Animal Kingdom (TV series)

Animal Kingdom
Genre	Crime drama Family drama
Based on	Animal Kingdom  by David Michôd
Developed by	Jonathan Lisco
Starring	Ellen Barkin Scott Speedman Shawn Hatosy Ben Robson Jake Weary Finn Cole Daniella Alonso Molly Gordon
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Liz Watts David Michôd
Production company(s)	John Wells Productions Warner Horizon Television
Release
Original network	TNT
Original release	June 7, 2016
External links
Website

Animal Kingdom is an upcoming American drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is inspired by the 2010 Australian film by David Michôd who is executive producer for the series, alongside Liz Watts who already produced the movie.

Animal Kingdom follows a 17-year-old boy, who, after the death of his mother, moves in with the Codys, a criminal family clan governed by matriarch Smurf. Ellen Barkin plays the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody, that originally played Jacki Weaver in the 2010 film. TNT ordered the pilot in May 2015,^[1] and picked it up to series with a 10-episode order in December 2015.^[2] The show is planned to debut on June 7, 2016.^[3]

Cast and characters

• Ellen Barkin as Janine "Smurf" Cody^[4]
• Scott Speedman as Barry "Baz" Brown^[4]
• Shawn Hatosy as Pope, the oldest Cody son^[5]
• Ben Robson as Craig, the middle Cody son^[6]
• Jake Weary as Deran Cody, the youngest Cody son^[7]
• Finn Cole as Joshua "J" Cody^[7]
• Daniella Alonso as Catherine, Baz's girlfriend^[8]
• Molly Gordon as Nicky, J's girlfriend^[9]

References

1. Turner press release (May 13, 2015). "Kevin Reilly Unveils Bold Vision for TNT & TBS At Turner Broadcasting's 2015 Upfront". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "TNT Greenlights Original Drama Series "Good Behavior" and "Animal Kingdom"". The Futon Critic. December 10, 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
3. Michael Slezak. "[VIDEO] ‘Animal Kingdom’ — TNT Drama Premiere Date and Trailer - TVLine". TVLine. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2015). "Ellen Barkin & Scott Speedman To Star In John Wells’ TNT Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
5. Petski, Denise (August 14, 2015). "Shawn Hatosy Joins TNT Drama Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. Pedersen, Erik (August 20, 2015). "Ben Robson Leads Life Of Crime In TNT Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
7. Petski, Denise (August 4, 2015). "Finn Cole & Jake Weary Join TNT Drama Pilot ‘Animal Kingdom’". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
8. Petski, Denise (August 24, 2015). "Daniella Alonso Joins ‘Animal Kingdom’ Pilot; Emma Greenwell In ‘The Way". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
9. Petski, Denise (August 25, 2015). "Molly Gordon Rounds Out ‘Animal Kingdom’ Cast; ‘Orange Is The New Black’ Adds 3 Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

External links

• Animal Kingdom at the Internet Movie Database