The Big Door Prize | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Based on | The Big Door Prize by M.O. Walsh |
Developed by | David West Read |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
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Running time | 29–35 minutes |
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Original network | Apple TV+ |
Original release | March 29, 2023 present | –
The Big Door Prize is a comedy television series based on the book of the same name by M.O. Walsh that premiered on Apple TV+ on March 29, 2023.[2]
A machine appears in the grocery store of a small town that is able to predict the destinies of those who observe it.
No. | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original release date [2] |
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1 | "Dusty" | Anu Valia | Teleplay by : David West Read | March 29, 2023 |
2 | "Cass" | Anu Valia | Sarah Walker | March 29, 2023 |
3 | "Jacob" | Molly McGlynn | Craig Rowin | March 29, 2023 |
4 | "Father Reuben" | TBA | Corinne Stikeman | April 5, 2023 |
5 | TBA | TBA | Teleplay by : Amanda Rosenberg | April 12, 2023 |
6 | TBA | TBA | Dian Qi | April 19, 2023 |
7 | TBA | TBA | Craig Rowin | April 26, 2023 |
8 | TBA | TBA | Sarah Walker | May 3, 2023 |
9 | TBA | TBA | Amanda Rosenberg & Corinne Stikeman | May 10, 2023 |
10 | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 17, 2023 |
Anu Valia, Molly McGlynn, Todd Biermann, Jenée LaMarque and Declan Lowney will direct episodes of the series.[2]
It was announced in May 2021 that Apple TV+ had greenlit a ten-episode series based on the book, with David West Read set to serve as showrunner.[1] In December, Chris O'Dowd was cast to star,[5] with Gabrielle Dennis, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra and Sammy Forulas also added to the cast.[6] In February 2022, Djouliet Amara, Ally Maki and Crystal R. Fox joined the cast.[7]
Principal photography for season one took place in December 2021 in Georgia.[8] Filming for season two began January 23 and is expected to end on May 2, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.[9]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 91% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 11 critic reviews.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]