“The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” was in an odd place before its long-awaited debut on Friday. The action-heavy drama series starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan as their Marvel characters Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, respectively, would have been the perfect bridge between Marvel’s popular superhero films and its new limited series on Disney+. With a similar tone and familiar global narrative, it felt like a quintessential Marvel property, one that was proof that its crowd-pleasing big-screen adventures could be adapted for the small screen without losing anything during the transition to episodic storytelling.
But once the six-episode series was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the high-concept “WandaVision” took its place, expectations for “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” shifted. Critics and fans alike wondered if the show, which was created by Malcolm Spellman, would be able to compete with the emotional, heartbreaking story at the heart...
But once the six-episode series was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the high-concept “WandaVision” took its place, expectations for “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” shifted. Critics and fans alike wondered if the show, which was created by Malcolm Spellman, would be able to compete with the emotional, heartbreaking story at the heart...
- 3/19/2021
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
At the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, TV is invading the schedule in a whole new way. The Park City film fest has previously dabbled in what’s possible on the small screen, but this year marks the launch of the Indie Episodics section — which will spotlight TV pilots that mostly lack mainstream distribution.
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
The selections include “America to Me,” a new docu-series by “Hoop Dreams” director Steve James; as well as “The Mortified Guide,” a screen adaptation of the popular stage show “Mortified,” spotlighting the most embarrassing true stories of adolescence. There’s also “This Close,” showcasing star/creators Josh Feldman and Shoshannah Stern (both of whom are deaf), and “Franchesca,” featuring digital star and “The Nightly Show” writer/contributor Franchesca Ramsey.
This marks a major change for Sundance, and a renewed commitment to independent television. While Sundance has featured TV programming since the premiere of “Top of the Lake” in...
- 12/4/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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