We Are Who We Are (miniseries)

We Are Who We Are is an upcoming drama limited television series created and directed by Luca Guadagnino for HBO and Sky Atlantic. A coming-of-age story set in an army base in Italy, the series follows two American 14-year-olds named Fraser Wilson and Caitlin Harper. The cast includes Chloë Sevigny, Kid Cudi, Jack Dylan Grazer, Alice Braga, Spence Moore II, and Jordan Kristine Seamon.[2]

We Are Who We Are
Genre
Created byLuca Guadagnino
Written by
Directed byLuca Guadagnino
Starring
Composer(s)Dev Hynes[1]
Country of origin
  • Italy
  • United States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Luca Guadagnino
  • Lorenzo Mieli
  • Riccardo Neri
  • Mario Gianani
  • Nick Hall
  • Sean Conway
  • Elena Recchia
Running time49—75 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor
Release
Original network
  • HBO (US)
  • Sky Atlantic (Italy)
First shown inUnited States
External links
Website

The series is set to premiere on September 14, 2020 on HBO in the United States and on October 9, 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy.

Premise

We Are Who We Are focuses on two American kids who live on a U.S. military base near Venice, Italy in 2016.[3] The series explores friendship, first-love, identity, and immerses the audience in all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager – a story which could happen anywhere in the world, but in this case, happens in this little slice of America in Italy.

Cast and characters
  • Jack Dylan Grazer as Fraser Wilson: a shy and introverted 14-year-old, who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto with his mothers.
  • Jordan Kristine Seamon as Caitlin Harper: seemingly bold and confident, she has lived with her family on the base for several years and speaks Italian. Compared to her older brother Danny, Caitlin has the closer relationship with their father, Richard, and does not communicate well with her mother Jenny. She is the lynchpin of her group of friends: which includes Britney, Craig, Sam, Enrico, Valentina and Sole.
  • Chloë Sevigny as Sarah Wilson: Fraser's mother.
  • Alice Braga as Maggie: Fraser's mother.
  • Kid Cudi as Richard Harper: Caitlin's and Danny's father.
  • Spence Moore II as Danny Harper: Caitlin's older brother.
  • Faith Alabi as Jenny: Caitlin's and Danny's mother.
  • Francesca Scorsese as Britney: an outspoken, witty, sexually uninhibited girl.
  • Ben Taylor as Sam: Caitlin’s possessive boyfriend, and Craig’s younger brother.
  • Corey Knight as Craig: a soldier in his twenties, cheerful and good-natured.
  • Sebastiano Pigazzi as Enrico: a playful eighteen-year-old from Veneto, who has a weak spot for Britney.
  • Tom Mercier as Jonathan: Sarah’s assistant.
  • Vittoria Bottin as Sole.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected by [4]Written byOriginal air date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Right here, right now #1"[6]Luca GuadagninoTBASeptember 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)TBD
2"Right here, right now #2"[7]Luca GuadagninoTBASeptember 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)TBD
3"Right here, right now #3"[8]Luca GuadagninoTBASeptember 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)TBD
4"Right here, right now #4"[9]Luca GuadagninoTBAOctober 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)TBD
5"Right here, right now #5"[10]Luca GuadagninoTBAOctober 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)TBD
6"Right here, right now #6"[11]Luca GuadagninoTBAOctober 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)TBD
7"Right here, right now #7"[12]Luca GuadagninoTBAOctober 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)TBD
8"Right here, right now #8"[13]Luca GuadagninoLuca Guadagnino & Paolo Giordano & Francesca ManieriNovember 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)TBD

Production

Development

In February 2019, it was announced that Guadagnino was in talks with HBO to work on a new one-hour, eight-episode show tentatively titled We Are Who We Are. Guadagnino would direct the series and write the script with Paolo Giordano and Francesca Manieri. Lorenzo Mieli and Riccardo Neri were named as executive producers.[4]

The first reports described the main characters, Fraser Wilson and Caitlin Harper, as "a detached teenager who hails from New York City" and "a character [that] is hard to describe—beautiful, sometimes disapproving, poetic" respectively.[14]

Casting

On July 17, 2019, the cast was revealed by HBO and it includes Chloë Sevigny, Kid Cudi, Alice Braga, Jack Dylan Grazer, Spence Moore II, and newcomers Jordan Kristine Seamon, Faith Alabi, Corey Knight, Tom Mercier, Francesca Scorsese, Ben Taylor and Sebastiano Pigazzi, all in undisclosed roles.[15][16]

Filming

Principal photography on the series was expected to begin in Italy in late May 2019, with production set to run through October, but production began in late July.[17][18]

Broadcast

The series is set to premiere on September 14, 2020 on HBO in the United States[19] and on October 9, 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy.[20] In the United Kingdom, the limited series will air on BBC Three.[21]

References
  1. Hynes, Dev (July 7, 2020). "Verified I composed an original score for the forthcoming HBO original series by Luca Guadagnino. "We Are Who We Are" 🎼 @wearewhoweare airs September". Instagram. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. "Chloë Sevigny, Kid Cudi, and Jack Dylan Grazer Announced as Cast for We Are Who We Are". HBO. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. https://www.hbo.com/we-are-who-we-are
  4. Sharf, Zack (July 7, 2020). "'We Are Who We Are' First Look: Luca Guadagnino Makes His TV Debut with HBO Series". Indie Wire. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. "We Are Who We Are – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  6. "We Are Who We Are 01: Right here, right now #1". HBO. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. "We Are Who We Are 02: Right here, right now #2". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  8. "We Are Who We Are 03: Right here, right now #3". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  9. "We Are Who We Are 04: Right here, right now #4". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  10. "We Are Who We Are 05: Right here, right now #5". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  11. "We Are Who We Are 06: Right here, right now #6". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  12. "We Are Who We Are 07: Right here, right now #7". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  13. "We Are Who We Are 08: Right here, right now #8". HBO. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  14. Katz, Brandon (26 February 2019). "Exclusive: Luca Guadagnino Is Working on a New Series for HBO". Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  15. "Chloë Sevigny, Kid Cudi, and Jack Dylan Grazer Announced as Cast for We Are Who We Are". HBO. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  16. Goldberg, Lesley (18 July 2019). "Exclusive:Chloe Sevigny, Alice Braga, Kid Cudi to Star in HBO Drama From 'Call Me By Your Name' Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  17. Katz, Brandon (26 February 2019). "Exclusive: Luca Guadagnino Is Working on a New Series for HBO". Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  18. Goldberg, Lesley (18 July 2019). "Exclusive:Chloe Sevigny, Alice Braga, Kid Cudi to Star in HBO Drama From 'Call Me By Your Name' Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  19. Kanter, Jake (27 July 2020). "'We Are Who We Are': HBO Sets Premier Date For Luca Guadagnino Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  20. "'We Are Who We Are', guarda il trailer della prima serie di Luca Guadagnino". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). July 27, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  21. Grater, Tom (August 11, 2020). "BBC Three Picks Up Luca Guadagnino Series 'We Are Who We Are'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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