The adaptation of the bestselling novel by writer Nick Hornby is coming out in 2020 as a comedy series. The release date of season 1 of the romantic show "Melomaniac" or "Fanatic" is February 14, 2020, the plot and the actors of the series are known, the teaser trailer has already appeared on the network.
Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.6
16+
High fidelity
Genre: comedy
Producer:J. Rayner, N. Lyonne, J. Peretz
Premiere date:14 february 2020
Cast:Z. Kravitz, D. McElfresh, J. Lacey, Da'Win Joy Randolph, K. Ben-Adir, R. Franks, N. Maloof, S. Mae Diaz, T. Doherty, E. Donovan
Number of episodes: 10
The project is an adaptation of the work by Nick Hornby, known in Russia as the 1995 novel "Hi-Fi".
Plot
Rob is a record shop owner in the booming Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. She is going through a difficult breakup with her next boyfriend and is desperately trying to find the reason for her failures in her personal life. To do this, she analyzes all her previous romantic stories and revises them in terms of music and pop culture, in which she understands better than anyone else from her acquaintances. Two faithful friends who work with her in the shop help the girl to deal with her internal problems.
Filming
Directed by Jeffrey Rayner (Fargo, Friday Night Lights, Awakening), Natasha Lyonne (Matryoshka Lives, Orange Is the New Black), Jesse Peretz (Like Happiness, Girls).
Show Team:
- Screenplay: Sara Kuserka (Zoe Hart of the Southern State), Veronica Becker (Brothers and Sisters);
- Producers: Josh Applebaum (Mission Impossible: Phantom Protocol), Adrienne Erickson (Sucks!), Nick Hornby (Super Veterinarian);
- Editing: Keith Hickey (Girls), Katharine Haight (New Girl);
- Operator: Carmen Kabana ("Narco");
- Artists: Almitra Corey (High Delivery), John Duhigg Cox (Matryoshka Lives), Sarah Laux.
Production: ABC Signature Studios, Midnight Radio.
Actors
The series starred:
- Zoe Kravitz (Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men: First Class, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them);
- David McElfresh (Mindhunter, In Sight, Mister Robot);
- Jake Lacey (The Office, Girls, Dear Doctor);
- Da'Win Joy Randolph (Selfie, This Is Us, The Good Wife);
- Kingsley Ben-Adir ("The Sword of King Arthur", "Faith");
- Rainbow Franks (Stargate Atlantis, The Witnesses);
- Nadine Maloof (The Phantom Tower, Get High);
- Sydney Mae Diaz (The Other Two, Iron Fist);
- Thomas Doherty (Dracula, Catherine the Great);
- Edmund Donovan (Blue Blood, Remember Everything).
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The series was originally created for the Disney + streaming service, but in April 2019 it was decided to move it to the Hulu website.
Information about the release date of the season 1 episodes, the cast and the plot of the series Melomanka (2020) is known, the teaser trailer can be viewed in our article.
