David Farnor | On 20, May 2021

“It’s hard being a reporter.” “But if it were easy, everyone would want to do it, right?”

That’s the sound of Hilde Lisko returning to Apple TV+ for Season 2 of Home Before Dark.

In Season 2, when a mysterious explosion hits a local farm, the young reporter (Brooklynn Prince) begins an investigation that will lead her to fight a powerful and influential corporation – with the health of her father (Jim Sturgess), her family and the whole of Erie Harbour in the balance.

In addition to Prince and Sturgess, Home Before Dark stars Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Michael Weston, Joelle Carter, Aziza Scott, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe and Rio Mangini. The series is created and executive produced by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik; written and executive produced by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner; and executive produced by Jon M. Chu, Joy Gorman Wettels, Howard Deutch and Sharlene Martin.

Season 2 will premiere on 11th June. Here’s the trailer:

 

Apple renews Home Before Dark for Season 2

20th January 2020

Apple has already renewed Home Before Dark for a second season.

The tech giant launched its subscription streaming service Apple TV+ late last year and has wasted no time in renewing many of its original shows as it looks to build a roster of titles and stars. Some of those have been green-lit before they have even premiered, such as The Morning Show and For All Mankind.

Home Before Dark is a dramatic mystery series inspired by the reporting of young investigative journalist Hilde Lysiak, and directed and executive produced by Jon M. Chu.

It follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.

Home Before Dark stars The Florida Project’s Brooklynn Prince alongside Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Adrian Hough, Jibrail Nantambu, Deric McCabe and Joelle Carter. The series is created and executive produced by showrunners Dana Fox and Dara Resnik; written and executive produced by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner; and executive produced by Joy Gorman Wettels, Rosemary Rodriguez and Sharlene Martin.

The series will premiere its first season on Friday 3rd April, with three episodes dropping all-at-once and new episodes then arriving weekly on Fridays.

 

Jim Sturgess joins Apple’s Hilde Lysiak drama

26th October 2018

Jim Sturgess has joined the cast of Apple’s Hilde Lysiak drama.

Inspired by a true story, the series follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town where her father once lived. There, she unearths a cold case that her dad, and the whole community, tried to hide.

The real life Lysiak made headlines when she was nine years old, reporting in her own self-started newspaper the discovery of the crime in her hometown. She will be played by The Florida Project’s Brooklynn Prince. Now, Jim Sturgess has been confirmed as her co-star, playing her father. He joins the project after a co-lead role in the recent BBC drama Hard Sun.

The series is produced by Anonymous Content and Paramount Television and was created by Ben and Kate creator Dana Fox, plus Dara Resnik (Daaredevil). They executive produce the project with Joy Gorman Wettels (13 Reasons Why) and Sharlene Martin (Deadly Sins), alongside Crazy Rich Asians helmer Jon M. Chu, who will also direct.

Apple’s streaming TV service is expected to launch globally next year.

 

The Florida Project’s Brooklynn Prince to star in Apple’s Hilde Lysiak series

18th August 2018

Brooklynn Prince, the breakout star of The Florida Project, will star in Apple’s new series about Hilde Lysiak.

Inspired by a true story, the family drama follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town where her father once lived. There, she unearths a cold case that her dad, and the whole community, tried to hide.

The real life Lysiak made headlines when she was nine years old, reporting in her own self-started newspaper the discovery of the crime in her hometown. Deadline reports that Prince, who won a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Young Actress for her role in Sean Baker’s heartbreaking Oscar-nominated film, will play the lead character. The role marks her first part in a TV series, with other feature film projects quickly lining up for the young actor.

The series is produced by Anonymous Content and Paramount Television and was created by Ben and Kate creator Dana Fox, plus Dara Resnik (Daaredevil). They executive produce the project with Joy Gorman Wettels (13 Reasons Why) and Sharlene Martin (Deadly Sins), alongside Crazy Rich Asians helmer Jon M. Chu, who will also direct.

Amazon has given a straight-to-series order for 10 episodes.

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