Looks like "Looking" is sticking around for a second season. HBO announced today that the half-hour comedy-drama from Andrew Haigh ("Weekend") and Michael Lannan ("Lorimer") will be back for a second year. The series stars Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Alvarez and Murray Bartlett as a trio of gay male friends navigating life in San Francisco. In the second season, recurring actors Lauren Weedman (Doris), Raúl Castillo (Richie) and Russell Tovey (Kevin) will be bumped up to series regulars. Read More: Jonathan Groff Talks 'Looking,' Awkward Sex Scenes and Telling Stories About Gay Characters That Aren't Just About Coming Out "Looking" began with unimpressive ratings, but its numbers have grown over the season, and, like "Girls" (with which it has been paired), it has generated significant media interest and debate. Production on the second season is slated to begin in San Francisco later this year. The eight-part first season,...
- 2/26/2014
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
(l to r) Michael Lannan, Jonathan Groff and Andrew Haigh
(Photo: Getty)
With two episodes having aired in the first season of HBO’s Looking, we’ve heard from the stars of the show – Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett and Frankie J. Alvarez – but what about the guys who brought the series to life?
Meet Michael Lannan & Andrew Haigh.
Michael Lannan, credited with creating the show, wrote and directed Lorimer, the short film on which Looking is based. He was also a producer on James Franco’s Interior. Leather Bar.
Andrew Haigh is best known to TheBacklot readers for directing the gay indie film, Weekend. He brings his unique vision to the look of the gay-centric series focused on the lives of a group of gay men living in San Francisco.
We recently sat down with Lannan (who sports an impressive beard, which helps explain why the majority of the guys...
(Photo: Getty)
With two episodes having aired in the first season of HBO’s Looking, we’ve heard from the stars of the show – Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett and Frankie J. Alvarez – but what about the guys who brought the series to life?
Meet Michael Lannan & Andrew Haigh.
Michael Lannan, credited with creating the show, wrote and directed Lorimer, the short film on which Looking is based. He was also a producer on James Franco’s Interior. Leather Bar.
Andrew Haigh is best known to TheBacklot readers for directing the gay indie film, Weekend. He brings his unique vision to the look of the gay-centric series focused on the lives of a group of gay men living in San Francisco.
We recently sat down with Lannan (who sports an impressive beard, which helps explain why the majority of the guys...
- 1/28/2014
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
Looking, Season 1, Episode 1: “Looking for Now”
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Written by Michael Lannan
Airs Sundays at 10:30 Pm on HBO
The first scene in the pilot of Looking is a clever fake-out. Two guys anonymously hooking up in a park is the most clichéd signifier of gay male sexuality out there. Here it is for the hundredth time – the awkward fumbling, the perfunctory kissing, the premature interruption. But it turns out that Patrick, the recipient of this sad outdoor handjob, has wandered into the woods as a sort of joke. He and his friends wonder if gay dudes still do stuff like that, and he decides to find out. The characters in HBO’s new half-hour are both self-conscious of the old stereotypes and confident enough to be unembarrassed when they occasionally fall into them.
Created and written by Michael Lannan (Lorimer) and directed and executive produced by...
Directed by Andrew Haigh
Written by Michael Lannan
Airs Sundays at 10:30 Pm on HBO
The first scene in the pilot of Looking is a clever fake-out. Two guys anonymously hooking up in a park is the most clichéd signifier of gay male sexuality out there. Here it is for the hundredth time – the awkward fumbling, the perfunctory kissing, the premature interruption. But it turns out that Patrick, the recipient of this sad outdoor handjob, has wandered into the woods as a sort of joke. He and his friends wonder if gay dudes still do stuff like that, and he decides to find out. The characters in HBO’s new half-hour are both self-conscious of the old stereotypes and confident enough to be unembarrassed when they occasionally fall into them.
Created and written by Michael Lannan (Lorimer) and directed and executive produced by...
- 1/20/2014
- by Bryan Rucker
- SoundOnSight
When discussing whether to keep a reference about gay marriage in a script, Michael Lannan, Andrew Haigh and Sarah Condon -- the executive producers of HBO's new half-hour dramedy, Looking -- decided to leave it in, even though it hadn't been legalized in California yet. "We were the two people who allowed gay marriage to happen," Haigh jokes to The Hollywood Reporter. Looking is based off Lannan's short film Lorimer and Haigh, who directs the first episodes of the season, wrote and directed the 2011 acclaimed gay drama Weekend. The show centers on three friends living in San Francisco: 29-year-old video game
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- 1/17/2014
- by Brandon Kirby
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
We’re a month away from Looking premiering on HBO on January 19th (at 10:30pm, following Girls) and to say we’ve been anxiously awaiting this half hour devoted to a group of gay friends in San Francisco is an understatement.
Ever since the project, created by Michael Lannan (Lorimer, the short film on which Looking is based) and Exec Produced by Andrew Haigh (Weekend), out actor/producer David Marshall Grant (Smash, Brothers & Sisters) and Sarah Condon (In Treatment), was announced, the anticipation has only been building.
But now we know more…
TheBacklot was given a sneak peek of at the first 4 episodes of the series, which stars Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett and Frankie Alvarez, and while we’ll have more coverage closer to the premiere next month, here are 11 things we can tell you.
It’s Not the Guys version of Girls… Looking is the gay show I...
Ever since the project, created by Michael Lannan (Lorimer, the short film on which Looking is based) and Exec Produced by Andrew Haigh (Weekend), out actor/producer David Marshall Grant (Smash, Brothers & Sisters) and Sarah Condon (In Treatment), was announced, the anticipation has only been building.
But now we know more…
TheBacklot was given a sneak peek of at the first 4 episodes of the series, which stars Jonathan Groff, Murray Bartlett and Frankie Alvarez, and while we’ll have more coverage closer to the premiere next month, here are 11 things we can tell you.
It’s Not the Guys version of Girls… Looking is the gay show I...
- 12/18/2013
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
You might well have missed it (though hopefully its Criterion release helped you catch up), but gay love story "Weekend" was one of the best films of 2011. So we're cracking open the champagne at the news that its director, Andrew Haigh, is heading to HBO, as the cable network has picked up a new show to series directed and executive produced by the helmer. Written by Michael Lannan (the short film "Lorimer"), it's about a trio of young gay man in San Francisco (led by "Glee" star Jonathan Groff), and their lives and loves. A sort of gay, West Coast version of "Girls," then? Sounds good to us. [Deadline] It’s always frustrating to hear about a great project being filmed for television, only to taste the bitter disappointment when the channel decides not to go forward (I might get some haters, but I’m still sad “Mockingbird Lane” didn’t get a chance to shine!
- 5/15/2013
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Playlist
Could this be the HBO answer to Showtime's sorely missed "Queer as Folk"?
The premium cable network gave an eight-episode series order to a new dramedy from from Andrew Haigh, who directed the untitled pilot based on Michael Lannan's feature script "Lorimer," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will focus on three friends in San Francisco as they explore the fun and often overwhelming options available to the current generation of gay men.
"Glee" actor Jonathan Groff stars alongside Frankie J. Alvarez ("Smash") and Murray Bartlett ("Guiding Light"). Haigh will executive produce with Sarah Condon ("Bored to Death") and David Marshal Grant ("Brothers and Sisters"). Production is schedule to begin in the fall in San Francisco with a 2014 premiere planned.
The order of the gay-themed series comes after a score of cancellations saw an end to the record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters on TV during the 2012-13 season,...
The premium cable network gave an eight-episode series order to a new dramedy from from Andrew Haigh, who directed the untitled pilot based on Michael Lannan's feature script "Lorimer," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will focus on three friends in San Francisco as they explore the fun and often overwhelming options available to the current generation of gay men.
"Glee" actor Jonathan Groff stars alongside Frankie J. Alvarez ("Smash") and Murray Bartlett ("Guiding Light"). Haigh will executive produce with Sarah Condon ("Bored to Death") and David Marshal Grant ("Brothers and Sisters"). Production is schedule to begin in the fall in San Francisco with a 2014 premiere planned.
The order of the gay-themed series comes after a score of cancellations saw an end to the record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters on TV during the 2012-13 season,...
- 5/15/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It may not have a name, but Michael Lannan's still untitled dramedy project has been picked up to series by HBO, reports Deadline. The pilot, about three San Francisco-based friends (played by Frankie J. Alvarez, Murray Bartlett and "Glee" actor Jonathan Groff) exploring the highs and lows of life as part of a new generation of gay men, was executive produced by "Weekend" director Andrew Haigh, Sarah Condon ("Bored to Death") and David Marshall Grant ("Smash"). Lannan wrote the pilot, which was based on his feature script "Lorimer," with Haigh directing. The series, which we'll just go ahead and describe as a gay male answer to "Girls" before we have any evidence that such a comparison might be true, has been given an eight-episode order. Lannan, who produced "Interior. Leather Bar.," will serve as co-executive producer on the series, with is being slated for a 2014 premiere, with production starting...
- 5/14/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Because being gay just became super trendy in the '10s, it's no surprise that HBO is about to do to gay men what Girls did to girls (drive them all batshit insane over stereotypes and social realities, basically). But here's what could be pleasant about that: they've asked Glee's recurring bro (and openly gay) Jonathan Groff to play the lead role! The comedy series will star three thirty-something gay men living in San Francisco and dealing with, you know, how that all goes... and Groff will play the lead role of Patrick, a successful video game developer with a troubled romantic life.
The series' pilot, currently in production, is loosely based on a previous Michael Lannan feature script Lorimer, and will be produced by David Marshall Grant, Sarah Condon, and Andrew Haigh. Would You watch Sex in the City if it was about gay men and took place in San Francisco?...
The series' pilot, currently in production, is loosely based on a previous Michael Lannan feature script Lorimer, and will be produced by David Marshall Grant, Sarah Condon, and Andrew Haigh. Would You watch Sex in the City if it was about gay men and took place in San Francisco?...
- 2/9/2013
- by Terron R. Moore
- TVology
Glee and Boss alum Jonathan Groff has landed a lead role in HBO’s comedy pilot executive produced by David Marshall Grant, Sarah Condon and Andrew Haigh. Haigh will direct the untitled pilot based on Michael Lannan’s feature script Lorimer. It revolves around three thirty-something friends living in San Francisco who grapple with all the options in contemporary life and the complexities of the modern gay experience. Groff plays an intelligent, witty, well-educated gay video game developer. CBS is going down to the wire with the casting of its planted NCIS: La spinoff, which begins filming on Monday. Gillian Alexy has landed a regular role in the project, which starts off an episode of NCIS: La airing later this season titled “Red”. The spinoff stars John Corbett and follows a mobile team of agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes.
- 2/9/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Although pilot season is traditionally reserved for the mass production of broadcast network pilots, at least a few cable networks will be competing for actor and casting director talent in the new year, as Backstage has confirmed that some recently picked-up cable pilots have casting directors attached. HBO’s comedy pilot “Silicon Valley” will be cast by Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera. The project hails from “King of the Hill” and “Beavis and Butthead” creator Mike Judge, as well as fellow “King of the Hill” executive producers John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. It’s a single-camera comedy that centers on a man who finds himself at the head of a hot tech start-up after inventing a music app. The money and success are welcomed, the increased responsibility only tolerated. Shooting is tentatively scheduled to start in February in Los Angeles. Another HBO comedy pilot, an untitled project written by Michael Lannan,...
- 12/21/2012
- backstage.com
HBO is adding San Francisco to its itinerary. Hours after picking up a project about siblings in New Jersey, the premium cable network said Friday that it has ordered to pilot a comedy about three gay friends living in San Francisco. The untitled project hails from Brothers and Sisters' David Marshall Grant and Bored to Death's Sarah Condon and revolves around the thirtysomething trio also grappling with the complexities of life and the modern gay experience. Michael Lannan (Remember Me) penned the script, which Grant supervised. Andrew Haigh will helm the pilot, which is based on Lannan's feature script Lorimer.
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- 12/15/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: HBO has given the green light to a comedy pilot executive produced by David Marshall Grant, Sarah Condon and Andrew Haigh. Haigh will direct the untitled pilot based on Michael Lannan’s feature script Lorimer. (Lannan also did a short film by that name, but the HBO pilot stems from his original script). It revolves around three thirty-something friends living in San Francisco who grapple with all the options in contemporary life and the complexities of the modern gay experience. Lannan wrote the script, which was further developed under Grant’s supervision. He will co-exec produce. It has been a big week for Grant. In addition to the HBO pilot order, he received a WGA nomination as part of the writing staff of ABC’s freshman drama Nashville and shared in the best series Golden Globe nomination for Smash, on which he served as an executive producer last season.
- 12/14/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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