The Crowded Room

The Crowded Room is an upcoming American period psychological thriller streaming television miniseries created by Akiva Goldsman and inspired by the 1981 non-fiction novel The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes. Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, and Emmy Rossum lead a supporting cast that includes Sasha Lane, Will Chase, Lior Raz, Laila Robins, and Henry Eikenberry.[1]

The Crowded Room
Genre
Created byAkiva Goldsman
Inspired byThe Minds of Billy Milligan
by Daniel Keyes
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Akiva Goldsman
  • Suzanne Heathcote
  • Tom Holland
  • Alexandra Milchan
  • Arnon Milchan
  • Yariv Milchan
  • Kornél Mundruczó
  • Michael Schaefer
Production companies
Release
Original networkApple TV+

The series follows Danny Sullivan (Holland) after he was arrested for his involvement in a New York City shooting in 1979. Danny unveils his life through a series of interviews with interrogator Rya Goodwin (Seyfried), and slowly details to Rya, and the audience, his mysterious past that led him to the fateful incident. As Danny retrospectively examines his life, he reckons with his past and a few pivotal moments, that ultimately leads him to uncover a life-altering revelation.

The Crowded Room is scheduled to premiere on Apple TV+ on June 9, 2023, with 3 episodes. The next 7 episodes will be released weekly, concluding on July 28, 2023.

Premise

A psychological thriller set in Manhattan in the summer of 1979, when a young man is arrested for a shocking crime—and an unlikely investigator must solve the mystery behind it.

Cast

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten by [2]Original release date [3]
1TBAKornél Mundruczó[4]Akiva GoldsmanJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
2TBATBAAkiva GoldsmanJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
3TBATBAAkiva GoldsmanJune 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
4TBATBAAkiva GoldsmanJune 16, 2023 (2023-06-16)
5TBATBAAkiva Goldsman and Henrietta Ashworth & Jessica AshworthJune 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
6TBATBAAkiva Goldsman and Suzanne HeathcoteJune 30, 2023 (2023-06-30)
7TBATBAAkiva Goldsman and Suzanne HeathcoteJuly 7, 2023 (2023-07-07)
8TBATBAAkiva Goldsman and Cortney NorrisJuly 14, 2023 (2023-07-14)
9TBATBAAkiva Goldsman and Gregory LessansJuly 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)
10TBATBAAkiva Goldsman & Suzanne Heathcote & Gregory LessansJuly 28, 2023 (2023-07-28)

Besides the pilot, Kornél Mundruczó directs several other episodes.[4] The other series directors are Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, and Alan Taylor.[5]

Production

Development

In April 2021, Akiva Goldsman was set to write The Crowded Room, a 10-episode anthology television series with season one as the adaptation of Daniel Keyes' nonfiction novel The Minds of Billy Milligan for Apple TV+. Goldsman was also set to produce the series through his Weed Road company with Tom Holland, Alexandra Milchan through EMJAG Productions, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer through New Regency.[6] The first season was later revealed to actually be based on Goldsman's own life with inspiration from Keyes' book. Kornél Mundruczó was hired to direct the first season and serve as an executive producer as well alongside Suzanne Heathcote.[7] Writers for the first season include Akiva Goldsman, Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth, Suzanne Heathcote, Cortney Norris and Gregory Lessans.[8]

Casting

In April 2021, Holland was cast in the lead role of season one, initially believed to be Billy Milligan, but later revealed to be a character named Danny Sullivan (still loosely based on Milligan).[6] Goldsman was quoted saying that Holland was "the first and only person" he approached to play Danny.[9] In February 2022, Amanda Seyfried, Emmy Rossum, Will Chase, Sasha Lane, Christopher Abbott and Emma Laird would be added to the cast.[7][10][11] In May, Jason Isaacs and Lior Raz joined the cast.[12]

Filming

Filming on the series began on March 31 and wrapped on September 28, 2022, in New York City.[13]

Release

The Crowded Room is scheduled to premiere its first three episodes on June 9, 2023 and subsequently release one episode per week until July 28.[4]

References
  1. Flam, Charna; Franklin, McKinley; Scorziello, Sophia (April 7, 2023). "'The Crowded Room': First Look at Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried in Apple TV+ Limited Series (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. "The Crowded Room". Writers Guild of America West. November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  3. "Shows A-Z – The Crowded Room on Apple TV+". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  4. Petski, Denise (April 3, 2023). "The Crowded Room: Apple TV+ Limited Series Starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried & Emmy Rossum Gets Premiere Date, First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. "The Crowded Room - Cast and Crew". Apple TV+ Press. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. Goldberg, Lesley (April 8, 2021). "Tom Holland to Star in Apple Mental Illness Anthology From Akiva Goldsman". The Hollywood Reporter. PMRC.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2022). "Amanda Seyfried To Star Opposite Tom Holland In Apple Anthology Series The Crowded Room". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
  8. "The Crowded Room". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  9. May 09, Emlyn Travis; EDT, 2023 at 01:00 PM. "'The Crowded Room' changed how Tom Holland views his mental health". EW.com. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (February 22, 2022). "Emmy Rossum To Play Tom Holland's Mom In Apple TV+ Anthology Series The Crowded Room". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  11. Petski, Denise (February 22, 2022). "The Crowded Room: Sasha Lane, Christopher Abbott, Emma Laird Round Out Cast Of Apple TV+ Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  12. Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2022). "Jason Isaacs & Lior Raz Join Tom Holland In The Crowded Room Apple Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  13. Mulenga, Natasha (April 1, 2022). "Tom Holland Spotted With '70s-Style Hairstyle & Clothes Filming The Crowded Room — See Photos". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
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