DMZ (miniseries)

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DMZ
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Genre
Created by Roberto Patino
Based on
ShowrunnerRoberto Patino
Directed by
Starring
Music by Kris Bowers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Roberto Patino
  • Ava DuVernay
  • Paul Garnes
  • Ernest Dickerson
Producers
  • Dale Williams
  • Tim Scanlan
CinematographyMatthew J. Lloyd
Editors
  • Gina Hirsch
  • John Reyes-Nguyen
Running time58–60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network HBO Max
ReleaseMarch 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)

DMZ is an American dystopian television miniseries created by Roberto Patino. It is based on the comic book series by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. DMZ premiered on HBO Max on March 17, 2022. [1] A portion premiered at SXSW on March 12, 2022. [2]

Contents

Premise

Alma Ortega, a medic, becomes a symbol of hope in a demilitarized zone on Manhattan Island while trying to find her son, who wandered off during their evacuation during the Second American Civil War.

Cast

Main

Recurring

In addition, Bryan Gael Guzman co-stars as Christian Ortega, Alma's teenage son in flashbacks.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
1"Good Luck" Ava DuVernay Roberto Patino March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)T58.10001
2"Advent" Ernest Dickerson Roberto Patino & Carly Wray March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)T58.10102
3"The Good Name"Ernest DickersonRoberto Patino & Carly WrayMarch 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)T58.10103
4"Home"Ernest DickersonRoberto PatinoMarch 17, 2022 (2022-03-17)T58.10104

Production

Development

In February 2014, it was announced that Syfy was planning on making a TV series adaptation of the comic with former writers and executive producers Andre Jacquemetton and Maria Jacquemetton, with David Heyman as executive producer for the potential series. [3] On October 1, 2019, it was announced that HBO Max was developing a TV series adaptation of the comic with Ava DuVernay directing the pilot with Roberto Patino writing the pilot and as showrunner the series. It was also announced that DuVernay and Patino would both executive produce under their respective overall deals with Warner Bros. Television. [4] On November 19, 2020, HBO Max gave DMZ a limited series order of four episodes, with Patino set to write all of the episodes. [5] In July 2021, Ernest Dickerson joined the series as an executive producer and directed three episodes. [6] The series premiered on March 17, 2022. [1]

Casting

On January 22, 2020, Rosario Dawson was cast as Alma. [7] On February 6, 2020, Benjamin Bratt was cast as Parco Delgado. [8] On February 18, 2020, Freddy Miyares was cast as Skel. [9] Upon the limited series order announcement, Hoon Lee and Jordan Preston Carter joined the main cast. [5] On July 12, 2021, Rutina Wesley, Mamie Gummer, Nora Dunn, and Henry G. Sanders were cast in undisclosed capacities while Venus Ariel, Jade Wu, Rey Gallegos, Agam Darshi, and Juani Feliz were cast as series regulars. [6]

Filming

On October 1, 2019, the pilot was scheduled to go into production in early 2020, [4] with filming on the pilot wrapping on March 16, 2020. [10] Filming for the pilot took place in Atlanta. [11] Filming for the rest of the episodes wrapped in 2021. [5]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the limited series holds a 50% approval rating based on 14 critic reviews and an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "DMZ takes an explosive premise and lets it fizzle, although a commanding Benjamin Bratt tries his best to ignite some sparks in this uneven dystopian drama." [12] On Metacritic, the miniseries has a score of 58 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [13]

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