City stories (2019)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | City stories |
| Original title | Tales of the City |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2019 |
| Production company |
Sweatpants Productions, Working Title Television , Universal Television , NBCUniversal International |
| length | 46-60 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Lauren Morelli |
| production | Gail Barringer |
| music | Jay Wadley |
| Initial release | June 7, 2019 on Netflix |
First publication in German |
June 7, 2019 on Netflix |
| occupation | |
Stadtgeschichten (Original title: Tales of the City ) is an American mini-series that premiered on June 7, 2019 on the video-on-demand provider Netflix . It is based on the city stories , a book series by the American writer Armistead Maupin .
City Stories is the fourth adaptation in the series after the miniseries City Stories , also known as Stories from San Francisco , from 1993, Sweet Home San Francisco from 1998, and Further Tales of the City from 2001. It is not a direct film adaptation of a Maupin novel, but in addition to new characters, there are several characters from the series that are already known from the series, and it shares the setting of San Francisco with the books .
action
Mary Ann Singleton moved to Connecticut more than twenty years ago to pursue a career there. In the present (i.e. in 2019), she suffers a midlife crisis , and her husband Robert wants to divorce her. Because of this, she decides to return to San Francisco to live with her ex-husband Brian and her adoptive daughter Shawna. Once there, she learns that her former landlady Anna Madrigal recently celebrated her 90th birthday, which is why she is paying her a visit. Anna still lives at 28 Barbary Lane, and as it was twenty years ago, the street is a focal point for many members of the LGBT community. Shawna, the bisexual is holding Mary Ann and Brian for their birth parents, you find it hard to forgive her mother that she has left in her childhood. Brian, who is always worried about his daughter, initially also keeps his distance from his ex-wife.
Claire Duncan, a young documentary filmmaker and Shawna's crush, tries to get to know the old and new residents of Barbary Lane and interviews them. She records the conversations with a video camera. With Anna Madrigal, however, all of her attempts to interview her are unsuccessful. When she receives a ransom note, Mary Ann Singleton decides to act.
production
On June 28, 2017, various media reported that Netflix was planning to produce a new edition of the Tales of the City series and that Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis would re-impersonate their roles at the time, which was initially neither confirmed nor denied by the broadcaster. On April 23, 2018, Netflix finally announced that it had commissioned a new version of the city stories and ordered ten episodes. The broadcaster also affirmed that the roles of Mary Ann Singleton, Anna Madrigal and DeDe Halcyon Day will be played by the corresponding actresses from the old productions Linney, Dukakis and Barbara Garrick . The character Shawna, who did not exist in the previous series, was cast with Canadian actress Ellen Page . In October 2018, the signing of Paul Gross was announced, who is also returning in his former role as Brian Hawkins.
Lauren Morelli , who was already on the writing staff of the Netflix production Orange Is the New Black , wrote three episodes and is also the showrunner and executive producer of the series. Other producers of the series, in addition to the lead actress Laura Linney Alan Poul , who also led the directing three episodes and is already co-financed the previous adaptations, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner . Together with the television division of their production company Working Title Films, they are involved in financing the series.
Filming of the series began in July 2018. The interior scenes were filmed mainly in New York City , and some sequences were filmed in the Nodine Hill district of Yonkers , New York State. Most of the filming for the exterior scenes took place in San Francisco , and Mission Dolores Park was also used as a filming location.
occupation
The synchronization of the series was created at RRP Media UG based on a dialogue book by Thomas Maria Lehmann, Jörg Hartung and Peter Freund and directed by Torsten Sense .
main characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann Singleton | Laura Linney | Katrin Fröhlich |
| Anna Madrigal |
Olympia Dukakis Jen Richards (young) |
Beate Gerlach
Melanie Pukaß (young) |
| Shawna Hawkins | Ellen Page | Anne Helm |
| Brian Hawkins | Paul Gross | Dirk Bublies |
| Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | Murray Bartlett | Sven Gerhardt |
| Ben Marshall | Charlie Barnett | Let Dreyer |
| Jake Rodriguez | Josiah Victoria Garcia | Heiko Akrap |
| Margot Park | May Hong | Diana Borgwardt |
| DeDe Halcyon Day | Barbara Garrick | Traudel Sparrowhawk |
Minor characters
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer "Ani" Winter | Ashley Park | Josefin Hagen |
| Jonathan "Raven" Winter | Christopher Larkin | Felix Isenbügel |
| Claire Duncan | Zosia Mamet | Dina Kürten |
| Robert Watson | Michael Park | Nicolas King |
| Ida Best | Bob the drag queen | Oliver Siebeck |
| Mateo | Dickie Hearts | David Riedel |
| Wrenita Butler | Michelle Buteau | Nora Kunzendorf |
| Sam Garland | Victor Garber | Reinhard Kuhnert |
| Eli | Benjamin Thys | Otto Strecker |
| Inca | Samantha Soule | Jana Kozewa |
| Flaco Ramirez | Juan Castano | Oliver Bender |
| Harrison | Matthew Risch | Gerrit Hamann |
| Ysela | Daniela Vega | Martina Treger |
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome Home | Coming home | Alan Poul |
Lauren Morelli Idea: Lauren Morelli & Michael Cunningham |
| Anna Madrigal, a very unconventional woman who owns the house at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco , is celebrating her 90th birthday. For this reason, her former tenant Mary Ann Singleton is returning to the city where she lived for a long time after a 23-year absence. She goes to Barbary Lane, where she meets Anna and her old friend and roommate Michael Tolliver (called Mouse ). The three are celebrating Anna's birthday and are happy to see them again. Mary Ann also meets her ex-husband Brian and daughter Shawna in Barbary Lane, this meeting is less harmonious. The two are furious with Mary Ann for leaving her and moving to Connecticut to pursue a career in the media industry. When Mary Ann and Brian start talking, she is shocked because he never told Shawna that she was adopted by the two of them. The other residents of the street are also facing problems: Jake Rodriguez, Anna's carer, who is a trans man , notices that he has feelings for other men, even though he is already in a relationship with Margot Park. Shawna has a one-night stand with Claire Duncan, a young documentary filmmaker, but realizes that she feels more for her. At the end of the episode, Anna receives a letter from an anonymous sender who threatens to reveal a secret from her past. | ||||
| 2 | She is pure chaos | She messy | Alan Poul | Marcus Gardley |
| Mary Ann wants to admit to Shawna that she and Brian adopted her as a young child and that the late Connie Bradshaw is her birth mother. Brian is strictly against it, which is why the two of them have an argument. Mary Ann then visits her wealthy old friend DeDe Halcyon Day, who supports her in her endeavors and can also understand why Mary Ann moved from San Francisco at the time. Meanwhile, Jake Margot confesses that he is attracted to men and then makes an appointment with Flaco Ramirez. Michael competes in a pub quiz with Shawna and his younger partner Ben Marshall , which they also win. Shawna accompanied the couple Eli and Inca from the opposing team home and has been with them a threesome . The next day, Mary Ann Shawna presents a Peter Pan - record , the latter in her childhood love to hear. | ||||
| 3 | Satisfied? | Happy, Now? | Silas Howard | Hansol Jung |
| Mary Ann realizes her relationship with her husband Robert has failed when she finds divorce papers in her mail. Margot also breaks up with Jake, which is why he goes to Flaco, and the two end up having sex. Brian and his neighbor Wren, who advised him to forget his past with Mary Ann, also become intimate, but this does not result in a relationship. Meanwhile, Ben suggests to Michael not to use condoms in the future because he takes PrEP . This change is not easy for Michael, and his ex-boyfriend Harrison suddenly shows up in Barbary Lane. Claire tells Shawna about San Francisco's LGBT history, and the two get closer. Anna receives another letter and a threatening phone call. Shortly thereafter, she explains to Mary Ann, Brian, and the residents that she will sell the building on Barbary Lane. | ||||
| 4th | The price of oil | The Price of Oil | Silas Howard | Andy Parker |
| Mary Ann tries to mobilize the residents for a protest, but fails because the tenants are unhappy about Anna's decision, but still accept her. Ben learns from Shawna that Harrison broke up with Michael because Michael is HIV positive. Harrison, who has become infected with HIV in the meantime, apologizes to Michael for his behavior. At a dinner party in Harrison's house, Ben criticizes transphobic statements from other guests, which leads to an argument with Michael. The two reconcile after Michael tearfully recounts his experiences during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Meanwhile, Mary Ann and Shawna team up because Anna's behavior over the past few days seems strange to them. They decide to do research on people close to Anna and start with Sam Garland, who has recently been spending a lot of time with Anna and reading to her a lot. | ||||
| 5 | Not today, Satan | Not Today, Satan | Stacie Passon | Thomas Page McBee |
| Anna is furious because the tenants have held a flea market without her consent. She leaves with Sam, Mary Ann and Shawna follow them. Anna looks at a retirement home specifically aimed at LGBT seniors, whereupon Shawna breaks off the observation, unlike Mary Ann. She meets with Claire, the two realize that they have both been badly disappointed by their respective mothers in the past, this similarity welds them together. Meanwhile, Jake moves back in with his parents and supports his sister Linda when she gives birth to her baby. Anna asks Sam to take her to the nearest police station to report her blackmailer when she suddenly has a panic attack and has to go to the hospital. When Mary Ann learns about this, she is extremely alarmed because she found out that the previous three people Sam looked after have all died and left him money, so she rushes to the clinic with Brian and Shawna. | ||||
| 6th | A touch of butch | A touch o 'butch | Stacie Passon | Patricia Resnick |
| Anna is left from the hospital, her friend Sam is no longer suspected by Mary Ann, as it has been shown that he has no bad intentions. Mary Ann invites Brian to dinner and apologizes for leaving him and Shawna, who in turn shows remorse for lying to her adoptive daughter over the years. The two kiss and have sex a little later, she finally signs their divorce papers. Meanwhile, the strange siblings Ani and Raven Winter persuade DeDe to be allowed to live in their guest house. You want to document their daily lives, the more successful Instagram - influencers to become. Claire breaks up with Shawna because she wants to focus on making a documentary about Barbary Lane and its residents. Shawna is comforted by Anna in the Ida Best burlesque bar, where she works, and advises her to find herself. Shawna happens to find her birth certificate at the end of the episode, which lists Connie Bradshaw as her mother. | ||||
| 7th | It's all shit | Next level sh * t | Patricia Cardoso | Jen Silverman |
| Shawna is completely dissolved due to her discovery and has a heated argument with Mary Ann. She then seems to have disappeared without a trace, which worries her adoptive parents very much. Shawna first drives to her uncle Buzz Bradshaw on the east coast , then she visits Mary Ann's husband Robert in Connecticut. Michael and Ben also go to attend a gay wedding on the Russian River . They argue because Michael suggests that Ben rent an apartment with Harrison after the threat of moving out of Barbary Lane. That's why Michael cheats on his partner with another man, which he later regrets. Mary Ann has teamed up with Sam to expose Anna's blackmailer. After talking to a certain Bill Schwartz, a man from Anna's past, they go to her and ask her to tell them the truth. | ||||
| 8th | Compromise | Days of Small Surrenders | Alan Poul | Lauren Morelli |
| The episode deals with Anna's youth: in the 1960s, she moves to San Francisco, finds work in a bookstore and meets Ysela, who is also a trans woman, and they quickly become good friends. Anna has a date with cop Tommy, who turns her away when he realizes she is a trans woman. A little later he stands in front of her door, asks her forgiveness and confesses his love for her. He tells her that a relationship between them can only work if she distances herself from her friends, and the two eventually move in together. Ysela is furious when she finds out that Tommy works for the police and draws Anna's attention to the fact that many of her friends are mistreated or even killed by the police. Anna wants to talk to Tommy about this police violence when he is called to Tenderloin for an LGBT protest . Anna follows him and demonstrates, but is arrested like many other people present. The relationship with Tommy breaks up, but he offers her confiscated money, which she accepts after some hesitation. With this she undergoes a sex reassignment operation and buys the house in Barbary Lane. | ||||
| 9 | Rainbow fighters | Rainbow Warriors | Sydney Freeland | Andy Parker |
| Mary Ann, Michael and Brian contact the FBI to track down Anna's blackmailers. It was announced on Barbary Lane that the house would be demolished the following day. Michael recognizes the foreman, so Mary Ann suspects that Harrison is behind it all. While Ben is chasing Harrison, Michael asks Ani and Raven to fake a protest to buy time. The plan works because a crowd gathers in front of the house, including Jake, Flaco and Margot Park, who has now found DeDe. While Mary Ann, Michael and Brian continue to investigate, Sam tracks down Ysela, whom he brings to Anna. She encourages Anna to fight to keep the house. Ben confronts Harrison with his suspicions, but it turns out that Harrison is not the culprit. In return, Mary Ann, Michael and Brian come to the conclusion that Claire is the one responsible. | ||||
| 10 | Three of the goblets | Three of cups | Kyle Patrick Alvarez | Lauren Morelli |
| Anna lets Claire interview her for her documentary, although she had previously declined several times. During the conversation Anna reveals that she already knew who blackmailed her. She is then berated by Claire, who claims that demolishing the building would be the perfect way to end her film. Anna tries to change Claire's mind by telling her that she can still do the right thing, Claire ignores her and leaves the room. Jake and Margot receive a sign from Michael and tell the crowd who is responsible for the demolition. A little later, Mary Ann, Michael and Brian arrive in Barbary Lane with Claire's parents, who are taking their daughter away. Shawna returns to San Francisco and makes up with her adoptive parents. During the night Anna dies in her sleep. The residents come together to mourn and reminisce about their time with Anna. It also turns out that the house will not be demolished as Anna passed ownership to Ysela. Shawna follows Anna's advice and decides to take a trip around the world for her self-discovery process. | ||||
| On June 7, 2019, all episodes of the season were released simultaneously on Netflix. | ||||
Web links
- City stories in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- City stories on Netflix
- City stories at Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erik Pedersen: 'Tales of the City': Netflix Unveils Trailer & Premiere Date For Limited Series Based On Armistead Maupin Books. In: Deadline . April 9, 2019, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ^ Lesley Goldberg: 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City': Ellen Page Joins Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis in Netflix Sequel. In: The Hollywood Reporter . April 24, 2018, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Denise Petski: Netflix Developing 'Tales Of The City' Revival With Laura Linney & Olympia Dukakis. In: Deadline. June 28, 2017, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Denise Petski: 'Armistead Maupin's Tales Of The City' Revival Gets Series Order At Netflix; Ellen Page joins cast. In: Deadline. April 24, 2018, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Denise Petski: 'Armistead Maupin's Tales Of The City': Paul Gross To Reprise Role In Netflix Revival; Full cast set. In: Deadline. October 16, 2018, accessed May 7, 2019 .
- ^ Joe Otterson: 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City' Lands Series Order at Netflix. In: Variety . April 24, 2018, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Matt Coyne: Netflix's 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City' shoots in Yonkers. In: The Journal News. October 16, 2018, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Steven Bracco: Netflix miniseries 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City' films in Dolores Park today. In: Hoodline. October 24, 2018, accessed June 7, 2019 .
- ↑ German synchronous index | Series | City stories. Retrieved June 7, 2019 .