Queen America

Queen America
Genre Dark comedy
Created by Meaghan Oppenheimer
Directed by Alethea Jones
Starring
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production company(s)
  • wiip
  • Made Up Stories
Release
Original network Facebook Watch
External links
Official website

Queen America is an upcoming American dark comedy web television series created by Meaghan Oppenheimer and starring Catherine Zeta Jones that is set to premiere on November 21, 2018, on Facebook Watch.

Premise

Queen America is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma and follows "Vicki Ellis, the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of Miss America. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake."[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

Development

On May 3, 2018, it was announced that Facebook Watch had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Meaghan Oppenheimer who is set to executive produce alongside Paul Lee, Bruna Papandrea, Casey Haver, Guymon Casady, Suzan Bymel, and Janice Williams. Production companies involved with the series include wiip and Made Up Stories.[1][2][3] On June 5, 2018, it was reported that Alethea Jones would direct all ten episodes of the series as well as serve as a co-executive producer alongside Steve Hutensky.[4][5] On September 10, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on November 21, 2018.[6]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Catherine Zeta Jones would star in the series.[1] In July 2018, it was announced that Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price, and Megan West had been cast in main roles and that Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, and Judith Light would appear in a recurring capacity.[7][8][9]

Filming

Principal photography for the series reportedly began on June 18, 2018 and is set to last through late-August 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.[10][11] In late June, a scene was shot inside the Fry’s Electronics store in Duluth, Georgia. From July 4 to 6, 2018, filming took place in Jonesboro, Georgia. On July 10, 2018, more filming occurred in the Perimeter Center area. On July 13, 18, and 19, 2018, filming took place in Buckhead near Lenox Square. On July 20, 2018, the series was in Midtown Atlanta, shooting at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel and Biltmore Apartments. It was filming again in Midtown on July 23rd.[12]

On August 7 to 10, 2018, filming again returned to the Perimeter Center area. On August 8, 2018, the production was filming in Lithonia and a week later in Conyers. On August 17, 2018, filming occurred in the Lindbergh neighborhood of Atlanta. On August 23, 2018, the production was shooting in Chamblee.[13] From August 29 to 30, 2018, filming was scheduled to take place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[14][15]

Release

On September 10, 2018, a clip and a series of "first look" images from the series were released.[6][16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (May 3, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones To Star In 'Queen America' Series For Facebook Produced By Paul Lee & Bruna Papandrea". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Otterson, Joe (May 3, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in Facebook Watch Series 'Queen America' From Paul Lee's New Studio". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Jarvey, Natalie (May 3, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in Facebook Comedy as First Series From Paul Lee's New Venture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (June 5, 2018). "'Queen America': Alethea Jones To Direct Facebook Watch Series Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Clopton, Ellis (June 5, 2018). "TV Roundup: Alethea Jones to Direct 'Queen America' for Facebook Watch". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Evans, Greg (September 10, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones Series 'Queen America' Sets Facebook Watch Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 9, 2018). "'Queen America': Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy Among Six Regulars Cast In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 19, 2018). "'Queen America': Jennifer Westfeldt & Victoria Justice Join Facebook Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 26, 2018). "'Queen America': Judith Light To Recur In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ Ho, Rodney (May 4, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones' 'Queen America' (Facebook Watch) coming to Atlanta | Radio and TV Talk". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Facebook's 'Queen America' Atlanta Open Casting Call". Project Casting. June 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  12. ↑ Walljasper, Matt (July 25, 2018). "What's filming in Atlanta now? Stranger Things, Superintelligence, The Mule, plus our Comic-Con roundup". Atlanta. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  13. ↑ Walljasper, Matt (August 27, 2018). "What's filming in Atlanta now? Stranger Things, Raising Dion, Queen America, Superintelligence, plus unpacking the new FilmL.A. report". Atlanta. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ Love, Ryan (August 23, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones web series filming in Tulsa". KOKI-TV. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ Purdy, Michael (August 24, 2018). "Catherine Zeta-Jones is headed to Tulsa | Tulsa's 24-Hour News, Weather and Traffic". KRMG. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  16. ↑ Lee Lenker, Maureen (September 10, 2018). "Get your first look at Catherine Zeta-Jones in 'Queen America'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.