Dreamland (TV series)

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Dreamland
Genre Comedy-drama
Created by Sharon Horgan
Based on Morgana Robinson's Summer
by Sharon Horgan
Written byGabby Best
Sarah Kendall
Emma Jane Unsworth
Sharma Walfall
Directed byEllie Heydon
Starring Lily Allen
Freema Agyeman
Gabby Best
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Frances Barber
Sheila Reid
Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Clelia Mountford
  • Sharon Horgan
  • Alex Moody
ProducerJane Bell
Production company
Original release
Network Sky Atlantic
Release6 April (2023-04-06) –
11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)

Dreamland is a British comedy television series based on Sharon Horgan's 2017 Sky Arts short Morgana Robinson's Summer. It premiered on Sky Atlantic with NOW from 6 April 2023. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Set in the British seaside town of Margate, three sisters are about to have their world turned upside down when their other sister suddenly returns.

Cast

Main cast

Support cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date  [2] U.K. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 1"Ellie HeydonEmma Jane Unsworth, Sarah Kendall, Gabby Best6 April 2023 (2023-04-06)N/A
2"Episode 2"Ellie HeydonGabby Best13 April 2023 (2023-04-13)N/A
3"Episode 3"Ellie HeydonEmma Jane Unsworth20 April 2023 (2023-04-20)N/A
4"Episode 4"Ellie HeydonGabby Best27 April 2023 (2023-04-27)N/A
5"Episode 5"Ellie HeydonSharma Walfall4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)N/A
6"Episode 6"Ellie HeydonSarah Kendall11 May 2023 (2023-05-11)N/A

Production

Development

A television adaptation of Horgan's short was in development as of July 2019. [3] Ellie Heydon serves as lead director. Dreamland is produced by Horgan and Celia Mountford's Merman Films in association with Sky Studios. Jane Bell produces, with Alex Moody of Sky as executive producer, and Emma Jane Unsworth was named showrunner and associate producer. Gabby Best, Sharma Walfall and Sarah Kendall joined Unsworth in the writers' room. [4]

In June 2022, [5] it was revealed Lily Allen would make her television acting debut in Dreamland. The following month, Freema Agyeman was announced as Allen's co-lead. Gabby Best, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, and Frances Barber would reprise their roles from Morgana Robinson's Summer. [6] Also joining the cast were Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Sheila Reid; Samantha Bond would guest star. [4]

Principal photography began on location in Margate, Kent in summer 2022. Among the locations used were the town's tidal pool, the Dalby Cafe, and the Winter Gardens. [7] Allen was spotted on set in July. [8] Filming also took place in London. [4]

Reception

Rachel Aroesti in The Guardian remarked that "Stretched out over a series arc, Dreamland is a paler, flabbier and altogether sunnier proposition than the lean, mean, spiky short it is based on. Brutal naturalism is out, misty-eyed warmth is in" and awarded it three out of five stars. [9] Isobel Lewis in The Independent also awarded three out of five stars. [10]

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