‘I Saw The TV Glow’: Read The Screenplay For The Sundance Hit That Shines A Light On A Unique Coming-Of Age Tale

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Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s most talked-about movies continues with I Saw the TV Glow, A24’s coming-of-age psychological horror drama written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun.

The film, which world premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, stars Justice Smith as Owen, a teenager just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.

In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack. The pic hit theaters in early May and has been rounding up awards nominations, scoring five from the Independent Spirit Awards including for Best Feature, Directing ands Screenplay for Schoenbrun.

It also scored three noms at the Gothams. The film is bathed in hues of neon pinks and greens, setting the stage for this ’90s nostalgia trip, reminiscent of the late-night TV shows we weren’t supposed to watch.