Hello Tomorrow!
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Country of origin | Vereinigte Staaten |
Original language | Englisch |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Running time | 30–33 minutes |
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Network | Apple TV+ |
Release | February 17, 2023 present | –
Hello Tomorrow! is a science fiction comedy-drama television series on Apple TV+ that premiered on February 17, 2023. It stars Billy Crudup.
Plot
In a retrofuturistic world, a group of traveling salesmen try to sell timeshares on the moon.
Cast
Main
- Billy Crudup as Jack Billings
- Hank Azaria as Eddie
- Haneefah Wood as Shirley Stedman
- Alison Pill as Myrtle Mayburn
- Nicholas Podany as Joey Shorter
- Dewshane Williams as Herb Porter
Recurring
- Jacki Weaver as Barbara Billings
- Dagmara Domińczyk as Elle
- Michael Paul Chan as Walt
- Matthew Maher as Lester Costopolous
Guest
- Michael Harney as Sal
- Frankie Faison as Buck Manzell
- W. Earl Brown as Big Fred
- Gabriel Ebert as Marvin Mayburn
- Susan Heyward as Betty Porter
Episodes
No. | Titel | Directed by | Written by [1] | Original release date [2] |
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1 | "Your Brighter Tomorrow, Today" | Jonathan Entwistle | Amit Bhalla & Lucas Jansen | February 17, 2023 |
2 | "Great Salesmen Make Their Own Turf" | Jonathan Entwistle | Amit Bhalla & Lucas Jansen | February 17, 2023 |
3 | "A Traveling Salesman Travels" | Jonathan Entwistle | Olivia Milch | February 17, 2023 |
4 | "Forms, Appropriately Filled and Filed" | Jonathan Entwistle | Wes Brown | February 24, 2023 |
5 | "From the Desk of Stanley Jenkins" | Ryan McFaul | Jiehae Park | March 3, 2023 |
6 | "The Numbers Behind the Numbers" | Ryan McFaul | Amit Bhalla & Lucas Jansen | March 10, 2023 |
7 | "Another Day, Another Apocalypse" | Ryan McFaul | Stephen Falk | March 17, 2023 |
8 | "The Gargon Mothership" | Ryan McFaul | Stephen Falk & Lucas Jansen | March 24, 2023 |
9 | "Certain Forces Once Unleashed" | Stacie Passon | Jiehae Park | March 31, 2023 |
10 | "What Could Be Better?" | Stacie Passon | Amit Bhalla & Lucas Jansen | April 7, 2023 |
Stacie Passon and Ryan McFaul also directed episodes.[3]
Production
Development
On May 6, 2021, Apple TV+ was set to produce Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen's TV series Hello Tomorrow! with Bhalla and Jansen co-writing and producing the series with Blake Griffin, Ryan Kalil, and Noah Weinstein's Mortal Media, Billy Crudup, and Jonathan Entwistle, with Entwistle set to direct the 10-episode series.[4]
Casting
Along with the announcement, Billy Crudup was cast in the series.[4] On October 25, 2021, Hank Azaria, Haneefah Wood, Alison Pill, Nicholas Podany, and Dewshane Williams were cast in the series.[5] On November 17, 2021, Jacki Weaver was cast in the series.[6] On January 24, 2022, Dagmara Domińczyk was cast in a recurring role in the series.[7]
Filming
Production on the series began in New York City on October 14, 2021, and concluded on March 24, 2022.[8]
Release
Hello Tomorrow! premiered on February 17, 2023, on Apple TV+.[9]
Reception
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Hello Tomorrow! is visually striking enough to periodically distract from its rambling story and thinly sketched characters, but overall, this first season fails to live up to its potential."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 24 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[11]
References
- ^ "Brightside". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - Hello Tomorrow! on apple tv plus". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Massoto, Erick (January 18, 2023). "'Hello Tomorrow!' Trailer Introduces Billy Crudup to a Retro-Futuristic World". Collider. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2021). "Billy Crudup To Star In 'Hello Tomorrow!' Dramedy Series Ordered By Apple TV+ From MRC Television". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 25, 2021). "'Hello Tomorrow!': Hank Azaria, Haneefah Wood & Alison Pill Among Five Joining Billy Crudup in Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 17, 2021). "'Hello Tomorrow!': Jackie Weaver Joins Billy Crudup in Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 24, 2022). "'Hello Tomorrow!': Dagmara Dominczyk to Recur in Apple Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Hello Tomorrow!". Production List | Film & Television Industry Alliance. September 20, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Roots, Kimberly (December 8, 2022). "Billy Crudup's Hello Tomorrow! Gets Premiere Date at Apple TV+ — See 'Retro-Future' Dramedy's First Photos". TVLine. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Hello Tomorrow!: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Hello Tomorrow!: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2023.