‘Last Days of the Space Age’ Creator David Chidlow Signs With CAA (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comManori Ravindran International Editor “The Last Days of the Space Age” creator David Chidlow has signed with CAA for representation.
The writer-director works across shows in the U.K., Australia and the U.S. Most recently, he is the writer, creator and showrunner behind Disney+’s eight-part series, “The Last Days of the Space Age.” Set in 1979 Western Australia, the series is billed as a comedy drama that centers on three families whose relationships are put to the test while major social and political events — such as the Miss Universe pageant and the U.S.
Space Station Skylab crashing just outside the suburb — throw everything into disarray. Elsewhere, Chidlow is co-creating “War Rooms,” with “The Serpent” star Jenna Coleman set to star.
Chidlow’s debut feature film, “L’Histoire de Nos Petites Morts,” premiered in 2012, and was produced by Margaret Matheson. The micro-budget French-language pic centers on a banker and sex worker who take a hotel room in Geneva, and whose roles are soon revealed to be a fantasy trying to mend a broken relationship.
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