Limetown (TV series)

Last updated
Limetown
Genre Drama
Based on
Limetown
by
  • Zack Akers
  • & Skip Bronkie
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Facebook Watch
ReleaseOctober 16 (2019-10-16) 
November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)

Limetown is an American drama series, based on the podcast of the same name created by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, that premiered on Facebook Watch on October 16, 2019. [1] The series stars Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci.

Contents

On January 16, 2020, Facebook Watch canceled the series after one season. [2]

Premise

Limetown follows Lia Haddock, a journalist for American Public Radio (APR), as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting and guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [4]
1"I Have Heard The Future" Rebecca Thomas Zack Akers & Skip BronkieOctober 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Journalists Lia Haddock reckons with a 15-year-old mystery. What happened to the people of Limetown?
2"Redacted"Rebecca ThomasAngel Varak-IglarOctober 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Lia embarks on the first interview in record history with a Limetown survivor.
3"Rake"Rebecca ThomasKelly WilesOctober 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)
Lia and Mark seek out a new Limetown survivor in Wyoming, but they're unprepared for what they find.
4"Napoleon"Rebecca ThomasZack AkersOctober 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)
Limetown`s second known survivor reveals the community's animal testing secret.
5"Signals"Rebecca ThomasEmmy GrinwisOctober 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)
Lia finds herself in a bunker to interview the mysterious tycoon behind Limetown.
6"A Simple Life"Rebecca ThomasBryan OhOctober 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)
Famed neuroscientist Max Finlayson divulges the purpose of the doomed research facility.
7"Acceptable Loss"Rebecca ThomasKelly Wiles & Angel Varak-IglarNovember 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)
After an unexpected visit, Lia questions whether or not she should continue the investigation.
8"Scarecrow"Rebecca ThomasChris Littler & Dan MoyerNovember 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)
Limetown survivor Deirdre Wells reveals what incited The Panic.
9"Apples and Oranges"Rebecca ThomasEmmy Grinwis & Bryan OhNovember 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)
An unknown survivor sends Lia a disturbing video file with a promise that she has all the answers.
10"Answers"Rebecca ThomasZack AkersNovember 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)
Lia receives the answers she's been seeking.

Production

Development

On October 8, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had given a series order to a television series adaptation of Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie's podcast Limetown , for a first season comprising 10 episodes. Akers and Bronkie were expected to write the series and serve as executive producers alongside Jessica Biel, Michelle Purple, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, and Adrienne Erickson. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include Iron Ocean Productions, Endeavor Content, and Midnight Radio. [3] [5] [6]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Jessica Biel would star in the series. [3] [5] [6] On December 6, 2018, it was announced that Stanley Tucci had been cast in a series regular role and that Marlee Matlin, Kelly Jenrette, John Beasley, and Louis Ferreira would appear in a recurring capacity. [7] On January 12, 2019, it was announced that Sherri Saum had joined the series in a recurring role. [8] On February 26, 2019, it was reported that Rekha Sharma has joined the cast in a recurring capacity. [9]

Filming

Principal photography for the series was scheduled to last from December 5, 2018 to March 16, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [7] [10]

Release

In advance of its broadcast premiere, several episodes of the series received a preview screening in the Primetime program of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [11]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the series has an approval rating of 69% based on reviews from 13 critics. The site's critical consensus is: "Guided by an excellent turn from Jessica Biel, Limetown sustains an impressively creeping atmosphere that makes up for its occasionally fuzzy plotting." [12] On Metacritic it has a score of 62 out of 100 based on reviews from 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [13]

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