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Exclusive: Apple has set BAFTA and Emmy winner Dearbhla Walsh (Bad Sisters, Fargo), Kate Herron (The Last of Us, Loki) and Alice Seabright (Sex Education, Chloe) to direct Margo’s Got Money Troubles, its upcoming drama series from David E. Kelley and A24, starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman.

Walsh will direct four of the eight episodes including the pilot and serve as an executive producer. Herron and Seabright will direct two episodes each.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Pfeiffer), and an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on...

Exclusive: Margo’s Got Money Troubles has rounded out its cast with Lindsey Normington (Anora), rapper, singer, songwriter Rico Nasty and Michael Workèyè (My Lady Jane) in recurring roles. The Apple TV+ series, starring Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman, hails from David E. Kelley and A24.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Pfeiffer), and an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and soon finds herself...

Exclusive: Greg Kinnear has been tapped as a series regular opposite Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV+’s new drama series from David E. Kelley and A24.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress, Shyanne (Pfeiffer), and an ex-pro wrestler, Jinx (Nick Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling.

Exclusive: This Is Us alum Michael Angarano has been cast in a key recurring role on Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV+’s series starring Elle Fanning, Michael Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman and executive produced by Fanning, Pfeiffer and Nicole Kidman.

In Margo’s Got Money Troubles, based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor, Mark (Angarano), at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx’s advice from the world of wrestling.

Marcia Gay Harden is the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Apple series “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.”

Variety has learned that Harden will guest star in the series, the cast of which already includes Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, and Thaddea Graham. Based on the Rufi Thorpe novel of the same name, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” was picked up for eight episodes at Apple TV+ in February 2024.

Per the description of the novel’s plot, it focuses on Margo Millet (Fanning), the daughter of a Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Offerman). Now an unemployed single mother in her early 20s, Margo is struggling to make ends meet, leading her to launch an OnlyFans account. When her father reenters her life, she starts incorporating his lessons from the pro wrestling world into her OnlyFans work, leading to unexpected success.

Harden is no stranger to Apple audiences,...

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden is set for a guest-starring role in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, joining Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman in the Apple TV+ series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel. The eight-part series, set in the world of OnlyFans with a wrestling twist, hails from David E. Kelley and A24, with Fanning and Kidman also executive producing.

Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor at the local junior college she attends. Now, at 20, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father Jinx shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and soon finds...

Exclusive: Thaddea Graham (Sex Education) has been cast as a series regular in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, joining Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman in the Apple TV+ series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel. The eight-part series, set in the world of OnlyFans with a wrestling twist, hails from David E. Kelley and A24, with Fanning and Kidman also executive producing.

Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor at the local junior college she attends. Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father, Jinx (Offerman), shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an OnlyFans as an experiment and...

Apple TV+’s forthcoming Margo’s Got Money Troubles is adding to its already star-studded cast.

Nick Offerman has joined the series from A24 and showrunner David E. Kelley. The Parks and Recreation favorite will star opposite Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer in the drama.

Based on the best-selling novel by Rufi Thorpe, Margo’s Got Money Troubles follows the title character (played by Fanning), who is “the daughter of a Hooters waitress and former pro wrestler,” per the show’s logline. “After having an affair with her junior college English professor, she gets pregnant and turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet. After reuniting with her estranged father, who imparts advice he learned in the wrestling ring, Margo becomes a runaway success on OnlyFans.”

Offerman will play Jinx, Margo’s dad; Pfeiffer plays her mother.

Offerman won an Emmy for his guest role in seasone one of HBO’s The Last of Us.

Meet Margo’s dad.

Nick Offerman has joined Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation of Margo’s Got Money Troubles as the title character’s father, TVLine has learned.

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Offerman will play Jinx. As previously reported, Michelle Pfeiffer will play Margo’s mom, Shyanne.

Based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel of the same name, the eight-episode series follows Margo Millet (played by The Great‘s Elle Fanning), the child of...

Emmy winner Nick Offerman is set to star in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, joining Elle Fanning, fellow Emmy winner Nicole Kidman and Michelle Pfeiffer in the Apple TV+ series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel. The eight-part series, set in the world of OnlyFans with a wrestling twist, hails from prolific TV creator David E. Kelley and A24, with Fanning and Kidman also executive producing.

Fanning stars as Margo Millet, the child of a Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), who becomes pregnant after a brief affair with an English professor at the local junior college she attends. Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. When her estranged father, Jinx (Offerman), shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Margo starts an...

Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is set to launch two new comedy podcasts, both humorously anchored in nature. Tiny Dinos premiered on May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays; and Walkin’ About on May 15, 2024, with episodes dropping weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

McKay says: “Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days. But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?’”

Tiny Dinos comes from the imagination of Connor Ratliff, whose Dead Eyes podcast became a fan favorite with many Hollywood actors and filmmakers, and collaborator James III. In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the...

Exclusive: Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries will soon debut two new comedy podcasts: Tiny Dinos, from Connor Ratliff and James III, and Allan McLeod’s Walkin’ About.

Tiny Dinos premieres May 7, with episodes dropping weekly on Tuesdays, while Walkin’ About debuts on May 15, with episodes released weekly on Wednesdays. Both series will be available on major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. A trailer for Tiny Dinos can be found above.

Tiny Dinos

“Connor, James and Allan are all very talented comedians, and Lord knows we all can use some laughter these days,” said McKay in a statement to Deadline. “But they’re also asking questions that boldly challenge the international corporate power structure like ‘What happens if I start taking regular walks?’ And ‘What would happen if we brought dinosaurs back but they were super tiny?'”

In Tiny Dinos, Ratliff takes improv to the next...

Former TV critic Andy Greenwald had seen the demands of being a showrunner firsthand. When he finally got the chance to call the shots on the USA Network series “Briarpatch,” that opportunity brought everything that comes with overseeing the production of 10 hourlong episodes of TV.

“There was a day in the airport when I was flying back to Albuquerque because we had to crash [Episode] 2 through post to get it to Toronto,” Greenwald told IndieWire. “I think we’re filming 5 and 6, and we were prepping 7 and I was writing or rewriting 8, 9, and 10 and I was at Lax at 6 in the morning and I was like, ‘This…This is awful.’ And then I thought, ‘The only thing worse than this would be not doing it.'”

Despite that occasional solitary heavy workload at an airport boarding gate, Greenwald was far from alone in this process. After he wrote the pilot — the making...

Felicity Huffman won’t care for this one. Erik Feig’s Picturestart and Patrick Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment are developing an English-language remake of a Thai heist film in which a group of high school seniors team up to take down a rigged college-admissions system.

The remake is of the 2017 Thai film “Bad Genius” (“Chalard Games Goeng”), which was the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017 and also the highest-grossing Thai film in its international release. Nattawat Poonpiriya directed and produced the film from Gdh 559 about a high school genius who travels to Sydney, Australia, to take an international exam and then send the results back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes place back home.

Incredibly, Picturestart and Picture Perfect secured the rights to the remake before the current college admissions scandal involving actresses Huffman and Lori Laughlin broke in March.

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Original is highest grossing Thai film internationally.

Picturestart founder Erik Feig is teaming up with Patrick Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment on Bad Genius, an English-language remake of 2017 Thai hit Chalard Games Goeng.

The partners will develop, produce and finance the project, and Eva Anderson has been brought on to write the script.

Nattawut Poonpiriya directed and Thai film studio Gdh 559 Company Limited produced the original about entrepreneurial high school seniors who take down the rigged college-admissions system.

Jessica Switch and Julia Enescu will oversee for Picturestart, and the parties secured rights before news of the Us college admissions scandal broke.

Erik Feig’s Picturestart and Patrick Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment are developing, producing and attached to finance the English-language remake of the hit 2017 Thai movie Bad Genius (Chalard Games Goeng).

Eva Anderson has been tapped to write the adaptation of the film which was written and directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya. Jessica Switch and Julia Enescu will oversee for Picturestart.

Picturestart’s adaptation is a high-stakes, high-octane thriller heist about a group of entrepreneurial high school seniors who team up to take down the rigged college admissions system. Rights were secured before the current college admissions scandal broke.

Anderson is a co-ep for USA’s Briarpatch and a consulting producer for AMC’s Dispatches from Elsewhere. She was previously a staff writer and producer for You’re the Worst on FX. She is represented by Reign Agency and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner & Klein.

Bad Genius...

Lionsgate alums Erik Feig and Patrick Wachsberger are teaming up on Bad Genius, an English-language remake of the hit Thai film Chalard Games Goeng.

Dubbed a high-stakes, high-octane heist thriller, Bad Genius revolves around a group of entrepreneurial high school seniors who team to take down the rigged college admissions system. Rights were secured before the current college admissions scandal broke. Eva Anderson has been tapped to write the script.

Feig’s Picturestart and Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment are developing, producing and attached to finance Bad Genius, which is based on the film that was released in 2017 in Thailand, where it debuted ...

Lionsgate alums Erik Feig and Patrick Wachsberger are teaming up on Bad Genius, an English-language remake of the hit Thai film Chalard Games Goeng.

Dubbed a high-stakes, high-octane heist thriller, Bad Genius revolves around a group of entrepreneurial high school seniors who team to take down the rigged college admissions system. Rights were secured before the current college admissions scandal broke. Eva Anderson has been tapped to write the script.

Feig’s Picturestart and Wachsberger’s Picture Perfect Entertainment are developing, producing and attached to finance Bad Genius, which is based on the film that was released in 2017 in Thailand, where it debuted ...

Last year, Daily Dead was proud to once again sponsor and experience this year's Overlook Film Festival, which took place in the historic (and quite possibly haunted) confines of New Orleans, and for its anticipated third year, the festival is returning to The Big Easy May 30th–June 2nd for another year of immersive events, essential screenings, and live performances.

The third annual Overlook Film Festival will once again take place in the festive French Quarter, with screenings being held at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre and the Regal Cinemas Cinebarre Canal Place 9 Movie Theater.

We'll keep you updated on the screenings and immersive experiences that take place at the highly anticipated horror-themed festival as more details are revealed, and in the meantime, you can learn more by reading the press release below and by visiting The Overlook Film Festival's official website.

Press Release: – The Overlook Film Festival, a...

It’s so, so very difficult to determine how long to stick with a series. Some shows get off to a bad start and later find their voice. Others start bad and get worse. Still others are sporadic in quality, for whatever creative reason.

But the list below is meant to help. Whether you’re looking for a new binge and want to know when a season will hit its peak, or you want to sample shows by seeing the best episode first, check out IndieWire’s ranking of the best TV episodes of 2017.

We don’t necessarily endorse starting with the best episodes — especially if it happens to be the season finale — but in a world of “too much TV,” there’s no wrong way to find the next great show. Ranked by episodic quality, these are the 25 best individual half-hours and hour-long entries of the 2017 season.

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[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “You’re the Worst” Season 4, Episode 12 (“Like People”) and Episode 13 (“It’s Always Been This Way”), the series finale.]

Gretchen chose herself, and she also chose Jimmy.

As Aya Cash’s worstie watched her former other half (Chris Geere) spar with her new other other half (played by Colin Ferguson), it became increasingly clear she couldn’t pick either one. Both were acting like idiots. Both were being immature. Both had made mistakes with her that had not been about her.

So she had to choose herself. Gretchen had to walk out of that kitchen without either man. She had to know that her self-importance, her power, couldn’t be determined by a romantic partner. So she flew solo.

And then she ran in front of Jimmy’s car, slapped him in the face, and put her engagement ring back on, this time (one hopes) for good.

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FX has put in development Radicalocity, a workplace comedy from You’re the Worst creator/showrunner Stephen Falk and writer Eva Anderson. Co-written and executive produced by Falk and Anderson, Radicalocity is set at a popular YouTube multi-channel network called Radicalocity. It revolves around three cynical thirtysomethings with serious artistic backgrounds who try desperately to hold on to a shred of self-worth, while they do anything they can — immoral, unethical or…...

It doesn’t matter that, outside of Kether Donohue‘s trailer on the set of You’re the Worst, it’s Friday afternoon.

Inside, it’s Sunday. (As in, Funday.)

“I wish I could tell you what I’m wearing right now, but I can’t, because it’ll give stuff away,” the actress teasingly tells TVLine, laughing, via phone.

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Fans of the show will recall when, in Season 1, Lindsay passionately snorted cocaine off her own chest, a deliciously over-the-top scene that showcased Donohue...

Frank Herbert, author of the Dune chronicles, had three rules: Never work with kids, animals, or sandworms. This edition of Vulture and Ucb's video series "Pop Culture Memory Lane" explains Rule No. 1: Comedian Eva Anderson recounts the tale of how things went awry when, as a 4-year-old, she appeared on The Merv Griffin Show with her magician dad (and future Night Court star), Harry Anderson. Watch the video to see how the butterfly effect of her cameo may have ruined Herbert's day.