Today, Netflix released some first look images from its forthcoming seriesThe Eddy, a music based drama whose first two episodes are directed byDamien Chazelle. The Oscar winner also created the series. The show starsLeïla Bekhti(A Prophet),André Holland(Moonlight),Joanna Kulig(Hanna),Liah O’Prey(Mary Queen of Scots),Tahar Rahim(Mary Magdalene), andAmandla Stenberg(The Hate U Give).
Here’s what we know about the series so far:
An eight-part musical drama set in contemporary multicultural Paris revolving around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them.
Obviously, that’s not a lot of information. But if Chazelle’s proven anything, it’s that he thrives when marrying music with story.Whiplashis still his best work, in my view, but evenLa La Landemphasized the narrative more than it did its musical numbers. Before the big finale of that film, you almost forget you were watching singing and dancing about an hour earlier.
It should be noted that Chazelle did not write any episodes ofThe Eddy. But his 2018 film,First Man, demonstrated that he can helm someone else’s work (Josh Singerwrote that one) and still turn out a fantastic product. As a director, Chazelle seems most interested in the psyche of burdened people, and he’s able to draw that out of them through introspective moments. The silence inFirst Manis just as effective as the noise inWhiplash.
Just how exactlyThe Eddywill incorporate its musical angle remains to be seen, butGlen Ballard, andRandy Kerberare serving as the series’ composers. Ballard co-wrote and producedAlanis Morissette’sJagged Little Pilland helped record and writeMichael Jackson’sThrillerandBadalbums. Kerber has done music work on over 800 movies, includingTitanic, where he collaborated with the greatJames Horner. He was also nominated for a Grammy Award for his arrangement ofBarbra Streisand’s “Over the Rainbow.”
you’re able to check out the images below. The series is set to premiere sometime in 2020.
