Trailer: Mammals arrives on Amazon this November
David Farnor | On 18, Oct 2022
“If you had to choose three words to describe your relationship, what would they be?” That’s the starting point for Mammals, Amazon’s new drama starring James Corden and Sally Hawkins.
The six-part dark comedy asks: in a world of 8 billion, what happens after we’ve found “the one”? Can we stay true to the promises we strive to keep when, after all, aren’t we all just Mammals? It follows the story of Jamie (James Corden), a chef whose world implodes when he discovers shocking secrets about his pregnant wife, Amandine (Melia Kreiling). Jamie finds himself hunting for answers with the help of his brother-in-law, Jeff (Colin Morgan). Through this hunt, the cracks in Jeff’s marriage to Jamie’s sister, Lue (Sally Hawkins) also widen.
Written byJez Butterworth, Mammals is about the complexities of marriage, spanning sadness, grief, tension, love, friendship, betrayal and a touch of magical realism. The series is directed by Stephanie Laing (Made for Love, Physical) and produced by Street Hassle, in association with Vertigo Films and Fulwell 73.
It premieres on Amazon Prime Video on 11th November, with all episodes available at once. Here’s the trailer:
First look: James Corden, Sally Hawkins in Amazon’s Mammals
20th May 2022
James Corden and Sally Hawkins are teaming up for new drama Mammals, and Amazon has unveiled the first images of its cast in action.
The six-part comedy-drama is created by Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem, The Ferryman, Spectre, Ford v Ferrari). Beyond that, details on the storyline are being kept under wraps, although Butterworth has said that it is about how “a good marriage is the most magical thing”.
“You’ll like this if you enjoy James, Sally and my work,” he adds. “It’s a relationship drama but also a whodunit.”
Corden and Hawkins are joined on screen by Melia Kreiling (Filthy Rich), Colin Morgan (Humans), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) and Samuel Anderson (Witless).
Directed by Stephanie Laing (Made for Love, Physical) and produced by Street Hassle in association with Vertigo Films and Fulwell 73, the series will launch on Prime Video later this year.
Mammals: Sally Hawkins, James Corden to star in Amazon series
13th July 2021
Sally Hawkins and James Corden are teaming up to star in Mammals, a new comedy-drama for Amazon Prime Video.
The series is created by Jerusalem and The Ferryman playwright Jez Butterworth, who has made a move to the screen in recent years, with Britannia and Spectre both on his CV. The six-part series will co-star Melia Kreiling (Filthy Rich), Colin Morgan (Humans), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) and Samuel Anderson (Witless) and will explore the challenges of marriage.
“A good marriage is the most magical thing. In a world of eight billion, you’ve found the one who gets you, ignites your body and soul. Who allows you to grow and flourish. Who gives you the spark, the confidence to become you. You’re also never going to have sex with anyone else, ever, and then you’re going to die, and be dead forever,” Butterworth told Deadline.
Butterworth co-created the series with James Richardson and will be produced by Butterworth’s Street Hassle and Richardson’s Vertigo Films, plus Corden’s Fulwell 73. It will be directed by co-EP Stephanie Laing (Physical).
“James Corden is the only ten-time Emmy winning chat show host to also win the Tony Award for Best Actor,” added Butterworth. “His performance in One Man Two Governors was like seeing Mickey Rooney, Terry-Thomas and The Marx Brothers rolled into one. His Smithy in Gavin and Stacey is for the ages – he took a needy, big-hearted mess of a supporting character and made it iconic. But neither is a patch on his Sea Monster in The Late Late Show Shape of Water sketch with Sally Hawkins. Google it.”
Production on the series begins this month.