Tales of the City (2019 miniseries) explained

Alt Name:Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City
Genre:Drama
Developer:Lauren Morelli
Composer:Jay Wadley
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Episodes:10
Producer:Gail Barringer
Cinematography:Federico Cesca
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:46–60 minutes
Network:Netflix
Related:Tales of the City (1993)

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City is an American drama television miniseries that premiered June 7, 2019, on Netflix, based on the Tales of the City novels by Armistead Maupin. Laura Linney, Paul Gross, Olympia Dukakis, and Barbara Garrick reprise their roles from previous television adaptations of Maupin's books: the original Tales of the City in 1993, and the sequels More Tales of the City (1998) and Further Tales of the City (2001). The series was Dukakis's final television role before her death.

The show won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Limited Series at the 31st GLAAD Media Awards, the third time the series has won the award following the original Tales of the City at the 1995 awards ceremony and sequel More Tales of the City at the 1999 ceremony.[1]

Premise

Mary Ann Singleton returns to 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco after a 23-year absence for the 90th birthday of her former landlady, Anna Madrigal. Mary Ann is happily reunited with Michael Tolliver and Anna, but things are more complicated with her ex-husband, Brian Hawkins, and Shawna, the daughter she left behind to pursue a broadcasting career. Shawna follows a mysterious attraction to a new girl in town who is making a documentary about 28 Barbary Lane. The relationship between transgender man Jake Rodriguez and his lesbian girlfriend Margot Park faces challenges as Jake explores his newfound attraction to men. Michael struggles with the option to stop using condoms now that he is in a relationship with Ben Marshall, who is on PrEP. Anna begins receiving mysterious letters threatening to expose a secret from her past.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

Development

Netflix announced June 28, 2017, the development of a revival of the Tales of the City television miniseries, based on the novels by Armistead Maupin.[2] A subsequent April 23, 2018, announcement included a production order for ten episodes, with the series to be written by Lauren Morelli, who would serve as showrunner and executive producer, alongside an all-LGBTQ writer's room. Other executive producers would include Maupin, Alan Poul, Laura Linney, Andrew Stearn, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Michael Cunningham would serve as consulting producer and Poul was also expected to direct. Production companies involved with the series include Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International.[3] [4] [5] [6] An announcement on April 9, 2019, revealed the series would be released on June 7, 2019.[7]

Casting

Alongside the initial series development announcement, it was reported that Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis would reprise their roles as Mary Ann Singleton and Anna Madrigal, respectively.[2] Concurrent with the news of the series order, it was confirmed that Linney, Dukakis, and Barbara Garrick would be reprising their roles, and that Elliot Page would be joining the main cast of the production in a new role.[3]

In October 2018, it was announced that Paul Gross would reprise his role of Brian Hawkins and that Murray Bartlett, Charlie Barnett, Josiah Victoria Garcia, and May Hong had also joined the main cast. Additionally, it was further announced that Jen Richards, Daniela Vega, Michelle Buteau, Ashley Park, Christopher Larkin, Caldwell Tidicue, Matthew Risch, Michael Park, Dickie Hearts, Benjamin Thys, Samantha Soule, Juan Castano, Zosia Mamet, and Victor Garber had been cast in recurring roles.[8] [9] [10] Molly Ringwald later joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[11]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began by July 2018 in New York City. Filming of interior scenes of the series were shot in New York while exterior scenes were set to be filmed in San Francisco, California.[12] On October 5, 2018, the production was shooting in the Nodine Hill section of Yonkers, New York.[13] Filming took place in the Tenderloin, the Castro, the Mission, Mission Dolores Park, Clarion Alley, Russian Hill, Macondray Lane, and North Beach.[14] On October 24, 2018, filming took place at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco.[15] By January 2019, filming for the series had reportedly concluded.[16]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series received an approval of 83%, and a 7.50/10 average rating from 42 reviews. The critics' consensus states, "Like a pleasant visit to a place you used to live, Tales of the City provides ample nostalgic comforts and continues the series' mission of celebrating the diversity of San Francisco on its own terms."[17] Metacritic scored it 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, signifying "generally favorable reviews".[18]

Notes and References

  1. Daw. Stephen. July 30, 2020. Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards. October 5, 2020. Billboard.
  2. Web site: Petski. Denise. Netflix Developing Tales of the City Revival With Laura Linney & Olympia Dukakis. Deadline Hollywood. April 24, 2018. June 28, 2017.
  3. Web site: Petski. Denise. Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City Revival Gets Series Order At Netflix; Ellen Page Joins Cast. Deadline Hollywood. April 24, 2018. April 24, 2018.
  4. Web site: Ausiello. Michael. Tales of the City: Ellen Page Joins Netflix's 10-Episode Limited Series Revival as Laura Linney's Daughter. TVLine. April 24, 2018. April 24, 2018.
  5. Web site: Otterson. Joe. Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City Lands Series Order at Netflix. Variety. April 24, 2018. April 24, 2018.
  6. Web site: Goldberg. Lesley. Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City: Ellen Page Joins Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis in Netflix Sequel. The Hollywood Reporter. April 24, 2018. April 24, 2018.
  7. Web site: Tales of the City: Netflix Unveils Trailer & Premiere Date For Limited Series Based On Armistead Maupin Books . Deadline Hollywood . Erik . Pedersen . April 9, 2019 . April 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City: Paul Gross To Reprise Role In Netflix Revival; Full Cast Set. Denise. Petski. Deadline Hollywood. October 16, 2018. October 16, 2018.
  9. Web site: Petski . Denise . Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City: Zosia Mamet To Recur In Netflix Revival . Deadline Hollywood . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018.
  10. Web site: Haring . Bruce . Victor Garber Joins Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City In Recurring Role . Deadline Hollywood . October 26, 2018 . October 26, 2018.
  11. Web site: Ausiello . Michael . Tales of the City: Molly Ringwald Joins Netflix's 10-Episode Revival . TVLine . November 1, 2018 . November 1, 2018.
  12. Web site: Rudolph . Christopher . Here's the First Pic From the Set of Netflix's Tales of the City Revival . . September 24, 2018 . July 17, 2018.
  13. Web site: Coyne . Matt . Netflix's Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City shoots in Yonkers . . February 1, 2019 . October 5, 2018.
  14. News: New 'Tales of the City' season to premiere in Castro tonight . 21 March 2023 . hoodline.com . 10 April 2019 . en.
  15. Web site: Bracco . Steven . Netflix miniseries Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City films in Dolores Park today . Hoodline . February 1, 2019 . October 24, 2018.
  16. Web site: Wiseman . Eva . Ellen Page: 'I'm not afraid to say the truth' . . February 1, 2019 . January 20, 2019.
  17. Web site: Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City: Season 1. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. January 22, 2022.
  18. Web site: Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - Season 1 Reviews. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. January 22, 2022.

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