Perhaps no actor received a greater injection of exposure and career boost during the awards season just past than did Lily Gladstone, the Indigenous performer who won SAG Award and Golden Globe trophies along with an Oscar nomination for her standout performance in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” While she lost the Academy Award for Best Actress to Emma Stone for “Poor Things,” Gladstone benefited tremendously, significantly elevating her stature after entering the campaign as a relative unknown. “I think I’m probably not going to fully metabolize it for years,” she says. “What’s cool is that you develop this camaraderie with people who are going through it with you, and there’s this collective relief when you get to see each other on the other side of it all. I was at the Met Gala last night with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and we were...
- 5/10/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we revisit the limited races, now with “Baby Reindeer” in the mix.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’re back to type about the limited series race, which remains fairly top-heavy despite what the odds might suggest. To wit: Netflix smash “Baby Reindeer” is only in fifth place in our odds, even though it’s all-but-assured of being extremely win-competitive in this race and could usurp “Shōgun” in the end as the year’s one true sensation of the year (if the latter doesn’t move to drama as widely speculated this week). You were the earliest adopter of the Netflix juggernaut, which made landfall in Los Angeles this week for a splashy FYC event. The show feels assured of several top nominations,...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’re back to type about the limited series race, which remains fairly top-heavy despite what the odds might suggest. To wit: Netflix smash “Baby Reindeer” is only in fifth place in our odds, even though it’s all-but-assured of being extremely win-competitive in this race and could usurp “Shōgun” in the end as the year’s one true sensation of the year (if the latter doesn’t move to drama as widely speculated this week). You were the earliest adopter of the Netflix juggernaut, which made landfall in Los Angeles this week for a splashy FYC event. The show feels assured of several top nominations,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
The official trailer for Apple TV+’s Fancy Dance sees Lily Gladstone’s Jax on a mission to find her missing sister, as the risk of losing custody of her niece, Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson), looms.
Following her sister’s disappearance, Jax and Roki have been scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma, according to the film’s description. As Roki prepares for the upcoming powwow, the women hit the road to try to find Roki’s mother in time for the event.
“What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world while at the mercy of a failed justice system,” the logline reads.
Gladstone and Deroy-Olson star alongside Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski and Shea Whigham.
Fancy Dance premiered to critical acclaim at 2023’s Sundance Film Festival but didn’t receive distribution until over a year later.
Following her sister’s disappearance, Jax and Roki have been scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma, according to the film’s description. As Roki prepares for the upcoming powwow, the women hit the road to try to find Roki’s mother in time for the event.
“What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world while at the mercy of a failed justice system,” the logline reads.
Gladstone and Deroy-Olson star alongside Ryan Begay, Crystle Lightning, Audrey Wasilewski and Shea Whigham.
Fancy Dance premiered to critical acclaim at 2023’s Sundance Film Festival but didn’t receive distribution until over a year later.
- 5/8/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lily Gladstone seems to be on top of the world recently. Not only is she coming off an Oscar nomination for her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” but Gladstone also has a new TV series, “Under the Bridge,” and a new film, “Fancy Dance” arriving this summer.
Read More: ‘Fancy Dance’ Review: Lily Gladstone Gives A Tremendous Performance In Indigenous Drama [Sundance]
As seen in the trailer, “Fancy Dance” is a thriller about a young woman and her Aunt who are searching for a missing woman.
Continue reading ‘Fancy Dance’ Trailer: Lily Gladstone Stars In New Family Drama Coming To Apple TV+ In June at The Playlist.
Read More: ‘Fancy Dance’ Review: Lily Gladstone Gives A Tremendous Performance In Indigenous Drama [Sundance]
As seen in the trailer, “Fancy Dance” is a thriller about a young woman and her Aunt who are searching for a missing woman.
Continue reading ‘Fancy Dance’ Trailer: Lily Gladstone Stars In New Family Drama Coming To Apple TV+ In June at The Playlist.
- 5/8/2024
- by Martin Miller
- The Playlist
November 1997. Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. 14-year-old Reena Virk went to a party with her peers. But sadly, the girl never came home, and her breathless body was found with signs of a brutal beating. The case was so gruesome and scandalous that it became a major media story in Canada in the late 90s. The perpetrators were a group of teenagers who had regularly bullied and abused Reena prior to the fateful day.
This true crime murder served as the basis for a new series called Under the Bridge, which debuted on Hulu on April 17, 2024. Critics and viewers alike have been blown away by the show, marveling at how cleverly the gruesome events are presented.
But with the show still on the air, let's take a look at the upcoming episode schedule and find out if we should expect a second season.
What Is This New True Crime Show?
These...
This true crime murder served as the basis for a new series called Under the Bridge, which debuted on Hulu on April 17, 2024. Critics and viewers alike have been blown away by the show, marveling at how cleverly the gruesome events are presented.
But with the show still on the air, let's take a look at the upcoming episode schedule and find out if we should expect a second season.
What Is This New True Crime Show?
These...
- 5/7/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
Take in the dramatic conflicts and rolling pastures of Yellowstone, and you’ll understand why its visionary creator, Taylor Sheridan, is so intolerant of any criticism that he vehemently maintains is unfounded. How often do we stumble upon a show that ricochets between the resonant truths of culture and the rugged beauty of storytelling, only to find its essence misconstrued?
Sheridan, the maestro behind the curtain, was quick to demolish the notion that his beloved series is merely a “conservative” or “Republican show”—a label he challenged in an eye-opening conversation with The Atlantic in 2022.
Taylor Sheridan in Sons of Anarchy
The narrative landscape of Yellowstone is so firmly anchored in tackling themes like Native American historical displacement that one must ask: Can the interpretation of such a complex production truly be painted with a single color of the political spectrum?
And the Sons of Anarchy actor is here to provide a thorough explanation!
Sheridan, the maestro behind the curtain, was quick to demolish the notion that his beloved series is merely a “conservative” or “Republican show”—a label he challenged in an eye-opening conversation with The Atlantic in 2022.
Taylor Sheridan in Sons of Anarchy
The narrative landscape of Yellowstone is so firmly anchored in tackling themes like Native American historical displacement that one must ask: Can the interpretation of such a complex production truly be painted with a single color of the political spectrum?
And the Sons of Anarchy actor is here to provide a thorough explanation!
- 5/4/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane rarely put in anything less than stellar performances, but the Emmy winner and Oscar nominee are rarely as good as they are in Netflix’s adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full.
In a fortnight that has seen the premieres of Hulu’s Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough starring Under the Bridge, the Elisabeth Moss spy thriller FX series Veil, HBO’s The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winner and a third season of the still wonderfully wicked Hacks launching today on Max, executive producers Regina King and David E. Kelley have put a real winner on the track for Netflix with A Man in Full.
On any other show, the never better Daniels as a pugnacious Atlanta real estate tycoon Charlie Croker on the brink of bankruptcy, and Lane as his revitalized razor-sharp ex-wife Martha would be more than enough of a payoff.
In a fortnight that has seen the premieres of Hulu’s Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough starring Under the Bridge, the Elisabeth Moss spy thriller FX series Veil, HBO’s The Sympathizer, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winner and a third season of the still wonderfully wicked Hacks launching today on Max, executive producers Regina King and David E. Kelley have put a real winner on the track for Netflix with A Man in Full.
On any other show, the never better Daniels as a pugnacious Atlanta real estate tycoon Charlie Croker on the brink of bankruptcy, and Lane as his revitalized razor-sharp ex-wife Martha would be more than enough of a payoff.
- 5/2/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s hard to believe that it’s already May 2024, especially on the TV front. We have standing weekly appointments with “The Sympathizer” and “Under the Bridge,” are still reeling from “Baby Reindeer,” and still can’t get enough of Kristen Wiig in “Palm Royale” — but there’s a whole new crop of May shows about to debut that deserve the audience’s dutiful attention.
May brings some big names back to TV, including Sean Bean with Hulu’s “Shardlake,” Jeff Daniels with Netflix’s “Man in Full,” and Benedict Cumberbatch with “Eric.” Joel Edgerton headlines Apple’s twisted thriller about a man unmoored from reality in “Dark Matter,” while André Holland plays Black Panther party founder Huey P. Newton in “The Big Cigar.” Many new shows are based on novels or articles, and on the reality front there’s “Love Undercover” — about soccer stars searching for romance; on the documentary side “Pillowcase Murders,...
May brings some big names back to TV, including Sean Bean with Hulu’s “Shardlake,” Jeff Daniels with Netflix’s “Man in Full,” and Benedict Cumberbatch with “Eric.” Joel Edgerton headlines Apple’s twisted thriller about a man unmoored from reality in “Dark Matter,” while André Holland plays Black Panther party founder Huey P. Newton in “The Big Cigar.” Many new shows are based on novels or articles, and on the reality front there’s “Love Undercover” — about soccer stars searching for romance; on the documentary side “Pillowcase Murders,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” which premiered on the streamer last month, could be another drop in the true-crime dead-girl television canon of which there are many varying outings, until it swerves into another direction when telling the horrific true story of Reena Virk. Based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name, in 1997 the 14-year-old Virk was murdered by a group of teenagers in British Columbia, Canada, after previously being bullied at school.
The television show, helmed by Quinn Shephard and Samir Mehta, delves into Godfrey’s book about Virk’s murder with Riley Keough playing Godfrey and Lily Gladstone as Cam, a fictional character who is a police officer and Godfrey’s estranged friend from high school, who both investigate the Virk case.
In wanting to create a fleshed out show, and to pay respects to Virk, Shephard and Mehta used Godfrey’s book as a jumping off point.
The television show, helmed by Quinn Shephard and Samir Mehta, delves into Godfrey’s book about Virk’s murder with Riley Keough playing Godfrey and Lily Gladstone as Cam, a fictional character who is a police officer and Godfrey’s estranged friend from high school, who both investigate the Virk case.
In wanting to create a fleshed out show, and to pay respects to Virk, Shephard and Mehta used Godfrey’s book as a jumping off point.
- 5/1/2024
- by Kerensa Cadenas
- Indiewire
Among true crime enthusiasts, there is always some debate about which type of series is best.
Some prefer programs that revisit solved cases and show how they were solved in new or more in-depth ways, like the Hulu miniseries Under the Bridge.
Others like to watch shows that examine injustices relating to wrongful convictions or unsolved crimes. One such show is SundanceTV's True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here.
Many true crime enthusiasts are interested in the genre because they want to try solving cases themselves. The unsolved is often more appealing than the solved.
True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here scratches that particular itch for armchair detectives in several ways.
The Premise
The series focuses on the many crimes committed in small-town America and the difficulties associated with solving them.
The purpose is to highlight small-town cases that have slipped through the judicial cracks.
Sometimes, small-town politics...
Some prefer programs that revisit solved cases and show how they were solved in new or more in-depth ways, like the Hulu miniseries Under the Bridge.
Others like to watch shows that examine injustices relating to wrongful convictions or unsolved crimes. One such show is SundanceTV's True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here.
Many true crime enthusiasts are interested in the genre because they want to try solving cases themselves. The unsolved is often more appealing than the solved.
True Crime Story: It Couldn't Happen Here scratches that particular itch for armchair detectives in several ways.
The Premise
The series focuses on the many crimes committed in small-town America and the difficulties associated with solving them.
The purpose is to highlight small-town cases that have slipped through the judicial cracks.
Sometimes, small-town politics...
- 5/1/2024
- by Jessica Kosinski
- TVfanatic
IndieWire launched our “Pass the Remote” FYC TV screening series, produced in partnership with Disney, with a dynamic casting directors panel April 25 and two Disney Storytellers panels April 29.
Next up? An “Abbott Elementary” panel on May 20 celebrating the third season of the Emmy-winning hit. Like all events in the “Pass the Remote” screening series, it will take place at the Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles’s Eagle Rock neighborhood.
Learn more and register for an invite here.
The creator, executive producer, and, as Janine Teagues, star of the show, Quinta Brunson, will be in attendance on the panel, as will executive producers Patrick Schumacher, Justin Halperin, Randall Einhorn, and Brian Rubenstein. Brunson became only the second Black actress in history to win the Best Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy, which she did earlier this year at the strike-delayed ceremony in January. She’s also won the Peabody Award and...
Next up? An “Abbott Elementary” panel on May 20 celebrating the third season of the Emmy-winning hit. Like all events in the “Pass the Remote” screening series, it will take place at the Vidiots Foundation in Los Angeles’s Eagle Rock neighborhood.
Learn more and register for an invite here.
The creator, executive producer, and, as Janine Teagues, star of the show, Quinta Brunson, will be in attendance on the panel, as will executive producers Patrick Schumacher, Justin Halperin, Randall Einhorn, and Brian Rubenstein. Brunson became only the second Black actress in history to win the Best Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy, which she did earlier this year at the strike-delayed ceremony in January. She’s also won the Peabody Award and...
- 4/30/2024
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
We’re just two weeks away from the 77th Cannes Film Festival, and this morning the august French institution revealed who will determine the winners of this year’s awards. A cross-section of international talent will join “Barbie” and “Lady Bird” director Greta Gerwig, who will lead the panel, in an effort to undoubtedly compare apples to oranges and try to make sense of a diverse slate of films from directors like David Cronenberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Sean Baker, Ali Abbasi, and many others.
Lily Gladstone, who won several Best Actress awards last year (but not the Oscar!) for her revolutionary turn in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is the other American joining Gerwig. The actress, currently seen on FX/Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” is returning to Cannes one year after Martin Scorsese and Apple Original Films brought “Flower Moon” to the French Riviera festival for its out-of-competition debut.
Lily Gladstone, who won several Best Actress awards last year (but not the Oscar!) for her revolutionary turn in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” is the other American joining Gerwig. The actress, currently seen on FX/Hulu’s “Under the Bridge,” is returning to Cannes one year after Martin Scorsese and Apple Original Films brought “Flower Moon” to the French Riviera festival for its out-of-competition debut.
- 4/29/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The Cannes Film Festival has named the eight members of its main Competition jury who will join previously announced president Greta Gerwig in deciding the Palme d’Or and other key prizes at 77th edition running from May 14 to 25.
They are Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, U.S. actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, Spanish director and screenwriter J.A. Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and French actor and producer Omar Sy.
The wife and long-time collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, screenwriter and photographer Ceylan co-wrote 2014 Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and also took co-writing credits on Cannes selected films Three Monkeys (Best Director Prize 2008), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Grand Prix 2011), The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).
Ceylan also appeared as an actress and took art director credits on her husband’s early films...
They are Turkish screenwriter and photographer Ebru Ceylan, U.S. actress Lily Gladstone, French actress Eva Green, Lebanese director and screenwriter Nadine Labaki, Spanish director and screenwriter J.A. Bayona, Italian actor Pierfrancisco Favino, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda and French actor and producer Omar Sy.
The wife and long-time collaborator of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, screenwriter and photographer Ceylan co-wrote 2014 Palme d’Or winner Winter Sleep and also took co-writing credits on Cannes selected films Three Monkeys (Best Director Prize 2008), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Grand Prix 2011), The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).
Ceylan also appeared as an actress and took art director credits on her husband’s early films...
- 4/29/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Lily Gladstone still gets nervous!
The Killers of the Flower Moon actress revealed that she was “terrified” of working with a few surprising actors while on the set of her Hulu limited series Under the Bridge.
The show is based on the true story of the 1997 murder of teen Reena Virk by her classmates, and Lily plays cop Cam Bentland, a composite character representing the local police working on the case.
Keep reading to find out more…
Many of her scenes are with the young actors playing the teens in Reena’s circle: Chloe Guidry, Izzy G., Aiyana Goodfellow and Javon “Wanna” Walton.
“Each one of those kids, when I was blessed enough to be in the scenes with them, they upped my performance,” she explained to People.
“Walking out of working with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, the scene partners that have terrified me the most in the...
The Killers of the Flower Moon actress revealed that she was “terrified” of working with a few surprising actors while on the set of her Hulu limited series Under the Bridge.
The show is based on the true story of the 1997 murder of teen Reena Virk by her classmates, and Lily plays cop Cam Bentland, a composite character representing the local police working on the case.
Keep reading to find out more…
Many of her scenes are with the young actors playing the teens in Reena’s circle: Chloe Guidry, Izzy G., Aiyana Goodfellow and Javon “Wanna” Walton.
“Each one of those kids, when I was blessed enough to be in the scenes with them, they upped my performance,” she explained to People.
“Walking out of working with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, the scene partners that have terrified me the most in the...
- 4/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Fallout” was the most-streamed title of the week of April 19-25, per Luminate’s weekly ranking of streaming originals. The video game adaptation was watched for 1.2 billion minutes watched during this window, indicating an 2.5 million views when divided by the series’ 473-minute runtime.
Though “Baby Reindeer” landed at No. 2 with just over half of “Fallout’s” viewership total (647.4 million minutes), it actually reached a higher number of estimated viewers. With a 238-minute runtime, the British limited series reached an estimated 2.7 million viewers. It was followed by “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” with 463.6 million minutes watched and 1.4 million views.
Season 6 of “The Circle” made a strong chart debut. With its first four episodes having been available for the full week while another four episodes became available the day before the viewing window ended, the reality season was watched for 265.3 million minutes.
“Under the Bridge” has been a success for Hulu. The true...
Though “Baby Reindeer” landed at No. 2 with just over half of “Fallout’s” viewership total (647.4 million minutes), it actually reached a higher number of estimated viewers. With a 238-minute runtime, the British limited series reached an estimated 2.7 million viewers. It was followed by “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment” with 463.6 million minutes watched and 1.4 million views.
Season 6 of “The Circle” made a strong chart debut. With its first four episodes having been available for the full week while another four episodes became available the day before the viewing window ended, the reality season was watched for 265.3 million minutes.
“Under the Bridge” has been a success for Hulu. The true...
- 4/27/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Fumi Nikaido could be one of several “Shōgun” stars who go on to earn Emmy nominations for their career-best work in the FX series.
Adapted from James Clavell‘s 1975 historical book of the same name, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks’ limited series follows multiple factions all vying for control over the five Regents in Japan at the end of the 16th century. Meanwhile, a British sailor (Cosmo Jarvis) begins a brand new life after becoming shipwrecked in Japan and entering the service of Hiroyuki Sanada‘s Lord Yoshii Toranaga.
Jarvis and Sanada are both competing for lead actor nominations and so, too, is Anna Sawai. Nikaido, meanwhile, is one of several supporting players who are looking for an Emmy citation for their work on the show. Nikaido plays Ochiba no Kata, a consort of the Japanese leader Taikō (Taikō’s death is the incident that triggers the five Regents power...
Adapted from James Clavell‘s 1975 historical book of the same name, Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks’ limited series follows multiple factions all vying for control over the five Regents in Japan at the end of the 16th century. Meanwhile, a British sailor (Cosmo Jarvis) begins a brand new life after becoming shipwrecked in Japan and entering the service of Hiroyuki Sanada‘s Lord Yoshii Toranaga.
Jarvis and Sanada are both competing for lead actor nominations and so, too, is Anna Sawai. Nikaido, meanwhile, is one of several supporting players who are looking for an Emmy citation for their work on the show. Nikaido plays Ochiba no Kata, a consort of the Japanese leader Taikō (Taikō’s death is the incident that triggers the five Regents power...
- 4/26/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) and Bowen Yang (SNL) have been tapped to star in a reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic romance The Wedding Banquet from filmmaker Andrew Ahn (Fire Island), Deadline can confirm.
The original film’s co-writer and producer James Schamus will join Joe Pirro in producing for Symbolic Exchange, alongside Anita Gou and Caroline Clark for Kindred Spirit. Jordan Hart will co-produce, with Andrew Karpen, Shivani Rawat, Kent Sanderson, Julie Goldstein, Sam Intili and Daniel Bekerman exec producing. Kelly Marie Tran, Yuh-jung Youn and Joan Chen will also star in the remake scripted by Ahn and Schamus.
Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures have co-acquired North American rights and have slated the film for release in theaters next year. Production kicks off in Vancouver next month.
Marking Lee’s sophomore feature, The Wedding Banquet follows Wai-Tung, a gay Taiwanese-American, who agrees to marry Wei-Wei, an...
The original film’s co-writer and producer James Schamus will join Joe Pirro in producing for Symbolic Exchange, alongside Anita Gou and Caroline Clark for Kindred Spirit. Jordan Hart will co-produce, with Andrew Karpen, Shivani Rawat, Kent Sanderson, Julie Goldstein, Sam Intili and Daniel Bekerman exec producing. Kelly Marie Tran, Yuh-jung Youn and Joan Chen will also star in the remake scripted by Ahn and Schamus.
Bleecker Street and ShivHans Pictures have co-acquired North American rights and have slated the film for release in theaters next year. Production kicks off in Vancouver next month.
Marking Lee’s sophomore feature, The Wedding Banquet follows Wai-Tung, a gay Taiwanese-American, who agrees to marry Wei-Wei, an...
- 4/25/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Just as “Shōgun” wraps up, another limited series has entered the chat: “Baby Reindeer.” Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss Netflix’s breakout hit and whether it can put up a fight against new odds-on favorite “Shōgun.”
Adapted from Richard Gadd‘s autobiographical one-man show, “Baby Reindeer” has been a word-of-mouth success since quietly dropping on Netflix on April 11 After sitting atop the Netflix daily top 10 for days, the streamer confirmed on Monday that the series will be submitted at the Primetime Emmys. “Baby Reindeer” is currently in seventh place in the limited series odds, while Gadd, who plays a fictionalized version of himself named Donny, is in eighth place in the lead actor rankings. Supporting actress contenders Jessica Gunning, who plays Martha, Donny’s stalker, and Nava Mau, Donny’s love interest he meets on a trans dating site, are hovering...
Adapted from Richard Gadd‘s autobiographical one-man show, “Baby Reindeer” has been a word-of-mouth success since quietly dropping on Netflix on April 11 After sitting atop the Netflix daily top 10 for days, the streamer confirmed on Monday that the series will be submitted at the Primetime Emmys. “Baby Reindeer” is currently in seventh place in the limited series odds, while Gadd, who plays a fictionalized version of himself named Donny, is in eighth place in the lead actor rankings. Supporting actress contenders Jessica Gunning, who plays Martha, Donny’s stalker, and Nava Mau, Donny’s love interest he meets on a trans dating site, are hovering...
- 4/25/2024
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
It’s a Hollywood cliche you have to hire the nicest actors to play the meanest people, and on “Under the Bridge” a group of struggling, lonely teens committing violent crimes certainly qualifies.
Unlike other shows about teens, where the cast is pushing 30, the kids on Hulu’s miniseries all are played by actors aged 12 to 16. This created a few challenges during production, due to the dark true-life plot, which centers on small-town British Columbia and the kids who assault and kill their classmate Reena Virk one night, and then basically all cover for each other while the case unfolds.
We wanted to “[give] them permission to explore the cruelty of their characters,” creator Quinn Shephard said to IndieWire. In Episode 2, “The John Gotti of Seven Oaks,” a few of the teen characters explain how their ultimate goal is to become girlfriends for NY gangsters like John Gotti, and viewers get...
Unlike other shows about teens, where the cast is pushing 30, the kids on Hulu’s miniseries all are played by actors aged 12 to 16. This created a few challenges during production, due to the dark true-life plot, which centers on small-town British Columbia and the kids who assault and kill their classmate Reena Virk one night, and then basically all cover for each other while the case unfolds.
We wanted to “[give] them permission to explore the cruelty of their characters,” creator Quinn Shephard said to IndieWire. In Episode 2, “The John Gotti of Seven Oaks,” a few of the teen characters explain how their ultimate goal is to become girlfriends for NY gangsters like John Gotti, and viewers get...
- 4/24/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Complicated relationships and twisted secrets are at the heart of Hulu’s Under the Bridge, and that’s not limited to just the teenage characters. Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the limited series centers on the 1997 murder of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) and the classmates accused of killing her. While the show focuses heavily on adolescent angst and the cruelty of teenage girls, it also dedicates an ample amount of time to exploring the complex dynamic between its two adult female leads, writer Rebecca (Riley Keough) and police officer Cam (Lily Gladstone).
- 4/24/2024
- by Kelly Martinez
- Primetimer
Harrowing yet empathic, Hulu’s “Under the Bridge” is based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same title about the 1997 murder of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old Canadian girl who was beaten and killed by her fellow teenagers. Vritika Gupta embodies Reena in the eight-episode series that also stars Lily Gladstone as local police officer Cam
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- 4/24/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Under the Bridge unravels the true story of teen Reena Virk’s (Vritika Gupta) murder in late-’90s British Columbia, plucking the narrative from Rebecca Godfrey’s novel of the same name, but when it comes to Hulu‘s adaptation, the inclusion of Rebecca (Riley Keough) as a character as well as cop Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone) are new elements for the story itself. Despite Godfrey not being a featured character in the book, Keough had a wealth of information to pull from. “For my character anyway, there was so much about Rebecca. I was lucky that I had a lot of resources,” she points out. “I had poems she wrote and videos and photos and all these things to sort of get a sense of who she was.” Disney / PictureGroup Godfrey died roughly a week after Hulu picked up Under the Bridge to series but had worked for two...
- 4/23/2024
- TV Insider
TV is positively cluttered with buzzy book adaptations; 2024 alone has given us “Ripley,” “3 Body Problem,” “Under the Bridge,” “Girls on the Bus,” “Apples Never Fall,” “Palm Royale,” and way too many others to really count. Few of these projects arrive to the screen with as much clout — and as high of expectations — as “The Sympathizer,” HBO’s newest limited series. Not only was Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel about the queasy half-existence of a North Vietnamese spy burrowed in the South Vietnamese army extremely popular when it hit book stores in 2015, it was also highly acclaimed, receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. That’s a lot for any show to live up to.
That said, the show certainly has the pedigree behind the cameras to match the original work. The HBO “Sympathizer” limited series comes from Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, who co-created the series with Don McKellar and directs...
That said, the show certainly has the pedigree behind the cameras to match the original work. The HBO “Sympathizer” limited series comes from Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, who co-created the series with Don McKellar and directs...
- 4/22/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
True crime is getting more and more entertaining by the day and I don’t if that’s a good thing or a bad one. We have another brilliant true crime drama series, Under the Bridge, created by Quinn Shephard. Based on a 2005 book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the Hulu series is set in 1997 and it follows the murder case of a 14-year-old girl which we see through the eyes of local police officer Cam Bentland and the author Godfrey. Under the Bridge stars Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough in the lead roles with Virtika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Javon “Wanna” Walton, and Izzy G starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the thrilling and dreadful story of Under the Bridge, here are some other shows that have similar tone and story elements that you should check out next.
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- 4/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Under the Bridge is a true crime drama miniseries created by Quinn Shephard. Based on a 1997 non-fiction novel of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the Hulu series follows the murder case of a 14-year-old girl Reena Virk who went to join a party with her friends but never returned home. We see this horrifying story through the eyes of the author Godfrey and a local police official Cam Bentland.
Under the Bridge is a dark drama that has some unexpected twists and turns and the creators have done a wonderful job of getting the tone and ambience right for this horrifying true story that will have you glued to your screens. So, if you have signed up for this tale of murder here are the dates on which this case will unfold.
Under the Bridge – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Hulu
Under the Bridge consists of eight episodes in total.
Under the Bridge is a dark drama that has some unexpected twists and turns and the creators have done a wonderful job of getting the tone and ambience right for this horrifying true story that will have you glued to your screens. So, if you have signed up for this tale of murder here are the dates on which this case will unfold.
Under the Bridge – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Hulu
Under the Bridge consists of eight episodes in total.
- 4/21/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Cillian Murphy capped off his domination of awards season by claiming the top acting prize for film on home soil.
The Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG award winner on Saturday night added perhaps a final statue to his flawless haul of honors for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” when he was named best lead actor at the 21st Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.
“God, I’m still so brutal at this,” the famously shy actor said on collecting the award, presented to him by “Killers of the Flower Moon” star and fellow recent awards circuit regular Lily Gladstone. “But being in this room is so special — being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favorite people.” Speaking backstage afterwards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, he added: “It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues.”
Gladstone,...
The Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG award winner on Saturday night added perhaps a final statue to his flawless haul of honors for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” when he was named best lead actor at the 21st Irish Film and TV Academy Awards.
“God, I’m still so brutal at this,” the famously shy actor said on collecting the award, presented to him by “Killers of the Flower Moon” star and fellow recent awards circuit regular Lily Gladstone. “But being in this room is so special — being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favorite people.” Speaking backstage afterwards at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, he added: “It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues.”
Gladstone,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
How does a fight between a group of teenagers result in murder?
Hulu’s new true-crime series “Under the Bridge,” based on the late Rebecca Godfrey’s non-fiction book, portrays the before and after of 14-year-old Reena Virk’s brutal murder. The first two episodes, released on April 17, show the timeline of events leading up to Virk’s death and the investigation that took place.
The show, created by Quinn Shephard, tells the story of the events that unfolded through the lens of Godfrey (Riley Keough), a journalist who grew up in Victoria and was working on a novel about teenage girls in her hometown when she found out about the murder, and Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone), a local police officer who investigated and solved the case.
Godfrey told Interview Magazine in 2019 how she became involved in the show. “I was living in New York City. This would’ve been in the late 90s,...
Hulu’s new true-crime series “Under the Bridge,” based on the late Rebecca Godfrey’s non-fiction book, portrays the before and after of 14-year-old Reena Virk’s brutal murder. The first two episodes, released on April 17, show the timeline of events leading up to Virk’s death and the investigation that took place.
The show, created by Quinn Shephard, tells the story of the events that unfolded through the lens of Godfrey (Riley Keough), a journalist who grew up in Victoria and was working on a novel about teenage girls in her hometown when she found out about the murder, and Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone), a local police officer who investigated and solved the case.
Godfrey told Interview Magazine in 2019 how she became involved in the show. “I was living in New York City. This would’ve been in the late 90s,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
Under the Bridge is based on a true story. Its central killer, Kelly Ellard, is still behind bars.
The Hulu true crime mini-series stars Oscar-nominated Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland, a detective who takes on the investigation of the murder of a teenage girl.
Based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the series premiered on April 17, pulling the curtains back on this real-world case from Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
Read full article on The Direct.
The Hulu true crime mini-series stars Oscar-nominated Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland, a detective who takes on the investigation of the murder of a teenage girl.
Based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey, the series premiered on April 17, pulling the curtains back on this real-world case from Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 4/20/2024
- by Klein Felt
- The Direct
Few documentaries have been as genuinely shocking as director Andrew Jarecki’s 2015 true crime documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.” Using existing media, reenactments and exclusive interview footage of Durst, who had agreed to be interviewed by Jarecki, the six-episode series investigated three unsolved murders in which Durst had been a suspect. It was a captivating spectacle that became a game-changing piece of art when, the day before the series finale aired on HBO, Durst was arrested for first-degree murder after being caught on a recording stating, “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.”
Nearly a decade after winning the Emmy for Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Jarecki is back with “The Jinx — Part Two.” Premiering Sunday at 10/9c, the HBO series details the events of the next eight years, during which time Durst was tried and convicted of the murder...
Nearly a decade after winning the Emmy for Best Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Jarecki is back with “The Jinx — Part Two.” Premiering Sunday at 10/9c, the HBO series details the events of the next eight years, during which time Durst was tried and convicted of the murder...
- 4/20/2024
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Under the Bridge Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2.] Hulu’s true-crime drama Under the Bridge brings to life the real-life story of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a teen girl who was murdered in the ’90s and almost every one of her peers is currently a suspect as the limited drama series unfolds. But some are more suspicious than others as tough-girl Josephine “Jo” Bell (Chloe Guidry) projects as mob boss-aura proclaiming herself the “John Gotti of Seven Oaks,” the boarding house for wayward teen girls. Meanwhile, is there more to Warren Glowatski (Javon “Wanna” Walton)? It’s quite clear that Reena’s pal Dusty (Aiyana Goodfellow) is cracking under pressure as investigator Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone) seeks answers surrounding the crime. Bettina Strauss/Hulu And yet, not everything is as it appears, allowing for the mystery to unfold little by little. When it came time to take on these roles, the teens at...
- 4/19/2024
- TV Insider
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Challengers, Abigail, Under the Bridge and Coachella.
PaleyFest
The annual TV festival kicked off on April 12 and runs through the 21st, with events for The Morning Show, Loki, Young Sheldon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Nestor Carbonell, Nicole Beharie, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Aniston, moderator Kara Swisher, Reese Witherspoon, Karen Pittman and Mark Duplass for The Morning Show event Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, Iain Armitage, Annie Potts, Emily Osment and Lance Barber at the Young Sheldon event Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers for the Late Night with Seth Meyers panel Judd Apatow, Jeff Schaffer, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Larry David, Susie Essman and J.B. Smoove at the Curb Your Enthusiasm event.
Breakthrough Prize
Stars including Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close,...
PaleyFest
The annual TV festival kicked off on April 12 and runs through the 21st, with events for The Morning Show, Loki, Young Sheldon, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Late Night with Seth Meyers and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Nestor Carbonell, Nicole Beharie, Tig Notaro, Jennifer Aniston, moderator Kara Swisher, Reese Witherspoon, Karen Pittman and Mark Duplass for The Morning Show event Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Montana Jordan, Iain Armitage, Annie Potts, Emily Osment and Lance Barber at the Young Sheldon event Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers for the Late Night with Seth Meyers panel Judd Apatow, Jeff Schaffer, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Larry David, Susie Essman and J.B. Smoove at the Curb Your Enthusiasm event.
Breakthrough Prize
Stars including Jessica Chastain, Glenn Close,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we revisit the packed limited series race, which has seen three new contenders premiere in the last three weeks.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’ve circled back to what is arguably the most competitive Emmys category this year: limited series. It feels like as good a time as any to return to my favorite race – particularly with “Shōgun” and Anna Sawai dominating the discourse, as well as the premiere of our dark horse favorite “Under the Bridge.” We talked about both shows this week with our voices, and I must say, it feels heartening — dare I type, Siri pay “Vindicated” – to have been so right about “Shōgun.” We both loved that show way back in February and the response has been off the charts.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’ve circled back to what is arguably the most competitive Emmys category this year: limited series. It feels like as good a time as any to return to my favorite race – particularly with “Shōgun” and Anna Sawai dominating the discourse, as well as the premiere of our dark horse favorite “Under the Bridge.” We talked about both shows this week with our voices, and I must say, it feels heartening — dare I type, Siri pay “Vindicated” – to have been so right about “Shōgun.” We both loved that show way back in February and the response has been off the charts.
- 4/19/2024
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Welcome to the 256th episode of TV’s Top 5, The Hollywood Reporter’s TV podcast.
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we shifted from streaming to focusing on broadcast ahead of next month’s upfront presentations. Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Tyler Perry, For All Mankind, The Witcher, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Oldboy, Travis Kelce, Don Johnson, The Gates and The Talk lead the week’s top small-screen headlines.
2. State of Broadcast
What’s renewed, ending and on the bubble? We round up the state of affairs at the five broadcast networks.
3. What’s “New” on Broadcast
As...
Every week, hosts Lesley Goldberg (West Coast TV editor) and Daniel Fienberg (chief TV critic) break down the latest TV news with context from the business and critical sides, welcome showrunners, executives and other guests, and provide a critical guide of what to watch (or skip, as the case may be).
This week, we shifted from streaming to focusing on broadcast ahead of next month’s upfront presentations. Here’s how this week’s episode plays out:
1. Headlines
Tyler Perry, For All Mankind, The Witcher, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Oldboy, Travis Kelce, Don Johnson, The Gates and The Talk lead the week’s top small-screen headlines.
2. State of Broadcast
What’s renewed, ending and on the bubble? We round up the state of affairs at the five broadcast networks.
3. What’s “New” on Broadcast
As...
- 4/19/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Following Under the Bridge's debut on Hulu, fans are flocking to learn more about leading actress Chloe Guidry.
Based on the true story told in 2005's Under the Bridge book, this series centers on a 14-year-old girl who goes missing after meeting her friends at a party, leading to a massive cover-up by those involved.
Alongside Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone, Chloe Guidry embodies the role of Josephine Bell, something of a frenemy to Reena (the story's main character). She even plans the attack on Reena and invites her to the party where her life ends.
Read full article on The Direct.
Based on the true story told in 2005's Under the Bridge book, this series centers on a 14-year-old girl who goes missing after meeting her friends at a party, leading to a massive cover-up by those involved.
Alongside Oscar-nominee Lily Gladstone, Chloe Guidry embodies the role of Josephine Bell, something of a frenemy to Reena (the story's main character). She even plans the attack on Reena and invites her to the party where her life ends.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 4/18/2024
- by Richard Nebens
- The Direct
Under the Bridge, a true crime story by Quinn Shephard, features a stellar cast of prominent actors and rising stars. The miniseries, which made its premiere on Hulu yesterday, April 17, 2024, brings to life the horrifying story of Reena Virk’s murder. The storyline of the show is inspired by Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name, which explores what really happened and who killed the 14-year-old Canadian girl.
Thanks in part to the cast’s stellar performances, Under the Bridge will keep viewers hooked on the story. Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Good Doctor star Riley Keough are two of the most famous faces linked with the project.
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge | Image via Hulu
In addition to highlighting the richness and beauty of Native American culture, Gladstone recently claimed that the show tackles significant problems like the struggle for acceptance and justice.
Lily Gladstone’s Perspective...
Thanks in part to the cast’s stellar performances, Under the Bridge will keep viewers hooked on the story. Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Good Doctor star Riley Keough are two of the most famous faces linked with the project.
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge | Image via Hulu
In addition to highlighting the richness and beauty of Native American culture, Gladstone recently claimed that the show tackles significant problems like the struggle for acceptance and justice.
Lily Gladstone’s Perspective...
- 4/18/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
After her Oscar-nominated role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, actress Lily Gladstone is now starring in the true crime drama Under the Bridge. Based on Rebecca Godfrey’s book of the same name, the series follows the tragic real-life story of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old girl murdered by teenagers in Canada in 1997.
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge
Joining Gladstone is the American Honey star Riley Keough, who is also serving as a producer for the show. In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the Scalped actress recalled how she and Keough formed a connection after engaging on social media.
Lily Gladstone Recalled Connecting With Her Under the Bridge Co-Star
At the Los Angeles premiere of Under the Bridge, Lily Gladstone recalled the beginning of her friendship with co-star Riley Keough. She shared that they found themselves orbiting the same circles in Hollywood in 2017 while promoting their films,...
Lily Gladstone in Under the Bridge
Joining Gladstone is the American Honey star Riley Keough, who is also serving as a producer for the show. In a recent conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, the Scalped actress recalled how she and Keough formed a connection after engaging on social media.
Lily Gladstone Recalled Connecting With Her Under the Bridge Co-Star
At the Los Angeles premiere of Under the Bridge, Lily Gladstone recalled the beginning of her friendship with co-star Riley Keough. She shared that they found themselves orbiting the same circles in Hollywood in 2017 while promoting their films,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Will “Under the Bridge” go over big with voters? Did Anna Sawai just lock up the Emmy? Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss Hulu’s new limited series, the penultimate episode of “Shōgun” and more.
Based on Rebecca Godfrey‘s book of the same name, “Under the Bridge,” which premiered with two episodes on Wednesday, tells the true story of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old who was assaulted by a group of teens, mostly girls, and then murdered in a small town in British Columbia, Canada, in 1997. Riley Keough plays Godfrey, who died of lung cancer in 2022, a week after the show was announced, and Lily Gladstone plays a detective. Both are campaigning in supporting, which on the surface seems like category fraud, but we explain why this is the correct placement for both and how the teen cast members — which includes Chloe Guidry,...
Based on Rebecca Godfrey‘s book of the same name, “Under the Bridge,” which premiered with two episodes on Wednesday, tells the true story of Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old who was assaulted by a group of teens, mostly girls, and then murdered in a small town in British Columbia, Canada, in 1997. Riley Keough plays Godfrey, who died of lung cancer in 2022, a week after the show was announced, and Lily Gladstone plays a detective. Both are campaigning in supporting, which on the surface seems like category fraud, but we explain why this is the correct placement for both and how the teen cast members — which includes Chloe Guidry,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
When Quinn Shephard (indie hit “Blame” and internet satire “Not Okay”) set out to adapt Rebecca Godfrey’s bestselling narrative non-fiction book “Under the Bridge,” about the 1997 murder of teenager Reena Virk, one key aspect of the book stood out to her beyond the crime.
“I was so struck by how gentle [the book] was,” Shephard told IndieWire during a recent interview. “And there was a real sensitivity to the way that it approached the holistic story, as well as all of the characters. It was a very beautiful book; it was very poetic. I was really shocked that a story that was so dark and so brutal could have so much tenderness. [It’s] really a story of childhood and coming of age.”
Viewers of the eight-episode miniseries, which premiered on Hulu April 17, will quickly note the horror of a group of young teens in small town British Columbia murdering their classmate in a night of rage,...
“I was so struck by how gentle [the book] was,” Shephard told IndieWire during a recent interview. “And there was a real sensitivity to the way that it approached the holistic story, as well as all of the characters. It was a very beautiful book; it was very poetic. I was really shocked that a story that was so dark and so brutal could have so much tenderness. [It’s] really a story of childhood and coming of age.”
Viewers of the eight-episode miniseries, which premiered on Hulu April 17, will quickly note the horror of a group of young teens in small town British Columbia murdering their classmate in a night of rage,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
Mumbai, April 18 (Ians) Oscar-nominated actress Lily Gladstone’s performance in the streaming series ‘Under the Bridge’ has been receiving great response.
The actress portrays a cop in the miniseries, which is based on the brutal murder of Indian-origin girl Reena Virk.
Indian-origin actress Vritika Gupta essays the role of Reena in the series. Virk, who was murdered by her own friends and strangers, was born in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, and died at the age of 14.
As a teenager, she struggled to fit in and was bullied from elementary school all the way to high school. She was self-conscious about her looks, and her strict religious parents, who converted from Hinduism to the Jehovah’s Witness religion, made things even more difficult for her.
On November 14, 1997, Reena, who struggled with Fomo almost three decades ago after it became a popular slang, was lured in by the promise of friendship for a gathering.
The actress portrays a cop in the miniseries, which is based on the brutal murder of Indian-origin girl Reena Virk.
Indian-origin actress Vritika Gupta essays the role of Reena in the series. Virk, who was murdered by her own friends and strangers, was born in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada, and died at the age of 14.
As a teenager, she struggled to fit in and was bullied from elementary school all the way to high school. She was self-conscious about her looks, and her strict religious parents, who converted from Hinduism to the Jehovah’s Witness religion, made things even more difficult for her.
On November 14, 1997, Reena, who struggled with Fomo almost three decades ago after it became a popular slang, was lured in by the promise of friendship for a gathering.
- 4/18/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A year and a half ago, Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough were still relative unknowns about to hit the big time when they were cast together in the eight-episode Hulu true-crime thriller “Under the Bridge.” Gladstone would steal the show in the Martin Scorsese epic “Killers of the Flower Moon,” earning an Oscar nomination and a SAG Award win. Keough, famously the eldest grandchild of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, landed Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her starring role in the Prime Video limited series “Daisy Jones and the Six.” In a Zoom interview this week for the “Under the Bridge” premiere on Hulu with its writer-creator Quinn Shephard and showrunner Samir Mehta, Mehta described landing Gladstone and Keough in the follow-up project to their big breakthrough as “literally kismet.”
He continues, “I had just moved into a new house about a month before I got this job. Met my new neighbor,...
He continues, “I had just moved into a new house about a month before I got this job. Met my new neighbor,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
In 1997, the murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk by a fellow group of British Columbia teens sparked a media frenzy, and the ensuing scrutiny shed a spotlight on the problem of bullying and violence among girls. But Hulu’s new true-crime series Under the Bridge, inspired by Rebecca Godfrey’s 2005 nonfiction book, digs deeper into the complex realities behind the sensational Canadian killing and the media blindspots about race, class, xenophobia, and poverty that underpinned it. “It’s a more feminine and sensitive take on a crime story that reckons with the trauma of childhood,” says creator Quinn Shephard during a recent Zoom interview, alongside showrunner Samir Mehta. “It’s about understanding how and why violence like this occurs in youth and what steps we need to take to break those cycles.” The drama, which stars Killers of the Flower Moon Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone and Daisy Jones & The Six’s Riley Keough,...
- 4/17/2024
- TV Insider
Officer Cam Bentland, played by Lily Gladstone in Hulu’s eight-part crime drama “Under the Bridge,” is tired. Not tired in the way that a good nap can fix, nor is she merely bored of her job with the Saanich police. “Weary” would be a better word for the drained disposition with which she carries herself, whether she’s helping her father (and captain) hit the punching bag or listening to yet another complaint about wayward teens. It’s during the latter that something clicks. A girl is missing, and even though runaway high schoolers are a routine occurrence around the greater Victoria area, hearing her brother (also a cop) refer to the young woman as a “bic girl” sparks Cam to action. “Bic,” referencing the cheap lighters found on gas station counters, is local slang for recalcitrant teens who have no one looking out for them.
While tempted to...
While tempted to...
- 4/17/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
A party is just a party…until it turns deadly. When 14-year-old Reena Virk heads out for a night with friends, her parents have no way to know it’s the last time they’ll see their daughter alive. Her true story is told in “Under the Bridge,” the new limited series premiering on Hulu on Wednesday, April 17. The chilling series will serve as a cautionary tale to adolescents and parents alike, and reveal the shocking motivations of Virk’s killer. You can watch Under the Bridge with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
How to Watch ‘Under the Bridge’ Premiere When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About ‘Under the Bridge’ Premiere
No parent should have to say goodbye to their child and send them off to spend time with their friends without knowing they’ll come back.
How to Watch ‘Under the Bridge’ Premiere When: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About ‘Under the Bridge’ Premiere
No parent should have to say goodbye to their child and send them off to spend time with their friends without knowing they’ll come back.
- 4/17/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Based on the combined predictions of over 2,000 Gold Derby users, Lily Gladstone (“Under the Bridge”) and Walton Goggins (“Fallout”) are not generally expected to reap 2024 Emmy bids at this time. However, their chances of soon reaching predicted nominee status greatly improved over the past week thanks to their new category placements. The limited series actress’ odds jumped from 100/1 to 66/1 after she migrated from lead to supporting, while the dramatic actor went from 62/1 to 37/1 by making the opposite move.
Gladstone’s “Under the Bridge” cast mate, Riley Keough, joined her in switching from lead to supporting but still retains her original 100/1 odds. The other two performers who rose above their previous 100/1 odds this week are lead actress Julianne Moore (“Mary & George”) and featured actor Mark Ruffalo (“All the Light We Cannot See”), both of whom hail from limited series.
At this point, the non-continuing series races are proving to be the most dynamic ones overall.
Gladstone’s “Under the Bridge” cast mate, Riley Keough, joined her in switching from lead to supporting but still retains her original 100/1 odds. The other two performers who rose above their previous 100/1 odds this week are lead actress Julianne Moore (“Mary & George”) and featured actor Mark Ruffalo (“All the Light We Cannot See”), both of whom hail from limited series.
At this point, the non-continuing series races are proving to be the most dynamic ones overall.
- 4/16/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
There is something inherently captivating about crime shows. The American public is obsessed with them. It doesn't matter if the crime shows are fictional, like Law and Order, or accurate crime retellings of actual cases.
The New Hulu miniseries Under the Bridge is a true crime drama based on a novel by Rebecca Godfrey (1967-2022). It highlights the Canadian novelist's investigation into the gruesome murder of Reena Virk in Saanich, British Columbia, in 1997.
The crime rocked the Saanich area and much of Canada primarily because the Reena Virk killers consisted mainly of a group of teenage girls.
The Under the Bridge miniseries dramatizes the events somewhat as it looks at what happened when Godfrey went to Sannich to investigate the details of the crime and write her novel.
Here's what we know about the miniseries, which focuses primarily on how Godfrey (Riley Keough) and Officer Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone) investigated the case.
The New Hulu miniseries Under the Bridge is a true crime drama based on a novel by Rebecca Godfrey (1967-2022). It highlights the Canadian novelist's investigation into the gruesome murder of Reena Virk in Saanich, British Columbia, in 1997.
The crime rocked the Saanich area and much of Canada primarily because the Reena Virk killers consisted mainly of a group of teenage girls.
The Under the Bridge miniseries dramatizes the events somewhat as it looks at what happened when Godfrey went to Sannich to investigate the details of the crime and write her novel.
Here's what we know about the miniseries, which focuses primarily on how Godfrey (Riley Keough) and Officer Cam Bentland (Lily Gladstone) investigated the case.
- 4/16/2024
- by Jessica Kosinski
- TVfanatic
Update: Soon after this story was published, a source reached out to Variety to confirm that “Daisy Jones and the Six” will not be getting a Season 2 because “it was always planned as a limited series.”
Despite the success of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” star Riley Keough says the band isn’t getting back together anytime soon.
Despite fans hoping — and demanding — a second season of the Prime Video miniseries adaptation of Tara Jenkin Reid’s best-selling novel, Keough tells me, “I would love to but I don’t know if it’s in the cards…I haven’t heard anything.”
The series followed Daisy Jones (Keough) and her bandmates as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene of the 1970s. The series premiered just over a year ago to positive reviews. Keough and Morrone earned Emmy nominations as did the show for outstanding limited or anthology series.
Despite the success of “Daisy Jones & the Six,” star Riley Keough says the band isn’t getting back together anytime soon.
Despite fans hoping — and demanding — a second season of the Prime Video miniseries adaptation of Tara Jenkin Reid’s best-selling novel, Keough tells me, “I would love to but I don’t know if it’s in the cards…I haven’t heard anything.”
The series followed Daisy Jones (Keough) and her bandmates as they make their way through the Los Angeles music scene of the 1970s. The series premiered just over a year ago to positive reviews. Keough and Morrone earned Emmy nominations as did the show for outstanding limited or anthology series.
- 4/16/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Plot: based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the 1997 true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey and a local police officer, the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.
Review: While crime exists worldwide, North America’s glut of true crime stories is centered on the United States. We often take for granted that our neighbors in the Great White North are more than America’s nice neighbors or denizens of the Fifty-First State. Canada is a massive country with its own good and bad, with crimes just as heinous as anything we see in America. While the events depicted in Under The Bridge are not as scary as serial killer tales, the story it retells is every bit as disturbing.
Review: While crime exists worldwide, North America’s glut of true crime stories is centered on the United States. We often take for granted that our neighbors in the Great White North are more than America’s nice neighbors or denizens of the Fifty-First State. Canada is a massive country with its own good and bad, with crimes just as heinous as anything we see in America. While the events depicted in Under The Bridge are not as scary as serial killer tales, the story it retells is every bit as disturbing.
- 4/16/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
The star-studded casting of Lily Gladstone and Riley Keough in Hulu’s Under the Bridge, as it turns out, all started in the DMs.
The series, which counts Keough as an executive producer, is based on the true story of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old girl who was beaten and murdered by a group of teenagers in Canada in 1997. Keough stars as Rebecca Godfrey, who investigated and wrote a book on the tragedy, with Gladstone as a local police officer trying to solve the case.
At the show’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, Gladstone recalled forming a bond with Keough in 2017 as they ran in the same Hollywood circles, when she was promoting Certain Women and the Daisy Jones & The Six star was releasing American Honey.
“I was aware of her work, anyway, but I feel like being in each other’s orbit then, I became very curious about who this talent was.
The series, which counts Keough as an executive producer, is based on the true story of Reena Virk, a 14-year-old girl who was beaten and murdered by a group of teenagers in Canada in 1997. Keough stars as Rebecca Godfrey, who investigated and wrote a book on the tragedy, with Gladstone as a local police officer trying to solve the case.
At the show’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, Gladstone recalled forming a bond with Keough in 2017 as they ran in the same Hollywood circles, when she was promoting Certain Women and the Daisy Jones & The Six star was releasing American Honey.
“I was aware of her work, anyway, but I feel like being in each other’s orbit then, I became very curious about who this talent was.
- 4/16/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The new Hulu series Under the Bridge is infuriating. That’s not to say the series is not well done or crafted—in fact, far from it. This is bold storytelling that challenges the viewer to rethink their misconceptions. The result is appointment-viewing television that, by the end of the series, showcases some uncommonly powerful performances.
No, it’s infuriating because of what transpires from “actual” events. It’s tragic and horrific, and words cannot adequately describe the atrocities that occurred in the small, picturesque seaside town in British Columbia, Alberta, Canada. Under the Bridge is where the key players wish the story stayed, never seeing the light of day.
Under the Bridge follows the heartbreaking story of Reena Virk (newcomer Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old high school student in Saanich. Born in a proud East Indian and devout Jehovah’s Witness family, Reena is rebelling against her tight-knit community. Reena...
No, it’s infuriating because of what transpires from “actual” events. It’s tragic and horrific, and words cannot adequately describe the atrocities that occurred in the small, picturesque seaside town in British Columbia, Alberta, Canada. Under the Bridge is where the key players wish the story stayed, never seeing the light of day.
Under the Bridge follows the heartbreaking story of Reena Virk (newcomer Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old high school student in Saanich. Born in a proud East Indian and devout Jehovah’s Witness family, Reena is rebelling against her tight-knit community. Reena...
- 4/16/2024
- by M.N. Miller
- FandomWire
Deep into Hulu’s Under the Bridge, author Rebecca Godfrey (Riley Keough) defends the focus of her latest manuscript. “People can do horrible things, and that doesn’t make them inherently evil,” she insists. As she sees it, her book is simply challenging the reader to consider that an individual’s humanity is not defined by their worst deed.
It’s a big ask considering the subject in question has been charged with murder — but potentially a worthy one too, not least because the accused is just a teenager. Unfortunately, it’s also one Under the Bridge does not actually have the nerve to tackle head-on. Despite some moving performances (particularly from its young cast), the writing ultimately proves too vague and too muddled in its messaging to shed new light on much of anything.
Creator Quinn Shephard has based her eight-episode miniseries on the book of the same title by the real-life Godfrey,...
It’s a big ask considering the subject in question has been charged with murder — but potentially a worthy one too, not least because the accused is just a teenager. Unfortunately, it’s also one Under the Bridge does not actually have the nerve to tackle head-on. Despite some moving performances (particularly from its young cast), the writing ultimately proves too vague and too muddled in its messaging to shed new light on much of anything.
Creator Quinn Shephard has based her eight-episode miniseries on the book of the same title by the real-life Godfrey,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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