- Original name: The undoing
- Country: USA
- Genre: drama
- Producer: S. Beer
- World premiere: October 25, 2020
- Premiere in Russia: 26 October 2020
- Starring: E. Alexander, I. Cruz, M. De Angelis, M. Devine, N. Dumezveni, H. Grant, N. Jupe, N. Kidman, L. Rabe, E. Ramirez
- Duration: 7 episodes
Watch the trailer for HBO's Play Back with Nicole Kidman, with a 2020 release date for Season 1 with the cast and storyline already known. Hugh Grant will play the famous pediatric oncologist, devoted husband Grace (Kidman) and loving father, whose past is made public when he suddenly disappears. Donald Sutherland will play Grace's father, a retired financier and loving grandfather tasked with protecting his family.
Expectations rating - 97%.
Plot
The series is set in New York. Grace Sachs is a successful therapist whose life has turned out the best: idyll with her husband Jonathan, a wonderful son who attends an elite private school, a wealthy life. Grace is due to release her first book soon, in which she advises women to listen to their intuition and believe their first impressions of men. But on the eve of publication, the reality around her begins to crumble: her husband suddenly disappears, and the seemingly ideal life turns into a series of high-profile PR scandal.
About production
It was directed by Suzanne Bier ("Revenge", "What We Lost", "Open Hearts").
Film crew:
- Screenplay: David E. Kelly (Big Little Lies), Jean Hanff Corelitz (Exam for Two);
- Producers: Sarah Khan (The Two), Molly Allen (The Gifted), Celia D. Costas (Meet Joe Black);
- Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle (The Last King of Scotland);
- Artists: Lester Cohen (Stupid Wager), Doug Husti (P.S. I Love You), Sinye Seylund (Second Chance);
- Editor: Ben Lester (Diary of Anne Frank).
Studios: Blossom Films, David E. Kelley Productions, Made Up Stories.
“David E. Kelly has created yet another series with a flamboyant and challenging female lead,” Kidman said.
Cast
And the main roles:
Facts
Did you know that:
- This is the second HBO miniseries to feature Nicole Kidman as the lead actress and producer.
- First collaboration between Hugh Grant and director Suzanne Beer. However, in 2008 they were going to work together on the romantic comedy "Lost for Words", but the project was canceled.
- The series is based on the novel You Should Know, by Jean Hanff Korelitz.
HBO has released a teaser trailer for Season 1 of Play Back, the exact release date for the episodes is October 2020, the project has an excellent cast and a cleverly twisted plot.
