The Venery of Samantha Bird

The Venery of Samantha Bird
Genre	Drama
Created by	Anna Moriarty
Written by	Anna Moriarty
Starring	Katherine Langford Finn Jones Francesca Reale Brenda Strong Adam Faison Shalini Bathina Tyrone Brown Henry Czerny Doug Savan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (all unaired, with 2 never produced episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Anna Moriarty Salvatore Stabile Jessica Rhoades Rachel Polan Jessica Yu Larysa Kondracki Nicole Jefferson Asher
Production companies	Pacesetter Productions Brooklynwood Productions Lionsgate Television Paramount Television Studios

The Venery of Samantha Bird is an unaired drama television show.

Premise

Samantha Bird is visiting family in New England and reconnects with her childhood sweetheart; she falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance.

Cast

• Katherine Langford as Samantha Bird
• Finn Jones as Jake Minot, a former childhood lover of Samantha Bird.
• Francesca Reale as Ellie Bird
• Brenda Strong as Nan Bird, Sam's mother
• Adam Faison as Nigel, a local New Hampshire-based podcaster, and close friend of Ellie Bird.
• Shalini Bathina as Dr. Priyanka Yalen, therapist
• Tyrone Brown as Gideon Yalen, Priyanka's husband who has concerns about Jake
• Henry Czerny as Teddy Bird, Samantha Bird's father
• Doug Savant as Al Minot, a successful businessman

Production

In September 2020, Variety magazine exclusively reported Starz is in early development on a drama with Anna Moriarty as producer and writer in her premiere television credit. ^[1]

In October 2022, Deadline Hollywood revealed that Starz had given a series order to the drama television series with Katherine Langford attached to star. ^[2]

In January 2023, Finn Jones, Francesca Reale, Embeth Davidtz, Brenda Strong, Adam Faison, Shalini Bathina, and Tyrone Marshall Brown, were cast in the series. Larysa Kondracki signed on to direct four episodes and serve as executive director, and Nicole Jefferson Asher joined as producer. ^{[3] [4]}

In February 2023, Henry Czerny and Doug Savant were cast in recurring roles. ^[5]

Production started on January 2, 2023, in Montreal. ^[6] with a scheduled ending in May 2023. ^[7] In May 2023, Deadline Hollywood exclusively reported that the television series had filmed six episodes before it was forced to pause production due to 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. ^[8]

In September 2023, it was announced that the series would not resume filming following the resolution of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, with Starz no longer moving forward with the series. ^[9]

References

1. Otterson, Joe (September 21, 2020). "Starz to Develop Drama Series 'Venery of Samantha Bird' From Anna Moriarty, Jessica Rhoades (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
2. Petski, Denise (October 6, 2022). "'The Venery of Samantha Bird' Starring Katherine Langford Gets Starz Series Order". Deadline. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
3. Empty; Empty; Press, The Associated (November 25, 2008). "MISSING HEADLINE". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
4. Petski, Denise (January 23, 2023). "'The Venery Of Samantha Bird': Finn Jones, Embeth Davidtz, Brenda Strong & Others Join Cast For Starz Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 7, 2023). "Starz Series 'The Venery Of Samantha Bird' Adds Henry Czerny & Doug Savant". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
6. "The Venery Of Samantha Bird". Production List | Film & Television Industry Alliance. November 14, 2022. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
7. Suburban, Mike Cohen The (February 1, 2023). "'13 Reasons Why' actress Katherine Langford is in Montreal". The Suburban Newspaper. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
8. White, Peter; Kroll, Justin (May 5, 2023). "Starz Drama Series 'The Venery Of Samantha Bird' Pauses Production With Two Episodes Left To Shoot". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
9. O'Connell, Mikey (September 25, 2023). "Starz Cancels Three Series and Scraps Another". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023.