The Slap (American TV series)

Television series
Original title	The slap
Country of production	United States
original language	English
year	2015
Production company	P + M Image Nation, Scratchpad Productions, Matchbox Pictures, Universal Television
length	about 45 minutes
Episodes	8th
genre	drama
idea	Jon Robin Baitz, Walter F. Parkes
production	Rudd Simmons
camera	Frankie G. DeMarco
First broadcast	February 12, 2015 (USA) on NBC
occupation
Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Apostolou Thandie Newton as Aisha Apostolou Ashley Aufderheide as Melissa Apostolou Khalid Alzouma as Adam Apostolou Uma Thurman as Anouk Latham Dylan Schombing as Hugo Weschler Melissa George as Rosie Weschler Thomas Sadoski as Gary Weschler Zachary Quinto as Harry Apostolou Marin Ireland as Sandi Apostolou Owen Tanzer as Rocco Apostolou Sofia Regan as Melody Brian Cox as Manolis Apostolou Maria Tucci as Koula Apostolou Michael Nouri as Thanasis Korkoulis Makenzie Leigh as Connie, Lucas Hedges as Ritchie Joanou Ellen Adair as Bridget Saltire Penn Badgley as Jamie Molly Price as Fiona Blythe Danner as Virginia Victor Garber as the narrator
synchronization

The Slap is an American television series. The series is an adaptation of the novel Nur eine Ohrfeige (OT. The Slap ) by the author Christos Tsiolkas as well as from his Australian television adaptation The Slap . The adaptation moves the storyline of the series to the United States in New York City . Melissa George plays the same role in the series as in the Australian version.

content

The miniseries revolves around the aftermath of a middle-aged town clerk's birthday party at which the adult Harry beats a child, Hugo, after Hugo kicked Harry in the leg. Hugo's mother, Rosie, insists on a criminal complaint claiming that Harry's blow caused Hugo to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although Rosie's self-diagnosis is later invalidated when Hugo mentions how much he misses seeing Harry, the case goes to court. Each episode tells the story from a different character's perspective.

reception

According to Felix Böhme from the industry portal Serienjunkies.de , the US network NBC is trying to adapt the series The Slap "to a calmly narrated quality drama, but fails on several levels." admittedly worth seeing cast has to work through extremely wooden dialogues. ".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kevin Noonan: Thandie Newton, Melissa George Join NBC's 'The Slap' . 3rd October 2014.
2. ^ Felix Böhme: The Slap - Review of the pilot episode . In: Serienjunkies.de . February 16, 2015. Accessed March 28, 2018.

Web links

• The Slap in the Internet Movie Database (English)