The Wonderful Maladys

The Wonderful Maladys
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Charles Randolph
Starring	Sarah Michelle Gellar Nate Corddry Molly Parker Adam Scott Zak Orth
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	Charles Randolph Sarah Michelle Gellar
Production location	New York City
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	June 4, 2010 (2010-06-04)

The Wonderful Maladys is a HBO television pilot written by Charles Randolph, directed by Alan Taylor, and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. HBO did not pick up the series. ^[1]

Plot

The show was to have followed three adult siblings in New York City after their parents' deaths. ^[2] Alice (Sarah Michelle Gellar) found refuge in alcohol and aggressiveness. Mary (Molly Parker) found refuge in her work as a therapist, despite being unable to follow advice she gives to her clients. The last one, Neil (Nate Corddry), found refuge in "weirdness".^{[ citation needed ]}

Production

The pilot starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, who also served as an executive producer.^{[ citation needed ]}

On May 11, 2009, the pilot began shooting at midday in New York City. Outside shots were filmed and recorded at 113th and Riverside Drive two days later, on May 13, 2009. ^[3]

The pilot also starred Nate Corddry as Gellar's younger "bookish grad student" brother, Molly Parker as her older therapist sister, Adam Scott as Alice's ex, and Zak Orth as her sister's husband. ^{[4] [5]}

The pilot was not picked up by HBO.^{[ why? ] [1]}

Cast

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Alice Malady
• Adam Scott as Alice's ex-boyfriend
• Molly Parker as Mary Malady
• Nate Corddry as Neil Malady
• Zak Orth as Mary's playwright husband
• Justine Cotsonas as Bali
• Tom Lipinski as Seth
• Molly Ephraim as Emo Girl
• Adam Driver as Zed
• Derek Milman as Jeffery
• Stephanie Ellis as Silka Copans
• Pia Shah as Ruchi
• Shoshanna Withers as Flight Attendant
• Monica Kapoor as Pregnant Hostess ^[6]

References

1. Buchanan, Kyle (2009-12-08). "Adam Scott Is Surprised He Got That Indie Spirit Nomination, Too". Movieline . Archived from the original on 2009-12-14.
2. Parker, Cat (2008-09-26). "Sarah Michelle Gellar Eyeing The Wonderful Maladys". MovieWeb.
3. "Casting Couch: SMG Headed Back to TV". Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (March 8, 2009). "Nate Corddry, Molly Parker cure 'Maladys'". The Hollywood Reporter .
5. "Pilots: Molly Parker, Nate Corddry Contract 'Maladys'". Zap2it . March 9, 2009.
6. "The Wonderful Maladys". Internet Movie Database .

External links

• The Wonderful Maladys at IMDb