A Teacher (miniseries)

A Teacher is an upcoming American drama television miniseries created by Hannah Fidell based on her film of the same name. The series stars Kate Mara and Nick Robinson and is set to premiere on FX on Hulu.[1][2]

For the film the miniseries is based on, see A Teacher.
A Teacher
Genre
Based onA Teacher
by Hannah Fidell
Directed byHannah Fidell
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
CinematographyQuyen Tran
Production company(s)
Distributor20th Television
Release
Original networkFX on Hulu

Premise

A Teacher explores the story behind the mugshot of a female high school teacher caught in an affair with her male student, revealing the complexities and consequences of these illegal relationships.[2]

Cast

Main
  • Kate Mara as Claire, a popular young teacher at a suburban Texas high school.
  • Nick Robinson as Eric, an all-American senior.
  • Ashley Zukerman as Matt, Claire's supportive and loving husband with a boyish charm and creative side that he's been repressing for years.
  • Marielle Scott as Kathryn, a French teacher at Westerbrook and Claire's newest friend.
  • Shane Harper as Logan, Cody's younger brother.
  • Adam David Thompson as Nate, an ex-military and current police officer who is Claire's older brother, a nice guy pretending to be tough because the job requires it.

Recurring
  • Rya Kihlstedt as Sandy, Eric's hardworking working-class mother who's been on her own his entire life.
  • Camila Perez as Alison, Eric's socially conscious and well-meaning ex-girlfriend.
  • Cameron Moulène as Cody, a frat boy and Logan's older brother.
  • Ciara Bravo as Mary
  • Charlie Zeltzer as Phil Walker, Eric Walker's youngest brother.
  • Matt Raymond as Devin Walker, Eric Walker's younger brother. Devin loves and looks up to his big brother.

Episodes
No.Title [3]Directed byTeleplay by [3]Original air date
1"Prototype"TBAHannah FidellTBA
2"Episode 2"TBAHannah FidellTBA
3"Episode 3"TBAAndrew NeelTBA
4"Episode 4"TBARuby Rae SpiegelTBA
5"Episode 5"TBARosa HandelmanTBA
6"Episode 6"TBAAndrew NeelTBA
7"Episode 7"TBABoo KillebrewTBA
8"Episode 8"TBARosa HandelmanTBA
9"Episode 9"TBABoo KillebrewTBA

Production

Development

In February 2014, it was revealed that Fidell's film A Teacher would be adapted for television by HBO. Fidell would write and executive produce the series along with Danny Brocklehurst.[4] In August 2018, it was announced Kate Mara and Nick Robinson would co-star in the series with Mara also serving as an executive producer, while Fidell will also direct the series, set up at FX instead of HBO.[5] In September 2019, Ashley Zukerman, Marielle Scott, Shane Harper, and Adam David Thompson joined the cast as series regulars, while Rya Kihlstedt, Camila Perez, Cameron Moulène and Ciara Bravo joined in recurring roles.[6] It was announced in November 2019 that the show would premiere on Hulu instead of FX, as part of "FX on Hulu".[7][8][9]

Filming

Principal photography began shooting in Calgary, Canada in August 2019.[10] and wrapped on October 13, 2019[11]

References
  1. "FX on Hulu". FX. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. Petski, Denise (August 22, 2019). "FX's 'A Teacher' Limited Series Gets Green Light; Nick Robinson Joins Kate Mara As Co-Lead". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "A Teacher". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. "Hannah Fidell's A Teacher To Be Adapted at HBO". Filmmaker Magazine. February 11, 2014.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (August 22, 2018). "Kate Mara To Topline 'A Teacher' Limited Series In Works At FX Based On Hannah Fidell's Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  6. Petski, Denise (September 6, 2019). "'A Teacher': FX Limited Series Based On Hannah Fidell's Film Adds Eight To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  7. Jarvey, Natalie; Goldberg, Lesley (November 7, 2019). "FX to Produce Programming for Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  8. Iannucci, Rebecca (November 7, 2019). "FX to Produce Programming for Hulu". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. White, Peter (June 22, 2020). "Hulu Unveils Details Of Steve Martin & Martin Short Comedy As 'Y: The Last Man' & 'American Horror Stories' Become FX On Hulu Originals". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  10. Volmers, Eric (August 13, 2019). "House of Cards' Kate Mara in Calgary shooting new FX series A Teacher". Calgary Herald.
  11. Hannah Fidell (October 4, 2019). "Nine more days until we wrap #ATeacherFX 😭".
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