Duplass Brothers Productions’ ‘Penelope’ Heads to Sky in U.K., Ireland (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Coming-of-age drama “Penelope,” produced by Duplass Brothers Productions, is set to launch on pay TV platform Sky and streaming service NOW in the U.K.
and Ireland, following a deal with Fremantle. The eight-part series, created by Mark Duplass (“The Morning Show”) and Mel Eslyn (“Biosphere,” “Room 104”), follows Penelope, played by Megan Stott (“Little Fires Everywhere,” “Yes Day,” “Aftermath”), a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn into the unknown wilderness, where she begins to form a new life for herself.
Penelope is caught up in the modern world’s technology, pacing and pressure, but something is missing, and things feel off, she can’t quite put it into words.
On the surface, her life seems pretty great, while inside, there’s a fierceness that’s been brewing, a calling towards a new way of being.
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