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Based on | Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty |
Developed by | Melanie Marnich |
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No. of episodes | 7 |
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Running time | 46–66 minutes |
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Network | Peacock |
Release | March 14, 2024 |
Apples Never Fall is a mystery drama television miniseries developed by Melanie Marnich and based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. It premiered on Peacock on March 14, 2024. [1] [2]
Two tennis coaches, Stan and Joy, sell their school and are ready to enjoy retired life. But when matriarch Joy Delaney goes missing, her four children are forced to revisit the image of the perfect couple they had of their parents and family secrets surface.
No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Delaneys" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich | March 14, 2024 |
2 | "Logan" | Chris Sweeney | Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
3 | "Amy" | Dawn Shadforth | Kimi Howl Lee | March 14, 2024 |
4 | "Brooke" | Dawn Shadforth | Gianna Sobol | March 14, 2024 |
5 | "Troy" | Dawn Shadforth | Joe Hortua | March 14, 2024 |
6 | "Stan" | Chris Sweeney | Aaron Fullerton | March 14, 2024 |
7 | "Joy" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich & Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
David Heyman won the rights to the novel in March 2021 to develop it for television. [3] In February 2022, Peacock gave it a straight to series order. [4] In February 2023, Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Alison Brie and Jake Lacy were cast to star. [5] [6] [7] In March, Georgia Flood, Conor Merrigan Turner, Essie Randles, Jeanine Serralles and Dylan Thuraisingham were added to the cast. [8] [9] Katrina Lenk, Timm Sharp and Nate Mann were among six cast in recurring roles in June. [10]
Filming began in Queensland, Australia and London, England in March 2023, [11] before it was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [12]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 46% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 39 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "There's the seed of a strong series in Apples Never Fall thanks to its outstanding cast and intriguing hook, but those promising elements can't quite polish up a rote story." [13] Metacritic assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [14]
Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror gave Apples Never Fall a 4 out of 5. [15] Matt Roush of TV Insider gave the series a 2.5 out of 5. [16]
Apples Never Fall | |
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Genre | |
Based on | Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty |
Developed by | Melanie Marnich |
Directed by |
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Starring |
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Music by |
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Country of origin |
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Original languages |
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No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography |
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Editors |
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Running time | 46–66 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Peacock |
Release | March 14, 2024 |
Apples Never Fall is a mystery drama television miniseries developed by Melanie Marnich and based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. It premiered on Peacock on March 14, 2024. [1] [2]
Two tennis coaches, Stan and Joy, sell their school and are ready to enjoy retired life. But when matriarch Joy Delaney goes missing, her four children are forced to revisit the image of the perfect couple they had of their parents and family secrets surface.
No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Delaneys" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich | March 14, 2024 |
2 | "Logan" | Chris Sweeney | Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
3 | "Amy" | Dawn Shadforth | Kimi Howl Lee | March 14, 2024 |
4 | "Brooke" | Dawn Shadforth | Gianna Sobol | March 14, 2024 |
5 | "Troy" | Dawn Shadforth | Joe Hortua | March 14, 2024 |
6 | "Stan" | Chris Sweeney | Aaron Fullerton | March 14, 2024 |
7 | "Joy" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich & Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
David Heyman won the rights to the novel in March 2021 to develop it for television. [3] In February 2022, Peacock gave it a straight to series order. [4] In February 2023, Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Alison Brie and Jake Lacy were cast to star. [5] [6] [7] In March, Georgia Flood, Conor Merrigan Turner, Essie Randles, Jeanine Serralles and Dylan Thuraisingham were added to the cast. [8] [9] Katrina Lenk, Timm Sharp and Nate Mann were among six cast in recurring roles in June. [10]
Filming began in Queensland, Australia and London, England in March 2023, [11] before it was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [12]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 46% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 39 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "There's the seed of a strong series in Apples Never Fall thanks to its outstanding cast and intriguing hook, but those promising elements can't quite polish up a rote story." [13] Metacritic assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [14]
Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror gave Apples Never Fall a 4 out of 5. [15] Matt Roush of TV Insider gave the series a 2.5 out of 5. [16]