence-include-subtitle-where-possible-songs-of-womens-secret-lives-co-written-by-adam-gopnik/?SiteTheme=JoesPub|publisher=[[Joe's Pub]]|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref> Future projects include a new musical with Scott Frankel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Melissa-Errico-Joins-Adam-Gopnik-in-Concert-at-National-Sawdust-20160321|title=Photo Flash: Melissa Errico Joins Adam Gopnik in Concert at National Sawdust+|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gopnik lives in New York with his wife, Martha Rebecca Parker, and two children, Luke and Olivia. Martha's mother is Canadian filmmaker [[Gudrun Parker]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/a-conversation-with-adam-gopnik-new-yorker-writer-mcgill-grad-and-habs-fan|title=A conversation with Adam Gopnik – ''New Yorker'' writer, McGill grad and Habs fan|date=March 4, 2011|work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|location=Montreal|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref> His five siblings include [[Blake Gopnik]], art critic for ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', and [[Alison Gopnik]], a developmental psychologist and professor of psychology at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].

==Honors and appearances==
A guest on ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|Charlie Rose]]'', Gopnik has received three [[National Magazine Awards]] for Essay and Criticism, and a [[George Polk Award]] for Magazine Reporting. His entry on the culture of the United States is featured in the ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''.

Gopnik participates as a member of the jury for the [[New York International Children's Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gkids.com/?section=jury|title=GKIDS Films – Official Site|website=GKIDS Films|access-date=September 9, 2018}}</ref>

In 2015 Gopnik wrote and presented ''Lighting Up New York'', a cultural journey through the recent history of New York for Britain's [[BBC Four]] and is a regular contributor to the [[BBC Radio 4]] weekly talk series ''A Point of View''.<ref>{{Cite news|title = A Point of View: What's the secret of writing great song lyrics?|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33282745|work=BBC News|date=June 26, 2015|location=London|access-date=November 20, 2015}}</ref>

He taught at the annual [[Iceland Writers Retreat]] in [[Reykjavík]], Iceland, in spring 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-coffee-of-civilization-in-iceland|title=The Coffee of Civilization in Iceland|last=Gopnik|first=Adam|date=April 16, 2015|newspaper=The New Yorker|issn=0028-792X|access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Gopnik began a free lecture series at the [[Lincoln Center]]'s David Rubenstein Atrium, titled ''The History of the World in 100 Performances''.<ref>[http://www.aboutlincolncenter.org/press-room/release/906 "New and Expanded Programming to Nearly Double the Number of Free Events Presented at David Rubenstein Atrium"], press release, Lincoln Center, January 15, 2016</ref>

Gopnik appears as himself in the 2022 film ''[[Tár]]'', interviewing the film's lead, Lydia Tár, about her views on conducting at [[The New Yorker Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/movies/2022/10/12/tar-movie-review/|title=''Tár'': A seductive deep dive into a woman's unraveling psyche|author=[[Ann Hornaday]]|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
{{Main|Adam Gopnik bibliography}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Official|adamgopnik.com}}
* [https://themoth.org/storytellers/adam-gopnik Stories told by Adam Gopnik] at ''[[The Moth]]''

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Hylda Queally

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{{Short description|Irish talent agent}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}}<ref name="ie">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Ken |date=16 February 2003 |title=It's a long long way from Clare to here |url=https://www.independent.ie/news/its-a-long-long-way-from-clare-to-here/26229037.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230614004617/https://www.independent.ie/news/its-a-long-long-way-from-clare-to-here/26229037.html |archive-date=14 June 2023 |publisher=[[The Independent|The Independent (Ireland)]]}}</ref>
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| spouse = Brad (–present)
| children = 3
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'''Hylda Queally''' (born 1961) is an Irish<ref name="ie" /> [[talent agent]] in the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] [[Cinema of the United States|film industry]]. She is an agent for a number of major actresses such as [[Kate Winslet]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]], [[Lupita Nyong'o]], [[Penélope Cruz]], [[Noomi Rapace]], [[Jessica Chastain]], [[Brit Marling]], [[Daisy Ridley]] and [[Elizabeth Debicki]]. She has consistently been ranked by [[Elle (magazine)|''Elle'']] and many other publications as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood.<ref name="Elle"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Danaher |first=Patricia |date=21 January 2009 |title=The reel deal |work=[[The Herald (Ireland)]] |url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film/the-reel-deal-27899000.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107175343/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/film/the-reel-deal-27899000.html |archive-date=7 January 2014}}</ref>

==Early years==
Queally was born in 1961 in [[Barefield]] in [[County Clare]], Ireland.<ref name="ie" /> She was inspired by her father, a [[set dancing|set dancer]].<ref name="ie" /> Queally has two younger siblings, a brother, Raymond, and a sister, Stephanie.<ref name="ie" /> She attended Barefield National School and then [[Colaiste Mhuire]] in [[Ennis]], where she earned a [[Leaving Certificate]] in 1978.<ref name="ie" /> Queally subsequently worked as a banker for [[Allied Irish Banks|AIB]] and for [[Aer Rianta]] at [[Shannon, County Clare|Shannon]].<ref name="ie" />

==Career==
Queally emigrated to the US in 1989.<ref name="HR">{{Cite web |date=7 December 2011 |title=Hylda Queally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/list_item/hylda-queally/ |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> She initially joined Triad Artists then the [[William Morris Agency]].<ref name="variety99">{{Cite web |date=3 February 1999 |title=WMA ups Queally; 'Spider-Man' in court |url=https://variety.com/1999/voices/columns/wma-ups-queally-spider-man-in-court-1117490946/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="Moore2005">{{cite book|last=Moore|first=David R.|title=The Address Directory of Celebrities in Entertainment, Sports, Business & Politics|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780975956908|url-access=registration|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Americana Group Publishing|isbn=978-0-9759569-0-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780975956908/page/73 73]}}</ref> In early 1999, she became the Senior Vice-President and North American head of William Morris.<ref name="Petrikin1999">{{cite book|last=Petrikin|first=Chris|title=Variety power players 2000: movers and shakers, power brokers and career makers in Hollywood|url=https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri|url-access=registration|date=1 December 1999|publisher=Perigee Books|isbn=978-0-399-52569-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/varietypowerplay00chri/page/160 160]}}</ref> She joined [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA) in 2004, and is employed or has been employed as an agent by actors such as [[Kate Winslet]],<ref name="Variety">{{Cite magazine |last=Knight |first=Molly |date=18 February 2009 |title=Hylda Queally |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/awards/hylda-queally-2-1118000283/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> [[Cate Blanchett]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Marion Cotillard]],<ref name="variety2008">{{Cite web |last=Chagollan |first=Steve |date=30 July 2008 |title=Hylda Queally {{!}} Women's Impact Report: Agents Du Jour |url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/hylda-queally-1117989775/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208194537/https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/hylda-queally-1117989775/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sun |first=Rebecca |date=20 October 2014 |title=Michelle Williams Exits CAA for WME |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/michelle-williams-exits-caa-wme-742303/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205222540/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/michelle-williams-exits-caa-wme-742303/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Matthias Schoenaerts]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cillec |first=Carole |date=2 June 2015 |title=Matthias Schoenaerts est-il devenu romantique ? |url=https://www.grazia.fr/people/matthias-schoenaerts-est-il-devenu-romantique-228224.html |website=[[Grazia]] |language=fr}}</ref> [[Lupita Nyong'o]],<ref name="thr2014">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=22 April 2014 |title=Lupita Nyong'o Signs With CAA |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/lupita-nyongo-signs-caa-698217/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202195849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/lupita-nyongo-signs-caa-698217/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Noomi Rapace]],<ref name="thr2014"/> [[Lily-Rose Depp]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamigboye |first=Baz |date=23 May 2023 |title=Breaking Baz @ Cannes: Lily-Rose Depp Rises Above 'The Idol'; The Pain That Underpins Todd Haynes' Brilliant 'May December' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/lily-rose-depp-the-idol-todd-haynes-may-december-cannes-breaking-baz-1235376824/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=30 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530162425/https://deadline.com/2023/05/lily-rose-depp-the-idol-todd-haynes-may-december-cannes-breaking-baz-1235376824/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Bérénice Bejo]],<ref name="thr2014"/> [[Mélanie Laurent]],{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} [[Hilary Swank]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Amy |date=27 March 2000 |title='Quite an Amazing Journey' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-27-ca-13064-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930125835/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-27-ca-13064-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Brad Pitt]],<ref name="ie" /> [[Penélope Cruz]],<ref name="Variety"/> [[Daisy Ridley]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Mike |date=20 January 2016 |title=Daisy Ridley to Be Honored at Oscar Wilde Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscar-wilde-awards-daisy-ridley-857704/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206205717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/oscar-wilde-awards-daisy-ridley-857704/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[William Hurt]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Robin Wright]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Joseph Fiennes]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Frances McDormand]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[John Malkovich]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Nigel Hawthorne]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Miranda Richardson]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Rufus Sewell]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Eddie Izzard]],<ref name="variety99"/> [[Mathieu Amalric]],<ref name="variety2008"/> [[Sam Riley]],<ref name="variety2008"/> [[Tom Sturridge]],<ref name="variety2008"/> [[Ben Wishaw]],<ref name="variety2008"/> [[Katie Holmes]],<ref name="IE2009">{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Donal |date=17 January 2009 |title=A star in their eyes |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/a-star-in-their-eyes/26506724.html |publisher=[[The Independent|The Independent (Ireland)]]}}</ref> [[Robson Green]],<ref name="ie" /> [[Rose Byrne]]<ref name="variety2008" /> and [[Elizabeth Debicki]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Ryan |date=2023-06-21 |title=‘The Crown’ Star Elizabeth Debicki On Finding Princess Diana’s Narrative In A Sea Of Subjective Views |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/the-crown-elizabeth-debicki-interview-netflix-1235420733/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

Queally discovered actresses such as [[Elena Anaya]] (''[[The Skin I Live In]]''), [[Jessica Chastain]] (''[[The Tree of Life (film)|The Tree of Life]]'' and ''[[Take Shelter]]'') and [[Brit Marling]], writer and actor of ''[[Sound of My Voice]]'' and ''[[Another Earth]]''.<ref name="HR" />

''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' magazine has named Queally as one of the most powerful women in Hollywood several years running,<ref name="Elle">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/pop-culture/reviews/the-power-list-the-agents-513395|title=The Power List: The Agents|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|date=18 October 2010}}</ref> and in 2011 ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked her 52nd in the women's power 100 list. Honor member of project mayhem.<ref name="HR"/>

In 2016, she received the Sue Mengers Award, an award for excellence in artist representation from [[Women in Film and Television International|Women in Film]] presented by [[Cate Blanchett]] at [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=16 June 2016 |title=Cate Blanchett Honors Agent of 19 Years: "I Would Be An Unformed Piece of Amoebic Jello Without You" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/cate-blanchett-honors-agent-19-903736/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=14 June 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520174242/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/cate-blanchett-honors-agent-19-903736/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Queally lives in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]] in the Westside region of Los Angeles, California, with her husband, Brad, a computer engineer and musician,<ref name="IE2009"/> and their three children.<ref name="HR"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2248750}}

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Judy (film)

2024-10-15T02:49:00Z

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{{Short description|2019 film by Rupert Goold}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2022}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Judy
| image = Judy2019poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Rupert Goold]]
| producer = David Livingstone
| screenplay = [[Tom Edge]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[End of the Rainbow]]''|[[Peter Quilter]]}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Renée Zellweger]]
* [[Finn Wittrock]]
* [[Jessie Buckley]]
* [[Rufus Sewell]]
* [[Michael Gambon]]
}}
| music = [[Gabriel Yared]]
| cinematography = Ole Bratt Birkeland
| editing = [[Melanie Oliver]]
| studio = {{Plainlist|
* [[Pathé]]
* [[BBC Films]]
* [[Ingenious Media]]
* Calamity Films
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[20th Century Fox]] (United Kingdom)<ref name="variety.com">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/judy-review-renee-zellweger-1203316871/|title = Film Review: Renée Zellweger in 'Judy'|date = 31 August 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref>
* Pathé Distribution<ref name=BOM/> (France and Switzerland)
* [[LD Entertainment]]
* [[Roadside Attractions]] (United States)
}}
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|8|30|[[46th Telluride Film Festival|Telluride]]|2019|9|27|United States|2019|10|2|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* United States
* France
}}
| language = English
| budget = $10 million<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/forum/movies/is-judy-going-to-revive-renee-zellwegers-career/ |title=Is Judy going to revive Renee Zellweger's career? |date= |website=GoldDerby |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117082312/https://www.goldderby.com/forum/movies/is-judy-going-to-revive-renee-zellwegers-career/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| gross = $46 million<ref name="NUM">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Judy-(2019)#tab=summary|title=Judy (2019)|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref><ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl470189569/?ref_=bo_yld_table_94|title=Judy (2019)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
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'''''Judy''''' is a 2019 [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] based on the life of American entertainer [[Judy Garland]]. Directed by [[Rupert Goold]], it is an adaptation of the [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier]]- and [[Tony Award|Tony]]-nominated [[West End theatre|West End]] and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play ''[[End of the Rainbow]]'' by [[Peter Quilter]]. The film stars [[Renée Zellweger]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Clarke |first=Stewart |date=23 October 2017 |title=Renee Zellweger to Play Judy Garland in London-Set 'Judy' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/renee-zellweger-judy-garland-1202596271/ |magazine=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41725603|title=Renee Zellweger to play Judy Garland on screen|date=23 October 2017|work=BBC News}}</ref> [[Jessie Buckley]], [[Finn Wittrock]], [[Rufus Sewell]], and [[Michael Gambon]].<ref name = Nightingale>{{cite news|title = Michael Gambon, Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' Films, Dies at 82|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/28/arts/michael-gambon-dead.html|last = Nightingale|first = Benedict|date = 29 September 2023|accessdate = 29 September 2023|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|page = A1}}</ref><ref name=Wiegand>{{cite web |last1=Wiegand |first1=Chris |title=Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, dies aged 82 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/sep/28/michael-gambon-star-of-harry-potter-and-the-singing-detective-dies-aged-82 |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=28 September 2023}}</ref>

The film follows Garland's career during the last year of her life, when she relocated her stage career to England, coupled with flashbacks of her childhood, most prominently the shooting of her part as [[Dorothy Gale]] in ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1939), her most famous film role. After some initial success in a run of sell-out concerts at the [[Hippodrome, London|Talk of the Town]] in London, her efforts eventually stop making progress and even start to worsen as her health deteriorates.

''Judy'' premiered at the [[46th Telluride Film Festival]] on 30 August 2019, and was released in the United States on 27 September 2019, and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019. The film received generally positive reviews, with Zellweger's performance garnering widespread acclaim. For her portrayal of Garland, Zellweger won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], as well as the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Golden Globe Award]], [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|SAG Award]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]] and [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress|Critics' Choice Movie Award]].

==Plot==
In the 1930s, 16-year-old actress [[Judy Garland]] is told by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] studio head, [[Louis B. Mayer]] on the set of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', that she has a gift other girls do not. Her singing talent is nearly unmatched while she is able to surpass the success of [[Shirley Temple]] as a Hollywood child star. As her career takes off, Judy is forced by a ruthless studio minder to take [[amphetamine]]s against her will; one such instance occurs during her date with [[Mickey Rooney]]. She is even denied permission to sleep due to the demanding schedule. Responding to Judy's criticisms, Mayer explains that she is exhausted by her working hours; even using emotional and physical intimidation to keep her in line.

In her forties, Judy has been performing with [[Lorna Luft|Lorna]] and Joey, her two children from her marriage to [[Sidney Luft]], her third husband. Later, the trio try to check into their hotel but are turned away for previous nonpayment. Because of this, Judy is forced to return home to Sidney, who has since divorced her.

At a party, Judy meets nightclub owner [[Mickey Deans]], and they become friends. In 1968, she is told by her agent of England being free to host her upcoming performances, but that the U.S. reception to her has cooled due to her performance unreliability and moodiness. She decides to embark for there, leaving Lorna and Joey with Sidney, which is difficult for her.

While in England, substance abuse keeps Judy from performing reliably. She is late to her London premiere and assistants are called upon to check on her health and fix her make-up. The fans are enthusiastic and her performance is excellent. During the show, she starts to sing the "Clang, clang, clang..." lyrics to "[[The Trolley Song]]" to loud applause.

Judy meets two adoring gay fans at the stage door on her way out and joins them for a late-night snack at their flat. They bond over their difficulties, and she sings "[[Get Happy (song)|Get Happy]]" while one of the fans plays the piano. Deans comes to London on a surprise visit, which cheers her up. She still has trouble making her stage performances on time because of substance abuse and anxiety.

Her sponsoring British agent has Judy examined by a [[otorhinolaryngology|voice specialist]] doctor. She says she had a [[tracheotomy]] two years prior, which weakened her voice. The doctor diagnoses physical and mental exhaustion, which requires rest for recovery. Her relationship with Deans is a support to her personal life, and they marry, making him her fifth husband. She still thinks about Lorna and Joey and suffers from being separated from them. They, however, are happy in school in California. Deans has bad news about a money deal that fell through, which means she must stay in England to make ends meet. At her next performance, Judy passes out on stage and is heckled. Her singing engagement is terminated but she returns for a final night on stage, where she asks to perform one last song. She breaks down while singing "[[Over the Rainbow]]" but recovers with the encouragement of supportive fans and is able to complete the performance. She asks, "You won't forget me, will you?" to the audience, who applaud before she ends her performance by saying, "Promise you won't." The film's end card says Judy died six months later, in summer 1969, aged 47.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Renée Zellweger]] as [[Judy Garland]]
** [[Darci Shaw]] as young Judy
* [[Jessie Buckley]] as Rosalyn Wilder
* [[Finn Wittrock]] as [[Mickey Deans]]
* [[Rufus Sewell]] as [[Sidney Luft]]
* [[Michael Gambon]] as [[Bernard Delfont]]
* [[Richard Cordery]] as [[Louis B. Mayer]]
* [[Bella Ramsey]] as [[Lorna Luft]]
* [[Royce Pierreson]] as Burt Rhodes
* [[Andy Nyman]] as Dan
* [[Phil Dunster]] as Ben
* Daniel Cerqueira as Stan
* [[Arthur McBain]] as Askith
* [[John Dagleish]] as [[Lonnie Donegan]]
* [[Gemma-Leah Devereux]] as [[Liza Minnelli]]
* David Rubin as Noel
* Lewin Lloyd as Joey Luft
* [[Fenella Woolgar]] as [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]]
* Gus Barry as [[Mickey Rooney]]
}}

==Production==
[[Principal photography]] began on 19 March 2018, in London. Filming locations included [[West London Film Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/renee-zellweger-judy-garland-2-1202729890/|title=First Look: Renee Zellweger as Judy Garland in 'Judy' Biopic|date=19 March 2018|website=Variety}}</ref> [[Pinewood Studios]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Judy |url=https://pinewoodgroup.com/pinewood-today/credits/judy |website=[[Pinewood Studios]] |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> [[Hackney Empire]] and [[Tring Park School for the Performing Arts]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wendovernews.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-school-shares-in-renee-zellwegers-oscars-success/#:~:text=Tring%20Park%20is%20housed%20in,the%20biopic%20of%20Judy%20Garland. | title=Hertfordshire school shares in RenÃ©e Zellweger's Oscars success | date=10 February 2020 }}</ref>

===Music===
{{main|Judy (soundtrack)}}
The soundtrack for the film was released on 28 September 2019 by [[Decca Records]]. It features twelve of Garland's most popular tracks performed by Zellweger, including several that were featured in the movie, as well as duets with [[Sam Smith]] and [[Rufus Wainwright]].

==Release==
The film had its world premiere at the [[Telluride Film Festival]] on 30 August 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/telluride-film-festival-2019-lineup-ford-vs-ferrari-judy-full-list-of-movies-1202706577/|title=Telluride Film Festival: 'Ford V Ferrari', 'Judy', 'Motherless Brooklyn', Weinstein-Inspired Drama 'The Assistant' Among Premieres Headed To 46th Edition – Full List|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=29 August 2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://telluridecms-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/guides/46th-TFF-program-guide-FINAL.pdf|title=Telluride Program Guide|access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> It also screened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] on 10 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/toronto-film-festival-joker-ford-v-ferrari-hustlers-lineup-1203275868/|title=Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=23 July 2019|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> It was theatrically released in the United States on 27 September 2019, by [[Roadside Attractions]] and [[LD Entertainment]], and in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2019, by [[20th Century Fox]], [[Pathé]]'s British Distributor.<ref name="variety.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/judy-first-look-renee-zellweger-garland-1201941018/|title='Judy' First Look: Renée Zellweger Becomes Judy Garland to Perform the Legend's Final Concerts|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/renee-zellweger-judy-garland-pathe-bbc-1202343652/|title=First Look At Renée Zellweger As Judy Garland In Pathé, BBC Films Biopic|date=19 March 2018|website=Deadline}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/renee-zellweger-judy-garland-biopic-will-be-distributed-by-ld-entertainment-and-roadside-attractions|title=Renée Zellweger Judy Garland Biopic Will Be Distributed by LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions|first=Adam|last=Hetrick|date=31 May 2018|website=Playbill}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film grossed $24.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $18.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $43.2 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" />

The film made $2.9 million in its opening weekend, from 461 theatres, finishing seventh at the box office; 60% of its audiences was female, while 79% were over the age of 35.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/judy-renee-zellweger-roadside-attractions-specialty-box-office-sunday-the-peanut-butter-falcon-shia-labeouf-1202747635/ |title='Judy' Debuts To Pitch Perfect $2.9 Million, 'Peanut Butter Falcon' Flies High As #1 Indie Platform Release of 2019 – Specialty Box Office |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=29 September 2019 |access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref><ref name=opening>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2019/09/abominable-downton-abbey-hustlers-weekend-box-office-1202746278/ |title=Dreamworks Animation-Pearl Studios' 'Abominable' Bigfoots B.O. With Near $21M Opening Weekend
|last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=29 September 2019 |access-date=29 September 2019}}</ref> It expanded to 1,458 theatres the following weekend and made $4.6 million, finishing sixth, before making $3.2 million in its third weekend, returning to seventh place.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2019/10/joker-box-office-opening-weekend-1202752002// |title= Warner Bros. Laughing All The Way To The Bank With 'Joker': $94M Debut Reps Records For October, Todd Phillips, Joaquin Phoenix & Robert De Niro |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony|date=6 October 2019 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=6 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/gemini-man-will-smith-joker-addams-family-jexi-weekend-box-office-1202757855/ |title='Joker' $55M+ Scores 2nd Weekend October Record, 'Addams Family' Rich $30M+, 'Gemini Man' Still Not Dazzling $20M – Sunday B.O. Update |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=13 October 2019 |access-date=13 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011150127/https://deadline.com/2019/10/gemini-man-will-smith-joker-addams-family-jexi-weekend-box-office-1202757855/ |archive-date=11 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Critical response===
[[File:Renée Zellweger Berlinale 2010 (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|[[Renée Zellweger]] garnered critical acclaim for her performance as [[Judy Garland]], winning the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].]]

On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's consensus reads, "Led by a deeply committed performance from Renée Zellweger, ''Judy'' captures the waning days of a beloved performer with clear-eyed compassion."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judy_2019|title=Judy (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/judy |title='Judy' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave it an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="opening" />

Zellweger garnered much critical acclaim for her performance in the title role, with several critics labelling her a frontrunner to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]], which she would later go on to win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/renee-zellweger-second-oscar-judy-1202175669/amp/|title=With 'Judy', Renée Zellweger Has an Oscar-Winning Role and the Narrative to Match|last=Thompson|first=Anne|date=26 September 2019|website=[[IndieWire]]|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called her portrayal of Garland "the performance of the year",<ref>{{cite magazine|date=24 September 2019|last=Travers|first=Peter|title='Judy' Review: Renée Zellweger Goes Over the Rainbow|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/judy-movie-review-889110/ |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref> while Zoe Gahan of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote, "a stellar stage-stomping performance. It is hard to tell where Garland stops and Zellweger starts... Go and see this film. Laugh and weep, bawl your eyes out—she deserves every tear."<ref>{{cite web|date=3 October 2019|last=Gahan|first=Zoe|title=Review: Judy Laugh and weep, bawl your eyes out—Judy deserves every tear|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2019/10/review-judy-garland-film7/ |publisher=[[Conde Nast]] |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref> Eric Kohn of ''[[IndieWire]]'' gave the film a "C", stating that "Zellweger inhabits the role of the jaded, soul-searching musical icon reasonably well within a dreary and unremarkable saga that finds her grappling with her past, contending with pill-popping addictions and a broken family. It's a familiar story that ''Judy'' struggles to freshen up, at least until Zellweger takes the mic."<ref>{{cite web|date=31 August 2019|last=Kohn|first=Eric|title='Judy' Review: Renée Zellweger Is a Solid Judy Garland in a Bland Biopic About Her Later Years|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/judy-review-renee-zellweger-1202170277/ |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]] |work=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>

Monica Castillo of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' gave the film two out of four stars; though she praised how it contextualized Garland's abusive childhood, she criticized Goold's direction and Zellweger's performance, stating that "there are spots in the movie where Zellweger's affected manners become too distracting and overshadow everything else around her...Try as she might, Zellweger's Judy never goes beyond an impression of the multi-talented artist; her all-caps version of acting fails to allow the role to feel natural."<ref>{{cite web|last=Castillo|first=Monica|title=Judy movie review & film summary|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/judy-movie-review-2019|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|publisher=Ebert Digital LLC|access-date=30 September 2019|date=26 September 2019}}</ref>

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[AACTA Awards]]
| [[9th AACTA International Awards|3 January 2020]]
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Actress|Best International Actress]]
| [[Renée Zellweger]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/parasite-named-best-picture-by-australias-aacta-awards-1266148|title='Parasite' Named Best Picture by Australia's AACTA Awards|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|date=3 January 2020|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[AARP#AARP Awards|AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[19th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|11 January 2020]]
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-popes-leads-nominees-aarp-magazines-movies-grownups-awards-1258028|title='The Two Popes' Leads Nominees for AARP the Magazine's Movies for Grownups Awards|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=26 November 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Time Capsule|Best Time Capsule]]
| ''Judy''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Academy Award]]s
| rowspan="2"| [[92nd Academy Awards|9 February 2020]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2020 |title=The 92nd Academy Awards|website=oscars.org|language=en|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup and Hairstyling]]
| [[Jeremy Woodhead]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[73rd British Academy Film Awards|2 February 2020]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2020 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners |url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/ee-british-academy-film-awards-nominees-winners-2020 |website=bafta.org |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Jany Temime]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair|Best Makeup and Hair]]
| Jeremy Woodhead
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[British Independent Film Awards]]
| rowspan="5"| [[British Independent Film Awards 2019|1 December 2019]]
| [[BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bifa.film/awards/2019/winners-nominations/|title=Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards|date=21 October 2019|website=BIFA · British Independent Film Awards|language=en-GB|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
| Best Cinematography
| Ole Bratt Birkeland
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Costume Design
| Jany Temime
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Make Up & Hair Design
| Jeremy Woodhead
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Production Design
| Kave Quinn
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Casting Society of America]]
| 30 January 2020
| Studio or Independent – Drama
| Fiona Weir and Alice Searby
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/artios-casting-society-2020-film-nominations-complete-list-1265563/item/big-budget-drama-1265571|title=Artios Awards: 'Hustlers,' 'Knives Out,' 'Rocketman' Among Casting Society Film Nominees|last=Schaffstall|first=Katherine|date=2 January 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[25th Critics' Choice Awards|12 January 2020]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/critics-choice-awards-2020-winners-list-1202828353/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |work=Deadline |date=January 12, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Makeup|Best Hair and Makeup]]
| ''Judy''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Detroit Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="2"| 9 December 2019
| [[Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| Breakthrough Performance
| [[Jessie Buckley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[GLAAD Media Award]]s
| [[31st GLAAD Media Awards|19 March 2020]]
| [[GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release|Outstanding Film – Wide Release]]
| ''Judy''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/glaad-media-award-nominations-2020-full-list-nominees-1267736 |title=GLAAD Media Awards: 'Booksmart,' 'Bombshell,' 'Rocketman' Among Nominees |first1=Chris |last1=Gardner |first2=Annie |last2=Howard |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[77th Golden Globe Awards|5 January 2020]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/golden-globes-2019-biggest-wins-netflix-1203457082/|title=Golden Globes: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' '1917' Win Big|date=5 January 2020|work=Variety|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Grammy Award]]s
| [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards|14 March 2021]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]]
| ''[[Judy (soundtrack)|Judy]]'' – Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/63rd-annual-grammy-awards-2020|title=63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020)|website=grammy.com|access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Hollywood Critics Association]]
| rowspan="2"| 9 January 2020
| Best Actress
| Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/the-3rd-annual-hollywood-critics-association-nominations/|title=The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Nominations|date=25 November 2019|website=Hollywood Critics Association|language=en|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/full-winners-list-from-the-2020-hollywood-critics-association-awards/|title=Full Winners List from the 2020 Hollywood Critics Association Awards – Hollywood Critics Association}}</ref>
|-
| Best Hair and Makeup
| ''Judy''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Hollywood Film Awards]]
| [[23rd Hollywood Film Awards|3 November 2019]]
| [[Hollywood Actress Award]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/hollywood-film-awards-2019-winners-list-1202755151/|title=Hollywood Film Awards 2019 Winners List (So Far): Antonio Banderas, Renée Zellweger, Al Pacino, Laura Dern,'Endgame', More – Update|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=22 October 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Houston Film Critics Society]]
| [[Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2019|2 January 2020]]
| [[Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=The Houston Film Critics Society Award Winners for 2019 |url=https://houstonfilmcritics.com/hfcs-gives-parasite-top-award-at-13th-annual-awards-show/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |website=Houston Film Critics |date=January 3, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Independent Spirit Awards]]
| [[35th Independent Spirit Awards|8 February 2020]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead|Best Female Lead]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/11/2020-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-1202191305/|title=2020 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees: 'Marriage Story,' 'Uncut Gems,' and More|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=21 November 2019|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=21 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[London Film Critics Circle]]
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards|30 January 2020]]
| [[London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year|Actress of the Year]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Lodge |first1=Guy |title='Parasite' Tops London Film Critics' Circle Awards |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/parasite-wins-london-critics-awards-joaquin-phoenix-renee-zellweger-1203486577/ |access-date=19 December 2022 |work=Variety |date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review]]
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 2019|8 January 2020]]
| [[National Board of Review: Top Ten Independent Films|Top 10 Independent Films]]
| ''Judy''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Award Winners |url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2019/ |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]
| 2 January 2020
| Desert Palm Achievement Award
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/renee-zellweger-be-honored-at-palm-springs-film-festival-awards-gala-1253493|title=Renee Zellweger to Be Honored at Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala|last=Gardner|first=Chris|date=8 November 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=9 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="2"| 9 December 2019
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{runner-up}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=2019 San Diego Film Critics Society's Awards |url=https://www.sdfcs.org/2019-awards/ |website=sdfcs.org |date=9 December 2019 |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| Breakthrough Artist
| Jessie Buckley
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Santa Barbara International Film Festival]]
| 16 January 2020
| American Riviera Award
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/renee-zellweger-santa-barbara-film-festival-1202755195/|title=Renee Zellweger To Receive Santa Barbara Film Festival's American Riviera Award|last=Hammond|first=Pete|date=8 October 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en|access-date=19 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Satellite Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[24th Satellite Awards|19 December 2019]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture|Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2019-ipa-awards/|title=2019 Nominees|website=International Press Academy|language=en|access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| Jany Temime
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s
| [[26th Screen Actors Guild Awards|19 January 2020]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sag-awards-2020-parasite-the-crown-mrs-maisel-1203472822/|title=SAG Awards 2020: 'Parasite,' 'The Crown,' 'Mrs. Maisel' Win Top Prizes|date=19 January 2020|work=Variety|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[St. Louis Film Critics Association]]
| 15 December 2019
| [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
! scope="row"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| 8 December 2019
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Renée Zellweger
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Notelist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|7549996|Judy}}
* {{AllMovie title|716224|Judy}}
{{Rupert Goold}}

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[[Category:Cultural depictions of Judy Garland]]
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Darci Shaw

2024-10-15T02:48:02Z

2601:447:CD7F:FFFF:E9FA:C422:ECFF:8EDA: /* Filmography */

{{Short description|British actress (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darci Shaw
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Darci Louise Shaw
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| nationality = British
| education = [[Belvedere Academy]]
| alma_mater = [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]]
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2017–present
| othername =
}}
'''Darci Louise Shaw''' (born 17 April 2002) is an English actress.

==Early life==
Shaw was born in [[Liverpool]] and grew up in the suburb of [[Mossley Hill]]. She attended the [[Belvedere Academy]].<ref name="echo 1">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-teenager-playing-young-judy-16899733|title=Liverpool teenager playing young Judy Garland in new Hollywood blockbuster|journal=Liverpool Echo|first=Alan|last=Weston|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> She took Saturday acting classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] (LIPA) from the age of 5 and then joined the [[Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre]] at the age of 14, participating weekly and appearing in the company's ''[[Fiddler On The Roof]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' productions in 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/get-into-character-with-darci-shaw/|title=Get into character with Darci Shaw|journal=Hunger|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Shaw made her film debut in 2019, playing young [[Judy Garland]] in the award-winning film ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'' alongside [[Renée Zellweger]].<ref name="echo 1"/> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' described Shaw's performance as "truly stellar".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/judy-movie-review-889110/|title='Judy' Review: Renée Zellweger Goes Over the Rainbow|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=24 September 2019|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

Shaw played Holly Meredith in [[Morecambe]]-based [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] crime drama ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]'' alongside [[Morven Christie]] and [[Chanel Cresswell]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/culture/interview-darci-shaw/|title=Interview with The Irregulars' Darci Shaw|journal=Country & Town House|first=Ellie|last=Smith|date=24 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Shaw began starring as Jessie in ''[[The Irregulars]]'', a [[Netflix]] paranormal show based on the world of [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/darci-shaw/|title=Darci Shaw|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Miranda|last=Bunnis|date=25 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/darci-shaw-netflix-the-irregulars-72934/|title=Darci Shaw Reveals the True Nature of Starring on Netflix's 'The Irregulars'|website=Backstage|first=Darci|last=Shaw|date=25 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35955941/the-irregulars-cast-freaked-out-on-set/|title=The Irregulars star Darci Shaw explains why cast were "freaked out" on set|journal=Digital Spy|first1=Dan|last1=Seddon|first2=David|last2=Opie|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

[[Sky UK]] announced that Shaw would appear in a film about the British ceramic artist [[Clarice Cliff]] titled ''[[The Colour Room]]'', alongside [[Phoebe Dynevor]] in the lead role, as well as [[Matthew Goode]], [[David Morrissey]], [[Kerry Fox]] and [[Luke Norris (actor)|Luke Norris]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/phoebe-dynevor-matthew-goode-bridgerton-sky-the-colour-room-1234716315/|title=Phoebe Dynevor Lands First Major Role Since 'Bridgerton' Breakthrough, Joining Matthew Goode In Sky Original Film 'The Colour Room'|journal=Variety|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.metro.co.uk/2021/04/05/phoebe-dynevor-worlds-away-from-bridgerton-with-brunette-curls-as-she-films-the-colour-room-14361142/amp/|title=Unrecognisable Phoebe Dynevor worlds away from Bridgerton role with brunette curls as she films The Colour Room|journal=Metro|first=Alistair|last=McGeorge|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> The film premiered in 2021.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]''
| Holly Meredith
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]''
| young [[Judy Garland]]
|
|-
| ''Bitter Sky''
| Nia
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Irregulars]]''
| Jessie
| Main Cast; 8 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Colour Room]]''
| Dot
| Film
|-
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]''
| Amy Croft
| TV show
|-
|2024
| ''[[Midas Man]] ''
| [[Cilla Black]]
| Film<ref name="TJFF2024">{{Cite web |title=Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier |url=https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |website=Toronto Jewish Film Foundation |language=en-US |accessdate=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524073351/https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |archive-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|TBC
| ''[[This City is Ours]]''
| Melissa
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/sean-bean-this-city-is-ours-bbc-left-bank-stephen-butchard-1235942250/amp/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=28 May 2024|title= Sean Bean To Play Gang Leader In BBC Drama Series ‘This City Is Ours’ From ‘The Crown’ Producer Left Bank|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=May 28, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Darci}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:21st-century English actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Liverpool]]
[[Category:English child actresses]]
[[Category:People educated at The Belvedere Academy]]

Darci Shaw

2024-10-15T02:47:41Z

2601:447:CD7F:FFFF:E9FA:C422:ECFF:8EDA:

{{Short description|British actress (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darci Shaw
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Darci Louise Shaw
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| nationality = British
| education = [[Belvedere Academy]]
| alma_mater = [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]]
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2017–present
| othername =
}}
'''Darci Louise Shaw''' (born 17 April 2002) is an English actress.

==Early life==
Shaw was born in [[Liverpool]] and grew up in the suburb of [[Mossley Hill]]. She attended the [[Belvedere Academy]].<ref name="echo 1">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-teenager-playing-young-judy-16899733|title=Liverpool teenager playing young Judy Garland in new Hollywood blockbuster|journal=Liverpool Echo|first=Alan|last=Weston|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> She took Saturday acting classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] (LIPA) from the age of 5 and then joined the [[Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre]] at the age of 14, participating weekly and appearing in the company's ''[[Fiddler On The Roof]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' productions in 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/get-into-character-with-darci-shaw/|title=Get into character with Darci Shaw|journal=Hunger|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Shaw made her film debut in 2019, playing young [[Judy Garland]] in the award-winning film ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'' alongside [[Renée Zellweger]].<ref name="echo 1"/> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' described Shaw's performance as "truly stellar".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/judy-movie-review-889110/|title='Judy' Review: Renée Zellweger Goes Over the Rainbow|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=24 September 2019|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

Shaw played Holly Meredith in [[Morecambe]]-based [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] crime drama ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]'' alongside [[Morven Christie]] and [[Chanel Cresswell]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/culture/interview-darci-shaw/|title=Interview with The Irregulars' Darci Shaw|journal=Country & Town House|first=Ellie|last=Smith|date=24 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Shaw began starring as Jessie in ''[[The Irregulars]]'', a [[Netflix]] paranormal show based on the world of [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/darci-shaw/|title=Darci Shaw|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Miranda|last=Bunnis|date=25 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/darci-shaw-netflix-the-irregulars-72934/|title=Darci Shaw Reveals the True Nature of Starring on Netflix's 'The Irregulars'|website=Backstage|first=Darci|last=Shaw|date=25 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35955941/the-irregulars-cast-freaked-out-on-set/|title=The Irregulars star Darci Shaw explains why cast were "freaked out" on set|journal=Digital Spy|first1=Dan|last1=Seddon|first2=David|last2=Opie|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

[[Sky UK]] announced that Shaw would appear in a film about the British ceramic artist [[Clarice Cliff]] titled ''[[The Colour Room]]'', alongside [[Phoebe Dynevor]] in the lead role, as well as [[Matthew Goode]], [[David Morrissey]], [[Kerry Fox]] and [[Luke Norris (actor)|Luke Norris]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/phoebe-dynevor-matthew-goode-bridgerton-sky-the-colour-room-1234716315/|title=Phoebe Dynevor Lands First Major Role Since 'Bridgerton' Breakthrough, Joining Matthew Goode In Sky Original Film 'The Colour Room'|journal=Variety|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.metro.co.uk/2021/04/05/phoebe-dynevor-worlds-away-from-bridgerton-with-brunette-curls-as-she-films-the-colour-room-14361142/amp/|title=Unrecognisable Phoebe Dynevor worlds away from Bridgerton role with brunette curls as she films The Colour Room|journal=Metro|first=Alistair|last=McGeorge|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> The film premiered in 2021.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]''
| Holly Meredith
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]''
| Young [[Judy Garland|Judy]]
|
|-
| ''Bitter Sky''
| Nia
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Irregulars]]''
| Jessie
| Main Cast; 8 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Colour Room]]''
| Dot
| Film
|-
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]''
| Amy Croft
| TV show
|-
|2024
| ''[[Midas Man]] ''
| [[Cilla Black]]
| Film<ref name="TJFF2024">{{Cite web |title=Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier |url=https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |website=Toronto Jewish Film Foundation |language=en-US |accessdate=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524073351/https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |archive-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|TBC
| ''[[This City is Ours]]''
| Melissa
| Filming<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/sean-bean-this-city-is-ours-bbc-left-bank-stephen-butchard-1235942250/amp/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=28 May 2024|title= Sean Bean To Play Gang Leader In BBC Drama Series ‘This City Is Ours’ From ‘The Crown’ Producer Left Bank|first=Max|last=Goldbart|date=May 28, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Darci}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:21st-century English actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Liverpool]]
[[Category:English child actresses]]
[[Category:People educated at The Belvedere Academy]]

Darci Shaw

2024-10-15T02:47:26Z

2601:447:CD7F:FFFF:E9FA:C422:ECFF:8EDA:

{{Short description|British actress (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Darci Shaw
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Darci Louise Shaw
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
| nationality = British
| education = [[Belvedere Academy]]
| alma_mater = [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]]
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2017–present
| othername =
}}
'''Darci Louise Shaw''' (born 17 April 2002) is an English actress.

==Early life==
Shaw was born in [[Liverpool]] and grew up in the suburb of [[Mossley Hill]]. She attended the [[Belvedere Academy]].<ref name="echo 1">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-teenager-playing-young-judy-16899733|title=Liverpool teenager playing young Judy Garland in new Hollywood blockbuster|journal=Liverpool Echo|first=Alan|last=Weston|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> She took Saturday acting classes at the [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] (LIPA) from the age of 5 and then joined the [[Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre]] at the age of 14, participating weekly and appearing in the company's ''[[Fiddler On The Roof]]'' and ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' productions in 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.hungertv.com/editorial/get-into-character-with-darci-shaw/|title=Get into character with Darci Shaw|journal=Hunger|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

==Career==
Shaw made her film debut in 2019, playing young [[Judy Garland]] in the award-winning film ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'' alongside [[Renée Zellweger]], who played Judy in her later life.<ref name="echo 1"/> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' described Shaw's performance as "truly stellar".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/judy-movie-review-889110/|title='Judy' Review: Renée Zellweger Goes Over the Rainbow|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=24 September 2019|access-date=4 October 2019}}</ref>

Shaw played Holly Meredith in [[Morecambe]]-based [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] crime drama ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]'' alongside [[Morven Christie]] and [[Chanel Cresswell]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/culture/interview-darci-shaw/|title=Interview with The Irregulars' Darci Shaw|journal=Country & Town House|first=Ellie|last=Smith|date=24 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> In 2021, Shaw began starring as Jessie in ''[[The Irregulars]]'', a [[Netflix]] paranormal show based on the world of [[Sherlock Holmes]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://1883magazine.com/darci-shaw/|title=Darci Shaw|journal=1883 Magazine|first=Miranda|last=Bunnis|date=25 March 2021 |accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/darci-shaw-netflix-the-irregulars-72934/|title=Darci Shaw Reveals the True Nature of Starring on Netflix's 'The Irregulars'|website=Backstage|first=Darci|last=Shaw|date=25 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35955941/the-irregulars-cast-freaked-out-on-set/|title=The Irregulars star Darci Shaw explains why cast were "freaked out" on set|journal=Digital Spy|first1=Dan|last1=Seddon|first2=David|last2=Opie|date=27 March 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref>

[[Sky UK]] announced that Shaw would appear in a film about the British ceramic artist [[Clarice Cliff]] titled ''[[The Colour Room]]'', alongside [[Phoebe Dynevor]] in the lead role, as well as [[Matthew Goode]], [[David Morrissey]], [[Kerry Fox]] and [[Luke Norris (actor)|Luke Norris]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/phoebe-dynevor-matthew-goode-bridgerton-sky-the-colour-room-1234716315/|title=Phoebe Dynevor Lands First Major Role Since 'Bridgerton' Breakthrough, Joining Matthew Goode In Sky Original Film 'The Colour Room'|journal=Variety|first=Jake|last=Kanter|date=17 March 2021|accessdate=17 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.metro.co.uk/2021/04/05/phoebe-dynevor-worlds-away-from-bridgerton-with-brunette-curls-as-she-films-the-colour-room-14361142/amp/|title=Unrecognisable Phoebe Dynevor worlds away from Bridgerton role with brunette curls as she films The Colour Room|journal=Metro|first=Alistair|last=McGeorge|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=7 April 2021}}</ref> The film premiered in 2021.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2019
| ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]''
| Holly Meredith
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]''
| Young [[Judy Garland|Judy]]
|
|-
| ''Bitter Sky''
| Nia
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Irregulars]]''
| Jessie
| Main Cast; 8 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Colour Room]]''
| Dot
| Film
|-
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Brassic (TV series)|Brassic]]''
| Amy Croft
| TV show
|-
|2024
| ''[[Midas Man]] ''
| [[Cilla Black]]
| Film<ref name="TJFF2024">{{Cite web |title=Toronto Jewish Film Festival - Midas Man, Opening Night Film, Canadian Premier |url=https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |website=Toronto Jewish Film Foundation |language=en-US |accessdate=1 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524073351/https://tjff.com/films/midas-man/ |archive-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|TBC
| ''[[This City is Ours]]''
| Melissa
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End of the Rainbow

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{{About||1930 German film|End of the Rainbow (1930 film)|1947 film with this title|Northwest Outpost}}
{{Distinguish|At the End of the Rainbow}}
[[File:Playbill for End of the Rainbow on Broadway.jpg|thumb|Playbill for End of the Rainbow on Broadway]]

{{Infobox play
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| writer = [[Peter Quilter]]
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| characters = [[Judy Garland]] Anthony [[Mickey Deans]] Concierge Stage Manager BBC Announcer
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| setting = London, December 1968
| premiere = 2005
| place = [[Sydney Opera House]] Sydney, Australia
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| subject = The last months of Judy Garland's life
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'''''End of the Rainbow''''' is a musical drama by [[Peter Quilter]], which focuses on [[Judy Garland]] in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadway production opened at the [[Belasco Theatre]] in 2012. The award-winning 2019 film [[Judy (film)|''Judy'']] starring [[Renée Zellweger]] is a screen adaptation of the play for which Zellweger won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].

== Synopsis ==
Judy Garland is staying in London, along with young new fiancé [[Mickey Deans]] and loyal friend and pianist Anthony, preparing for her five-week run of shows at [[Hippodrome, London|The Talk of the Town]]. Garland hopes that her act will help her maintain her star profile, especially considering a recent string of bad press against her. However, she still struggles with both her drug addictions and her strained relationships with the men around her.

== Production history ==
''End of the Rainbow'' evolved from an earlier Peter Quilter play entitled ''Last Song of the Nightingale'' which had starred [[Tracie Bennett]] as a fictitious past-her-prime diva: premièring as a [[fringe theatre|London fringe]] production in the spring of 2001, ''Last Song...'' had encored (with Bennett) in 2003 at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] and also [[Off West End]]. Although Quilter would state the play's protagonist was a gender-switch on an alcoholic male cruise ship performer of the playwright's acquaintance,<ref name="Wisconsin Gazette">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wisconsingazette.com/entertainment/stage/playwright-peter-quilter-finds-the-pot-of-gold-at-the/article_660221a6-7a5e-5835-ba9c-78c7a32eda7e.html|title=Playwright Peter Quilter finds the pot of gold at the end of Garland's gay rainbow}}</ref> ''Last Song...'' would be viewed by theater-goers and critics - and its star Tracie Bennett - as a theatrical Judy Garland [[roman à clef]]:<ref name="Wisconsin Gazette"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/review-end-of-the-rainbow-1-3136889 |title=Review: End of the Rainbow - Mid Sussex Times |website=www.midsussextimes.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722212314/https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-and-comedy/review-end-of-the-rainbow-1-3136889 |archive-date=2019-07-22}} </ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/408513.tracie-bennett-interviewed-september-2003/|title=Tracie Bennett: Interviewed September 2003}}</ref> Quilter eventually decided to revise his original play to overtly focus on Garland, with the resultant ''End of the Rainbow'' premièring in August 2005 at the [[Sydney Opera House]] in Australia with [[Caroline O'Connor (actress)|Caroline O’Connor]] as Garland,<ref>Hallett, Bruce.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/garlands-last-days-come-alive/2005/08/05/1123125897472.html " 'End of the Rainbow', Ensemble Theatre, Opera House, August 4; Garland's last days come alive"] smh.com.au, August 6, 2005</ref> a role O'Connor reprised first in a May 2006 production at the Theatre Royal, Sydney<ref>Doran, Siobhán.[http://www.sydneystage.com.au/content/view/90/ "'End of The Rainbow' "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825070546/http://www.sydneystage.com.au/content/view/90/ |date=2006-08-25 }} SydneyStage.com.au, 8 May 2006</ref> and then at the [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] engagement of ''End of the Rainbow'' in August 2006.<ref name=stage/> O'Connor won three Best Actress awards for her performances.

''End of the Rainbow'' was then performed from February 5–20, 2010 at Northampton's Royal & Derngate Theatre. This production was directed by [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]] and starred Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland, with [[Hilton McRae]] as Anthony and Stephen Hagan as Mickey Deans.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/northampton/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8508000/8508547.stm "Judy Garland drama shows her battle with drugs"] BBC.com, February 10, 2010</ref> ''End of the Rainbow'' ran in the [[West End theatre|West End]] from 16 November 2010 to 21 May 2011 at [[Trafalgar Studios]], starring Tracie Bennett.<ref>Staff. [http://www.broadway.com/buzz/154851/end-of-the-rainbow-starring-olivier-winner-tracie-bennett-extends-west-end-run/ " 'End of the Rainbow' Starring Olivier Winner Tracie Bennett Extends West End Run"] Broadway.com, January 7, 2011</ref><ref name="Bway">Healy, Patrick. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/19/end-of-the-rainbow-producers-aim-for-broadway/ End of the Rainbow' Producers Aim for Broadway"] ''[[The New York Times]]'', artsbeat.blogs, April 19, 2011</ref> The West End production received nominations for four [[Olivier Awards]], including Best Actress for Bennett, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for McRae and Best New Play. The show then toured in the UK from 25 August and ending in December 2011 at Richmond Theatre. .<ref name=stage>Girvan, Andrew.[http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308828181/Bennett+Is+Garland+Again,+End+of+the+Rainbow+Tours+.html Bennett Is Garland Again, End of the Rainbow Tours"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627053817/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308828181/Bennett+Is+Garland+Again%2C+End+of+the+Rainbow+Tours+.html |date=2011-06-27 }} whatsonstage.com, 23 June 2011</ref>

''End of the Rainbow'' had its American premiere at the [[Guthrie Theater]] in Minneapolis, running from January 28 to March 11, 2012. Directed by Terry Johnson, Tracie Bennett repeated her role as Garland.<ref>[http://www.guthrietheater.org/media_room/releases/guthrie_announces_20112012_season "Guthrie Theater Announces 2011-2012 Season"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703000042/http://www.guthrietheater.org/media_room/releases/guthrie_announces_20112012_season |date=2011-07-03 }} GuthrieTheater.org, accessed March 19, 2012</ref> The play opened on Broadway at the [[Belasco Theatre]] on March 19, 2012 in previews and officially on April 2. In addition to Bennett, the cast featured [[Michael Cumpsty]] as Anthony, [[Tom Pelphrey]] as Mickey Deans, and Jay Russell.<ref name="Bway"/><ref>Hetrick, Adam.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160827-Stormy-Weather-End-of-the-Rainbow-Begins-Broadway-Run-March-19-at-the-Belasco-Theatre "Stormy Weather": End of the Rainbow Begins Broadway Run March 19 at the Belasco Theatre"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320185632/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160827-Stormy-Weather-End-of-the-Rainbow-Begins-Broadway-Run-March-19-at-the-Belasco-Theatre |date=2012-03-20 }} Playbill.com, March 19, 2012</ref> Bennett and Cumpsty received [[Tony Award]] nominations for their performances. Bennett also received the [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] and [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Actress in a Play. The show ran 176 performances on Broadway and subsequently played a critically acclaimed season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.
*''End of the Rainbow'' toured the UK for a second time in 2016, with [[Lisa Maxwell (actress)|Lisa Maxwell]] in the role of Judy Garland.

''End of the Rainbow (Al final del arcoíris)'' premiered in Madrid, January 2011, at the Teatro Marquina with [[Natalia Dicenta]] as [[Judy Garland]], Miguel Rellán as Anthony and Javier Mora as Mickey Deans.
*''End of the Rainbow (O Fim do Arco-Íris)'' ([[:pt:Judy Garland - O Fim do Arco-Íris (musical)|pt]]) had its Portuguese première in Lisbon in January 2012 at the [[Teatro Politeama, Lisbon|Teatro Politeama]]<ref>[http://www.filipelaferia.pt/o-fim-do-arco-iris/index.htm Garland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121014647/http://filipelaferia.pt/o-fim-do-arco-iris/index.htm |date=2012-01-21 }} filipelaferia.pt, accessed March 19, 2012 (in Portuguese)</ref> in Lisbon. The cast was led by {{ill|Vanessa Silva|pt}} as [[Judy Garland]] with Carlos Quintas as [[Mickey Deans]] and Hugo Rendas as [[Sidney Luft]].
*The show was presented in Brazil on 11 November 2012 at the Fashion Mall shopping center's entertainment court in Brasília, DF with Cláudia Netto as Judy and Igor Rickli as Mickey Deans.
*''End of the Rainbow (Al final del arcoíris)'' was premièred in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5 February 2014, starring Karina K as Garland, Antonio Grimau and Federico Amador as Mickey Deans.
*The show had its Canadian première in April 2015 at the Compagnie Jean Duceppe Theatre in Montreal. In the same year, the show had a second run in Los Angeles, playing at the International City Theatre.
''End of the Rainbow (El final del arcoíris)'' was premièred in Mexico City on 29 May 2015, at the Foro Cultural Coyoacanense Hugo Argüelles, with Alejandra Desiderio starring as Judy Garland, José Antonio López Tercero as Anthony and Mario Sepúlveda as Mickey Deans directed by Rosa Alicia Delain and is a production of Re-Crea Teatro under the supervision of Alis Ortega and Fernanda Prado. There was a revival at Foro Shakespeare in 2016 and another revival at Teatro Rafael Solana in 2018.
*In 2015, the show had a new production in Tokyo Japan, which was revived in 2016.
*In December 2016, the show had a new production in Moscow, Russia. The show also returned to Rome for a 2nd run, at the Teatro Sistina.
*Ace Productions presented a new Canadian production in Vancouver in April 2017.
*The Berlin production returned to the Schlosspark Theater for a second run in September 2017.
*The play returned to Los Angeles in 2017 for a run at the La Mirada Theatre. In summer 2018 it played its 4th LA run at Laguna Playhouse.
*In 2019 The [[State Theatre Company of South Australia]] commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Garland's passing. As part of the [[Adelaide Cabaret Festival]], this production of ''End Of The Rainbow'' was directed by Elena Carapetis and starred [[Helen Dallimore]] as Judy, Nic English as Micky, Stephen Sheehan as Anthony; it concluded its run on June 22, 2019.

===Leading actresses===
There have been productions of the show in Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Florence, Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Kraków, Prague, Sofia, Rotterdam and Helsinki. New productions played in the 2013–14 season in Christchurch, Rome, Klagenfurt, Miami, Atlanta, Denver and Milwaukee.
* The 2014 Milwaukee Repertory Theatre production of ''End of the Rainbow'' starred [[Hollis Resnik]] as Garland.
* Kathy St. George played Garland in the 2014 Actors' Playhouse production of ''End of the Rainbow'' at the Miracle Theatre in Miami.
* Anna Gangai appeared as Garland in ''End of the Rainbow'' at the Cellar Theatre at San Antonio's The Playhouse in 2014.
* Jeannie Shubitz played Garland in a production of ''End of the Rainbow'' that opened at the Phoenix Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2015.
* Leisa Way portrayed Garland in a summer stock production in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada in July, 2015.
* Eileen Bowman portrayed Garland in ''End of the Rainbow'' in San Diego in November 2015.
* Natasha Drena played Judy Garland in ''End of the Rainbow'' in January, 2016 at the Kavinoky Theatre in Buffalo. Drena previously performed the role in Atlanta in 2014, winning a Best Actress at this city's local theatre awards.
* Carolyn Johnson plays Garland in ''End of the Rainbow'' in March/April, 2016 at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, Texas.
* Janelle Lutz plays Garland in the Uptown Players' production of ''End of The Rainbow'' in Dallas, Texas in April, 2016, .
* In November 2016, Porchlight Music Theatre presented the Chicago premiere of the production with Angela Ingersoll as Judy Garland.
* Melissa Minyard played Garland in the FreeFall theatre production of the play in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2017.
* The role of Judy Garland was performed by Angela Ingersoll in a production at the Grandel Theater in St. Louis.2017.
* [[Helen Dallimore]] stars as Judy Garland in the [[State Theatre Company of South Australia]] 2019 production.
* In 2019, ''[[Judy (film)|Judy]]'', a film adaptation of ''End of the Rainbow'', starred [[Renée Zellweger]].

== Musical numbers ==
* "[[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]"
* "[[Just in Time (song)|Just in Time]]"
* "[[For Me and My Gal (song)|For Me and My Gal]]"
* "[[You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)]]"
* "[[The Trolley Song]]"
* "[[The Man That Got Away]]"
* "[[When You're Smiling]]"
* "[[Come Rain or Come Shine]]"
* "[[Over the Rainbow]]"
* "[[Get Happy (song)|Get Happy]]"
* "By Myself"

== Recording ==
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| type = Studio
| artist = Tracie Bennett
| cover = End of the Rainbow album.jpg
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A cast recording of the London production was released on January 31, 2011 by [[Angel Recording Studios]] featuring Tracie Bennett's renditions of both the play's songs and other Garland numbers.<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8415481 "'End Of The Rainbow': Tracie Bennett Sings Judy CD"]
cduniverse.com, accessed March 20, 2012</ref>

=== Track listing ===
All tracks performed by [[Tracie Bennett]], unless noted.
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| title1 = [[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby|I Can't Give You Anything but Love]] / [[Just in Time (song)|Just in Time]]
| note1 = Medley
| title2 = [[I Could Go On Singing]]
| title3 = [[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]
| title4 = [[For Me and My Gal (song)|For Me and My Gal]] / [[You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)|You Made Me Love You]] / [[The Trolley Song]]
| note4 = Medley
| title5 = [[Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart]]
| title6 = [[The Man That Got Away]]
| title7 = [[Come Rain or Come Shine]]
| title8 = [[When You're Smiling]]
| title9 = [[Over the Rainbow|Somewhere Over the Rainbow]]
| title10 = [[Theme from San Francisco|San Francisco]]
| title11 = [[When the Sun Comes Out]]
| title12 = [[Get Happy (song)|Get Happy]] / [[By Myself (1937 song)|By Myself]]
| note12 = Medley
| title13 = Somewhere Over the Rainbow
| note13 = Piano solo by [[Simon Lee (conductor)|Simon Lee]]
}}

==Awards and nominations==
4 [[Olivier Award]] nominations in London's West End in 2011 - Best New Play, Best Actress, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor.<ref>Shenton, Mark. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/148730-Legally-Blonde-Into-the-Woods-Clybourne-Park-After-the-Dance-Among-Olivier-Award-Winners-in-London Legally Blonde, Into the Woods, Clybourne Park, After the Dance Among Olivier Award Winners in London] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020093150/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/148730-Legally-Blonde-Into-the-Woods-Clybourne-Park-After-the-Dance-Among-Olivier-Award-Winners-in-London |date=October 20, 2012 }} playbill.com, March 13, 2011</ref>

===Original Broadway production===
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! width="5%"| Year
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|-
| rowspan="5" align="center"| 2012
| rowspan="3"| [[Tony Award]]
| [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]]
| [[Tracie Bennett]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play]]
| [[Michael Cumpsty]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play|Best Sound Design of a Play]]
| [[Gareth Owen (sound designer)|Gareth Owen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play|Outstanding Actress in a Play]]
| rowspan="2"|Tracie Bennett
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
| Outstanding Actress in a Play
| {{won}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{Official|https://www.peterquilter.net/end-of-the-rainbow}}
*{{IBDB title|491212}}
*[http://www.abouttheartists.com/plays/20216-end-of-the-rainbow-by-peter-quilter About the Artists Production History]

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Love & Death (miniseries)

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{{Short description|2023 American biographical crime drama television miniseries}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
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| creator = [[David E. Kelley]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs'' "Love & Death In Silicon Prairie, Part I & II"|Jim Atkinson|[[Joe Bob Briggs|John Bloom]]}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Jim |last2=Bloom |first2=John |title=Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part I: Candy Montgomery's Affair |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/ |work=Texas Monthly |issue=January 1984 |date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=September 6, 2022 |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530033647/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-i-candy-montgomerys-affair/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Atkinson |first1=Jim |last2=Bloom |first2=John |title=Love and Death in Silicon Prairie, Part II: The Killing of Betty Gore |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/ |work=Texas Monthly |issue=February 1984 |date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=September 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712161206/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/love-and-death-in-silicon-prairie-part-ii-the-killing-of-betty-gore/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bloom |first1=John |last2=Atkinson |first2=Jim |date=20 December 2016 |title=Evidence of Love: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs |location=New York |publisher=Open Road Media |isbn=978-1-5040-4264-2}}</ref>
| writer = David E. Kelley
| director = {{Plainlist|
* [[Lesli Linka Glatter]]
* [[Clark Johnson]]
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Elizabeth Olsen]]
* [[Jesse Plemons]]
* [[Lily Rabe]]
* [[Patrick Fugit]]
* [[Krysten Ritter]]
* [[Tom Pelphrey]]
* [[Elizabeth Marvel]]
* [[Keir Gilchrist]]
}}
| narrated =
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| opentheme = "[[Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood]]" by [[Nina Simone]]
| endtheme =
| composer = [[Jeff Russo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/02/01/jeff-russo-scoring-hbo-maxs-love-death/|title=Jeff Russo Scoring HBO Max's Love and Death|website=FilmMusicReporter|date=February 1, 2023|access-date=April 22, 2023|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422180341/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/02/01/jeff-russo-scoring-hbo-maxs-love-death/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 7
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* Michael Klick
* Helen Verno
* Matthew Tinker
* [[Nicole Kidman]]
* Per Saari
* Lesli Linka Glatter
* David E. Kelley
* Scott Brown
* Megan Creydt
}}
| producer = Sunday Stevens
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* Tim Ives
* John Conroy
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* Ben Lester
* Amy E. Duddleston
* Dorian Harris
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* [[David E. Kelley Productions]]
* [[Blossom Films]]
* Whatever Lola Wants Productions
* [[Lionsgate Television]]
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| last_aired = {{End date|2023|5|25}}
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'''''Love & Death''''' is an American [[Biographical fiction|biographical]] [[crime drama]] [[miniseries]] directed by [[Lesli Linka Glatter]] and [[Clark Johnson]], written by [[David E. Kelley]] that premiered on April 27, 2023, on [[HBO Max]].{{Efn|name=Max}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Walsh |first=Charlotte |date=August 22, 2022 |title=See Elizabeth Olsen's Take on Candy Montgomery in First Look at Love and Death |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1342983/see-elizabeth-olsens-take-on-candy-montgomery-in-first-look-at-love-and-death |website=E! Online |access-date=September 6, 2022 |quote=Elizabeth Olsen plays accused killer Candy Montgomery in HBO Max's new miniseries Love and Death, which is set to premiere in 2023. |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822200039/https://www.eonline.com/news/1342983/see-elizabeth-olsens-take-on-candy-montgomery-in-first-look-at-love-and-death |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Seriespremieredate" /> It stars [[Elizabeth Olsen]], [[Jesse Plemons]], [[Lily Rabe]], [[Patrick Fugit]], [[Krysten Ritter]], [[Tom Pelphrey]], [[Elizabeth Marvel]], and [[Keir Gilchrist]].

The series is based on the true story of [[Candy Montgomery]], a housewife from [[Wylie, Texas]].<ref name="DH" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Gabrielle |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Lily Rabe to play murder victim Betty Gore in HBO Max true crime series ''Love And Death'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/lily-rabe-to-play-murder-victim-betty-gore-in-hbo-max-t-1847238696 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001165324/https://www.avclub.com/lily-rabe-to-play-murder-victim-betty-gore-in-hbo-max-t-1847238696 |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2021 |work=The A.V. Club}}</ref> It centers around Montgomery, who is living a stereotypical housewife lifestyle in the late 1970s. She has to go before a jury after an affair with her friend from church leads to a killing.

The series received mainly positive reviews, praising its performances (particularly Olsen's), its cinematography and set pieces, and its take on Montgomery, finding humanity in her. On June 1, 2023, [[Max (streaming service)|Max]] announced that ''Love & Death'' had become their most watched original limited series globally. At the [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards]], Plemons was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/love-and-death-hbo-max-ratings-elizabeth-olsen-jesse-plemons-1235398189/ |title='Love & Death': Max Touts Performance Of Elizabeth Olsen & Jesse Plemons True-Crime Drama |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=July 5, 2023}}</ref>

== Cast and characters ==
=== Main ===
{{Cast listing|
* [[Elizabeth Olsen]] as [[Candy Montgomery]]
* [[Jesse Plemons]] as Allan Gore
* [[Lily Rabe]] as Betty Gore
* [[Patrick Fugit]] as Pat Montgomery
* [[Krysten Ritter]] as Sherry Cleckler
* [[Tom Pelphrey]] as Don Crowder
* [[Elizabeth Marvel]] as Jackie Ponder
* [[Keir Gilchrist]] as Ron Adams
}}

=== Recurring ===
{{Cast listing|
* Amelie Dallimore as Jenny Montgomery
* Liam Pileggi as Ian Montgomery
* Harper Heath as Alisa Gore
* Olivia Applegate as Carol Crowder
* Jennifer Neala Page as Betty Huffhines
* Kira Pozehl as Elaine Williams
* Bonnie Gayle Sparks as Jo Ann Garlington
* Aaron Jay Rome as Richard Garlington
* Sara Burke as Barbara Green
* Richard C. Jones as Tom Cleckler
* Matthew Posey as Bob Pomeroy
}}

=== Guest ===
{{Cast listing|
* Fabiola Andújar as Mary Adams
* [[Brian d'Arcy James]] as Dr. Fred Fason
* [[Mackenzie Astin]] as Tom O'Connell
* Adam Cropper as Robert Udashen
* [[Bruce McGill]] as Judge Tom Ryan
* Drew Waters as Jerry McMahan
* Sunday Dangerstone as Tina Grant
* Charlie Talbert as Lester Gayler
* [[Robert Walden]] as Dr. Irving Stone
* [[Brad Leland]] as Chief Royce Abbott
* Boo Arnold as Texas Ranger GW Burks
* Dave Maldonado as Detective Jim Cochran
* Chris Freihofer as Agent Joe Murphy
* Christin Sawyer Davis as Elaine Carpenter
* [[Beth Broderick]] as Bertha Pomeroy
* [[Deke Anderson]] as Dr. Vincent DiMaio
}}

== Production ==
It was announced in May 2021 that [[HBO Max]] had greenlit the miniseries, with [[Elizabeth Olsen]] set to star.<ref name=DH>{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Elizabeth Olsen to Star in HBO Max Series 'Love and Death' From David E. Kelley, Nicole Kidman to Produce |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/elizabeth-olsen-candy-montgomery-david-e-kelly-nicole-kidman-hbo-max-1234965524/ |work=Variety |access-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503224827/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/elizabeth-olsen-candy-montgomery-david-e-kelly-nicole-kidman-hbo-max-1234965524/ |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jesse Plemons]] joined the cast later in the month.<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=May 24, 2021 |title=Jesse Plemons Joins Elizabeth Olsen In 'Love And Death' HBO Max True Crime Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/jesse-plemons-elizabeth-olsen-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234763269/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926075843/https://deadline.com/2021/05/jesse-plemons-elizabeth-olsen-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234763269/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In June, [[Patrick Fugit]] was added to the cast,<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 17, 2021 |title=Patrick Fugit Joins Elizabeth Olsen & Jesse Plemons In 'Love And Death' HBO Max True Crime Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/patrick-fugit-elizabeth-olsen-jesse-plemons-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234777410/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=August 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805224618/https://deadline.com/2021/06/patrick-fugit-elizabeth-olsen-jesse-plemons-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234777410/ |url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Lily Rabe]], [[Keir Gilchrist]], [[Elizabeth Marvel]], [[Tom Pelphrey]] and [[Krysten Ritter]] joining in the following months.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Lily Rabe To Play Betty Gore In 'Love And Death' HBO Max True-Crime Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/lily-rabe-betty-gore-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234785770/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930043617/https://deadline.com/2021/07/lily-rabe-betty-gore-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234785770/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=August 5, 2021 |title=Keir Gilchrist, Elizabeth Marvel & Tom Pelphrey Join 'Love And Death' HBO Max True-Crime Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/keir-gilchrist-elizabeth-marvel-tom-pelphrey-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234810119/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927203436/https://deadline.com/2021/08/keir-gilchrist-elizabeth-marvel-tom-pelphrey-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234810119/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=September 15, 2021 |title=Krysten Ritter Joins 'Love And Death' HBO Max True-Crime Limited Series |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/krysten-ritter-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234834047/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202204840/https://deadline.com/2021/09/krysten-ritter-love-and-death-hbo-max-true-crime-limited-series-1234834047/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On-[[location shooting]] took place in [[Austin, Texas]], and surrounding areas to include [[La Grange, Texas|La Grange]], [[Coupland, Texas|Coupland]], [[Georgetown, Texas|Georgetown]], [[Hutto, Texas|Hutto]], [[Seguin, Texas|Seguin]], [[Kerrville, Texas|Kerrville]], [[Lockhart, Texas|Lockhart]], [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]], [[Smithville, Texas|Smithville]], [[Buda, Texas|Buda]] and [[San Marcos, Texas|San Marcos]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-26 |title=On Location: Recreating a 1980s Texas Suburb in Bits and Pieces in 'Love & Death' |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-was-love-and-death-filmed |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Condé Nast Traveler |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Love & Death'' premiered on HBO Max on April 27, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis until May 25.<ref name="Seriespremieredate">{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=February 16, 2023 |title=HBO Max Limited Series 'Love & Death' With Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons Releases Teaser, Sets Debut Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/hbo-max-limited-series-love-amp-death-elizabeth-olsen-jesse-plemons-1235262770/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217010757/https://deadline.com/2023/02/hbo-max-limited-series-love-amp-death-elizabeth-olsen-jesse-plemons-1235262770/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In the UK, the series premiered on September 7, 2023, on [[ITV plc|ITV]]'s on-demand streaming platform, [[ITVX]], followed by a [[linear television]] premiere on [[ITV1]] on July 20, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pollock |first=Sarabeth |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Love & Death: UK release date, cast, trailer and everything we know about the Elizabeth Olsen limited series |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/love-and-death-release-date-cast-trailer-and-everything-we-know-about-the-elizabeth-olsen-limited-series |website=What to Watch}}</ref>

== Episodes ==
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = The Huntress
|DirectedBy = [[Lesli Linka Glatter]]
|WrittenBy = [[David E. Kelley]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|27}}
|ShortSummary = In 1978 Wylie, Texas, Candy Montgomery is a loving wife and mother, but finds herself dissatisfied with her life. She is attracted to Allan Gore, a married member of her church group, whose own marriage is strained while he and his wife Betty struggle to get pregnant with their second child. Candy confesses to Allan, who returns her interest, but he is nervous and insists that they weigh the risks carefully. Candy's pastor, Jackie, tries to talk her out of it, to no avail. Candy and Allan have multiple meetings to discuss their potential affair, with both agreeing that if either of them becomes too emotionally involved, they will break it off. In December 1978, they begin their affair in a motel room near Dallas.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Encounters
|DirectedBy = Lesli Linka Glatter
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|27}}
|ShortSummary = Candy and Allan continue their affair for months and grow closer after meeting at different motels and following a similar ritual of picnic lunches, lovemaking, and showering together. Both of them admit that they are falling in love, but continue to see each other, especially as Betty's depression makes her difficult for Allan to deal with. After Betty gives birth, Allan decides to slow down the affair and focus on his family, which upsets Candy. Allan and Betty's relationship recovers after they go to Marriage Encounter, a church-sponsored marriage counseling retreat in Dallas. Pastor Jackie leaves the parish, and is replaced by new arrival Ron Adams, who does not connect with his community.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Stepping Stone
|DirectedBy = Lesli Linka Glatter
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|27}}
|ShortSummary = In October 1979, Allan ends the affair. Candy is upset at first, but then decides to work on her marriage with Pat and they also attend Marriage Encounter. Betty starts to suspect something happened between Candy and Allan. Pat learns about the affair after finding a secret love letter and confronts Candy, but the two reconcile. The Montgomerys distance themselves from the Gores, who, additionally, have left Ron's church group. On June 13, 1980, Betty, who suspects she is pregnant again, is anxious when Allan leaves on a work trip. Candy goes to the Gores' house to pick up a swimsuit for Betty's daughter. Betty asks Candy about the affair; when Candy confirms it, Betty confronts her with a large axe.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Do No Evil
|DirectedBy = Lesli Linka Glatter
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|4}}
|ShortSummary = The women are passive aggressive with each other before Betty picks up the axe and attacks Candy. Candy leaves the house at a later time with visible cuts and bruises, her clothes soaking wet, and returns home so she can put on fresh clothes and go about her day as if nothing had happened. Pat and Sherry, Candy's friend, notice that Candy's behavior is odd. From his business trip to Minnesota, Allan is unable to contact Betty. He calls their neighbors and asks them to break into the house, where they find Betty's bloody body. The police, and the Wylie community, assume that Betty was attacked by a stranger. Candy, the last person to see Betty alive, is questioned by the police about the shoes she was wearing. She destroys the [[Thong (shoe)|thongs]] she wore during the murder. Allan confesses to the police that he had had an affair with Candy.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Arrest
|DirectedBy = [[Clark Johnson]]
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|11}}
|ShortSummary = Candy is questioned again by the police; she admits that she had an affair with Allan, but coolly insists on her innocence of Betty's murder. Candy engages Don Crowder, a member of her church group, as her lawyer, and confides in him that she killed Betty after Betty "came at" her. Candy's arrest warrant is served and she is kept overnight in county jail despite Don's efforts to get her out on bond. Journalists sensationalize the case, swaying public opinion against Candy. At [[pre-trial|pretrial]], Don antagonizes Judge Ryan and fails to change the location of the trial. At Don's recommendation, Candy visits psychiatrist Dr. Fred Fason, who uses [[hypnosis]] to explore Candy's suppressed feelings about Betty's murder. Pat chafes at being kept out of the loop, until, at Candy's request, Don tells him the truth of Candy's guilt.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Big Top
|DirectedBy = Clark Johnson
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|18}}
|ShortSummary = At [[jury selection]], Don announces that Candy ''did'' kill Betty, but in [[self-defense]]. The trial begins. Allan takes the stand and is questioned about Betty's anxiety and depression, and his affair with Candy. Throughout the trial, Candy takes [[Oxazepam|Serax]] against Don's advice; he fears that her lack of response makes her appear unfeeling to the jury. Pastor Ron speaks ably to the media on Candy's behalf. Through questioning the prosecution's witnesses, Don is able to argue that the [[premeditated murder|murder was not premeditated]], but it is difficult to explain away the pathologist's testimony of the 40 brutal axe strikes Candy made to Betty's body. Judge Ryan orders Don to call the first defense witness ahead of schedule; Don asks for a delay, as Candy is still medicated, but Judge Ryan gives them just ten minutes to prepare.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Ssssshh
|DirectedBy = Lesli Linka Glatter
|WrittenBy = David E. Kelley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|25}}
|ShortSummary = Candy takes the stand and recounts the events of Betty's murder, including how Betty attacked her first and how she lost control once she started hitting Betty with the axe. Dr. Fason takes the stand and testifies his opinion that Candy initially acted in self-defense, then had a dissociative reaction triggered by repressed childhood trauma that caused her to strike Betty repeatedly. The prosecution counters by asking about crime scene details that Candy cannot sufficiently explain, and suggests that Candy is a good liar who tricked family and friends. Don has character witnesses testify that Betty was difficult. Ultimately, Candy is found not guilty by the jury. Eight days later, the Montgomerys leave to start a new life in Georgia, with Candy dropping by the Gores' house on the way to say goodbye to Allan.
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}}

== Reception ==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Love & Death'' holds an approval rating of 62% based on 50 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A terrific Elizabeth Olsen gives ''Love & Death'' some life, but this rote retelling of a grisly murder does little to distinguish itself from other true crime tales."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=love_and_death|title=Love & Death|type=tv|season=1|access-date=December 16, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the series a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=love-death|title=Love & Death|type=tv|season=1|access-date=April 29, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said that ''Love & Death'' is "well-made" but unoriginal, drawing comparisons to Hulu's 2022 series ''[[Candy (miniseries)|Candy]]'' on the same subject. They credit the [[true crime]] boom as a reason for how the show "turn[s] real people into exaggerated, if empathetically rendered, versions of themselves".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herman |first1=Alison |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Elizabeth Olsen Limited Series 'Love & Death' Is Well-Made, but We've Seen It Before: TV Review |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/tv-reviews/love-and-death-review-elizabeth-olsen-hbo-max-miniseries-1235592788/ |website=Variety |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" |2023
| [[2024 British Academy Television Awards|British Academy Television Awards]]
| [[British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme|Best International Programme]]
| rowspan="2"| ''Love & Death''
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/03/bafta-tv-nominations-the-crown-netflix-record-top-boy-black-mirror-1235863134/ |title= 'The Crown' Dominates BAFTA TV Noms As Netflix Achieves Record Haul |first=Max |last= Goldbart |work= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date= March 20, 2024 |access-date= March 25, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[14th Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries|Best Limited Series]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.criticschoice.com/2023/12/05/tv-nominees-for-the-29th-annual-critics-choice-awards/ | title=TELEVISION NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 29th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS – Critics Choice Awards }}</ref>
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie]]
| [[Jesse Plemons]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[81st Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Limited Series or Television Film]]
| [[Elizabeth Olsen]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="1"|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://goldenglobes.com/tv-show/love-death/ | title=Love & Death }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]
| [[Jesse Plemons]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="1"|<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/love-death | title=Love & Death }}</ref>
|-
|}

== See also ==
* ''[[Candy (miniseries)|Candy]]'' (2022), another television miniseries based on the same case

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{HBO Max title}}
* {{IMDb title}}

{{David E. Kelley}}
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A Friend of the Family (miniseries)

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{{short description|2022 American biographical crime drama miniseries}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = A Friend of the Family.png
| alt = The words "A FRIEND of the Family" in bold, black letters
| creator = [[Nick Antosca]]
| based_on =
| director = {{plainlist|
*[[Eliza Hittman]]
*[[Rachel Goldberg]]
*Steven Piet
*Jamie Travis
*Lauren Wolkstein
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jake Lacy]]
* [[Colin Hanks]]
* [[Lio Tipton]]
* [[Hendrix Yancey]]
* [[Anna Paquin]]
* [[Mckenna Grace]]
}}
| composer =
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_episodes = 9
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Nick Antosca
* Alex Hedlund
* [[Eliza Hittman]]
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jan Broberg]]
* Mary Ann Broberg
}}
| cinematography =
| editor =
| camera =
| runtime = 51–56 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* Eat the Cat
* [[Universal Content Productions]]
}}
| budget =
| network = [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]
| first_aired = {{Start_date|2022|10|6}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|11|10}}
| related =
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'''''A Friend of the Family''''' is an American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[crime drama]] television miniseries. Based on true events, it focuses on Robert Berchtold, who in the 1970s sexually abused and twice kidnapped [[Jan Broberg]]. The show stars [[Jake Lacy]] as Berchtold, and [[Hendrix Yancey]] and [[Mckenna Grace]] as Broberg at different ages. [[Colin Hanks]], [[Lio Tipton]], and [[Anna Paquin]] complete the cast.

[[Nick Antosca]] created ''A Friend of a Family'' after reading ''Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story'' (2003) and watching ''[[Abducted in Plain Sight]]'' (2017), both of which discuss Broberg's kidnappings. Antosca thought Broberg's story was too intricate for ''Abducted in Plain Sight''{{'s}} 90-minute runtime and sought to retell the events with more context and depth. Broberg and her mother Mary Ann served as producers on the show; Jan Broberg was often invited to give the writers suggestions. Episodes were recorded between February and August 2022 in [[Atlanta]], Georgia; and [[Los Angeles]], California. The series was released between October 6 and November 10, 2022, on the streaming service [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]]. Critics gave ''A Friend of the Family'' positive reviews, and praised [[Eliza Hittman]]'s direction and Lacy's performance.

==Plot==
In 1974, Robert Berchtold, a close friend of the Broberg family, kidnaps 12-year-old [[Jan Broberg]]. After Broberg is returned to her parents, he again abducts her at age 14 in 1976.

==Cast and characters==
===Main===
* [[Jake Lacy]] as Robert Berchtold
* [[Colin Hanks]] as Bob Broberg
* [[Anna Paquin]] as Mary Ann Broberg
* [[Lio Tipton]] as Gail Berchtold
* [[Mckenna Grace]] as [[Jan Broberg]]
** [[Hendrix Yancey]] portrays young Jan Broberg

===Recurring===
* [[Austin Stowell]] as FBI Agent Peter Walsh
* [[Patrick Fischler]] as Garth Pincock
* [[Philip Ettinger]] as Joe Berchtold
* Maggie Sonnier as Karen Broberg
** Mila Harris portrays young Karen Broberg
* Norah Murphy as Susan Broberg
** Elle Lisic portrays young Susan Broberg
* Tyler Wojton as Joel Berchtold
* [[Bree Elrod]] as Jennifer Ferguson
* [[Ella Jay Basco]] as Sofia
* Callie Johnson as Cop #4
* Kate Adams as Eileen
* Keilah Davies as Young Caroline Hansen
* [[Jan Broberg]] as Jan's psychologist

==Episodes==
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| Title = Horseback Riding in American Falls
| DirectedBy = [[Eliza Hittman]]
| WrittenBy = [[Nick Antosca]]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|06}}
| ShortSummary = In the 1970s, Mary Ann and Bob Broberg, and their children Jan, Karen, and Susan meet their new neighbors, the Berchtolds. Robert Berchtold, the patriarch, shows an unhealthy interest in Jan. After Jan's piano lesson, Robert wants to pick her up and manipulates Mary Ann into letting him do so, despite Bob's disapproval. Jan, who has been drugged, becomes sleepy during the drive. Jan's parents become increasingly concerned and contact Robert's wife Gail. Gail says Robert has depression and that she followed him to a storage unit where Robert was working in a motorhome when he left the house. The Brobergs are eager to call the police, but Gail tells them about Robert's depression which began after the Berchtolds failed to adopt a child from Mexico. Mary Ann calls the police, but is relieved to find no car matching Robert's has been involved in an accident. Bob has trouble sleeping and tells Mary Ann he is prepared to confront Robert if he and Jan return. Mary Ann thinks about her conversation with Robert after Jan's lesson in which Robert told Mary Ann he wished they had met earlier. Jan wakes; she is tied to a bed and hears a voice repeatedly saying "female companion".
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Mission
| DirectedBy = [[Rachel Goldberg]]
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Brian Chamberlayne|s=Brian Chamberlayne & Rachael Paradis|tfirst=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|06}}
| ShortSummary = Jan wakes and hears a voice instructing her to find a male companion. She discovers Robert who claims she has been selected for a special assignment and that awful things will happen if she refuses. Mary Ann and Bob call the police and the local [[FBI]] arrives a few days later. They discover Robert's car has been found; it has a broken window and blood is found at the scene. The FBI learn Robert has been giving Jan anti-allergy pills since her abduction. Bob's psychiatrist reveals Robert has an unhealthy interest in children. The FBI tries to spread the story, but Jan remains missing after two weeks. Mary Ann calls Robert's brother Joe and learns Robert has agreed to return Jan if he can marry her. The FBI traces Robert to Mexico through his calls. Robert is arrested and placed in custody, but he bribes a guard to allow him a few moments with Jan. Robert instructs Jan to continue the mission, cease contact with other male companions, and not tell the authorities about the pills or "baby stuff". Jan's parents take her home and Bob looks at a paper he received in Mexico; it is a marriage certificate for Jan and Robert.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Gift of Tongues
| DirectedBy = Eliza Hittman
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Lucy Teitler|s=Lucy Teitler & Julia Batavia|tfirst=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|06}}
| ShortSummary = In 1972, two years before Jan's abduction, Bob and Mary Ann are happy. Robert introduces himself to the community and invites Mary Ann to accompany the children on the school run. Robert picks up the children and takes them to school. Robert visits Bob at work and talks about his intimacy issues with Gail. Robert confides in Bob and Bob asks Mary Ann to help with their issues. Robert later asks Mary Ann and Bob to safeguard his children if something befalls him or Gail. At a ball, Robert dances with Mary Ann and tells her he wishes he had met her earlier. The Berchtolds invite Jan to see a play. When Jan becomes sleepy, Robert comforts her and takes her to a hotel room. Bob furiously demands the families spend less time together, prompting Robert to talk to him. Robert discusses his childhood and strained relationship with his stepfather. Later, Bob gives Robert a handjob. Bob is ashamed of himself. When Mary Ann suggests having sex, Bob replies he is tired. The next day, Bob finds Robert making a separate bedroom for Jan. In 1974, Robert is released from prison and returns home.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Articles of Faith
| DirectedBy = Rachel Goldberg
| WrittenBy = Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|06}}
| ShortSummary = Mary Ann takes Jan to a doctor who says nothing sexual appears to have occurred during her kidnapping. When Mary Ann asks Jan about Mexico, Jan becomes enraged and demands everything return to normal. The FBI visit the Brobergs, and inform them Robert is returning from Mexico and will remain free until his trial. Agent Walsh insists the Brogergs must not speak with Robert under any circumstances. During Christmas, Jan finds a wedding ring Robert gave her in Mexico. Gail tells Bob she knows about his sexual encounter with Robert. Later, Bob hints at events between himself and Robert which Mary Ann finds difficult to believe. She visits Jennifer Ferguson and signs an [[affidavit]] stating she and Bob granted Robert permission to take Jan to Mexico. The district attorney is outraged but they agree a hearing must still take place. Jan says Robert did not hurt her. During her testimony, Jennifer portrays Mary Ann as a neglectful parent. Robert reminds Jan of her "mission". Bob confesses his sexual encounter with Robert to their local church leaders, who [[disfellowship]] him. Jan prays for Jasper, Robert's sick son. Meanwhile, Robert tells Mary Ann he loves her and they kiss.
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = The Bitter Cup
| DirectedBy = Steven Piet
| WrittenBy = Brian Evenson
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|13}}
| ShortSummary = Mary Ann feels guilty about having an affair with Robert. Bob asks Robert about some flowers and a card saying "Forever, B" Jan received but Robert tells him to return home. The next day, a voice coming from a mini-speaker informs Jan her father is in danger and that she must continue with the mission. In 1975, Mary Ann cuts off Robert's call. Jennifer invites Mary Ann to a meeting in early 1976 and threatens to out Bob if the case goes to trial. When Mary Ann admits to having sex with Robert, Bob is outraged. He notifies her that divorce papers will soon be filed because she poses a serious risk to their children. Mary Ann leaves the house to stay with her mother and sister and Robert watches over Jan at night. Robert tells Jan to marry him and travel to Wyoming. Jan tells her parents she has accepted a summer job there. Mary Ann begs Bob for his forgiveness and they reconcile. In July 1976, Robert is given a five-year jail term, but serves only ten days. Jan leaves home and her family is unable to find her.
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Son of Perdition
| DirectedBy = Steven Piet
| WrittenBy = Alana B. Lytle
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|20}}
| ShortSummary = Robert picks up Jan and takes her to his business called Family Fun Center. Jan meets Robert's son Jasper and business partner Tom "Bunny" Bunsen. Walsh tells the Brobergs the FBI cannot get involved because Jan has willingly run away. The Broberg family meets with an attorney named Mark, who contacts Robert's lawyer. Meanwhile, Robert takes Jan to a play and reminds her of her "mission". On Jan's 14th birthday, Mark demands she be returned home. Robert manipulates Jan with lies about her parents and sends her home. Walsh informs the Brobergs that his friend said Robert may be classified as a psychopath due to his obsession with young girls. When he sees Jan and Robert, Bob contemplates using a gun, but decides against it. Jan tells her parents she wants to marry Robert. Bob and Mary Ann learn that for Robert to be convicted, Jan must recount her experiences due to a lack of physical evidence of sexual assault. Robert tells Gail their divorce will soon be finalized. Jan argues with her parents and prays her family will be safe as long as she completes the mission. Later, Jan's parents find her bedroom empty with a note saying she has run away. Walsh wonders if Robert wrote the note to give a false impression. Mary Ann calls Robert, who says he does not know Jan's location.
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Great Deceiver
| DirectedBy = Jamie Travis
| WrittenBy = Brian Chamberlayne
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|27}}
| ShortSummary = Walsh tells the Brobergs their situation cannot be seen as a kidnapping case. Walsh is devoted to supporting them and places a recording device in their home. Robert makes a call to the Brobergs' home and Mary Ann berates him for kidnapping Jan. Later, Robert accuses Walsh of harassing him, and Walsh is instructed to abandon the Brobergs' case. Gail asks Mary Ann to grant Robert permission to marry Jan. The Brobergs ask for an FBI investigation but Walsh and the bureau are unable to issue any executive orders due to the lack of evidence. Walsh asks police in [[Ogden, Utah]] to monitor Robert. The Brobergs visit Ogden to check if Jan is with Robert. A few weeks earlier, Robert leaves Jan at a convent and instructs her to avoid interacting and making friends with people her own age. Jan is enrolled in an all-girls Catholic school under a pseudonym and Robert tells the nuns a carefully crafted story to prevent suspicion. He later gives Jan a letter and forces her to copy it. The Brobergs receive the letter in which says Jan wants to marry Robert.
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Outer Darkness
| DirectedBy = Jamie Travis
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|t=Lucy Teitler|s=Lucy Teitler & Diana Pawell|tfirst=y}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|03}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Revelation
| DirectedBy = Lauren Wolkstein
| WrittenBy = Nick Antosca & Brian Evenson & Alana B. Lytle
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|10}}
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==Production==
===Development===
[[File:Ник Антоска.png|thumb|[[Nick Antosca]] wanted to retell [[Jan Broberg]]'s story after watching ''[[Abducted in Plain Sight]]'' (2017).|alt=Nick Antosca speaking into a microphone while wearing a black shirt]]
Robert Berchtold, a close family friend, kidnapped and sexually assaulted [[Jan Broberg]] at ages 12 and 14.<ref name="Flynn">{{cite web |last1=Flynn |first1=Sheila |title=Kidnapped Twice by the Same Man Years Apart – the Real-life Story of Jan Broberg |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jan-broberg-kidnapping-friend-of-family-peacock-b2197093.html |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154354/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jan-broberg-kidnapping-friend-of-family-peacock-b2197093.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Time Broberg">{{cite magazine |last1=Broberg |first1=Jan |author1-link=Jan Broberg |title=Why I Told My Story of Childhood Sexual Abuse in ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://time.com/6232343/a-friend-of-the-family-true-story |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=November 10, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629084919/https://time.com/6232343/a-friend-of-the-family-true-story/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Julie |title=''Abducted in Plain Sight'': Even More Shocking Details About Jan Broberg's Kidnapping |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/abducted-in-plain-sight-netflix-jan-broberg |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |date=February 15, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321190757/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/02/abducted-in-plain-sight-netflix-jan-broberg |url-status=live }}</ref> Jan and her mother Mary Ann Broberg wrote a memoir titled ''Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story'' (2003) about these events.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actress Abducted as Girl Warns Parents |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127952&page=1 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=March 21, 2004 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154353/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=127952&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaplan |first1=Anna |title=Where Is Jan Broberg, Subject of ''A Friend of the Family'', Now? |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/jan-broberg-now-rcna50626 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154354/https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/jan-broberg-now-rcna50626 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, Broberg told her story in the television documentary ''[[Abducted in Plain Sight]]''.<ref name="Gilbert">{{cite web |last1=Gilbert |first1=Sophie |title=The Strangest True-Crime Story Yet |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/abducted-plain-sight-review-netflix-documentary-robert-berchtold-brobergs/582145 |website=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=February 7, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608194456/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/02/abducted-plain-sight-review-netflix-documentary-robert-berchtold-brobergs/582145/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rosa">{{cite web |last1=Rosa |first1=Joanne |title=Jan Broberg from ''Abducted in Plain Sight'' Explains Harrowing Childhood Abductions |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/jan-broberg-abducted-plain-sight-explains-harrowing-childhood/story?id=61296918 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=February 26, 2019 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154354/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/jan-broberg-abducted-plain-sight-explains-harrowing-childhood/story?id=61296918 |url-status=live }}</ref> After watching the documentary, [[Nick Antosca]] "couldn't stop thinking about it" and considered Broberg's family fascinating. He later read ''Stolen Innocence'', which he said "was relatable in that we all have vulnerabilities that somebody can use against us". Despite admiring ''Abducted in Plain Sight'', Antosca thought the story was too intricate for an 90-minute runtime; he wanted to work with Broberg and her family to retell the events with more context and depth. Antosca and his colleagues studied many trial transcripts, FBI notes, interviews, and childhood journals about the case.<ref name="Feldman">{{cite web |last1=Feldman |first1=Dana |title=''A Friend of the Family'': Jan Broberg Talks About How She Was Groomed by a Predator |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2022/10/13/a-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-talks-about-how-she-was-groomed-by-a-predator/?sh=6be460671fe6 |website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=October 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154353/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2022/10/13/a-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-talks-about-how-she-was-groomed-by-a-predator/?sh=6be460671fe6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2020, it was announced [[Universal Content Productions]] was developing a series about Broberg's kidnappings; Antosca was to write and executive produce the series under his banner Eat the Cat, and Jan and Mary Ann Broberg would serve as producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jan-broberg-kidnap-series-the-act-creator-ucp-1234600838/|title='The Act' Creator Developing Jan Broberg Kidnap Series at UCP|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Will|last=Thorne|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406223854/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jan-broberg-kidnap-series-the-act-creator-ucp-1234600838/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Jan received several offers to tell her story in a feature film, television film, or miniseries but she thought the [[Pitch (filmmaking)|pitches]] were "too slick" and asked questions like "How did you ever forgive your parents?" that lacked understanding about her family's experiences. In March 2019, Antosca and Alex Hedlund contacted her about the project; she said he distinguished himself from other filmmakers in wanting to tell her story in his "sincerely empathetic" approach, saying, "There was care and concern ... So I was like, 'I think they get it.{{' "}}<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite interview |last1=Broberg |first1=Jan |last2=Grace |first2=Mckenna |interviewer=Jennifer Vineyard |author1-link=Jan Broberg Felt |author2-link=Mckenna Grace |title=''A Friend of the Family'': Jan Broberg and Mckenna Grace Discuss the Finale |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/arts/television/friend-of-the-family-finale.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 24, 2023 |date=November 10, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711225836/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/arts/television/friend-of-the-family-finale.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Antosca stated he did not want to tell Broberg's story unless it benefited her family.<ref name="Bergeson" /> In ''A Friend of the Family'', he wanted to explain her parents' actions and choices, which he deemed only possible with her assistance.<ref name="Mahler" /> The Brobergs hoped the show would help people recognize [[child grooming|grooming]], coercion, and manipulation.<ref name="Verhoeven" /> The writers often invited Jan to give detailed suggestions.<ref name="Julie Miller">{{cite interview |last1=Broberg |first1=Jan |interviewer=Julie Miller |author1-link=Jan Broberg Felt |title=Jan Broberg on ''A Friend of the Family'' and the Real-Life Bob Berchtold |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/jan-broberg-bob-berchtold-real-life-a-friend-of-the-family |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=July 27, 2023 |date=October 7, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320215830/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/jan-broberg-bob-berchtold-real-life-a-friend-of-the-family |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Antosca, she was vital to the "human story" depicted in the series, which is more immersive, empathetic, and relatable for the viewer.<ref name="Mahler">{{cite web |last1=Mahler |first1=Matthew |title=Exclusive: Nick Antosca and Jan Broberg Discuss ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://movieweb.com/nick-antosca-jan-broberg-interview |website=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |language=en |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154355/https://movieweb.com/nick-antosca-jan-broberg-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Broberg stated she has told her story many times "because I want to help people see it before it's too late", and abuse from "someone you know, someone you often love and usually trust" is common but not discussed enough.<ref name="Canfield">{{cite web |last1=Canfield |first1=David |title=How ''A Friend of the Family'' Turns a Horrific Abduction Saga into Something Beyond True Crime |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/friend-of-the-family-peacock-limited-series-first-look-exclusive |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |date=August 9, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325181057/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/08/friend-of-the-family-peacock-limited-series-first-look-exclusive |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show's nine-episode duration allowed for more subtle and relatable story-telling than that of ''Abducted in Plain Sight''.<ref name="Lambe">{{cite web |last1=Lambe |first1=Stacy |title=Jan Broberg on Her Emotional ''A Friend of the Family'' Cameo and New ''True Evil'' Doc |url=https://www.etonline.com/jan-broberg-on-her-emotional-a-friend-of-the-family-cameo-and-new-true-evil-doc-exclusive-194279 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154354/https://www.etonline.com/jan-broberg-on-her-emotional-a-friend-of-the-family-cameo-and-new-true-evil-doc-exclusive-194279 |url-status=live }}</ref> Antosca thought the story is "about a family overcoming something and getting to a place of forgiveness and healing where the monster has lost his power over them, which is also what made it worth telling".<ref name="Feldman" /> He classed the series as [[psychological horror]]. From the show's conception, he knew it would not include anything "exploitative or potentially gratuitous or uncomfortable". Antosca said viewers should be able to process each part of the story without being overwhelmed by anything that felt exploitative. He said ''A Friend of the Family'' should not show any of Broberg's abuse as a teenager, believing it would not serve the series' purpose.<ref name="Bergeson">{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Nick Antosca Doesn't Want You to Call ''A Friend of the Family'' a True Crime Series: This Was Not 'Exploitative' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/nick-antosca-a-friend-of-the-family-not-true-crime-1234774985 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |date=October 28, 2022 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154355/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/nick-antosca-a-friend-of-the-family-not-true-crime-1234774985/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the start of the show, Broberg introduces herself and explains her story to assure viewers she survives and because the events depicted are "nearly unbelievable, unless someone says, 'This happened{{' "}}.<ref name="Verhoeven">{{cite interview |interviewer=Beatrice Verhoeven |first=Jake |last=Lacy |author-link=Jake Lacy |title=''Friend of the Family'' Star Jake Lacy on the 'Nearly Unbelievable' Story of Jan Broberg, Who Was Kidnapped Twice as a Teen |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jake-lacy-interview-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-1235265662 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=July 24, 2023 |date=November 26, 2022 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204072715/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jake-lacy-interview-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-1235265662/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2022, the [[streaming platform]] [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] gave the show a straight-to-series order with [[Eliza Hittman]] as director and executive producer.<ref name="HittmanDirect">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-true-crime-series-broberg-kidnapping-anna-paquin-jake-lacy-colin-hanks-lio-tipton-1235182410/|title=Peacock Orders True Crime Series ''Friend of the Family'' with Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406223852/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-true-crime-series-broberg-kidnapping-anna-paquin-jake-lacy-colin-hanks-lio-tipton-1235182410/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hittman had never heard about Broberg's story before receiving the script for ''A Friend of the Family'' but she admired the show's writing, characters, and world so much she "devoured" its script. Her direction was not influenced by ''Abducted in Plain Sight'' due to the large number of omissions and limited duration. Since ''Abducted in Plain Sight''{{'s}} production, [[true crime]] dramas had gained in popularity, prompting Hittman to contemplate the genre's ethics. Broberg was serving as producer, which Hittman described as a rare occasion in which the victim had granted consent.<ref name="Montgomery">{{cite web |last1=Montgomery |first1=Daniel |title=Eliza Hittman (''A Friend of the Family'' Director) on Bringing 'Shades of Color' to 'Vivid' Characters in True Crime Drama [Exclusive Video Interview] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/eliza-hittman-a-friend-of-the-family-director-video-interview-1205428153 |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=July 23, 2023 |date=May 22, 2023 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154355/https://www.goldderby.com/feature/eliza-hittman-a-friend-of-the-family-director-video-interview-1205428153/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Antosca, Hittman was a key part of the "delicate psychological emotional character moments".<ref name="Bergeson2" />

===Casting===
''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' said ''A Friend of the Family'' was barely a "dutiful retelling". Broberg anticipated the cast would go on "their own emotional journey" and develop their own understanding of their characters. She knew they did not want to mimic her family. Broberg addressed letters to the main cast, assuring them she would not hinder any decisions or interpretations they made. She also wanted the actors to understand every character—including Berchtold—was a "full human being".<ref name="Canfield" />

Although she was not involved in the final casting selections, Broberg extensively spoke to Antosca about Robert Berchtold's character and the importance of portraying him as credible, loving parent.<ref name="Longeretta">{{cite web |last1=Longeretta |first1=Emily |title=''Abducted in Plain Sight'' Survivor Jan Broberg Recalls Revisiting Father's Sexual Encounter with Her Rapist for Peacock Series |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-abducted-in-plain-sight-1235391982 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 24, 2023 |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207101515/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-abducted-in-plain-sight-1235391982/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jake Lacy]] was cast as Robert Berchtold; Lacy was initially apprehensive about the role but Broberg's involvement and commitment persuaded him. Lacy was drawn to the show's nuanced presentation of the events, which showed the Broberg family as human beings rather than as victims of a sensational crime.<ref name="Coggan">{{cite magazine |last1=Coggan |first1=Devan |title=Jake Lacy Plays a Monster in Plain Sight in ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://ew.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-jake-lacy |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |language=en |date=September 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010163256/https://ew.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-jan-broberg-jake-lacy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> To prepare for his role, Lacy read ''[[Lolita]]'' (1955), a novel in which the middle-aged narrator abducts and sexually abuses a 12-year-old girl with whom he is obsessed.<ref name="Longeretta2" />

Lacy thought emulating Berchtold's mindset was unnecessary, unhealthy, and useless.<ref name="Wally">{{cite interview |last1=Lacy |first1=Jake |interviewer=Maxine Wally |author1-link=Jake Lacy |title=With ''A Friend of the Family'', Jake Lacy Takes on His Most Challenging Role Yet |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jake-lacy-friend-of-the-family-interview-2022 |website=[[W (magazine)|W]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |language=en |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725083607/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jake-lacy-friend-of-the-family-interview-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> He imagined Berchtold's kidnappings and sexual motivations as a heist and took inspiration from ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' character [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]] and American actor [[Steve McQueen]]:, saying, "He wants to be the dangerous, cool, edgy guy in this LDS community in Pocatello, Idaho ... I leaned into a lot of that ego and assumed charisma, assumed charm and fearlessness".<ref name="Longeretta2">{{cite web |last1=Longeretta |first1=Emily |title=Jake Lacy on Emotionally Preparing for Abusive ''Friend of the Family'' Character and Adapting to a New Kind of Fame |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jake-lacy-friend-of-the-family-preperation-adapting-to-fame-1235435935 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 24, 2023 |date=November 17, 2022 |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724123842/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jake-lacy-friend-of-the-family-preperation-adapting-to-fame-1235435935/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Antosca gave Lacy a number of Jan and Mary Ann's personal possessions, including FBI recordings of telephone calls between the Brobergs and Berchtold after Jan's second kidnapping, in which he pretends not to know her location.<ref name="Lambe2">{{cite web |last1=Lambe |first1=Stacy |title=Jake Lacy on Unsettling ''A Friend of the Family'' Role and Possible Return to ''The White Lotus'' |url=https://www.etonline.com/jake-lacy-on-unsettling-friend-of-the-family-role-and-possible-return-to-the-white-lotus-exclusive |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=October 20, 2022 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726142322/https://www.etonline.com/jake-lacy-on-unsettling-friend-of-the-family-role-and-possible-return-to-the-white-lotus-exclusive |url-status=live }}</ref> Lacy was hesitant about becoming close to Jan Broberg because he feared he would be unable to portray Berchtold's inhumanity and obsessiveness.<ref name="Verhoeven" /><ref name="Longeretta2" /> Broberg met Lacy during the second episode's production; according to Lacy, meeting Broberg "helped settle the work more than shake it up because you get to see the person you're doing this for".<ref name="Longeretta2" />

Prior to receiving the script for ''A Friend of the Family'', [[Colin Hanks]] had not heard Broberg's story; he almost declined the role of Bob Broberg, not wanting to play "a super nice Mormon that goes through a bunch of stuff". Hanks watched ''Abducted in Plain Sight'' after reading the first three screenplays. He could not stop thinking about the Brobergs' story and discussed it with many people. After two years of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], Hanks challenged himself to work on projects that scared him. He said he "really looked at [''A Friend of the Family''{{'s}}] story as that challenge, and ... just jumped off the cliff and got to work". Hanks found Bob was a difficult character to portray, saying he had no similarities to the character and that he was "so petrified". Jan told Hanks Bob often said "every day is a bonus", which significantly enhanced Hanks's portrayal: he said, "That was such an important thing that I came back to quite a bit, because no matter what is happening, ... to still have that point of view—even on the darkest of days—that every day is a bonus, that was so helpful".<ref name="Longeretta3">{{cite web |last1=Longeretta |first1=Emily |title=Colin Hanks Nearly Said No to Playing Bob Broberg in ''A Friend of the Family'': I Was 'So Petrified' |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/colin-hanks-bob-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-1235396565 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |date=October 10, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814133344/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/colin-hanks-bob-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-1235396565/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Lio Tipton]], who portrays Gail Berchtold, was interested in the show due to the Brobergs' involvement, and was also a fan of Antosca and Hittman.<ref name="Vujić">{{cite interview |last1=Tipton |first1=Lio |interviewer=Katja Vujić |author1-link=Lio Tipton |title=Lio Tipton Is Still Processing |url=https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/lio-tipton-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-true-crime-interview.html |website=[[The Cut (blog)|The Cut]] |access-date=July 25, 2023 |language=en-us |date=October 4, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725151502/https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/lio-tipton-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-true-crime-interview.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the main cast, the least was known about Gail and there was nothing clear about her position.<ref name="Bergeson2" /> Tipton often met with Hittman to discuss this; Tipton wanted to focus on how hard Gail worked to keep her family secure and together.<ref name="Vujić" /> Tipton attempted to focus on the interactions with Lacy's character and tried to avoid taking sides during their performance.<ref name="Bergeson2">{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Lio Tipton Struggled to Find 'Compassion' for Gail on ''A Friend of the Family'': 'I Hated What I Was Saying' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/lio-tipton-a-friend-of-the-family-hated-character-1234774988 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=July 27, 2023 |date=October 22, 2022 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727092517/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/lio-tipton-a-friend-of-the-family-hated-character-1234774988/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Vujić" />

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[[Hendrix Yancey]] and [[Mckenna Grace]] portray younger and older versions of Jan Broberg, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-friend-of-the-family-hendrix-yancey-jan-broberg-1235214702/|title=Peacock True Crime Series ''Friend of the Family'' Casts Hendrix Yancey as Young Jan Broberg|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406223916/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/peacock-friend-of-the-family-hendrix-yancey-jan-broberg-1235214702/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/mckenna-grace-jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-limited-series-peacock-nick-antosca-1234983901/|title=Hendrix Yancey Joins Mckenna Grace in ''A Friend of the Family'' True-Crime Limited Series at Peacock|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406223852/https://deadline.com/2022/03/mckenna-grace-jan-broberg-a-friend-of-the-family-limited-series-peacock-nick-antosca-1234983901/|url-status=live}}</ref> Antosca was insistent on not casting adult actors who looked young for the role.<ref name="Verhoeven" /> Grace studied Broberg's story in depth, reading ''Stolen Innocence'', court documents, diary entries, and letters between Broberg and Berchtold.<ref name="FordDixon" /> While filming, Grace tried to spend as much time as she could with Yancey. and copied her mannerisms and smile.<ref name="Collins">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer=Sean T. Collins |title=Mckenna Grace on Finding Hope at the End of ''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/mckenna-grace-friend-of-the-family.html |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |language=en-us |date=November 18, 2022 |url-access=limited |author-link=Mckenna Grace |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629045150/https://www.vulture.com/article/mckenna-grace-friend-of-the-family.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Grace also worked alongside Broberg.<ref name="Vineyard" /> Despite enjoying freedom as an actor, Grace wanted to connect with Broberg and understand as much as she could about her thoughts and feelings at the time.<ref name="Lambe3">{{cite web |last1=Lambe |first1=Stacy |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Cast on Retelling the Broberg Family's 'Terrifying' Abduction Story |url=https://www.etonline.com/a-friend-of-the-family-cast-on-retelling-the-broberg-familys-terrifying-abduction-story-exclusive |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=July 26, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727034338/https://www.etonline.com/a-friend-of-the-family-cast-on-retelling-the-broberg-familys-terrifying-abduction-story-exclusive |url-status=live }}</ref> Broberg and Grace discussed subtle gestures such an nail-biting to show stress.<ref name="Vineyard" /> Grace described the role as "really emotionally and sometimes physically exhausting"; she had to push her abilities and blend three versions of Broberg—her own, Yancey's, and the real-life Broberg.<ref name="FordDixon">{{cite interview |last1=Grace |first1=Mckenna |interviewer1=Latasha Ford |interviewer2=Marcus James Dixon |title=Mckenna Grace (''A Friend of the Family''): 'I Am Just So Proud to Have Gotten to Tell Jan's story' [Complete Interview Transcript] |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/mckenna-grace-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-transcript |website=[[GoldDerby]] |access-date=June 29, 2023 |date=June 27, 2023 |author-link=Mckenna Grace |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627220920/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2023/mckenna-grace-a-friend-of-the-family-interview-transcript/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The show also stars [[Anna Paquin]] as Mary Ann Broberg, Jan's mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/anna-paquin-jake-lacy-colin-hanks-lio-tipton-jan-broberg-true-crime-limited-series-nick-antosca-peacock-1234933868/|title=Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks & Lio Tipton to Star in Jan Broberg True-Crime Limited Series from Nick Antosca at Peacock|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216063123/https://deadline.com/2022/02/anna-paquin-jake-lacy-colin-hanks-lio-tipton-jan-broberg-true-crime-limited-series-nick-antosca-peacock-1234933868/|url-status=live}}</ref> The recurring cast includes [[Austin Stowell]] as FBI Agent Peter Walsh, who is determined to return Jan to her family; [[Patrick Fischler]] as Garth Pincock, [[Bannock County, Idaho|Bannock County]]'s [[district attorney]]; Bree Elrod as Jennifer Ferguson, Berchtold's lawyer; [[Philip Ettinger]] as Joe Berchtold, Robert's brother;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/ustin-stowell-patrick-fischler-bree-elrod-philip-ettinger-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-limited-series-1234995757/|title=''A Friend Of The Family'': Austin Stowell, Patrick Fischler, Bree Elrod & Philip Ettinger Join Peacock Limited Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Alexandra|last=Del Rosario|date=April 6, 2022|access-date=April 6, 2022|archive-date=April 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406180211/https://deadline.com/2022/04/ustin-stowell-patrick-fischler-bree-elrod-philip-ettinger-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-limited-series-1234995757/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Ella Jay Basco]] as Sofia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ella-jay-basco-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-1235306589/|title=''Birds of Prey'' Star Ella Jay Basco Cast in Nick Antosca's True Crime Series ''A Friend of the Family'' at Peacock (Exclusive)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Selome|last=Hailu|date=July 7, 2022|access-date=July 7, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707172504/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/ella-jay-basco-a-friend-of-the-family-peacock-1235306589/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Nelson">{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Allie |title=''A Friend of the Family''—All About the Peacock Series, Including the Shocking True Story That Inspired It |url=https://parade.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-peacock |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=July 26, 2023 |language=en |date=October 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116000418/https://parade.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-peacock |url-status=live }}</ref> In the show's final episode, Jan Broberg makes a cameo as Dr. Carr, a therapist who worked with her family.<ref name="Topel">{{cite web |last1=Topel |first1=Fred |title=''Friend of the Family'' Subject Jan Broberg Appears in Finale |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/11/10/Friend-of-Family-Jan-Broberg/6191668104071 |website=[[United Press International]] |access-date=July 26, 2023 |language=en |date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110184057/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2022/11/10/Friend-of-Family-Jan-Broberg/6191668104071/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Knolle">{{cite web |last1=Knolle |first1=Sharon |title=''Friend of the Family'' Exclusive Clip: Jan Broberg Cameos in Finale |url=https://www.thewrap.com/friend-of-the-family-finale-clip-jan-broberg |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=July 26, 2023 |date=November 10, 2022 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726142324/https://www.thewrap.com/friend-of-the-family-finale-clip-jan-broberg/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Broberg had previously worked as an actor and loved the profession. She considered her appearance in ''A Friend of the Family'' freeing;<ref name="Lambe" /> she said she felt she was "able to give [her] younger self a path" and console her father, who she thought never truly forgave himself.<ref name="Vineyard" /><ref name="Lambe" />

===Filming and design===
''A Friend of the Family'' was primarily filmed in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]<ref name="Ho">{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Rodney |title=Crime Series ''A Friend of the Family'' Shooting in Atlanta with Anna Paquin, Colin Hanks |url=https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/crime-series-a-friend-of-the-family-shooting-in-atlanta-with-anna-paquin-colin-hanks/6GCQ4ES6XNF3HPUMVRRSQUMP3I |website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |access-date=July 27, 2023 |language=English |date=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727041110/https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/crime-series-a-friend-of-the-family-shooting-in-atlanta-with-anna-paquin-colin-hanks/6GCQ4ES6XNF3HPUMVRRSQUMP3I/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and some scenes were filmed in [[Los Angeles]], California. [[Principal photography]] took place from February to August 2022.<ref name="Shrestha">{{cite web |last1=Shrestha |first1=Naman |title=Where Is ''A Friend of the Family'' Filmed? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-a-friend-of-the-family-filmed |website=The Cinemaholic |access-date=July 27, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727041110/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-a-friend-of-the-family-filmed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While filming the scene in which Berchtold drugs Broberg, the crew focused on ensuring the then 11-year-old Yancey felt safe; according to Antosca, "You're asking a very young actress to go to a really intense emotional place. So I was very scared by getting that right, giving her what she needed to do her best work but protecting her".<ref name="Longeretta" /> The show depicts the Broberg family's normal life, including birthdays, church visits, and vacations. The design takes inspiration from [[Classical Realism]] films of the 1970s, including ''[[Badlands (film)|Badlands]]'' (1973) and ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' (1974).<ref name="Canfield" /> Production designer John D. Kretschmer was influenced by his own Protestant home in North Carolina, which he deemed similar to Broberg's neighborhood. The production team recreated the Broberg family's house in Atlanta: they renovated a home atop a hill that was "a surprising visual match" by replicating the windows and floor plan. There was not much information available about Berchtold's house but Kretschmer knew he was wealthy, and owned a piano and a plethora of games. The team used police reports to model the [[GMC (automobile)|GMC]] 260 automobile he drove.<ref name="Clark">{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Jason |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Re-Created the Setting of a 70s Kidnapping |url=https://www.thewrap.com/friend-of-the-family-production-design-john-d-kretschmer |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=July 31, 2023 |date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731074303/https://www.thewrap.com/friend-of-the-family-production-design-john-d-kretschmer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Yancey and Grace wore some of Broberg's clothes from the period.<ref name="Canfield" /> In the final episode, Grace wears a reproduction of a dress jan Broberg wore in a photograph.<ref name="Collins" />

==Release==
''A Friend of the Family''{{'s}} first four episodes were made available on the Peacock on October 6, 2022.<ref name="McHugh">{{cite web |last1=McHugh |first1=Jennifer |title=''A Friend of the Family'': The Real Story Behind This Shocking True Crime |url=https://collider.com/a-friend-of-the-family-real-history-explained |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=July 27, 2023 |language=en |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=October 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022043948/https://collider.com/a-friend-of-the-family-real-history-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The final five episodes were released weekly from October 13 to November 10.<ref name="Futon" /><ref name="Mahler review" />

==Reception==
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 92% approval rating for ''A Friend of the Family'' with an average rating of 7.8/10 based on 24 critical reviews. The website's critics' consensus reads; "Unspooling like a slow-motion nightmare, ''A Friend of the Family'' benefits immeasurably from Eliza Hittman's deft direction and Jake Lacy's unflinching portrayal of insidious evil".<ref name="RTScore">{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=a_friend_of_the_family|title=A Friend of the Family|type=tv|season=1|access-date=July 27, 2023|publisher_hide=yes}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 73 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=a-friend-of-the-family|title=A Friend of the Family|type=tv|season=1|access-date=October 6, 2022|publisher_hide=yes}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:Eliza Hittman-0731.jpg|thumb|alt=Eliza Hittman speaking at the Berlinale in 2020|Hittman's direction received praise.]]

Journalists praised the show's portrayal of the true-crime genre.{{efn|Attributed to reviews from ''[[MovieWeb]]'',<ref name="Mahler review" /> ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'',<ref name="Amidon">{{cite web |last1=Amidon |first1=Aurora |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Is a Harrowing Slow Burn: Review |url=https://consequence.net/2022/10/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=August 13, 2023 |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519141847/https://consequence.net/2022/10/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[IGN]]''<ref name="Bennett" />}} According to ''[[Slant Magazine]]'', ''A Friend of the Family'' is able to "sidestep some common true-crime pitfalls" by focusing on the psychological effects rather than sexual abuse,<ref name="Scaife">{{cite web |last1=Scaife |first1=Steven |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Review: Alluringly Tangled True-Crime |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-review |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |access-date=August 13, 2023 |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015151831/https://www.slantmagazine.com/tv/a-friend-of-the-family-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[IndieWire]]'' writer Steve Greene said the series "has little concern for true-crime expectations".<ref name="Greene">{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Steve |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Deconstructs a Sensational True Story to Make It Even More Unsettling |url=https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock-show-jan-broberg-story-1234769990 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=August 13, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729124725/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock-show-jan-broberg-story-1234769990/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', ''A Friend of the Family'' mostly consists of "self-justification" for the Broberg family.<ref name="Fienberg"/> Hittman's direction was well-received by critics.<ref name="RTScore" /> Greene said the show puts the viewer directly in Jan's shoes.<ref name="Greene" /> Chase Hutchinson, from ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'', agreed, describing the direction as "understated yet no less upsetting".<ref name="Hutchinson">{{cite web |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Chase |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Review: Jake Lacy Terrifies in an Unsettling yet Understated True Crime Tale |url=https://collider.com/a-friend-of-the-family-review-jake-lacy-anna-paquin-colin-hanks-peacock |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=August 13, 2023 |language=en |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017002814/https://collider.com/a-friend-of-the-family-review-jake-lacy-anna-paquin-colin-hanks-peacock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several reviewers commented on the show's duration. Writing for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Michael Hogan called the show "unnecessarily bloated".<ref name="Hogan" /> Kristen Baldwin of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' said the show has difficulty sustaining its nine-hour duration due to a lack of insight and analysis.<ref name="Baldwin" /> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'s}} Saloni Gajjar stated nine episodes were warranted and called the show "compelling".<ref name="Gajjar" />

Critics praised Lacy's performance.<ref name="RTScore" /> ''[[TheWrap]]'' stated his performance on the show "lives and dies", and is deserving of an [[Emmy Award]] nomination.<ref name="Lee">{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Stephan |title=''A Friend of the Family'': Peacock True Crime Series Is Chilling |url=https://www.thewrap.com/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock-true-crime-series |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728114806/https://www.thewrap.com/a-friend-of-the-family-review-peacock-true-crime-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Financial Times]]'' called him the show's highlight.<ref name="Einav">{{cite web |last1=Einav |first1=Dan |title=''A Friend of the Family'', TV Review – the True Story of a Surreal Abduction |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fc64b8f8-e00f-495d-b4a5-267b9d554df0 |website=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729124718/https://www.ft.com/content/fc64b8f8-e00f-495d-b4a5-267b9d554df0 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[IGN]]'', Lacy conveys a sense of villainy simply by smiling widely and speaking softly.<ref name="Bennett">{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Tara |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Premiere Review: First 3 Episodes |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/a-friend-of-the-family-premiere-review-first-3-episodes |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729130724/https://www.ign.com/articles/a-friend-of-the-family-premiere-review-first-3-episodes |url-status=live }}</ref> The rest of the cast also received praise: reviewers from ''[[MovieWeb]]'' and ''The A.V. Club'' referred to Paquin as "heartbreaking" and "quietly powerful", respectively,<ref name="Mahler review" /><ref name="Gajjar">{{cite web |last1=Gajjar |first1=Saloni |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Is a Vital Deep Dive into a Bizarre True Story |url=https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-of-peacocks-a-friend-of-the-family-1849598764 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728114753/https://www.avclub.com/tv-review-of-peacocks-a-friend-of-the-family-1849598764 |url-status=live }}</ref> while [[Common Sense Media]] stated Tipton "gives ... Gail real depth, convincingly depicting a troubled woman frozen between shame".<ref name="Nixon">{{cite web |last1=Nixon |first1=Jenny |title=''A Friend of the Family'' |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729051136/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''{{'s}} Joshua Alston, Tipton is able to give the character stability while maintaining a jittery, disturbing quality that is reminiscent of [[Lili Taylor]].<ref name="Alston">{{cite web |last1=Alston |first1=Joshua |title=Peacock's ''A Friend of the Family'' Is Even More Terrifying Than the Crimes That Inspired It: TV Review |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/tv-reviews/friend-of-the-family-review-abducted-in-plain-sight-adaptation-1235394116 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728114753/https://variety.com/2022/tv/tv-reviews/friend-of-the-family-review-abducted-in-plain-sight-adaptation-1235394116/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Baldwin, Yancey's and Grace's performances both have genuine warmth and vulnerability,<ref name="Baldwin">{{cite magazine |last1=Greenblatt |first1=Leah |last2=Baldwin |first2=Kristen |title=Cate Blanchett's Virtuoso Performance in ''Tar'', ''Amsterdam'' Makes Rookie Moves |url=https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/reviews-amsterdam-tar-luckiest-girl-alive-friend-of-the-family-triangle-of-sadness-musts-misses |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |date=October 7, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728114753/https://ew.com/movies/movie-reviews/reviews-amsterdam-tar-luckiest-girl-alive-friend-of-the-family-triangle-of-sadness-musts-misses/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Hogan described Yancey as "heartbreakingly vulnerable".<ref name="Hogan">{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Michael |title=''A Friend of the Family'', Review: Solid Drama but Prurient True-Crime Series Have Had Their Day |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/friend-family-review-solid-drama-prurient-true-crime-series |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 7, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729124724/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/friend-family-review-solid-drama-prurient-true-crime-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Entertainment website ''Ready Steady Cut'' dubbed Yancey and Grace the show's "MVPs", saying they "manage to fully convince and convey that they are in fact the one character at differing ages".<ref name="Hennedy">{{cite web |last1=Hennedy |first1=Eamon |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Season 1 Review – a Compelling True Crime Tale |url=https://readysteadycut.com/2022/10/06/a-friend-of-the-family-season-1-review |website=Ready Steady Cut |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728114758/https://readysteadycut.com/2022/10/06/a-friend-of-the-family-season-1-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[RogerEbert.com]]''{{'s}} Brain Tallerico, however, said the show is less coherent with two actors playing Jan; he stated he would prefer only Grace portraying the character.<ref name="Tallerico">{{cite web |last1=Tallerico |first1=Brian |title=Peacock's ''A Friend of the Family'' Unpacks Harrowing True Story |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-friend-of-the-family-tv-review |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |date=October 4, 2022 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729045631/https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-friend-of-the-family-tv-review |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[MovieWeb]]'' deemed Hanks' performance his finest yet<ref name="Mahler review">{{cite web |last1=Mahler |first1=Matthew |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Review: A Disturbing, Confounding True Crime Series |url=https://movieweb.com/friend-of-the-family-review |website=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |language=en |date=October 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729045632/https://movieweb.com/friend-of-the-family-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but ''The Hollywood Reporter'' labeled him a "weak link".<ref name="Fienberg">{{cite web |last1=Fienberg |first1=Daniel |title=''A Friend of the Family'' Review: Jake Lacy and Anna Paquin in Peacock's Sensitive but Bloated True Crime Adaptation |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family-jake-lacy-anna-paquin-colin-hanks-peacock-1235231323 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=August 8, 2023 |date=October 5, 2022 |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204165228/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/a-friend-of-the-family-jake-lacy-anna-paquin-colin-hanks-peacock-1235231323/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==''A Friend of the Family: True Evil''==
On November 15, 2022, Peacock released the documentary film ''A Friend of the Family: True Evil''.<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=a_friend_of_the_family_true_evil|type=m|access-date=August 14, 2023|title=A Friend of the Family: True Evil|publisher_hide=yes}}</ref> It follows Jan Broberg's recovery as she revisits several places, including the bedroom where her sexual assaults began. It also includes the story of another victim of Berchtold. The documentary explores ways families deal with [[generational trauma]], which can affect survivors and their loved ones years after the abuse occurred, through interviews with Jan Broberg, her mother and son, and other family members.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Jan Broberg Recounts Her Trauma in ''A Friend of the Family: True Evil'' Documentary Trailer |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/friend-of-the-family-true-evil-documentary-trailer-jan-broberg-1234778818 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=August 14, 2023 |date=November 3, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602152902/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/friend-of-the-family-true-evil-documentary-trailer-jan-broberg-1234778818/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Devore |first1=Britta |title=''A Friend of the Family: True Evil'' Trailer Explores Story Behind Peacock Series |url=https://collider.com/friend-of-the-family-true-evil-trailer-peacock |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=August 14, 2023 |language=en |date=November 19, 2022 |archive-date=November 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125214340/https://collider.com/friend-of-the-family-true-evil-trailer-peacock/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==References==
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==External links==
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The Hitch-Hiker (The Twilight Zone)

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{{Infobox television episode
| series = [[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]
| image = Inger Stevens Twilight Zone 1960.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Inger Stevens in a scene from the episode
| season = 1
| episode = 16
| airdate = {{Start date|1960|01|22}}
| production = 173-3612
| teleplay = [[Rod Serling]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[The Hitch-Hiker (radio play)|The Hitch-Hiker]]''|[[Lucille Fletcher]]}}
| director = Alvin Ganzer
| guests = * [[Inger Stevens]] as Nan Adams
* [[Leonard Strong (actor)|Leonard Strong]] as [[Grim Reaper|The Hitch-Hiker]]
* [[Adam Williams (actor)|Adam Williams]] as Sailor
* [[Russ Bender]] as Counterman
* [[Lew Gallo]] as Mechanic
* [[George Mitchell (actor)|George Mitchell]] as Gas Station Man
* [[Eleanor Audley]] as Mrs. Whitney (voice)
| music = Stock, featuring [[Bernard Herrmann]]'s score for the original radio version of "The Hitch-Hiker"
| season_article = The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series, season 1)
| episode_list = List of The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series) episodes
| prev = [[I Shot an Arrow into the Air]]
| next = [[The Fever (The Twilight Zone)|The Fever]]
}}
"'''The Hitch-Hiker'''" is the sixteenth episode of the [[American television]] anthology series ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' which originally aired on January 22, 1960, on [[CBS]]. It is based on [[Lucille Fletcher]]'s radio play ''[[The Hitch-Hiker (radio play)|The Hitch-Hiker]]''. It is frequently listed among the series' greatest episodes.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2009/10/02/top-10-twilight-zone-episodes/slide/the-hitch-hiker-1960/ |title=The Hitch Hiker (1960) |last=Cruz |first=Gilbert |magazine=TIME |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/the-top-10-twilight-zone-episodes |title=The Top 10 Twilight Zone Episodes |last=Wheatley |first=Cliff |website=IGN |date=June 27, 2014 |access-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-10-greatest-twilight-zone-episodes/3/ |title=The 10 greatest "Twilight Zone" episodes: "The HItch-Hiker" |last=Morgan |first=David |publisher=CBS |access-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>

==Opening narration==
{{cquote|Her name is Nan Adams. She's twenty-seven years old. Her occupation: [[Procurement|buyer]] at a New York department store. At present on vacation, driving cross-country to Los Angeles, California from [[Manhattan]].}}

The narration continues after the dialogue between Nan and the mechanic.

{{cquote|Minor incident on Highway 11 in Pennsylvania. Perhaps, to be filed away under "accidents you walk away from." But from this moment on, Nan Adams' companion on a trip to California will be terror. Her route: fear. Her destination: quite unknown.}}

==Plot==
[[File:The Hitch-Hiker Twilight Zone 1960.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Strong and Stevens in "The Hitch-Hiker"]]
Nan Adams, on a cross-country road trip from [[New York City]] to [[Los Angeles]], gets a flat tire on [[U.S. Route 11]] in [[Pennsylvania]] and survives losing control of the car and skidding onto the shoulder. The mechanic she has called to come put a spare tire on comments that he is surprised she survived, saying "you shouldn't have called for a mechanic. Somebody should've called for a [[hearse]]." He directs her to follow him into town where he will supply her with a new tire. As she is driving from the site of her blow-out, Nan notices a shabby and strange-looking man [[hitchhiking]]. Later, as she is preparing to leave the service station in town, she again sees this hitchhiker, but the mechanic does not see him when she mentions it. Unnerved, she drives away. As she continues her trip, Nan sees the [[Vanishing hitchhiker|same hitchhiker]] thumbing for a ride again in [[Virginia]] and at several other points in her journey.

She grows increasingly frightened of him. When she stops at a railroad crossing for an oncoming train, the man is situated on the other side of the tracks. She decides to drive ahead but the car stalls on the tracks. She manages to restart the vehicle and back up just as the train speeds past.

Nan is now convinced that the hitchhiker is trying to kill her. She continues to drive, becoming more and more afraid, stopping only when necessary. Every time she stops, however, the hitchhiker is there, always ahead of her.

She takes a side road in [[New Mexico]] but gets stranded when she runs out of gas. She reaches a gas station on foot but it is closed; although she rouses the proprietor from bed, he refuses to reopen and sell her gas due to the late hour. Nan is startled by a sailor on his way back to [[San Diego]] from leave. Eager for protection from the hitchhiker, she offers to drive the sailor all the way to his destination. He gladly accepts and persuades the station attendant to provide gas. As they drive together and discuss their mutual predicaments, she sees the hitchhiker on the road and swerves toward him. The sailor, who cannot see him, questions her driving; she admits she was trying to run over the hitchhiker. The sailor begins to fear for his safety and leaves her, despite her efforts to have him stay, even going so far as offering to go out with him.

In [[Arizona]], Nan stops to call her mother in Manhattan, New York City. The woman who answers the phone says Mrs. Adams is in the hospital, having suffered a nervous breakdown after finding out that her daughter, Nan, died in Pennsylvania six days ago when the car she was driving blew a tire and overturned. Nan realizes the truth: she didn't survive the accident in Pennsylvania and the hitchhiker is none other than the [[personification of death]], patiently and persistently waiting for her to realize that she has been dead all along. She loses all emotion, concern, and feels empty.

Nan returns to the car and looks in the vanity mirror on the visor. Instead of her reflection, she sees the hitchhiker, who says, "I believe you're going...''my'' way?"

==Closing narration==
{{cquote|Nan Adams, age twenty-seven. She was driving to California; to Los Angeles. She didn't make it. There was a detour... through the Twilight Zone.}}

==Episode notes==
[[File:Rod Serling Inger Stevens Serling model airplane collection 1960.JPG|thumb|[[Rod Serling]] modeling an airplane with actress [[Inger Stevens]], 1960]]
In the [[The Hitch-Hiker (radio play)|original radio play]] by [[Lucille Fletcher]], the character of Nan was a man named Ronald Adams. ''The Hitch-Hiker'' was first presented on ''[[The Orson Welles Show (radio series)|The Orson Welles Show]]'' (1941), ''[[Philip Morris Playhouse]]'' (1942), ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]'' (1942), and ''The Mercury Summer Theater'' (1946). All of these radio productions were live performances starring Orson Welles as Ronald Adams.

When the teleplay was adapted for radio on ''[[The Twilight Zone (radio series)|The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas]]'' in 2002, the role of Nan Adams was played by [[Kate Jackson]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
*DeVoe, Bill. (2008). ''Trivia from The Twilight Zone''. Albany, GA: Bear Manor Media. {{ISBN|978-1-59393-136-0}}
*Grams, Martin. (2008). ''The Twilight Zone: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic''. Churchville, MD: OTR Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-9703310-9-0}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb episode|0734644}}
*[http://www.escape-suspense.com/2007/03/suspense_the_hi.html ''Suspense — The Hitch-Hiker'']

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The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)

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''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (1985–89) ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (2002–03) ''[[The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' (2019–20)
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'''''The Twilight Zone''''' (marketed as '''''Twilight Zone''''' for its final two seasons) is an American fantasy science fiction horror [[anthology series|anthology television series]] created and presented by [[Rod Serling]], which ran for five seasons on [[CBS]] from October 2, 1959, to June 19, 1964.<ref name="NYT-20190329">{{cite news |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |title='The Twilight Zone': Here's Why We Still Care |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/arts/television/the-twilight-zone-guide-reboot.html |date=March 29, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 29, 2019 }}</ref> Each episode presents a standalone story in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described as entering "the Twilight Zone", often with a [[Plot twist|surprise ending]] and a [[moral]]. Although often considered predominantly [[Science fiction on television|science-fiction]], the show's [[paranormal]] and [[Franz Kafka#"Kafkaesque"|Kafkaesque]] events leaned the show much closer to [[fantasy]] and [[Horror fiction|horror]] (there are about twice as many fantasy episodes as science fiction). The phrase "twilight zone" has entered the vernacular, used to describe surreal experiences.

The series featured both established stars and younger actors who would become much better known later. Serling served as [[Executive producer#Motion pictures and television|executive producer]] and [[head writer]]; he wrote or co-wrote 92 of the show's 156 episodes. He was also the show's [[Television presenter|host]] and [[Narration|narrator]], delivering monologues at the beginning and end of each episode, and typically appeared on-screen to address the audience directly during the opening scene. Serling's opening and closing narrations usually summarize the episode's events encapsulating how and why the main characters had entered the Twilight Zone.

==Development==
By the late 1950s, Rod Serling was a prominent name in American [[Broadcast programming|television]]. His successful television plays included “Patterns” (for ''[[Kraft Television Theatre]]'') and “[[Requiem for a Heavyweight]]” (for ''[[Playhouse 90]]''), but he was frustrated by constant [[Censorship|changes and edits]] made by the networks and sponsors. In “Requiem", the line "Got a match?" had to be cut because the sponsor sold lighters; other programs had similar striking of words that might remind viewers of competitors to the sponsor, including one case in which the sponsor, [[Ford Motor Company]], had the [[Chrysler Building]] removed from a picture of the [[New York City]] [[skyline]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Zicree|first=Marc Scott|author-link=Marc Scott Zicree|title=The Twilight Zone Companion|location=Hollywood|publisher=Silman-James Press|year=1992|page=14}}</ref>

According to comments in his 1957 anthology ''Patterns,'' Serling had been trying to delve into material more controversial than his works of the early 1950s. This led to ''Noon on Doomsday'' for the ''[[The United States Steel Hour|United States Steel Hour]]'' in 1956, a commentary by Serling on the defensiveness and total lack of repentance he saw in the [[Mississippi]] town where the [[Emmett Till|murder of Emmett Till]] took place. His original script closely paralleled the Till case, then was moved out of the South and the victim changed to a Jewish pawnbroker, and eventually became just a foreigner in an unnamed town.

Serling thought that a science-fiction setting would give him more freedom and less interference in expressing controversial ideas than more realistic settings.<ref>Zicree, Marc Scott. op. cit. p. 15</ref><ref name="pohl196212">{{Cite magazine |last=Pohl |first=Frederik |date=December 1962|title=Opportunity Knocked|department=Editorial |url=https://archive.org/stream/Galaxy_v21n02_1962.12#page/n3/mode/2up |magazine=Galaxy Science Fiction |pages=4–8}}</ref> "[[The Twilight Zone#"The Time Element" (1958)|The Time Element]]" was Serling's 1957 pilot pitch for his show, a [[time travel]] adventure about a man who goes back to [[Honolulu]] in 1941 and unsuccessfully tries to warn everyone about the impending [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]. The script, however, was rejected and shelved until [[Bert Granet]] discovered and produced it as an episode of ''[[Desilu Playhouse]]'' in 1958.<ref>Zicree, Marc Scott. op. cit. p. 19</ref> The show was a great success and enabled Serling to finally begin production on ''The Twilight Zone''. Per the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] Film Classics library, "the cruel indifference and implacability of fate and the irony of poetic justice" were motifs for Serling.<ref>BFI Film Classics. ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers.'' pp. 46–47.</ref>

==Episodes==
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===Season 1 (1959–60)===
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{{blockquote|There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call ''The Twilight Zone''.|Rod Serling}}

[[File:Rod Serling dictating script 1959.jpg|thumb|upright|Serling working on his script with a dictating machine, 1959]]
''The Twilight Zone'' premiered on October 2, 1959, to rave reviews. "''Twilight Zone'' is about the only show on the air that I actually look forward to seeing. It's the one series that I will let interfere with other plans", said Terry Turner for the ''[[Chicago Daily News]]''. ''[[Daily Variety]]'' ranked it with "the best that has ever been accomplished in half-hour filmed television" and the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' found the show to be "certainly the best and most original anthology series of the year".

Even as the show proved popular with television critics, it struggled to find a receptive audience. CBS was banking on a [[Nielsen ratings|rating]] of at least 21 or 22, but its initial numbers were much worse. The series' future was jeopardized when its third episode, "[[Mr. Denton on Doomsday]]" earned a 16.3 rating. Still, the show attracted a large enough audience to survive a brief hiatus in November, after which it finally surpassed its competition on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[NBC]] and persuaded its sponsors ([[General Foods]] and [[Kimberly-Clark]]) to stay on until the end of the season.

With the exception of "[[The Chaser (The Twilight Zone)|The Chaser]]", the first season featured scripts written by Rod Serling, [[Charles Beaumont]] and [[Richard Matheson]]. The trio was responsible for 127 of the 156 episodes in the series. With the exception of "[[A World of His Own]]", Serling never appeared on camera during any first-season episode (as he would in future seasons), present only as a voice-over narrator. Serling did appear on screen in ''Twilight Zone'' promotional spots plugging the following week's episode – just not in the episodes themselves. These promo spots were unseen for several decades after their initial airings; while many have been released in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''The Twilight Zone'', a few are lost completely and some survive only as audio tracks. Most are available through [[Paramount+]] when watching the full episodes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121130215650/https://www.cbs.com/shows/the_twilight_zone/ CBS - All Access]</ref>

Many of the season's episodes proved to be among the series' most celebrated, including "[[Time Enough at Last]]", "[[The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street]]", "[[Walking Distance]]", and "[[The After Hours]]". The first season won Serling an unprecedented fourth [[Emmy Award]] for dramatic writing, a Producers Guild Award for Serling's creative partner [[Buck Houghton]], a Directors Guild Award for [[John Brahm]] and the [[Hugo Award]] for best dramatic presentation.<ref name= RodSerlingProgrammeGuidePage2>{{cite book |last1= Lofficier |first1= Jean-Marc |last2= Lofficier |first2= Randy |date= 2003 |title= Into the Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Programme Guide |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=r5_KO2PGtTkC&pg=PA2 |publisher= iUniverse |page= 2 |isbn= 0-595-27612-1 |access-date= July 24, 2020 |archive-date= November 19, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023242/https://books.google.com/books?id=r5_KO2PGtTkC&pg=PA2 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name= Hugo1960>{{cite web|url= http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1960-hugo-awards/ |title= 1960 Hugo Awards |website= The Hugo Awards |access-date= November 4, 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164541/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1960-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=May 7, 2011}}</ref>

[[Bernard Herrmann]]'s original opening theme music lasted throughout the first season. For the final five episodes of the season, the show's original surrealist "pit and summit" opening montage and narration was replaced by a piece featuring an eye that closed (revealing the setting sun) and shorter narration, and a truncated version of Herrmann's theme.

Some first-season episodes were available for decades only in a version with a pasted-on second-season opening. These "re-themed" episodes were prepared for airing in the summer of 1961 as summer repeats; the producers wanted to have a consistent opening for the show every week. During the original 1959/60 run, Herrmann's theme was used in every first-season episode. The first season openings for these episodes have since been restored to recent DVD and Blu-ray reissues although incorrect openings were restored on two episodes, "[[Mr. Denton on Doomsday]]" and "[[A Passage for Trumpet]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-twilight-zone/episodes/|title=The Twilight Zone|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023249/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-twilight-zone/episodes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Season 2 (1960–61)===
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{{blockquote|You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That's the signpost up ahead—your next stop, the ''Twilight Zone.''|Rod Serling}}

[[File:Rod Serling Inger Stevens Serling model airplane collection 1960.JPG|thumb|Serling models an airplane with actress [[Inger Stevens]], who appeared in "[[The Hitch-Hiker (The Twilight Zone)|The Hitch-Hiker]]" and "[[The Lateness of the Hour (The Twilight Zone)|The Lateness of the Hour]]."]]
[[File:Pippa Scott Twilight Zone 1960.jpg|right|thumb|[[Pippa Scott]] in "[[The Trouble With Templeton]]"]]
The second season premiered on September 30, 1960, with "[[King Nine Will Not Return|''King Nine'' Will Not Return]]," Serling's fresh take on the pilot episode "[[Where Is Everybody?]]" The familiarity of this first story stood in stark contrast to the novelty of the show's new packaging: Bernard Herrmann's stately original theme was replaced by [[Marius Constant]]'s more jarring and dissonant (and now more-familiar) guitar-and-bongo theme.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1= Kovalchik |first1= Kara |title= Happy 50th Anniversary, Twilight Zone! |url= http://mentalfloss.com/article/22971/happy-50th-anniversary-twilight-zone |magazine= Mental Floss |access-date= 23 February 2019 |archive-date= November 19, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023243/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/22971/happy-50th-anniversary-twilight-zone |url-status= live }}</ref> The closing eye was replaced by a more surreal introduction inspired by the new images in Serling's narration (such as "That's the signpost up ahead"), and Serling himself stepped in front of the cameras to present his opening narration, rather than being only a voice-over narrator (as in the first season). The openings of the first three episodes of the season retained the eye opening's narration.

A new sponsor, [[Colgate-Palmolive]], replaced the previous year's [[Kimberly-Clark]] (as [[Liggett & Myers]] would succeed [[General Foods]], in April 1961), and a new network executive, [[James T. Aubrey|James Aubrey]], took over CBS. "Jim Aubrey was a very, very difficult problem for the show," said associate producer Del Reisman. "He was particularly tough on ''The Twilight Zone'' because for its time it was a particularly costly half-hour show... Aubrey was real tough on [the show's budget] even when it was a small number of dollars." In a push to keep the show's expenses down, Aubrey ordered that seven fewer episodes be produced than last season and that six of those being produced would be shot on [[videotape]] rather than film, a move Serling disliked, calling it "neither fish nor fowl."<ref>Zicree, Marc Scott. op. cit. p. 194</ref> Two additional episodes filmed in the second season ("[[The Grave (The Twilight Zone)|The Grave]]" and "[[Nothing in the Dark]]") were held over to the third season.

Season two saw the production of many of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "[[Eye of the Beholder (The Twilight Zone, 1959)|Eye of the Beholder]]", "[[Nick of Time (The Twilight Zone)|Nick of Time]]", "[[The Invaders (The Twilight Zone)|The Invaders]]", "[[The Trouble With Templeton]]" and "[[Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?]]". The trio of Serling, Matheson and Beaumont began to admit new writers, and this season saw the television debut of [[George Clayton Johnson]]. Emmys were won by Serling (his fifth) for dramatic writing and by director of photography [[George T. Clemens]] and, for the second year in a row, the series won the [[Hugo Award]] for best dramatic presentation. It also earned the Unity Award for "Outstanding Contributions to Better Race Relations" and an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama." ''The Twilight Zone'' was mentioned in [[Newton Minow]]'s landmark 1961 speech "[[Television and the Public Interest]]" as one of the few [[quality television]] series on the air at the time in a "vast wasteland" of mass-produced junk, with Minow praising the series as "dramatic and moving."<ref name=minowspeechtext>Newton N. Minow, "[https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/newtonminow.htm Television and the Public Interest]", address to the National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, D.C., May 9, 1961.</ref>
[[File:Rod Serling relaxing at home 1959.JPG|left|thumb|150px|Rod Serling at home in 1959]]
Five weeks into season two, the show's budget was showing a deficit. The total number of new episodes was projected at twenty-nine, more than half of which, sixteen, had already been filmed by November 1960.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} As a cost-cutting measure, six episodes ("[[The Lateness of the Hour (The Twilight Zone)|The Lateness of The Hour]]", "[[The Night of the Meek (The Twilight Zone, 1959)| The Night of the Meek]]", "[[The Whole Truth (The Twilight Zone)|The Whole Truth]]", [[Twenty Two (The Twilight Zone)| "Twenty Two"]], "[[Static (The Twilight Zone)|Static]]" and "[[Long Distance Call]]") were produced in the cheaper videotape format, which also required fewer camera movements. In addition, videotape was a relatively primitive medium in the early 1960s; the editing of tape was next to impossible. Each of the episodes was, therefore "camera-cut" as in live TV—on a studio sound stage, using a total of four cameras. The requisite multi-camera setup of the videotape experiment made location shooting difficult, severely limiting the potential scope of the story-lines. Even with those artistic sacrifices, the eventual savings amounted to only $6,000 per episode,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Presnell|first1=Don|title=A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964|isbn=978-0-7864-3886-0|page=18|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MqtTBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90|date=July 11, 2015|publisher=McFarland |access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023437/https://books.google.com/books?id=MqtTBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90|url-status=live}}</ref> far less than the cost of a single episode. The experiment was not attempted again. [[Kinescope]] versions of the videotaped episodes were rerun in syndication.

===Season 3 (1961–62)===
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{{blockquote|You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop...the ''Twilight Zone''.|Rod Serling}}


In his third year as executive producer, host, narrator and primary writer for ''The Twilight Zone'', Serling was beginning to feel exhausted: "I've never felt quite so drained of ideas as I do at this moment" .<ref>{{cite book |last1=Presnell |first1=Don |last2=McGee |first2=Marty |date=1998 |title=A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964 |publisher=McFarland & Co |page=21 |location= Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=978-1-4766-1038-2}}</ref> In the first two seasons he contributed 48 scripts, or 73% of the show's total output; he contributed 56% of this season's output. "The show now seems to be feeding off itself", said a ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reviewer of the season's episode two. Sponsors for this season included Chesterfield, Bufferin tablets, and Pepsi-Cola.

Despite his avowed weariness, Serling again managed to produce several teleplays that are widely regarded as classics, including [[It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone)|"It's a Good Life"]], [[To Serve Man (The Twilight Zone)|"To Serve Man"]], [[Little Girl Lost (The Twilight Zone)|"Little Girl Lost"]] and "[[Five Characters in Search of an Exit]]". Scripts by [[Montgomery Pittman]] and [[Earl Hamner, Jr.]] supplemented Matheson and Beaumont's output, and George Clayton Johnson submitted three teleplays that examined complex themes. The episode "[[I Sing the Body Electric (The Twilight Zone)|I Sing the Body Electric]]" was written by [[Ray Bradbury]]. By the end of the season, the series had reached over 100 episodes.

''The Twilight Zone'' received two Emmy nominations (for cinematography and art design), but was awarded neither. It again received the [[Hugo Award]] for "Best Dramatic Presentation", making it the only three-time recipient until it was tied by ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in 2008.

In spring 1962, ''The Twilight Zone'' was late in finding a sponsor for its fourth season and was replaced on CBS's fall schedule with a new hour-long situation comedy called ''[[Fair Exchange (TV series)|Fair Exchange]]''. In the confusion that followed this apparent cancellation, producer Buck Houghton left the series for a position at [[Four Star Television|Four Star Productions]]. Serling meanwhile accepted a teaching post at [[Antioch College]], his alma mater. Though the series was eventually renewed, Serling's contribution as executive producer decreased in its final seasons.

===Season 4 (1963)===
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{{blockquote|You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas; you've just crossed over into the ''Twilight Zone''.<ref>Serling used this introduction for both seasons 4 and 5</ref>|Rod Serling}}
[[File:Julie Newmar Albert Salmi The Twilight Zone.JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Julie Newmar]] and [[Albert Salmi]] in "[[Of Late I Think of Cliffordville]]."]]
In November 1962, CBS contracted ''Twilight Zone'' (now sans ''The'') as a [[Mid-season replacement|mid-season January replacement]] for ''Fair Exchange,'' the very show that replaced it in the September 1962 schedule. In order to fill the ''Fair Exchange'' time slot,{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} each episode had to be expanded to an hour, an idea which did not sit well with Serling,<ref>{{cite web|author=Vorel, Jim|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-twilight-zone/the-comedian-is-vintage-twilight-zone-but-not-in-t/|title="The Comedian" Is Vintage Twilight Zone, But Not in the Way You'd Want|work=[[Paste Magazine]]|date=1 April 2019|access-date=10 April 2020|quote=In particular, "The Comedian" feels like an entry from TZ's fourth season, when network executives pressured series creator Rod Serling into stretching the show into a 60-minute timeslot against his wishes.|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023248/https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/the-twilight-zone/the-comedian-is-vintage-twilight-zone-but-not-in-t/|url-status=live}}</ref> nor the production crew. "Ours is the perfect half-hour show... If we went to an hour, we'd have to fleshen our stories, soap opera style. Viewers could watch fifteen minutes without knowing whether they were in a ''Twilight Zone'' or ''[[Desilu Playhouse]]''," Serling responded. [[Herbert Hirschman]] was hired to replace long-time producer Buck Houghton. One of Hirschman's first decisions was to direct a new opening sequence, this one illustrating a door, eye, window and other objects suspended in space. His second task was to find and produce quality scripts. Sponsors included [[Johnson & Johnson]].

This season of ''Twilight Zone'' once again turned to the reliable trio of Serling, Matheson and Beaumont. However, Serling's input was limited this season; he still provided the majority of the teleplays, but as executive producer, he was virtually absent and as host, his artful narrations had to be shot back-to-back against a gray background during his infrequent trips to Los Angeles. Due to complications from a developing brain disease, Beaumont's input also began to diminish significantly. Additional scripts were commissioned from [[Earl Hamner, Jr.]] and [[Reginald Rose]] to fill in the gap.

With five episodes left in the season, Hirschman received an offer to work on a new [[NBC]] series called ''[[Espionage (TV series)|Espionage]]'' and was replaced by [[Bert Granet]], who had previously produced "The Time Element". Among Granet's first assignments was "[[On Thursday We Leave for Home]]", which Serling considered the season's most effective episode. There was an Emmy nomination for cinematography and a nomination for the [[Hugo Award]].

===Season 5 (1963–64)===
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Serling later claimed, "I was writing so much, I felt I had begun to lose my perspective on what was good and what was bad". By the end of this final season, he had contributed 92 scripts in five years. This season, the new alternate sponsors were [[American Tobacco Company|American Tobacco]] and [[Procter & Gamble]]. The show returned to its half-hour format.

Beaumont was now out of the picture almost entirely, contributing scripts only through the ghostwriters [[Jerry Sohl]] and John Tomerlin, and after producing only 13 episodes, Bert Granet left and was replaced by [[William Froug]]—with whom Serling had worked on ''[[Playhouse 90]].''

[[File:PubTThou01.jpg|thumb|right|[[William Shatner]] in "[[Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]."]]
Froug made a number of unpopular decisions; first by shelving several scripts purchased under Granet's term (including Matheson's "The Doll," which was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award when finally produced in 1986 on ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]''); secondly, Froug alienated George Clayton Johnson when he hired Richard deRoy to completely rewrite Johnson's teleplay ''Tick of Time,'' eventually produced as "[[Ninety Years Without Slumbering (The Twilight Zone)|Ninety Years Without Slumbering]]." "It makes the plot trivial," complained Johnson of the resulting script, insisting he be given screen credit for the final version of the episode as "Johnson Smith." ''Tick of Time'' became Johnson's final submission to ''The Twilight Zone.''

Even under these conditions, several episodes were produced that are well remembered, including "[[Nightmare at 20,000 Feet]]", "[[A Kind of a Stopwatch (The Twilight Zone)|A Kind of a Stopwatch]]", "[[The Masks]]" and "[[Living Doll (The Twilight Zone)|Living Doll]]." Although this season received no [[Emmys|Emmy]] recognition, ''[[An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (The Twilight Zone)|An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge]]''—a 1962 French short film which was modified slightly for broadcast—received the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Live Action Short Film|best short film]] in 1963. It was based on the [[An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge|short story of the same name]] by [[Ambrose Bierce]]; Serling introduces it as "a haunting study of the incredible from the past master of the incredible."<ref>{{cite web |url= http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1304917790377 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120707103518/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/DisplayMain.jsp?curTime=1304917790377 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge |year=2011 |work=Academy Awards Database |publisher=A.M.P.A.S. |access-date=May 9, 2011 }}</ref>

In late January 1964, CBS announced the show's cancellation. "For one reason or other, Jim Aubrey decided he was sick of the show… [H]e claimed that it was too far over budget and that the ratings weren't good enough", explained Froug. But Serling countered by telling the ''[[Daily Variety]]'' that he had "decided to cancel the network". [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] showed interest in bringing Serling over to their network to write a more explicitly horror-themed series, ''Witches, Warlocks and Werewolves,'' but Serling was not impressed. "The network executives seem to prefer weekly ghouls, and we have what appears to be a considerable difference in opinion. I don't mind my show being supernatural, but I don't want to be booked into a graveyard every week." Shortly afterwards, Serling sold his 40% share in ''The Twilight Zone'' to CBS, leaving the show and all projects involving the supernatural behind him until 1969, when ''[[Night Gallery]]'' debuted.

==Casting==
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Being an anthology series with no recurring characters, ''The Twilight Zone'' featured an array of guest stars, some of whom appeared in multiple episodes. The show features early performances from actors became famous, among them [[Theodore Bikel]], [[Bill Bixby]], [[Lloyd Bochner]], [[Morgan Brittany]], [[Charles Bronson]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[Donna Douglas]], [[Robert Duvall]], [[Buddy Ebsen]], [[Peter Falk]], [[Constance Ford]], [[Joan Hackett]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Jim Hutton]], [[Jack Klugman]], [[Martin Landau]], [[Cloris Leachman]], [[Jean Marsh]], [[Elizabeth Montgomery]], [[Billy Mumy]], [[Julie Newmar]], [[Barbara Nichols]], [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Robert Redford]], [[Burt Reynolds]], [[Janice Rule]], [[Telly Savalas]], [[William Shatner]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[George Takei]], [[Joyce Van Patten]], [[Jack Warden]], [[Jonathan Winters]], and [[Dick York]]. Other episodes feature performances by actors later in their careers, such as [[Dana Andrews]], [[Joan Blondell]], [[Ann Blyth]], [[Art Carney]], [[Jack Carson]], [[Gladys Cooper]], [[William Demarest]], [[Andy Devine]], [[Cedric Hardwicke]], [[Josephine Hutchinson]], [[Buster Keaton]], [[Ida Lupino]], [[Lee Marvin]], [[Kevin McCarthy (actor)|Kevin McCarthy]], [[Burgess Meredith]], [[Agnes Moorehead]], [[Alan Napier]], [[Franchot Tone]], [[Mickey Rooney]], and [[Ed Wynn]]. Klugman and Meredith are tied for the most starring roles with a record of four episodes.

Character actors who appeared (some more than once) include [[John Anderson (actor)|John Anderson]], [[John Dehner]], [[Betty Garde]], [[Sandra Gould]], [[Nancy Kulp]], [[Celia Lovsky]], [[Eve McVeagh]], [[Nehemiah Persoff]], [[Albert Salmi]], [[Vito Scotti]], [[Olan Soule]], [[Harold J. Stone]], and [[Estelle Winwood]]. The actor who appears in the most episodes is Robert McCord.<ref>{{cite web|title=11 timeless facts about The Twilight Zone|url=http://www.metv.com/lists/11-timeless-facts-about-the-twilight-zone|website=[[MeTV]]|publisher=[[Weigel Broadcasting]]|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023431/https://www.metv.com/lists/11-timeless-facts-about-the-twilight-zone|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music==
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Besides [[Bernard Herrmann]] and [[Jerry Goldsmith]], other contributors to the music were [[Nathan Van Cleave]], [[Leonard Rosenman]], [[Fred Steiner]], and [[Franz Waxman]]. The first season featured an orchestral title theme by Herrmann, who also wrote original scores for seven of the episodes, including the premiere, "Where Is Everybody?". The guitar theme most associated with the show was written by the French avant-garde composer [[Marius Constant]] as part of a series of short cues commissioned by CBS as [[Work for hire|"work made for hire"]] library music for the series. The guitar player was [[Howard Roberts]]. Used from season two onward, the theme as aired was a splicing together of two of these library cues: "Etrange 3 (Strange No. 3)" and "Milieu 2 (Middle No. 2)". [[Varèse Sarabande]] released several albums of music from the series, focusing on the episodes that received original scores.

'''Volume 1'''
# Main Title Theme – Marius Constant (:27)
# The Invaders – Jerry Goldsmith (12:57)
# Perchance To Dream – Nathan Van Cleave (9:52)
# Walking Distance – Bernard Herrmann (12:52)
# The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine – Franz Waxman (10:55)
# End Title Theme – Marius Constant (:42)

'''Volume 2'''
# Main Title Theme – Bernard Herrmann (1:11)
# Where Is Everybody? – Bernard Herrmann (11:19)
# 100 Yards Over The Rim – Fred Steiner (12:14)
# The Big Tall Wish – Jerry Goldsmith (11:52)
# A Stop at Willoughby – Nathan Scott (12:24)
# End Title Theme – Bernard Herrmann (1:05)

'''Volume 3'''
# Alternate Main Title Theme – Marius Constant (:38)
# Back There – Jerry Goldsmith (12:51)
# And When The Sky Was Opened – Leonard Rosenman (11:54)
# A World Of Difference – Nathan Van Cleave (11:48)
# The Lonely – Bernard Herrmann (11:09)
# Alternate End Title – Marius Constant (:54)

'''Volume 4'''
# Alternate Main Title – Bernard Herrmann (:28)
# Jazz Theme One – Jerry Goldsmith (9:12)
# Jazz Theme Two – Jerry Goldsmith (3:12)
# Jazz Theme Three – Rene Garriguenc (4:04)
# Nervous Man in a Four Dollar Room – Jerry Goldsmith (8:16)
# Elegy – Nathan Van Cleave (8:14)
# ''King Nine'' Will Not Return – Fred Steiner (11:11)
# Two – Nathan Van Cleave (12:09)
# Alternate End Title – Bernard Herrmann (:43)

'''Volume 5'''
# Alternate Main Title #2 – Bernard Herrmann (:29)
# I Sing The Body Electric – Nathan Van Cleave (11:41)
# The Passerby – Fred Steiner (12:58)
# The Trouble With Templeton – Jeff Alexander (11:46)
# Dust – Jerry Goldsmith (11:33)
# Alternate End Title #2 – Bernard Herrmann (1:07)

Many of the above were included on a four-disc set released by Silva America. Varese also released a two-disc set of re-recordings of Herrmann's seven scores for the series ("Where Is Everybody?", "Walking Distance", "The Lonely", "Eye of the Beholder", "Little Girl Lost", "Living Doll", and "Ninety Years Without Slumbering"), conducted by [[Joel McNeely]]. Alongside this release, Bernard Herrmann's score for the episode "Walking Distance" received another re-recording accompanying a new recording of his score for [[François Truffaut]]'s ''Fahrenheit 451'' performed by the [[Moscow Symphony Orchestra]], conducted by [[William T. Stromberg]] and released by Tribute Film Classics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/TheTwilightZoneTribute.htm|title=The Twilight Zone Revisited - 50th Anniversary Tribute (Film Music Review)|website=AmericanMusicPreservation.com|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401133451/http://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/TheTwilightZoneTribute.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==1961 LP record release==
In that year, [[Marty Manning]] And His Orchestra released an [[LP record]] ''The Twilight Zone: A Sound Adventure In Space'' on [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{Discogs master|220180|Marty Manning And His Orchestra – The Twilight Zone|type=album}}</ref>
It was recorded with top New York City session musicians, including [[Mundell Lowe]] (guitar), [[Jerry Murad]] (harmonica), Harry Breuer ([[vibraphone]]), and Phil Kraus (percussion). [[Lyric soprano]] [[Lois Hunt]] provided the wordless vocals, and [[Teo Macero]] was credited with special effects. Manning himself was credited with playing the [[Serpent (instrument)|serpent]], [[Ondioline]], and [[Ondes Martenot]].

The first track was the title theme. Thereafter, the other tracks, and their writers, were:

===side A===
# '''The Twilight Zone''' (2:07)
#: Written-By – M. Manning
# '''Forbidden Planet''' (2:28)
#: Written-By – D. Rose
# '''[[The Lost Weekend (film)|The Lost Weekend]] Theme''' (2:41)
#: Written-By – [[Miklos Rozsa]]
# '''Invitation''' (3:04)
#: Written-By – B. Kaper
# '''You Stepped Out Of A Dream''' (2:16)
#: Written By – [[Gus Kahn]]-N.H. Brown
# '''The Unknown''' (2:15)
#: Written-By – M. Manning

===side B===
# '''Far Away Places''' (2:13)
#: Written By – J. Whitney-A.C. Kramer
# '''Spellbound Concerto''' (2:16)
#: Written-By – Miklos Rozsa
# '''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1955 film)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]''' (2:16)
#: Arranged By – Marty Manning
#: Composed By – Dukas
# '''The Moon Is Low''' (2:25)
#: Written By – A. Freed-N.H. Brown
# '''Night On Bald Mountain''' (2:19)
#: Arranged By – Marty Manning
#: Composed By – Mussorgsky
# '''Shangri-La''' (n/a)
#: Written By – R. Maxwell-M. Malneck

==Broadcast history==
{{unreferenced section|date=October 2015}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season !! Time slot
|-
| [[1959–60 United States network television schedule|1 (1959–1960)]] || rowspan="3" | Friday at 10:00-10:30 pm E.T.
|-
| [[1960–61 United States network television schedule|2 (1960–1961)]]
|-
| [[1961–62 United States network television schedule|3 (1961–1962)]]
|-
| [[1962–63 United States network television schedule|4 (1963)]] || Thursday at 9:00-10:00 pm E.T.
|-
| [[1963–64 United States network television schedule|5 (1963–1964)]] || Friday at 9:30-10:00 pm E.T.
|}

==Legacy==
''The Twilight Zone'' is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/10/6-reasons-the-twilight-zone-is-the-greatest-series-in-tv-history/|title=6 Reasons The Twilight Zone Is the Greatest Series in TV History |last=Brownfield |first=Troy |work=[[The Saturday Evening Post]] |date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=November 9, 2021}}</ref> In 2002, the series was ranked {{abbr|No.|Number}} 26 on [[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|''TV Guide''{{'}}s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tv-guide-names-top-50-shows/ |title=TV Guide Names Top 50 Shows |work=[[CBS News]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=April 26, 2002 |access-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605191607/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/26/entertainment/main507388.shtml |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2004, it was ranked No. 8 on ''[[TV Guide]]'''s Top Cult Shows Ever,<ref>{{cite news |title=25 Top Cult Shows Ever!|work=TV Guide |date=May 30, 2004}}</ref> moving to No. 9 three years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239/|title=TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever|publisher=TVGuide.com|date=June 29, 2007|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507142236/https://www.tvguide.com/news/top-cult-shows-40239/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Writers Guild of America]] ranked it as the third best-written TV series ever<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429170702/https://www.wga.org/writers-room/101-best-lists/101-best-written-tv-series/list|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2020|title=101 Best Written TV Series List|access-date=April 13, 2016}} (archived)</ref> and ''TV Guide'' ranked it the fourth greatest drama,<ref>Roush, Matt (February 25, 2013). "Showstoppers: The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp. 16–17.</ref> the second greatest sci-fi show<ref>{{cite journal|journal=TV Guide Magazine|date=September 16–22, 2013|title=The 60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time}}</ref> and the fifth greatest show of all time.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fretts|first1=Bruce|last2=Roush|first2=Matt|title=The Greatest Shows on Earth|journal=TV Guide Magazine|volume=61|issue=3194–3195|pages=16–19}}</ref> In 2016, it was ranked No. 7 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of the 100 greatest shows of all time<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-lists/100-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-105998/the-twilight-zone-102616/ |title = 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = September 21, 2016}}</ref> and was ranked No. 12 in 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/the-sopranos-5-1234599298/|title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time - 50-1|first=Alan|last=Sepinwall|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 26, 2022}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' ranked ''The Twilight Zone'' #14 on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/lists/greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time/|title=The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|publisher=Variety|date=December 20, 2023}}</ref> In 2024, ''[[Boston Globe]]'' television critic Matthew Gilbert stated that the show "is still TV’s most influential series six decades after it ended".<ref name="gilbert20240710">{{Cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |title=Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert says goodbye to his job of 27 years, and to you, his readers |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/10/arts/globe-tv-critic-matthew-gilbert-says-goodbye/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |work=Boston Globe |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1997, "[[To Serve Man (The Twilight Zone)|To Serve Man]]" and "[[It's a Good Life (The Twilight Zone)|It's a Good Life]]" were ranked at 11 and 31 on ''[[TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Twilight Zone FAQ|last=Thompson|first=David}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|year=1997|title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time|journal=[[TV Guide]]|issue=June 28 – July 4}}</ref> Serling himself named "[[The Invaders (The Twilight Zone)|The Invaders]]" and "[[Time Enough at Last]]" as his favorites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geektyrant.com/news/2010/9/7/rod-serling-revels-his-favorite-twilight-zone-episodes.html|title=Rod Serling Revels his Favorite TWILIGHT ZONE Episodes|work=GeekTyrant|date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Twilight Zone FAQ|last=Thompson|first=David}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
''The Twilight Zone'' was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], winning two.<ref>{{cite book |last=Brooks |first=Tim |title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows |year=2007 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=978-0-345-49773-4 |pages=1633–1644}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Association !! Category !! Nominee !! Result
|-
| 1960 || rowspan=4|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series#1960s|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama]] || Rod Serling || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2|1961 || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series#1960s|Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1961|title=Primetime Emmy|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023409/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1961/1|url-status=live}}</ref> || ''The Twilight Zone'' || {{nom}}
|-
| [[13th Primetime Emmy Awards#Writing|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama]] || Rod Serling || {{won}}
|-
| 1962 || [[14th Primetime Emmy Awards#Writing|Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1962|title=Primetime Emmy|website=[[IMDb]]|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023239/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000223/1962/1|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rod Serling || {{nom}}
|-
| 1963 || [[Golden Globe Awards]] || [[20th Golden Globe Awards#Best TV Producer.2FDirector|Best TV Producer/Director]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1963|title=Golden Globe|website=IMDb|publisher=Amazon|access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023429/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1963/1|url-status=live}}</ref> || Rod Serling || {{won}}
|}

==In media==

===Syndication===
Most episodes continue to be broadcast in syndication. After the cancellation of the series, Serling sold his rights to CBS, unaware of what the future would hold in syndication, and the royalties he would have gained.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stanyard|first=Stewart T.|title=Dimensions Behind the Twilight Zone|year=2007|publisher=ECW press|location=Toronto|isbn=978-1-55022-744-4|pages=67|edition=[Online-Ausg.]}}</ref>

Episodes are broadcast nationally on the [[Syfy]] channel in the United States. They are regularly shown in late-night slots and in marathons aired typically every year on [[New Year's Eve]] [[New Year's Day|and Day]] and [[Independence Day (United States)|the Fourth of July]]. Syfy broadcasts are often re-cut to feature more commercials during the time slot, in order to meet the 22 or 44-minute maximum episode runtime.

Originally, there were five episodes not included in the syndication package. Three of those ("[[Sounds and Silences]]", "[[Miniature (The Twilight Zone)|Miniature]]", and "[[A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain]]") were involved in [[copyright infringement]] [[lawsuits]]. The other two, which have never been in syndication (both from season five), are "[[An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (film)|An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge]]" (a French short film, aired twice per agreement with the filmmakers) and "[[The Encounter (Twilight Zone)|The Encounter]]" (which was pulled after its initial showing, due to the racial overtones).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tv.avclub.com/the-twilight-zone-the-encounter-mr-garrity-and-the-1798182150|title=The Twilight Zone: "The Encounter"/"Mr. Garrity And The Graves"|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|author=Zack Handlen|date=22 November 2014|accessdate=9 April 2021|quote=Due to complaints from Japanese-Americans about the subject matter of this episode (specifically, Arthur's confession about what his father really did at Pearl Harbor), "The Encounter" was kept out of American syndication deals. |language=en}}</ref> "The Encounter" has since aired on Syfy for the first time in 2016.

===Home media===
''The Twilight Zone'' was released on [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] DVD for the first time by [[Image Entertainment]]. All of the releases feature uncut episodes. The season releases (The Definitive Collection and Blu-rays) also include the radio dramas and the "Next Week" promos (some of the promos on the season DVDs are audio only). The various releases include:

* 43 volumes of 3 to 4 episodes each (released December 29, 1998 – June 12, 2001){{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
* Five 9-disc Collection DVD sets (released December 3, 2002 – February 25, 2003){{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
* Season sets: ''The Twilight Zone: The Definitive Collection'' (released December 28, 2004 – December 26, 2005){{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
* ''The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection'', 28 discs (released October 3, 2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Twilight-Zone-Definitive-Collection/dp/B000H5U5EE|title=Amazon.com: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection: Burgess Meredith: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023252/https://www.amazon.com/The-Twilight-Zone-Definitive-Collection/dp/B000H5U5EE|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Episodes Only Collection),'' 25 discs (released November 19, 2013; reissued November 11, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Twilight-Zone-Complete-Collection/dp/B00EEEHLKU|title=Amazon.com: Twilight Zone, the (1959) - Complete Series: Rod Serling, Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cliff Robertson, Dennis Weaver, Don Rickles, Jack Klugman, Jay Overholts, Lee Marvin, Martin Landau, Robert McCord, William Shatner, John Brahm: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023244/https://www.amazon.com/The-Twilight-Zone-Complete-Collection/dp/B00EEEHLKU|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''Compilations'''
* ''Treasures of The Twilight Zone'' (3-episode compilation released November 24, 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Twilight-Zone-Rod-Serling/dp/B00000I20F|title=Amazon.com: Treasures of The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, James Turley, Arthur Tovey, Jack Klugman, Burgess Meredith, John Anderson, J. Pat O'Malley, Barney Phillips, George Mitchell: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023406/https://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Twilight-Zone-Rod-Serling/dp/B00000I20F|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''More Treasures of The Twilight Zone'' (3-episode compilation released November 24, 1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/More-Treasures-Twilight-Zone-Serling/dp/B00004L8IM|title=Amazon.com: More Treasures of the Twilight Zone: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, James Turley, Arthur Tovey, Jack Klugman, Burgess Meredith, John Anderson, J. Pat O'Malley, Barney Phillips, George Mitchell: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023449/https://www.amazon.com/More-Treasures-Twilight-Zone-Serling/dp/B00004L8IM|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: 40th Anniversary Gift Pack'' (19-episode compilation released September 21, 1999)<ref>{{cite book|title=Amazon.com: The Twilight Zone: 40th Anniversary Gift Pack: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, Vaughn Taylor, James Turley, Arthur Tovey, Jack Klugman, Burgess Meredith, John Anderson, J. Pat O'Malley, Barney Phillips, George Mitchell: Movies & TV|asin = 6305556806}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: Fan Favorites'' (19-episode compilation released October 26, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Favorites-Art-Carney/dp/B004CQZFL2|title=Amazon.com: Twilight Zone: Fan Favorites: Art Carney, Robert Redford, Rod Serling, Burgess Meredith, William Shatner, Ron Howard, Jack Klugman, Jonathan Winters, Elizabeth Montgomery, Don Rickles, Buzz Kulik, Douglas Heyes, Richard Donner: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023240/https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Favorites-Art-Carney/dp/B004CQZFL2|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: More Fan Favorites'' (20-episode compilation released May 8, 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-More-Fan-Favorites/dp/B0074B2N9O|title=Amazon.com: The Twilight Zone: More Fan Favorites: Bill Mumy, Buddy Ebsen, Buster Keaton, Cliff Robertson, Cloris Leachman, Dennis Weaver, Fritz Weaver, James Best, Lee Marvin, Lee Van Cleef, Richard Conte, Richard Kiel, Robert Cummings, Rod Serling, Shelley Berman, William Shatner, Allen H. Miner, John Brahm, Jus Addiss, William Asher: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023252/https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-More-Fan-Favorites/dp/B0074B2N9O|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: Essential Episodes'' (17-episode compilation released July 4, 2014; reissued October 11, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Essential-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B00JKTFQH4|title=Amazon.com: Twilight Zone: Essential Episodes (55th Anniversary Collection): Bill Mumy, Burgess Meredith, Cloris Leachman, Donna Douglas, John Carradine, Rod Serling, Telly Savalas, William Shatner, Alvin Ganzer, Douglas Heyes, Ida Lupino, James Daly, John Brahm, Richard C. Sarafian, Robert Stevens: Movies & TV|website=Amazon |date=July 2014 |access-date=April 13, 2016|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119023253/https://www.amazon.com/Twilight-Zone-Essential-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B00JKTFQH4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediamikes.com/2014/07/dvd-review-the-twilight-zone-the-essential-episodes/|title=DVD Review "The Twilight Zone: The Essential Episodes"|access-date=April 13, 2016|date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>

'''Limited set'''
*''The Twilight Zone: Gold Collection,'' a 49-disc set of the entire series, released by V3 Media on December 2, 2002 – only 2,500 copies of this set were made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/another-universe-releases-first-ever-twilight-zone-complete-set-76886927.html|title=Another Universe Releases First Ever Twilight Zone Complete Set|date=November 18, 2002|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref>

'''Blu-ray''' ''Note'': all of the Blu-ray releases are Region A
* ''The Twilight Zone: Season 1'' (released September 14, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-1-Blu-ray/13874|title=The Twilight Zone DVD news: Announcement for The Twilight Zone - Season 1 on Blu-ray - TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050317/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-1-Blu-ray/13874|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-1-Press-Release/13986|title=The Twilight Zone DVD news: Official Season 1 Press Release - TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015182535/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-1-Press-Release/13986|archive-date=October 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: Season 2'' (released November 16, 2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-2-Blu-ray/14184|title=The Twilight Zone DVD news: Announcement for The Twilight Zone - Season 2 on Blu-ray - TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201320/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Twilight-Zone-Season-2-Blu-ray/14184|archive-date=March 4, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* ''The Twilight Zone: Season 3'' (released on February 15, 2011)
* ''The Twilight Zone: Season 4'' (released on May 17, 2011)
* ''The Twilight Zone: Season 5'' (released on August 30, 2011)
* ''The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series,'' 24 discs (released on June 5, 2012; reissued December 13, 2016)

The 1958 ''Desilu Playhouse'' episode, "The Time Element," considered to be a "first" pilot for ''The Twilight Zone'' (see above) is included as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray release (with Season 1), but not on any of the earlier DVD releases.

'''UK release'''

[[Fremantle Media]] released a box set for each season of ''The Twilight Zone'' on both DVD and Blu-ray over 2011 and early 2012. These sets received high praise and won an award from ''[[The Guardian]]'' for Best Special Features of 2011. These Blu-rays and DVDs are multi-region and so can be played around the world.

===Radio===
{{Main|The Twilight Zone (radio series)}}

In 2002, the [[BBC]]<ref name= "BBC4">{{cite news |last=Sherwin |first=Adam |author-link=Adam Sherwin |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-twilight-zone-cult-sci-fi-show-to-return-for-bbc-radio-4-extra-series-a6887006.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915050003/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-twilight-zone-cult-sci-fi-show-to-return-for-bbc-radio-4-extra-series-a6887006.html?amp |archive-date=September 15, 2016 |url-status=dead |title=The Twilight Zone: Cult sci-fi show to return for BBC Radio 4 Extra series |work=[[The Independent]] |date=20 February 2016|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref> engaged producer Carl Amari to license the rights from the Rod Serling Estate to turn the TV series into a weekly radio drama [[The Twilight Zone (radio series)|series]] for [[BBC Radio 4 Extra]] which in turn was purchased and distributed by [[CBS Enterprises]] in the US. The series features [[Stacy Keach]] in Rod Serling's role as narrator and each 40-minute audio drama includes a Hollywood celebrity in the starring role. Some of the stars include [[Jim Caviezel]], [[Blair Underwood]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], [[Luke Perry]], [[Michael York (actor)|Michael York]], [[Sean Astin]], and [[Ernie Hudson]]. The episodes air nationally on hundreds of radio stations and Sirius/XM, and are available for download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twilightzoneradio.com |title=The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas |access-date=January 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306025006/http://www.twilightzoneradio.com/ |archive-date=March 6, 2010 }}</ref>

===Online distribution===
As of April 2019, all half-hour episodes (seasons 1–3 and 5) of the series are available on [[Netflix]] Instant Streaming in Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Murray|first1=Noel|title=10 episodes that take viewers into the depths of The Twilight Zone|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/10-episodes-that-take-viewers-into-the-depths-of-i-92459|access-date=November 1, 2016|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[Univision Communications]]|date=February 13, 2013}}</ref>

All five seasons of the series are available on [[Hulu]], [[Amazon Video]], and [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Staff|first1=EW|title=Hulu Hot List: Our Favorite TV Time-Travelers|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/30/hulu-hot-list-time-travelers|access-date=November 1, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=September 30, 2016}}</ref>

All seasons as aired, including promotional spots recorded by Mr. Serling, are available on [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fratti|first1=Karen|title=CBS All Access Is Totally Winning|url=http://www.adweek.com/lostremote/cbs-all-access-is-totally-winning/54428|access-date=November 1, 2016|work=AdWeek|publisher=Crain Communications|date=November 3, 2015}}</ref>

==Revivals==
The series has seen three revivals:
*[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'' (1985 TV series)]]
*[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'' (2002 TV series)]]
*[[The Twilight Zone (2019 TV series)|''The Twilight Zone'' (2019 TV series)]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Speculative fiction|Television}}
*''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'' (1983)
*''[[Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics]]'' (1994) US TV
*''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' (franchise)
*''[[The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror|''The Twilight Zone'' Tower of Terror]]'' (theme park rides)
*''[[Science fiction on television]]''
*''[[Night Gallery|Rod Serling's Night Gallery]]''

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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*Presnell, Don and Marty McGee. (2008). ''A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959–1964.'' Jefferson, NC: [[McFarland & Company|McFarland]]. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3886-0}}
* Sander, Gordon F. ''Serling: The Rise and Twilight of Television's Last Angry Man.'' New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
* Stanyard, Stewart T. ''Dimensions Behind The Twilight Zone.'' ECW Press, 2007.
* [[Marc Scott Zicree|Zicree, Marc Scott]]. ''The Twilight Zone Companion.'' Sillman-James Press, 1982 (second edition).

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'''Winzola Poole McLendon''' (December 6, 1910 – March 1, 2012), also known as "Winnie McLendon" or "Winnie P. McLendon," was an American journalist, author's agent and bestselling author who was known for her news coverage of the [[Presidency of Richard Nixon|Nixon White House]] and the family, friends, political associates, and political opponents of United States President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref>"[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/winzola-mclendon-obituary?id=5986736 Winzola P. McLendon]" (obituary). Washington, D.C.: ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2012.</ref><ref>Wiese, Arthur. "[https://www.press.org/newsroom/winnie-mclendon-newspaperwoman-magazine-writer-author-and-literary-agent-died-march-1 'Winnie' McLendon, newspaperwoman, magazine writer, author and literary agent, died March 1]." Washington, D.C.: The National Press Club, March 6, 2012.</ref>

==Formative years and family==
Born as Winzola Poole in [[Cardwell, Missouri]] on December 6, 1910, "Winnie" Poole was a daughter of Mactie Ulysses Poole (1886–1951) and Ethel (Romines) Poole (1888–1955). Raised in [[Mangum, Oklahoma|Mangum]] and [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], and then [[Long Beach, California]], she attended [[Long Beach Polytechnic High School]], where she met her future husband, John Benjamin McLendon (1911–1993).<ref name="auto">"Winzola P. McLendon" (obituary), ''The Washington Post'', March 5, 2012.</ref><ref name="auto2">Wiese, "'Winnie' McLendon, newspaperwoman, magazine writer, author and literary agent, died March 1," The National Press Club, March 6, 2012.</ref>

Following her graduation from high school, she found work as a physician's assistant in Long Beach, and began dating, and then subsequently married, Bennie McLendon. Following his graduation from the [[University of Southern California]]'s law school and their 1935 wedding, she relocated with him to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], where he had been hired by an insurance company. Their daughter, Martha Elizabeth McLendon, was born several years later.<ref name="auto"/><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/119371226/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Phoenix Girl to Reign at Capital Fun]." Phoenix, Arizona: ''The Arizona Republic'', March 1, 1959, Section 2, p. 1 (subscription required).</ref>

==World War II==
During [[World War II]], Winzola P. McLendon became a "Navy wife," after her husband enlisted with the [[United States Navy]]. She and her daughter relocated with him to [[Coronado, California]], where he was stationed, and then returned to Long Beach, after he was assigned to the [[USS Bowie|USS ''Bowie'']]. They later relocated as a family to [[Pearl Harbor]] in [[Hawaii]], where she subsequently began her career in journalism.<ref name="auto"/>

==Journalism career==
Hired as a columnist by the ''Honolulu Advertiser'' during World War II, McLendon also began writing for the ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin''. She was subsequently hired to write for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', a major American newspaper that was headquartered in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. McLendon became a staff writer for ''The Washington Post'' after she and her husband relocated to [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

Awarded a byline with the major newspaper for the nation's capital, her work with ''The Washington Post'' achieved increasing recognition as she progressed from writing articles and feature stories for the Women's Section,<ref>Richardson, Fannie. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/535505368/?terms=%22Winnie%20McClendon%22&match=1 The Chatter Box]." Decatur, Alabama: ''The Decatur Daily'', July 27, 1958, p. 13 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Just, Ward S. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/11070338/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 The Day the News Managers Quit: A Fable of the New Frontiers]." Emporia, Kansas: ''The Emporia Gazette'', May 7, 1963, p. 4 (subscription required).</ref> including profiles of U.S. First Ladies [[Mamie Eisenhower]], [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Kennedy]], [[Pat Nixon]], [[Betty Ford]], and [[Rosalynn Carter]], to covering presidential campaigns and major [[White House]] events as a member of the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">Wiese, "'Winnie" McLendon, newspaperwoman, magazine writer, author and literary agent, died March 1," The National Press Club, March 6, 2012.</ref>

===Nixon White House coverage===
During the Nixon White House years, McLendon met and built a working relationship with [[Martha Mitchell]], the wife of Nixon's attorney general [[John N. Mitchell]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> Mitchell subsequently became famous for her interactions with McLendon and other prominent journalists, including [[Helen Thomas]], and was described by [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] magazine as one of the most influential women in Washington. Shortly after Mitchell's husband was chosen to head Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign, her prominence, and that of McLendon and the other journalists covering her, increased further as Martha Mitchell became a [[whistleblower]] to the media regarding "[[John N. Mitchell#Dirty tricks|dirty tricks]]" that were being perpetrated by campaign staff to help Nixon win reelection.<ref name="Fischer">{{cite magazine |last1=Fischer |first1=Dean |title=Martha Mitchell's View From The Top |magazine=Time |date=November 30, 1970 |volume=96 |issue=22 |page=43 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904539,00.html |access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref><ref name="warbler">{{cite magazine |title=The Warbler of Watergate |magazine=Time |date=December 5, 1969 |volume=94 |issue=23 |page=43 |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901629,00.html |access-date=September 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/773857336/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Tells Details of Treatment in California: Mauled, Confined, Martha Mitchell Says]." Knoxville, Tennessee: ''The Knoxville News-Sentinel'', September 14, 1972, p. 27 (subscription required).</ref>

McLendon had also begun collaborating with Martha Mitchell on Mitchell's planned autobiography around this same time;<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/871869864/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Mrs. Mitchell Getting Help in Writing 'Tell-All Book.']" Buffalo, New York: ''The Buffalo News'', April 26, 1973, p. I9 (subscription required).</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/183184114/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Earl Wilson: It Happened Last Night]." Camden, New Jersey: ''Courier-Post'', January 9, 1974, p. 19 (subscription required).</ref> however, its publication was repeatedly stalled by Mitchell<ref>Curran, Bob. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/871926338/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Would John Tell Martha? Knowing Her As He Does]." Buffalo, New York: ''The Buffalo News'', April 27, 1973, Section III, p. 47 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Cheshire, Maxine. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/620264973/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Nixon Girls Still Ride Limousines]." Sacramento, California: ''The Sacramento Bee'', January 27, 1974, p. S5 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Fulbright, Alice. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/771435182/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Visit by Martha Mitchell Sparks Preparations]." Memphis, Tennessee: ''The Commercial Appeal'', February 18, 1975, p. 10 (subscription required).</ref><ref>McLellan, Diana. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/378968945/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Hey, Carl, what gives?]" Austin, Texas: ''The Austin American-Statesman'', August 21, 1977, p. E2 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Grennya, John. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1983/01/02/the-hired-pen-confessions-of-a-collaborator/0e72388e-485d-4cac-b00a-baf57363ed88/ The Hired Pen: Confessions of a Collaborator]." Washington, D.C.: ''The Washington Post'', January 2, 1983.</ref> and was ultimately never published as an autobiography due to Mitchell's illness and death.<ref>Leighton, Frances Spatz. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/35510771/ It's Martha Mitchell, Planning a Book! And Here's What She'll Write About]." Gallup, New Mexico: ''The Gallup Independent'', October 19, 1974, p. 28 (subscription required).</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

Following the [[Watergate scandal]] and Nixon's subsequent resignation from the presidency, McLendon obtained the first interview with Nixon and his wife, Pat, at their home, [[La Casa Pacifica]], in [[San Clemente, California]].<ref name="auto"/>

In addition, McLendon collaborated with [[Frances Scott Fitzgerald|Frances Fitzgerald "Scottie" Smith]] to research and write the 1970 book, ''Don't Quote Me: Washington Newswomen & the Power Society''.<ref name="auto"/><ref>Wiese, "Winnie' McLendon, newspaperwoman, magazine writer, author and literary agent, died March 1," The National Press Club, March 6, 2012.</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/371172290/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Newswomen Stars of Washington Book]." Hartford, Connecticut: ''The Hartford Courant'', November 2, 1970, p. 28 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Thomas, Helen. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/111940045/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 The 'Witches' Turn on Washington]." Nashville, Tennessee: ''The Nashville Tennessean'', November 11, 1970, p. 19 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Blackwell, Meta. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/61426653/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Washington Seen Through the Eyes of Its Newswomen]." San Bernardino, California: ''The San Bernardino County Sun'', October 22, 1970, p. C1 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Wise, Gabrielle. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/377207612/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 'Don't Quote Me': Two Washington Newspaperwomen Write Book on 'Power Society.']" Baltimore, Maryland: ''The Baltimore Sun'', November 20, 1970, p. B1 (subscription required).</ref>

===Later career===
During her later years, McLendon expanded her byline's reach further by researching and writing cover stories and other feature articles for major American magazines, including ''[[Good Housekeeping]]'', ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]'', ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'', ''[[McCall's]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'', and ''[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town and Country]]''.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

She also worked as an agent for multiple Washington-based writers, and then became a bestselling author in her own right as the author of ''Martha: The Life of Martha Mitchell''.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/><ref>Smith, Liz. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/483601101/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Guarded]," in "A crush & crisis in Carter Country." New York, New York: ''Daily News'', April 16, 1979, p. 300 (subscription required).</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/606732859/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 The book score]." San Pedro, California: ''News-Pilot'', June 15, 1979, p. 45 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Smith, Liz. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/873502520/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Liz Smith Says: Sophia May Move to Beverly Hills]." Buffalo, New York: ''The Buffalo News'', June 13, 1979, Section II, p. 27 (subscription required).</ref>

Preceded in death by her husband in 1993,<ref name="auto1"/> McLendon spent most of her time at the second home she had shared with her husband in [[Lake Oswego, Oregon]].<ref name="auto"/>

===Written works (abridged list)===
* McLendon, Winzola. "Mainmast Musings." Honolulu, Hawaii: ''The Honolulu Advertiser'', May 14, 1950.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/259039844/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Mainmast Musings]." Honolulu, Hawaii: ''The Honolulu Advertiser'', May 14, 1950, Section II, p. 6 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Reservist Seeks Information on Scientist's Hawaii Work." Honolulu, Hawaii: ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', April 14, 1951.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/280902361/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Reservist Seeks Information on Scientist's Hawaii Work]." Honolulu, Hawaii: ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'', April 14, 1951, p. 34 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Naval Men, Wives, Plan for Holiday." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', December 30, 1951.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/177527688/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Naval Men, Wives, Plan for Holiday]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', December 30, 1951, p. 51 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Marine Wives Plan Fete." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', March 2, 1952.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/178104188/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Marine Wives Plan Fete]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', March 2, 1952, p. 16 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Phila. Club Aids Korean War Waifs." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 16, 1952.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/172800804/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Phila. Club Aids Korean War Waifs]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 16, 1952, p. 17 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Navy's Guinea Pig: He Tests Everything from Space Suits to Ejection Seats." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 21, 1953.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/172161391/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Navy's Guinea Pig: He Tests Everything from Space Suits to Ejection Seats]." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 21, 1953, p. 142 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Hide the Dessert, Here's JFK." Boston, Massachusetts: ''The Boston Globe'', June 25, 1963 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/433856672/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Hide the Dessert, Here's JFK]." Boston, Massachusetts: ''The Boston Globe'', June 25, 1963, p. 11 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "JFK Hates to Pass Up Pasta." Fort Worth, Texas: ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', June 26, 1963, p. 2 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/640308880/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 JFK Hates to Pass Up Pasta]." Fort Worth, Texas: ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'', June 26, 1963, p. 2 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "President's Diet Is Watched." Phoenix, Arizona: ''The Arizona Republic'', June 28, 1963, p. 39 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/118381712/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 President's Diet Is Watched]." Phoenix, Arizona: ''The Arizona Republic'', June 28, 1963, p. 39 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Luci Files Applications at Two Nursing Schools." Council Bluffs, Iowa: ''The Daily Nonpareil'', February 13, 1965 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/960632380/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Luci Files Applications at Two Nursing Schools]." Council Bluffs, Iowa: ''The Daily Nonpareil'', February 13, 1965, p. 2 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Jackie Kennedy to Attend British Memorial Dedication." Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: ''The Edmonton Journal'', March 6, 1965 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/470833076/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Jackie Kennedy to Attend British Memorial Dedication]." Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: ''The Edmonton Journal'', March 6, 1965, p. 19 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "It Wasn't Exactly a Log-Cabin Childhood, But...Lyndon's Youth Had the Makings." Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ''The Montreal Star'', May 22, 1965 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/742759633/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 It Wasn't Exactly a Log-Cabin Childhood, But...Lyndon's Youth Had the Makings]." Montreal, Quebec, Canada: ''The Montreal Star'', May 22, 1965, p. 31 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Her Anxiety and Relief: Relaxed First Lady Describes Emotions During Husband's Gall Bladder Operation." Los Angeles, California: ''The Los Angeles Times'', October 11, 1965 (exclusive from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/382295860/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Her Anxiety and Relief: Relaxed First Lady Describes Emotions During Husband's Gall Bladder Operation]." Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1965, p. 12 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Yankee designers flourish in Italian surroundings." Johnson City, Tennessee: ''Press-Chronicle'', January 15, 1967, p. 14 (syndicated from ''The Washington Post'').<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/589911443/?terms=%22Winzola%20McClendon%22&match=1 Yankee designers flourish in Italian surroundings]." Johnson City, Tennessee: ''Press-Chronicle'', January 15, 1967, p. 14 (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Pat Nixon: Progress Report—Part I: The Launching of a Project." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', July 8, 1969.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/714034995/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Pat Nixon: Progress Report—Part I: The Launching of a Project]." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', July 8, 1969, p. 1A (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Pat Nixon: Progress Report—Part II: Life at White House Is More Sedate." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', July 9, 1969.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.newspapers.com/image/718803918/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Pat Nixon: Progress Report—Part II: Life at White House Is More Sedate]." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', July 9, 1969, p. 3A (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Still the Mostest." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', January 29, 1970.<ref>McLendon, Winzola."[https://www.newspapers.com/image/718875229/?terms=%22Winzola%20McLendon%22&match=1 Still the Mostest]." Hempstead, New York: ''Newsday'', January 29, 1970, p. 1A (subscription required).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. "Betty Ford on the Value of a Homemaker." New York, New York: ''Good Housekeeping'', August 1976.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. "[https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/inspirational-stories/interviews/a19036/betty-ford-interview/ Betty Ford on the Value of a Homemaker]." New York, New York: ''Good Housekeeping'', August 1976 (retrieved online June 18, 2023).</ref>
* McLendon, Winzola. ''Martha: The Life of Martha Mitchell''. New York, New York: Random House, 1979.<ref>McLendon, Winzola. ''[https://archive.org/details/marthalifeofmart00mcle/page/n5/mode/2up Martha: The Life of Martha Mitchell]''. New York, New York: Random House, 1979.</ref>

==Death, funeral and interment==
A resident of the Westchester in Washington, D.C. during her final years, McLendon died at her home on March 1, 2012. Following her funeral at the Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home in [[Bethesda, Maryland]] at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 9, she was interred next to her husband at the [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref name="auto"/>

==In popular culture==
McLendon was portrayed by [[Allison Tolman]] in ''[[Gaslit (TV series)|Gaslit]]'', a miniseries about the life of [[Martha Mitchell]].<ref>Granberry, Michael. "[https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/tv/2022/05/13/from-dallas-second-thought-theatre-to-gaslit-on-starz-allison-tolman-seizes-watergate/ From Dallas' Second Thought Theatre to 'Gaslit' on Starz, Allison Tolman seizes Watergate]." Dallas, Texas: ''The Dallas Morning News'', May 13, 2022.</ref><ref>"[https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/washington-post-live/wplive/allison-tolman-on-portraying-winnie-mclendon-in-gaslit/2022/04/19/496f9311-aadb-4fe2-ac92-e1c9e88ba8e6_video.html Allison Tolman on Portraying Winnie McLendon in 'Gaslit']" (video). Washington, D.C.: ''The Washington Post'', April 19, 2022.</ref>

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Kerr Smith

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'''Kerr Smith'''  is an American actor known for playing Jack McPhee on ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', [[Kyle Brody]] on ''[[Charmed]]'', Robert in [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]'s ''[[The Fosters (American TV series)|The Fosters]]'' and Axel Palmer in ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/qa-with-kerr-smith/adam-tanswell|title=Q+A with Kerr Smith|last=Tanswell|first=Adam|date=2010-01-16|website=Future Movies|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2024-03-17 |title=James Van Der Beek, Kerr Smith Recall Dangerous Jet Ski Incidents While Filming ‘Dawson’s Creek’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/james-van-der-beek-kerr-smith-jet-ski-incidents-filming-dawsons-creek-1235854152/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith Recall Death-Defying Jetski |url=https://people.com/dawsons-creek-stars-james-van-der-beek-and-kerr-smith-reunite-at-90s-con-2024-8608640 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> He is also known for portraying Carter Horton in ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000) and starred in the movie ''[[Where Hope Grows]]'' (2014).

==Early life==
Smith is the son of Barbara Smith (née Hess) and a father who works as a financial advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/prize-winning-wisconsin-school-play-quotes-from-new-era-letter/article_26f7dc4c-8130-5fbd-9093-ddeca6c02fad.html|title=Prize-winning Wisconsin school play quotes from New Era letter|last=Brubaker|first=Jack|date=November 23, 2004|website=LancasterOnline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>

He has a sister named Allison. He attended [[West Chester Area School District|Peirce Middle School]] and he graduated from [[Henderson High School (Pennsylvania)|Henderson High School]] in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]], then studied at the [[University of Vermont]], where he was a member of the [[Kappa Sigma]] fraternity. He was also top of his class senior year.{{Citation needed |date=September 2021}}

==Career==
Smith began acting with roles on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' as Ryder Hughes from 1996 to 1997, the films ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000) and a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] in ''[[The Broken Hearts Club]]'' (2000), written and directed by ''Dawson's Creek'' writer [[Greg Berlanti]] and as a guest star in [[The WB]]'s hit show ''[[Charmed]]'' as Agent [[Kyle Brody]], a love interest for the fourth sister, Paige.

When he first appeared as Jack McPhee in the second season of the WB's ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', Smith portrayed a 16-year-old high school student; in reality, the actor was 26. Smith was 31 when the series ended its six-year run in 2003. He was the first man to have an on-screen gay kiss on U.S. television, in season three of ''Dawson's Creek''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmonster.com/entertainment/timeline-gays-pop-culture|title=Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture|last=Wood|first=Jennie|date=February 21, 2017|website=Factmonster|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>

In 2002, Kerr Smith starred in the TV film ''Critical Assembly,'' alongside [[Katherine Heigl]]. The film depicts young activists against trying to stop a catastrophic nuclear explosion.

Smith was the last person ever to be pranked on the original run of the [[MTV]] show ''[[Punk'd]]''. In 2007, he appeared in several episodes of the popular [[Television show|TV series]] ''[[CSI: NY]]'' as Andrew "Drew" Bedford, the 333 stalker. He also played the radio host Ryan Thomas on The CW's drama series ''[[Life Unexpected]]''.

Smith guest-starred on the television show ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', where he played Jonas Cobb, a naval officer who was the "Port-to-Port Killer," a serial killer who targets Navy personnel. He made his last appearance on the 8th-season finale.

As of 2014, Smith plays Robert Quinn on ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''. The same year, he starred in the acclaimed movie ''[[Where Hope Grows]]''. He also played Frank Cowles in episode X of Criminal Minds.

Smith debuted on CW's ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'', as the principal of Riverdale High, in season 4, replacing Mr. Weatherbee, who “ascended” with the rest of the cult followers known as “The Farm”. His character name was Mr. Honey.

==Personal life==
Smith married actress Harmoni Everett on June 7, 2003. He filed for [[divorce]] on March 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Kerr Smith biography|url=http://frostsnow.com/kerr-smith|journal=Frost Snow|date = 19 November 2015}}</ref> Smith is a certified pilot and enjoys [[motocross]].

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Hit and Runway]]''
| Joey Worciuekowski
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Lucid Days in Hell''
| Kelly
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy]]''
| Catcher
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''
| Carter Horton
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Forsaken (2001 film)|The Forsaken]]''
| Sean
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Pressure (2002 film)|Pressure]]''
| Steve Hillman
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Cruel Intentions 3]]''
| Jason Argyle
| Video
|-
| 2009
| ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D]]''
| Axel Palmer
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Final Destination 5]]''
| Carter Horton
| Archive footage
|-
| 2013
| ''Criticized''
| William Reynolds
|
|-
| 2014
| ''Produce: Where Hope Grows''
| Mitch Minniear
|
|-
| 2014
| ''What an Idiot''
| Mike
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Where Hope Grows]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leydon |first=Joe |date=2015-05-14 |title=Film Review: ‘Where Hope Grows’ |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/where-hope-grows-review-1201495665/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Mitch Minniear
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| Ryder Hughes
| Recurring role, 24 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Baywatch]]''
| Sean
| Episode: "The Natural"
|-
| 1998–2003
| ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
| Jack McPhee
| Regular role, 113 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| A Collins Boy
| Episode: "Blood Drops"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Zach Burnham
| Episode: "[[The Tipping Point (The Outer Limits)|The Tipping Point]]"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Critical Assembly (film)|Critical Assembly]]''
| Bobby Damon
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Miss Match]]''
| Santa Claus
| Episode: "Santa, Baby"
|-
| 2004
| ''Silver Lake''
| Dennis Patterson
| Television film
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Charmed]]''
| [[List of Charmed characters#Kyle Brody|Kyle Brody]]
| Recurring role, 10 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Matthew Wilton
| Episode: "Game Over"
|-
| 2005
|''[[The Closer]]''
| Blake Rawlings
| Episode: "Batter Up"
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[E-Ring]]''
| Bobby Wilkerson
| Main role, 16 episodes
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Justice (2006 TV series)|Justice]]''
| [[Justice (2006 TV series)#Tom Nicholson|Tom Nicholson]]
| Main role, 13 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Punk'd]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "May 29, 2007"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Drew Bedford
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Eli Stone]]''
| Paul Rollins
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Forgotten (TV series)|The Forgotten]]''
| Patrick Dent
| Episode: "Diamond Jane"
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Life Unexpected]]''
| Ryan Thomas
| Main role, 26 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Navy Lt. Jonas Cobb
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky]]''
| David Copeland
| Television film
|-
| 2014–2018
| ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
| Robert Quinn
| Recurring role, 17 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| Frank Cowles
| Episode: "[[Criminal Minds (season 10)#ep211|X]]"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''
| John Bardo
| Episode: "The News"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
| [[Joseph Bauer (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Joseph Bauer]]
| Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]''
| ADA PJ Arrington
| Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Wisdom of the Crowd]]''
| Supervisor Simko
| Episode: "The Tipping Point"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
| FBI Agent David Ross
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]''
| Principal Holden Honey
| Recurring role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Into the Dark (TV series)|Into the Dark]]''
| Shane
| Episode: "Pilgrim"
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5445}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kerr}}
[[Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:University of Vermont alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Kerr Smith

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'''Kerr Smith'''  is an American actor known for playing Jack McPhee pn ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', [[Kyle Brody]] on ''[[Charmed]]'', Robert in [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]'s ''[[The Fosters (American TV series)|The Fosters]]'' and Axel Palmer in ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/qa-with-kerr-smith/adam-tanswell|title=Q+A with Kerr Smith|last=Tanswell|first=Adam|date=2010-01-16|website=Future Movies|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=2024-03-17 |title=James Van Der Beek, Kerr Smith Recall Dangerous Jet Ski Incidents While Filming ‘Dawson’s Creek’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/james-van-der-beek-kerr-smith-jet-ski-incidents-filming-dawsons-creek-1235854152/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith Recall Death-Defying Jetski |url=https://people.com/dawsons-creek-stars-james-van-der-beek-and-kerr-smith-reunite-at-90s-con-2024-8608640 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> He is also known for portraying Carter Horton in ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000) and starred in the movie ''[[Where Hope Grows]]'' (2014).

==Early life==
Smith is the son of Barbara Smith (née Hess) and a father who works as a financial advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/prize-winning-wisconsin-school-play-quotes-from-new-era-letter/article_26f7dc4c-8130-5fbd-9093-ddeca6c02fad.html|title=Prize-winning Wisconsin school play quotes from New Era letter|last=Brubaker|first=Jack|date=November 23, 2004|website=LancasterOnline|language=en|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>

He has a sister named Allison. He attended [[West Chester Area School District|Peirce Middle School]] and he graduated from [[Henderson High School (Pennsylvania)|Henderson High School]] in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]], then studied at the [[University of Vermont]], where he was a member of the [[Kappa Sigma]] fraternity. He was also top of his class senior year.{{Citation needed |date=September 2021}}

==Career==
Smith began acting with roles on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' as Ryder Hughes from 1996 to 1997, the films ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]'' (2000) and a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] in ''[[The Broken Hearts Club]]'' (2000), written and directed by ''Dawson's Creek'' writer [[Greg Berlanti]] and as a guest star in [[The WB]]'s hit show ''[[Charmed]]'' as Agent [[Kyle Brody]], a love interest for the fourth sister, Paige.

When he first appeared as Jack McPhee in the second season of the WB's ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', Smith portrayed a 16-year-old high school student; in reality, the actor was 26. Smith was 31 when the series ended its six-year run in 2003. He was the first man to have an on-screen gay kiss on U.S. television, in season three of ''Dawson's Creek''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmonster.com/entertainment/timeline-gays-pop-culture|title=Timeline: Gays in Pop Culture|last=Wood|first=Jennie|date=February 21, 2017|website=Factmonster|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref>

In 2002, Kerr Smith starred in the TV film ''Critical Assembly,'' alongside [[Katherine Heigl]]. The film depicts young activists against trying to stop a catastrophic nuclear explosion.

Smith was the last person ever to be pranked on the original run of the [[MTV]] show ''[[Punk'd]]''. In 2007, he appeared in several episodes of the popular [[Television show|TV series]] ''[[CSI: NY]]'' as Andrew "Drew" Bedford, the 333 stalker. He also played the radio host Ryan Thomas on The CW's drama series ''[[Life Unexpected]]''.

Smith guest-starred on the television show ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', where he played Jonas Cobb, a naval officer who was the "Port-to-Port Killer," a serial killer who targets Navy personnel. He made his last appearance on the 8th-season finale.

As of 2014, Smith plays Robert Quinn on ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''. The same year, he starred in the acclaimed movie ''[[Where Hope Grows]]''. He also played Frank Cowles in episode X of Criminal Minds.

Smith debuted on CW's ''[[Riverdale (American TV series)|Riverdale]]'', as the principal of Riverdale High, in season 4, replacing Mr. Weatherbee, who “ascended” with the rest of the cult followers known as “The Farm”. His character name was Mr. Honey.

==Personal life==
Smith married actress Harmoni Everett on June 7, 2003. He filed for [[divorce]] on March 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Kerr Smith biography|url=http://frostsnow.com/kerr-smith|journal=Frost Snow|date = 19 November 2015}}</ref> Smith is a certified pilot and enjoys [[motocross]].

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Hit and Runway]]''
| Joey Worciuekowski
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Lucid Days in Hell''
| Kelly
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy]]''
| Catcher
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]''
| Carter Horton
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Forsaken (2001 film)|The Forsaken]]''
| Sean
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Pressure (2002 film)|Pressure]]''
| Steve Hillman
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Cruel Intentions 3]]''
| Jason Argyle
| Video
|-
| 2009
| ''[[My Bloody Valentine 3D]]''
| Axel Palmer
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Final Destination 5]]''
| Carter Horton
| Archive footage
|-
| 2013
| ''Criticized''
| William Reynolds
|
|-
| 2014
| ''Produce: Where Hope Grows''
| Mitch Minniear
|
|-
| 2014
| ''What an Idiot''
| Mike
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Where Hope Grows]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leydon |first=Joe |date=2015-05-14 |title=Film Review: ‘Where Hope Grows’ |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/where-hope-grows-review-1201495665/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Mitch Minniear
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| Ryder Hughes
| Recurring role, 24 episodes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Baywatch]]''
| Sean
| Episode: "The Natural"
|-
| 1998–2003
| ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
| Jack McPhee
| Regular role, 113 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| A Collins Boy
| Episode: "Blood Drops"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| Zach Burnham
| Episode: "[[The Tipping Point (The Outer Limits)|The Tipping Point]]"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Critical Assembly (film)|Critical Assembly]]''
| Bobby Damon
| Television film
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Miss Match]]''
| Santa Claus
| Episode: "Santa, Baby"
|-
| 2004
| ''Silver Lake''
| Dennis Patterson
| Television film
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Charmed]]''
| [[List of Charmed characters#Kyle Brody|Kyle Brody]]
| Recurring role, 10 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Matthew Wilton
| Episode: "Game Over"
|-
| 2005
|''[[The Closer]]''
| Blake Rawlings
| Episode: "Batter Up"
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[E-Ring]]''
| Bobby Wilkerson
| Main role, 16 episodes
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Justice (2006 TV series)|Justice]]''
| [[Justice (2006 TV series)#Tom Nicholson|Tom Nicholson]]
| Main role, 13 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Punk'd]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "May 29, 2007"
|-
| 2007
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Drew Bedford
| Recurring role, 4 episodes
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Eli Stone]]''
| Paul Rollins
| Recurring role, 5 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Forgotten (TV series)|The Forgotten]]''
| Patrick Dent
| Episode: "Diamond Jane"
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Life Unexpected]]''
| Ryan Thomas
| Main role, 26 episodes
|-
| 2011
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Navy Lt. Jonas Cobb
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky]]''
| David Copeland
| Television film
|-
| 2014–2018
| ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]''
| Robert Quinn
| Recurring role, 17 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Criminal Minds]]''
| Frank Cowles
| Episode: "[[Criminal Minds (season 10)#ep211|X]]"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''
| John Bardo
| Episode: "The News"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''
| [[Joseph Bauer (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Joseph Bauer]]
| Recurring role, 3 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Doubt (American TV series)|Doubt]]''
| ADA PJ Arrington
| Episode: "Top Dog/Underdog"
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Wisdom of the Crowd]]''
| Supervisor Simko
| Episode: "The Tipping Point"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
| FBI Agent David Ross
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019–2020
| ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]''
| Principal Holden Honey
| Recurring role
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Into the Dark (TV series)|Into the Dark]]''
| Shane
| Episode: "Pilgrim"
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5445}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kerr}}
[[Category:Male actors from Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:University of Vermont alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Platonic (TV series)

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{{Short description|2023 American television Romcom}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Platonic (TV series) Title Card.png
| creator = [[Francesca Delbanco]] and [[Nicholas Stoller]]
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
* Francesca Delbanco
* Nicholas Stoller
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rose Byrne]]
* [[Seth Rogen]]
* [[Luke Macfarlane]]
* Tre Hale
* Andrew Lopez
* [[Carla Gallo]]
}}
| narrated =
| music = [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Conor Welch
* Rose Byrne
* Seth Rogen
* Francesca Delbanco
* Nicholas Stoller
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* O'Shea Read
* Werner Walian
}}
| location =
| cinematography = [[John Guleserian]]
| editor = {{Plainlist|
* Hugh Ross
* Shawn Paper
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 27–32 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stoller Global Solutions]]
* [[Sony Pictures Television Studios]]
}}
| network = [[Apple TV+]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}
}}
'''''Platonic''''' is an American [[Television comedy|comedy]] television series created by [[Francesca Delbanco]] and [[Nicholas Stoller]] that premiered on [[Apple TV+]] on May 24, 2023.<ref name="SeriesOrder"/><ref name="SeriesPremiere"/> In December 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal"/>

==Cast and characters==
===Main===
* [[Rose Byrne]] as Sylvia,<ref name="Starringwithnames"/> a stay-at-home mom of three and wife who reconnects with her former best friend, Will
* [[Seth Rogen]] as Will,<ref name="Starringwithnames"/> Sylvia's former best friend who is recently divorced
* [[Luke Macfarlane]] as Charlie, Sylvia's husband who is a [[lawyer]]
* Tre Hale as Andy, Will's friend and business partner
* Andrew Lopez as Reggie, the main investor of Will's brewery and the stepbrother of his ex-wife, Audrey
* [[Carla Gallo]] as Katie, Sylvia's best friend who is also a mother

===Recurring===

* [[Alisha Wainwright]] as Audrey, Will's ex-wife
* [[Vinny Thomas]] as Omar, a colleague of Will's
* [[Francesca Delbanco]] as Diane
* [[Guy Branum]] as Stewart, a colleague of Charlie's
* [[Janet Varney]] as Vanessa, a colleague of Charlie's
* Emily Kimball as Peyton, Will's 26-year-old rebound girl
* Rachel Rosenbloom as Jenna, love-interest of Will
* [[Aidy Bryant]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>
* [[Kyle Mooney]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>
* [[Beck Bennett]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>

==Episodes==
{{Episode table |background=#2CB4B4 |overall= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |airdateR=<ref name="TFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/platonic/listings/|title=Shows A-Z – platonic on apple tv plus|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> |released=y |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = [[Nicholas Stoller]]
|WrittenBy = [[Francesca Delbanco]] & Nicholas Stoller
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = While looking on social media, Sylvia sees that her old friend Will is getting a divorce. They were previously close, but had not spoken after Sylvia told Will that she did not like his wife, Audrey. Will and Sylvia meet for coffee, and Sylvia pretends not knowing about his divorce. Will invites her to attend a party at his bar, which she attends with her friend Katie. Will confronts Audrey, who has shown up at his bar, and Sylvia takes him to grab another drink. They reminisce about their former friendship, but Will becomes angry when he realizes that Sylvia knew about his divorce. They angrily leave, but end up texting each other when they get home and make plans to meet again.
|LineColor = 2CB4B4
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Gandalf the Lizard
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = [[Ron Weiner]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie discuss moving to a new house, and Sylvia books an appointment to see a house with her realtor. Will calls to say she left her credit card at his bar, and he brings it to her house. After he helps her fix her toilet, she asks him to come to the house showing. He arrives, pretending to be a contractor, but tells Sylvia that she should not buy the house, which is a former senior assisted-living facility. Sylvia convinces Will to drive to Audrey's house to retrieve some of his stuff. She crawls in through the dog door, but they are confronted by Audrey. They leave, but Sylvia steals Will's pet [[bearded dragon]], Gandalf. Sylvia agrees to take care of Gandalf and brings him to her children as a new pet, despite Charlie's protests, but she does not tell them he belonged to Will and the children name him "Jessipa."
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Partner's Retreat
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Guy Endore-Kaiser
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie go to a work event in Charlie's firm, where he was recently made a partner. Sylvia, having traded her law career to spend time with her children, feels inadequate. Sylvia meets with Will, who encourages her to assert herself. They get drunk at a cheesy, Johnny Rockets-like chain restaurant which Sylvia loves, and she suggests Will market Lucky Penny's beer to the chain. When Charlie's boss reintroduces himself to her, Sylvia threatens to eat his speech if he can't remember her name, which she does when he cannot. Charlie is embarrassed, but Sylvia and Will laugh about the incident.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Divorce Party
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Brittany Miller
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|31}}
|ShortSummary = After attending a party for her divorced friend, Sylvia throws a similar party for Will. They get very drunk, and Will convinces her to do cocaine with his friends. However, the coke is laced with ketamine, causing Sylvia to panic. They end up at Will's apartment. Sylvia returns home to an unhappy Charlie, and Will texts a girl that he previously hooked up with.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = My Wife's Boyfriend
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Andrew Gurland
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|7}}
|ShortSummary = Will continues to see Peyton, and they make things official. Charlie and his work friends begin referring to Will as his "wife's boyfriend." Charlie attempts to bond further with Will by taking him to a Dodgers game. They get drunk and have a great time, and Will tells Charlie about his relationship with Peyton. They later go back to Lucky Penny, and invite Sylvia along. Everyone has a fun time until it slips that Will has a girlfriend and Sylvia grills him for not telling her about his relationship. As the argument escalates, Will gets a piece of glass in his hand and must go to the ER. Later, at their respective homes, Will affirms his affection for Peyton and Charlie confesses to Sylvia that he is jealous of the time she spends with Will.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Big Two Six
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Justin Nowell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|14}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia gets a job at Kurt Friedken's law firm. She also meets Peyton, and Will presses Sylvia about what she thinks about her. However, when Sylvia learns that Peyton is a babysitter, she hires Peyton to babysit her children while she's at her new job. Sylvia accidentally sends mixed signals to Peyton about Will's intentions, and Peyton overreacts. Later, Will decides to throw Peyton her twenty-sixth birthday party at Lucky Penny, but suddenly feels awkward dating her after watching her do a group dance with her friends. He breaks up with her when they go back to her home.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Let the River Run
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|21}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia begins her job at the law firm. Charlie's colleagues express doubt that Sylvia, who is in her early forties, can keep up with the demands of associate-level law work. Indeed, she finds herself struggling with the workflow and quickly alienates her young colleagues with various social faux-pas. While working late, she falls asleep, accidentally damaging a portrait of Kurt. Will uses his ex-wife Audrey's connections with an eccentric artist to repair the painting. While waiting for the painting, Will and Sylvia go to Lucky Penny. There, Will learns that his partners at Lucky Penny have created a hard kombucha called "Da Booch" without him, and that Peyton now works at Lucky Penny and that Andy has been dating Sylvia's friend Katie. They retrieve the painting, upon which the painter has drawn a penis. Sylvia attempts to feign ignorance the next day, but security footage reveals her part in the incident and she is fired.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = San Diego
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|28}}
|ShortSummary = {{Long plot|episode|date=July 2023}} Sylvia avoids telling Charlie she was fired for several days, hanging out at Lucky Penny with Will instead. She finally tells Charlie, whose words of support do not make her feel comforted. She goes on a trip to San Diego with Will, Katie and the Lucky Penny team to meet with Johnny Rev, the owner of the establishment that is offering to carry Lucky Penny's beer. The partners are hesitant to let Will talk business, but he impresses Johnny Rev with his business acumen. However, Johnny Rev tries to kiss Sylvia; when she rebuffs him, he scolds and humiliates her. His behaviour becomes increasingly belligerent until Will stands up for Sylvia, getting the group kicked out of the house and squashing the deal. Andy proposes to Katie. Back at his office, Charlie discovers through their shared photo app that Sylvia had been hanging out at Lucky Penny in the week after being fired, and Vanessa discovers through social media stalking that Gandalf the lizard originally belonged to Will, which Sylvia had concealed from her family.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Slumber Party
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|4}}
|ShortSummary = While working late, Charlie gets drunk with Vanessa, another partner. They begin dancing and eventually dry-hump before awkwardly parting. Charlie confesses the incident to Sylvia, who is hurt. Sylvia has Will over and the two get high, play video games and watch YouTube videos all night. He suggests Sylvia renovate their aging garage. Will tries to talk to his partners about cutting him into the "Da Booch" business. He comes over to help survey the garage but quickly discovers that it's damaged. A panic ensues involving a raccoon, and the garage partially collapses. Upon leaving, Will angrily tells Sylvia to deal with her issues with Charlie. Charlie confesses his own jealousy to Sylvia, at not being the most important man in her life, and promises the incident with Vanessa had nothing to do with her. They agree to move forward. At the bar, Will is confronted by his business partners and a lawyer, who want him to sell his share of the business and leave. Will vows to not leave.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = When Will Met Sylvia
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|12}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie, having reconciled, purchase a new home. They throw a housewarming party, which Will attends. He and Sylvia think they see a UFO, but Will causes a scene and he and Sylvia argue. Andy and Katie ask Sylvia to plan their wedding. She is contacted by someone investigating accusations against Johnny Rev for inappropriate behaviour. Sylvia informs Will that Johnny Rev has been ousted and his VP Jenna, who had taken a liking to Will, is now CEO of the company. She convinces him to go to San Diego and talk about a potential job. Will is offered the job and reluctantly realizes he will have to move to San Diego. A year later, Sylvia is a successful event planner and has planned a beautiful wedding for Katie and Andy. Will arrives with Jenna, and he reveals that they are now engaged. He and Sylvia reminisce about the importance of their friendship and how it helped them through a difficult time.
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==Production==
[[File:Platonic (TV series).png|thumb|250px|upright|Promotional poster]]

===Development===
On October 15, 2020, [[Apple TV+]] gave the production a series order consisting of 10 half-hour long episodes.<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/rose-byrne-seth-rogen-star-platonic-apple-tv-comedy-series-nick-stoller-francesca-delbanco-1234603782/|title=Rose Byrne & Seth Rogen To Star In 'Platonic' Apple TV+ Comedy Series From Nick Stoller, Francesca Delbanco & Sony TV|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027162446/https://deadline.com/2020/10/rose-byrne-seth-rogen-star-platonic-apple-tv-comedy-series-nick-stoller-francesca-delbanco-1234603782/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is created and showran by [[Nicholas Stoller]] and [[Francesca Delbanco]] who also serve as executive producers alongside [[Rose Byrne]], [[Seth Rogen]], and Conor Welch. Stoller also directed the series.<ref name="Strollerdirect">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/nick-stoller-sony-pictures-tv-overall-deal-emerald-fennell-sweetness-1234793808/|title=Nick Stoller Re-Ups Sony Pictures TV Overall Deal, Teams With Emerald Fennell For 'Sweetness' Comedy|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717151822/https://deadline.com/2021/07/nick-stoller-sony-pictures-tv-overall-deal-emerald-fennell-sweetness-1234793808/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-to-star-in-apple-comedy|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne to Star in Apple Comedy|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175847/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-to-star-in-apple-comedy|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stoller Global Solutions]] and [[Sony Pictures Television]] are producing the series.<ref name="Strollerdirect"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/10/27/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-platonic-apple-tv-plus-series/|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne to Star in ''Platonic'' Comedy Ordered at Apple TV+|website=[[TVLine]]|first=Rebecca|last=Iannucci|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180011/https://tvline.com/2020/10/27/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-platonic-apple-tv-plus-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 14, 2023, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/platonic-season-2-release-date-cast-spoilers-apple-tv-1235003519/|title=''Platonic'' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple|website=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214220553/https://tvline.com/news/platonic-season-2-release-date-cast-spoilers-apple-tv-1235003519/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
Upon series order announcement, Byrne and Rogen were also cast in undisclosed starring roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-apple-series-platonic-1234816506/|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne Reteam With 'Neighbors' Director for Apple Comedy Series 'Platonic'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175721/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-apple-series-platonic-1234816506/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 5, 2022, [[Luke Macfarlane]], Tre Hale, [[Carla Gallo]], and Andrew Lopez joined the main cast.<ref name="Starringwithnames">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/platonic-luke-macfarlane-tre-hale-andrew-lopez-carla-gallo-round-out-cast-for-apple-comedy-series-1235017480/|title='Platonic': Luke Macfarlane, Tre Hale, Carla Gallo Among New Cast For Apple Comedy Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505200111/https://deadline.com/2022/05/platonic-luke-macfarlane-tre-hale-andrew-lopez-carla-gallo-round-out-cast-for-apple-comedy-series-1235017480/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 29, 2022, [[Alisha Wainwright]], [[Guy Branum]], [[Janet Varney]], Emily Kimball, and [[Vinny Thomas]] were cast in recurring roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/platonic-alisha-wainwright-guy-branum-janet-varney-emily-kimball-vinny-thomas-recur-apple-comedy-series-1235054242/|title='Platonic': Alisha Wainwright, Guy Branum Among Five Set To Recur In Apple Comedy Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629182821/https://deadline.com/2022/06/platonic-alisha-wainwright-guy-branum-janet-varney-emily-kimball-vinny-thomas-recur-apple-comedy-series-1235054242/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 18, 2024, [[Aidy Bryant]], [[Kyle Mooney]], and [[Beck Bennett]] joined the cast in recurring capacities for the second season.<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/platonic-aidy-bryant-kyle-mooney-beck-bennett-season-2-snl-1236092957/|title='Platonic' Adds 'SNL' Alums Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney & Beck Bennett For Season 2|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=September 18, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918171201/https://deadline.com/2024/09/platonic-aidy-bryant-kyle-mooney-beck-bennett-season-2-snl-1236092957/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming began by May 2022, with production taking place in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-may-11-2022/?slide=1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa#1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa|title=Kate Middleton Visits St. John's Primary School in Glasgow, Plus Tom Hiddleston, Ashlee Simpson Ross and More|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=People Staff|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512044422/https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-may-11-2022/?slide=1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa#1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release==
''Platonic'' was released on [[Apple TV+]] on May 24, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest releasing on a weekly basis until July 12.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2023/03/23/seth-rogen-neighbors-reunion-rose-byrne-platonic-release-date-photos/|title=''Neighbors'' Reunion: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne Are Strictly ''Platonic'' in New Apple Comedy — Get Premiere Date|work=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323130043/https://tvline.com/2023/03/23/seth-rogen-neighbors-reunion-rose-byrne-platonic-release-date-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 55 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Even with bold swings and romance off the table, the rambunctious rapport between [[Rose Byrne]] and [[Seth Rogen]] makes ''Platonic'' an ideal relationship comedy."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=platonic|title=Platonic|type=tv|season=1|access-date=June 14, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=platonic|title=Platonic|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 26, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Richard Roeper]] of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the series 3.5 out of 4 stars and described as "clever, funny, insightful and immediately addictive..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/5/22/23726876/platonic-review-apple-series-seth-rogen-rose-byrne|title=Tag along with best buds Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne on funny show 'Platonic'|website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Richard|last=Reoper|author-link=Richard Roeper|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527234548/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/5/22/23726876/platonic-review-apple-series-seth-rogen-rose-byrne|url-status=live}}</ref> Cindy White of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the series a B+ and said, "''Platonic'' doesn't break any molds, but it's nice to see another example of a breezy comedy that's not afraid to let its characters be human and even unlikable at times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/platonic-review-apple-tv-plus-seth-rogen-rose-byrne-1850448259|title=''Platonic'' review: A coming-of-middle-age comedy about the friends we can't quit|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=Cindy|last=White|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527000210/https://www.avclub.com/platonic-review-apple-tv-plus-seth-rogen-rose-byrne-1850448259|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://tv.apple.com/us/show/platonic/umc.cmc.y7bc18x7co813l8i2tlsyb4l}}
* {{IMDb title|13366604}}

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Platonic (TV series)

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{{Short description|2023 American television Romcom}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Platonic (TV series) Title Card.png
| creator = [[Francesca Delbanco]] & [[Nicholas Stoller]]
| showrunner = {{Plainlist|
* Francesca Delbanco
* Nicholas Stoller
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Rose Byrne]]
* [[Seth Rogen]]
* [[Luke Macfarlane]]
* Tre Hale
* Andrew Lopez
* [[Carla Gallo]]
}}
| narrated =
| music = [[Michael Andrews (musician)|Michael Andrews]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Conor Welch
* Rose Byrne
* Seth Rogen
* Francesca Delbanco
* Nicholas Stoller
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* O'Shea Read
* Werner Walian
}}
| location =
| cinematography = [[John Guleserian]]
| editor = {{Plainlist|
* Hugh Ross
* Shawn Paper
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 27–32 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
* [[Stoller Global Solutions]]
* [[Sony Pictures Television Studios]]
}}
| network = [[Apple TV+]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
| last_aired = {{End date|present}}
}}
'''''Platonic''''' is an American [[Television comedy|comedy]] television series created by [[Francesca Delbanco]] and [[Nicholas Stoller]] that premiered on [[Apple TV+]] on May 24, 2023.<ref name="SeriesOrder"/><ref name="SeriesPremiere"/> In December 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal"/>

==Cast and characters==
===Main===
* [[Rose Byrne]] as Sylvia,<ref name="Starringwithnames"/> a stay-at-home mom of three and wife who reconnects with her former best friend, Will
* [[Seth Rogen]] as Will,<ref name="Starringwithnames"/> Sylvia's former best friend who is recently divorced
* [[Luke Macfarlane]] as Charlie, Sylvia's husband who is a [[lawyer]]
* Tre Hale as Andy, Will's friend and business partner
* Andrew Lopez as Reggie, the main investor of Will's brewery and the stepbrother of his ex-wife, Audrey
* [[Carla Gallo]] as Katie, Sylvia's best friend who is also a mother

===Recurring===

* [[Alisha Wainwright]] as Audrey, Will's ex-wife
* [[Vinny Thomas]] as Omar, a colleague of Will's
* [[Francesca Delbanco]] as Diane
* [[Guy Branum]] as Stewart, a colleague of Charlie's
* [[Janet Varney]] as Vanessa, a colleague of Charlie's
* Emily Kimball as Peyton, Will's 26-year-old rebound girl
* Rachel Rosenbloom as Jenna, love-interest of Will
* [[Aidy Bryant]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>
* [[Kyle Mooney]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>
* [[Beck Bennett]] (season 2)<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett"/>

==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = [[Nicholas Stoller]]
|WrittenBy = [[Francesca Delbanco]] & Nicholas Stoller
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = While looking on social media, Sylvia sees that her old friend Will is getting a divorce. They were previously close, but had not spoken after Sylvia told Will that she did not like his wife, Audrey. Will and Sylvia meet for coffee, and Sylvia pretends not knowing about his divorce. Will invites her to attend a party at his bar, which she attends with her friend Katie. Will confronts Audrey, who has shown up at his bar, and Sylvia takes him to grab another drink. They reminisce about their former friendship, but Will becomes angry when he realizes that Sylvia knew about his divorce. They angrily leave, but end up texting each other when they get home and make plans to meet again.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Gandalf the Lizard
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = [[Ron Weiner]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie discuss moving to a new house, and Sylvia books an appointment to see a house with her realtor. Will calls to say she left her credit card at his bar, and he brings it to her house. After he helps her fix her toilet, she asks him to come to the house showing. He arrives, pretending to be a contractor, but tells Sylvia that she should not buy the house, which is a former senior assisted-living facility. Sylvia convinces Will to drive to Audrey's house to retrieve some of his stuff. She crawls in through the dog door, but they are confronted by Audrey. They leave, but Sylvia steals Will's pet [[bearded dragon]], Gandalf. Sylvia agrees to take care of Gandalf and brings him to her children as a new pet, despite Charlie's protests, but she does not tell them he belonged to Will and the children name him "Jessipa."
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Partner's Retreat
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Guy Endore-Kaiser
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|24}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie go to a work event in Charlie's firm, where he was recently made a partner. Sylvia, having traded her law career to spend time with her children, feels inadequate. Sylvia meets with Will, who encourages her to assert herself. They get drunk at a cheesy, Johnny Rockets-like chain restaurant which Sylvia loves, and she suggests Will market Lucky Penny's beer to the chain. When Charlie's boss reintroduces himself to her, Sylvia threatens to eat his speech if he can't remember her name, which she does when he cannot. Charlie is embarrassed, but Sylvia and Will laugh about the incident.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Divorce Party
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Brittany Miller
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|31}}
|ShortSummary = After attending a party for her divorced friend, Sylvia throws a similar party for Will. They get very drunk, and Will convinces her to do cocaine with his friends. However, the coke is laced with ketamine, causing Sylvia to panic. They end up at Will's apartment. Sylvia returns home to an unhappy Charlie, and Will texts a girl that he previously hooked up with.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = My Wife's Boyfriend
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Andrew Gurland
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|7}}
|ShortSummary = Will continues to see Peyton, and they make things official. Charlie and his work friends begin referring to Will as his "wife's boyfriend." Charlie attempts to bond further with Will by taking him to a Dodgers game. They get drunk and have a great time, and Will tells Charlie about his relationship with Peyton. They later go back to Lucky Penny, and invite Sylvia along. Everyone has a fun time until it slips that Will has a girlfriend and Sylvia grills him for not telling her about his relationship. As the argument escalates, Will gets a piece of glass in his hand and must go to the ER. Later, at their respective homes, Will affirms his affection for Peyton and Charlie confesses to Sylvia that he is jealous of the time she spends with Will.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Big Two Six
|DirectedBy = Francesca Delbanco
|WrittenBy = Justin Nowell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|14}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia gets a job at Kurt Friedken's law firm. She also meets Peyton, and Will presses Sylvia about what she thinks about her. However, when Sylvia learns that Peyton is a babysitter, she hires Peyton to babysit her children while she's at her new job. Sylvia accidentally sends mixed signals to Peyton about Will's intentions, and Peyton overreacts. Later, Will decides to throw Peyton her twenty-sixth birthday party at Lucky Penny, but suddenly feels awkward dating her after watching her do a group dance with her friends. He breaks up with her when they go back to her home.
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Let the River Run
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|21}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia begins her job at the law firm. Charlie's colleagues express doubt that Sylvia, who is in her early forties, can keep up with the demands of associate-level law work. Indeed, she finds herself struggling with the workflow and quickly alienates her young colleagues with various social faux-pas. While working late, she falls asleep, accidentally damaging a portrait of Kurt. Will uses his ex-wife Audrey's connections with an eccentric artist to repair the painting. While waiting for the painting, Will and Sylvia go to Lucky Penny. There, Will learns that his partners at Lucky Penny have created a hard kombucha called "Da Booch" without him, and that Peyton now works at Lucky Penny and that Andy has been dating Sylvia's friend Katie. They retrieve the painting, upon which the painter has drawn a penis. Sylvia attempts to feign ignorance the next day, but security footage reveals her part in the incident and she is fired.
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = San Diego
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|28}}
|ShortSummary = {{Long plot|episode|date=July 2023}} Sylvia avoids telling Charlie she was fired for several days, hanging out at Lucky Penny with Will instead. She finally tells Charlie, whose words of support do not make her feel comforted. She goes on a trip to San Diego with Will, Katie and the Lucky Penny team to meet with Johnny Rev, the owner of the establishment that is offering to carry Lucky Penny's beer. The partners are hesitant to let Will talk business, but he impresses Johnny Rev with his business acumen. However, Johnny Rev tries to kiss Sylvia; when she rebuffs him, he scolds and humiliates her. His behaviour becomes increasingly belligerent until Will stands up for Sylvia, getting the group kicked out of the house and squashing the deal. Andy proposes to Katie. Back at his office, Charlie discovers through their shared photo app that Sylvia had been hanging out at Lucky Penny in the week after being fired, and Vanessa discovers through social media stalking that Gandalf the lizard originally belonged to Will, which Sylvia had concealed from her family.
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Slumber Party
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|4}}
|ShortSummary = While working late, Charlie gets drunk with Vanessa, another partner. They begin dancing and eventually dry-hump before awkwardly parting. Charlie confesses the incident to Sylvia, who is hurt. Sylvia has Will over and the two get high, play video games and watch YouTube videos all night. He suggests Sylvia renovate their aging garage. Will tries to talk to his partners about cutting him into the "Da Booch" business. He comes over to help survey the garage but quickly discovers that it's damaged. A panic ensues involving a raccoon, and the garage partially collapses. Upon leaving, Will angrily tells Sylvia to deal with her issues with Charlie. Charlie confesses his own jealousy to Sylvia, at not being the most important man in her life, and promises the incident with Vanessa had nothing to do with her. They agree to move forward. At the bar, Will is confronted by his business partners and a lawyer, who want him to sell his share of the business and leave. Will vows to not leave.
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = When Will Met Sylvia
|DirectedBy = Nicholas Stoller
|WrittenBy = Francesca Delbanco
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|7|12}}
|ShortSummary = Sylvia and Charlie, having reconciled, purchase a new home. They throw a housewarming party, which Will attends. He and Sylvia think they see a UFO, but Will causes a scene and he and Sylvia argue. Andy and Katie ask Sylvia to plan their wedding. She is contacted by someone investigating accusations against Johnny Rev for inappropriate behaviour. Sylvia informs Will that Johnny Rev has been ousted and his VP Jenna, who had taken a liking to Will, is now CEO of the company. She convinces him to go to San Diego and talk about a potential job. Will is offered the job and reluctantly realizes he will have to move to San Diego. A year later, Sylvia is a successful event planner and has planned a beautiful wedding for Katie and Andy. Will arrives with Jenna, and he reveals that they are now engaged. He and Sylvia reminisce about the importance of their friendship and how it helped them through a difficult time.
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==Production==
[[File:Platonic (TV series).png|thumb|250px|upright|Promotional poster]]

===Development===
On October 15, 2020, [[Apple TV+]] gave the production a series order consisting of 10 half-hour long episodes.<ref name="SeriesOrder">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/rose-byrne-seth-rogen-star-platonic-apple-tv-comedy-series-nick-stoller-francesca-delbanco-1234603782/|title=Rose Byrne & Seth Rogen To Star In 'Platonic' Apple TV+ Comedy Series From Nick Stoller, Francesca Delbanco & Sony TV|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027162446/https://deadline.com/2020/10/rose-byrne-seth-rogen-star-platonic-apple-tv-comedy-series-nick-stoller-francesca-delbanco-1234603782/|url-status=live}}</ref> The series is created and showran by [[Nicholas Stoller]] and [[Francesca Delbanco]] who also serve as executive producers alongside [[Rose Byrne]], [[Seth Rogen]], and Conor Welch. Stoller also directed the series.<ref name="Strollerdirect">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/nick-stoller-sony-pictures-tv-overall-deal-emerald-fennell-sweetness-1234793808/|title=Nick Stoller Re-Ups Sony Pictures TV Overall Deal, Teams With Emerald Fennell For 'Sweetness' Comedy|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=July 15, 2021|access-date=July 20, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717151822/https://deadline.com/2021/07/nick-stoller-sony-pictures-tv-overall-deal-emerald-fennell-sweetness-1234793808/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-to-star-in-apple-comedy|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne to Star in Apple Comedy|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Rick|last=Porter|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175847/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-to-star-in-apple-comedy|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Stoller Global Solutions]] and [[Sony Pictures Television]] are producing the series.<ref name="Strollerdirect"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/10/27/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-platonic-apple-tv-plus-series/|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne to Star in ''Platonic'' Comedy Ordered at Apple TV+|website=[[TVLine]]|first=Rebecca|last=Iannucci|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027180011/https://tvline.com/2020/10/27/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-platonic-apple-tv-plus-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 14, 2023, Apple TV+ renewed the series for a second season.<ref name="S2Renewal">{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/platonic-season-2-release-date-cast-spoilers-apple-tv-1235003519/|title=''Platonic'' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple|website=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214220553/https://tvline.com/news/platonic-season-2-release-date-cast-spoilers-apple-tv-1235003519/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Casting===
Upon series order announcement, Byrne and Rogen were also cast in undisclosed starring roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-apple-series-platonic-1234816506/|title=Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne Reteam With 'Neighbors' Director for Apple Comedy Series 'Platonic'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027175721/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/seth-rogen-rose-byrne-apple-series-platonic-1234816506/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 5, 2022, [[Luke Macfarlane]], Tre Hale, [[Carla Gallo]], and Andrew Lopez joined the main cast.<ref name="Starringwithnames">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/platonic-luke-macfarlane-tre-hale-andrew-lopez-carla-gallo-round-out-cast-for-apple-comedy-series-1235017480/|title='Platonic': Luke Macfarlane, Tre Hale, Carla Gallo Among New Cast For Apple Comedy Series|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=May 5, 2022|access-date=May 5, 2022|archive-date=May 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505200111/https://deadline.com/2022/05/platonic-luke-macfarlane-tre-hale-andrew-lopez-carla-gallo-round-out-cast-for-apple-comedy-series-1235017480/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 29, 2022, [[Alisha Wainwright]], [[Guy Branum]], [[Janet Varney]], Emily Kimball, and [[Vinny Thomas]] were cast in recurring roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/platonic-alisha-wainwright-guy-branum-janet-varney-emily-kimball-vinny-thomas-recur-apple-comedy-series-1235054242/|title='Platonic': Alisha Wainwright, Guy Branum Among Five Set To Recur In Apple Comedy Series|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=June 29, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629182821/https://deadline.com/2022/06/platonic-alisha-wainwright-guy-branum-janet-varney-emily-kimball-vinny-thomas-recur-apple-comedy-series-1235054242/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 18, 2024, [[Aidy Bryant]], [[Kyle Mooney]], and [[Beck Bennett]] joined the cast in recurring capacities for the second season.<ref name="Bryant, Mooney, and Bennett">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/platonic-aidy-bryant-kyle-mooney-beck-bennett-season-2-snl-1236092957/|title='Platonic' Adds 'SNL' Alums Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney & Beck Bennett For Season 2|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=September 18, 2024|access-date=September 18, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918171201/https://deadline.com/2024/09/platonic-aidy-bryant-kyle-mooney-beck-bennett-season-2-snl-1236092957/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming began by May 2022, with production taking place in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-may-11-2022/?slide=1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa#1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa|title=Kate Middleton Visits St. John's Primary School in Glasgow, Plus Tom Hiddleston, Ashlee Simpson Ross and More|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=People Staff|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512044422/https://people.com/celebrity/star-tracks-wednesday-may-11-2022/?slide=1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa#1d9101b3-e026-4588-9fb7-b912f1fcf6fa|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release==
''Platonic'' was released on [[Apple TV+]] on May 24, 2023, with the first three episodes available immediately and the rest releasing on a weekly basis until July 12.<ref name="SeriesPremiere">{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2023/03/23/seth-rogen-neighbors-reunion-rose-byrne-platonic-release-date-photos/|title=''Neighbors'' Reunion: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne Are Strictly ''Platonic'' in New Apple Comedy — Get Premiere Date|work=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=March 23, 2023|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323130043/https://tvline.com/2023/03/23/seth-rogen-neighbors-reunion-rose-byrne-platonic-release-date-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 93% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 55 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Even with bold swings and romance off the table, the rambunctious rapport between [[Rose Byrne]] and [[Seth Rogen]] makes ''Platonic'' an ideal relationship comedy."<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=platonic|title=Platonic|type=tv|season=1|access-date=June 14, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|id=platonic|title=Platonic|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 26, 2023|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[Richard Roeper]] of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the series 3.5 out of 4 stars and described as "clever, funny, insightful and immediately addictive..."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/5/22/23726876/platonic-review-apple-series-seth-rogen-rose-byrne|title=Tag along with best buds Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne on funny show 'Platonic'|website=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|first=Richard|last=Reoper|author-link=Richard Roeper|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527234548/https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2023/5/22/23726876/platonic-review-apple-series-seth-rogen-rose-byrne|url-status=live}}</ref> Cindy White of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the series a B+ and said, "''Platonic'' doesn't break any molds, but it's nice to see another example of a breezy comedy that's not afraid to let its characters be human and even unlikable at times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/platonic-review-apple-tv-plus-seth-rogen-rose-byrne-1850448259|title=''Platonic'' review: A coming-of-middle-age comedy about the friends we can't quit|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|first=Cindy|last=White|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527000210/https://www.avclub.com/platonic-review-apple-tv-plus-seth-rogen-rose-byrne-1850448259|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://tv.apple.com/us/show/platonic/umc.cmc.y7bc18x7co813l8i2tlsyb4l}}
* {{IMDb title|13366604}}

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J. Smith-Cameron

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{{Short description|American actress (born 1957)}}
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| birth_name = Jean Isabel Smith
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|7}}
| birth_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Florida State University]]
| occupation = Actress
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'''Jean Isabel Smith''' (born September 7, 1957), credited professionally as '''J. Smith-Cameron''', is an American actress. She gained prominence for her roles as Janet Talbot in the [[Sundance TV]] series ''[[Rectify]]'' (2013–2016) and [[List of Succession characters#Gerri Kellman|Gerri Kellman]] in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' (2018–2023), the latter of which earned her two [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations.

She spent a majority of her career in theatre, making her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut in the 1982 [[Beth Henley]] play ''[[Crimes of the Heart]]''. She went on to receive a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play]] nomination for the [[Timberlake Wertenbaker]] play ''[[Our Country's Good]]'' (1989). She was also nominated for the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play]] for [[Seán O'Casey]]'s ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' (2014).

For her role in the film ''[[Nancy (film)|Nancy]]'' (2018), she was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female]]. Her other notable films include ''[[84 Charing Cross Road (film)|84 Charing Cross Road]]'' (1987), ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' (1995), ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' (1995), ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997), ''[[You Can Count on Me]]'' (2000), ''[[Margaret (2011 film)|Margaret]]'' (2011), and ''[[Christine (2016 film)|Christine]]'' (2016). She also appeared in the television series ''[[True Blood]]'' (2010–2011), ''[[Divorce (TV series)|Divorce]]'' (2016–2018), ''[[Search Party (TV series)|Search Party]]'' (2017–2020), and ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]'' (2022).

==Early life and education==
Smith was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]], the daughter of architect Richard Sharp Smith and granddaughter of architect [[Richard Sharp Smith]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1204623713708257280|user=j_smithcameron|title=@cameron64801772 @Variety Both my dad and grandad were architects named Richard Sharp Smith (I and II)— how are we related?!😯🙂|date=11 December 2019}}</ref> She was raised in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].

She attended [[Florida State University]] for one year and was enrolled in its School of Theatre, where she met film director [[Victor Nuñez]], who cast her as a lead in his film ''[[Gal Young Un|Gal Young 'Un]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75893/Gal-Young-Un |title= ''Gal Young 'Un'' Listing| website= TCM.com| accessdate= January 20, 2014}}</ref> She also studied acting at [[HB Studio]]<ref>{{cite web| url= https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni/ |title= Alumni| website= hbstudio.org| publisher= HB Studio |accessdate= January 20, 2022}}</ref> in New York City.

She began being credited as "J. Smith" in college out of concern that her first name, Jeannie, was too girlish.<ref name="New Yorker 2020 interview">{{cite interview|last=Smith-Cameron|first=J.|interviewer=Rachel Syme|title=J. Smith-Cameron Knows What You're Thinking About Gerri|work=[[The New Yorker]]|date=November 15, 2021|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|location=New York |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/j-smith-cameron-knows-what-youre-thinking-about-gerri|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> She added a family name, Cameron, when the [[Actors' Equity Association]] told her there was already a J. Smith, and there was a rule that two actors could not have the same professional name.<ref name=monitor>{{cite news| quote= She and Lonergan are expecting their first child in late January.| last= Vellela| first= Tony| url= http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1005/p18s1-almp.html |title= Smith-Cameron's role-changing, name-changing career| work= [[The Christian Science Monitor]]| date= October 5, 2001| page= 18}}</ref>

==Career==
She made her Broadway debut in August 1982, replacing [[Mia Dillon]] as Babe Botrelle in ''[[Crimes of the Heart]]''.<ref>Lawson, Carol. "Broadway:Musical 'Baby' is on the way, story of 3 1/2 couples", ''The New York Times'', July 30, 1982, p.C2</ref><ref name= kaye /><ref>[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4138 " ''Crimes of the Heart'' see Replacement page"] ibdb.com, accessed January 19, 2014</ref> She appeared as Maggie in the original Broadway cast of ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'' in 1989.<ref>Rich, Frank. [http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=950DE4DC103EF930A35750C0A96F948260 "Reviews/Theater; When One Tenor Is Much Like Another"] ''The New York Times'', March 3, 1989.</ref> The cast of that play won an [[Outer Critics Circle Award]], Special Awards.<ref>[http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=1988-1989 "Award Archives, 198801989"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201100100/http://www.outercritics.org/AwardArchives.aspx?_y=1988-1989 |date=2014-02-01 }} outercritics.org, accessed January 18, 2014</ref> She appeared in the Broadway production of ''[[Our Country's Good]]'' in 1991, where she was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play|Best Featured Actress in a Play]].<ref>Shirley, Don. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-07-ca-1561-story.html " 'Saigon,' 'Rogers' Lead the Tony Pack : Awards: Though neither received consistently enthusiastic reviews, both shows garner 11 nominations"], ''Los Angeles Times'', May 7, 1991.</ref><ref>Rich, Frank. [http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9D0CE1DF123CF933A05757C0A967958260 Review/Theater; Broadway Season's Last Drama Offers a Defense of Theater"], ''The New York Times'', April 30, 1991.</ref> She won an [[Obie Award]] for the Off-Broadway Drama Department production ''[[As Bees in Honey Drown]]'' (1997), which also earned her a [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk]] nomination<ref>[http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=416 "'As Bees in Honey Drown'"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002054910/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=416|date=2012-10-02}} Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed April 28, 2012</ref> and Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actress In A Play.<ref>Viagas, Robert and Lefkowitz, David. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/38518-Lion-King-Roars-With-Six-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards " 'Lion King' Roars With Six Outer Critics Circle Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201130058/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/38518-Lion-King-Roars-With-Six-Outer-Critics-Circle-Awards|date=2014-02-01}} playbill.com, April 27, 1998</ref> She was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award for ''Sarah, Sarah'' (2004).<ref>[http://www.dramadesk.org/content/2004-01-01-000000-outstanding-actress-play-sarah-sarah-j-smith-cameron "Outstanding Actress in a Play – 'Sarah, Sarah' – J. – Smith-Cameron"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125344/http://www.dramadesk.org/content/2004-01-01-000000-outstanding-actress-play-sarah-sarah-j-smith-cameron|date=2014-02-02}}, dramadesk.org, accessed January 20, 2014.</ref>

Her other Broadway credits include ''[[Night Must Fall]]'' (1999),<ref>Jones, Kenneth and David, Lefkowitz. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/44019-Curtain-Up-on-Brodericks-Night-Must-Fall-Opening-March-8-at-Bways-Lyceum "Curtain Up on Broderick's 'Night Must Fall', Opening March 8 at Bway's Lyceum"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201130104/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/44019-Curtain-Up-on-Brodericks-Night-Must-Fall-Opening-March-8-at-Bways-Lyceum |date=2014-02-01 }} playbill.com, March 5, 1999</ref> ''[[Tartuffe]]'' (2002),<ref>[[Simonson, Robert]]. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72199-Emerson-Smith-Cameron-Meisle-Added-to-Bway-Tartuffe-Cast "Emerson, Smith-Cameron, Meisle Added to Bway 'Tartuffe' Cast"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201130101/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72199-Emerson-Smith-Cameron-Meisle-Added-to-Bway-Tartuffe-Cast |date=2014-02-01 }} playbill.com, September 19, 2002</ref> and ''[[After the Night and the Music]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web| last= Sommer| first= Elyse| url= http://www.curtainup.com/afterthenightandthemusic.html |title= A CurtainUp Review' 'After the Night and the Music'| website= Curtainup.com| publisher= | date= June 2, 2005| access-date= May 18, 2022}}</ref> She has appeared in many [[Off-Broadway]] plays, including at the [[Public Theater]], the [[Second Stage Theatre]] and [[Playwrights Horizons]].<ref name= offb>{{cite web| url= http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=J.&last=Smith-Cameron&middle= | archiveurl= https://archive.today/20130415073503/http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=J.&last=Smith-Cameron&middle= | title= J. Smith-Cameron| archivedate= April 15, 2013| publisher= Internet Off-Broadway Database| website= lortel.org| accessdate= April 28, 2012}}</ref> She appeared in the [[Paul Rudnick]] play ''The Naked Truth'' Off-Broadway at the WPA Theatre in 1994,<ref>Kuchwara, Michael. [https://www.apnewsarchive.com/1994/-The-Naked-Truth-A-Comedy-by-Paul-Rudnick-Opens-Off-Broadway/id-21acb1054cdf18a5ed1ab2022a8a9333%2BRudnick " ''The Naked Truth'' Opens Off Broadway"] {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} apnewsarchive.com, June 16, 1994</ref> for which she received a [[Drama Desk Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.dramadesk.org/content/1995-01-01-000000-outstanding-featured-actress-play-naked-truth-j-smith-cameron |title= Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play – 'The Naked Truth' – J. – Smith Cameron| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140202125356/http://www.dramadesk.org/content/1995-01-01-000000-outstanding-featured-actress-play-naked-truth-j-smith-cameron |archivedate= 2014-02-02 |website= dramadesk.org| accessdate= January 20, 2014}}</ref>

From November 1999 through April 2000, she appeared as Clare in ''[[Fuddy Meers]]'' at New York City Center, Stage II, for which she was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award as Outstanding Actress in a Play.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=231 |title= 'Fuddy Meers'| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120527211915/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=231 |archivedate=2012-05-27 | publisher= Internet Off-Broadway Database| date= | website= lortel.org| accessdate= April 28, 2012}}</ref> In March through June 2004, she appeared in the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] Off-Broadway production of ''Sarah, Sarah''.<ref>{{cite web| last= Sommer| first= Elyse| url= http://www.curtainup.com/sarahsarah.html |title= A CurtainUp Review' 'Sarah, Sarah'| website= Curtainup.com| publisher= | date= March 28, 2004| access-date= }}</ref> In November through December 2009, she appeared Off-Broadway at the Acorn Theatre in her husband Kenneth Lonergan's play ''The Starry Messenger''.<ref name= kaye>{{cite web| last= Kaye| first= Kimberly| url= http://www.broadway.com/buzz/141223/whats-up-j-smith-cameron-the-starry-star-on-life-art-and-why-she-loves-ben-brantley/ |title= What's Up, J. Smith-Cameron? The Starry Star on Life, Art and Why She Loves Ben Brantley| website= broadway.com| date= December 9, 2009| publisher= | access-date= }}</ref> From October 2013 to December 2013, she starred in the Off-Broadway Irish Repertory Theater production of ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' as Juno Boyle. ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} theatre critic [[Charles Isherwood]] wrote: "In one of the finest performances of her distinguished career on the New York stage, Ms. Smith-Cameron imbues her Juno with a steely pragmatism, but more important an emotional pliancy that makes her more prepared than the rest of her clan to beat back the onslaughts of ill fortune that beset them."<ref>{{cite news| last= Isherwood| first= Charles| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/26/theater/reviews/j-smith-cameron-stars-in-juno-and-the-paycock.html?_r=0 |title= Theater Review. J. Smith-Cameron Stars in 'Juno and the Paycock' | work= The New York Times| date= October 25, 2013| publisher= | access-date= }}</ref>

Smith-Cameron later transitioned to more film and television roles to focus on her family.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Meredith|date=2021-10-15|title=On 'Succession,' Gerri calls the shots. J. Smith-Cameron knows the feeling|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-10-15/succession-season-3-hbo-gerri-j-smith-cameron|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> She portrayed seven different characters in all three primary shows of the ''[[Law & Order (franchise)|Law & Order]]'' franchise. She played Janet Talbot, the mother of a death row inmate, in [[Sundance TV]]'s ''[[Rectify]]'' for four seasons.<ref name=":0" /> She played lawyer Gerri Kellman, a role originally written for a man, on the [[HBO]] series ''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' (2018–2023).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/8/12/20799176/succession-season-2-women-shiv-gerri|title=It's a Woman's World: The True Heroes of 'Succession'|last=Baker|first=Katie|date=2019-08-12|website=The Ringer|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> The role earned her nominations for two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/bios/j-smith-cameron|title= J. Smith-Cameron - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins|website= [[Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= February 12, 2024}}</ref> In 2023 she acted in a revival of the play ''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]'' opposite [[Victor Garber]] at the [[Irish Repertory Theatre]]. She acted in a limited engagement from September 19 to 24.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/love-letters-to-return-to-irish-rep-with-matthew-broderick-brooke-shields-victor-garber-more-in-limited-runs|title= Love Letters to Return to Irish Rep With Matthew Broderick, Brooke Shields, Victor Garber, More in Limited Runs|website= Playbill|accessdate= February 12, 2024}}</ref> In 2024 she is set to make her [[West End (theatre)|West End]] debut in the revival of ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' opposite [[Mark Rylance]] at the [[Gielgud Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/article/mark-rylance-and-j-smith-cameron-will-star-in-west-end-revival-of-juno-and-the-paycock|title= Mark Rylance and J. Smith-Cameron Will Star in West End Revival of Juno and the Paycock|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 14, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Smith-Cameron is married to playwright, screenwriter, and film director [[Kenneth Lonergan]]. They have one daughter, Nellie.<ref name="New Yorker 2020 interview" /><ref name=monitor/>

== Acting credits ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works filming or [[post-production]] 
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Note
|-
|1979
|''[[Gal Young Un]]''
|Elly
|
|-
|1987
|''[[84 Charing Cross Road (film)|84 Charing Cross Road]]''
|Ginny
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140226042045/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/327/84-Charing-Cross-Road/cast " ''84 Charing Cross Road'' Cast"] ''The New York Times'', accessed January 20, 2014</ref>
|-
|1992
|''[[That Night]]''
|Carol Bloom
|
|-
|1994
|''She Led Two Lives''
|Angela Anderson
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Jeffrey (1995 film)|Jeffrey]]''
|Sharon
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]''
|Bud's Wife
|<ref>[http://movies.tvguide.com/mighty-aphrodite/cast/130381 " 'Mighty Aphrodite' Cast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205414/http://movies.tvguide.com/mighty-aphrodite/cast/130381 |date=2014-02-01 }} movies.tvguide.com, accessed January 18, 2014</ref>
|-
|1995
|''[[A Modern Affair]]''
|Diane
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Let It Be Me (1995 film)|Let It Be Me]]''
|Clarice
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]''
|Carol
|<ref>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/88840/Sabrina/ "Cast and Crew, 'Sabrina'"] tcm.com, accessed April 28, 2012</ref>
|-
|1996
|''[[Harriet the Spy (film)|Harriet the Spy]]''
|Mrs. Welsch
|<ref>[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/harriet-the-spy-v136527/cast-crew "Cast and Crew, 'Harriet the Spy'"] allmovie.com, accessed April 28, 2012</ref>
|-
|1996
|''[[The First Wives Club]]''
|Miss Sullivan
|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140226042032/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/154488/The-First-Wives-Club/cast " ''The First Wives Club'' Cast"] ''The New York Times'', accessed January 20, 2014</ref>
|-
|1996
|''[[The Proprietor]]''
|New York - Texans
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Arresting Gena]]''
|Caroline Lee
|
|-
|1997
|''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]''
|Trina Paxton
|<ref>[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/in-out-v158538/cast-crew "Cast and Crew, 'In and Out'"] allmovie.com, accessed April 28, 2012</ref>
|-
|1999
|''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]''
|Barbara Lang
|
|-
|2000
|''[[You Can Count on Me]]''
|Mabel
|<ref>Levy, Emanuel. [https://archive.today/20121209191233/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:s5Jq58E3ZkYJ:http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117775639/%2BLonergan%2Breview%2B%2522You%2BCan%2BCount%2Bon%2BMe%2522&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&ct=clnk "Film Reviews. 'You Can Count on Me'"] ''Variety'', February 1, 2000</ref>
|-
|2005
|''Bittersweet Place''
|Violet
|
|-
|2006
|''[[A Very Serious Person]]''
|Carol
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Margaret (2011 film)|Margaret]]''
|Joan Cohen
|<ref>[https://www.allmovie.com/movie/margaret-v337686/cast-crew "'Margaret' Cast and Crew"] allmovie.com, accessed April 28, 2012</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[Man on a Ledge]]''
|Psychiatrist
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Like Sunday, Like Rain]]''
|Mary
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Christine (2016 film)|Christine]]''
|Peg Chubbuck
|
|-
|2016
|''[[No Pay, Nudity]]''
|Debra
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Nancy (film)|Nancy]]''
|Ellen Lynch
|
|-
|2022
|''[[Vengeance (2022 film)|Vengeance]]''
|Sharon Shaw
|
|-
|2022
|''[[The Year Between]]''
|Sherri Miller
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Turtles All the Way Down (film)|Turtles All the Way Down]]''
|Professor Abbott
|
|}

===Television===
Sources: ''The New York Times''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140224111635/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/66607/J-Smith-Cameron/filmography#mostrecenttv "Filmography"] ''The New York Times'', accessed January 18, 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/j-smith-cameron/credits/154788 "Smith-Cameron Credits"] tvguide.com, accessed January 18, 2014</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Year
!Role
!Note
|-
|1984–1985
|''[[Guiding Light]]''
|Nancy Ferris
|Unknown episodes
|-
|1985–1989
|''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''
|Various
|3 episodes
|-
|1990
|''[[H.E.L.P.]]''
|Mrs. Perry
|Episode: "Fire Down Below"
|-
|1990–1991
|''[[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]]''
|Ramona Luchesse
|12 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
|Avis Griffin
|Episode: "Sniper: Part 2"
|-
|1996
|''[[Spin City]]''
|Lisa
|Episode: "The Competition"
|-
|1992, 1998, 2003, 2009
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|Various
|4 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[[American Experience]]''
|Mrs. Howard
|Episode: "A Midwife's Tale"
|-
|2001, 2007
|''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
|Various
|2 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[[K Street (TV series)|K Street]]''
|Tommy's Wife
|3 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Six Degrees (TV series)|Six Degrees]]''
|Maggie Newton
|2 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Canterbury's Law]]''
|Elissa Shapiro
|Episode: "Sweet Sixteen"
|-
|2010
|''[[The Big C (TV series)|The Big C]]''
|Vivian
|Episode: "Playing the Cancer Card"
|-
|2010–2011
|''[[True Blood]]''
|Melinda Mickens
|9 episodes<ref>Probst, Andy. [http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/12-2009/alfre-woodard-j-smith-cameron-to-join-hbos-true-bl_23574.html "Alfre Woodard, J. Smith-Cameron To Join HBO's True Blood'"] theatermania.com, December 15, 2009</ref>
|-
|2011
|''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
|Diane Eskas
|Episode: "Educated Guess"
|-
|2013–2016
|''[[Rectify]]''
|Janet Talbot
|30 episodes
|-
|2014
|''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|Madam Secretary]]''
|Alice Millevoi
|Episode: "Collateral Damage"
|-
|2015
|''[[The Good Wife]]''
|Samara Steel
|Episode: "Restraint"
|-
|2016–2018
|''[[Divorce (TV series)|Divorce]]''
|Elaine Campbell
|3 episodes
|-
|2017–2020
|''[[Search Party (TV series)|Search Party]]''
|Mary Ferguson
|7 episodes
|-
|2018
|''[[Mozart in the Jungle]]''
|Amy Rutledge
|Episode: "If I Was an Elf, I Would Tell You"
|-
|2018–2023
|''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]''
|Gerri Kellman
|Series regular
|-
|2022
|''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]''
|Barbara Hiller
|Episode: "God, What an Idiot He Was!"
|-
|2023
|''[[Waco: The Aftermath]]''
|[[Lois Roden]]
|4 episodes
|-
|2023
|''[[Teenage Euthanasia]]''
|Marnie (voice)
|Episode: "Mother's Day"
|-
|2024
|''[[In the Know]]''
|Barb (voice)
|6 episodes
|-
|2024
|[[Hacks (TV series)|''Hacks'']]
|Kathy Vance
|2 episodes
|}

=== Theatre ===
Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=J. Smith-Cameron (Performer) |url=https://www.playbill.com/person/j-smith-cameron-vault-0000115675 |website=Playbill |access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=J. Smith-Cameron |url=http://www.iobdb.com/CreditableEntity/538 |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=Internet Off-Broadway Database}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Venue
!Theatre
|-
|1982
|''[[Crimes of the Heart]]''
|Babe Botrelle (replacement)
|[[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|[[John Golden Theatre]]
|-
|1983
|''The Knack''
|Nancy
|[[Off-Broadway]]
|[[School of Visual Arts#Theatre|23rd Street Theater]]
|-
|1985
|[[The Voice of the Turtle (play)|''The Voice of the Turtle'']]
|Sally Middleton
|Off-Broadway
|[[Union Square Theatre]]
|-
|1985
|''Alice and Fred''
|[[Alice Mitchell]]
|Off-Broadway
|[[Cherry Lane Theatre]]
|-
|1986
|''[[Women of Manhattan]]''
|Rhonda
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|1986
|[[Wild Honey (play)|''Wild Honey'']]
|Marya Yerfimovna Grekova
|Broadway
|[[Virginia Theatre]]
|-
|1989
|''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]''
|Maggie
|Broadway
|[[Royale Theatre]]
|-
|1989
|''[[Our Country's Good]]''
|2nd Lt. William Faddy, Dabby Bryant
|Broadway
|[[Nederlander Theatre]]
|-
|1990
|''Mi Vida Loca''
|Diana
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|1992
|''Little Egypt''
|Bernadette Waltz
|Off-Broadway
|[[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
|1992
|''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'' and ''The Fifteen Minute [[Hamlet]]''
|Felicity [[Ophelia]]
|Broadway
|[[Olympia Theatre (New York City)|Criterion Center Stage Right]]
|-
|1992
|''On The Bum, Or The Next Train Through''
|Norma
|Off-Broadway
|[[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
|1993
|''Traps''
|Christie
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York Theatre Workshop]]
|-
|1993
|[[Owners (play)|''Owners'']]
|Marion
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York Theatre Workshop]]
|-
|1993
|''Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief''
|[[Desdemona]]
|Off-Broadway
|[[Circle Repertory Company|Circle Repertory Theatre]]
|-
|1994
|''The Naked Truth''
|Sissy Bermiss Darnley
|Off-Broadway
|WPA Theatre
|-
|1995
|''Don Juan in Chicago''
|Dona Elvira
|Off-Broadway
|[[Primary Stages]]
|-
|1995
|[[The Play's the Thing (play)|''The Play's the Thing'']]
|Ilona Szabo
|Broadway
|[[Olympia Theatre (New York City)|Criterion Center Stage Right]]
|-
|1996
|''Blue Window''
|Libby
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|1997
|''[[As Bees In Honey Drown]]''
|Alexa Vere de Vere
|Off-Broadway
|[[Lucille Lortel Theatre]]
|-
|1999
|''[[The Memory of Water]]''
|Mary
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|1999
|''[[Night Must Fall]]''
|Olivia Grayne
|Broadway
|[[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]]
|-
|1999
|''[[Tartuffe]]''
|Elmire
|Off-Broadway
|[[Delacorte Theater]]
|-
|1999
|''[[Fuddy Meers]]''
|Claire
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|2001
|''Music from a Sparkling Planet''
|Tamara Tomorrow
|Off-Broadway
|[[Barrow Street Theatre|Greenwich House Theatre]]
|-
|2003
|''[[Tartuffe]]''
|Dorine
|Broadway
|[[American Airlines Theatre]]
|-
|2004
|''Sarah, Sarah''
|Sarah Grosberg, Jeannie Grosberg
|Off-Broadway
|[[New York City Center]]
|-
|2004
|''[[The God of Hell]]''
|Emma
|Off-Broadway
|[[Actors Studio|Actors Studio Drama School Theatre]]
|-
|2005
|''[[After the Night and the Music]]''
|Gloria, Kathleen, Mitzi Grade
|Broadway
|[[Samuel J. Friedman Theatre|Biltmore Theatre]]
|-
|2006
|[[Pen (play)|''Pen'']]
|Helen
|Off-Broadway
|[[Playwrights Horizons]]
|-
|2008
|''Good Boys and True''
|Elizabeth
|Off-Broadway
|[[Second Stage Theater|Second Stage Theatre]]
|-
|2009
|''The Starry Messenger''
|Anne Williams
|Off-Broadway
|[[Theatre Row Building#Theatres|Theatre Three]]
|-
|2010
|[[Richard Nelson (playwright)#The Apple Family plays|''That Hopey Changey Thing'']]
|Jane Apple Halls
|Off-Broadway
|[[The Public Theater|Anspacher Theater]]
|-
|2011
|[[Richard Nelson (playwright)#The Apple Family plays|''Sweet and Sad'']]
|Jane Apple Halls
|Off-Broadway
|[[The Public Theater|Anspacher Theater]]
|-
|2012
|''[[The Maids]]''
|Madame
|Off-Broadway
|Theater at St. Clement's
|-
|2012
|[[Richard Nelson (playwright)#The Apple Family plays|''Sorry'']]
|Jane Apple Halls
|Off-Broadway
|[[The Public Theater|Anspacher Theater]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
|Juno Boyle
|Off-Broadway
|[[Irish Repertory Theatre]]
|-
|2015
|''Dear Elizabeth''
|Elizabeth (replacement)
|Off-Broadway
|[[Second Stage Theater|McGinn/Cazale Theater]]
|-
|2018
|''Peace for Mary Frances''
|Alice
|Off-Broadway
|[[Pershing Square Signature Center|Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre]]
|-
|2023
|''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]''
|Melissa Gardner
|Off-Broadway
|[[Irish Repertory Theatre]]
|-
|2024
|''[[Juno and the Paycock]]''
|Juno Boyle
|[[West End (theatre)|West End]] debut
|[[Gielgud Theatre]], London
|-
|}

===Music videos===
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|+
!Year
!Title
!Artist
!Note
|-
|2023
|"[[Little Rope|Say It Like You Mean It]]"
|[[Sleater-Kinney]]
|Lead role
|-
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
|+
!Year
!Association
!Category
!Work
!Result
!class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|1991 || [[45th Tony Awards|Tony Award]] || [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play|Best Featured Actress in a Play]] || ''[[Our Country's Good]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|1995
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play]]
|''The Naked Truth''
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |1998
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play|Outstanding Actress in a Play]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[As Bees In Honey Drown]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|[[Obie Award]]
|[[Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress|Distinguished Performance by an Actress]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
|Outstanding Actress in a Play
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|2000
|[[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
|Outstanding Actress in a Play
|''[[Fuddy Meers]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|2004
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play|Outstanding Actress in a Play]]
|''Sarah, Sarah''
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|Outstanding Ensemble
| rowspan="2" |''Sweet and Sad''
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[Obie Award]]
|Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|2014
|[[Drama Desk Award]]
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play|Outstanding Actress in a Play]]|| ''[[Juno and the Paycock]]'' || {{nom}} ||
|-
|2019 || [[34th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] || [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || ''[[Nancy (film)|Nancy]]'' || {{nom}} || align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.filmindependent.org/press-releases/34th-film-independent-spirit-awards-nominations-announced/|title= 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Announced|website= [[Independent Spirit Awards|Film Independent]]|accessdate= June 1, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=4|2022 || [[Primetime Emmy Award]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] || rowspan="7" |''[[Succession (TV series)|Succession]]'' || {{nom}} || align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series|title=74th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712154223/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022/outstanding-supporting-actress-in-a-drama-series|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[28th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] || [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series]] || {{won}} ||
|-
| [[27th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics Choice Award]] || [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] || {{nom}} ||
|-
| [[Hollywood Critics Association]] || Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series || {{nom}} ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
| [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Hilary |title=Emmys 2023: List of Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-emmys-nominations-nominees-list-1235533766/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=12 July 2023 |date=12 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2024
| [[30th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.sagawards.org/media/news/releases/nominations-announced-30th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awardsr|title=Nominations Announced for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®|publisher=[[Screen Actors Guild]] |date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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Vengeance (2022 film)

2024-10-14T18:37:28Z

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{{Short description|2022 American black comedy film by B. J. Novak}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Vengeance (2022 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. J. Novak]]
| writer = B. J. Novak
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Greg Gilreath
* Adam Hendricks
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* B. J. Novak
* [[Boyd Holbrook]]
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]]
* [[Lio Tipton]]
* [[Dove Cameron]]
* [[Issa Rae]]
* [[Ashton Kutcher]]
}}
| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Andy Canny
* Hilda Rasula
* Plummy Tucker
}}
| music = [[Finneas O'Connell]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
* [[Divide/Conquer]]
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Focus Features]] (United States)
* [[Universal Pictures]] (International)
}}
| released = {{Film date|2022|6|12|[[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]|2022|7|29|United States}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $4.4 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Vengeance-(2021)|title= Vengeance (2022) |access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''''Vengeance''''' is a 2022 American [[black comedy]] [[mystery film]] written and directed by [[B. J. Novak]] in his [[directorial debut]]. It stars Novak, [[Boyd Holbrook]], [[Dove Cameron]], [[Issa Rae]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. [[Jason Blum]] is a producer under his [[Blumhouse Productions]] banner, and Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks are producers under their [[Divide/Conquer]] banner.

''Vengeance'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival]] on June 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022 by [[Focus Features]]. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

== Plot ==
New York City journalist Ben Manalowitz is phoned by a stranger, Ty Shaw, that one of his many casual romantic flings, Abilene "Abby" Shaw, has died of an apparent drug overdose. At Ty's insistence, Ben flies to [[West Texas]] to attend the funeral. He meets Abby's family–brother Ty, mother Sharon, sisters Paris and Kansas City, younger brother Mason (referred to as "El Stupido"), and Granny Carole. Ty informs Ben that he suspects Abby was actually murdered, adamantly maintaining that she never took drugs, and asks Ben to accompany him to find the truth and avenge her. After conferring with his podcast producer Eloise, Ben elects to aid them as part of a story he will produce about grief and denial.

Ben and Ty meet Ty's friend Crawl, who explains that parties often occur at the oil fields and tells Ben of an area nearby the fields dubbed "the Afterparty", an area between law enforcement jurisdictions where dead bodies have been reported over time. Crawl and Ty suspect Sancholo, a local drug dealer. Ben meets Quentin Sellers, an eccentric record producer and, like Ben, an outsider who is college-educated but has come to adopt Texas as his home. He gives Ben a [[USB flash drive|memory stick]] with recordings of Abby performing. Ben confronts Sancholo to discuss Abby's death, and he reveals he was in [[Tulsa]] at the time. After watching a rodeo with the Shaw family, Ben walks to his car which then suddenly explodes. Ben receives a call from Eloise, telling him that the story is complete{{snd}}and his best ever{{snd}}and expects him to now return to New York.

More details about Abby are revealed by the Shaws. Granny explains Abby was a drug user, which Ty admits to lying about to get closer to her (supposed) boyfriend. Ben angrily lambasts the Shaw family for living an isolated existence from modern America, as Ty gradually gets angry about Ben's reluctance to come down and discover how Abby died. An exhausted Ben finally reveals that he and Abby were hooking up and were never a couple, and Ty punches him before walking away. After Sharon suggests Abby's drug addiction was fed by the distance she felt from people in her life, Ben included, he miserably records his failure to find a compelling outcome and his own self-loathing.

Later that night in Abby's room, Mason mentions how Abby would speak in code with him, saying "1435" (for the letters in "I love you mucho"). In realization, Ben uses the number to unlock Abby's phone, finding a contact labeled "Ben", which Abby did to make her family believe she was texting with a New York boyfriend (thus the Shaws' misunderstanding). The last few messages indicate that Abby was abandoned by the unknown Texas "Ben" as she lay dying.

Armed with one of Ty's pistols, Ben rides with Mason to a party at the oil fields. Ben learns that his car was bombed by [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] fans from the rodeo, merely for him chanting for the [[Texas Longhorns]]. Ben finds Ty and Quentin, and the latter invites him to a private tent to converse. Inside, Ben notices a stash of [[opioid]]s and witnesses one of Quentin's teenage singers being dragged away to "the Afterparty". After turning off his recorder, Ben elicits a confession from Quentin, who confirms that he caused Abby to overdose and left her to die. Ben reveals that he actually recorded the confession on his phone, to which Quentin responds with a speech about the nature of Ben's story and how ever-questioning audiences will shift their negative attention from Quentin (who only "left somebody to die" of their own overdose) to Ben and then toward the Shaws. Ben stops the recording and then executes Quentin with Ty's pistol. Upon returning to the Shaw house, Ben reconciles with Ty and Sharon. Before departing from Texas, Ben remotely deletes all copies of his recordings, electing to keep the story between the Shaws and himself.

==Cast==
* [[B. J. Novak]] as Ben Manalowitz
* [[Boyd Holbrook]] as Ty Shaw
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]] as Sharon Shaw
* [[Lio Tipton]] as Abilene Shaw
* [[Dove Cameron]] as Kansas City Shaw
* [[Isabella Amara]] as Paris Shaw
* Eli Abrams Bickel as El Stupido
* Louanne Stephens as Granny Carole
* [[Zach Villa]] as Sancholo
* [[Issa Rae]] as Eloise
* [[Ashton Kutcher]] as Quentin Sellers
* Rio Alexander as Sheriff Jimenez

In addition, singers [[John Mayer]] and [[Chevel Shepherd]] each make cameo appearances as Ben's New York friend and a young Texas singer, respectively, while radio show host [[Terry Gross]] has an uncredited voice cameo as Robin, host of a radio show.

==Production==
Between 2015 and 2018, [[B. J. Novak]], who lives in Los Angeles, California, took several trips to Texas to do research for a film he wanted to write about a [[Red states and blue states|blue state]] podcaster who travels to a red state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|title=B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for 'Vengeance' and Found America|website=[[New York Times]]|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730013732/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, it was announced Novak would direct and star in the film, with [[Issa Rae]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], and [[Boyd Holbrook]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|title=Blumhouse Suspends Production on B.J. Novak's 'Vengeance' Over Coronavirus|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|title=Plot Details Revealed For New Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance'|website=HN Entertainment|first=Christopher|last=Marc|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115200/https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] in March 2020, but was halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|title=Secret Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' Suspends Production Over Coronavirus Concerns (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Isabella Amara]] joined the cast and production resumed that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|title=Isabella Amara Joins B.J. Novak And Blumhouse's 'Vengeance'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=February 24, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113656/https://deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2021, [[J. Smith-Cameron]] and [[Lio Tipton]] joined the cast, with [[Focus Features]] set to distribute.<ref name="Smith-Cameron">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|title=B.J. Novak's Blumhouse Movie 'Vengeance' Adds 'Succession's J. Smith-Cameron|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=March 4, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|title=Analeigh Tipton Joins Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' for Focus Features|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tipton came out as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and changed their given name from Analeigh to Lio, just three months after signing on to the film, making this their first work credited as Lio Tipton when it was released in June 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''America's Next Top Model'' star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2021-06-03 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/tv/americas-next-top-model-lio-tipton-comes-out-non-binary/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref>

[[Finneas O'Connell]] composed the film score. The soundtrack was released by [[Back Lot Music]].

==Release==
''Vengeance'' premiered on June 12, 2022, at the [[Tribeca Festival]] and was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|title=B.J. Novak's Feature Directorial Debut 'Vengeance' Sets Late Summer Release|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602065647/https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 16, 2022, it was released on Peacock to stream exclusively on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - "Vengeance" Streaming Now on Peacock - Directorial Debut from Writer and Star B.J. Novak Streaming Only on Peacock 49 Days After Theatrical Premiere {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/09/16/vengeance-streaming-now-on-peacock-directorial-debut-from-writer-and-star-bj-novak-streaming-only-on-peacock-49-days-after-theatrical-premiere-721514/20220916peacock01/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com }}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] 4 days later on September 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|title=Vengeance DVD Release Date|website=www.dvdsreleasedates.com|access-date=October 27, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028063422/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
In the United States and Canada, ''Vengeance'' was released alongside ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'', and was projected to gross around $2 million from 998 theaters on its opening weekend.<ref name="VarietyProj">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|title=Box Office: 'DC League of Super-Pets' to Overtake 'Nope' With $25 Million-Plus Debut|date=July 27, 2022|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=Variety|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727205510/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $650,000 on its first day and a total of $1.8 million over the weekend, finishing 10th. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' noted that while the amount was "not super," being a low-budget film that received a theatrical release would make it "more attractive and stand-out in a streaming and PVOD menu."<ref name="opening">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 30, 2022 |title='DC League Of Super-Pets' Fetches $23M Opening For Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730200602/https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film fell 60% to $720,000 in its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=August 7, 2022 |title='Bullet Train' Pulls Into Weekend Box Office Station With $30.1M Opening – Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807002951/https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 81% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Writer-director-star B.J. Novak could have taken a sharper approach to this dark comedy's deeper themes, but if you're in the mood for a slyly smart mystery, ''Vengeance'' is yours."<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance (2022) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|language=en |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816185602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801174117/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 76% overall positive score, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vengeance-vm10207252723 Vengeance] at AllMovie

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Vengeance (2022 film)

2024-10-14T18:32:09Z

2601:447:CD7F:FFFF:E9FA:C422:ECFF:8EDA: /* Cast */

{{Short description|2022 American black comedy film by B. J. Novak}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Vengeance (2022 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. J. Novak]]
| writer = B. J. Novak
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Greg Gilreath
* Adam Hendricks
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* B. J. Novak
* [[Boyd Holbrook]]
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]]
* [[Lio Tipton]]
* [[Dove Cameron]]
* [[Issa Rae]]
* [[Ashton Kutcher]]
}}
| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Andy Canny
* Hilda Rasula
* Plummy Tucker
}}
| music = [[Finneas O'Connell]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
* [[Divide/Conquer]]
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Focus Features]] (United States)
* [[Universal Pictures]] (International)
}}
| released = {{Film date|2022|6|12|[[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]|2022|7|29|United States}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $4.4 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Vengeance-(2021)|title= Vengeance (2022) |access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''''Vengeance''''' is a 2022 American [[black comedy]] [[mystery film]] written and directed by [[B. J. Novak]] in his [[directorial debut]]. It stars Novak, [[Boyd Holbrook]], [[Dove Cameron]], [[Issa Rae]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. [[Jason Blum]] is a producer under his [[Blumhouse Productions]] banner, and Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks are producers under their [[Divide/Conquer]] banner.

''Vengeance'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival]] on June 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022 by [[Focus Features]]. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

== Plot ==
New York City journalist Ben Manalowitz is phoned by a stranger, Ty Shaw, that one of his many casual romantic flings, Abilene "Abby" Shaw, has died of an apparent drug overdose. At Ty's insistence, Ben flies to [[West Texas]] to attend the funeral. He meets Abby's family–brother Ty, mother Sharon, sisters Paris and Kansas City, younger brother Mason (referred to as "El Stupido"), and Granny Carole. Ty then informs Ben that he suspects Abby was actually murdered, adamantly maintaining that she never took drugs, and asks Ben to accompany him to find the truth and avenge her. After conferring with his podcast producer Eloise, Ben elects to aid them as part of a story he will produce about grief and denial.

Ben and Ty meet Ty's friend Crawl, who explains that parties often occur at the oil fields and tells Ben of an area nearby the fields dubbed "the Afterparty", an area between law enforcement jurisdictions where dead bodies have been reported over time. Crawl and Ty suspect Sancholo, a local drug dealer. Ben meets Quentin Sellers, an eccentric record producer and, like Ben, an outsider who is college-educated but has come to adopt Texas as his home. He gives Ben a [[USB flash drive|memory stick]] with recordings of Abby performing. Ben confronts Sancholo to discuss Abby's death, and he reveals he was in [[Tulsa]] at the time. After watching a rodeo with the Shaw family, Ben walks to his car which then suddenly explodes. Ben receives a call from Eloise, telling him that the story is complete{{snd}}and his best ever{{snd}}and expects him to now return to New York.

More details about Abby are revealed by the Shaws. Granny explains Abby was a drug user, which Ty admits to lying about to get closer to her (supposed) boyfriend. Ben angrily lambasts the Shaw family for living an isolated existence from modern America, as Ty gradually gets angry about Ben's reluctance to come down and discover how Abby died. An exhausted Ben finally reveals that he and Abby were hooking up and were never a couple, and Ty punches him before walking away. After Sharon suggests Abby's drug addiction was fed by the distance she felt from people in her life, Ben included, he miserably records his failure to find a compelling outcome and his own self-loathing.

Later that night in Abby's room, Mason mentions how Abby would speak in code with him, saying "1435" (for the letters in "I love you mucho"). In realization, Ben uses the number to unlock Abby's phone, finding a contact labeled "Ben", which Abby did to make her family believe she was texting with a New York boyfriend (thus the Shaws' misunderstanding). The last few messages indicate that Abby was abandoned by the unknown Texas "Ben" as she lay dying.

Armed with one of Ty's pistols, Ben rides with Mason to a party at the oil fields. Ben learns that his car was bombed by [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] fans from the rodeo, merely for him chanting for the [[Texas Longhorns]]. Ben finds Ty and Quentin, and the latter invites him to a private tent to converse. Inside, Ben notices a stash of [[opioid]]s and witnesses one of Quentin's teenage singers being dragged away to "the Afterparty". After turning off his recorder, Ben elicits a confession from Quentin, who confirms that he caused Abby to overdose and left her to die. Ben reveals that he actually recorded the confession on his phone, to which Quentin responds with a speech about the nature of Ben's story and how ever-questioning audiences will shift their negative attention from Quentin (who only "left somebody to die" of their own overdose) to Ben and then toward the Shaws. Ben stops the recording and then executes Quentin with Ty's pistol. Upon returning to the Shaw house, Ben reconciles with Ty and Sharon. Before departing from Texas, Ben remotely deletes all copies of his recordings, electing to keep the story between the Shaws and himself.

==Cast==
* [[B. J. Novak]] as Ben Manalowitz
* [[Boyd Holbrook]] as Ty Shaw
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]] as Sharon Shaw
* [[Lio Tipton]] as Abilene Shaw
* [[Dove Cameron]] as Kansas City Shaw
* [[Isabella Amara]] as Paris Shaw
* Eli Abrams Bickel as El Stupido
* Louanne Stephens as Granny Carole
* [[Zach Villa]] as Sancholo
* [[Issa Rae]] as Eloise
* [[Ashton Kutcher]] as Quentin Sellers
* Rio Alexander as Sheriff Jimenez

In addition, singers [[John Mayer]] and [[Chevel Shepherd]] each make cameo appearances as Ben's New York friend and a young Texas singer, respectively, while radio show host [[Terry Gross]] has an uncredited voice cameo as Robin, host of a radio show.

==Production==
Between 2015 and 2018, [[B. J. Novak]], who lives in Los Angeles, California, took several trips to Texas to do research for a film he wanted to write about a [[Red states and blue states|blue state]] podcaster who travels to a red state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|title=B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for 'Vengeance' and Found America|website=[[New York Times]]|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730013732/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, it was announced Novak would direct and star in the film, with [[Issa Rae]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], and [[Boyd Holbrook]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|title=Blumhouse Suspends Production on B.J. Novak's 'Vengeance' Over Coronavirus|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|title=Plot Details Revealed For New Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance'|website=HN Entertainment|first=Christopher|last=Marc|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115200/https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] in March 2020, but was halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|title=Secret Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' Suspends Production Over Coronavirus Concerns (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Isabella Amara]] joined the cast and production resumed that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|title=Isabella Amara Joins B.J. Novak And Blumhouse's 'Vengeance'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=February 24, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113656/https://deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2021, [[J. Smith-Cameron]] and [[Lio Tipton]] joined the cast, with [[Focus Features]] set to distribute.<ref name="Smith-Cameron">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|title=B.J. Novak's Blumhouse Movie 'Vengeance' Adds 'Succession's J. Smith-Cameron|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=March 4, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|title=Analeigh Tipton Joins Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' for Focus Features|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tipton came out as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and changed their given name from Analeigh to Lio, just three months after signing on to the film, making this their first work credited as Lio Tipton when it was released in June 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''America's Next Top Model'' star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2021-06-03 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/tv/americas-next-top-model-lio-tipton-comes-out-non-binary/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref>

[[Finneas O'Connell]] composed the film score. The soundtrack was released by [[Back Lot Music]].

==Release==
''Vengeance'' premiered on June 12, 2022, at the [[Tribeca Festival]] and was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|title=B.J. Novak's Feature Directorial Debut 'Vengeance' Sets Late Summer Release|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602065647/https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 16, 2022, it was released on Peacock to stream exclusively on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - "Vengeance" Streaming Now on Peacock - Directorial Debut from Writer and Star B.J. Novak Streaming Only on Peacock 49 Days After Theatrical Premiere {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/09/16/vengeance-streaming-now-on-peacock-directorial-debut-from-writer-and-star-bj-novak-streaming-only-on-peacock-49-days-after-theatrical-premiere-721514/20220916peacock01/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com }}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] 4 days later on September 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|title=Vengeance DVD Release Date|website=www.dvdsreleasedates.com|access-date=October 27, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028063422/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
In the United States and Canada, ''Vengeance'' was released alongside ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'', and was projected to gross around $2 million from 998 theaters on its opening weekend.<ref name="VarietyProj">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|title=Box Office: 'DC League of Super-Pets' to Overtake 'Nope' With $25 Million-Plus Debut|date=July 27, 2022|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=Variety|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727205510/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $650,000 on its first day and a total of $1.8 million over the weekend, finishing 10th. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' noted that while the amount was "not super," being a low-budget film that received a theatrical release would make it "more attractive and stand-out in a streaming and PVOD menu."<ref name="opening">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 30, 2022 |title='DC League Of Super-Pets' Fetches $23M Opening For Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730200602/https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film fell 60% to $720,000 in its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=August 7, 2022 |title='Bullet Train' Pulls Into Weekend Box Office Station With $30.1M Opening – Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807002951/https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 81% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Writer-director-star B.J. Novak could have taken a sharper approach to this dark comedy's deeper themes, but if you're in the mood for a slyly smart mystery, ''Vengeance'' is yours."<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance (2022) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|language=en |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816185602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801174117/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 76% overall positive score, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
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* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vengeance-vm10207252723 Vengeance] at AllMovie

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Vengeance (2022 film)

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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. J. Novak]]
| writer = B. J. Novak
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Greg Gilreath
* Adam Hendricks
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* B. J. Novak
* [[Boyd Holbrook]]
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]]
* [[Lio Tipton]]
* [[Dove Cameron]]
* [[Issa Rae]]
* [[Ashton Kutcher]]
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| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Andy Canny
* Hilda Rasula
* Plummy Tucker
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| music = [[Finneas O'Connell]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
* [[Divide/Conquer]]
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| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Focus Features]] (United States)
* [[Universal Pictures]] (International)
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| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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'''''Vengeance''''' is a 2022 American [[black comedy]] [[mystery film]] written and directed by [[B. J. Novak]] in his [[directorial debut]]. It stars Novak, [[Boyd Holbrook]], [[Dove Cameron]], [[Issa Rae]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. [[Jason Blum]] is a producer under his [[Blumhouse Productions]] banner, and Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks are producers under their [[Divide/Conquer]] banner.

''Vengeance'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival]] on June 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022 by [[Focus Features]]. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

== Plot ==
New York City journalist Ben Manalowitz is phoned by a stranger, Ty Shaw, that one of his many casual romantic flings, Abilene "Abby" Shaw, has died of an apparent drug overdose. At Ty's insistence, Ben flies to [[West Texas]] to attend the funeral. He meets Abby's family–brother Ty, mother Sharon, sisters Paris and Kansas City, younger brother Mason (referred to as "El Stupido"), and Granny Carole. Ty then informs Ben that he suspects Abby was actually murdered, adamantly maintaining that she never took drugs, and asks Ben to accompany him to find the truth and avenge her. After conferring with his podcast producer Eloise, Ben elects to aid them as part of a story he will produce about grief and denial.

Ben and Ty meet Ty's friend Crawl, who explains that parties often occur at the oil fields and tells Ben of an area nearby the fields dubbed "the Afterparty", an area between law enforcement jurisdictions where dead bodies have been reported over time. Crawl and Ty suspect Sancholo, a local drug dealer. Ben meets Quentin Sellers, an eccentric record producer and, like Ben, an outsider who is college-educated but has come to adopt Texas as his home. He gives Ben a [[USB flash drive|memory stick]] with recordings of Abby performing. Ben confronts Sancholo to discuss Abby's death, and he reveals he was in [[Tulsa]] at the time. After watching a rodeo with the Shaw family, Ben walks to his car which then suddenly explodes. Ben receives a call from Eloise, telling him that the story is complete{{snd}}and his best ever{{snd}}and expects him to now return to New York.

More details about Abby are revealed by the Shaws. Granny explains Abby was a drug user, which Ty admits to lying about to get closer to her (supposed) boyfriend. Ben angrily lambasts the Shaw family for living an isolated existence from modern America, as Ty gradually gets angry about Ben's reluctance to come down and discover how Abby died. An exhausted Ben finally reveals that he and Abby were hooking up and were never a couple, and Ty punches him before walking away. After Sharon suggests Abby's drug addiction was fed by the distance she felt from people in her life, Ben included, he miserably records his failure to find a compelling outcome and his own self-loathing.

Later that night in Abby's room, Mason mentions how Abby would speak in code with him, saying "1435" (for the letters in "I love you mucho"). In realization, Ben uses the number to unlock Abby's phone, finding a contact labeled "Ben", which Abby did to make her family believe she was texting with a New York boyfriend (thus the Shaws' misunderstanding). The last few messages indicate that Abby was abandoned by the unknown Texas "Ben" as she lay dying.

Armed with one of Ty's pistols, Ben rides with Mason to a party at the oil fields. Ben learns that his car was bombed by [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] fans from the rodeo, merely for him chanting for the [[Texas Longhorns]]. Ben finds Ty and Quentin, and the latter invites him to a private tent to converse. Inside, Ben notices a stash of [[opioid]]s and witnesses one of Quentin's teenage singers being dragged away to "the Afterparty". After turning off his recorder, Ben elicits a confession from Quentin, who confirms that he caused Abby to overdose and left her to die. Ben reveals that he actually recorded the confession on his phone, to which Quentin responds with a speech about the nature of Ben's story and how ever-questioning audiences will shift their negative attention from Quentin (who only "left somebody to die" of their own overdose) to Ben and then toward the Shaws. Ben stops the recording and then executes Quentin with Ty's pistol. Upon returning to the Shaw house, Ben reconciles with Ty and Sharon. Before departing from Texas, Ben remotely deletes all copies of his recordings, electing to keep the story between the Shaws and himself.

==Cast==

<gallery class="center">
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer B. J. Novak.png |alt=Ben Manalowitz|[[B. J. Novak]] as Ben Manalowitz
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Boyd Holbrook.png|alt=Boyd Holbrook|[[Boyd Holbrook]] as Ty Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer J. Smith-Cameron.png |alt=J. Smith-Cameron|[[J. Smith-Cameron]] as Sharon Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Lio Lipton.png|alt=Lio Lipton|[[Lio Tipton]] as Abilene Shaw
File:VENGEANCE Official Trailer Dove Cameron.png |alt=Dove Cameron|[[Dove Cameron]] as Kansas City Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Isabella Amara.png|alt=Isabella Amara|[[Isabella Amara]] as Paris Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Eli Abrams Bickel.png|alt=Eli Abrams Bickel|Eli Abrams Bickel as El Stupido
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Louanne Stephens.png|alt=Louanne Stephens|Louanne Stephens as Granny Carole
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Zach Villa.png|alt=Zach Villa|[[Zach Villa]] as Sancholo
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Clint Obenchain.png|alt=Clint Obenchain|Clint Obenchain as Crawl
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Issa Rae.png|alt=Issa Rae|[[Issa Rae]] as Eloise
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Ashton Kutcher.png|alt=Ashton Kutcher|[[Ashton Kutcher]] as Quentin Sellers
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Rio Alexander.png|alt=Rio Alexander|Rio Alexander as Sheriff Jimenez
</gallery>

In addition, singers [[John Mayer]] and [[Chevel Shepherd]] each make cameo appearances as Ben's New York friend and a young Texas singer, respectively, while radio show host [[Terry Gross]] has an uncredited voice cameo as Robin, host of a radio show.

==Production==
Between 2015 and 2018, [[B. J. Novak]], who lives in Los Angeles, California, took several trips to Texas to do research for a film he wanted to write about a [[Red states and blue states|blue state]] podcaster who travels to a red state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|title=B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for 'Vengeance' and Found America|website=[[New York Times]]|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730013732/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, it was announced Novak would direct and star in the film, with [[Issa Rae]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], and [[Boyd Holbrook]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|title=Blumhouse Suspends Production on B.J. Novak's 'Vengeance' Over Coronavirus|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|title=Plot Details Revealed For New Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance'|website=HN Entertainment|first=Christopher|last=Marc|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115200/https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] in March 2020, but was halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|title=Secret Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' Suspends Production Over Coronavirus Concerns (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Isabella Amara]] joined the cast and production resumed that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|title=Isabella Amara Joins B.J. Novak And Blumhouse's 'Vengeance'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=February 24, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113656/https://deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2021, [[J. Smith-Cameron]] and [[Lio Tipton]] joined the cast, with [[Focus Features]] set to distribute.<ref name="Smith-Cameron">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|title=B.J. Novak's Blumhouse Movie 'Vengeance' Adds 'Succession's J. Smith-Cameron|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=March 4, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|title=Analeigh Tipton Joins Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' for Focus Features|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tipton came out as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and changed their given name from Analeigh to Lio, just three months after signing on to the film, making this their first work credited as Lio Tipton when it was released in June 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''America's Next Top Model'' star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2021-06-03 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/tv/americas-next-top-model-lio-tipton-comes-out-non-binary/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref>

[[Finneas O'Connell]] composed the film score. The soundtrack was released by [[Back Lot Music]].

==Release==
''Vengeance'' premiered on June 12, 2022, at the [[Tribeca Festival]] and was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|title=B.J. Novak's Feature Directorial Debut 'Vengeance' Sets Late Summer Release|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602065647/https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 16, 2022, it was released on Peacock to stream exclusively on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - "Vengeance" Streaming Now on Peacock - Directorial Debut from Writer and Star B.J. Novak Streaming Only on Peacock 49 Days After Theatrical Premiere {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/09/16/vengeance-streaming-now-on-peacock-directorial-debut-from-writer-and-star-bj-novak-streaming-only-on-peacock-49-days-after-theatrical-premiere-721514/20220916peacock01/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com }}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] 4 days later on September 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|title=Vengeance DVD Release Date|website=www.dvdsreleasedates.com|access-date=October 27, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028063422/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
In the United States and Canada, ''Vengeance'' was released alongside ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'', and was projected to gross around $2 million from 998 theaters on its opening weekend.<ref name="VarietyProj">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|title=Box Office: 'DC League of Super-Pets' to Overtake 'Nope' With $25 Million-Plus Debut|date=July 27, 2022|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=Variety|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727205510/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $650,000 on its first day and a total of $1.8 million over the weekend, finishing 10th. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' noted that while the amount was "not super," being a low-budget film that received a theatrical release would make it "more attractive and stand-out in a streaming and PVOD menu."<ref name="opening">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 30, 2022 |title='DC League Of Super-Pets' Fetches $23M Opening For Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730200602/https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film fell 60% to $720,000 in its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=August 7, 2022 |title='Bullet Train' Pulls Into Weekend Box Office Station With $30.1M Opening – Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807002951/https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 81% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Writer-director-star B.J. Novak could have taken a sharper approach to this dark comedy's deeper themes, but if you're in the mood for a slyly smart mystery, ''Vengeance'' is yours."<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance (2022) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|language=en |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816185602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801174117/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 76% overall positive score, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vengeance-vm10207252723 Vengeance] at AllMovie

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Vengeance (2022 film)

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{{Short description|2022 American black comedy film by B. J. Novak}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Vengeance (2022 film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[B. J. Novak]]
| writer = B. J. Novak
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Blum]]
* Greg Gilreath
* Adam Hendricks
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* B. J. Novak
* [[Boyd Holbrook]]
* [[J. Smith-Cameron]]
* [[Lio Tipton]]
* [[Dove Cameron]]
* [[Issa Rae]]
* [[Ashton Kutcher]]
}}
| cinematography = Lyn Moncrief
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Andy Canny
* Hilda Rasula
* Plummy Tucker
}}
| music = [[Finneas O'Connell]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Blumhouse Productions]]
* [[Divide/Conquer]]
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
* [[Focus Features]] (United States)
* [[Universal Pictures]] (International)
}}
| released = {{Film date|2022|6|12|[[Tribeca Film Festival|Tribeca]]|2022|7|29|United States}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $4.4 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite The Numbers |id=Vengeance-(2021)|title= Vengeance (2022) |access-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''''Vengeance''''' is a 2022 American [[black comedy]] [[mystery film]] written and directed by [[B. J. Novak]] in his [[directorial debut]]. It stars Novak, [[Boyd Holbrook]], [[Dove Cameron]], [[Issa Rae]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. [[Jason Blum]] is a producer under his [[Blumhouse Productions]] banner, and Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks are producers under their [[Divide/Conquer]] banner.

''Vengeance'' premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival]] on June 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on July 29, 2022 by [[Focus Features]]. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

== Plot ==
New York City journalist Ben Manalowitz is phoned by a stranger, Ty Shaw, that one of his many casual romantic flings, Abilene "Abby" Shaw, has died of an apparent drug overdose. At Ty's insistence, Ben flies to [[West Texas]] to attend the funeral. He meets Abby's family, consisting of brother Ty, mother Sharon, sisters Paris and Kansas City, younger brother Mason (referred to as "El Stupido"), and Granny Carole. Ty then informs Ben that he suspects Abby was actually murdered, adamantly maintaining that she never took drugs, and asks Ben to accompany him to find the truth and avenge her. After conferring with his podcast producer Eloise, Ben elects to aid them as part of a story he will produce about grief and denial.

Ben and Ty meet Ty's friend Crawl, who explains that parties often occur at the oil fields and tells Ben of an area nearby the fields dubbed "the Afterparty", an area between law enforcement jurisdictions where dead bodies have been reported over time. Crawl and Ty suspect Sancholo, a local drug dealer. Ben meets Quentin Sellers, an eccentric record producer and, like Ben, an outsider who is college-educated but has come to adopt Texas as his home. He gives Ben a [[USB flash drive|memory stick]] with recordings of Abby performing. Ben confronts Sancholo to discuss Abby's death, and he reveals he was in [[Tulsa]] at the time. After watching a rodeo with the Shaw family, Ben walks to his car which then suddenly explodes. Ben receives a call from Eloise, telling him that the story is complete{{snd}}and his best ever{{snd}}and expects him to now return to New York.

More details about Abby are revealed by the Shaws. Granny explains Abby was a drug user, which Ty admits to lying about to get closer to her (supposed) boyfriend. Ben angrily lambasts the Shaw family for living an isolated existence from modern America, as Ty gradually gets angry about Ben's reluctance to come down and discover how Abby died. An exhausted Ben finally reveals that he and Abby were hooking up and were never a couple, and Ty punches him before walking away. After Sharon suggests Abby's drug addiction was fed by the distance she felt from people in her life, Ben included, he miserably records his failure to find a compelling outcome and his own self-loathing.

Later that night in Abby's room, Mason mentions how Abby would speak in code with him, saying "1435" (for the letters in "I love you mucho"). In realization, Ben uses the number to unlock Abby's phone, finding a contact labeled "Ben", which Abby did to make her family believe she was texting with a New York boyfriend (thus the Shaws' misunderstanding). The last few messages indicate that Abby was abandoned by the unknown Texas "Ben" as she lay dying.

Armed with one of Ty's pistols, Ben rides with Mason to a party at the oil fields. Ben learns that his car was bombed by [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] fans from the rodeo, merely for him chanting for the [[Texas Longhorns]]. Ben finds Ty and Quentin, and the latter invites him to a private tent to converse. Inside, Ben notices a stash of [[opioid]]s and witnesses one of Quentin's teenage singers being dragged away to "the Afterparty". After turning off his recorder, Ben elicits a confession from Quentin, who confirms that he caused Abby to overdose and left her to die. Ben reveals that he actually recorded the confession on his phone, to which Quentin responds with a speech about the nature of Ben's story and how ever-questioning audiences will shift their negative attention from Quentin (who only "left somebody to die" of their own overdose) to Ben and then toward the Shaws. Ben stops the recording and then executes Quentin with Ty's pistol. Upon returning to the Shaw house, Ben reconciles with Ty and Sharon. Before departing from Texas, Ben remotely deletes all copies of his recordings, electing to keep the story between the Shaws and himself.

==Cast==

<gallery class="center">
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer B. J. Novak.png |alt=Ben Manalowitz|[[B. J. Novak]] as Ben Manalowitz
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Boyd Holbrook.png|alt=Boyd Holbrook|[[Boyd Holbrook]] as Ty Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer J. Smith-Cameron.png |alt=J. Smith-Cameron|[[J. Smith-Cameron]] as Sharon Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Lio Lipton.png|alt=Lio Lipton|[[Lio Tipton]] as Abilene Shaw
File:VENGEANCE Official Trailer Dove Cameron.png |alt=Dove Cameron|[[Dove Cameron]] as Kansas City Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Isabella Amara.png|alt=Isabella Amara|[[Isabella Amara]] as Paris Shaw
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Eli Abrams Bickel.png|alt=Eli Abrams Bickel|Eli Abrams Bickel as El Stupido
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Louanne Stephens.png|alt=Louanne Stephens|Louanne Stephens as Granny Carole
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Zach Villa.png|alt=Zach Villa|[[Zach Villa]] as Sancholo
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Clint Obenchain.png|alt=Clint Obenchain|Clint Obenchain as Crawl
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Issa Rae.png|alt=Issa Rae|[[Issa Rae]] as Eloise
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Ashton Kutcher.png|alt=Ashton Kutcher|[[Ashton Kutcher]] as Quentin Sellers
File:VENGEANCE I Official Trailer Rio Alexander.png|alt=Rio Alexander|Rio Alexander as Sheriff Jimenez
</gallery>

In addition, singers [[John Mayer]] and [[Chevel Shepherd]] each make cameo appearances as Ben's New York friend and a young Texas singer, respectively, while radio show host [[Terry Gross]] has an uncredited voice cameo as Robin, host of a radio show.

==Production==
Between 2015 and 2018, [[B. J. Novak]], who lives in Los Angeles, California, took several trips to Texas to do research for a film he wanted to write about a [[Red states and blue states|blue state]] podcaster who travels to a red state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|title=B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for 'Vengeance' and Found America|website=[[New York Times]]|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022|archive-date=July 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730013732/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/movies/bj-novak-vengeance.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, it was announced Novak would direct and star in the film, with [[Issa Rae]], [[Ashton Kutcher]], and [[Boyd Holbrook]] joining the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|title=Blumhouse Suspends Production on B.J. Novak's 'Vengeance' Over Coronavirus|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/blumhouse-suspends-b-j-novak-vengeance-coronavirus-1203534667/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|title=Plot Details Revealed For New Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance'|website=HN Entertainment|first=Christopher|last=Marc|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307115200/https://hnentertainment.co/plot-details-revealed-for-new-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] in March 2020, but was halted due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|title=Secret Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' Suspends Production Over Coronavirus Concerns (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 14, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423124251/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/secret-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-suspends-production-coronavirus-concerns-1284712|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, [[Isabella Amara]] joined the cast and production resumed that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|title=Isabella Amara Joins B.J. Novak And Blumhouse's 'Vengeance'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 6, 2021|accessdate=February 24, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113656/https://deadline.com/2021/01/isabella-armara-b-j-novak-blumhouses-vengeance-1234665484/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2021, [[J. Smith-Cameron]] and [[Lio Tipton]] joined the cast, with [[Focus Features]] set to distribute.<ref name="Smith-Cameron">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|title=B.J. Novak's Blumhouse Movie 'Vengeance' Adds 'Succession's J. Smith-Cameron|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=March 4, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://collider.com/vengeance-blumhouse-movie-cast-j-smith-cameron-bj-novak/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|title=Analeigh Tipton Joins Blumhouse Thriller 'Vengeance' for Focus Features|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 10, 2021|accessdate=March 10, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307113653/https://deadline.com/2021/03/analeigh-tipton-blumhouse-thriller-vengeance-1234711404/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tipton came out as [[Non-binary gender|non-binary]], and changed their given name from Analeigh to Lio, just three months after signing on to the film, making this their first work credited as Lio Tipton when it was released in June 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=''America's Next Top Model'' star Lio Tipton 'proud' to come out as queer and non-binary |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=2021-06-03 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=https://ew.com/tv/americas-next-top-model-lio-tipton-comes-out-non-binary/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref>

[[Finneas O'Connell]] composed the film score. The soundtrack was released by [[Back Lot Music]].

==Release==
''Vengeance'' premiered on June 12, 2022, at the [[Tribeca Festival]] and was theatrically released in the United States on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|title=B.J. Novak's Feature Directorial Debut 'Vengeance' Sets Late Summer Release|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=February 10, 2022|access-date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=June 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602065647/https://deadline.com/2022/02/b-j-novak-vengeance-movie-release-date-1234930974/|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 16, 2022, it was released on Peacock to stream exclusively on the platform.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - "Vengeance" Streaming Now on Peacock - Directorial Debut from Writer and Star B.J. Novak Streaming Only on Peacock 49 Days After Theatrical Premiere {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/09/16/vengeance-streaming-now-on-peacock-directorial-debut-from-writer-and-star-bj-novak-streaming-only-on-peacock-49-days-after-theatrical-premiere-721514/20220916peacock01/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com }}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] 4 days later on September 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|title=Vengeance DVD Release Date|website=www.dvdsreleasedates.com|access-date=October 27, 2022|archive-date=October 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028063422/https://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/10883/vengeance|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
In the United States and Canada, ''Vengeance'' was released alongside ''[[DC League of Super-Pets]]'', and was projected to gross around $2 million from 998 theaters on its opening weekend.<ref name="VarietyProj">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|title=Box Office: 'DC League of Super-Pets' to Overtake 'Nope' With $25 Million-Plus Debut|date=July 27, 2022|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=Variety|access-date=July 27, 2022|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727205510/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-vengeance-1235326365/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $650,000 on its first day and a total of $1.8 million over the weekend, finishing 10th. ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' noted that while the amount was "not super," being a low-budget film that received a theatrical release would make it "more attractive and stand-out in a streaming and PVOD menu."<ref name="opening">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=July 30, 2022 |title='DC League Of Super-Pets' Fetches $23M Opening For Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730200602/https://deadline.com/2022/07/box-office-dc-league-of-super-pets-dwayne-johnson-kevin-hart-1235081099/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film fell 60% to $720,000 in its second weekend.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=August 7, 2022 |title='Bullet Train' Pulls Into Weekend Box Office Station With $30.1M Opening – Sunday Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |access-date=August 7, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807002951/https://deadline.com/2022/08/box-office-bullet-train-1235085890/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Critical response ===
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 81% of 159 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Writer-director-star B.J. Novak could have taken a sharper approach to this dark comedy's deeper themes, but if you're in the mood for a slyly smart mystery, ''Vengeance'' is yours."<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance (2022) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|language=en |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816185602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/vengeance_2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a [[weighted average]], assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{Citation |title=Vengeance Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801174117/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/vengeance-2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] gave the film a 76% overall positive score, with 57% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name=opening/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
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* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vengeance-vm10207252723 Vengeance] at AllMovie

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Seeley Booth

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{{Infobox character
| name = Seeley Booth
| full_name = Seeley Joseph Booth
| series = [[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]
| image = [[File:Seeleybobo.JPG|250px]]
| caption =
| first = September 13, 2005 (1x01, "[[Pilot (Bones)|Pilot]]")
| last = March 28, 2017 (12x12, "[[Bones season 12|The End in the End]]")
| creator = [[Hart Hanson]]
| portrayer = [[David Boreanaz]]
| nickname = Seeley (by his family, friends and others) Booth (by [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan]] and others) Shrimp (by [[List of Bones characters#Hank Booth|Pops]]) Sergeant, Sarge (by men in his unit) Boothy [[G-Man (slang)|G-Man]] (by Angela) Cher (by Caroline) Big man (by Cam Saroyan) Mr.B (his coma dream) Corporal (200th)
| alias = Buck Moosejaw Tony Scallion Bobby Kent Cee-Lo Booth Freddy K
| species = 
| gender = [[Male]]
| occupation = [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Supervisory Special Agent FBI Liaison to Jeffersonian Institute FBI Academy instructor (former) [[Sergeant major#United States Army|Sergeant Major]], [[United States Army|US Army]] (former) Prison inmate (briefly) Club owner (his coma dream) Thief (The 200th in the 10th)
| affiliation = [[FBI Headquarters]] [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Washington DC Field office Homicide Division Major Crimes Unit Jeffersonian Institute Nightclub "Lab" (his coma dream) [[FBI Academy]] (formerly) [[101st Airborne Division]] (former) [[75th Ranger Regiment]] (former) [[U.S. Army Special Forces]] (former) [[U.S. Army Rangers]] (former) [[U.S. Army]] (former) [[U.S. Navy]] (former)
| family = '''Grandfather:''' [[Hank Booth]] '''Mother:''' Marianne Booth '''Father:''' [[Edwin Booth]] (deceased) '''Brother:''' Jared Booth (deceased)
| relatives = '''Father-in-law:''' [[List of Bones characters#Matthew Brennan / Max Keenan|Max Keenan/Matthew Brennan]] (deceased) '''Mother-in-law:''' Christine Brennan/Ruth Keenan (deceased) '''Brother-in-law:''' [[List of Bones characters#Russ Brennan|Russ Brennan]] '''Sister-in-law:''' Padme Dalaj '''Ancestor:''' [[John Wilkes Booth]]
| spouse = [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan|Temperance Brennan]] (wife; 2013 - present) [[List of Bones characters#Rebecca Stinson|Rebecca Stinson]] (partner; before show)
| children = [[List of Bones characters#Parker Booth|Parker Booth]] (son, with [[List of Bones characters#Rebecca Stinson|Rebecca]]; born c. 2001) [[List of Bones characters#Christine Angela Booth|Christine Booth]] (daughter, with [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan|Temperance]]; born 2012) [[List of Bones characters#Hank Booth Jr.|Hank Booth Jr.]] (son, with [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan|Temperance]]; born 2015)
| significant_other = [[List of Bones characters#Camille Saroyan|Camille Saroyan]] Tessa Jankow [[List of Bones characters#Hannah Burley|Hannah Burley]]
}}
'''Seeley Joseph Booth'''<ref name="harbingers">{{cite episode|title=Harbingers In The Fountain|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep85|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 17, 2009|season=5|number=1}}</ref> is a fictional character in the American [[television series]] ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' (2005–2017), portrayed by [[David Boreanaz]]. Agent Booth is the male protagonist of the series. The character made an appearance in the ''[[Sleepy Hollow (TV series)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' episode "[[Sleepy Hollow season 3#ep36|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]" as part of a two-part Halloween cross-over with ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''.

== Character background and history ==
Booth is from [[Philadelphia]]<ref name="The He in the She">{{cite episode |title= The He in the She|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep65|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=October 1, 2008|season= 4|number=6}}</ref> but was raised in [[Pittsburgh]],<ref name="Man in the Mansion">{{Cite episode |title= The Man in the Mansion|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep36|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 14, 2007|season= 2|number=14 }}</ref> though another episode indicates he had spent some of his childhood in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]].<ref name="The X in the File">{{cite episode| title=The X in the File|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep95|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=January 14, 2010|season=5|number=11}}</ref> He is a fan of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] hockey team; he has pictures of the team hanging on the back wall of his office, has been seen wearing a Flyers T-shirt when off-duty and is known to become extremely annoyed whenever he is interrupted while watching a Flyers game.<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure"/><ref name="proof"/> During many episodes he is seen drinking from a [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] coffee mug, suggesting he is also a fan of that football team. In his apartment Booth has a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey jersey of [[Mario Lemieux]], which implies he is a fan of the Penguins. He is implied to be a [[Philadelphia Phillies]] supporter as well; in season 8, his mother brings his childhood toy – a miniature [[Phillie Phanatic]] stuffed toy – to give to Christine<ref name="party"/> and in season 6, episode 16 "The Blackout in the Blizzard" he acquires a row of seats from the former [[Veterans Stadium]] and recounts for Dr. Brennan how he attended [[1980 World Series#Game 6|game 6]] of the [[1980 World Series]] with his father, describing it as the "best day of [his] life".<ref name="Blackout in the Blizzard">{{cite episode |title= The Blackout in the Blizzard|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep122|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=March 7, 2011|season= 6|number=16 }}</ref> A deeply religious man, he was raised and still is a practicing Catholic,<ref name="blonde">{{cite episode |title= The Blonde in the Game|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep26|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=September 20, 2006|season=2|number=4}}</ref> having served as an [[altar boy]] during his youth;<ref name="priest">{{cite episode |title= The Priest in the Churchyard|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep39|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=March 28, 2007|season=2|number=17}}</ref> throughout the series he is often seen wearing a [[Saint Christopher#Medals|St. Christopher medal]], which was given to him by his grandfather before being deployed to Somalia,<ref name="beaver"/> around his neck.<ref name="Man in the Morgue">{{cite episode|title=The Man in the Morgue|episode-link=The Man in the Morgue|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 19, 2006|season=1|number=19}}</ref> Little is known about his schooling years, though it has been implied that he went through the public school system<ref name="tree"/> and he once mentioned attending five different schools by the time he was nine.<ref>{{Cite episode |title= The Geek in the Guck |series= Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|episode-link=Bones season 10#ep194|network= Fox|airdate=October 16, 2014 |season=10|number= 4}}</ref> It is not mentioned where or when he attended college but he has stated that he attended on an athletic scholarship before a shoulder injury ended any dreams of going professional<ref name="pressure"/><ref name="movie">{{Cite episode |title= The Movie in the Making|series= Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|episode-link=Bones season 11#ep230|network= Fox|airdate=June 2, 2016|season=11|number=18}}</ref> and taught dance to help pay for tuition.<ref name="diamond">{{cite episode |title= The Diamond in the Rough|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep152|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 14, 2013|season=8|number=10}}</ref> He has been an avid athlete<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure">{{cite episode|title=The Foot in the Foreclosure|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep92|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 19, 2009|season=5|number=8}}</ref><ref name="fireintheice"/> and sports fan since his high school days. His home and office walls are adorned with various sports memorabilia including a signed picture of Bruins player [[Bobby Orr]] and the jerseys of [[National Hockey League|NHL]] legends [[Mario Lemieux]] and [[Bobby Clarke]].<ref name="Promise">{{cite episode|title=The Promise in the Palace|episode-link=Bones season 11#ep219|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 12, 2015|season=11|number=7}}</ref>

Booth's age is never specified. However, in Season 3 it is stated that he is 35 years old<ref>{{cite episode |title= The Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep45|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=October 2, 2007|season=3|number=2}}</ref> and that Brennan is five years younger than him<ref>{{cite episode |title= The Man in the Mud|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep53|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 14, 2008|season=3|number=10}}</ref> and, in Season 4 episode ''The Con Man in the Meth Lab'', the "squints" celebrate his birthday.<ref name="conman"/> In the episode ''Women in Limbo'' of season 1, it is stated that Brennan is born in 1976, which should put Booth's birthday in 1971. In season 11, Booth (and his brother, Jared) are mentioned as now being in their (early) 40s.

===Family===
Booth is the older of two boys and has a younger brother [[List of Bones characters#Jared Booth|Jared]] ([[Brendan Fehr]]). Their father "flew [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|Thuds]] and [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|Phantoms]] in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]]"<ref name="limbo">{{Cite episode |title= The Woman in Limbo|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=May 17, 2006 |season= 1|episode-link=Bones season 1#ep22|number= 22}}</ref> and moved to Philadelphia where he worked as a barber and eventually started a family.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Don't in the Do|episode-link=Bones season 7#ep138|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 16, 2012|season=7|number=9}}</ref> After his death, Booth found a [[Purple Heart]] medal among his possessions, indicating he was likely shot down and injured at some point during the war.<ref name="male"/> Their mother Marianne ([[Joanna Cassidy]]) was a dancer<ref name="diamond"/> and composed jingles for television advertisements.<ref name="limbo"/> Booth is a (fictional) member of the Anglo-American [[Booth family]], best known for producing generations of actors including [[John Wilkes Booth]], the assassin of [[Abraham Lincoln]]; because of the latter, Booth does not like to talk about the fact.<ref name="proof"/><ref name="SecretService"/>

For the first three seasons, details on Booth's family background were generally sketchy as he rarely mentioned his family members. He is still uncomfortable discussing his childhood and becomes especially defensive when asked about it.<ref name="fireintheice"/><ref name="mayhem"/> Prior to Jared's appearance in the episode "The Con Man in the Meth Lab", Booth's long-time friend Dr. Camille Saroyan was the only one who knew about his childhood; in the same episode, Sweets observed the brothers and independently came to the conclusion himself that they were products of a physically abusive household. However, it is not until Season 5 when Booth's grandfather Hank is introduced that his abusive background is fully revealed.

In Season 8, Booth bluntly tells Brennan that he "grew up in a household of violence and hatred", one of the few times the character has ever openly spoken of his past.<ref name="party"/> When his younger brother Jared is first introduced, it becomes apparent that Booth was estranged from his family. Their father was an abusive alcoholic;<ref name="conman"/><ref name="carrot">{{cite episode|title=The Carrot in the Kudzu|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep184|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 24, 2014|season=9|number=18}}</ref> this was reinforced by the fact that Booth is able to almost instantly recognize suspects with a drinking problem even when they are sober.<ref name="mushroom"/> Booth used to protect Jared from their father when he became violent, and was extremely protective of him. The extent of their father's abuse was never fully revealed but based on Booth's vague admissions throughout the show and Hank and Marianne's own statements, it was likely that he was also emotionally neglectful of his ex-wife and sons. One of Booth's deepest fears and insecurities is that he would become like his father, which continues to trouble him to this day.<ref name="fireintheice"/><ref name="shallow grave"/> It is implied that their mother was also subjected to abuse by their father as she once mentioned to Brennan that she was thrown down a flight of stairs by her ex-husband.<ref name="party">{{cite episode|title=The Party in the Pants|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep164|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 15, 2013|season=8|number=22}}</ref><ref name=Gim>{{cite web|last=Gim|first=Esther|title='Bones' Recap: Booth Confronts His Mommy Issues|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/bones/bones-recap-49843.aspx|work=[[BuddyTV]]|access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> Eventually she left the family out of desperation. In the Season 8 episode "The Party in the Pants", she contacts Booth for the first time in over two decades to invite him to her wedding. The boys were essentially singlehandedly raised by their paternal grandfather [[List of Bones characters#Hank Booth|Hank]] ([[Ralph Waite]]), whom Booth affectionately calls "Pops".<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure"/> Hank had stumbled upon his son abusing Seeley and drove him out of the house. He calls Booth "Shrimp" as Seeley was a young child then. From then on, he raised his two grandsons as his own. Booth has admitted that he might have killed himself as a kid had it not been for his grandfather.<ref name="mayhem">{{cite episode|title=Mayhem on a Cross|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep79|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 16, 2009|season=4|number=21}}</ref>

===Military and FBI===
After losing his athletic scholarship, Booth enlisted in the [[United States Army]].<ref name="movie"/> He is at least a third-generation military servicemember—his grandfather, Hank, was an [[military police|MP]] veteran of the [[Korean War]]<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure"/> and his father was a veteran of the [[Vietnam War]]. It is mentioned in season 4 that, prior to Jared's [[Courts-martial in the United States|court-martial]] and dishonorable discharge for stealing evidence to save Booth, "no Booth has ever gotten a [[Military discharge|dishonorable discharge]]."<ref name="beaver"/> Based on facts subsequently revealed throughout the show, he would have served during the 1990s, prior to joining the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. He was a sniper<ref name="twobodies"/> in the [[101st Airborne Division]], [[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|75th Ranger Regiment]],<ref name="womaninthecar">{{cite episode|title=The Woman in the Car|episode-link=The Woman in the Car|series=Booth|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=February 1, 2006|season=1|number=11|minutes=17:16}}</ref> and [[Special Forces (United States Army)|Special Forces]].<ref name="sludge">{{cite episode|title=The Source in the Sludge|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep182|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 10, 2014|season=9|number=16}}</ref> He served in the [[Operation Desert Storm|Gulf War]],<ref name="twobodies"/> Somalia,<ref name="beaver">{{cite episode|title=The Beaver in the Otter|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep82|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 30, 2009|season=4|number=24}}</ref> Guatemala,<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Man in the Bear|episode-link=The Man in the Bear|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 1, 2005|season=1|number=4}}</ref> and Kosovo,<ref name="soldier"/> along with other places. He also stated that he has trained with [[Delta Force]] operators and it has been indicated that he has experience in clandestine operations.<ref name="recluse"/> For a time, he held the record for the longest shot made in combat.<ref name="bullet"/> In the Season 5 finale, he is shown wearing a [[101st Airborne Division]] [[Shoulder sleeve insignia#Former wartime service|combat patch]], [[Ranger Tab|Ranger]] and [[Special Forces Tab|Special Forces]]<ref name="mastodon">{{cite episode|title=The Mastodon in the Room|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep107|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 23, 2010|season=6|number=1}}</ref> [[Tabs of the United States Army|qualification tabs]], a [[Combat Infantryman Badge]], and [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Parachutist]], [[Military Freefall Parachutist Badge|Military Free Fall Parachutist]], and [[Air Assault Badge|Air Assault]] [[Badges of the United States Army|badges]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bonesspoilers.blogspot.com/2010/08/hq-episodic-images-mastodon-in-room.html|title=HQ Episodic Images: The Mastodon in the Room | Bones Spoilers Blog|date=30 August 2010}}</ref> He also has a [[Pathfinder Badge (United States)|Pathfinder Badge]] in his [[shadow box]]es in his office. His achievement and service medals can be seen in the shadow boxes mounted on the wall behind his desk in his office.<ref name="goop">{{cite episode|title=The Goop on the Girl|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep94|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=December 10, 2009|season=5|number=10|minutes=26:20}}</ref> While in the military, he was awarded a [[Bronze Star Medal]], a [[Purple Heart]], and an [[Good Conduct Medal (United States)#Army Good Conduct Medal|Army Good Conduct Medal]].<ref name="purgatory">{{cite episode|title=The Patriot in Purgatory|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep148|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 12, 2012|season=8|number=6|minutes=37:50}}</ref> He separated from the army at the rank of [[Master sergeant#United States|master sergeant]].

In the episode "[[Bones season 5#ep106|The Beginning in the End]]," Booth is approached by a Colonel Pelant and handed a letter from the [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] requesting him to return to active duty to train Afghan soldiers at "tracking and apprehending insurgents". He is offered a promotion to [[Sergeant Major#United States Army|sergeant major]] and a position as an advisor to the [[Afghan National Army]]. Although initially reluctant, Booth accepts and is deployed to Afghanistan during the time frame between Seasons 5 and 6 when he, Bones, Angela, and Hodgins leave Washington, D.C. for a year-long sabbatical.

Despite his distinguished service record, Booth is generally reticent about his military service and rarely speaks about it openly, even with Bones.<ref name="The Beginning in the End">{{cite episode|title=The Beginning in the End|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep106|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 20, 2010|season=5|number=22}}</ref> Part of the reason is the [[Classified information|classified]] nature of some his assignments.<ref name="recluse">{{cite episode|title=The Recluse in the Recliner|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep190|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 19, 2014|season=9|number=24}}</ref> Bones subsequently discovers that he has been [[Foot whipping|tortured]] while held as a [[Prisoner of War|POW]] in the Middle East, which Booth never elaborated on and has not been addressed since, after looking at his x-rays.<ref name="twobodies">{{cite episode|title=Two Bodies in the Lab|episode-link=Two Bodies in the Lab|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 15, 2006|season=1|number=15}}</ref> In Season 2, he was kidnapped and tortured with a heated screwdriver by a mobster for refusing to give information and later told Bones that he has been "tortured worse".<ref name="concrete">{{cite episode|title=The Killer in the Concrete|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep40|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 4, 2007|season=2|number=18}}</ref> In Season 9, Bones mentions that he does not throw his socks into the hamper after coming home from work so that his feet stay warm, suggesting that he still suffers from the physical ramifications of the torture he endured.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Nail in the Coffin|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep188|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 21, 2014|season=9|number=22}}</ref> Booth is still haunted by memories from his time in the Army, having lost friends in combat and watched his own buddy bleed to death in his arms.<ref name="hero"/><ref name="PriceForThePast"/> As such, he is noticeably affected when investigating cases involving veterans<ref name="sludge"/><ref name="soldier"/><ref name="purgatory"/><ref name="womaninthetunnel">{{cite episode|title=The Woman in the Tunnel|episode-link=Bones season 1#ep16|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 22, 2006|season=1|number=16}}</ref><ref name="SecretService">{{cite episode|title=The Secret in the Service|episode-link=Bones season 11#ep229|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 26, 2016|season=11|number=17}}</ref> and was also implied to have stopped attending unit reunions and gatherings in an effort to distance himself from his painful past in the military.<ref name="PriceForThePast">{{cite episode|title=The Price for the Past|episode-link=Bones season 12#ep238|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=January 24, 2017|season=12|number=4}}</ref> It is apparent that he suffers from [[Survivor guilt|survivor's guilt]], although the term is never used in the show, and his "kill count" is a major sore point and an extremely sensitive issue for him. Former priest and Army chaplain, Aldo Clemens, whom Booth regularly confessed to while he was in the service, told Bones that Booth was the reason why he left the priesthood and decided that God was his "worst enemy" and a "bastard".<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Secrets in the Proposal|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep167|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 16, 2013|season=9|number=1}}</ref> In the episode "Hero in the Hold," it is revealed that he has blamed himself for the death of his [[Sniper team|spotter]], Corporal Edward "Teddy" Parker (whom Booth named his son after), on a sniper mission, even though Teddy had unintentionally disobeyed orders to keep his head down and was fatally shot as a result. He sought out Sweets for counseling in Season 6 after he was confronted by his former mentor and ex-military sniper-turned-vigilante Jacob Broadsky.<ref name="crosshairs">{{cite episode|title=The Killer in the Crosshairs|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep121|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 10, 2011|season=6|number=15}}</ref> Towards the end of Season 1 he confessed to Bones for the first time about the buried guilt of assassinating a man in front of his son, after much persuasion from a fellow veteran, telling her, "It's never just the one person who dies, Bones. [...] With each shot we all die a little bit."<ref name="soldier"/> In Season 9, when Bones receives a $75,000 advanced check from her book sales and asks Booth what he wants to do with it, he opts to donate it to the [[Wounded Warrior Project]], a charity for injured veterans.<ref name="heiress">{{Cite episode |title= The Heiress in the Hill|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep181|series= Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 31, 2014|season=9|number=15}}</ref> In season 12, while working a case involving his former Army buddies, Booth admits to Bones that he had been lucky and was only able to move on with her support.<ref name="PriceForThePast"/>

Booth had a gambling problem which developed as a [[Coping (psychology)|coping mechanism]]<ref name="Puzzler">{{cite episode|title=The Puzzler in the Pit|episode-link=Bones season 10#ep198|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 20, 2014|season=10|number=8}}</ref> after leaving the military.<ref name="shallow grave">{{cite episode|title=The Memories in the Shallow Grave|episode-link=Bones season 7#ep130|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 3, 2011|season=7|number=1}}</ref><ref name="soldier">{{cite episode|title=Soldier On the Grave|episode-link=Bones season 1#ep21|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 10, 2006|season=1|number=21}}</ref><ref name="The Woman in the Sand">{{cite episode|title=The Woman in the Sand|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep30|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 8, 2006|season=2|number=8}}</ref><ref name="PriceForThePast"/> According to flashbacks in "[[Bones season 5#ep100|The Parts in the Sum of the Whole]]," he only began to quit after meeting (and subsequently asking out) Bones for the first time while working a case together. As of the series pilot, he has been clean after attending [[Gamblers Anonymous|GA]] meetings<ref name="soldier"/> and has been able to resist the urge on several occasions when a case required him to be at a casino or a similar environment. In several episodes he can be seen twirling a [[Casino token|poker chip]]<ref name="Puzzler"/> (sometimes his GA sobriety chip) or playing with dice. In season 10 he suffered a relapse when a case required him to go undercover to infiltrate an underground gaming ring but managed to get it under control again when Brennan forced him to re-attend GA meetings.

In Season 4, it is stated that Booth has been in the FBI for twelve years, which implies that he would have joined the Bureau around 1996.<ref name="Crank in the Shaft">{{cite episode |title= The Crank in the Shaft|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep64|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=October 1, 2008|season= 4|number=6}}</ref> However, this contradicts his statements in Season 6 about going [[AWOL]] to be present at the birth of his son, Parker<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Finder|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep125|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 21, 2011|season=6|number=19}}</ref> (Parker was four when the show premiered in 2005) and in season 10 when he recounts to Wendell Bray of watching his men getting shot and killed by the [[Taliban]] during a mission in [[Ghazni]], [[Afghanistan]] (American troops did not enter Afghanistan until after the [[September 11 attacks|attacks on September 11, 2001]]).<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Corpse at the Convention|episode-link=Bones season 10#ep195|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=October 30, 2014|season=10|number=5}}</ref> A possible realistic explanation would be that Booth remained in the Army as a reservist.

It was during his time in the service that he first became acquainted with Jacob Broadsky ([[Arnold Vosloo]]), a fellow master sniper who later become a personal nemesis for Booth.

====Awards and decorations====
The following are the awards (decorations, medals/ribbons, and badges) fictionally worn by Sergeant Major Booth.

{| style="width=100%;"
|-
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Personal Decorations'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Bronze Star Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Purple Heart ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Purple Heart]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|name=Army Commendation Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Commendation Medal#Army|Army Commendation Medal]] with one silver oak leaf cluster
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=4|type=oak|name=Army Achievement Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Achievement Medal#Army|Army Achievement Medal]] with four oak leaf clusters
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Unit Awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Presidential Unit Citation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Meritorious Unit Commendation]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service Awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Army Good Conduct ribbon|width=60}}
|[[Good Conduct Medal (United States)|Army Good Conduct Medal]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Campaign and Service Medals'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[National Defense Service Medal]] with bronze service star
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=60}}
|[[Southwest Asia Service Medal]] with two bronze service stars
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Afghanistan Campaign Medal]] with bronze service star
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Iraq Campaign Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Armed Forces Service Medal]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Service, Training, and Marksmanship Awards'''
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal AFGHANISTAN Resolute Support ribbon bar.svg|width=60}}
|[[NATO Medal AFGHANISTAN Resolute Support Ribbon]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=NCO Professional Development Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Non-Commissioned Officer Development Ribbon|NCO Professional Development]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Army Service Ribbon]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Overseas Service Ribbon]]
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=60}}
|[[Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)]]
|-
|}
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
| colspan=2 |'''Other Accoutrements'''
|-
| align=center | [[File:Combat Infantry Badge.svg|100px]]
|[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:US Army Airborne master parachutist badge.gif|100px]]
|[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Master Parachutist Badge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:AirAssault.svg|100px]]
|[[Air Assault Badge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:ArmyQualExpert.JPG|100px]]
|[[Marksmanship Badge (United States)|Army Expert Marksmanship Badge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:75th Ranger Regiment CSIB.svg|100px]]
|[[75th Ranger Regiment (United States)|75th Ranger Regiment]] [[Combat Service Identification Badge]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:SpecialForcesTabMetal.jpg|100px]]
|[[Special Forces Tab]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:Ranger Tab.svg|100px]]
|[[Ranger Tab]]
|-
| align=center | [[File:ArmySstripe.jpg|100px]]
| 4 [[Service stripe|Service Stripes]] (reflecting 12 years of service)
|-
|}
|}

==Characterization==
John Kubicke of [[BuddyTV]] described Booth as "charming, funny, a tad brutish but ultimately warm and caring".<ref name="dad"/> He is worldly wise, socially at ease with people, very athletic, and apparently sexually confident with women. He often refers to himself as a [[Jock (athlete)|jock]],<ref name="pressure">{{cite episode|title=Player Under Pressure|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep54|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=April 21, 2008|season=3|number=11}}</ref> having played football and several other sports in high school and college.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Boy in the Time Capsule|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep50|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=November 13, 2007|season=3|number=7}}</ref> Other characters have described him as an "[[Alpha (ethology)|alpha male]]"<ref name="conman"/> and "a complex man".<ref name="sacrifice">{{cite episode|title=The Sense in the Sacrifice|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep170|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=October 7, 2013|season=9|number=4}}</ref>

Booth is portrayed as a patriot and has a strong sense of duty to his country and job.<ref name="soldier"/><ref name="purgatory"/> In "[[Bones season 1#ep21|Soldier on the Grave]]", [[Angela Montenegro|Angela]] described him as "someone who wants to keep honor and responsibility alive". For much of Season 1, this often led to friction between him and [[Jack Hodgins (Bones)|Jack Hodgins]], who held anti-government views. According to [[List of Bones characters#Camille Saroyan|Cam]], Booth relies on his faith in the government to keep his sanity intact having killed nearly fifty people on government orders as an Army sniper.<ref name="proof">{{cite episode|title=The Proof in the Pudding|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep96|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=January 21, 2010|season=5|number=12}}</ref> He takes his oath and position as a federal agent seriously<ref name="high"/> and holds himself to an equally high standard; he is especially distressed whenever a law enforcement officer is involved<ref name="judas">{{cite episode|title=Judas on a Pole|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep33|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=December 13, 2006|season=2|number=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Blood from the Stones|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep162|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=March 25, 2013|season=8|number=20}}</ref><ref name="SecretService"/> and refuses to participate in cover-ups.<ref name="conman">{{cite episode |title=The Con Man in the Meth Lab|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep67|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 12, 2008|season=4|number=9}}</ref><ref name="recluse"/> Booth is also fiercely loyal and protective towards his friends and family to the point where he will not hesitate to physically threaten and intimidate anyone who attempts to harm them.

Booth is occasionally over-protective, often to Bones' annoyance, of his family and people he cares about. Sweets theorized that his protective instincts – which he labeled "white knight syndrome" – stems from his abusive childhood and his having to frequently protect his younger brother Jared from their alcoholic father.<ref name="partsinthesum">{{cite episode|title=The Parts in the Sum of the Whole|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep100|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 8, 2010|season=5|number=16}}</ref> His former boss Sam Cullen called him a "[[paladin]]" – "Defender of the faith, protector".<ref name="womaninthecar"/>

Due in part to his Catholic upbringing, Booth sees the world and morality in black and white, which contrasts Bones' objective view of such abstract concepts. This conflicting view is often a source of friction and, later, banter between them. Booth draws the line between the "good guys" and "bad guys" and stated that "life is about taking sides", when asked about how he is able to reconcile his past as a sniper while hunting down his former mentor-turned-vigilante Jacob Broadsky.<ref name="crosshairs"/> Booth once told Sweets that while he has killed (because he was following orders), he has never murdered.<ref name="fireintheice"/> It is stated that Booth will not pull the trigger unless he is absolutely certain of the identity and guilt of the "target" he is about to kill and that it is sanctioned by a higher authority and not on his own volition.<ref name="crosshairs"/><ref name="suv">{{cite episode|title=The Man in the S.U.V.|episode-link=The Man in the S.U.V.|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 20, 2005|season=1|number=2}}</ref> Booth views the law in a similarly subjective way and believes that committing a crime is never justifiable regardless of the circumstances. This, coupled with his "by the book" approach, is apparent when he arrests Bones' father Max, for killing the Deputy Director of the FBI (who was revealed to be part of a cover-up), in her own office without hesitation in the Season 2 finale "[[Bones season 2#ep43|Stargazer in a Puddle]]", although he does apologize to Bones before leading Max out in handcuffs.

One of Booth's noted characteristics is his respect for life. Despite spending most of his working life around firearms, it is a known fact that he dislikes having to kill another human being and it remains a sensitive topic for him.<ref name="blonde"/><ref name="womaninthetunnel"/><ref name="SecretService"/> His past as a sniper still haunts him emotionally and Bones surmised that his choice to become an FBI agent and his dedication for seeking justice for victims was his way of paying penance.<ref name="womaninthetunnel"/> In the [[Pilot (Bones)|pilot]], he tells Bones that he hopes to catch as many criminals as people he has killed. In the episode "[[The Man in the S.U.V.]]", after shooting and killing a terrorist about to detonate a bomb at a crowded convention center, he refused to accept credit and explains to Bones that he finds "no pleasure in taking someone's life".<ref name="suv"/> When he shot a mechanical clown on an ice cream truck for seemingly no reason, he was ordered to see Dr. Gordon Wyatt for counseling in order to get his badge and gun back.<ref name="gator">{{cite episode |title=The Girl in the Gator|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep35|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 7, 2007|season=2|number=13}}</ref> In subsequent episodes Dr. Wyatt uncovers the guilt and anger Booth has been harboring for so long. In Season 6 Booth's FBI colleague Dr. [[Lance Sweets]] noted that the reason why Booth was able to live through the guilt was his ability to channel it into his career in the FBI and responsibility to his son and those he cared about.<ref name="crosshairs"/>

Generally, Booth has a cheerful, happy-go-lucky personality. He frequently smiles, makes jokes, and occasionally acts in a silly, almost childish manner. On the job, he tends to adopt a more serious, professional attitude, although his cheerful side occasionally slips through. However, he also has issues with his temperament and, as shown in several episodes, it has gotten him in trouble on occasion. He shoots the clown head on an ice cream truck in season 2 episode "The Girl in the Gator" due to [[coulrophobia]]. As a result, his service pistol is confiscated and he is ordered to see Dr Gordon Wyatt ([[Stephen Fry]]) for counseling sessions to be cleared for duty. In Season 4 he shoots a black metal band's guitar amplifier after the guitarist spits on his badge and was promptly reprimanded by Dr Wyatt.<ref name="mayhem"/> There is a running gag in the show where Booth often sarcastically threatens to shoot a squint (especially Hodgins or a "squintern") in exasperation when they start "rambling" or occasionally an uncooperative suspect in the interrogation room. Despite his ability to emotionally detach himself from a case and compartmentalize, there were instances where he has "snapped", especially when a case touches a sensitive subject, such as when he physically hit a suspect who had a history of abusing his wife.<ref name="signs">{{cite episode |title= The Signs in the Silence|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep127|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=May 5, 2011|season= 6|number=21}}</ref> Having grown up in an abusive home, he has admitted to Sweets and Bones of his fears that he would become like his father.<ref name="party"/><ref name="signs"/>

When investigating a crime, Booth relies on intuition and instinct honed from his training and experience, something which the rational empiricist Bones is unable to understand. His interpersonal approach is especially effective in the interrogation room – "[his] domain".<ref name="friend"/> Despite lacking the academic background of Bones and Sweets, he has been shown repeatedly to possess a natural ability to read people and detect subtle behavioral cues<ref name="master">{{cite episode |title=The Master in the Slop|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep180|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 24, 2014|season=9|number=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Boy in the Shroud|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep25|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 13, 2006|season=2|number=3}}</ref> and accurately establish [[Motive (law)|motive]].<ref name="mushroom">{{cite episode |title= The Maiden in the Mushroom|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep163|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 1, 2013|season=8|number=21}}</ref><ref name="survivor"/> Initially Bones rebuffs Booth's intuition as she (at first) rejects anything that cannot be measured with numbers, research and scientific evidence, but he soon earns her and the team's respect for his ability to correctly interpret evidence.<ref name="mastodon"/> In Season 4, Bones tries to interrogate a suspect for the first time but fails, making a fool of herself in the process. She eventually concedes that the interpersonal aspects of the job and interrogations are still exclusively Booth's area of expertise.<ref name="bonesthatfoam"/> In Season 9, while Booth and Bones were observing Sweets interrogating a highly intelligent suspect, he explains to her Sweets' techniques and the suspect's behavioral responses.<ref name="master"/> Despite his general demeanor and occasional silliness, Booth is actually very intelligent, but frequently downplays his intelligence, deliberately making himself look stupid and ignorant (something made easier by keeping Bones around as an intellectual contrast). This leads people to dismiss him as a simple fool, lulling them into a false sense of security which Booth uses to his advantage.<ref name="party"/> Angela has observed that his ability to "pretend to be stupider than he actually is most of the time" was what made him such a skilled interrogator, as opposed to Bones, whose bluntness often gives a poor first impression and puts people off.<ref name="bonesthatfoam"/> Gordon Wyatt has also noticed this: on one occasion when Booth made a stupid comment, Wyatt immediately called him out on it, saying "He does that, doesn't he? He wants to be underestimated." Angela also believes that Booth pretends to be stupid in order to make Bones feel smarter, since he knows that she likes to be the smart one. Booth is often frustrated by the scientific and highly technical jargon Bones and the other scientists, and sometimes Sweets, tend to use, as shown when he abruptly cuts them off in the middle of a sentence and tells them to "translate" into layman's terms. Although lacking the squints' "book smarts", he compensates with his instincts honed from his experience in the FBI,<ref name="movie"/><ref name="master"/> as shown by the fact that he is able to accurately guess Bones' top three password choices.<ref name="incinerator">{{cite episode |title= The Intern in the Incinerator|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep49|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 6, 2007|season=3|number=6}}</ref> Although Bones still ridicules the concept of "gut feeling", she and the Jeffersonian team have deferred to his own expertise as a federal agent, especially when connecting the crime with the weapon used.<ref name="HeadAbutment">{{cite episode |title= The Head in the Abutment|episode-link=Bones season 11#ep231|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=June 16, 2016|season=11|number=19}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title= The Lost Love in the Foreign Land|episode-link=Bones season 10#ep196|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 6, 2014|season=10|number=6}}</ref><ref name="purgatory"/>

Booth tends to keep his personal and professional life as separate as possible and is quite territorial, especially in regards to his personal life and what he considers his personal space.<ref name="MethodMadness"/><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Bod in the Pod|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep149|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 19, 2012|season=8|number=7}}</ref> This is exhibited by the fact that he displays his military medals and memorabilia in his office rather than in his home and his horrified reaction to Sweets using the master bathroom and helping Bones fold his underwear when the latter was temporarily staying with him and Bones in season 8.<ref name="MethodMadness">{{cite episode |title= The Method in the Madness|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep147|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 5, 2012|season=8|number=5}}</ref> He is also extremely guarded and taciturn about most aspects of his personal life, namely his abusive father, troubled childhood, "love life" and traumatic experiences in the military. For example, in the episode "[[Bones season 5#ep89|A Night at the Bones Museum]]", he becomes offended when Bones talks about him while on a date with his "boss's boss" Andrew Hacker and curtly tells her that "what goes on between us is ours". When asked more personal questions, such as about his emotional problems, especially by Sweets or Bones, his first reaction is to change the subject, deflect them with jokes or become defensive. Even when confronted privately "out of office", he usually refuses to talk outright, choosing instead to downplay his emotions and brood over a drink at the bar.<ref name="suv"/><ref name="daredevil">{{cite episode |title= The Daredevil in the Mold|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep119|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 10, 2011|season=6|number=13}}</ref> In later seasons, he has begun to openly admit to Bones or Cam when he is "not ok" instead of brushing it off.<ref name="SecretService"/><ref name="purgatory"/>

On the job, Booth is characterized as a "man of action"<ref name="mastodon"/> and once claimed that he would "rot behind a desk".<ref name="gunk"/> Early in season 8, he was given an opportunity to earn a promotion to an administrative position but passed up the chance in order to help Sweets and rookie agent Olivia Sparling with an emergency situation involving an assassin armed with an explosive. Bones herself commented that Booth being assigned to a desk job was akin to "caging an animal" and that he was "meant to run free".<ref name="gunk">{{cite episode |title= The Gunk in the Garage|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep145|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=October 1, 2012|season= 8|number=3}}</ref> Booth tends to shy away from the limelight when it comes to taking credit for solving a case. He tends to be a kinesthetic person who favors the physical aspects of his job, such as chasing down suspects or leading a [[SWAT]] team, and would throw around a ball or putt a golf ball into a cup in his office while thinking through his cases.<ref name="Promise"/>

Booth is a fan of [[classic rock]] and [[arena rock]] music. He has expressed great affection for the group [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]] (in fact, Foreigner's "[[Hot Blooded]]" is Booth's & Bones' song), and poked fun at Bones for her interest in world, rap, and hip hop music. He also likes the band [[Poco (band)|Poco]]. In the season three finale, he listens to the hardcore punk/punkabilly band [[Social Distortion]]. In the Season 4 episode "Mayhem on the Cross" he mentions that his father thought that [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] and the [[Dead Kennedys]] sounded the same. Given the relatively underground nature of the California hardcore punk scene, of which Social Distortion, Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys were all seminal members, it is most likely that Booth's father would have heard these bands only if Booth himself had played their records. He is also familiar with [[country music]] as his grandfather "raised [him] on [[Grand Ole Opry]]".<ref>{{cite episode |title= Big in the Philippines|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep179|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 17, 2014|season= 9|number=13}}</ref>

Booth shows a preference for the old school. He despises new age innovations, feeling that technology dehumanizes everything. He hates cappuccinos, referring to it as "foamy crap"<ref name="prisoner">{{cite episode|title=The Prisoner in the Pipe|episode-link=Bones season 7#ep136|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 2, 2012|season=7|number=7}}</ref> and not actual coffee, only drinking his coffee black. He hates tea as well: when working on a case in England, he remarks that his drink is "the weakest coffee I've ever had". When Brennan informs him that it isn't coffee, but actually tea, Booth immediately discards it by throwing it in the river. He also dislikes reading news on a tablet, preferring to hold the newspaper in his hands,<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dude in the Dam|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep174|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|airdate=November 11, 2013|season=9|number=8}}</ref> and had a vintage fridge in his kitchen at his old apartment.<ref name="male"/> Bones told Hannah that Booth has always wanted an old-fashioned [[Rotary dial|rotary telephone]], as he believes that it is what a phone should be: sturdy and heavy enough to knock someone out. He also believes that the mechanics of it make it human.

It is revealed in the season three episode "[[Bones season 3#ep48|The Mummy in The Maze]]" that Booth suffers from [[coulrophobia]]. When traveling through a haunted house, Booth is frightened of an evil clown mannequin; Brennan is bewildered by his behavior and Booth feels ashamed when he purposely avoids walking by the mannequin. In season two he shoots a large plastic clown head on an ice cream truck, annoyed with the music.<ref name="gator"/> Booth wears a "Cocky" belt buckle in episodes following "The Boneless Bride in the River", which is absent in the first episode of season five after recovery from surgery. However, in the first two seasons he wears a stylized eagle buckle and for most of Season 9 he is seen wearing a heavy buckle with crossed muskets, the insignia of the US Army [[Infantry Branch (United States)|Infantry Branch]]. He also likes to wear colorful socks. In the episode "[[Bones season 3#ep57|The Wannabe in the Weeds]]", it is revealed that he is allergic to grass.

Toward the end of season 4, Booth suffers from a brain tumor that leads him to hallucinate conversations with [[Stewie Griffin]]. The tumor is successfully removed, but it leaves him with residual memory loss and a lack of confidence in the field.

==Series==
In the series pilot, Booth was introduced as an FBI [[special agent]] in the homicide department who seeks the professional opinion of [[Temperance "Bones" Brennan|Dr. Temperance Brennan]] at the (fictional) renowned Jeffersonian Institute. He was eventually made the liaison between the Jeffersonian and the FBI, much to his chagrin, but he soon develops a close working relationship with the Jeffersonian team of scientists, whom Booth and his fellow FBI agents call "squints", a nickname which has since become a term of endearment Bones and her team associate him with. Booth once referred to the Jeffersonian team of scientists, whom he affectionately calls the "squint squad", as "my people".<ref name="proof"/><ref name="fairway"/> [[List of Bones characters#Caroline Julian|Caroline Julian]], a federal prosecutor who frequently works with them, has commented that aside from him "there isn't a single normal law enforcement officer who could work with these people."<ref name="mastodon"/> Bones herself often immediately objects when another agent (other than Booth) is assigned to work with her.<ref name="fireintheice"/> Although not as "book smart" as the other "squints", he is quick to link evidence with and often uses his "street smarts" and intuition to assist the case. He is characterized as a "hands on" agent and makes no secret of his distaste for paperwork and formal documentation.

Booth is based at the [[J. Edgar Hoover Building]] along with his late colleague Dr. [[Lance Sweets]] and current partner Special Agent James Aubrey but frequents the Jeffersonian, which he jokingly dubbed "Squint Central",<ref>{{cite episode |title= The Mystery in the Meat|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep176|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 22, 2013|season=9|number=10}}</ref> for updates on the evidence and has his own access card. The fact that he has his own office and is called "sir" by younger agents denotes some seniority or supervisory status. In addition, when his credentials are seen close up, the acronym "SSA" can be seen, strongly implying that Booth holds the rank of Supervisory Special Agent. It has been implied through interactions with other characters that Booth is generally well regarded and respected within the Bureau and other federal agencies for his skill,<ref name="proof"/><ref name="high"/><ref>{{cite episode |title= The Predator in the Pool|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep102|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 22, 2010|season=5|number=18}}</ref><ref name="cold">{{cite episode |title= The Cold in the Case|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep187|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 14, 2014|season=9|number=21}}</ref><ref name="SecretService"/> even if his distaste for the politics that entails his job has put him at odds with his boss and other local and federal law enforcement agencies. Little is known about his work history in the FBI except for the fact that he spent a period of time in Japan as part of an exchange program with the [[Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department|Tokyo Police]].<ref>{{cite episode |title= The Girl in the Mask|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep81|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 23, 2009|season=4|number=23}}</ref> His [[call sign]] is 22705.

Because of his training as an FBI agent and military background, he adheres to protocol and the [[chain of command]]. As such, he often has to keep the "squints" in line when a case emotionally affects them in order to ensure that they abide by the rules and not jeopardize the case.<ref name="Man in the Mansion"/> When necessary, Booth will not hesitate to bend the rules or use underhanded tactics<ref name="friend">{{cite episode |title= The Friend in Need|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep158|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 18, 2013|season=8|number=16}}</ref> to get what he needs, and will go through great lengths to obtain a confession, especially when the situation is urgent or desperate (e.g. a hostage situation), but he will not stoop to actually breaking the law or disobeying protocol.<ref name="crosshairs"/><ref name="bonesthatfoam">{{cite episode |title=The Bones That Foam|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep74|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=March 12, 2009|season=4|number=16}}</ref><ref name="survivor">{{cite episode |title=The Survivor in the Soap|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep160|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=March 4, 2013|season=8|number=18}}</ref><ref name="mummy">{{cite episode |title=Mummy in the Maze|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep48|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=October 30, 2007|season=3|number=5}}</ref> His former special forces training and experience has proven useful at times,<ref name="Blackout in the Blizzard"/> especially in cases involving firearms<ref name="bullet">{{cite episode |title= The Bullet in the Brain|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep117|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 27, 2011|season= 6|number=11}}</ref><ref name="corpse">{{cite episode |title=The Corpse in the Canopy|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep154|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 21, 2013|season=8|number=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=The Man with the Bone|episode-link=Bones season 1#ep18|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=April 5, 2006|season=1|number=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=The Shot in the Dark|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep157|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 11, 2013|season=8|number=15|minutes=35:45}}</ref><ref name="lye">{{cite episode |title=The Truth in the Lye|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep27|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=September 27, 2006|season=2|number=5}}</ref><ref name="blueline"/> or armed and dangerous suspects.<ref name="suv"/><ref name="corpse"/> Other notable incidents include in Season 4 when he was kidnapped by "The Grave Digger" and had to find his way out of a decommissioned Navy ship rigged with explosives;<ref name="hero">{{cite episode |title= The Hero in the Hold|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep72|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=February 5, 2009|season= 4|number=14}}</ref> in Season 6 when he was forced to pursue rogue vigilante sniper Jacob Broadsky through a [[container terminal]] without back-up; in the Season 9 episode "The Sense in the Sacrifice" when he tracks down tech-savvy serial killer Christopher Pelant undetected through an abandoned power plant alone and armed with only a knife, rifle and pistol;<ref name="sacrifice"/> and in the season 9 finale where he utilized his knowledge of explosives to singlehandedly subdue former special forces operatives who were sent to assassinate him.<ref name="recluse"/>

A highly skilled marksman,<ref name="high">{{cite episode|title=The High in the Low|episode-link=Bones season 9#ep186|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 7, 2014|season=9|number=20}}</ref> Booth is well-known within the Bureau as a "legendary shot".<ref>{{cite episode |title= The Dwarf in the Dirt|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep91|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=November 12, 2009|season= 5|number=7}}</ref><ref name="cowboy">{{cite episode |title= The Cowboy in the Contest|episode-link=Bones season 11#ep221|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=December 10, 2015|season=11|number=9}}</ref> While in the Army he achieved the "Expert" [[Marksmanship Badge (United States)#United States Army|Marksmanship Badge]]<ref name="purgatory"/> and is still proficient with a sniper rifle.<ref name="proof"/><ref name="crosshairs"/> He mentioned in "[[Bones season 4#ep71|Fire in the Ice]]" that he does not have a "wrong hand", implying that he is comfortable using either hand to shoot despite being predominantly right-handed. He is also equally proficient with vintage firearms, demonstrating the [[double tap]] technique with a replica World War II-era [[Carcano]] for one of Hodgins' experiments in "The Proof in the Pudding"<ref name="proof"/> and completing the shooting contest at a cowboy competition with ease using 19th-century guns and rifles in "The Cowboy in the Contest".<ref name="cowboy"/> He is also a skilled knife thrower<ref>{{cite episode |title=Double Trouble in the Panhandle|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep70|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=January 22, 2009|season=4|number=12}}</ref> and is familiar with various types of explosives and weapons.<ref name="recluse"/>

Booth states in "[[Bones season 2#ep35|The Girl in the Gator]]" that Howard Epps was his fiftieth kill. However, Booth is not technically responsible for Epps' death, so as of "The Man in the Cell" his official kill count is at 49. However, as of "The Mastodon in the Room", Booth's official kill count is at least 54, as he killed the serial killer dressed as a clown (50),<ref name="mummy"/> [[Gormogon (Bones)|Gormogon]]<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Pain in the Heart|episode-link=Bones season 3#ep58|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=May 19, 2008|season=3|number=15}}</ref> (51), a corrupt sheriff<ref name="conman"/>(52), a doctor<ref name="harbingers"/> (53) and a terrorist<ref name="mastodon"/> (54). He has also killed serial killer Christopher Pelant and two of the three Delta Force assassins sent to kill him in "The Recluse in the Recliner".

Booth generally tries to keep his personal and professional life separate. He dislikes bringing his work back home and tries to avoid discussing a case after hours. Despite this, there were several occasions where his past has caught up with him. During the sixth season, while dealing with his complicated relationship with Brennan and his new girlfriend Hannah Burley ([[Katheryn Winnick]]), Booth faces his former mentor [[List of Bones characters#Jacob Broadsky|Jacob Broadsky]], a former Army sniper who has apparently gone rogue. Broadsky kills the Gravedigger,<ref name="bullet"/> a serial kidnapper and killer who threatened both Booth and Brennan, destroys identifying evidence, and escapes. Broadsky points out that Booth has no definite proof that would allow him to feel comfortable shooting his old teacher. Booth is comforted by the news that Brennan does not see him and Broadsky as identical and later successfully arrests him without having to kill him. At the end of Season 8 and the beginning of Season 9, serial killer and hacker Christopher Pelant murders several of Booth's fellow FBI agents and blackmails Booth into calling off his wedding to Bones. Booth later tracks down and kills Pelant with a single bullet to the center of his chest. In season 12 the son of the Serbian general he had been assigned to kill nearly twenty years ago during the [[Bosnian War]] comes to Washington D.C. seeking revenge.<ref name="PriceForThePast"/>

In the Season 9 episode "[[Bones season 9#ep187|The Cold in the Case]]", the [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|Deputy Director]] personally requests Booth to review other agents' case files and has Sweets analyze Booth's performance and military record. The FBI intends to open a field office in Germany, where the US has a [[United States European Command|major military command]] and, according to Booth, would be a prime location for counter-terrorism activities. Booth was being considered for a promotion to head the new field office on a 2-year assignment. After finding out that Sweets had been ordered to review his military record, Booth worried that the promotion was based on his military training as a sniper rather than his service record at the Bureau. Bones expressed her support even if meant having to uproot the family to a foreign country.<ref name="cold"/> In the next episode, Booth reveals that the [[Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|Deputy Director]] Victor Stark put in his recommendation and that he is to be confirmed by the [[United States congressional subcommittee|congressional subcommittee]] before it is finalized. In the Season 9 finale, he was due to be confirmed by Congress as the new head of the Berlin office but his investigation into the Ghost Killer case and the murder of a conspiracy blogger harboring information of a mass blackmail involving cover-ups and corrupt government officials and businessmen led to him being targeted.<ref name="recluse"/> Booth presents a proposal entitled ''Hiding in sight: A blueprint for addressing potential terrorist activity'' at the hearing. However, he was placed on [[administrative leave]] when classified information from his service record is exposed by a congressman questioning him, sparking a media frenzy and leading Booth to speculate if he was intentionally nominated for the promotion to be made an example of. At the end of the episode, Booth was attacked by three [[Delta Force]] operatives sent to silence him in his and Bones' house and was seriously injured in the subsequent gunfight. Bones calls an ambulance in time but Booth is charged with killing three FBI agents supposedly sent to serve an arrest warrant and is handcuffed to his hospital bed. She is taken into custody for questioning on the orders of Deputy Director Stark after vehemently protesting that the "FBI agents" were in fact [[Delta Force]] assassins and that Booth was "defending himself". He was released from prison in the Season 10 premiere and reinstated despite concerns from Brennan and Sweets that he was coming back to work too soon. In the season 10 finale, Booth announced that the case presented in that episode would be his last case with the FBI. His wife also decided the case would be her last with the Jeffersonian. The couple pack their belongings and leave their respective offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latinpost.com/articles/60233/20150616/bones-season-10-finale-recap-and-season-11-spoilers-will-booth-and-brennan-return-to-the-jeffersonian.htm|title='Bones' Season 11 Spoilers: Will Booth and Brennan Return to the Jeffersonian?|last=Hill|first=Selena|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=July 16, 2015|publisher=Latin Post}}</ref> Season 11 begins with Booth having taken up a position as a freelance instructor at the [[FBI Academy]]. However, he returns to the FBI full-time after his brother's death.

==Relationships==

=== Family ===

Abused by his father and abandoned by his mother, Booth has a difficult and troubled relationship with most of his immediate family members. He and his brother [[List of Bones characters#Jared Booth|Jared]] had a strained relationship, especially after Jared, a [[United States Navy|Navy]] [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]] and intelligence officer based at [[the Pentagon]], asked Bones out on a date while visiting the Jeffersonian with Seeley. Jared Booth was a recurring character in the series, and his arrivals are often met with tension by Booth.<ref name="conman"/> Bones has commented that the two brothers "can barely be in a room together".<ref name="goop"/> Booth tended to be "over-protective" of Jared, which the latter resented, when they were growing up and it added to the animosity. Jared once told Sweets that "having a big brother is like having an extra dad, only a dad who protects you from your real dad."<ref name="conman"/> When they were young, Booth would protect Jared from their father by shielding him during a beating. In Season 4, Booth sacrificed credit for a major crime bust and potential promotion to keep Jared from getting arrested after he was caught drunk-driving as another [[Driving under the influence|DUI]] would cost him his Navy career.<ref name="conman"/> Cam has said that Jared had a history of getting into trouble and Booth having to constantly bail him out. Their relationship improved dramatically after Jared steals critical evidence under the pretext of a classified military intelligence operation to assist the Jeffersonian team to rescue Booth from "The Grave Digger", sacrificing his Navy career as a result.<ref name="hero" /> In "[[Bones season 5#ep97|The Dentist in the Ditch]]", he introduces his fiancée Padme to Seeley and asks him to be his best man at their wedding. Jared is killed in the [[Bones season 11|Season 11]] premiere. Bones performed the autopsy and her results confirmed that Jared had been physically abused as a child, like his older brother. Despite the fact that they had drifted apart, Booth still put his career and his own life on the line to save Jared, even though it eventually proved futile. Jared and Padme later separated and became estranged when he relapsed and Padme appears to blame both Booth and his wife for not helping her husband. Later, when discussing Jared's death with Bones, Booth commented on their contrasting lives and that the only reason why he, a recovering gambling addict, did not turn out like his brother was because he had her support.

Booth is close to his grandfather [[List of Bones characters#Hank Booth|Hank]], whom he affectionately calls "Pops". Prior to the character's introduction, Hank was rarely mentioned, at least by name, but it is apparent that he is fond of Booth and Booth cares deeply for him. Hank once told Bones during a visit that he was "more proud of [Booth] than anybody in the world".<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure"/>

For many years, Booth resented his parents and the mere mention of them, particularly his father, would elicit a hostile response from him.<ref name="fireintheice"/><ref name="male"/> He detested his father for physically abusing him and Jared when they were young and, by his own statements, had not seen him for twenty years.<ref name="male"/> In Season 7, when Booth learns of his father's death from Hank, he showed little emotion and repeatedly dismissed his colleagues' and the Jeffersonian team's concern throughout the day. After much persuasion from Bones, Booth reluctantly opens the box his father had left to him and sifts through the contents, which included a [[Purple Heart]] medal, the 1980 World Series tickets and old photos of father and son. It was one of the rare moments when Booth shed tears.<ref name="male">{{cite episode|title=The Male in the Mail|episode-link=Bones season 7#ep133|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=December 1, 2011|season=7|number=4}}</ref>

In Season 8, when his mother Marianne reappears after 24 years to ask Booth to give her away at her wedding to her fiancee, he was reluctant to do so as he was still angry with her for abandoning the family.<ref name="party"/><ref name=Gim/> After realizing that Marianne was genuinely trying to repair their relationship and seeing how well she got along with Bones and their daughter Christine, Booth decides to go to his mother's wedding. She, along with Hank and Parker, were present at Booth and Bones' wedding in Season 9.

Booth is characterized as a doting father to his three children, Parker, Christine and Hank Jr. (nicknamed "Little Hank"). He has a son named [[List of Bones characters#Parker Booth|Parker]] ([[Ty Panitz]]) with his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca, who refused to marry him. Rebecca is at first hostile, and denied him visitation out of spite, but relations between them later dramatically improve. Initially Booth had mistakenly thought that she turned him down because the precarious nature of his job and irregular work hours would prevent him from being a good father but she later confronts him and assures him that he was a "wonderful father" and that Parker was a "lucky kid".<ref name="lye"/> Parker is named after a friend of Booth's from the Army Rangers, Corporal Edward "Teddy" Parker, who was fatally shot while spotting for Booth on a sniper mission. In the Season 1 episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter", Parker is first introduced to the show and it is revealed that prior to this, none of the "squints", including Bones, knew that Booth had a son. Booth is characterized as a doting and occasionally over-protective father.<ref name="finger">{{Cite episode |title= The Finger in the Nest|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep62|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)|network= Fox|airdate=September 17, 2008|season= 4|number=4 }}</ref> He coached Parker's [[tee ball]] team.<ref name="lye"/> When he and Bones move into their new house, Parker is given his own room. In Season 7 it is revealed that Parker is living in England with his mother but visits Booth during the holidays.

He and Brennan have their daughter Christine Angela in Season 7. She was named after Brennan's mother Christine Brennan and their co-worker and friend [[Angela Montenegro]]. When Parker returns for vacation and sees her for the first time, Booth worries about sibling jealousy but is relieved when Parker hand-makes a mobile for Christine and accepts her into the family. In many episodes, Booth is seen playing with Christine.<ref name="carrot"/><ref name="siege"/> Of her parents' associates and colleagues, Christine is particularly close to Sweets, whom she calls "Uncle Sweets", as he had babysat her since she was an infant, sometimes together with his girlfriend-turned-fiancée Daisy.<ref name="LancetotheHeart"/>

In "The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck", Booth mentions an eccentric aunt of his, who "spent every last dime on old-fashioned cookie jars".

On multiple occasions in the series, characters have stated that Booth is a direct descendant of infamous assassin [[John Wilkes Booth]]. However, this is historically inaccurate, as the assassin died childless at the age of 26 just days after killing Abraham Lincoln.<ref>{{cite book | last = Turner | first = Thomas R. | title = The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | publisher = Krieger | location = Malabar, Fla. | year = 1999 | isbn = 1-57524-003-3}}</ref> More feasible is that he is in fact a descendant of the same family but not John Wilkes himself. In either case, this relation is a particular sore-spot for Booth who does not like having it brought up.<ref name="proof"/>

===Temperance Brennan===

{{main|Temperance "Bones" Brennan}}

Temperance is Booth's professional partner throughout the series, and later, his wife. While Booth and Brennan maintain a professional relationship and friendship for six years, there is a deep emotional attachment and hints of romantic and sexual tension.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bones|author=Pastorek, W.|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1484053_3%7c110629%7c%7c0_0_,00.html|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 30, 2006|access-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref> Minor characters constantly mistake Booth and Brennan for an already romantic couple,<ref name="blueline"/><ref>{{cite episode | title= The Girl With the Curl |episode-link=Bones season 2#ep29|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)| network= Fox| airdate= November 1, 2006| season=2|number= 7}}</ref> an accusation which they consistently and vehemently deny, although they spend more and more time together outside of work and a sexual attraction between them develops. Although she refused to admit it at first, Bones enjoyed working with him from the beginning, even after their falling out when Booth got her drunk and "fired" her, and, in Season 1, she cajoled him into launching an investigation after finding three bone fragments on a golf course so he could work with the Jeffersonian team on the case despite the fact that the FBI had no jurisdiction.<ref name="fairway">{{Cite episode | title=The Man on the Fairway|episode-link=Bones season 1#ep14|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)| network= Fox| airdate=March 8, 2006| season=1|number=14}}</ref> Initially, Brennan detested Booth's use of the nickname "Bones", frequently snapping "Don't call me Bones!", although over time she accepted it and even began to like it, occasionally referring to herself using the nickname. Booth has admitted to Brennan and her father that he finds her "well-structured" and "beautiful," and has once reassured her that she has "her looks and a whole lot more". In "[[Two Bodies in the Lab]]", in season 1, and in "The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle", in season 5, Brennan and Booth's mutual love for [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]'s "[[Hot Blooded]]" is mentioned; Booth even refers to it as "their song" in "[[Bones season 5#ep103|The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle]]", and it is the first song on the mix tape he makes for her in "[[Bones season 8#ep9|The Ghost in the Machine]]".

Booth's grandfather Hank and Bones' father Max expressed approval of their relationship early on, even before Booth and Bones openly admitted that they were more than just professional partners, and Hank and Max incredulously asked Booth if he was gay when he denied that he was romantically involved with Bones.<ref name="The Foot in the Foreclosure"/><ref>{{cite episode | title= The Bone That Blew|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep69|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)| network= Fox| airdate= November 26, 2008| season= 4|number= 11}}</ref> Max, in particular, strongly believed that Booth was the right man for his daughter despite the fact that Booth has had to arrest him a number of times for trying to take the law into his hands to protect Bones.

Throughout the show, Booth and Brennan's differences in worldviews are regularly addressed by various characters and was the source of friction early on in their partnership. She was dismissive of his religious beliefs (and organized religion in general) and would take the opportunity to downplay it. In Season 2 Booth expelled her from the interrogation room after she repeatedly made insensitive remarks, despite her good intentions, during an interview with a parish priest.<ref name="priest"/> Booth also has several heated arguments over various issues, especially religion. She gradually comes to respect and admire his faith when she realizes that it was his way of coping with the trauma and violence he witnesses on a regular basis at work. In numerous episodes she is shown trying to be supportive of Booth in spite of her social awkwardness, which Booth admits he finds endearing. When Sweets was observing them and writing a book on their relationship, Dr. Gordon Wyatt noted that Booth and Brennan are actually more similar despite appearing to be polar opposites – both experienced traumatic childhoods, are highly competent in their respective fields and extremely guarded about their personal lives. Although they maintained their different views after becoming a couple, they are shown to be very protective and trusting of one another.

Booth often takes Bones along to his investigations and interrogations, despite his superiors' and Caroline's initial reservations about a "squint" being in the field. Initially he was irritated by the scientific jargon she frequently used but over time comes to enjoy her company. He also taught her some investigative techniques and "black ops stuff", such as using a credit card to break open a locked door.<ref name="judas"/> In Season 4, at Sweets' persuasion, he allows her to interrogate suspects<ref name="bonesthatfoam"/> and since then, she has co-interrogated suspects with Booth in Sweets' absence. In the field, he sometimes takes advantage of her status as a civilian to obtain information which he, as a federal agent, would otherwise be unable to obtain without going through the time-consuming bureaucratic process. They often go undercover together as a couple whenever a case requires.

Booth shows an apparent jealousy of Brennan's romantic relationships, particularly in the episodes "[[Two Bodies in the Lab]]", "[[The Woman in Limbo]]", "The Headless Witch in the Woods", "The Man in the Mansion", "The Boneless Bride in the River", "The Con Man in the Meth Lab", and "A Night at the Bones Museum". In Season 2 his FBI colleague Special Agent [[List of Bones characters#Tim Sullivan|Tim "Sully" Sullivan]] asks him for "advice" on how to woo Bones, Booth tells him simply that he will not "help [him] get my partner into bed".<ref name="Man in the Mansion"/> Booth has a habit of intimidating, confronting or competing with anyone he believes to have a sexual interest in Brennan. He is extremely protective of her, and is often defensive of her to the point of physically assaulting those who pose a threat to her safety. Likewise, Bones has defended him whenever his ability is called into question and repeatedly made known that Booth is the only FBI agent she (and the other "squints") tolerate working with. Booth has saved Brennan's life in several episodes, such as "[[Aliens in a Spaceship]]", "The Wannabe in the Weeds" and "The Woman in the Garden". In the third season, their relationship takes on a new component when they are forced to undergo partners therapy with Sweets, who observes that they are very close and there is emotional and sexual tension between them. Partners therapy is extended indefinitely. The partners share their first (in a flashback) and third kisses in "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole"; the second occurs in "The Santa in the Slush" when Booth and Brennan agree to kiss under mistletoe in front of Caroline Julian, an attorney Booth frequently works with. Nearly every episode after season three ends with a scene of Booth and Brennan bonding, which become increasingly romantic over time, reflecting the ever-growing affection Booth and Brennan have for each other. This comes to a head in "The Critic in the Cabernet,"<ref name="Critic in the Cabernet">{{Cite episode | title= The Critic in the Cabernet|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep83|series=Bones|series-link= Bones (TV series)| network= Fox| airdate= May 7, 2009 | season= 4|number= 25}}</ref> in which Brennan asks Booth to donate sperm to father her child. He is startled but eventually agrees. The two begin making plans for her insemination, but before she can go through with it, Booth is diagnosed with a brain tumor.

In Season five, Booth realizes his love for Brennan as he recovers from his tumor. However, he is cautioned by both Dr. Saroyan and Dr. Sweets to be sure of his feelings before confessing his love to Brennan. Afraid that his feelings for her are related solely to his tumor and coma, Booth is conflicted about whether or not to tell Brennan. Afterwards, their relationship remains fraught with sexual tension. Although she shares his feelings, Brennan rejects his advance and states her uncertainty about the possible outcomes of such a relationship given their seemingly conflicting personalities. Booth agrees to respect her wishes and attempts to move on as they continue to work together. In the episode "[[Bones season 5#ep105|The Boy with the Answer]]", Booth is confronted with the possibility that Brennan, claiming she is "tired of dealing with murders and victims and sadness and pain", might leave the Jeffersonian permanently. In the final scene of this episode, Booth watches as Brennan turns to face him while riding away in a taxi. Brennan departs for a year-long anthropological expedition to the [[Maluku Islands]], while Booth agrees to spend a year in Afghanistan, training soldiers to apprehend terrorists.<ref name="The Beginning in the End"/> They say goodbye at the airport, agreeing to meet one year later. Their relationship takes a downturn after their return to DC due to Booth's relationship with journalist Hannah Burley; Brennan is apparently disappointed after learning that Hannah gets along with Parker. When Brennan admits that she still has feelings for Booth, he turns her down and says that he loves Hannah. Hannah departs after she turns down Booth's rather half-hearted proposal. Brennan and Booth begin to rekindle their relationship.

In the episode "The Hole in the Heart", in which [[List of Bones characters#Vincent Nigel-Murray|Vincent Nigel-Murray]] dies, Booth has Brennan stay at his apartment for her safety. Later that night, Brennan is still overcome with grief over Vincent's death and she turns to Booth for comfort. The two fall into his bed together in a seemingly intimate but non-sexual embrace. The next day, she tells [[Angela Montenegro]] that she "got into bed with Booth". In the following episode, she tells Booth that she is pregnant with his child. At the start of season seven, a very pregnant Brennan and Booth are in a relationship and going back and forth between apartments. Booth suggests that they should have their own place; Brennan wants Booth to move into her apartment. It causes a minor rift between them. At the end of the episode they are in bed looking at houses on the internet. Booth also tells Brennan he loves her and left it to her to decide when she wants to get married. After much discussion, Booth and Brennan agree to give up their apartments and move in together. In the episode "[[Bones season 7#ep135|The Crack in the Code]]", they decide to buy a two-story house in the suburbs—which they jokingly called "The Mighty Hut"—that Booth found at a police auction and renovate it, (according to a mailed check sent to Brennan in "The Heiress in the Hill", in [[Bones season 9|season 9]], the "Mighty Hut"'s address is "1297 Janus Street, Washington DC, 20002"). In the following episode, Booth delivers their daughter in a small stable off the road when Brennan cannot make it to the hospital to give birth.<ref name="prisoner"/> They name their baby Christine Angela, after Bones' mother and [[Angela Montenegro]]. Booth also tells Bones that she would be the one to ask him to marry her since he believed in marriage and she was the one who needed the make the decision. In the season finale Bones is framed by tech-savvy serial killer [[List of Bones characters#Christopher Pelant|Christopher Pelant]], who is released when the jury finds him "not guilty". Bones, with help from Max, is forced to go on the run with Christine in order to avoid being arrested and buy Booth and the team enough time to clear her. Prior to her departure, she and Booth had Christine [[Infant baptism|christened]] into the Catholic church out of respect for his religious beliefs.

The family reunite in the Season 8 premiere and, by the second episode, Bones and Christine have returned home. However the couple have some difficulty readjusting after nearly three months apart with almost no contact with one another. Booth puts up a facade but was still resentful and bitter over the separation. They resolve their differences by the end of the episode.

At the end of Season 8, Brennan finally decides to marry Booth, who is overjoyed. However, their plans are ruined when a vengeful Christopher Pelant blackmails Booth, threatening to kill five random people if Booth marries Brennan. Booth calls off the wedding, but does not explain the real reason to Brennan. For the first several episodes of the season, despite their efforts to mask the frustration and resentment, there was much tension between the two of them and between Booth and the other squints, who accused Booth of being unfaithful and getting "cold feet" at the last minute.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gonzalez|first=Sandra|title='Bones' season finale shocker: Boss says Booth 'will make this right'|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/30/bones-season-8-finale-post-mortem/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]]|access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|title='Bones' Finale: Pelant Returns And Leaves A Devastated Brennan In His Wake (VIDEO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/bones-finale-pelant-booth-brennan-video_n_3183598.html|work=[[Huffington Post]]|access-date=June 6, 2013|date=April 30, 2013}}</ref> In the Season 9 premiere, Booth confided in his friend Aldo Clemens, a former Army chaplain turned bartender, about Pelant's threat against him and he was having trouble mending his relationship with Brennan. At the end of the episode, Brennan decides to stay with Booth, much to his relief, and tell him that she is willing to trust him. In episode 4, "The Sense in the Sacrifice", Booth vows to take Pelant out once and for all, especially after Pelant murdered his colleague FBI Special Agent Flynn and manipulated evidence to frame Flynn. After killing Pelant, Booth reveals to Bones Pelant's threats and why he called the wedding off. He then reiterates his marriage proposal, which she happily accepts.

In the Season 9 episode "[[Bones season 9#ep172|The Woman in White]]", Booth and Bones prepare for their wedding. Bones agreed to a church wedding after realizing the sacrifice Booth had made as the Catholic church does not condone co-habitation; Aldo had told her that Booth was willing to sacrifice his soul and "live in sin" if it meant being with her. She rationalized the decision, saying that she could see the "beauty" behind the ceremony and tradition associated with a Catholic wedding and added that she also knew [[Latin]].<ref name="siege">{{cite episode|title=The Secret in the Siege|episode-link=Bones season 8#ep166|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 29, 2013|season=8|number=24}}</ref> However, their plans are ruined by a cold case and a fire in the church in which they were to be married. With Angela's help, they hold a last-minute simple garden ceremony outside the Jeffersonian. Aldo presided over the ceremony in the presence of Booth's mother Marianne, grandfather Hank and son Parker, Bones' father Max and their close friends from the Jeffersonian. They spent their honeymoon in [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]].
Their infant son Hank Jr. (named after Booth's grandfather) was born off-screen sometime after season 10 and before the beginning of season 11.

===Rebecca Stinson===

Rebecca Stinson, portrayed by [[Jessica Capshaw]], is Booth's ex-girlfriend. When she became pregnant, Booth proposed but Stinson did not accept. They named their son Parker Matthew Booth, the first name "Parker" after Booth's friend who died in the army. They occasionally engage in a liaison, but are mostly just friends. Booth resolves to end their liaisons after Rebecca assuages his doubts that he was a good father to Parker.

===Camille Saroyan===

Booth rekindles an old relationship with Dr. [[Camille Saroyan]] when she joins the Jeffersonian team.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Titan on the Tracks|episode-link=The Titan on the Tracks|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=August 30, 2006|season=2|number=1}}</ref> However, Booth ends the relationship for the second time after an intense case nearly costs Saroyan her life. Booth asserts that on-the-job romantic relationships endanger the team in high-pressure situations. Booth has known Saroyan for some length of time; in Season 4, it is stated that she has known Booth and his brother Jared for some 15 years. She was one of the few characters who already knew about the brothers' abusive childhood and they call each other by their first names, at least in private; there is a running joke where Booth counters with, "Don't call me Seeley," to which Cam replies, "Don't call me Camille." Despite the breakup, Saroyan and Booth remain close friends, working together on cases and giving each other advice on numerous occasions.

===Hannah Burley===

Hannah Burley, portrayed by [[Katheryn Winnick]], is Booth's ex-girlfriend whom he met while training soldiers in Afghanistan. She was originally in Afghanistan as a journalist. She moved to Washington D.C. to be with Booth and they eventually moved in together in Booth's apartment. However, they soon break up when Hannah rejects Booth's half-hearted proposal and she moves out of his apartment.<ref name="daredevil"/>

===With colleagues and the Jeffersonian team===

Booth's appointment to the Jeffersonian was met with mixed reaction from Bones' team members. In the first few episodes, it was apparent that Booth did not fit in with the "squints" and was immediately put-off by the scientific jargon they use when discussing a case. He gradually develops a close working relationship and becomes friends with them outside of work. This was evidenced in the Season 2 episode "[[Bones season 2#ep33|Judas on a Pole]]", when Booth was "suspended without pay" by the Deputy Director for pursuing a thirty-year-old cover-up in order to solve the more recent murder of a fellow FBI agent, Bones and the rest of the team, realizing that it meant that Booth can no longer work with them, all volunteer to continue the investigation so that Booth will be reinstated. At the end of the episode Booth was reinstated and Bones invites him to join the rest of the team in celebrating Zack Addy's appointment at the Jeffersonian, telling him that "we are, all of us, your squints". The rest of the team have since accepted Booth, as shown in several episodes where Booth's life was threatened and the "squints" all go the extra mile to ensure his safety.<ref name="concrete"/><ref name="hero"/> Likewise he vows to protect them at all costs when they were threatened by rogue sniper Jacob Broadsky in Season 6 and serial killer Christopher Pelant in Season 8. Whenever one of them encounters a traumatic event (e.g. watching someone die) he shows concern and tries to help them deal with the trauma, such as when co-worker and intern [[List of Bones characters#Vincent Nigel-Murray|Vincent Nigel-Murray]] was killed in their own lab.<ref name="blueline">{{cite episode|title=Bones on the Blue Line|episode-link=Bones season 5#ep99|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=April 1, 2010|season=5|number=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Hole in the Heart|episode-link=Bones season 6#ep128|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 12, 2011|season=6|number=22}}</ref>

Early in Season 1 [[Jack Hodgins (Bones)|Jack Hodgins]] was particularly hostile to him due to his disdain for the government and bureaucracy in general. Booth's patriotism, position as a federal agent and military background and Hodgins' argumentative nature further added to the friction.<ref name="soldier"/> Booth soon earns his respect when he lets Hodgins accompany him to rescue Bones, who was being held captive by a rogue FBI agent, and Hodgins witnesses Booth shooting the perpetrator as the latter was about to kill Bones.<ref name="twobodies"/> While they still maintain their respective opposing views, they are on friendly terms<ref name="incinerator"/> and Booth often calls him "bug boy". At the end of the second season, he agrees to be Hodgin's best man in his wedding to [[Angela Montenegro]] (albeit as the second choice after [[Zack Addy]] turned the position down). Hodgins also asks for Booth's advice about proposing to Angela.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Spaceman in a Crater|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep41|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 2, 2007|season=2|number=19}}</ref> Booth has the tendency to cut Hodgins off in the middle of a conversation whenever the latter starts using scientific jargon, although Hodgins generally tolerates it. In season 4, when Booth's FBI colleague [[List of Bones characters#Payton Perotta|Special Agent Perotta]] takes over an investigation in which Booth is a suspect, Hodgins and intern [[List of Bones characters#Wendell Bray|Wendell Bray]] immediately declare to Agent Perotta that they are "Booth's people" rather than Perotta's.<ref name="fireintheice">{{cite episode|title=Fire in the Ice|episode-link=Bones season 4#ep71|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=January 22, 2009|season=4|number=13}}</ref> Booth also intentionally ignores Hodgins' "insane conspiracist ravings" and uses Hodgins' knowledge to his advantage, especially while investigating the Gormogon murders. By the time of "High Treason in the Holiday Season", Booth and Hodgins have become comfortable enough with each other's views that Booth asked for Hodgins' honest opinion on what they should do with a hard drive they had recently acquired which contained data on illegal NSA operations (Hodgins ultimately concluded that releasing the data would put innocent NSA agents at risk even if the operations they were taking part in were technically illegal).

Of the "squints", Booth gets along best with [[Angela Montenegro]] due to her ability to relate to him in layman's terms and knowledge of pop culture. Angela was initially attracted to Booth. When she realizes that Booth and Bones were "meant for each other", she repeatedly attempts to match-make them. She often gave both of them tips on how to get along with and appease the other.

Booth had a difficult relationship with Brennan's assistant [[Zack Addy]], as he finds Zack Addy's cold naïveté and social awkwardness disconcerting and, later, irritating. After failing to woo a colleague, "Naomi from paleontology", whom he was attracted to, Addy approached Booth for "advice" in the episode "[[A Boy in a Tree]]", much to Booth's annoyance and did so ever since. Booth has threatened to shoot Addy on several occasions out of exasperation.<ref name="tree">{{cite episode|title=A Boy in a Tree|episode-link=A Boy in a Tree|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=September 27, 2005|season=1|number=3}}</ref> Addy admires Booth as a man of experience, and repeatedly asks him for advice on various issues, including sexual relationships. Booth convinces Addy that ignoring one another is a form of male bonding in order to deter Addy from continuously asking him anymore awkward questions and so that he could avoid hurting Addy's feelings. In Season 2 Addy receives a letter from the White House requesting his services in Iraq and Addy asks Booth if "it hurt to get shot", as Booth was the only one of the group who had any first-hand combat experience in a war zone. When Booth asks him why, he shows Booth the letter, explaining that he chose to ask Booth as the latter "[knows] more about duty and honor than anyone else I know".<ref>{{cite episode|title=Stargazer in a Puddle|episode-link=Bones season 2#ep43|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=May 16, 2007|season=2|number=21}}</ref> Before Addy goes to Iraq, Booth gives him a harmonica as a parting gift. Following the climax of the events at the end of season 3, Booth regrets that he had never talked much to Zack, feeling that if he had he would have caught onto Zack's affiliation with Gormogon sooner and could, perhaps, have done something about it.

When fellow FBI agent Dr. [[Lance Sweets]] first joined the team, Booth treated him in a condescending manner, due to his youth and boyish looks. Booth was one of the few who acknowledged the importance of psychological insight into an investigation and would bring Sweets along to investigations, albeit grudgingly — he disliked Sweets' habit of repeatedly questioning him when he was in a bad mood or confronting him with details of his private life when in the car en route to the crime scene despite Sweets' good intentions. Whenever Sweets made him feel uncomfortable in that manner, he would interrupt and cut him off with a sarcastic comment or directly tell him to be quiet. Booth became less sarcastic and more understanding with Sweets when he learns about the latter's own abusive childhood and subsequent yearning for a family after the death of his adoptive parents as he himself was abused as a child.<ref name="mayhem"/> Despite his tendency to pull rank on Sweets by making him do undesirable tasks such as paperwork or frequently light-heartedly mock him, he cares deeply for the younger agent<ref name="blueline"/> and the two have an underlying mutual respect. Since then Sweets has been a close friend to Booth and his family outside of work. He also consults Sweets on a number of issues, including his feelings for Bones. When Booth was suspended from the field, he consulted with Dr. Gordon Wyatt instead of Sweets, who is the department's designated psychologist, in order to avoid having to put Sweets in a difficult position of having to choose between their friendship and his professional responsibility. In Season 8 he invites Sweets to stay at his and Bones' home while Sweets deals with his second break-up with Daisy; Sweets helped with the chores and would babysit Christine. In the Season 10 premiere Sweets and Daisy are back together and ask Booth to be the godfather of their unborn son. The character is killed off later in the episode, leaving Booth visibly distraught.<ref name="LancetotheHeart">{{cite episode|title=The Lance to the Heart|episode-link=Bones season 10#ep192|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=October 2, 2014|season=10|number=2}}</ref>

Booth is generally wary of most of the "squinterns" due to their eccentric personalities, especially Aubrey's one-time love interest Jessica Warren and Sweets' girlfriend [[List of Bones characters|Daisy Wick]].<ref>{{cite episode|title=The Prince in the Plastic|episode-link=Bones season 7#ep132|series=Bones|series-link=Bones (TV series)|network=Fox|date=November 17, 2011|season=7|number=3}}</ref> In season 10, following Sweets' death, he begins to treat Daisy more like a younger sister and looks out for her and her newborn son. He is good friends with [[List of Bones characters#Wendell Bray|Wendell Bray]], one of Brennan's favorite interns, and they play ice hockey together on the same amateur team. In Season 9, Booth is visibly distraught when Brennan tells him that she suspects Wendell has [[Ewing's sarcoma]]. When Cam was forced to fire Wendell for using medical marijuana due to Jeffersonian rules,<ref>The Jeffersonian is a (fictional) federally-funded institution, much like the real-life [[Smithsonian Institution]], and employees using regulated substances such as cannabis or marijuana are not allowed to come into contact with evidence to preserve the integrity of the investigation.</ref> Booth, with Bones' and Caroline's help, find a loophole and Wendell is re-employed as an independent consultant reviewing case files and evidence reports, much to Cam's relief and delight.<ref name="high"/>

==Reception==
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John Kubicek of [[BuddyTV]] placed him on his list of the "15 Hottest TV Dads", describing the occasional moments he shares with his son as "tender and real".<ref name="dad">{{cite web|last=Kubicek|first=John|title=15 Hottest TV Dads: #5 - Seeley Booth, Bones|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/bones/hottest-tv-dads-seeley-booth-b-17507.aspx|publisher=[[BuddyTV]]|access-date=September 16, 2012|date=June 12, 2008}}</ref> He was included in ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s list of "TV's Sexiest Crime Fighters".<ref>{{cite web|title=TV's Sexiest Crime Fighters|url=http://www.tvguide.com/special/summer-tv/photogallery/TVs-Sexiest-Crime-1034736|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref> His relationship with Temperance Brennan was listed in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} "30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples"<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Bierly|first1=Mandi|last2=Fog|first2=Henning|title=30 Best 'Will They/Won't They?' TV Couples|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20304425_21156349,00.html#20670120|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512112623/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20304425_21156349,00.html#20670120|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2012|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time Inc]]|access-date=July 7, 2012|date=May 13, 2012}}</ref> and ''TV Tango'''s "Top 10 Romantically Challenged TV Couples".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vicic|first=Mike|title=Top 10 Romantically Challenged TV Couples|url=http://www.tvtango.com/news/detail/id/193|work=TV Tango|access-date=May 21, 2013|date=April 19, 2010}}</ref>

Booth's background and personal tastes loosely mirrors that of actor [[David Boreanaz]], who portrays the character. Boreanaz, though born in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], is from the [[Philadelphia]] area, supports the [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] and was an avid athlete in school.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emily Deschanel Sits Down with David Boreanaz|url=http://phillystylemag.com/personalities/articles/emily-deschanel-sits-down-with-david-boreanaz|publisher=[[Philadelphia Style]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Vampire Turns Into Regular Guy|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/arts/television/27bore.html?ref=television&_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 27, 2006}}</ref> An ice hockey fan and amateur player, his love of the sport is frequently referenced on the show as the character is often seen wearing a Flyers t-shirt when off-duty and several episodes have featured [[National Hockey League|NHL]] players.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boreanaz Sports Flyers' Jersey in TV Dream|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/Bobby-Clarke-Flyers-Jersey-Makes-TV-Guest-Appearance.html|publisher=[[NBC Philadelphia]]|date=Jul 16, 2009}}</ref><ref name="HeadAbutment"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Bones recap: The Head in the Abutment|url=https://ew.com/recap/bones-season-11-episode-19/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=June 17, 2016}}</ref>

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