The perils and plights of adolescence have long been a source of fascination for television audiences. That’s particularly apparent nowadays with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, FX, and others vying for zeitgeist dominance with teen-focused dramas playing to a variety of creative strengths. As narratives have gotten more sophisticated overall across the TV landscape, it makes sense that the ways in which we look at stories about young people have also evolved. From “Never Have I Ever” to “Yellowjackets,” TV teens in 2023 are among some of the most rich ever written.
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely focused on the dramatic ups and...
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely focused on the dramatic ups and...
- 5/9/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Anyone who knows and loves a theater kid understands that they can be… a little much. To their credit, theater kids accept and embrace this reputation. Both the excessiveness of theater kids and their willingness to celebrate their extremities can be seen in the comedy Theater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman. After winning over critics and earning a strong, if limited, return in theaters, Theater Camp has come to Hulu.
Based on a short film that Gordon and Lieberman made with Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Theater Camp features a group of theater kids trying to save their camp from the founder’s jerky son, who wants to sell it off for something more profitable. Both self-aware and sincere, Theater Camp is a love letter to the over-the-top nerds who can sing every word of A Chorus Line and know that Andrew Rannells was in Street Sharks.
Based on a short film that Gordon and Lieberman made with Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, Theater Camp features a group of theater kids trying to save their camp from the founder’s jerky son, who wants to sell it off for something more profitable. Both self-aware and sincere, Theater Camp is a love letter to the over-the-top nerds who can sing every word of A Chorus Line and know that Andrew Rannells was in Street Sharks.
- 9/14/2023
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The perils and plights of adolescence have long been a source of fascination for television audiences. That’s particularly apparent nowadays with Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime, FX, and others vying for zeitgeist dominance with teen-focused dramas playing to a variety of creative strengths. As narratives have gotten more sophisticated overall across the TV landscape, it makes sense that the ways in which we look at stories about young people have also evolved. From “Never Have I Ever” and “Love, Victor” to “Yellowjackets” and “Stranger Things,” TV teens in 2022 are among some of the most rich ever written.
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely...
Because life as a teenager is equal parts happy and sad, hilarious and tragic, horny and horrifying, the following curation does not limit selections by genre, meaning: These picks range from animation to sitcoms to murder mysteries to science fiction. That said, there are also a fair number of picks that are entirely...
- 8/21/2022
- by Ben Travers, Steve Greene and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
Home Economics continues to deliver laughs in its second season for ABC, and while the whole cast makes a perfect ensemble, one member is a total scene stealer right now. Below, find out why Jimmy Tatro is one to watch on Home Economics. He Plays… Connor Hayworth, the rich, slightly dim kid brother to novelist Tom (Topher Grace) and guidance counselor Sarah (Caitlin McGee), and single dad to daughter Gretchen (Shiloh Bearman). What he lacks in common sense, the private-equity savant makes up for with unbridled generosity and a heart as big as his bank account. (Credit: ABC/Temma Hankin) Where You’ve Seen Him Before The California native landed his 2017 breakout role as prime graffiti suspect Dylan Maxwell in Netflix’s true-crime mockumentary American Vandal thanks to his still popular YouTube channel. “That was always the goal: to bypass the gatekeepers that [usually] stand between a normal person and being able to be onscreen,...
- 4/19/2022
- TV Insider
Paramount+ is getting its own version of “American Vandal” from the “American Vandal” creators.
The ViacomCBS streaming service has ordered “Players” from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, the duo behind the Netflix docuseries-style scripted comedy. “Players” follows a fictional pro League of Legends esports team, as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.
“American Vandal” ran for two seasons on Netflix.
The first season, which aired in September 2017, focused on an investigation into who drew penises on 27 cars in the parking lot at a Southern California high school. Jimmy Tatro (“Home Economics”) played Dylan Maxwell, who was accused of spray painting the genitalia at the beginning of the series. The second season relocated to an elite private high school in Washington,...
The ViacomCBS streaming service has ordered “Players” from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault, the duo behind the Netflix docuseries-style scripted comedy. “Players” follows a fictional pro League of Legends esports team, as they pursue their first championship after years of close calls and heartache. To win it all, they will need their prodigy, a 17-year-old rookie, and their 27-year-old veteran to put their egos aside and work together.
“American Vandal” ran for two seasons on Netflix.
The first season, which aired in September 2017, focused on an investigation into who drew penises on 27 cars in the parking lot at a Southern California high school. Jimmy Tatro (“Home Economics”) played Dylan Maxwell, who was accused of spray painting the genitalia at the beginning of the series. The second season relocated to an elite private high school in Washington,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Jimmy Tatro and Christian Pierce are heading back to school with Quibi. The Real Bros Of Simi Valley duo is reteaming to create and star in Junior High (working title), a scripted comedy series for Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s digital shortform service.
The show is described as an elevation of Tatro and Pierce’s long-running middle school series on YouTube, which originated in 2014 with 6th Grade Sleepovers and since has drawn more than 35 million views. Tatro’s channel, Life According to Jimmy, has amassed 575 million-plus views and 3.3 million subscribers.
Junior High will see Jimmy, Christian and their friends struggle to figure out the fast-paced world of middle school as they face some of life’s biggest questions, such as “Do I want to play in the NFL, the NBA or both?” and “Did I clear the search history on my mom’s computer?”
Douglas Banker, of Five All in the Fifth Entertainment,...
The show is described as an elevation of Tatro and Pierce’s long-running middle school series on YouTube, which originated in 2014 with 6th Grade Sleepovers and since has drawn more than 35 million views. Tatro’s channel, Life According to Jimmy, has amassed 575 million-plus views and 3.3 million subscribers.
Junior High will see Jimmy, Christian and their friends struggle to figure out the fast-paced world of middle school as they face some of life’s biggest questions, such as “Do I want to play in the NFL, the NBA or both?” and “Did I clear the search history on my mom’s computer?”
Douglas Banker, of Five All in the Fifth Entertainment,...
- 11/1/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
There will not be a third season of “American Vandal,” as Netflix has decided to cancel the mockumentary series after two seasons.
“‘American Vandal’ will not return for a third season,” said Netflix in a statement just a month after the show’s second debuted. “We’re very grateful to the creators, writers, cast and crew for bringing their innovative comedy to Netflix, and to the fans and critics who embraced its unique and unconventional humor.”
“American Vandal” may not be done, however, as producers at CBS TV Studios have already received calls about a potential third season on another platform, an insider tells TheWrap.
Also Read: 'American Vandal' Star Tyler Alvarez Made a Documentary Before His Audition to Play a Documentarian (Video)
The first season, which aired in September 2017, focused on an investigation at a Southern California high school into who drew dicks on 27 cars in the parking lot.
“‘American Vandal’ will not return for a third season,” said Netflix in a statement just a month after the show’s second debuted. “We’re very grateful to the creators, writers, cast and crew for bringing their innovative comedy to Netflix, and to the fans and critics who embraced its unique and unconventional humor.”
“American Vandal” may not be done, however, as producers at CBS TV Studios have already received calls about a potential third season on another platform, an insider tells TheWrap.
Also Read: 'American Vandal' Star Tyler Alvarez Made a Documentary Before His Audition to Play a Documentarian (Video)
The first season, which aired in September 2017, focused on an investigation at a Southern California high school into who drew dicks on 27 cars in the parking lot.
- 10/26/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Last year, American Vandal arrived on tiptoe, a barely promoted gift from the Netflix gods that had fans wondering, “Who drew the dicks?” One easily could have mistaken its mockumentary format for a real investigation into a high school prank that resulted in the wrongful expulsion of class clown Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tetro). “I was speaking to someone we recently staffed in the writers’ room who said it took him four episodes before realizing these were actors,” says Dan Perrault, who created the true-crime parody series with Tony Yacenda and executive producer Dan Lagana.
- 9/22/2018
- by Phoebe Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
Spoilers for all of American Vandal Season Two coming up just as soon as I buy seven more hats and a snow globe…
One of the bolder choices Vandal Season One made was to clearly tell you who drew the dicks, while maintaining the tiniest shred of deniability about it. All the clues in the first finale point to Christa being the dick-drawer (with help from her boyfriend), yet she denies it and the boys have only a pile of circumstantial evidence against her. It’s not really an ambiguous ending,...
One of the bolder choices Vandal Season One made was to clearly tell you who drew the dicks, while maintaining the tiniest shred of deniability about it. All the clues in the first finale point to Christa being the dick-drawer (with help from her boyfriend), yet she denies it and the boys have only a pile of circumstantial evidence against her. It’s not really an ambiguous ending,...
- 9/15/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Outside of those in the medical profession, there are very few people that have talked about human waste in the past 18 months more than the creative brain trust behind “American Vandal.”
“There are certain poops that just couldn’t be shot on an iPhone because that’s found footage. There’s recreation poop and found footage poop. And they were very different poops,” series co-creator Dan Perrault told IndieWire.
“We had long conversations going through the Bristol Scale, which you could google, but I recommend you don’t,” chimed in fellow co-creator Tony Yacenda.
That dicey challenge for the “American Vandal” props department (there really is no way to talk about it that isn’t unsettling in some way or another) was just one of a flurry of key decisions regarding tone and execution that went into making the giant Season 2 centerpiece. Beyond the discussions of consistency, they knew they...
“There are certain poops that just couldn’t be shot on an iPhone because that’s found footage. There’s recreation poop and found footage poop. And they were very different poops,” series co-creator Dan Perrault told IndieWire.
“We had long conversations going through the Bristol Scale, which you could google, but I recommend you don’t,” chimed in fellow co-creator Tony Yacenda.
That dicey challenge for the “American Vandal” props department (there really is no way to talk about it that isn’t unsettling in some way or another) was just one of a flurry of key decisions regarding tone and execution that went into making the giant Season 2 centerpiece. Beyond the discussions of consistency, they knew they...
- 9/14/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
If Netflix’s American Vandal wasn’t the greatest show of 2017, it was the most surprisingly great. A mockumentary from a largely unknown cast and creative team, it managed to keep the joke of its premise — two high school Av nerds doggedly pursue the truth about who spray-painted 27 dicks on 27 cars in the faculty parking lot — tumescently hilarious throughout. More importantly, all the dick humor gradually rose to point at something deeper and sadder as the series considered the lives of all the kids featured in the fake film. It...
- 9/10/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Fall is a time for fresh beginnings, and that’s been traditionally true with the official start of the new TV season. Once upon a time, September was when virtually all shows returned after summer break. Cable, streaming, and even broadcast networks have spread that wealth throughout the year — but there’s still a large chunk of long-running hits and recent favorites coming back in the coming weeks, and there’s plenty of gold in that batch.
Among IndieWire’s picks for the most notable returning series on the fall schedule are comedies, dramas, talk shows, fake documentaries, anthology horror shows, animated puberty journeys, and genre hybrids set on another planet. And there are a few shows making their grand farewell.
(For our entire Fall TV Preview, check the homepage here.)
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
After a hiatus dominated by the possible departure of one of its central cast members,...
Among IndieWire’s picks for the most notable returning series on the fall schedule are comedies, dramas, talk shows, fake documentaries, anthology horror shows, animated puberty journeys, and genre hybrids set on another planet. And there are a few shows making their grand farewell.
(For our entire Fall TV Preview, check the homepage here.)
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
After a hiatus dominated by the possible departure of one of its central cast members,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Steve Greene, Michael Schneider, Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
There’s a tradeoff happening in Season 2 of “American Vandal,” but it’s not the one you might expect. Sure, gone are the cartoonish, spray-painted pensises on the sides and hoods of Hyundai Elantras. What takes its place is a prank of even larger proportion, done in another joke genre that makes it hard to describe without some creative euphemisms. It may take a little longer to get there than last time, but this new season becomes a worthy follow-up by not only swapping out one anatomical gag for another, but by filing off some of its goofier edges for another grounded look at the other daily challenges of high school life.
The opening to this newest season-long faux documentary is a truly horrifying overview of an event at St. Bernardine, a private Catholic high school in Washington. Some cafeteria subterfuge results in a schoolwide case of diarrhea so violent,...
The opening to this newest season-long faux documentary is a truly horrifying overview of an event at St. Bernardine, a private Catholic high school in Washington. Some cafeteria subterfuge results in a schoolwide case of diarrhea so violent,...
- 8/29/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
I’m the patron saint of lost Emmy causes — is it still too late for “Buffy” and “The Wire”? — so while my colleague Marcus James Dixon recently singled out actors and actresses he’s rooting for who are on the bubble based on our racetrack odds, I’m focusing on the deep bench of 100/1 long shots who deserve recognition this year. But sometimes long shots pay off.
Last year nine actors earned Emmy nominations despite distant 100/1 odds in our predictions: Jane Fonda, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Hahn, Wanda Sykes, Samira Wiley, Mandy Patinkin, Shannon Purser and Michael Kenneth Williams and Bill Camp.
Emmy voting ended on June 25, and the nominations will be announced on July 12. So here are the top five male actors with 100/1 odds I’m hoping the television academy left room for.
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Peter Capaldi (“Doctor Who: Twice Upon a...
Last year nine actors earned Emmy nominations despite distant 100/1 odds in our predictions: Jane Fonda, Zach Galifianakis, Kathryn Hahn, Wanda Sykes, Samira Wiley, Mandy Patinkin, Shannon Purser and Michael Kenneth Williams and Bill Camp.
Emmy voting ended on June 25, and the nominations will be announced on July 12. So here are the top five male actors with 100/1 odds I’m hoping the television academy left room for.
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Peter Capaldi (“Doctor Who: Twice Upon a...
- 6/28/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Comedy website Funny Or Die has inserted itself into the Emmy derby on behalf of the Netflix/CBS Television Studios/Funny Or Die production “American Vandal” (watch above). The program, which Gold Derby reported exclusively entered the Emmy race for Best Limited Series, satires crime docs like “Making a Murderer” and “Serial” by asking the question: Who drew the dicks? Now Funny Or Die has edited together a 75-second clip package of all of the “American Vandal” characters mentioning “dicks” and other Nsfw words in rapid-fire succession, juxtaposed with some of the very real critical reviews that the show received. Watch the video above.
SEEDan Perrault and Tony Yacenda (‘American Vandal’ creators) on true crime mockumentary, improv and comedy [Exclusive Video Interview]
Season 1 of “American Vandal” focuses on rebel high schooler Dylan Maxwell (Tatro), who’s accused of vandalizing the parking lot by drawing penises on cars. Most of his friends and teachers believe that he’s guilty,...
SEEDan Perrault and Tony Yacenda (‘American Vandal’ creators) on true crime mockumentary, improv and comedy [Exclusive Video Interview]
Season 1 of “American Vandal” focuses on rebel high schooler Dylan Maxwell (Tatro), who’s accused of vandalizing the parking lot by drawing penises on cars. Most of his friends and teachers believe that he’s guilty,...
- 6/13/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“‘American Vandal’ was very unique in the sense that they really allowed the freedom to just play with the character and make it your own and that’s just not the case with all projects,” lead actor Jimmy Tatro explains in an interview with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video above). In spite of its absurd central mystery of “who drew the dicks,” the first season of the Netflix mockumentary was noted for its realism, which has been credited largely to improvisation. Tatro reveals, “They did the improv takes first, so they would just interview me on camera… for an hour and I wouldn’t know what kind of questions that were going to come [and] I would just have to be in character. It was actually a lot of fun.”
SEECan ‘American Vandal’ overcome Emmy bias against funny limited series?
Tatro is in high demand after his breakthrough performance as eponymous vandal Dylan Maxwell,...
SEECan ‘American Vandal’ overcome Emmy bias against funny limited series?
Tatro is in high demand after his breakthrough performance as eponymous vandal Dylan Maxwell,...
- 5/17/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
NBC has set the main cast for its upcoming comedy pilot “Bright Futures,” Variety has learned.
Emily Ratajkowski, Lilly Singh, Shameik Moore, Jimmy Tatro, and Calum Worthy will all star in the single-camera project, which follows a group of friends all stumbling through the transition from the clueless, immature twentysomethings they are now to the successful professionals they’re destined to be. In addition, Lisa Kudrow will serve as the show’s narrator.
Ratajkowski will play Sarah, described as a girl-next-door type but also with a behind-the-ear tattoo. She can just as easily bro out with the guys as she can be the girliest girl. Ratajkowski is a model and actress known for her roles in films like “Gone Girl” and “We Are Your Friends.” She is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Singh will play Sid. One of the roommates, she’s a recent med school graduate and who...
Emily Ratajkowski, Lilly Singh, Shameik Moore, Jimmy Tatro, and Calum Worthy will all star in the single-camera project, which follows a group of friends all stumbling through the transition from the clueless, immature twentysomethings they are now to the successful professionals they’re destined to be. In addition, Lisa Kudrow will serve as the show’s narrator.
Ratajkowski will play Sarah, described as a girl-next-door type but also with a behind-the-ear tattoo. She can just as easily bro out with the guys as she can be the girliest girl. Ratajkowski is a model and actress known for her roles in films like “Gone Girl” and “We Are Your Friends.” She is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Singh will play Sid. One of the roommates, she’s a recent med school graduate and who...
- 3/30/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Who drew the dicks? The Emmys want to know! The Netflix/CBS Television Studios co-production “American Vandal” has found a home at the 2018 Emmys in the category of Best Limited Series, Gold Derby has learned exclusively. This hilarious satire straddles several category placements — is it a comedy? a limited series? a documentary? — but the campaigners ultimately decided to enter the limited series races, and the TV academy has obliged.
SEE2018 Emmy predictions slugfest: Revivals and new shows will dominate comedy races in absence of ‘Veep’ [Video & Podcast]
It makes sense to submit here, since this is where the Critics’ Choice Awards nominated “American Vandal” earlier this year for both Best Limited Series and Best Actor Jimmy Tatro. Netflix has ordered a second season of the “Making a Murderer” spoof, which will debut sometime in 2018. Since Season 2 will focus on an entirely new story and cast, that puts it in the same genre...
SEE2018 Emmy predictions slugfest: Revivals and new shows will dominate comedy races in absence of ‘Veep’ [Video & Podcast]
It makes sense to submit here, since this is where the Critics’ Choice Awards nominated “American Vandal” earlier this year for both Best Limited Series and Best Actor Jimmy Tatro. Netflix has ordered a second season of the “Making a Murderer” spoof, which will debut sometime in 2018. Since Season 2 will focus on an entirely new story and cast, that puts it in the same genre...
- 3/15/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday or Wednesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is your favorite moment from a true crime series? This is the whole true crime genre that includes docuseries, scripted reenactments (a la “American Crime Story”), and even spoofs (“American Vandal,” “Trial & Error”).
Soraya Nadia McDonald (@SorayaMcDonald), The Undefeated
I’m not sure if I can pinpoint one particular favorite moment from “American Vandal,” but I do so appreciate its dedication to sending up contemporary conventions of true crime, especially the way it pokes at the method of storytelling that “Serial” and “This American Life” rely on so heavily. I’m especially tickled by the voiceover narration, the spot-on rhythm of the delivery.
This week’s question: What is your favorite moment from a true crime series? This is the whole true crime genre that includes docuseries, scripted reenactments (a la “American Crime Story”), and even spoofs (“American Vandal,” “Trial & Error”).
Soraya Nadia McDonald (@SorayaMcDonald), The Undefeated
I’m not sure if I can pinpoint one particular favorite moment from “American Vandal,” but I do so appreciate its dedication to sending up contemporary conventions of true crime, especially the way it pokes at the method of storytelling that “Serial” and “This American Life” rely on so heavily. I’m especially tickled by the voiceover narration, the spot-on rhythm of the delivery.
- 2/27/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Streaming services like Netflix often tend to work on a model which favors hype following instead of leading – for every Marvel property or proven commodity like Black Mirror that's preceded by a blitz of hype, there are dozens of series that get released with little fanfare, banking on big leaps of faith that the right folks will find it. (Remember how little advance buzz accompanied Stranger Things before that first weekend turned it into a phenomenon?) Still, on paper, a true-crime satire that harnessed the appeal of both 13 Reasons Why...
- 12/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Streaming services like Netflix often tend to work on a model which favors hype following instead of leading – for every Marvel property or proven commodity like Black Mirror that's preceded by a blitz of hype, there are dozens of series that get released with little fanfare, banking on big leaps of faith that the right folks will find it. (Remember how little advance buzz accompanied Stranger Things before that first weekend turned it into a phenomenon?) Still, on paper, a true-crime satire that harnessed the appeal of both 13 Reasons Why...
- 12/12/2017
- Rollingstone.com
After “Who drew the dicks?” became one of the most intriguing TV mysteries of the fall, “American Vandal” is ready to ask a totally different question in Season 2.
Speaking at the Vulture Festival in Hollywood on Sunday night, series co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault and showrunner Dan Lagana reflected on the success of the show’s first season and dropped some hints about Season 2.
In true mystery series fashion, they didn’t reveal too much of what’s to come in the show’s second season, but they did confirm some extra details related to the most recent teaser.
Speaking at the Vulture Festival in Hollywood on Sunday night, series co-creators Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault and showrunner Dan Lagana reflected on the success of the show’s first season and dropped some hints about Season 2.
In true mystery series fashion, they didn’t reveal too much of what’s to come in the show’s second season, but they did confirm some extra details related to the most recent teaser.
- 11/20/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
We could not be more overjoyed with the news that Netflix has announced that they have officially renewed the break-out true crime satire series “American Vandal” for season two. The investigation will continue with eight all-new episodes in 2018, exclusively on Netflix.
“American Vandal” co-creators/executive producers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as well as showrunner/executive producer Dan Lagana, are slated to return.
The first season was brilliantly done, so we absolutely can’t wait to see what this creative bunch will have in-store for season two!
About American Vandal
From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) comes American Vandal – a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial...
“American Vandal” co-creators/executive producers Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as well as showrunner/executive producer Dan Lagana, are slated to return.
The first season was brilliantly done, so we absolutely can’t wait to see what this creative bunch will have in-store for season two!
About American Vandal
From co-creators Tony Yacenda (Pillow Talking) and Dan Perrault (Honest Trailers), and showrunner Dan Lagana (Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous) comes American Vandal – a half-hour true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left 27 faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian investigates the controversial...
- 11/7/2017
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
American Vandal is a mockumentary series that can be found on Netflix. Like its name suggests, its narrative is centered around a class clown named Dylan Maxwell who has been accused of vandalizing 27 cars belonging to faculty members at his high school. However, the lead character is not Dylan but rather another high school student named Peter Maldonado, who is interested in finding out what really happened. Here are five things that you may or may not have known about American Vandal: It Is a Satire American Vandal is a satire. To be exact, it is a satire of
Five Things You Didn’t Know about “American Vandal”...
Five Things You Didn’t Know about “American Vandal”...
- 10/31/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Chris Longo Oct 27, 2017
Vandalism is in high demand over at Netflix. American Vandal will return for season two...
A new vandal is coming to Netflix, as American Vandal season 2 has been confirmed for 2018. Netflix made the announcement for its documentary parody series via a video that asks: “Can you be above the law?”
Season one followed high schooler Peter Maldonado (played by Tyler Alvarez), a documentarian who chronicles the mystery of whether senior Dylan Maxwell (played by Jimmy Tatro) pulled off a prank in which he vandalized 27 faculty cars with spray-painted penises.
American Vandal will follow an anthology format. The second season will focus on a new group of students at a different school, but Peter will be at the helm of the doc. The series is a play on shows like Netflix's Making A Murderer and the popular podcast Serial.
You can watch the renewal announcement and teaser here:...
Vandalism is in high demand over at Netflix. American Vandal will return for season two...
A new vandal is coming to Netflix, as American Vandal season 2 has been confirmed for 2018. Netflix made the announcement for its documentary parody series via a video that asks: “Can you be above the law?”
Season one followed high schooler Peter Maldonado (played by Tyler Alvarez), a documentarian who chronicles the mystery of whether senior Dylan Maxwell (played by Jimmy Tatro) pulled off a prank in which he vandalized 27 faculty cars with spray-painted penises.
American Vandal will follow an anthology format. The second season will focus on a new group of students at a different school, but Peter will be at the helm of the doc. The series is a play on shows like Netflix's Making A Murderer and the popular podcast Serial.
You can watch the renewal announcement and teaser here:...
- 10/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Gabriel Bergmoser Oct 16, 2017
American Vandal, out now on Netflix, is much more than just a true crime TV spoof. Here's why it deserves a place on your to-watch list...
True crime documentaries, for all their popularity, come with controversies. Questions about the bias and ethics of the journalism that underpinned series like Making A Murderer or Serial raged around their releases, the internet swiftly becoming permeated with think pieces arguing for or against the moral merits of the show in question. Earlier this year S-Town, not strictly a true crime series despite taking its cues from the storytelling style of one, starkly divided people about the ethics of how it represented its fascinating central character, John B.Macklemore, whether series host Brian Reed had any right to make public the revelations he unearthed. A couple of years ago, Jay Wilds, the star witness in the case against Serial subject Adnan Syed,...
American Vandal, out now on Netflix, is much more than just a true crime TV spoof. Here's why it deserves a place on your to-watch list...
True crime documentaries, for all their popularity, come with controversies. Questions about the bias and ethics of the journalism that underpinned series like Making A Murderer or Serial raged around their releases, the internet swiftly becoming permeated with think pieces arguing for or against the moral merits of the show in question. Earlier this year S-Town, not strictly a true crime series despite taking its cues from the storytelling style of one, starkly divided people about the ethics of how it represented its fascinating central character, John B.Macklemore, whether series host Brian Reed had any right to make public the revelations he unearthed. A couple of years ago, Jay Wilds, the star witness in the case against Serial subject Adnan Syed,...
- 10/15/2017
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s Note: The below interview includes spoilers for “American Vandal” Season 1.]
When you think about it, “American Vandal” could have only ended one way. Like its many docuseries predecessors, the question of Dylan Maxwell’s (Jimmy Tatro) innocence or guilt may have powered the story forward, but as the show fleshed out characters like amateur sleuth Peter Maldonado, his partner in videography Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck), or the multitude of students and teachers who make this universe, there was always room to make the season’s ending something less tangible.
In the farewell episode, Twitch-based evidence leads Dylan to be exonerated in the minds of Peter and the school powers that threatened his expulsion in the first place. But if Dylan wasn’t the one who drew the dicks, who was?
For fans of true crime documentaries, “We may never know” isn’t just an appropriate answer, it’s the only one that made sense for a series that pays tribute to the classics.
When you think about it, “American Vandal” could have only ended one way. Like its many docuseries predecessors, the question of Dylan Maxwell’s (Jimmy Tatro) innocence or guilt may have powered the story forward, but as the show fleshed out characters like amateur sleuth Peter Maldonado, his partner in videography Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck), or the multitude of students and teachers who make this universe, there was always room to make the season’s ending something less tangible.
In the farewell episode, Twitch-based evidence leads Dylan to be exonerated in the minds of Peter and the school powers that threatened his expulsion in the first place. But if Dylan wasn’t the one who drew the dicks, who was?
For fans of true crime documentaries, “We may never know” isn’t just an appropriate answer, it’s the only one that made sense for a series that pays tribute to the classics.
- 9/20/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“American Vandal” is one of the most delightful TV experiments of 2017, but it easily could have been something far simpler. In the parody world, it’s hard to be able to sustain a tribute to (or retooling of) a pre-existing genre or specific piece of work. Most of these riffs pick out the recognizable highlights, build a few-minute sketch around a simple tweak of the formula, and a grateful internet marvels at the accuracy or the strength of the twist.
Netflix’s latest eight-episode series nearly became just that.
“We did ‘30 for 30: Space Jam,’ ‘30 for 30: Rocky IV,’ stuff like that,” explained “American Vandal” co-creator Tony Yacenda told IndieWire. “Dan was watching ‘Making a Murderer’ and he knew I was a huge fan of true crime stuff, and he just had the broad idea for a short, to do a really low-stakes crime and treat it like it’s really serious.
Netflix’s latest eight-episode series nearly became just that.
“We did ‘30 for 30: Space Jam,’ ‘30 for 30: Rocky IV,’ stuff like that,” explained “American Vandal” co-creator Tony Yacenda told IndieWire. “Dan was watching ‘Making a Murderer’ and he knew I was a huge fan of true crime stuff, and he just had the broad idea for a short, to do a really low-stakes crime and treat it like it’s really serious.
- 9/15/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Every year, the new fall TV lineup not only features established performers, but new talent on the verge of being truly embraced by the mainstream.
IndieWire has identified 17 of those relatively fresh faces poised to break out from this year’s crop of freshman comedies and dramas. Not everyone on lists like these goes onto blockbuster success, but one of the most exciting things about new shows is discovering emerging talent — and what they’re capable of. In past years, we’ve seen new stars emerge on shows across the spectrum of platforms, and in 2017 we have our theories who might end up being the stand-out performers for this season.
Important note: Because this list is humans-only, we tragically omitted giant teleporting puppy Lockjaw, from “Marvel’s Inhumans.” As soon as we have the time to celebrate all the great CGI characters currently on television, Lockjaw’s a lock.
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IndieWire has identified 17 of those relatively fresh faces poised to break out from this year’s crop of freshman comedies and dramas. Not everyone on lists like these goes onto blockbuster success, but one of the most exciting things about new shows is discovering emerging talent — and what they’re capable of. In past years, we’ve seen new stars emerge on shows across the spectrum of platforms, and in 2017 we have our theories who might end up being the stand-out performers for this season.
Important note: Because this list is humans-only, we tragically omitted giant teleporting puppy Lockjaw, from “Marvel’s Inhumans.” As soon as we have the time to celebrate all the great CGI characters currently on television, Lockjaw’s a lock.
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- 9/6/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen, Steve Greene, Ben Travers and Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
One of the first (and best) jokes in “American Vandal” is a name on a screen: In the opening credits of the series’ show-within-a-show, one of the listed executive producers is “Mr. Baxter.” As a true crime docuseries satire, made through the eyes of a high school student, tiny comic touches like that are merely part of the comprehensive commitment to the bit that makes this series nearly too good to be true. “American Vandal” is that purest form of faithful recreation; a meticulously scripted tribute to true crime pop culture powerhouses. As a result, it’s a series worthy of becoming a phenomenon on its own merits.
For “American Vandal” and its fictional documentarian Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez), the crime in question isn’t a brutal killing, but an unavoidable act of public vandalism. On one day in March, an Oceanside, CA high school descends on the faculty parking...
For “American Vandal” and its fictional documentarian Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez), the crime in question isn’t a brutal killing, but an unavoidable act of public vandalism. On one day in March, an Oceanside, CA high school descends on the faculty parking...
- 9/1/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
With waves of new series coming every week, it was only a matter of time before Netflix started to poke fun of itself.
On Thursday, Netflix released the first details of “American Vandal,” a scripted docuseries satire set at a high school. Like the shows it’s drawing inspiration from, “American Vandal” will follow the repercussions of a single crime. Only this time, it’s a bunch of dongs spray-painted on two dozen cars in a parking lot.
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Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a student accused of the crime. Naturally, one of Dylan’s classmates Peter (Tyler Alvarez) takes up the case that he might be innocent — talking head interviews ensue.
Following the success of “Making a Murderer” in late fall 2015, this year’s “The Keepers” also helped establish Netflix’s brand of buzzed-about docuseries. From the initial looks of things, “American Vandal” has faithfully recreated the tight framing, faux news footage, and dim contrast lighting that made those recognizable.
Whether or not the show uses the true crime tropes to its advantage, satirizing something so grave and raw is a tricky proposition. On its own, a bunch of genital graffiti investigated by a would-be high school Errol Morris is a funny premise. But depending on how much it sticks to the style of other documentaries covering homicide and sexual abuse, it will be interesting to see how the show addresses what it’s riffing on.
How on earth will “American Vandal” sustain this (straight-faced) joke over the course of four hours? Watch the trailer with the first round of clues below:
“American Vandal” premieres September 15 on Netflix.
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On Thursday, Netflix released the first details of “American Vandal,” a scripted docuseries satire set at a high school. Like the shows it’s drawing inspiration from, “American Vandal” will follow the repercussions of a single crime. Only this time, it’s a bunch of dongs spray-painted on two dozen cars in a parking lot.
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Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a student accused of the crime. Naturally, one of Dylan’s classmates Peter (Tyler Alvarez) takes up the case that he might be innocent — talking head interviews ensue.
Following the success of “Making a Murderer” in late fall 2015, this year’s “The Keepers” also helped establish Netflix’s brand of buzzed-about docuseries. From the initial looks of things, “American Vandal” has faithfully recreated the tight framing, faux news footage, and dim contrast lighting that made those recognizable.
Whether or not the show uses the true crime tropes to its advantage, satirizing something so grave and raw is a tricky proposition. On its own, a bunch of genital graffiti investigated by a would-be high school Errol Morris is a funny premise. But depending on how much it sticks to the style of other documentaries covering homicide and sexual abuse, it will be interesting to see how the show addresses what it’s riffing on.
How on earth will “American Vandal” sustain this (straight-faced) joke over the course of four hours? Watch the trailer with the first round of clues below:
“American Vandal” premieres September 15 on Netflix.
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Related storiesThe 7 Best Movies Coming to Netflix in August 2017'Narcos' Trailer: Season 3 Swaps Out One Drug Kingpin for Four More'First They Killed My Father' Trailer: Angelina Jolie Remembers the Horrors of the Cambodian Genocide...
- 8/3/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Here’s a sentence you probably never expected to hear from a true-crime docuseries: “This is going to take way more than just ball hairs.”
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That’s probably because American Vandal, a new Netflix series announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, isn’t your typical true-crime doc. In fact, there’s (spoiler alert!) nothing “true” about it.
YouTuber Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a “known dick drawer” who stands accused of — what else? — drawing dicks all over his high school. But did he really do it?...
VideosCarol Burnett Chats With Kids in New Netflix Series — Watch Teaser
That’s probably because American Vandal, a new Netflix series announced Thursday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, isn’t your typical true-crime doc. In fact, there’s (spoiler alert!) nothing “true” about it.
YouTuber Jimmy Tatro stars as Dylan Maxwell, a “known dick drawer” who stands accused of — what else? — drawing dicks all over his high school. But did he really do it?...
- 8/3/2017
- TVLine.com
Today was a busy day for some of the smaller guilds with the Visual Effects Society, the Cinema Audio Society, and the Makeup and Hairstylists Guilds all announcing their nominations for 2013.
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
First, we have the Ves, whose main category to look at is “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture,” where we find Gravity and four other nominees that are just going to have to be happy with the fact that they got nominated. This is perhaps the easiest category to call in the entirety of awards season, and I don’t mean just here, but for the Oscar as well (Last year’s winner, Life of Pi, easily took this category before going on to claim the Oscar). It’s true that films like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Star Trek Into Darkness had outstanding effects as well, but nothing even came close to the amazing,...
- 1/15/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
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