When “Mrs. Davis” director and executive producer Owen Harris read the pilot script for the Peacock limited series, he had one response. “I sent an email straight back to my agent saying, ‘What the f–k have I just read?’” Harris tells Gold Derby in our Making of “Mrs. Davis” video roundtable exclusive interview. “And then I quickly followed it up with, ‘But I love it. It’s amazing. We have to do this.’ And I think that sort of everyone had a similar reaction.”
Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez, “Mrs. Davis” is a show that defies easy classification. Broadly, it’s about a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin) who is tasked by an artificial intelligence program called Mrs. Davis to find and destroy the Holy Grail in exchange for the elimination of Mrs. Davis itself. The twisty conceit – which includes Simone’s magician father (David Arquette), her...
Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez, “Mrs. Davis” is a show that defies easy classification. Broadly, it’s about a nun named Simone (Betty Gilpin) who is tasked by an artificial intelligence program called Mrs. Davis to find and destroy the Holy Grail in exchange for the elimination of Mrs. Davis itself. The twisty conceit – which includes Simone’s magician father (David Arquette), her...
- 6/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Thanks to a crowded fantasy/sci-fi Emmys field, some of the best new shows of the season steeped in fantasy, sci-fi, or horror are opting instead to compete in contemporary craft categories to avoid direct competition.
These include “The Last of Us,” HBO’s riveting video game adaptation of a post-apocalyptic America with a zombie-like vibe, “Mrs. Davis,” Peacock’s glorious genre-bending adventure, “Wednesday,” Netflix’s “Addams Family” spin-off about monstrous teens, and “Dead Ringers,” Prime Video’s update of the David Cronenberg body horror thriller, starring Rachel Weisz as the gender-flipped twin gynecologists.
However, this strategy of going contemporary is not unique. Just last season, Netflix entered its survival thriller juggernaut, “Squid Game,” in contemporary categories for production design and costume design, and came away with the Emmy for the former. And, although it didn’t pan out, the imaginatively retro “Severance” also competed for contemporary production design.
“Wednesday...
These include “The Last of Us,” HBO’s riveting video game adaptation of a post-apocalyptic America with a zombie-like vibe, “Mrs. Davis,” Peacock’s glorious genre-bending adventure, “Wednesday,” Netflix’s “Addams Family” spin-off about monstrous teens, and “Dead Ringers,” Prime Video’s update of the David Cronenberg body horror thriller, starring Rachel Weisz as the gender-flipped twin gynecologists.
However, this strategy of going contemporary is not unique. Just last season, Netflix entered its survival thriller juggernaut, “Squid Game,” in contemporary categories for production design and costume design, and came away with the Emmy for the former. And, although it didn’t pan out, the imaginatively retro “Severance” also competed for contemporary production design.
“Wednesday...
- 5/22/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
I never thought the words “Nuns vs. AI” could be said, but here we are. Peacock original “Mrs. Davis” is original and amusing. The fear of the internet never looked so fun before. Damon Lindelof uses comedy to give us a “be aware of artificial intelligence” sign, and frankly, it’s pretty great. Before we get into the actual show, our compliments go to Susie Coulthard for the gorgeous Nun “costume” worn by Simone. Now, let’s get into it.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In Episodes 1 And 2?
In 1307 Paris, the watch burns a group of priests at stake for heresy. The city believes they are the Knights Templar, the Catholic military order. But in truth, the Knights Templar—a group of female nuns who are overzealous in protecting the Holy Grail—is accused of having consorted with the Templars by soldiers who can’t imagine women can do the protecting.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In Episodes 1 And 2?
In 1307 Paris, the watch burns a group of priests at stake for heresy. The city believes they are the Knights Templar, the Catholic military order. But in truth, the Knights Templar—a group of female nuns who are overzealous in protecting the Holy Grail—is accused of having consorted with the Templars by soldiers who can’t imagine women can do the protecting.
- 4/21/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
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