Roar (2022 TV series) explained

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Composer:Isobel Waller-Bridge
Num Episodes:8
Country:United States
Language:English
Runtime:29–37 minutes
Network:Apple TV+

Roar is an American anthology television series from Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, the creators of GLOW. Based on the 2018 short story collection of the same name by Cecelia Ahern, the 8-episode series premiered on Apple TV+ on April 15, 2022.

Premise

Each story in the collection is about women's experiences and how women navigate through others' perceptions of them as well as their own. Highlighting what it means to be a woman, these stories are considered "darkly comic feminist fables."[1]

Production

Development

Roar was announced in August 2018, with the news that GLOW creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch were showrunning the TV series being developed based on Cecelia Ahern's short story collection Roar, published in the UK in November 2018 and in the US in April 2019. The project would be produced by Nicole Kidman and Per Saari's Blossom Films, Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, and Theresa Park. Additionally, Ahern's Greenlight Go Productions and Endeavor Content were also attached to produce.[2]

On March 2, 2021, it was announced that the show will air on Apple TV+ as eight 30-minute episodes each told from a female point of view, which mark Flahive’s and Mensch's first project under their new overall deal with the streamer.[3]

Casting

The casting of Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, and Alison Brie was announced on March 2, 2021.[3] In August 2021, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward joined the cast.[4]

Filming

Production for Roar began in Los Angeles, California on May 28, 2021, and concluded on August 1, 2021.[5] So Yong Kim, Rashida Jones, Quyen Tran and Anya Adams directed episodes of the series.[6]

Release

All 8 episodes of Roar were released on April 15, 2022.[7]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 71% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 31 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The feminist themes of Roar don't carry smoothly across some installments, but the sheer amount of talent on hand comes through loud and clear."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[9]

Controversy

In May 2022, the British TV show Gogglebox featured a scene from the fifth episode "The Woman Who Was Fed By a Duck" wherein the duck performs a sex act on the woman. The broadcast of this scene resulted in over 200 complaints to the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 2, 2021. Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie to Star in Apple TV+ Anthology Series From 'GLOW' Creators. November 8, 2022. TheWrap. Reid. Nakamura. en-US. March 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330150000/https://www.thewrap.com/roar-nicole-kidman-cynthia-erivo-merritt-wever-alison-brie-apple-tv-anthology-series-glow-creators/. live.
  2. Web site: Hipes. Patrick. August 21, 2018. 'Roar' TV Series In Works Based On Cecelia Ahern Short Stories; 'GLOW' Duo To Showrun, Nicole Kidman Among EPs. March 2, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US. March 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302205741/https://deadline.com/2018/08/roar-tv-series-cecelia-ahern-liz-flahive-carly-mensch-nicole-kidman-1202449356/. live.
  3. Web site: Otterson. Joe. March 2, 2021. Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie to Star in Apple Series From 'GLOW' Creators. March 2, 2021. Variety. en-US. March 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302170600/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/nicole-kidman-cynthia-erivo-merritt-wever-alison-brie-apple-series-glow-creators-1234919074/. live.
  4. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. August 16, 2021. 'Roar': Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart & Kara Hayward Join Apple TV+ Anthology Series. August 16, 2021. Deadline Hollywood. en-US. October 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221019070830/https://deadline.com/2021/08/roar-betty-gilpin-meera-syal-fivel-stewart-kara-hayward-cast-apple-tv-anthology-series-1234815586/. live.
  5. Web site: Roar - Production. dead. April 11, 2021. Variety Insight. April 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412055513/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=188547.
  6. Web site: Travers . Ben . Roar Review: Apple's Spirited Episodic Anthology Is Rewarding All the Way Through . . April 13, 2022 . April 11, 2022 . April 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412090901/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/roar-review-apple-tv-show-nicole-kidman-1234715757/ . live .
  7. Web site: Chapman. Wilson. Grantham-Philips. Wyatte. February 4, 2022. Apple Announces Premiere Date For Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo Anthology Series 'Roar' (TV News Roundup). February 13, 2022. Variety. en-US. February 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220218205554/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/apple-tv-wild-horses-gary-oldman-1235172457/. live.
  8. roar_2022. Roar. tv. 1. May 18, 2022.
  9. roar-2022. Roar. tv. 1. April 16, 2022.
  10. Web site: Gogglebox hit with more Ofcom complaints over X-rated duck scene. Metro. Charlotte. Manning. May 4, 2022. November 8, 2022. June 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220607083540/https://metro.co.uk/2022/05/04/gogglebox-hit-with-over-200-complaints-as-channel-4-viewers-hit-back-over-duck-scene-16584326/. live.

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