The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
Genre
Based onThe Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair
by Joël Dicker
Directed byJean-Jacques Annaud
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Tarak Ben Ammar
  • Fabio Conversi
  • Lyn Greene
  • Richard Levine
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
DistributorMGM Worldwide Television Distribution
Release
Original networkEpix

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair is an American mystery drama television miniseries, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Joël Dicker, that premiered on Epix. The series was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and stars Patrick Dempsey, Kristine Froseth, Ben Schnetzer, Damon Wayans Jr., and Virginia Madsen. Prior to its debut in the United States, the series was sold and premiered in international markets.

Premise[]

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair follows "a young writer who heads to Harry Quebert’s home for some inspiration. Instead, he finds that Harry’s been accused of murdering 15-year-old Nola Kellergan, who went missing years prior."[1]

Cast and characters[]

Episodes[]

No.Title [2]Directed by [1]Written byOriginal air date
1"How Does Your Garden Grow?"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard Levine[1]TBA
2"The Boxing Match"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard Levine and Hanna WegTBA
3"The Fourth of July"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA
4"Family Matters"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA
5"Mirror, Mirror"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA
6"No Angel"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA
7"Persona Non Grata"Jean-Jacques AnnaudMichael HorowitzTBA
8"Got It All Wrong"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLisa MelamedTBA
9"Firebug"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA
10"The End"Jean-Jacques AnnaudLyn Greene & Richard LevineTBA

Production[]

Development[]

On August 15, 2017, it was announced that Epix had given the production a series order consisting of ten episodes. The series will be entirely directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The pilot episode was written by Lyn Greene and Richard Levine who also wrote additional episodes as well. Executive producers include Annaud, Greene, Levine, Tarak Ben Ammar, and Fabio Conversi. Production companies involved with the series include MGM Television, Eagle Pictures, and Barbary Films.[1][3][4][5][6]

Casting[]

Alongside the initial series order announcement, it was confirmed that Patrick Dempsey, Ben Schnetzer, Damon Wayans Jr., Virginia Madsen, Kristine Froseth, Colm Feore, Josh Close, Matt Frewer, Craig Eldridge, Connor Price, Victoria Clark, Tessa Mossey, Kurt Fuller, Don Harvey, Felicia Shulman, and Wayne Knight had been cast in the series.[1]

Filming[]

Principal photography for the series began in the fall of 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[7]

Release[]

Premiere[]

On April 6, 2018, a "sneak peek" 35 minute presentation of select scenes from the series were debuted at international television festival Canneseries in Cannes, France. Those cast and crew members in attendance included Jean-Jacques Annaud, Patrick Dempsey, Ben Schnetzer, and Kristine Froseth.[8][9]

Distribution[]

In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on Sky Witness on September 4, 2018.[10][11] In Australia, the series premiered on Stan on September 28, 2018.[12] In Denmark, the series premiered on C More on November 1, 2018.[13] In Switzerland, the series premiered on the French speaking channel RTS Un on November 20, 2018.[14] In France, the series premiered on TF1 on November 21, 2018.[15] In New Zealand, the series was released on Lightbox on December 18, 2018.[16] In Italy the series premiered on Sky Atlantic on March 20, 2019. In Canada the series premiered on CTV Drama Channel on September 15, 2019.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Bacle, Ariana (August 15, 2017). "Patrick Dempsey Sets TV Return With 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair' Adaptation". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair - Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 15, 2017). "'The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair': Patrick Dempsey & Ben Schnetzer Star In Event Series From MGM Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Velocci, Carli (August 15, 2017). "Patrick Dempsey Returns to TV With 'The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair'". TheWrap. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Roots, Kimberly (August 15, 2017). "Grey's Anatomy Vet Patrick Dempsey to Make TV Return in Epix Drama The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair". TVLine. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (August 15, 2017). "Epix Orders Murder Thriller 'Harry Quebert Affair' Starring Patrick Dempsey, Damon Wayans Jr". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Wyche, Elbert (August 15, 2017). "MGM TV's 'The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair' starts production". Screen Daily. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Hopewell, John (April 7, 2018). "Canneseries: Jean-Jacques Annaud on His TV Debut, Hitchcock, and Sean Connery's Socks". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John (April 7, 2018). "Michelle Dockery Receives First Variety Icon Award for Canneseries". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Clarke, Stewart (June 8, 2018). "Sky Rebrands U.S. Drama Channel, Lands MGM's 'Harry Quebert'". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (August 13, 2018). "Patrick Dempsey & Alessandro Borghi To Lead Financial-World Thriller Series 'Devils' For Sky Italia & Lux Vide". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  12. ^ Ma, Wenlei (June 6, 2018). "New TV shows coming to Stan". news.com.au. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  13. ^ Hamilton, Ben (October 26, 2018). "On Screens • Supersonic men: That's why they call them Mister Fahrenheit". The Copenhagen Post (in Danish). Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert sur RTS Un". RTS Un (in French). Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Québert : TF1 annonce la date de diffusion". AlloCiné (in French). October 29, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  16. ^ Slevin, David (December 20, 2018). "The best TV new to streaming this week". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  17. ^ The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Premieres Sept 15

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