What/If is the new series from creator Mike Kelley and is promised to be a guilty pleasure. Not unlike his previous series, Revenge!
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new series!
- What/If is an American thriller web television miniseries
- It is stylized as WHAT/ IF
- The series is created by Mike Kelley
- It premiered on May 24, 2019, on Netflix
- The series stars Renée Zellweger, Jane Levy, Blake Jenner, Daniella Pineda, Keith Powers, Samantha Ware, Dave Annable, Saamer Usmani, John Clarence Stewart and Louis Herthum
- What/If is a neo-noir thriller
- It explores the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things
- Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source material
- And the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life
- On August 17, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes
- The series was created by Mike Kelley who was also expected to write for the series
- Executive producers were slated to include Kelly, Melissa Loy, Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, Robert Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke
- Additionally, Jackie Levine was slated to serve as a co-executive producer
- And Phillip Noyce was expected to direct and executive produce the first two episodes
- Production companies involved with the series were expected to consist of Page Fright, Atlas Entertainment, Compari Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television
- On April 23, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on May 24, 2019
- Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Renée Zellweger had been cast in the series’ lead role
- In August 2018, it was announced that Jane Levy and Blake Jenner had joined the cast in starring roles
- In September 2018, it was reported that Samantha Ware, Juan Castano, Keith Powers, Saamer Usmani, Dave Annable, and Louis Herthum had been cast in the series
- With Herthum in a recurring role
- In December 2018, it was announced that Daniella Pineda had joined the main cast in a series regular role
- And that Tyler Ross, Derek Smith, Nana Ghana, Monique Kim, and Marissa Cuevas would appear in a recurring capacity
- On April 23, 2019, the official teaser for the series was released
- On May 13, 2019, Netflix released the official trailer for the miniseries
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 47%
- Based on 17 reviews
- With an average rating of 5.64/10
- The website’s critical consensus reads, ” A deliriously delicious performance from Renée Zellweger can’t save What/If from its own mediocrity, but boy is her juicy scene chewing fun to watch”
- On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100
- Based on 10 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”
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