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Rain Dogs(TV series)

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Rain Dogs
GenreBlack comedy
Created byCash Carraway
Screenplay byCash Carraway
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No.of series1
No.of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Cash Carraway
  • Jo McLellan
  • Lee Morris
  • Sally Woodward Gentle
Producers
  • Henrietta Colvin
  • Ciara McIlvenny
Production locations
Cinematography
  • Carlos Catalán
  • Wojciech Szepel
  • Felix Wiedemann
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release6 March(2023-03-06THBO)–
24 April 2023(2023-04-24THBO)

Rain Dogsis a British comedy-drama television series created, written, and executive produced byCash CarrawayforBBC OneandHBO.It premiered on HBO on 6 March 2023 and starsDaisy May Cooper,Jack Farthing,Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjoand Fleur Tash gian. The series has received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the writing and performances of its cast.[1]

Synopsis

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An unconventional love story between a working-class single mother, her young daughter, and a privileged gay man.[2][3]

Cast

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Episodes

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No.Title [4]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [4]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway6 March 2023(2023-03-06)N/A
2"Scenes from a Crucifixion"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway13 March 2023(2023-03-13)N/A
3"The Small World of Florian Selby"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway20 March 2023(2023-03-20)N/A
4"Didion Hell"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway27 March 2023(2023-03-27)N/A
5"Emotional Erection"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway3 April 2023(2023-04-03)N/A
6"Jesus Loves a Hustler"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway10 April 2023(2023-04-10)N/A
7"You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway17 April 2023(2023-04-17)N/A
8"This Is Not an Exit"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway24 April 2023(2023-04-24)N/A

Production

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Rain Dogsis executive produced by Cash Carraway, Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle, and Jo McLellan for BBC One. The series is directed byRichard Laxtonand Jennifer Perrott.[5]

Music

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Rain Dogs has a soundtrack of power pop and alternative rock classics chosen by the show’s creator Cash Carraway.[6]

Some of the songs featured on the show includeNick Lowe’s “Cruel to Be Kind”,The Replacements“Little Mascara”,Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London”,Caroline Rose’s “Soul No. 5”, andJustin Townes Earle’s “Baby’s Got A Bad Idea”[7]

Episode 1 takes its name fromBruce Springsteen’s “It’s Hard To Be A Saint in the City”and Episode 7 fromThe Smiths“You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby”.[8]

The lead character Costello Jones is named afterElvis Costelloand all of the supporting male roles are named after members of the English rock bandSuede.[9]

Showrunner Cash Carraway was originally going to call the seriesAll Shook Downafter an album byThe Replacementsbut later changed it toRain DogsafterTom Waits’ booze-soakedrecordabout “people who sleep in doorways”[10]

Reception

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Critical response

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On thereview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,Rain Dogsholds an approval rating of 93% based on 30 reviews.[11]

OnMetacritic,it has aweighted averagerating of 88 out of 100 based on 13 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim"[12]Metacritic rankedRain Dogsas the number one critically acclaimed new show in the United States for the first half of 2023.[13]

Dan Einav inThe Financial Timessaid that it “plays as both a bruising tragedy…and as an obscene, gallows humour comedy.”[14]Alan SepinwellinRolling Stonedescribed it as “fascinating, poignant, and at times darkly funny”.[15]Sean O'Grady gave it five stars inThe Independentand hailed it as "a fine memento of our troubled times."[16]Craig MathiesonofThe Sydney Morning Heraldawarded it five stars, calling the show "staggering".[17]

Accolades

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Gotham Independent Film Awards 2023-Breakthrough Series – Under 40 minutes(nomination)[18]Carraway was announced as aBAFTABreakthrough 2023 for creating, writing, and executive producing Rain Dogs.[19]Farthing was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series at the39th Independent Spirit Awardsin February 2024.[20]Adékoluẹjo was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at theRoyal Television Society Programme Awardsin March 2024.[21]Cooper was nominated for Best Actress at the 2024Broadcasting Press GuildAwards.[22]

References

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  1. ^Spilde, Coleman (5 March 2023)."This Biting, Brilliant Show Will Be HBO's Next Sleeper Hit".The Daily Beast.Retrieved6 May2023.
  2. ^"Daisy May Cooper stars in new HBO and BBC One co-production Rain Dogs".rts.org.uk.Royal Television Society. 20 February 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 21 February 2023.Retrieved21 February2023.
  3. ^"Rain Dogs' Series Starring Daisy May Cooper Begins Filming in Bristol".Gloucestershire Live.17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023.Retrieved24 February2023.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ab"HBO Schedule".HBO.Archivedfrom the original on 15 March 2023.Retrieved10 March2023.
  5. ^"HBO Boards BBC Drama 'Rain Dogs' From New Writer Cash Carraway, Starring Daisy May Cooper".Deadline.25 March 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 1 February 2023.Retrieved21 February2023.
  6. ^Dyer, James (3 April 2023)."Pilot TV Podcast #230: Rain Dogs, Beef, And Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies. With Guest Jack Farthing".Empire Magazine.Retrieved6 May2023.
  7. ^"Tunes with attitude from BBC One's comedy drama Rain Dogs".BBC.28 March 2023.Retrieved6 May2023.
  8. ^Sepinwall, Alan (3 March 2023)."'Rain Dogs' Is One of the Most Surprising New Shows of the Year ".Rolling Stone.Retrieved6 May2023.
  9. ^Parks, Miles (26 March 2023)."Cash Carraway on her new HBO series 'Rain Dogs'".NPR.Retrieved6 May2023.
  10. ^Berman, Judy (6 March 2023)."HBO's Magnificently Dark Rain Dogs Is Like No Other Family Comedy on TV".Time.Retrieved6 May2023.
  11. ^"Rain Dogs".Rotten Tomatoes.Retrieved4 April2023.
  12. ^"Critic Reviews for Rain Dogs Season 1".Metacritic.Retrieved28 June2023.
  13. ^"Best New TV Shows of 2023 So Far (at Midyear): Rain Dogs (HBO)".Metacritic.Retrieved1 July2023.
  14. ^Einav, Dan (4 April 2023)."Rain Dogs review — Daisy May Cooper is outstanding in bruising BBC dramedy".Financial Times.Retrieved4 April2023.
  15. ^Sepinwell, Alan (3 March 2023)."'Rain Dogs' Is One of the Most Surprising New Shows of the Year ".Rolling Stone.Retrieved4 April2023.
  16. ^O'Grady, Sean (4 April 2023)."Rain Dogs review: Brilliant, bleak sketch of life at the arse-end of Rishi Sunak's Britain".The Independent.Retrieved27 June2023.
  17. ^Mathison, Craig (1 March 2023)."'This show floored me': Here is the first must-see series of 2023 ".The Sydney Morning Herald.
  18. ^Goldsmith, Jill (24 October 2023)."Gotham Awards Nominations:All of Us StrangersTops Movie List; Ryan Gosling GetsBarbieNom with Budget Caps Removed ".Deadline Hollywood.Retrieved25 October2023.
  19. ^"Cash Carraway | Creator, Writer, Executive Producer".bafta.org.27 November 2023.Retrieved21 March2024.
  20. ^"Jack Farthing".Film Independent.Retrieved21 March2024.
  21. ^"RTS PROGRAMME AWARDS 2024".RTS.org.uk.7 March 2024.
  22. ^"Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2024 nominees".Comedy.co.uk.29 February 2024.Retrieved21 March2024.
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