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- 5/9/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
A production assistant who worked on the Max original series “Search Party” has accused showrunner Charles Rogers of drugging and sexually assaulting him in 2020.
A past investigation by the network into the alleged assault cleared Rogers, but Evan Schwartz said he was “gaslit” into “exonerating” the writer-producer in social media posts shared on Saturday.
“The facts speak for themselves as evidenced by this individual’s decision to retract his own statement amid a thorough, third-party investigation which found no wrongdoing. Charles unequivocally denies this claim regarding a mutually consensual relationship,” an individual close to Rogers said in a statement to TheWrap.
This is a selfie Charles Rogers took on my phone the morning after sexually assaulting me in 2020. I was his driver on the shoot for Search Party. After he took this selfie he joked, “I have a lawyer in case someone me too’s me”. I don’t remember falling asleep that night.
A past investigation by the network into the alleged assault cleared Rogers, but Evan Schwartz said he was “gaslit” into “exonerating” the writer-producer in social media posts shared on Saturday.
“The facts speak for themselves as evidenced by this individual’s decision to retract his own statement amid a thorough, third-party investigation which found no wrongdoing. Charles unequivocally denies this claim regarding a mutually consensual relationship,” an individual close to Rogers said in a statement to TheWrap.
This is a selfie Charles Rogers took on my phone the morning after sexually assaulting me in 2020. I was his driver on the shoot for Search Party. After he took this selfie he joked, “I have a lawyer in case someone me too’s me”. I don’t remember falling asleep that night.
- 1/8/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Artists First has signed actor Brandon Micheal Hall for management.
Hall is perhaps best known for his breakout role opposite Alia Shawkat in the acclaimed TBS/HBO Max series Search Party, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charlies Rogers and Michael Showalter, which ran for five seasons.
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During the course of that dark comedy’s run, he also led the Humanitas Prize-winning CBS drama God Friended Me from EP Greg Berlanti, as well as ABC’s half-hour comedy The Mayor exec produced by Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs and Jamie Tarses.
Hall is a graduate of Juilliard, the British American Drama Academy, and the South Carolina Governor School of the Arts and Humanities,...
Hall is perhaps best known for his breakout role opposite Alia Shawkat in the acclaimed TBS/HBO Max series Search Party, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charlies Rogers and Michael Showalter, which ran for five seasons.
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During the course of that dark comedy’s run, he also led the Humanitas Prize-winning CBS drama God Friended Me from EP Greg Berlanti, as well as ABC’s half-hour comedy The Mayor exec produced by Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs and Jamie Tarses.
Hall is a graduate of Juilliard, the British American Drama Academy, and the South Carolina Governor School of the Arts and Humanities,...
- 2/15/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Range Media Partners has signed Jarreau Carrillo, the actor-filmmaker whose new short The Vacation has generated substantial buzz on the ground at Sundance 2023.
Carrillo wrote, directed and co-stars in the film, which follows a Black man who attempts to take a vacation. It was conceived as a proof of concept for his first feature, The Last to Survive in America, which Range will now help get off the ground. Julius Pryor and Marttise Hill of Pryor Hill Productions are attached to produce.
“I’m extremely humbled and grateful to have Range’s support on my debut feature film The Last To Survive In America,” Carrillo told Deadline. “Forging a partnership with a team of experienced industry representatives at this point in my career is empowering & exciting.”
Originally from Seattle and of Filipino and African American descent, Carrillo is a graduate of Morehouse College and has an Mfa in Directing from NYU Tisch.
Carrillo wrote, directed and co-stars in the film, which follows a Black man who attempts to take a vacation. It was conceived as a proof of concept for his first feature, The Last to Survive in America, which Range will now help get off the ground. Julius Pryor and Marttise Hill of Pryor Hill Productions are attached to produce.
“I’m extremely humbled and grateful to have Range’s support on my debut feature film The Last To Survive In America,” Carrillo told Deadline. “Forging a partnership with a team of experienced industry representatives at this point in my career is empowering & exciting.”
Originally from Seattle and of Filipino and African American descent, Carrillo is a graduate of Morehouse College and has an Mfa in Directing from NYU Tisch.
- 1/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It begins, like so many TV shows, with a missing girl poster. In the opening moments of Search Party, restless twenty-something Dory (Alia Shawkat) walks past a sign tacked to a phone mast in her New York neighbourhood, announcing the disappearance of a young woman named Chantal Witherbottom. A flash of recognition prompts Dory to make an about-turn, so she can better contemplate a face she seems to recognise.
So far, so generic crime story – until we cut to a Brooklyn brunch spot, where Dory shares the news with partner Drew (John Reynolds) and their friends Portia (Meredith Hagner) and Elliott (John Early) over mimosas and Bloody Marys. Chantal, it transpires, was on the outskirts of the group’s social circle at college, but Dory’s myopic pals are resolutely uninterested in her vanishing act. “She sucked… she had nothing to offer,” Elliott declares, speaking fluent, scathing hyperbole while tapping out an elegy (“In shock.
So far, so generic crime story – until we cut to a Brooklyn brunch spot, where Dory shares the news with partner Drew (John Reynolds) and their friends Portia (Meredith Hagner) and Elliott (John Early) over mimosas and Bloody Marys. Chantal, it transpires, was on the outskirts of the group’s social circle at college, but Dory’s myopic pals are resolutely uninterested in her vanishing act. “She sucked… she had nothing to offer,” Elliott declares, speaking fluent, scathing hyperbole while tapping out an elegy (“In shock.
- 1/8/2023
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
Spoiler Alert: This piece contains spoilers for the series finale of “Search Party.”
“Search Party” began with a simple premise: When a former college classmate goes missing, Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) and her cohort of Brooklyn twenty-somethings embark on a mission to find her. Five seasons later, Dory — now a spiritual guru and cult leader — hides in an underground bunker as zombies ravage the streets of New York City.
While “Search Party” has never shied away from bold ideas — the HBO Max show killed off its protagonist-turned-antihero at the end of last season, only for Dory to reawaken 37 seconds later — Season 5 sunk its teeth into completely new territory: Dory escapes a psychiatric facility and teams up with billionaire tech mogul Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) to produce “enlightenment pills,” which quickly turn the population into flesh-eating monsters. However, despite drastic genre shifts across seasons, at its core, the show remains the...
“Search Party” began with a simple premise: When a former college classmate goes missing, Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) and her cohort of Brooklyn twenty-somethings embark on a mission to find her. Five seasons later, Dory — now a spiritual guru and cult leader — hides in an underground bunker as zombies ravage the streets of New York City.
While “Search Party” has never shied away from bold ideas — the HBO Max show killed off its protagonist-turned-antihero at the end of last season, only for Dory to reawaken 37 seconds later — Season 5 sunk its teeth into completely new territory: Dory escapes a psychiatric facility and teams up with billionaire tech mogul Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) to produce “enlightenment pills,” which quickly turn the population into flesh-eating monsters. However, despite drastic genre shifts across seasons, at its core, the show remains the...
- 1/19/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This post contains details about the final series of Search Party, including the finale “Revelation.”
Enlightenment isn’t glorious, but gory and gross look in the series finale of HBO Max’s Search Party.
In the final hours of the dark comedy, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, Dory (Alia Shawkat) brings about the end of the world, after her quest to spread joy and love in the form of a pill backfires.
In true Search Party fashion, Dory’s intentions to do right by others, and selfishly herself, once again evolve into a much more complicated and fatal scenario that puts everyone around her at risk.
“I hate to say it babe, but you did it again,” Dory’s ever-faithful friend, and brief lover, Portia (Meredith Hagner) says. “Except it’s way worse this time.”
After escaping a fun house riddled with Dory’s disciples-turned-zombies, Portia...
Enlightenment isn’t glorious, but gory and gross look in the series finale of HBO Max’s Search Party.
In the final hours of the dark comedy, created by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, Dory (Alia Shawkat) brings about the end of the world, after her quest to spread joy and love in the form of a pill backfires.
In true Search Party fashion, Dory’s intentions to do right by others, and selfishly herself, once again evolve into a much more complicated and fatal scenario that puts everyone around her at risk.
“I hate to say it babe, but you did it again,” Dory’s ever-faithful friend, and brief lover, Portia (Meredith Hagner) says. “Except it’s way worse this time.”
After escaping a fun house riddled with Dory’s disciples-turned-zombies, Portia...
- 1/8/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The twisting, turning and unexpected saga of Search Party will reach its final destination when Dory, Drew, Portia and Elliott return in the dark comedy’s last season, which premieres in its entirety on Friday on HBO Max.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, the comedy starring Alia Shawkat took viewers on a wild ride that started with a true crime spin and veered into the realms of legal and psychological thrillers – all while comically handling the existential imperfections of young adult life and morality. Now for its final lap around the course, Search Party taps into big tech, cult ideology, horror and sci-fi to gather all the threads into what Rogers thinks may be a “polarizing” and not-so-tidy finale.
“I think the show ends in the same way that it always operated, which is to say that things are really complicated and it’s never about morality and...
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, the comedy starring Alia Shawkat took viewers on a wild ride that started with a true crime spin and veered into the realms of legal and psychological thrillers – all while comically handling the existential imperfections of young adult life and morality. Now for its final lap around the course, Search Party taps into big tech, cult ideology, horror and sci-fi to gather all the threads into what Rogers thinks may be a “polarizing” and not-so-tidy finale.
“I think the show ends in the same way that it always operated, which is to say that things are really complicated and it’s never about morality and...
- 1/6/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Search Party is renowned for its zaniness and larger-than-life guest stars, so it’s only natural that its upcoming invitees are of the highest caliber: the legendary John Waters and ever-enigmatic Jeff Goldblum.
In its forthcoming final season (all 10 episodes drop on HBO Max Friday, Jan. 7), Dory may be alive, but she’s heading straight for another terrifying journey when she joins a flamboyant tech billionaire named Tunnel Quinn (Goldblum) on a philanthropic endeavor sparked by her near-death experience. (And let’s just say Goldblum is at his absolute Goldblum-iest.)
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In its forthcoming final season (all 10 episodes drop on HBO Max Friday, Jan. 7), Dory may be alive, but she’s heading straight for another terrifying journey when she joins a flamboyant tech billionaire named Tunnel Quinn (Goldblum) on a philanthropic endeavor sparked by her near-death experience. (And let’s just say Goldblum is at his absolute Goldblum-iest.)
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- 1/6/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
In the previous two seasons of HBO Max’s “Search Party,” it’s felt as if Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) has existed within a different genre inside the show. The show’s protagonist has found herself experiencing a courtroom drama as well a “Misery”-like kidnapping thriller as an outgrowth of her initial folly in tracking down a missing acquaintance. These assignments have required the actress to play the authenticity of the situation while also staying true to the off-kilter satirical tone established by showrunners Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss.
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- 1/4/2022
- by Marshall Shaffer
- The Playlist
The long and winding road of “Search Party” is really something and to that end, has there ever been a comedy series that has evolved as much as this one? Created by “Fort Tilden” filmmakers Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter (“The Eyes Of Tammy Faye“), beginning on TBS and then graduating to HBO Max eventually, “Search Party” began a dark satire and send-up of millennial life and culture, all twisted up in a mystery: the search for a missing girl, whom the protagonist (Alia Shawkat), went to school with, but barely knows.
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- 12/21/2021
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
HBO Max will bring in the new year with the final season of popular dark comedy Search Party.
The streamer revealed that season five will be the final season. It comes as it set the premiere date for its return and unveiled a first look at the season.
Created by Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, Search Party stars Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
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Set to premiere Friday, January 7, Search Party Season 5 sees Dory (Shawkat) enter a very public business partnership...
The streamer revealed that season five will be the final season. It comes as it set the premiere date for its return and unveiled a first look at the season.
Created by Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, Search Party stars Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
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- 11/9/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max announced that “Search Party” will end with its fifth season, which will premiere with all 10 episodes on Jan. 7, 2022.
The thriller comedy, which premiered on TBS in 2016 before moving to HBO Max for Season 3, follows a group of 20-somethings who end up on a dark path while searching for a missing college acquaintance. Season 5 will see Dory (Alia Shawkat) enter a business partnership with tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) after a near death experience, bringing her friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) along in the venture.
Cast members newly joining “Search Party” in Season 5 include Kathy Griffin, John Waters, Aparna Nancherla, Angela Trimbur, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Greta Titelman, Joe Castle Baker, Larry Owens and Michelle Badillo. Jeffery Self and Clare McNulty return as recurring guest stars.
Showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers executive produce with Michael Showalter and Jax Media’s Lilly Burns and Tony Hernandez.
The thriller comedy, which premiered on TBS in 2016 before moving to HBO Max for Season 3, follows a group of 20-somethings who end up on a dark path while searching for a missing college acquaintance. Season 5 will see Dory (Alia Shawkat) enter a business partnership with tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn (Jeff Goldblum) after a near death experience, bringing her friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) along in the venture.
Cast members newly joining “Search Party” in Season 5 include Kathy Griffin, John Waters, Aparna Nancherla, Angela Trimbur, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Greta Titelman, Joe Castle Baker, Larry Owens and Michelle Badillo. Jeffery Self and Clare McNulty return as recurring guest stars.
Showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers executive produce with Michael Showalter and Jax Media’s Lilly Burns and Tony Hernandez.
- 11/9/2021
- by Selome Hailu and Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Search Party’s search is nearing its conclusion.
On Tuesday, HBO Max announced that the comedy starring Alia Shawkat from creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers will wrap its run with the previously announced fifth season.
All 10 episodes will debut on the WarnerMedia-backed streamer on Friday, Jan. 7.
Search Party was renewed for its fifth season in February. After bowing its first two seasons in 2016 and 2017 on TBS, the comedy, which counts Michael Showalter among its exec producers, sat on the bench until its third season arrived on HBO Max in summer 2020, shortly after the streamer’s launch. Season ...
On Tuesday, HBO Max announced that the comedy starring Alia Shawkat from creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers will wrap its run with the previously announced fifth season.
All 10 episodes will debut on the WarnerMedia-backed streamer on Friday, Jan. 7.
Search Party was renewed for its fifth season in February. After bowing its first two seasons in 2016 and 2017 on TBS, the comedy, which counts Michael Showalter among its exec producers, sat on the bench until its third season arrived on HBO Max in summer 2020, shortly after the streamer’s launch. Season ...
- 11/9/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Angela Trimbur, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Greta Titelman, Joe Castle Baker (The Other Two), Larry Owens, Michelle Badillo and Aparna Nancherla have joined the Season 5 cast of HBO’s acclaimed comedy Search Party in recurring roles.
Trimbur, Kuhlenschmidt, Titelman, Castle Baker, Owens and Badilloare will portray Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) “disciples,” who join her in her grand existential pursuit, and Nancherla joins as Tunnel Quinn’s (Jeff Goldblum) head scientist.
Created by Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, Search Party stars Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew,...
Trimbur, Kuhlenschmidt, Titelman, Castle Baker, Owens and Badilloare will portray Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) “disciples,” who join her in her grand existential pursuit, and Nancherla joins as Tunnel Quinn’s (Jeff Goldblum) head scientist.
Created by Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, Search Party stars Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew,...
- 10/29/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
There are infinite anecdotes about what happened to our best-laid plans when the coronavirus hit. But in the context of Hollywood, one must stop and appreciate the unique pain of Erik Feig — a veteran film executive whose rogue production and financing company Picturestart was only months into its infancy when the global shutdown arrived.
Funded by a consortium of top private and strategic investors, former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Feig’s vision was to serve distinct voices with a uniquely pliable infrastructure. A shop that could fully or partially finance and produce indie-to-mid-budget films without the deep pockets of streaming or tie-ups with the studios. One that could foster talent, cross it over into new mediums and offer full marketing services. Covid-19 scrambled those ambitions.
“The thing I came back to, the principle behind why we set up Picturestart, was to be strong but flexible. Everything we make...
Funded by a consortium of top private and strategic investors, former Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Feig’s vision was to serve distinct voices with a uniquely pliable infrastructure. A shop that could fully or partially finance and produce indie-to-mid-budget films without the deep pockets of streaming or tie-ups with the studios. One that could foster talent, cross it over into new mediums and offer full marketing services. Covid-19 scrambled those ambitions.
“The thing I came back to, the principle behind why we set up Picturestart, was to be strong but flexible. Everything we make...
- 10/7/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Australians in Film (AiF) and Screen Australia have announced the five participants to advance to the next stage of Untapped, a talent development program that aims to support the next generation of undiscovered and underrepresented Australian screen voices.
Launched in April and funded with support from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the Untapped program has so far included open-access online masterclasses, featuring conversations with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, Nisha Ganatra, Alma Har’el and Warwick Thornton.
This next stage will see the five finalists and their projects move forward into a development lab where they will receive individualised mentorship, story consultation, creative feedback and professional development support from top industry mentors including executives from Made Up Stories, LuckyChap Entertainment, See-Saw Films and Truant Pictures.
“These five talented Untapped finalists were chosen out of a rigorous selection process of over 700 applicants. With the diversity of their lived experiences and fresh approach to storytelling,...
Launched in April and funded with support from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the Untapped program has so far included open-access online masterclasses, featuring conversations with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers, Nisha Ganatra, Alma Har’el and Warwick Thornton.
This next stage will see the five finalists and their projects move forward into a development lab where they will receive individualised mentorship, story consultation, creative feedback and professional development support from top industry mentors including executives from Made Up Stories, LuckyChap Entertainment, See-Saw Films and Truant Pictures.
“These five talented Untapped finalists were chosen out of a rigorous selection process of over 700 applicants. With the diversity of their lived experiences and fresh approach to storytelling,...
- 8/24/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Search Party continues to build its stacked Season 5 cast as Kathy Griffin joins the HBO Max dark comedy in a recurring role, Deadline has confirmed.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
The Emmy-winning My Life on the D-List comedian will recur as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Clare McNulty’s Chantal under her wing as a codependent apprentice. Season 5 will see Dory enter a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn, played byJeff Goldblum.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
The Emmy-winning My Life on the D-List comedian will recur as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Clare McNulty’s Chantal under her wing as a codependent apprentice. Season 5 will see Dory enter a very public business partnership with charismatic tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn, played byJeff Goldblum.
- 8/11/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max is sending out a Search Party for Kathy Griffin, who will recur during Season 5, our sister site Variety reports. The comedian will play Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.”
“Working with Kathy was a huge life moment for us,” showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers said in a statement. “She brought so much warmth, humanity and professionalism to set, and delivered a performance that will delight the world.”
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“Working with Kathy was a huge life moment for us,” showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers said in a statement. “She brought so much warmth, humanity and professionalism to set, and delivered a performance that will delight the world.”
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- 8/11/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Kathy Griffin has joined the upcoming fifth season of HBO Max’s “Search Party.”
Griffin will play Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.” Her role will be recurring.
Griffin joins fellow “Search Party” newcomer Jeff Goldblum, who plays tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn. The series stars McNulty, Alia Shawkat, Meredith Hagner, John Early and John Reynolds. It debuted on Comedy Central before moving to HBO Max for its fourth season.
Last week, Griffin shared that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer two weeks prior, and successfully underwent surgery. She said had never previously smoked and was optimistic about her prognosis. “The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung,” she wrote. “Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing. I should be up and...
Griffin will play Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.” Her role will be recurring.
Griffin joins fellow “Search Party” newcomer Jeff Goldblum, who plays tech billionaire Tunnel Quinn. The series stars McNulty, Alia Shawkat, Meredith Hagner, John Early and John Reynolds. It debuted on Comedy Central before moving to HBO Max for its fourth season.
Last week, Griffin shared that she had been diagnosed with lung cancer two weeks prior, and successfully underwent surgery. She said had never previously smoked and was optimistic about her prognosis. “The doctors are very optimistic as it is stage one and contained to my left lung,” she wrote. “Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing. I should be up and...
- 8/11/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Kathy Griffin has joined the cast of “Search Party” for its fifth season, Variety has learned exclusively.
Griffin will recur in the HBO Max comedy as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.”
“Working with Kathy was a huge life moment for us. She brought so much warmth, humanity and professionalism to set, and delivered a performance that will delight the world,” showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers said in a joint statement.
The fourth season of “Search Party” ended with Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) friends thinking she died in a house fire after she was held prisoner in that house’s basement. However, in the final moments of the episode, she awoke on a medical gurney, gasping for air and saying she “saw everything.”
It looks like it won’t take long for her to reunite with her friends,...
Griffin will recur in the HBO Max comedy as Liquorice Montague, a conspiracy theorist who takes Chantal (Clare McNulty) under her wing as a “co-dependent apprentice.”
“Working with Kathy was a huge life moment for us. She brought so much warmth, humanity and professionalism to set, and delivered a performance that will delight the world,” showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers said in a joint statement.
The fourth season of “Search Party” ended with Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) friends thinking she died in a house fire after she was held prisoner in that house’s basement. However, in the final moments of the episode, she awoke on a medical gurney, gasping for air and saying she “saw everything.”
It looks like it won’t take long for her to reunite with her friends,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Jeff Goldblum joins the absurd world of Search Party in a recurring role for the HBO Max series’ fifth season.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
The Emmy-nominated actor will recur in Season 5 as Tunnel Quinn, a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory on the other side of her near death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early and Meredith Hagner. The first three seasons followed best friends Dory (Shawkat), Drew (Reynolds), Elliott (Early) and Portia (Hagner) through a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial. In Season 4, Dory was held prisoner by her psychotic stalker (Cole Escola), forcing Drew, Elliott and Portia to again become a search party – but this time for Dory.
The Emmy-nominated actor will recur in Season 5 as Tunnel Quinn, a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory on the other side of her near death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.
- 7/8/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The ubiquitous Jeff Goldblum has joined the Search Party over at HBO Max.
The streaming service announced Thursday that the Oscar and Emmy Award nominee will recur in Season 5 of the dark comedy as Tunnel Quinn, “a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory on the other side of her near death experience.” Along the way, “Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.”
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The streaming service announced Thursday that the Oscar and Emmy Award nominee will recur in Season 5 of the dark comedy as Tunnel Quinn, “a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory on the other side of her near death experience.” Along the way, “Dory folds her old friends Portia, Elliott and Drew into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.”
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- 7/8/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Jeff Goldblum has joined the cast of “Search Party ” Season 5 at HBO Max, Variety has learned.
Goldblum will appear in a recurring role as Tunnel Quinn, a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory (Alia Shawkat) on the other side of her near death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.
“‘Search Party’ is such a brilliant show,” Goldblum said. “What a thrill and a privilege it is to get to be a little part of it! I respect and adore everyone involved with this magical entertainment.”
Goldblum is no stranger to television, having previously received an Emmy nomination for his role in “Will & Grace.” He also currently hosts the Disney Plus-Nat Geo series “The World According to Jeff Goldblum,” for which he also earned an Emmy nomination.
Goldblum will appear in a recurring role as Tunnel Quinn, a charismatic tech billionaire who enters a very public business partnership with Dory (Alia Shawkat) on the other side of her near death experience. Dory folds her old friends Portia (Meredith Hagner), Elliott (John Early) and Drew (John Reynolds) into the venture as they embark on an altruistic but terrifying journey.
“‘Search Party’ is such a brilliant show,” Goldblum said. “What a thrill and a privilege it is to get to be a little part of it! I respect and adore everyone involved with this magical entertainment.”
Goldblum is no stranger to television, having previously received an Emmy nomination for his role in “Will & Grace.” He also currently hosts the Disney Plus-Nat Geo series “The World According to Jeff Goldblum,” for which he also earned an Emmy nomination.
- 7/8/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
In Search Party‘s sixth episode of Season 3, John Early‘s Elliott Goss is blindsided by conservative pundit Charlie Reeny on live television after he agrees to appear to discuss his friends’ murder trial. Below, Early — one of TVLine’s Dream Emmy Nominees — and series co-creators/directors Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss take us behind the scenes of that incendiary (yet hilarious) war of words.
Charles Rogers | We liked the idea that Charlie was a match for Elliott, and because he’s such a strong character with so much conviction, it was fun to see the rug being pulled out...
Charles Rogers | We liked the idea that Charlie was a match for Elliott, and because he’s such a strong character with so much conviction, it was fun to see the rug being pulled out...
- 6/26/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
A version of this story about “Search Party” first appeared in the Comedy & Drama Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
The fourth season of “Search Party” picks up almost exactly where the third left off: Dory (Alia Shawkat), having just come off a highly publicized murder trial, finds herself held prisoner by superfan “twink” Chip (Cole Escola) in a high-tech basement. Besides the horror of a steady diet comprised only of mealy chicken nuggets, Dory quickly discovers another gasp-inducing reality in captivity: Her living quarters, modeled painstakingly after her own apartment, are completely made of felt.
And not just a few items. Everything from her bookshelves to her lighting fixtures to her bathroom shower to (yes) the kitchen sink is plusher than Elmo’s elbow. “The concept was that of an asylum, a padded room trying to create this soft universe to show to Dory that Chip’s friendship...
The fourth season of “Search Party” picks up almost exactly where the third left off: Dory (Alia Shawkat), having just come off a highly publicized murder trial, finds herself held prisoner by superfan “twink” Chip (Cole Escola) in a high-tech basement. Besides the horror of a steady diet comprised only of mealy chicken nuggets, Dory quickly discovers another gasp-inducing reality in captivity: Her living quarters, modeled painstakingly after her own apartment, are completely made of felt.
And not just a few items. Everything from her bookshelves to her lighting fixtures to her bathroom shower to (yes) the kitchen sink is plusher than Elmo’s elbow. “The concept was that of an asylum, a padded room trying to create this soft universe to show to Dory that Chip’s friendship...
- 6/22/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
The Season 3 finale of HBO Max’s Alia Shawkat-fronted dramedy Search Party came with a major sigh of relief and the unexpected kidnapping that brings it all full circle for Dory Sief.
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party follows a close group of twentysomethings as they find themselves swept up in the trial of the century. Dory (Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) are thrust in the national spotlight after they are charged for the murder of private investigator, Keith Powell (Ron Livingston). The season sees the gang take non-traditional measures to cover their trail, make the oddest of allies, and test their limits of friendship for the sake of pleading not guilty.
Bliss and Rogers wrote all episodes of the HBO Max series, including the Season 3 finale “The Reckoning.”
In addition to Shawkat and Reynolds, the series also stars John Early and Meredith Hanger. Additional...
From creators Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, Search Party follows a close group of twentysomethings as they find themselves swept up in the trial of the century. Dory (Shawkat) and Drew (John Reynolds) are thrust in the national spotlight after they are charged for the murder of private investigator, Keith Powell (Ron Livingston). The season sees the gang take non-traditional measures to cover their trail, make the oddest of allies, and test their limits of friendship for the sake of pleading not guilty.
Bliss and Rogers wrote all episodes of the HBO Max series, including the Season 3 finale “The Reckoning.”
In addition to Shawkat and Reynolds, the series also stars John Early and Meredith Hanger. Additional...
- 6/4/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Cole Escola’s favorite movie character as a kid was Mrs. Potts. At five years old, their attachment to the jaunty housekeeper for the Beast’s lair in the 1991 animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” might explain their affinity for playing older women, whether as unhinged homemaker Chassie Tucker in “At Home with Amy Sedaris” or as Chip — née “the Twink” — in the latest season of the HBO Max millennial satire “Search Party.” Well, sort of, as Chip is actually just a psychotic 30-something heir cross-dressing as his wealthy aunt Lyla (Susan Sarandon), and keeping celebrity murderess Dory (Alia Shawkat) trapped in a padded basement. Think of the scenario as “Misery” meets “Room,” with a dash of “Psycho” for good measure.
“It’s funny because now I am getting older, [and] the women that I like to play aren’t really — so slowly the ‘older’ is going to be taken away...
“It’s funny because now I am getting older, [and] the women that I like to play aren’t really — so slowly the ‘older’ is going to be taken away...
- 5/6/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Australians in Film (AiF) has partnered with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Screen Australia to launch Untapped, a breakthrough talent development program for undiscovered and underrepresented filmmakers.
The nine-month online program will include masterclasses and mentorship from internationally successful production companies.
It begins with open-access conversations with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers (Search Party), Nisha Ganatra, Alma Har’el, Warwick Thornton and Taika Waititi.
Following the masterclasses, five creators or creative teams will then be selected for the Untapped Development Lab, a four-month intensive mentorship program.
Selected participants will receive individualised mentorship, story consultation, creative feedback and professional development support from top industry mentors including executives from Blossom Films, Made Up Stories, LuckyChap Entertainment, See-Saw Films and Truant Pictures. Each creative team will receive a $2000 stipend.
Overall the Untapped program aims to give emerging screenwriters and directors the education and access needed to fast track their careers and their projects.
The nine-month online program will include masterclasses and mentorship from internationally successful production companies.
It begins with open-access conversations with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers (Search Party), Nisha Ganatra, Alma Har’el, Warwick Thornton and Taika Waititi.
Following the masterclasses, five creators or creative teams will then be selected for the Untapped Development Lab, a four-month intensive mentorship program.
Selected participants will receive individualised mentorship, story consultation, creative feedback and professional development support from top industry mentors including executives from Blossom Films, Made Up Stories, LuckyChap Entertainment, See-Saw Films and Truant Pictures. Each creative team will receive a $2000 stipend.
Overall the Untapped program aims to give emerging screenwriters and directors the education and access needed to fast track their careers and their projects.
- 2/17/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Australians in Film on Tuesday unveiled a talent development program for undiscovered and underrepresented filmmakers.
Dubbed Untapped, the nine-month online program will feature masterclasses from top filmmakers such as Honey Boy director Alma Har’el, Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi, Late Night director Nisha Ganatra and Search Party co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers.
Priority for inclusion in the program will be given to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, as well as those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and people living in remote locations. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
“We see and understand the ...
Dubbed Untapped, the nine-month online program will feature masterclasses from top filmmakers such as Honey Boy director Alma Har’el, Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi, Late Night director Nisha Ganatra and Search Party co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers.
Priority for inclusion in the program will be given to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, as well as those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and people living in remote locations. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
“We see and understand the ...
- 2/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization Australians in Film on Tuesday unveiled a talent development program for undiscovered and underrepresented filmmakers.
Dubbed Untapped, the nine-month online program will feature masterclasses from top filmmakers such as Honey Boy director Alma Har’el, Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi, Late Night director Nisha Ganatra and Search Party co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers.
Priority for inclusion in the program will be given to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, as well as those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and people living in remote locations. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
“We see and understand the ...
Dubbed Untapped, the nine-month online program will feature masterclasses from top filmmakers such as Honey Boy director Alma Har’el, Thor: Ragnarok helmer Taika Waititi, Late Night director Nisha Ganatra and Search Party co-creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers.
Priority for inclusion in the program will be given to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander filmmakers, as well as those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ community and people living in remote locations. Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
“We see and understand the ...
- 2/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The searches will continue. The Search Party TV series has been renewed for a fifth season on HBO Max. In addition, showrunners Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers have signed an overall deal with the streaming service.
Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Early, Meredith Hagner, John Reynolds, and Cole Escola. Guest stars include Susan Sarandon, Busy Philipps, Ann Dowd, Griffin Dunne, and Lillias White, with author R.L. Stine in a cameo role. The dark comedy mystery series centers on a group of self-absorbed twenty-somethings. After an old college acquaintance disappears, they become entangled in an ominous mystery. In season four, Dory (Shawkat) is held prisoner by her psychotic stalker Chip (Escola), who is determined to make her believe that they are best friends. Portia (Hagner) stars in a film about the trial (although not as herself). Elliott (Early) switches...
Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Early, Meredith Hagner, John Reynolds, and Cole Escola. Guest stars include Susan Sarandon, Busy Philipps, Ann Dowd, Griffin Dunne, and Lillias White, with author R.L. Stine in a cameo role. The dark comedy mystery series centers on a group of self-absorbed twenty-somethings. After an old college acquaintance disappears, they become entangled in an ominous mystery. In season four, Dory (Shawkat) is held prisoner by her psychotic stalker Chip (Escola), who is determined to make her believe that they are best friends. Portia (Hagner) stars in a film about the trial (although not as herself). Elliott (Early) switches...
- 2/10/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Your favorite privileged millennials will be back for even more messy investigative shenanigans. Search Party has been renewed for Season 5, TVLine has confirmed.
Season 4 ended on a massive cliffhanger in which Dory (Alia Shawkat) appeared to have died in that fire set by her psychotic stalker Chip (Cole Escola) and his Aunt Lylah (Susan Sarandon), only for the episode’s final moments to reveal that she actually survived the destructive blaze. Series creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss previously opened up to TVLine about what to expect if the show were to be picked up for a fifth installment.
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Season 4 ended on a massive cliffhanger in which Dory (Alia Shawkat) appeared to have died in that fire set by her psychotic stalker Chip (Cole Escola) and his Aunt Lylah (Susan Sarandon), only for the episode’s final moments to reveal that she actually survived the destructive blaze. Series creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss previously opened up to TVLine about what to expect if the show were to be picked up for a fifth installment.
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- 2/9/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
“Search Party” showrunners Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss will have to explain what the “everything” Dory (Alia Shawkat) saw when she died was, as the comedy series has been renewed for a fifth season, HBO Max confirmed to Variety.
The showrunners also signed a two-year overall deal with the streamer.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of ‘Search Party,’ but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as we develop new projects for the platform,” said Bliss and Rogers. “Potential titles for upcoming shows include ‘Monkeys Love Manhattan’ and ‘The Pineapple Predicament.’ Those aren’t actual shows we would ever pitch but it exhibits that we can make up titles if we need to.”
The fourth season saw Dory be the character that needed a titular search party after Chip (Cole Escola) kidnapped her and held her captive...
The showrunners also signed a two-year overall deal with the streamer.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of ‘Search Party,’ but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as we develop new projects for the platform,” said Bliss and Rogers. “Potential titles for upcoming shows include ‘Monkeys Love Manhattan’ and ‘The Pineapple Predicament.’ Those aren’t actual shows we would ever pitch but it exhibits that we can make up titles if we need to.”
The fourth season saw Dory be the character that needed a titular search party after Chip (Cole Escola) kidnapped her and held her captive...
- 2/9/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: HBO Max has ordered a fifth season of acclaimed comedy series Search Party and has expanded its relationship with the series’ creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss, who have signed a two-year overall deal. Under the pact, Rogers and Bliss will develop new programming for the WarnerMedia streamer.
The duo spoke with Deadline about what to expect from Season 5 of Search Party and their new development for HBO Max.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as we develop new projects for the platform,” Bliss and Rogers said in a statement before channeling the tone of their work. “Potential titles for upcoming shows include Monkeys Love Manhattan and The Pineapple Predicament. Those aren’t actual shows we would ever pitch but it exhibits that we can make...
The duo spoke with Deadline about what to expect from Season 5 of Search Party and their new development for HBO Max.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as we develop new projects for the platform,” Bliss and Rogers said in a statement before channeling the tone of their work. “Potential titles for upcoming shows include Monkeys Love Manhattan and The Pineapple Predicament. Those aren’t actual shows we would ever pitch but it exhibits that we can make...
- 2/9/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max is forging stronger ties with Search Party.
The WarnerMedia streaming platform has renewed the dark comedy for a fifth season and also signed creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to an overall deal.
Under the two-year deal, Rogers and Bliss will continue overseeing Search Party while also developing new projects for HBO Max. The renewal for the series comes about two weeks after the final episodes of season four debuted.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as ...
The WarnerMedia streaming platform has renewed the dark comedy for a fifth season and also signed creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to an overall deal.
Under the two-year deal, Rogers and Bliss will continue overseeing Search Party while also developing new projects for HBO Max. The renewal for the series comes about two weeks after the final episodes of season four debuted.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as ...
HBO Max is forging stronger ties with Search Party.
The WarnerMedia streaming platform has renewed the dark comedy for a fifth season and also signed creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to an overall deal.
Under the two-year deal, Rogers and Bliss will continue overseeing Search Party while also developing new projects for HBO Max. The renewal for the series comes about two weeks after the final episodes of season four debuted.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as ...
The WarnerMedia streaming platform has renewed the dark comedy for a fifth season and also signed creators Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss to an overall deal.
Under the two-year deal, Rogers and Bliss will continue overseeing Search Party while also developing new projects for HBO Max. The renewal for the series comes about two weeks after the final episodes of season four debuted.
“We are thrilled that HBO Max has not only given the world a fifth season of Search Party, but also shown this much faith in our partnership with them as ...
It’s been a rough season for Dory Sief. After her hellish experience of being abducted, drugged and tortured throughout, Search Party‘s finale once again found a way to turn her world completely upside down.
The season’s last four episodes hit HBO Max Thursday, delivering even more psychological trauma and identity crises than any one person should ever have to endure. But in the final installment — Major Spoiler Alert here! If you aren’t fully caught up, you know what to do — we followed Drew, Elliott and Portia as they spoke at Dory’s funeral (!) and grieved for...
The season’s last four episodes hit HBO Max Thursday, delivering even more psychological trauma and identity crises than any one person should ever have to endure. But in the final installment — Major Spoiler Alert here! If you aren’t fully caught up, you know what to do — we followed Drew, Elliott and Portia as they spoke at Dory’s funeral (!) and grieved for...
- 1/28/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
This article contains spoilers for Search Party season 4.
At this point, Search Party has done just about everything a dark comedy can be asked to do. Through four seasons, the show has: captured a Nancy Drew-style mystery through a millennial aesthetic, maneuvered through an unnerving, at times violent paranoid thriller, and deftly executed a wonky legal drama.
Season 4 was to be the “captive” genre a la Misery and The Silence of the Lambs. And it successfully was…until the season’s final episode goes way, way off the reservation. This final half-hour finds our hero Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) unambiguously dead from her captor’s mother locking her inside a burning mansion. Then the many distinct, yet incorporeal versions of herself take in how the people she left behind choose to mourn her. They all do so in their own self-serving fashion of course, hammering home once again that...
At this point, Search Party has done just about everything a dark comedy can be asked to do. Through four seasons, the show has: captured a Nancy Drew-style mystery through a millennial aesthetic, maneuvered through an unnerving, at times violent paranoid thriller, and deftly executed a wonky legal drama.
Season 4 was to be the “captive” genre a la Misery and The Silence of the Lambs. And it successfully was…until the season’s final episode goes way, way off the reservation. This final half-hour finds our hero Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) unambiguously dead from her captor’s mother locking her inside a burning mansion. Then the many distinct, yet incorporeal versions of herself take in how the people she left behind choose to mourn her. They all do so in their own self-serving fashion of course, hammering home once again that...
- 1/28/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the fourth season of “Search Party,” streaming now on HBO Max.
As “Search Party” creators and executive producers Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers worked on evolving their dark comedy season over season, they always wanted to find a new way to focus on how “fractured and extreme” some people’s psyches can be, as Rogers puts it.
Starting with Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) wishful thinking that she could play detective and save a missing friend in the first season, the writer-producer duo kept seeding denial into the story, digging their main character into deeper and darker trouble as time went on. She ended up committing two murders and standing trial, vehemently denying her guilt all the way through and ultimately becoming the one who needed to be saved — from herself, sure, but also in the fourth season from being...
As “Search Party” creators and executive producers Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers worked on evolving their dark comedy season over season, they always wanted to find a new way to focus on how “fractured and extreme” some people’s psyches can be, as Rogers puts it.
Starting with Dory’s (Alia Shawkat) wishful thinking that she could play detective and save a missing friend in the first season, the writer-producer duo kept seeding denial into the story, digging their main character into deeper and darker trouble as time went on. She ended up committing two murders and standing trial, vehemently denying her guilt all the way through and ultimately becoming the one who needed to be saved — from herself, sure, but also in the fourth season from being...
- 1/28/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Search Party season 4 episodes 1-3.
Through two seasons on TBS and one on HBO Max, Search Party has defied genre expectations. While ostensibly a comedy about young Brooklyn millennials, each new year of the show has brought another unexpected tone to the table.
Season 1 was a Nancy Drew-style mystery, with Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) and her friends searching for their old missing college acquaintance Chantal Witherbottom (Clare McNulty). When that search went…poorly, season 2 dealt with the life and death consequences and added “paranoid thriller” to its genre collection. Season 3 then took on the formatting of a legal drama, all the while maintaining the show’s original millennial comedy charms.
For season 4, which premieres its first three episodes Jan. 14 on HBO Max, the latest genre is a bit harder to identify. In fact, even the show’s creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers aren...
Through two seasons on TBS and one on HBO Max, Search Party has defied genre expectations. While ostensibly a comedy about young Brooklyn millennials, each new year of the show has brought another unexpected tone to the table.
Season 1 was a Nancy Drew-style mystery, with Dory Sief (Alia Shawkat) and her friends searching for their old missing college acquaintance Chantal Witherbottom (Clare McNulty). When that search went…poorly, season 2 dealt with the life and death consequences and added “paranoid thriller” to its genre collection. Season 3 then took on the formatting of a legal drama, all the while maintaining the show’s original millennial comedy charms.
For season 4, which premieres its first three episodes Jan. 14 on HBO Max, the latest genre is a bit harder to identify. In fact, even the show’s creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers aren...
- 1/14/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Alia Shawkat-led dark comedy “Search Party” gets even darker in its fourth season, which debuted its first three episodes Jan. 14 on HBO Max.
In its first season produced exclusively for a streaming service, “Search Party” is still inventing new twists, beginning with the kidnapping of its lead character, Dory Sief (Shawkat) by an obsessed fan Chip (Cole Escola) moments after she gets acquitted for a murder that she actually did help commit.
“Search Party” season three ended with a scene of Dory being kidnapped. Co-creator and director Charles Rogers told Decider, “this season is definitely our darkest season yet.”
Rogers said the writers, including co-creator Sarah-Violet Bliss, tried to balance the show’s increasingly creepy mood with comedy. “In writing it we set out to also make it our funniest season, in that the comedy was just as pronounced as some of the darker moments,” Rogers said.
Warning: Spoilers below.
In its first season produced exclusively for a streaming service, “Search Party” is still inventing new twists, beginning with the kidnapping of its lead character, Dory Sief (Shawkat) by an obsessed fan Chip (Cole Escola) moments after she gets acquitted for a murder that she actually did help commit.
“Search Party” season three ended with a scene of Dory being kidnapped. Co-creator and director Charles Rogers told Decider, “this season is definitely our darkest season yet.”
Rogers said the writers, including co-creator Sarah-Violet Bliss, tried to balance the show’s increasingly creepy mood with comedy. “In writing it we set out to also make it our funniest season, in that the comedy was just as pronounced as some of the darker moments,” Rogers said.
Warning: Spoilers below.
- 1/14/2021
- by Samson Amore
- The Wrap
Dory Sief may have escaped a jail sentence, but in Search Party Season 4, she finds herself in a very different kind of prison. Karma? We think so.
Drew and Dory’s not-guilty verdict rang loud and clear in the HBO Max series’ Season 3 finale — loudly enough, in fact, for Dory’s very-alive stalker to hear. Season 4 finds Dory exactly where we left her (chained up to a chair in the weirdo’s sketchy basement), leaving Drew, Elliott and Portia to ponder her whereabouts and take stock of the group’s complicated, problematic, yet still very funny friendship.
More from TVLineCan the Search Party Find Dory?...
Drew and Dory’s not-guilty verdict rang loud and clear in the HBO Max series’ Season 3 finale — loudly enough, in fact, for Dory’s very-alive stalker to hear. Season 4 finds Dory exactly where we left her (chained up to a chair in the weirdo’s sketchy basement), leaving Drew, Elliott and Portia to ponder her whereabouts and take stock of the group’s complicated, problematic, yet still very funny friendship.
More from TVLineCan the Search Party Find Dory?...
- 1/13/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Every New Year’s celebration comes along with some excitement, pomp, and circumstance, but rarely has the countdown from 10 felt more urgent in the waning seconds of 2020. Yes, 2020 is just a number and yes, time is just an abstract concept created to explain celestial bodies moving around one another. But darn it all, it still feels great to see “2021” at the top of this article.
2021 will hopefully come along with some good news (though admittedly early signs aren’t looking great on that front). At the very least, however, it should come along with some interesting TV options. Due to Covid-19 production delays, there perhaps aren’t as many confirmed release dates for early 2021 as we’ve seen in years’ past. Still, there are plenty of exciting new and returning TV shows to keep you occupied throughout the chilly season.
Winter 2021 is when Marvel makes its triumphant return to television.
2021 will hopefully come along with some good news (though admittedly early signs aren’t looking great on that front). At the very least, however, it should come along with some interesting TV options. Due to Covid-19 production delays, there perhaps aren’t as many confirmed release dates for early 2021 as we’ve seen in years’ past. Still, there are plenty of exciting new and returning TV shows to keep you occupied throughout the chilly season.
Winter 2021 is when Marvel makes its triumphant return to television.
- 1/13/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Search Party Season 4 Trailer — HBO Max‘s Search Party: Season 4 TV show trailer has been released and stars Alia Shawkat, John Early, John Reynolds, Meredith Hagner, Cole Escola, and Jennifer Lafleur. Crew Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter created Search Party. Daniel Wohl created the music for TV series. Jonathan Furmanski crafted [...]
Continue reading: Search Party: Season 4 TV Show Trailer: Kidnapped Alia Shawkat’s Hapless Friends Search for Her [HBO Max]...
Continue reading: Search Party: Season 4 TV Show Trailer: Kidnapped Alia Shawkat’s Hapless Friends Search for Her [HBO Max]...
- 1/10/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
HBO Max has released the Season 4 trailer for Search Party, the former TBS comedy series that will premiere the first three episodes of its new season on January 14th. (Three more will premiere on January 21st, with the final four coming to the streamer on January 28th.)
In the latest installment of the dark Brooklyn comedy, Dory (Alia Shawkat) is captured and held prisoner by her stalker Chip (Cole Escola), who desperately tries to coax Dory into being his friend while recreating a “perfect” version of her own life. Meanwhile,...
In the latest installment of the dark Brooklyn comedy, Dory (Alia Shawkat) is captured and held prisoner by her stalker Chip (Cole Escola), who desperately tries to coax Dory into being his friend while recreating a “perfect” version of her own life. Meanwhile,...
- 1/5/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
HBO Max has revealed first-look images and a new slate of guest stars set to appear in the upcoming Season 4 of Search Party.
Search Party, which is set to return in January, has enlisted Susan Sarandon, Busy Philipps, Ann Dowd, Griffin Dunne and Lillias White as guest stars for the new season. Goosebumps author R.L. Stine will also appear in a cameo role.
Season 4 picks up right where the Season 3 finale left off, with Alia Shawkat’s Dory held prisoner by her stalker Chip, played by Cole Escola. Meredith’s Hagner’s Portia stars in a film about the friend group’s infamous trial, John Early’s Elliott becomes a far-right conservative talk show host and John Reynold’s Drew attempts to escape his dark past by taking up a job at a theme park.
But while the gang seems to carry on with their own lives, the oddities of...
Search Party, which is set to return in January, has enlisted Susan Sarandon, Busy Philipps, Ann Dowd, Griffin Dunne and Lillias White as guest stars for the new season. Goosebumps author R.L. Stine will also appear in a cameo role.
Season 4 picks up right where the Season 3 finale left off, with Alia Shawkat’s Dory held prisoner by her stalker Chip, played by Cole Escola. Meredith’s Hagner’s Portia stars in a film about the friend group’s infamous trial, John Early’s Elliott becomes a far-right conservative talk show host and John Reynold’s Drew attempts to escape his dark past by taking up a job at a theme park.
But while the gang seems to carry on with their own lives, the oddities of...
- 11/24/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The creators of HBO Max’s Search Party join Josh and Joe to talk about their favorite films.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Tenet (2020)
Piranha (1978)
Piranha 3D (2010)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jaws (1975)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
Looker (1981)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Waiting For Guffman (1996)
True Stories (1986)
Another Year (2010)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Brazil (1985)
The Pink Panther (1963)
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Network (1976)
Idiocracy (2006)
A League Of Their Own (1992)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
About Schmidt (2002)
Please Give (2010)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Love Potion No. 9 (1992) – Sarah
The Birdcage (1996) – Charles
Mandy (2018)
Other Notable Items
Search Party TV series (2016- )
The Coen Brothers
The DGA
Jon Favreau
Garry Marshall
Christopher Nolan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series (2000-2015)
Jurassic Park series
Laura Dern
Jeff Goldblum
Sam Neill
Steven Spielberg
Jurassic Park novel by Michael Crichton...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Tenet (2020)
Piranha (1978)
Piranha 3D (2010)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jaws (1975)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)
Looker (1981)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Waiting For Guffman (1996)
True Stories (1986)
Another Year (2010)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Brazil (1985)
The Pink Panther (1963)
It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Network (1976)
Idiocracy (2006)
A League Of Their Own (1992)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
About Schmidt (2002)
Please Give (2010)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Love Potion No. 9 (1992) – Sarah
The Birdcage (1996) – Charles
Mandy (2018)
Other Notable Items
Search Party TV series (2016- )
The Coen Brothers
The DGA
Jon Favreau
Garry Marshall
Christopher Nolan
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV series (2000-2015)
Jurassic Park series
Laura Dern
Jeff Goldblum
Sam Neill
Steven Spielberg
Jurassic Park novel by Michael Crichton...
- 10/13/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Created by “Fort Tilden” writer/directors Charles Rogers, Sarah-Violet Bliss, and filmmaker Michael Showalter (“The Big Sick“), the series “Search Party” has become one of the sharpest, unpredictable, and insightful shows on television about identity, denial, and self-actualization—not something you’d likely expect from a would-be millennial comedy on TBS. But “Search Party,” now graduated to HBO Max which recently premiered its third season, has always been much more emotionally complex than it’s looked on the surface.
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Continue reading ‘Search Party’ Creators On The Unpredictable Evolution Of Their Irreverent Millennial Murder Mystery Comedy [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 7/10/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
"Search Party", Season Three, now streaming on HBO Max, is the moody, comedy TV series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers and Michael Showalter, set in New York City, following a group of friends who become involved in crime while searching for a missing woman:
"...'Dory Sief', her boyfriend 'Drew Gardner', 'Elliott Goss and flighty actress 'Portia Davenport'...
"...search for Dory's college acquaintance 'Chantal Witherbottom':
Cast includes Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner and Brandon Micheal Hall.
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"...'Dory Sief', her boyfriend 'Drew Gardner', 'Elliott Goss and flighty actress 'Portia Davenport'...
"...search for Dory's college acquaintance 'Chantal Witherbottom':
Cast includes Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner and Brandon Micheal Hall.
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- 7/6/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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