Sideways Series

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Sideways Series
Sideways
Vertical
Sideways 3 Chile
Sideways New Zealand
Author Rex Pickett
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fiction, comedy
Publisher St. Martin's Griffin
Published2004, 2010, 2015, 2024
No. of books4

The Sideways Series is a collection of comedic wine themed novels by Rex Pickett which include Sideways , which was the basis of a 2004 film directed by Alexander Payne, [1] Vertical , [2] Sideways 3 Chile [3] and Sideways New Zealand. [4]

Contents

Overview

The series spans approximately eight years in the life of its main protagonist, a writer named Miles. At the beginning of Sideways, Miles is a mostly unsuccessful screenwriter and functioning alcoholic who is taking his best friend Jack, a successful TV director, on a trip to California's wine country the week before the latter's wedding. Vertical takes place seven years later, during which time Miles has found literary success with the publication of a novel based on the adventures he and Jack experienced in the trilogy's preceding installment. Jack, on the other hand, has seen his fortunes decline following a divorce and an increasing alcohol problem. Sideways 3 Chile picks up about one year later, and features Miles taking a trip to Chile to research an article for a wine magazine.

Novels

Stage and musical adaptions

In 2019 it was announced that Sideways was scheduled to be adapted for a Broadway musical. [5] A play adapted by author Rex Pickett from the Sideways novel was produced at multiple theaters in the United States and the United Kingdom, including at the La Jolla Playhouse. [5]

In addition to the musical, it was reported that Rex Pickett had written screenplays based on his two Sideways sequels already in print, Vertical and Sideways 3 Chile. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (October 16, 2004). "Popping the Cork for a Twist on a So-Called Life". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ Mercer, Chris (17 July 2012). "Sideways 2 film unlikely, says author". Decanter.com. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Author of megahit Sideways Rex Pickett sets new book in Chile". Thisischile.cl. 27 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sideways New Zealand". 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 Rooney, David (May 2, 2019). "'Sideways' in Development as Broadway Musical". The Hollywood Reporter .
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