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Based on | Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty |
Developed by | Melanie Marnich |
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No. of episodes | 7 |
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Running time | 46–66 minutes |
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Network | Peacock |
Release | March 14, 2024 |
Apples Never Fall is a mystery drama television miniseries developed by Melanie Marnich and based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name. It premiered on Peacock on March 14, 2024. [1] [2]
When matriarch Joy Delaney suddenly goes missing, her four adult children are left to piece together everything they thought they knew about their parents.
No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original release date |
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1 | "The Delaneys" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich | March 14, 2024 |
2 | "Logan" | Chris Sweeney | Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
3 | "Amy" | Dawn Shadforth | Kimi Howl Lee | March 14, 2024 |
4 | "Brooke" | Dawn Shadforth | Gianna Sobol | March 14, 2024 |
5 | "Troy" | Dawn Shadforth | Joe Hortua | March 14, 2024 |
6 | "Stan" | Chris Sweeney | Aaron Fullerton | March 14, 2024 |
7 | "Joy" | Chris Sweeney | Melanie Marnich & Lijah Barasz | March 14, 2024 |
David Heyman won the rights to the novel in March 2021 to develop it for television. [3] In February 2022, Peacock gave it a straight to series order. [4] In February 2023, Annette Bening, Sam Neill, Alison Brie and Jake Lacy were cast to star. [5] [6] [7] In March, Georgia Flood, Conor Merrigan Turner, Essie Randles, Jeanine Serralles and Dylan Thuraisingham were added to the cast. [8] [9] Katrina Lenk, Timm Sharp and Nate Mann were among six cast in recurring roles in June. [10]
Filming began in Queensland, Australia and London, England in March 2023, [11] before it was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [12]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 46% approval rating with an average rating of 5.9/10, based on 39 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "There's the seed of a strong series in Apples Never Fall thanks to its outstanding cast and intriguing hook, but those promising elements can't quite polish up a rote story." [13] Metacritic assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [14]
Karina Adelgaard of Heaven of Horror gave Apples Never Fall a 4 out of 5. [15] Matt Roush of TV Insider gave the series a 2.5 out of 5. [16]
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