Little Voice (TV series)

Little Voice is an American romantic comedy-drama television series produced for Apple TV+. The series premiered on July 10, 2020.[1]

Little Voice
Genre
Created byJessie Nelson
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Running time30 minutes
Production company(s)
DistributorApple Inc.
Release
Original networkApple TV+
Original releaseJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10) –
present (present)

Premise

Little Voice explores "the universal journey of finding your authentic voice in your early 20s. It is described as a fresh, intensely romantic tale of the search to find your true voice...and then the courage to use it."[2]

Cast

Main
  • Brittany O'Grady as Bess Alice King
  • Sean Teale as Ethan
  • Colton Ryan as Samuel
  • Shalini Bathina as Prisha
  • Kevin Valdez as Louie King
  • Phillip Johnson Richardson as Benny

Recurring

Episodes
No.Title [3]Directed byWritten byOriginal release date [3]
1"I Don't Know"Jessie Nelson[2]Story by : Sara Bareilles & Jessie Nelson
Teleplay by : Jessie Nelson		July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
2"I Will Survive"Christopher StorerDaniel GoldfarbJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
3"Dear Hope"Cherien DabisSuzanne HeathcoteJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
4"Love Hurts"Jessie NelsonStory by : Sara Bareilles & Jessica Lamour & Jessie Nelson
Teleplay by : Jessica Lamour & Jessie Nelson		July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)
5"Quick, Quick Slow"Emma WestenbergMeghan KennedyJuly 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)
6"Tell Her"Jessie NelsonKaren Leigh Hopkins & Jessie NelsonJuly 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
7"Ghost Light"Jessie NelsonMeghan Kennedy & Cirocco DunlapAugust 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
8"Sea Change"TBATBAAugust 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)
9TBATBATBAAugust 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)
10TBATBATBAAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)

Production

Development

On June 6, 2018, it was announced that Apple had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The pilot episode is set to be written and directed by Jessie Nelson who will also executive produce alongside Sara Bareilles, J. J. Abrams, and Ben Stephenson. Along with Nelson other directors for the series include Cherien Dabis, Bart Freundlich, Christopher Storer and Emma Westenberg.[4] Nelson is also expected to act as the series' showrunner and Bareilles is expected to write original songs for the series. Production companies involved with the series include Warner Bros. Television and Bad Robot Productions.[2][5][6][7]

Casting

In October 2019, it was announced Brittany O'Grady, Shalini Bathina, Sean Teale and Colton Ryan had joined the cast of the series as main cast members. At the same time it was announced that Samrat Chakrabarti, Gopal Divan, Sakina Jaffrey and Emma Hong would also be joining the cast.[4] On May 21, 2020 it was announced that Kevin Valdez, Phillip Johnson Richardson and Chuck Cooper would also star in the series.[8]

Release

On May 21, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 10, 2020.[1] On June 12, 2020, the official trailer for the series was released.[9]

Critical response

On Metacritic the series has a score of 60 out of 100, based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]

Carolyn Siede of The A.V. Club gave the first season a B− for some good and uplifting performances but a scattered performance by Brittany O’Grady and excessive storylines.[11]

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References
  1. "Apple's "Little Voice" from Emmy Award Winner J.J. Abrams, Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson to Debut Globally Friday, July 10 on Apple TV+". The Futon Critic. May 21, 2020.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (June 6, 2018). "Apple Orders Music Dramedy Series 'Little Voice' From J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles & Jessie Nelson". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. "Little Voice – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. Wiseman, Andreas (October 24, 2019). "'Little Voice': JJ Abrams & Sara Bareilles Apple Music Series Sets Cast With Brittany O'Grady, Shalini Bathina, Sean Teale & Colton Ryan". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. Otterson, Joe (June 6, 2018). "J.J. Abrams, Sara Bareilles Team for Apple Series From 'I Am Sam' Writer". Variety.
  6. Goldberg, Lesley (June 6, 2018). "Sara Bareilles-J.J. Abrams Musical Dramedy Gets Apple Series Pickup". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. Lenker, Maureen Lee (June 6, 2018). "Apple picks up J.J. Abrams dramedy 'Little Voice' featuring original Sara Bareilles music". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. Pederson, Erik. "'Little Voice': Premiere Date & First Photo For J.J. Abrams-Sara Bareilles Musical Drama For Apple TV+". Deadline. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  9. Lenker, Maureen Lee (June 12, 2020). "Exclusive: Watch teaser trailer for Sara Bareilles' new TV drama Little Voice". EW. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  10. "Little Voice". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  11. Siede, Carolyn (July 8, 2020). "Sara Bareilles' Melodic Apple TV+ Series Little Voice Is Still Finding Itself". The A. V. Club. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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