Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court

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Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
Genre Documentary
Based onThe Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America
by Michael Waldman
Directed by Dawn Porter
Music by Paul Brill
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Lauren Capps
  • Lucy Kennedy
  • Summer Damon
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseSeptember 22 (2023-09-22) –
October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)

Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court is an American documentary miniseries directed and produced by Dawn Porter. Loosely based on the nonfiction book The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America by Michael Waldman. It explores the modern history, people, decisions and conformations of the Supreme Court of the United States. It premiered on September 22, 2023, on Showtime.

Contents

Premise

Explores the modern history, people, decisions, and conformations of the Supreme Court of the United States. [1]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"The Hearts of Men Can Be Changed" Dawn Porter September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)N/A
2"A Conservative Revolution"Dawn PorterSeptember 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)N/A
3"The Rule of Five"Dawn PorterOctober 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)N/A
4"Crisis of Legitimacy"Dawn Porter [2] October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)N/A

Production

Showtime Documentary Films asked if Dawn Porter would be interested in making a project revolving around the Supreme Court, to which Porter agreed. [3] [4] Initially, titled Confirmed, the project primarily focusing on how justices are confirmed, however, once the court began making conservative decisions, it was expanded to show how the court became political. [5] Porter wanted the series to make people understand what is happening and how we got here. [6] [7] Over several thousand pieces of archive were looked over to construct the series. [8] Porter reached out to justices for comment, but all declined to participate. [9] News of gifts from wealthy donors to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito does not appear in the series, as the news came once the series was completed. [10]

In June 2022, it was announced Porter would direct and executive produce a documentary series revolving around the Supreme Court of the United States for Showtime. [11]

Release

The series first episode premiered at DC/Dox on June 18, 2023. [12] [13] It premiered on September 22, 2023, on Showtime. [14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATE FOR DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT". Paramount Pictures . August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Crisis of Legitimacy". Showtime. 22 September 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ Danoff, Owen (September 18, 2023). "Dawn Porter On Her New Series Deadlocked: How America Shaped The Supreme Court". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ Naranjo, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "How we got today's Supreme Court". Politico . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Ito, Robert (September 8, 2023). "With 'Deadlocked,' Dawn Porter Expands Her Canvas". The New York Times . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Fraley, Jason (September 20, 2023). "Dawn Porter dishes on Showtime series 'Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court'". WOTP News . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ Munroe, Jill (September 18, 2023). "'Deadlocked: Unveiling the Supreme Court's Impact on Modern America'". Eur Web. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bernstein, Abbie (September 22, 2023). "DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT: Filmmaker Dawn Porter on new four-part Showtime series – Exclusive Interview". Assignment X. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ Noel, Melissa (September 3, 2023). "'Deadlocked' Docuseries Explores Concerns Over The Impact And Diminishing Trust In The Supreme Court". Essence . Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dawn Porter Delves Into The Supreme Court With "Deadlocked" Docuseries". Shoot Online. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  11. ↑ White, Peter (June 28, 2022). "Dawn Porter Explores Supreme Court In Showtime Docuseries 'Confirmed'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ Morfoot, Addie (June 15, 2023). "Heartbroken Over the Departure of AFI Docs, Two of Its Alums Are Launching DC/Dox Fest With 'Joan Baez: I Am a Noise'". Variety . Retrieved August 1, 2023.
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