Guilty Party (TV series)

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Guilty Party
Genre Dark comedy
Created by Rebecca Addelman
Starring
Composer Heather McIntosh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Kate Beckinsale
  • Rebecca Addelman
  • Trent O'Donnell
  • Sam Hansen
  • Jimmy Miller
  • Joe Farrell
  • Jim Ziegler
  • Mike Farah
Production location Canada
Camera setupSingle-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network Paramount+
ReleaseOctober 14 (2021-10-14) 
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)

Guilty Party is an American dark comedy streaming television series adapted from a screenplay by Rebecca Addelman and directed by Trent O'Donnell. The main role in the series was played by Kate Beckinsale, Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach, Laurie Davidson and Andre Hyland. The series premiered on October 14, 2021 on Paramount+.

Contents

In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+. [1]

Premise

A journalist Beth Burgess (Kate Beckinsale) with a tarnished reputation focuses on a story about a woman who denies murdering her husband.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [2]
1"The Last Real Journalist Working in Denver" Trent O'Donnell Rebecca Addelman October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
2"Crazy Bitches Who Kill"Trent O'DonnellRebecca AddelmanOctober 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)
3"You Might Be All She's Got"Morenike Joela Evans Chris Provenzano October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21)
4"Let's Make This Man Hurt"Trent O'DonnellBen SmithOctober 28, 2021 (2021-10-28)
5"Stop Being a Coward and Take the Meat"Morenike Joela EvansSonia DenisNovember 4, 2021 (2021-11-04)
6"Your Mama Loves You"Morenike Joela EvansAlly IsraelsonNovember 11, 2021 (2021-11-11)
7"A Denver Ten"Stacey Muhammad Vanessa Baden Kelly November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18)
8"I Thought We Were Friends"Stacey MuhammadSteve ToltzNovember 25, 2021 (2021-11-25)
9"Acts of Devotion"Rebecca AddelmanChris ProvenzanoDecember 2, 2021 (2021-12-02)
10"Guilty Party"Rebecca AddelmanRebecca AddelmanDecember 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)

Production

It was announced in March 2020 that Isla Fisher was cast to star in the series, which was greenlit by CBS All Access. [3] However by December, Fisher would exit the series due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with Kate Beckinsale cast to replace her. [4] In March 2021, Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach, Laurie Davidson and Andre Hyland were added to the cast. [5]

Filming in the series had begun by March 2021 in Calgary. [6]

The series premiered October 14, 2021. [7]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 40% approval rating with an average rating of 5.50/10, based on 10 critic reviews. [8]

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