Dollface
Dollface is an American comedy streaming television series created by Jordan Weiss that premiered on November 15, 2019, on Hulu.[1][2] It stars Kat Dennings, Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky. In January 2020, Hulu renewed the series for a second season.[3]
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Jordan Weiss |
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| Music by | Jonathan Sadoff |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22–32 minutes |
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| Distributor | Hulu |
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| Original network | Hulu |
| Original release | November 15, 2019 – present |
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Premise
The series follows "a young woman who – after being dumped by her longtime boyfriend – must deal with her own imagination in order to literally and metaphorically re-enter the world of women, and rekindle the female friendships she left behind."[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- Kat Dennings as Jules Wiley, a woman who works as a web designer at a wellness company called Woöm
- Brenda Song as Madison Maxwell, a PR expert and Jules' best friend from college who she recently reconnects with
- Shay Mitchell as Stella Cole, Jules' other best friend from college who she recently reconnects with
- Esther Povitsky as Izzy Levine, one of Jules' co-workers at Woöm who becomes friends with her
Recurring
- Beth Grant as Cat Lady
- Connor Hines as Jeremy, Jules' ex-boyfriend
- Brianne Howey as Alison B., one of Jules' co-workers at Woöm
- Vella Lovell as Alison S., one of Jules' co-workers at Woöm
- Malin Åkerman as Celeste, the CEO of Woöm
- Goran Visnjic as Colin, Madison's older boyfriend who is a doctor and Celeste's husband
Guest
- Dave Coulier as himself
- Este Haim as Lemon, Stella's photographer friend
- Shelley Hennig as Ramona, Jeremy's sister
- Joey Lawrence as himself
- Ritesh Rajan as Thomas, a food and culture reporter
- Tia Carrere as Teresa, Stella's mother
- Matthew Gray Gubler as Wes, a veterinarian and Jules' potential love interest
- Michael Angarano as Steve, a stripper
- Camilla Belle as Melyssa, Jeremy's date
- Macaulay Culkin as Dan Hackett, a man Stella met on a previous vacation; Madison accuses him of being the Bread Bowl Killer
- Derek Theler as Ryan, a man Jules has a fling with
- Ben Lawson as Oliver, a photographer Stella house-sits for
- Margot Robbie as Imelda, a spiritual guide
- Christina Pickles as Silvia Goldwyn, a feminist icon
- Nikki Reed as Bronwyn, an old friend of Stella's
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Guy's Girl" | Matt Spicer | Jordan Weiss | November 15, 2019 | |
| When Jules' longtime boyfriend Jeremy unexpectedly breaks up with her, she realizes the importance of female friendships. She attempts to reconnect with former best friend Madison, but she feels that Jules neglected her friends during her relationship. Nevertheless, Jules convinces Madison and Stella to go with her to a party thrown by Woöm. The women are all having fun at the party, until Madison gets upset when Jules fails to understand why women accompany each other to the bathroom. To make matters worse, Stella goes missing after entering a stranger's van. Jules runs into Jeremy outside the party, and when Madison sees the two talking, she assumes they are reconciling. Instead, Jules chooses to leave with Madison to search for Stella, bringing them closer together. They eventually find Stella at a restaurant with Dave Coulier. | |||||
| 2 | "Homebody" | Stephanie Laing | Jordan Weiss | November 15, 2019 | |
| Jules realizes she needs to move out of the apartment she used to share with Jeremy. She seeks advice from Madison and Stella, but she inadvertently sparks an argument between the two due to their differing opinions—Stella suggests that Jules go traveling, while Madison encourages her to move into a larger apartment. After Jules accepts Izzy's offer to stay in her extra bedroom, Izzy ends up causing Madison and Stella's rift to escalate. Jules accidentally falls over and sprains her ankle. At the hospital, Madison and Stella resolve their differences and assure they love each other. Madison also reveals she is dating a doctor. Jules eventually decides to sublet a guest house she had found earlier, which her friends help set up. | |||||
| 3 | "Mystery Brunette" | Stephanie Laing | Sam Jarvis | November 15, 2019 | |
| Madison invites Jules to a client's launch party, but Jules discovers that Madison invited Stella first. Stella chose to attend Joey Lawrence's secret party instead, asking Jules not to tell Madison. At the launch party, Jules confronts Madison, who admits that she invited her boyfriend Colin first, but he wants to keep their relationship private. Jules accidentally discloses to a journalist that Madison's client, a vegan chef, secretly eats meat. In order to protect her client, Madison tells the journalist of Joey's party. There, Madison reveals to her friends that Colin is in the process of obtaining a divorce. Ramona calls Jules, saying she still wants Jules to be her bridesmaid. Jules lies to her friends about attending a cousin's upcoming wedding. | |||||
| 4 | "Fun Friend" | Stephanie Laing | Grace Edwards | November 15, 2019 | |
| Stella invites Jules to go out with her and her wild, fun-loving mother, since she needs someone "boring" to keep things under control. During their night out, Stella announces she applied to business school, but her mother does not take her seriously and Jules passes out drunk. Determined to prove she is not boring, Jules takes Stella on a fun night out, but the two end up on a boat to Alaska. With Madison's assistance, Izzy—who is known as "Other Alison B." at work—reveals her real name to the Alisons. Tired of not being taken seriously, Stella behaves like the party girl people expect her to be, until Jules demands that the boat is turned around. Jules eventually accepts that she does not need to be as fun as Stella, while Stella plans for her future. | |||||
| 5 | "Beauty Queen" | Stephanie Laing | Harper Dill | November 15, 2019 | |
| Colin suggests meeting Madison's friends over dinner. Madison urges Stella and Izzy to act mature in order to impress Colin. An uncomfortable Jules hosts Ramona's bachelorette party, which is cut short after Ramona's face is accidentally burned with a curling iron. Madison, Stella, and Izzy rush over to Jules' house unannounced in order to host the dinner party. As Colin arrives, the dinner party turns out to be awkward, unlike the sophisticated gathering Madison had envisioned. Jules' cat Turtle vomits after eating penis-shaped confections from the bachelorette party, prompting her to call Wes, a veterinarian she met earlier. Madison admits to Colin that she was trying to impress him, while Jules and Wes hit it off. | |||||
| 6 | "History Buff" | Brennan Shroff | Nathaniel Stein | November 15, 2019 | |
| Stella is appalled to discover Madison has intervened in her life on many occasions, including preventing Stella from seeing Dan, of whom Madison disapproves. Stella decides to reconnect with Dan, and Madison accuses him of being the Bread Bowl Killer, who murdered a woman outside a Panera Bread restaurant years before. Jules sees Jeremy with Melyssa at a museum, moments before an earthquake forces the place into an emergency lockdown. She later walks up to Jeremy, but is arrested for looting the museum. On the way to the museum, Madison and Stella argue as the former insists on proving Dan is the killer. Dan proves his innocence by confessing he was masturbating in his car on the night of the murder, prompting the women to kick him off. Jeremy reveals to Jules he felt guilty for once refusing to visit a museum with her when they were together, which is why he is at the museum with Melyssa. Jules is released and leaves with her friends. | |||||
| 7 | "F*** Buddy" | Alethea Jones | Hallie Cantor | November 15, 2019 | |
| When Jules accidentally likes one of Melyssa's Instagram pictures, her friends encourage her to move on from Jeremy by engaging in casual sex with someone who is not "boyfriend material"; Jules does so with an attractive man named Ryan. Stella fears that Oliver, the man she house-sits for and has casual sex with, might be under the assumption that they are in a committed relationship—which later turns out to be a misunderstanding on Stella's part. Madison is upset when her attempts to make Colin jealous backfire. Jules' friends disapprove of her upon discovering that Wes spent the night at her place, prompting Madison to take the group to a college friend's birthday party. Jules runs into Wes at the party, and she admits that while she is interested in him, she is not ready for a new relationship. When Colin picks up a drunken Madison, he confesses his love for her. | |||||
| 8 | "Mama Bear" | Alethea Jones | Hallie Cantor | November 15, 2019 | |
| Jules reluctantly agrees to attend Woöm's annual wellness retreat at Celeste's Malibu home. There, Jules discovers that Colin is Celeste's husband, causing her to vomit. After Izzy presumes that Jules is pregnant, Jules returns home and takes a pregnancy test, which comes back negative. Upon facing Madison, Jules becomes nervous and lies about being pregnant. When a drunken Stella makes a scene at USC after learning she did not get into business school, Jules and Madison come to her aid. As Madison discovers Jules' negative pregnancy test, Jules discloses that Colin is still married to Celeste, but Madison refuses to believe it and instead lashes out at Jules. Following a tearful argument, Madison walks out on Jules. | |||||
| 9 | "Feminist" | Brennan Shroff | Jordan Weiss | November 15, 2019 | |
| In a dream sequence inspired by The Wizard of Oz, Celeste becomes suspicious after finding a pair of red shoes in her beach house. In order to cover for Madison, Jules claims the shoes for herself, though Celeste persistently pressures Jules into revealing the truth. At the Women's March, Jules is joined by Stella, Madison (who is still in denial about Colin's marriage), and Izzy as they set out to find the event's speaker, Sylvia Goldwyn. Upon reaching Sylvia, each of the four women asks her questions about being a feminist, to which Sylvia responds that feminism does not have a single definition. Celeste eventually apologizes to Jules for involving her in her marital problems. After awakening from her dream, Jules receives a voice message from Jeremy, asking if she is bringing a date to Ramona's wedding party and informing her that he is bringing Melyssa. | |||||
| 10 | "Bridesmaid" | Ira Ungerleider | Jordan Weiss | November 15, 2019 | |
| Jules travels to Mexico for Ramona's wedding. After Stella and Izzy convince Madison to make amends with Jules, they arrive at Jules' hotel room shortly after Jeremy asks to get back together with her. Madison becomes furious upon discovering that Jules lied about attending a cousin's wedding, while Jules feels constantly judged and ends up lashing out at her friends, prompting them to leave. On the drive back, Stella accidentally drives off the road after being startled by an old friend, Bronwyn, who introduces Stella, Madison, and Izzy to an all-women collective of artists that promotes female bonding. Stella announces she has been accepted into business school and plans to move to Philadelphia. The next day, Jules' friends return to the wedding, as she and Madison apologize to each other. Jules rejects Jeremy’s offer of reconciliation, stating that she doesn’t want to go back to being the person she was when they were dating. When Colin and Celeste show up, Jules grabs a microphone and exposes Colin as a cheater. The four friends steal Ramona's wedding car and drive back to Los Angeles. | |||||
Production
Development
On November 17, 2017, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a pilot order. The series was created by Jordan Weiss who was also expected to write for the series and serve as an executive producer alongside Stephanie Laing, Margot Robbie, Brett Hedblom, Bryan Unkeless, Scott Morgan, Nicole King, and Kat Dennings. In addition to producing, Laing was also set to direct the pilot episode as well. Production companies slated to be involved with the series included LuckyChap Entertainment and Clubhouse Pictures.[4]
On November 2, 2018, it was announced that Hulu had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Additional executive producers were reported to include Ira Ungerleider, Tom Ackerley, and Matt Spicer. Ungerleider was also set to serve as the series' showrunner and Spicer as the director of the first episode, replacing the previously announced Laing. Further production companies involved with the series were now expected to include ABC Signature Studios.[1][5][6] The series premiered on November 15, 2019.[2] On January 17, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]
Casting
Alongside the pilot order announcement on November 2, 2018, it was confirmed that Kat Dennings had been cast in the production's lead role.[4] On January 31, 2019, it was announced that Brenda Song and Lex Scott Davis had joined the main cast in leading roles.[7] On February 19, 2019, Esther Povitsky joined the cast of the series in a lead role.[8] On April 10, 2019, it was announced Shay Mitchell had joined the cast of the series, replacing Davis.[9] On June 4, 2019, it was announced that Goran Visnjic would join the cast in a recurring role.[10]
Filming
Principal photography for the first season wrapped on June 25, 2019.[11]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews, with an average rating of 5.77/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Dollface has all of the right parts: a talented cast, a promising premise, and plenty of surreal intrigue—if only its shallow vision of feminism didn't undermine them."[12] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on reviews from 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
References
- Andreeva, Nellie (November 2, 2018). "'Dollface' Comedy Starring Kat Dennings Ordered to Series By Hulu From Margot Robbie, Bryan Unkeless & ABC Signature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- Pedersen, Erik (July 26, 2019). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For New 'Dollface' & 'Reprisal', Season 3 Of 'Marvel's Runaways'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- White, Peter (January 17, 2020). "'Dollface' & 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' Renewed For Season 2 By Hulu – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- Fleming Jr, Mike (November 17, 2017). "Kat Dennings To Star In Hulu Pilot 'Dollface'; 'I, Tonya's Margot Robbie, Bryan Unkeless Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- Otterson, Joe (November 2, 2018). "Kat Dennings Comedy 'Dollface' Ordered to Series at Hulu". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- Goldberg, Lesley (November 2, 2018). "Kat Dennings Comedy 'Dollface' Nabs Hulu Series Order". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (January 31, 2019). "'Dollface': Brenda Song & Lex Scott Davis Join Kat Dennings In Hulu Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Petski, Denise (February 12, 2019). "'Dollface': Esther Povitsky Joins Kat Dennings In Hulu Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- Petski, Denise (April 10, 2019). "'Dollface': Shay Mitchell Joins Hulu Series In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- Pedersen, Erik (June 4, 2019). "'Dollface': Goran Visnjic Set To Recur In Hulu's Kat Dennings Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- "LuckyChap Entertainment on Instagram: "As of 5:45am this morning, we are WRAPPED on our first season of Dollface! We couldn't be prouder of this show and the fantastic cast &…"". Instagram. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- "Dollface: Season 1 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- "Dollface: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
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