A Man in Full (miniseries)

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A Man in Full
Genre Drama
Created by David E. Kelley
Based on A Man in Full
by Tom Wolfe
Starring
Music byCraig DeLeon
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Ted Gidlow
  • Shana C. Waterman
Production location Atlanta, Georgia
Cinematography
Editors
  • Naomi Sunrise Filoramo
  • Julia Grove
  • Ben Lester
Running time38–48 minutes
Production companies
  • David E. Kelley Productions
  • Royal Ties Productions
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)

A Man in Full is an American television drama limited series starring Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane, and created by David E. Kelley and directed by Regina King and Thomas Schlamme based on Tom Wolfe's novel of the same name for Netflix. The series consists of six episodes and it premiered in May 2, 2024 on Netflix. [1]

Contents

Premise

Business and political interests collide when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker defends his empire from those wanting to capitalize on his sudden bankruptcy and fall from grace. [2] [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Saddlebags" Regina King David E. Kelley May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
2"The Big Squash" Thomas Schlamme David E. KelleyMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
3"The Takedown"Thomas SchlammeDavid E. KelleyMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
4"Tick Tick"Thomas SchlammeDavid E. KelleyMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
5"Push Comes to Shove"Regina KingDavid E. KelleyMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)
6"Judgment Day"Regina KingDavid E. KelleyMay 2, 2024 (2024-05-02)

Production

Development

On November 4, 2021, it was announced that Netflix had given a series order to A Man in Full, which is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The series is created by David E. Kelley and directed by Regina King. The two also executive produce along with Regina King and Matthew Tinker. The series is produced by Royal Ties Productions and David E. Kelley Productions. [4] [2]

Casting

In early May 2022, Jeff Daniels was cast. [5] Diane Lane was cast as the female lead in July 2022. [6] William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, Chanté Adams, Lucy Liu, and Bill Camp joined the series in August 2022. [7] [8] [9]

Filming

Filming was previously set to begin in May 2022. [10] Filming began on August 8, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, and wrapped on December 10. [10]

Release

A Man in Full was released on May 2, 2024. [1]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 46% approval rating with an average rating of 5.4/10, based on 26 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "For a show with excellent pedigree and a Tom Wolfe novel to draw from, A Man in Full is disappointingly half-baked in its exploration of masculinity." [11] Metacritic assigned a score of 50 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [12]

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