Home Before Dark (TV series)

Home Before Dark is an American mystery drama streaming television series created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik and produced for Apple TV+. The series is based on the life of young journalist Hilde Lysiak and stars Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Louis Herthum, Michael Weston, Kiefer O'Reilly, Kylie Rogers, Aziza Scott, Adrian Hough, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, and Deric McCabe. It premiered on April 3, 2020. Apple renewed the series for a second season before the first season had aired. [1]

Home Before Dark
GenreMystery
Teen drama
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Dana Fox
  • Dara Resnik
  • Joy Gorman Wettels
  • Sharlene Martin
  • Jon M. Chu
Production companies
DistributorApple Inc.
Release
Original networkApple TV+
Original releaseApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
External links
Website

Premise

Home Before Dark is set to follow "a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury."[2]

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten by [3]Original release date [4]
1"Magic Hour"[3]Jon M. Chu[4]Dana Fox & Dara ResnikApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
2"Never Be the Same"Jon M. ChuGarrett LernerApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
3"Sting Like a Bee"Rosemary RodriguezAnn CherkisApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
4"The Bird, Man"Rosemary RodriguezCarla ChingApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
5"The Green Bike"Kat CandlerJoe HortuaApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
6"88 Miles an Hour"Kat CandlerLucas O'ConnorApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
7"Search Party"Jim McKayThembi L. BanksApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
8"The Future Is Female"Jim McKayHillary CuninApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
9"Superhero Monster Slayer"Kate WoodsDara Resnik & Dana FoxApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
10"Bigger Than All of Us"Rosemary RodriguezRussel FriendApril 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)

Production

Development

On August 25, 2016, it was reported that Paramount Television and Anonymous Content had optioned the screen rights to Hilde and Matthew Lysiak's forthcoming book series, Hilde Cracks the Case. The deal also reportedly include Hilde's life rights as well. Paramount Television was expected to act as lead production company and Joy Gorman Wettels and Sharlene Martin were set to serve as executive producers.[5]

On June 13, 2018, it was announced that Apple had given the untitled production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik, both of whom are set to executive produce alongside Wettels, Martin, and Jon M. Chu. Production companies involved with the series are set to include Anonymous Content and Paramount Television.[2][6][7]

Casting

On August 17, 2018, it was announced that Brooklynn Prince had been cast in the series' lead role.[8] On October 23, 2018, it was reported that Jim Sturgess had been cast in a starring role.[9] In November 2018, it was announced that Kiefer O'Reilly, Abby Miller, Louis Herthum, Michael Weston, Kylie Rogers, Aziza Scott, Adrian Hough, Joelle Carter, Jibrail Nantambu, and Deric McCabe had joined the cast in series regular roles.[10][11]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season was scheduled to take place from November 12, 2018 to April 15, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[12]

Apple renewed the series for a second season before the first season had aired,[13] which Dana Fox called "an enormous vote of confidence".[14] Filming for the second season was set to take place in Vancouver from January 27 to June 17, 2020.[13] Production of the second season was shut down on March 13, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[15][16] during filming of the fourth episode.[14] Production on the season resumed on September 14, 2020 and is expected to conclude on January 28, 2021.[17]

Initially untitled, the series was known as Magic Hour before being renamed Home Before Dark.[12][18] "Magic Hour" became the title of the pilot episode.[18]

Cinematographer Alice Brooks shot the series with Panavision Millennium DXL2 digital cameras and customized Panavision G-Series anamorphic lenses.[18]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 80% based on 30 reviews, with an average rating of 6.01/10. The website's critical consensus is, "Home Before Dark's central mystery is more intriguing than its mawkish writing lets on, but Brooklyn Prince's fiercely dedicated performance more than makes up for any narrative shortcomings."[19] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

References
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  9. Andreeva, Nellie (October 23, 2018). "Jim Sturgess To Star In Apple's Hilde Lysiak Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
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  13. Hynes, Hayley (January 27, 2020). "Apple TV+'s "Home Before Dark" Started Filming Season 2 In Vancouver Today". Narcity. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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  17. "DGC BC Production List" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. September 4, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  18. Dillard, Samantha; Jenkins, Tara; Marcks, Iain; Fish, Andrew; Pizello, Stephen; Rhodes, Phil; Silberg, Jon (interviewers) (July 2020). "Television Production: Art, Craft and Logistics". American Cinematographer. American Society of Cinematographers. 101 (7): 43. ISSN 0002-7928.
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  20. "Home Before Dark". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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