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The Offer
2022 biographical drama miniseries From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Offer is an American biographical drama television miniseries created by Michael Tolkin and developed by Tolkin and Nikki Toscano for Paramount+. The series follows the development and production of Francis Ford Coppola's landmark gangster film The Godfather (1972) for Paramount Pictures. Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks, Dan Fogler, Juno Temple, and Burn Gorman all star. It premiered on April 28, 2022, and ran 10 episodes through June 16.
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Cast
Main
- Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy
- Matthew Goode as Robert Evans
- Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola
- Burn Gorman as Charles Bluhdorn
- Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus
- Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo
- Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt
Recurring
- Nora Arnezeder as Françoise Glazer
- Patrick Gallo as Mario Puzo
- Frank John Hughes as Frank Sinatra
- Michael Rispoli as Tommy Lucchese
- Jake Cannavale as Caesar
- Lou Ferrigno as Lenny Montana
- Meredith Garretson as Ali MacGraw
- Anthony Skordi as Carlo Gambino
- Josh Zuckerman as Peter Bart
- Anthony Ippolito as Al Pacino
- James Madio as Carmine
- Paul McCrane as Jack Ballard
- Stephanie Koenig as Andrea Eastman
- Danny Nucci as Mario Biaggi
- Derrick Baskin as Nicky Barnes
- Joseph Russo as Joe Gallo
- Branden Williams as Gianni Russo
- Justin Chambers as Marlon Brando
- Carmine Giovinazzo as Sonny Grosso
- Geoffrey Arend as Aram Avakian
- Eric Balfour as Dean Tavoularis
- Maya Butler as Diane Keaton
- Damian Conrad-Davis as James Caan
- Derek Magyar as Robert Duvall
- Nick Pupo as John Cazale
- Zack Schor as Fred Gallo
- Cynthia Aileen Strahan as Talia Shire
- T. J. Thyne as Gordon Willis
Guest
- Lola Glaudini as Candida Donadio
- Kyle S. More as Bernard Fein
- Billy Magnussen as Robert Redford
- Kirk Acevedo as Special Agent Hale
- Michael Landes as Vic Damone
- Louis Mandylor as Mickey Cohen
- Ross McCall as Moran
- Andrew Child as New York Dancer
- Lisa Dobbyn as Morgana King
- Charlie Heydt as James T. Aubrey
- Dawn Joyal as Anna Hill Johnstone
- Michael Gandolfini as Andy Calhoun
- Aimee Carrero as Rosie Molina
- Lynn Adrianna Freedman as Madolina Colombo
- Ian Michaels as Robert Towne
- Allen Marsh as Alvin Sargent
- Sole Bovelli as Simonetta Stefanelli
- Jake Regal as Arthur Hiller
- Brandon Sklenar as Burt Reynolds
- Dave Shalansky as Henry Kissinger
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The project was announced in September 2020 to air on Paramount+, and for the story to be described from the perspective of producer Albert S. Ruddy.[4] Armie Hammer was cast to play him in December 2020,[5][6] but dropped out the following month; he was replaced by Miles Teller in May 2021.[7] In April 2021, Dexter Fletcher was hired to direct several episodes.[8][9] Matthew Goode, Giovanni Ribisi, Colin Hanks, Dan Fogler and Juno Temple joined the production in June,[10][11][12] and in July, Burn Gorman joined as Charles Bludhorn. Justin Chambers has a recurring role as Marlon Brando.[13][14] In October, Eric Balfour, Michael Gandolfini and Zack Schor joined the cast, with Balfour playing production designer Dean Tavoularis.[15][16]
Filming for the series began in July 2021 but was paused on July 29 due to a positive COVID-19 test.[17] On August 23, 2021, it was reported that plans to film at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles between August 25 and 27 were scrapped after learning about a labor dispute there.[18] The miniseries was released on April 28, 2022, with the first three episodes of the ten-episode miniseries available immediately and the rest debuting on a weekly basis on Thursdays.[19]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 57% of 54 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Overstuffed with unnecessary subplots and cloying winks at showbiz history, this is an Offer you can refuse."[20] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 48 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]
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