This article addresses the real life events behind American Nightmare and Unbelievable.
A young woman is assaulted by a brazen home invader. The police don’t believe the crime occurred and accuse the woman of lying for attention. Later on, the home invader strikes again, confirming that the story was true all along.
The above summary describes the real life experience of Denise Huskins as recounted in Netflix’s latest docuseries, American Nightmare. In 2015, Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn were attacked and drugged in their home by an intruder. Denise would then be kidnapped by the masked man, raped by him twice, and released back home to a world where police just couldn’t buy her version of events, true as they were.
It just so happens that the above summary also describes 2019 Netflix miniseries Unbelievable. And that’s why it needs to be added to your queue the...
A young woman is assaulted by a brazen home invader. The police don’t believe the crime occurred and accuse the woman of lying for attention. Later on, the home invader strikes again, confirming that the story was true all along.
The above summary describes the real life experience of Denise Huskins as recounted in Netflix’s latest docuseries, American Nightmare. In 2015, Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn were attacked and drugged in their home by an intruder. Denise would then be kidnapped by the masked man, raped by him twice, and released back home to a world where police just couldn’t buy her version of events, true as they were.
It just so happens that the above summary also describes 2019 Netflix miniseries Unbelievable. And that’s why it needs to be added to your queue the...
- 1/23/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After getting snubbed for her work on Netflix’s “Unbelievable” in 2020, Kaitlyn Dever has another chance at striking Emmy gold thanks to her performance on another limited series, Hulu’s “Dopesick” — one for which she absolutely deserves to be recognized by the television academy.
Based on Beth Macy‘s acclaimed nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America,” the eight-part series takes a look at the deadly opioid epidemic that has crippled America since the 1990s. It paints an empathetic portrait of the men and women most affected by it while documenting the crimes of the Sackler family’s company Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin. Dever plays Betsy Mallum, a teenage coal miner living in rural Virginia who is prescribed OxyContin by her doctor (Michael Keaton) after hurting her back during a mining accident.
Like as rape survivor Marie Adler on “Unbelievable,...
Based on Beth Macy‘s acclaimed nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America,” the eight-part series takes a look at the deadly opioid epidemic that has crippled America since the 1990s. It paints an empathetic portrait of the men and women most affected by it while documenting the crimes of the Sackler family’s company Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin. Dever plays Betsy Mallum, a teenage coal miner living in rural Virginia who is prescribed OxyContin by her doctor (Michael Keaton) after hurting her back during a mining accident.
Like as rape survivor Marie Adler on “Unbelievable,...
- 4/10/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
When teenager Marie Adler reported being raped by an intruder at her home in Lynnwood, Wash., back in August 2008, her life was upended in ways she couldn't have even begun to imagine. Not only had she experienced a horrific and violent attack, incurring suffering both physical, mental and spiritual as the promise of safety her apartment afforded her was violated, but because of the scant physical evidence collected at the scene, her perceived "wrong" response to the trauma she claimed had been inflicted upon her, and her inconsistent recounting of events in the days afterwards, she suffered anew as both the parental figures in her life and the detectives entrusted with her case found...
- 9/17/2020
- E! Online
“Unbelievable” showrunner Susannah Grant says that when she first read the ProPublica article on which the Netflix limited series is based that she immediatley wanted to tell the story on screen. “I thought for a moment about doing it as a feature,” she explains, “but there was so much there that we decided it would just be better if we had a lot of time to really explore all the nuances of it.” Now it’s nominated for four Emmys including two for Grant as both an executive producer and a writer. Watch our exclusive video interview with her above.
See‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Watchmen’ lead Television Critics Association Awards nominations
The series is based on the true story of an investigation into a serial rapist and the experiences of one of his victims, Marie Adler (played by Kaitlyn Dever), who was disbelieved and even charged with filing a false police report...
See‘Unbelievable,’ ‘Watchmen’ lead Television Critics Association Awards nominations
The series is based on the true story of an investigation into a serial rapist and the experiences of one of his victims, Marie Adler (played by Kaitlyn Dever), who was disbelieved and even charged with filing a false police report...
- 8/10/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
After winning her inaugural Emmy on her first try in 2015 for directing the HBO miniseries “Olive Kitteridge,” Lisa Cholodenko looks to return to the Best Limited Series/TV Movie Directing lineup for Netflix’s “Unbelievable.” She helmed the first three episodes, of which she chose the opener to enter at the Emmys.
The premiere centers on Kaitlyn Dever’s Marie Adler, an 18-year-old who reports being raped at knifepoint to the local police station in Lynnwood, Washington. The story is told through Marie’s eyes, through which the world becomes cold and bleak as she grapples with trauma, all while being confronted with inklings of doubt from the people around her. With her grounded direction and tight collaboration with cinematographer Quyen Tran (who uses a veristic color palette throughout), Cholodenko crafts an uber-realistic atmosphere, which not only sets the tone for the show, but is a pivotal step toward immersing viewers into Marie’s situation.
The premiere centers on Kaitlyn Dever’s Marie Adler, an 18-year-old who reports being raped at knifepoint to the local police station in Lynnwood, Washington. The story is told through Marie’s eyes, through which the world becomes cold and bleak as she grapples with trauma, all while being confronted with inklings of doubt from the people around her. With her grounded direction and tight collaboration with cinematographer Quyen Tran (who uses a veristic color palette throughout), Cholodenko crafts an uber-realistic atmosphere, which not only sets the tone for the show, but is a pivotal step toward immersing viewers into Marie’s situation.
- 7/13/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Authenticity was key for both women in making Netflix’s real-life rape-investigation drama.
Showrunner Susannah Grant knew it would be hard for viewers to engage with the real-life subject matter of Unbelievable – a rape investigation that is woefully mishandled by the police – but was also aware audiences would lose interest if the show bore the hallmarks of Hollywood storytelling.
“Sexual assault is something people spend tons of energy running away from, and I couldn’t give people one reason to turn away,” says Grant of the Netflix show, which is both a gripping procedural and an indictment of a...
Showrunner Susannah Grant knew it would be hard for viewers to engage with the real-life subject matter of Unbelievable – a rape investigation that is woefully mishandled by the police – but was also aware audiences would lose interest if the show bore the hallmarks of Hollywood storytelling.
“Sexual assault is something people spend tons of energy running away from, and I couldn’t give people one reason to turn away,” says Grant of the Netflix show, which is both a gripping procedural and an indictment of a...
- 7/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Madeleine L’Engle once wrote: “Truth is what is true, and it’s not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing.” It’s a quote I return to often while thinking about Netflix’s stellar limited series “Unbelievable” for a variety of reasons, but never so much as when mulling over how the series managed to take inspiration from real events to create something even greater than the sum of its parts. It takes something factual and makes it true.
For Susannah Grant, who served as co-creator, writer, and director on “Unbelievable,” the process of adapting “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” originally published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project, was all about being more faithful to the truth than the facts. “You’re going for the authenticity of someone’s experience,” Grant said in a phone interview with IndieWire, “And you obviously can’t incorporate every life moment that added up to that,...
For Susannah Grant, who served as co-creator, writer, and director on “Unbelievable,” the process of adapting “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” originally published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project, was all about being more faithful to the truth than the facts. “You’re going for the authenticity of someone’s experience,” Grant said in a phone interview with IndieWire, “And you obviously can’t incorporate every life moment that added up to that,...
- 7/7/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning article by T. Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project, and an episode of the podcast This American Life, Netflix’s limited series Unbelievable follows the true story of teenager Marie Adler, played by Kaitlyn Dever, as she tries to report being raped in her home, only to find herself disbelieved, denied, and even prosecuted for lying. Toni Collette and Merritt Wever co-star as the dogged detectives who ultimately give Adler her life back. For Dever, this harrowing role was truly a 180-degree switch from her comedic turn in the film Booksmart, further proving the breadth and depth of her talent.
Deadline: You’ve called this show the hardest thing you’ve done in your career.
Kaitlyn Dever: When I say that, I think about not only me, but all of the hard work that everyone put into it. It was such a team effort.
Deadline: You’ve called this show the hardest thing you’ve done in your career.
Kaitlyn Dever: When I say that, I think about not only me, but all of the hard work that everyone put into it. It was such a team effort.
- 7/2/2020
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
For two seasons on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June (Elisabeth Moss) had to repress her feelings and anger for fear of retribution. In Season 3 of the Hulu drama, she was finally able to forge her own path as a leader, to “give people a piece of her mind,” as Moss puts it.
Many of the biggest female roles on TV this year involved capturing that same restraint. From Kaitlyn Dever playing sexual-assault victim Marie Adler in “Unbelievable,” to Michelle Dockery portraying the mother of a potential murderer in “Defending Jacob” and Octavia Spencer’s titular character breaking barriers as she faced discrimination in “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” several top performances involved carefully choosing when to hold things in, and when to let it all go.
For Moss, it was June’s need to hide her emotions that attracted her to the role in the first place,...
Many of the biggest female roles on TV this year involved capturing that same restraint. From Kaitlyn Dever playing sexual-assault victim Marie Adler in “Unbelievable,” to Michelle Dockery portraying the mother of a potential murderer in “Defending Jacob” and Octavia Spencer’s titular character breaking barriers as she faced discrimination in “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” several top performances involved carefully choosing when to hold things in, and when to let it all go.
For Moss, it was June’s need to hide her emotions that attracted her to the role in the first place,...
- 6/18/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Eric Lange co-stars in the Netflix limited series “Unbelievable” as Detective Robert Parker, who investigates the rape of Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) and wrongly dismisses it as a false report. Considering this character, on top of the current national protests against police brutality, the actor realizes, “It’s a job I don’t want. I would never want to be in that position … but I feel like if that is your job, then it is your obligation to do everything you can to do it well … At the end of the day I think we have to hold law enforcement to a higher standard.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Lange above.
SEEThe year of Merritt Wever: She could go on an ‘Unbelievable’ ‘Run’ at the Emmys with Two leading roles
“Unbelievable” is based on the true story of an investigation into a serial sexual predator and one victim...
SEEThe year of Merritt Wever: She could go on an ‘Unbelievable’ ‘Run’ at the Emmys with Two leading roles
“Unbelievable” is based on the true story of an investigation into a serial sexual predator and one victim...
- 6/11/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress Emmy race has seen changes recently, with Nat Geo’s “Genius: Aretha” forced to shut down production due to the coronavirus pandemic and HBO’s “The Undoing” moving to the fall, taking their respective leading ladies Cynthia Erivo and Nicole Kidman out of contention. Nevertheless, the field remains stacked with Academy Award winners and/or nominees, as well as Emmy darlings. So I ask of you, Emmy voters, to keep breakthrough performer Kaitlyn Dever’s searing work in Netflix’s true-crime miniseries “Unbelievable” top of mind come voting.
The eight-part series opens with an episode that sees Dever in nearly every frame as 18-year-old Marie Adler, who in 2008 reports being raped at knifepoint to her local police in Lynnwood, Washington. Marie is asked to recount her rape multiple times, which Dever convincingly plays as though salt is being repeatedly poured on an open wound.
The eight-part series opens with an episode that sees Dever in nearly every frame as 18-year-old Marie Adler, who in 2008 reports being raped at knifepoint to her local police in Lynnwood, Washington. Marie is asked to recount her rape multiple times, which Dever convincingly plays as though salt is being repeatedly poured on an open wound.
- 4/21/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
This year’s Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress Emmy race is beyond stacked. We’ve already seen turns from Academy Award winners Regina King (“Watchmen”) and Helen Mirren (“Catherine the Great”), while the next two months will have an influx of performances from Oscar champs Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”), Nicole Kidman (“The Undoing”), Octavia Spencer (“Self Made”) and Reese Witherspoon (“Little Fires Everywhere”), plus past Emmy nominees Zoe Kazan (“The Plot Against America”) and Kerry Washington (“Little Fires Everywhere”).. Amid the insanely crowded field, I urge you, dear Emmy voter, not to forget about Merritt Wever, who stunned with her work in Netflix’s “Unbelievable,” which released way back in September.
In the eight-part miniseries, Wever plays Colorado detective Karen Duvall, who teams up with fellow detective Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) after discovering unnerving similarities between several rape cases in their state. What they’re initially unaware of is...
In the eight-part miniseries, Wever plays Colorado detective Karen Duvall, who teams up with fellow detective Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) after discovering unnerving similarities between several rape cases in their state. What they’re initially unaware of is...
- 3/19/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Last week, we at TVLine revealed our 20 finalists for Performer of the Year. We have since debated fiercely among ourselves to come up with a winning trio whose collective work was unbelievably affecting — Kaitlyn Dever, Merritt Wever and Toni Collette, of Netflix’s Unbelievable.
I was raped. With those three words — the first uttered by Dever’s Marie Adler — the miniseries was set in motion, almost daring you to stay tuned as it told the story of a teenage rape victim whose case was heartlessly mishandled by detectives in Lynnwood, Wash. Marie had just been violated in a multitude of ways,...
I was raped. With those three words — the first uttered by Dever’s Marie Adler — the miniseries was set in motion, almost daring you to stay tuned as it told the story of a teenage rape victim whose case was heartlessly mishandled by detectives in Lynnwood, Wash. Marie had just been violated in a multitude of ways,...
- 12/20/2019
- TVLine.com
Looking to break through in the Best Comedy/Musical Actress category at the Golden Globe Awards are “Booksmart” stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein. In our combined Golden Globes odds, Dever currently ranks in sixth place, while Feldstein ranks in second. But don’t be surprised to see both names pop up during Monday’s nominations.
The duo instantly lights up the screen as Amy (Dever) and Molly (Feldstein), two girls about to graduate from high school, who, after years of intense studying, decide to finally break the rules on their last day of classes. Not only do Dever and Feldstein have undeniable chemistry, but their comedic chops are on full display and they’re able to infuse their characters with warmth while remaining grounded in reality. Their fun, lighthearted performances are textbook examples of what the comedy/musical Globe acting categories were made for.
Both also have the added...
The duo instantly lights up the screen as Amy (Dever) and Molly (Feldstein), two girls about to graduate from high school, who, after years of intense studying, decide to finally break the rules on their last day of classes. Not only do Dever and Feldstein have undeniable chemistry, but their comedic chops are on full display and they’re able to infuse their characters with warmth while remaining grounded in reality. Their fun, lighthearted performances are textbook examples of what the comedy/musical Globe acting categories were made for.
Both also have the added...
- 12/7/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Despite three Emmy nominations for “Nurse Jackie” and “Godless”, two of which translated into wins (“Nurse Jackie” in 2013 and “Godless”), Merritt Wever has never been nominated for a Golden Globe or an individual Screen Actors Guild Award. But she might finally get her due, thanks to her starring role in Netflix’s eight-part limited series “Unbelievable.”
The series is based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s 2015 news article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” which was published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. Set in Washington state in 2008, it follows 18-year-old Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) after she reports being raped at knifepoint to the police. When two male officers confront her about inconsistencies in her story, she gives in to the pressure and says she made it all up, causing her to be charged with false reporting. Three years later, two Colorado detectives, Karen Duvall (Wever) and Grace Rasmussen...
The series is based on T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong’s 2015 news article “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” which was published by ProPublica and The Marshall Project. Set in Washington state in 2008, it follows 18-year-old Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) after she reports being raped at knifepoint to the police. When two male officers confront her about inconsistencies in her story, she gives in to the pressure and says she made it all up, causing her to be charged with false reporting. Three years later, two Colorado detectives, Karen Duvall (Wever) and Grace Rasmussen...
- 11/21/2019
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Kaitlyn Dever and Merritt Wever co-star in Netflix’s “Unbelievable” as a rape victim and a determined detective, respectively. They’re both being campaigned as leads in the limited series, which means they’ll go head to head at the Golden Globes for Best TV Movie/Limited Actress. Might they cancel each other out, or could they both be nominated? If they both make the cut they’d be only the fourth pair of co-stars to be nominated in that race in the 21st century.
But there is precedent, and quite recently for that matter. Both Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore were nominated in 2010 for their performances as the Beale sisters in HBO’s telefilm “Grey Gardens.” Then two pairs of co-stars contended in 2018: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for “Big Little Lies” and Lange and Susan Sarandon for “Feud: Bette and Joan.” You’d think vote-splitting might then prevent any of them from winning,...
But there is precedent, and quite recently for that matter. Both Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore were nominated in 2010 for their performances as the Beale sisters in HBO’s telefilm “Grey Gardens.” Then two pairs of co-stars contended in 2018: Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon for “Big Little Lies” and Lange and Susan Sarandon for “Feud: Bette and Joan.” You’d think vote-splitting might then prevent any of them from winning,...
- 11/14/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“I definitely knew that it was going to be the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life,” admits Kaitlyn Dever about shooting the Netflix limited series “Unbelievable.” She plays Marie Adler, who is raped but then denied justice after her account of the event is doubted and ultimately dismissed by local police. The story is all the more unsettling because it’s based on a true story, which was previously reported in a 2015 ProPublica article and an episode of the “This American Life” podcast. Watch our exclusive interview with Dever above.
Dever doesn’t consider herself a method actress, but she found herself immersed in her character more fully than she anticipated. “I had put so much pressure on myself because I felt the importance of it,” she explains. “My heart immediately broke for Marie when I read her story, and I just had to do her justice...
Dever doesn’t consider herself a method actress, but she found herself immersed in her character more fully than she anticipated. “I had put so much pressure on myself because I felt the importance of it,” she explains. “My heart immediately broke for Marie when I read her story, and I just had to do her justice...
- 11/12/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
NetflixThe series is exactly what the world needs to see at a time when more women are opening up about sexual violence, only to be met with hostility and skepticism. Sowmya Rajendran*Spoilers ahead Unbelievable, an investigative thriller now streaming on Netflix, begins with an 18-year-old woman, Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever), filing a rape complaint. She was asleep in her apartment, she says, when a man wearing a mask bound her and raped her. The police take down her statement and send her for a medical examination. But soon, the lead investigator, detective Parker, becomes doubtful that the rape even took place. Based on a true story, Unbelievable is gripping from the word go. The series, created by Susannah Grant, Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon, is also exactly what the world needs to see at a time when more and more women are opening up about the sexual violence that...
- 9/24/2019
- by Sowmya
- The News Minute
Two years before the #MeToo movement rocked Hollywood, many people’s reactions to then-18-year-old Marie Adler’s report of rape were disbelief. The young woman at the center of ProPublica’s “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” had experienced so much trauma in her young life, she became an unreliable witness in her own attack and was actually charged with a crime of her own before the truth came out. Now, two years after #MeToo, her story has been adapted into an eight-part limited series for Netflix entitled “Unbelievable,” starring Kaitlyn Dever as Marie.
“We started working on this two years ago, and it was obviously relevant and had been, unfortunately, for centuries, but then suddenly the material, and this story in particular, felt like it completely coincided with this wave of consciousness about this subject,” executive producer Sarah Timberman tells Variety.
Oscar nominee (for “Erin Brockovich”) Susannah Grant wrote,...
“We started working on this two years ago, and it was obviously relevant and had been, unfortunately, for centuries, but then suddenly the material, and this story in particular, felt like it completely coincided with this wave of consciousness about this subject,” executive producer Sarah Timberman tells Variety.
Oscar nominee (for “Erin Brockovich”) Susannah Grant wrote,...
- 9/13/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Alec Bojalad Sep 13, 2019
Netflix's stunning survivor-centric crime drama Unbelievable is a brave step forward for the true crime genre.
The following contains spoilers for Unbelievable.
Netflix’s crime drama Unbelievable is a truly unbelievable piece of work. From moment one, it puts the focus of true crime back where it should have always been in the first place: on the victimized.
Based on a true story first chronicled by ProPublica’s T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, Unbelievable follows teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) who is accused of and eventually charged with lying about having been raped. While Marie suffers from the consequences of a world not ready to believe her, two detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) work to track down a serial rapist who, unbeknownst to them, may exonerate a young girl they’ve never met.
Unbelievable is a deeply empathetic and intelligent television experience for many reasons.
Netflix's stunning survivor-centric crime drama Unbelievable is a brave step forward for the true crime genre.
The following contains spoilers for Unbelievable.
Netflix’s crime drama Unbelievable is a truly unbelievable piece of work. From moment one, it puts the focus of true crime back where it should have always been in the first place: on the victimized.
Based on a true story first chronicled by ProPublica’s T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, Unbelievable follows teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) who is accused of and eventually charged with lying about having been raped. While Marie suffers from the consequences of a world not ready to believe her, two detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) work to track down a serial rapist who, unbeknownst to them, may exonerate a young girl they’ve never met.
Unbelievable is a deeply empathetic and intelligent television experience for many reasons.
- 9/10/2019
- Den of Geek
1. “The Politician” (available September 27)
Why Should I Watch? It’s Ryan Murphy’s first original series for Netflix. That’s the narrative TV enthusiasts and industry titans will be watching, more so than any high school election shenanigans, when “The Politician” debuts this month. After signing a whopping $300 million overall deal in February 2018, Murphy is rolling out his first big-ticket Netflix series, and his deal (along with more than few others) is meant to help maintain subscribers as the O.G. streaming giant faces new competition from the likes of Disney+ and Apple TV+. The size of its audience is even more important than whether or not it’s any good, but awards prospects are top of mind for this star-studded venture. During his time at FX, Murphy served as an enticing dual threat: prestige and popularity. Now, he’s got to carry that over to Netflix.
Bonus Reason: Well, the cast is pretty stacked.
Why Should I Watch? It’s Ryan Murphy’s first original series for Netflix. That’s the narrative TV enthusiasts and industry titans will be watching, more so than any high school election shenanigans, when “The Politician” debuts this month. After signing a whopping $300 million overall deal in February 2018, Murphy is rolling out his first big-ticket Netflix series, and his deal (along with more than few others) is meant to help maintain subscribers as the O.G. streaming giant faces new competition from the likes of Disney+ and Apple TV+. The size of its audience is even more important than whether or not it’s any good, but awards prospects are top of mind for this star-studded venture. During his time at FX, Murphy served as an enticing dual threat: prestige and popularity. Now, he’s got to carry that over to Netflix.
Bonus Reason: Well, the cast is pretty stacked.
- 9/8/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Chris Longo Alec Bojalad Kayti Burt Michael Ahr Sep 3, 2019
The TV landscape has never been busier and that's reflected in our jam-packed fall 2019 TV preview.
Those who subscribe to the theory that there is Too Much TV™ will find some powerful evidence in the upcoming fall tv season. In fact, call this Fall 2019 TV Preview "exhibit A" in The People v. Content.
Even with beginning after Labor Day this upcoming TV season is absolutley massive. From Kurt Sutter's Samcro prequel Mayans Mc season 2 all the way through to a paradigm-shifting new season of Marvel's Runaways, there are more than 40 new and returning shows of note to keep track of in the coming months.
But honestly, that's just the way we like it. What else are you going to do in the autumn? Go outside? Let's just dismiss that ridiculous notion out of hand and get right to the Fall 2019 offerings.
The TV landscape has never been busier and that's reflected in our jam-packed fall 2019 TV preview.
Those who subscribe to the theory that there is Too Much TV™ will find some powerful evidence in the upcoming fall tv season. In fact, call this Fall 2019 TV Preview "exhibit A" in The People v. Content.
Even with beginning after Labor Day this upcoming TV season is absolutley massive. From Kurt Sutter's Samcro prequel Mayans Mc season 2 all the way through to a paradigm-shifting new season of Marvel's Runaways, there are more than 40 new and returning shows of note to keep track of in the coming months.
But honestly, that's just the way we like it. What else are you going to do in the autumn? Go outside? Let's just dismiss that ridiculous notion out of hand and get right to the Fall 2019 offerings.
- 8/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Kaitlyn Dever proved herself to have plenty of comedic chops earlier this year in Booksmart, but in Netflix's upcoming drama Unbelievable, she gets the chance to show off her dramatic range. The series is based on the true events reported in The Marshall Project and ProPublica's Pulitzer Prize-winning article "An Unbelievable Story of Rape," written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, as well as an episode of This American Life ("Anatomy of Doubt").
Dever stars as teenager Marie Adler, who files a police report claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her home. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that the investigating detectives and her own close friends and family doubt her story. Luckily, Marie ends up having two important women in her corner - detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever), who team up to investigate a pair of...
Dever stars as teenager Marie Adler, who files a police report claiming she was sexually assaulted by a man who broke into her home. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that the investigating detectives and her own close friends and family doubt her story. Luckily, Marie ends up having two important women in her corner - detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever), who team up to investigate a pair of...
- 7/24/2019
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Netflix found a hit this summer with “When They See Us,” adapting a true story of a past injustice into a miniseries that addresses contemporary societal demons. Now the streaming giant is hoping to repeat that success, and perhaps some of the progress that accompanied it, with “Unbelievable.” The new limited series about rape culture in America, based on reporting from ProPublica and NPR, is set to debut on the platform this fall.
Netflix’s official synopsis reads: “When teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) files a police report claiming she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) meet while investigating an eerily similar pair of intruder rapes and partner to catch a potential serial rapist.
Netflix’s official synopsis reads: “When teenager Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever) files a police report claiming she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, detectives Grace Rasmussen and Karen Duvall (Emmy winners Toni Collette and Merritt Wever) meet while investigating an eerily similar pair of intruder rapes and partner to catch a potential serial rapist.
- 7/18/2019
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Netflix has revealed the trailer and premiere date for “Unbelievable,” and despite its talented cast — including Kaitlyn Dever, Toni Collette and Merritt Wever — this show will be a tough one to watch.
The series in inspired by the real events in The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” and the “This American Life” radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt.”
When teenager Marie Adler files a police report saying she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story. The male cops come off especially bad here.
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The series in inspired by the real events in The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” and the “This American Life” radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt.”
When teenager Marie Adler files a police report saying she’s been sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, the investigating detectives, as well as the people closest to her, come to doubt the truth of her story. The male cops come off especially bad here.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, detectives Grace Rasmussen (Collette) and Karen Duvall (Wever) meet while investigating an eerily similar pair of intruder rapes and partner to catch a potential serial rapist,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
This is the first of a series of blogs to be written during the Mill Valley Film Festival (October 3-13) which we are honored to be posting.
Founded in 1978 by California Film Institute Director Mark Fishkin, the Festival is well known for the quality of its programming. It has established an impressive track record for launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by offering a high-profile, prestigious, noncompetitive environment for celebrating the best in independent and world cinema.
Each year, the 11-day Festival sells over 40,000 tickets and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers from around the world. Festival sections include: World Cinema; U.S. Cinema; Valley of the Docs; Children’s FilmFest; 5@5, a daily shorts program; and Active Cinema, our activist films initiative. Gala celebrations, tributes to actors and filmmakers, workshops, panels and seminars, as well as opportunities to mingle with filmmakers in the spectacular setting of the San Francisco Bay Area are just a few of the reasons Screen International named Mill Valley one of its top 10 U.S. film festivals.
The Festival is also an important industry resource, both for its emphasis on films that have not yet secured U.S. distribution and for fall launches and northern California Academy Award® campaigns. The Bay Area continues to be a significant market for independent and international film, and Mvff consistently provides a forum for introducing new films to West Coast audiences.
Presented by the California Film Institute, the 36th Festival will take place at the CinéArts@Sequoia and 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley), Century Cinema (Corte Madera) and the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (San Rafael). The non-profit California Film Institute celebrates and promotes film as art and education through the presentation of the Mill Valley Film Festival and year-round exhibitions at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, and by building the next generation of filmmakers and audiences through Cfi Education, which reaches over 6,500 under-served students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Smith Rafael Film Center annually serves approximately 150,000 attendees.
Here is the firsts installment by Jennie-Marie Adler, Membership Manger of the California Film Institute:
Part of my job as the Membership Manager of the Mill Valley Film Festival is to stop into either of our filmmaker lounges and talk to members. The converted art gallery space in Mill Valley is filled with oversized leather arm chairs, chocolate, fresh fruit (which is a rare thing at a festival), and plenty of wine (we are in Marin after all). It’s a tough job but someone has got to do it!
I was talking to a member today over my glass of wine and she commented that the reason why she loved the Mill Valley Film Festival so much is because she could submerge herself into so many different cultures, all in a day. She described her early morning trip to a Bolivian circus on a thrilling rescue mission in “The Lion Ark” and then off to France to watch two plucky young girls find friendship and shenanigans in “The Dandelions.”
It’s true. A film festival is not like watching a movie on your couch with a bowl full of microwave popcorn or even a trip to the multiplex. It’s an experience. Days filled with subtitles, lines, ballots, volunteers in matching t-shirts and the most wonderful of all: Q&As. With a 11-day festival, my metaphorical passport will be full.
Founded in 1978 by California Film Institute Director Mark Fishkin, the Festival is well known for the quality of its programming. It has established an impressive track record for launching new films and new filmmakers, and has earned a reputation as a filmmakers’ festival by offering a high-profile, prestigious, noncompetitive environment for celebrating the best in independent and world cinema.
Each year, the 11-day Festival sells over 40,000 tickets and welcomes more than 200 filmmakers from around the world. Festival sections include: World Cinema; U.S. Cinema; Valley of the Docs; Children’s FilmFest; 5@5, a daily shorts program; and Active Cinema, our activist films initiative. Gala celebrations, tributes to actors and filmmakers, workshops, panels and seminars, as well as opportunities to mingle with filmmakers in the spectacular setting of the San Francisco Bay Area are just a few of the reasons Screen International named Mill Valley one of its top 10 U.S. film festivals.
The Festival is also an important industry resource, both for its emphasis on films that have not yet secured U.S. distribution and for fall launches and northern California Academy Award® campaigns. The Bay Area continues to be a significant market for independent and international film, and Mvff consistently provides a forum for introducing new films to West Coast audiences.
Presented by the California Film Institute, the 36th Festival will take place at the CinéArts@Sequoia and 142 Throckmorton Theatre (Mill Valley), Century Cinema (Corte Madera) and the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center (San Rafael). The non-profit California Film Institute celebrates and promotes film as art and education through the presentation of the Mill Valley Film Festival and year-round exhibitions at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, and by building the next generation of filmmakers and audiences through Cfi Education, which reaches over 6,500 under-served students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Smith Rafael Film Center annually serves approximately 150,000 attendees.
Here is the firsts installment by Jennie-Marie Adler, Membership Manger of the California Film Institute:
Part of my job as the Membership Manager of the Mill Valley Film Festival is to stop into either of our filmmaker lounges and talk to members. The converted art gallery space in Mill Valley is filled with oversized leather arm chairs, chocolate, fresh fruit (which is a rare thing at a festival), and plenty of wine (we are in Marin after all). It’s a tough job but someone has got to do it!
I was talking to a member today over my glass of wine and she commented that the reason why she loved the Mill Valley Film Festival so much is because she could submerge herself into so many different cultures, all in a day. She described her early morning trip to a Bolivian circus on a thrilling rescue mission in “The Lion Ark” and then off to France to watch two plucky young girls find friendship and shenanigans in “The Dandelions.”
It’s true. A film festival is not like watching a movie on your couch with a bowl full of microwave popcorn or even a trip to the multiplex. It’s an experience. Days filled with subtitles, lines, ballots, volunteers in matching t-shirts and the most wonderful of all: Q&As. With a 11-day festival, my metaphorical passport will be full.
- 10/15/2013
- by Jennie-Marie Adler
- Sydney's Buzz
A new entertainment production company is about to change the movie production landscape! Investment banker and real estate veteran Marie Adler is launching Adler Productions, an entertainment company stationed in Burbank, CA set to focus on the production and financing of up to four feature films per year in $5-25 million budget ranges. “The discipline I exercised in running American Financial Lending, Inc. and the conservative approach I used when underwriting is what kept my secondary market investors confidence in me.” Adler said. “These are same principles I’m applying in picking our films, their budgets, the logistics of production and the scheduling. Always keeping in mind the investors Roi and...
- 6/2/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
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