Poor Richard's Almanack (TV series)
Poor Richard's Almanack was the development-title of an unaired American drama television series-pilot by Jim Danger-Grey.[1] The show was probably set to air in the 2016-2017 TV schedule on USA Network,[2] but on April 29, 2016, the network passed it on in addition to three other USA Network-pilots, Paradise Pictures,[3] The Wilding[4] and Brooklyn Animal Control, with the latter being redeveloped.[5] Shootings for the pilot episode were made in Toronto, Canada in October, 2015.[6] The series was set to be shopped elsewhere by the studio, but even as of November 2017, this was not the case.[7]
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Original network | USA |
Plot
The thriller-drama is set around the lives of people who become the new “Founding Fathers” of America after the country is suffering a total collapse from terrorist attacks. The pilot episode shows two separate arcs, a modern-day and a possible future arc, set 15 years later, where some of the protagonists have changed radically.
Cast
- Sam Jaeger as Darwin Fischer, a former CIA field agent-turned-analyst[8]
- Harold Perrineau as Matt Monroe, FBI Agent in charge
- Jordan Hayes as Madison Fischer, Darwin's sister, a paranoid schizophrenic[9]
- Lynn Collins as Julia Winslow, a postal worker[10]
- Athena Karkanis as Penny Richards, a surgeon
- Carly Pope as Brooke Beaudine, a local network journalist
- Barbara Eve Harris as Elizabeth Walker, Director of National Intelligence
References
- "TV Pilot Tuesday! – Poor Richard's Almanac". ScriptShadow.
- Nellie Andreeva. "USA Orders Post-Apocalyptic Pilot 'Poor Richard's Almanack' - Deadline". Deadline.
- Nellie Andreeva. "'Paradise Pictures' Pilot Not Going Forward At USA". Deadline.
- Nellie Andreeva. "'The Wilding' Pilot Not Going Forward At USA". Deadline.
- Nellie Andreeva. "'Brooklyn Animal Control', 'Poor Richard's Almanack' Dead At USA - Deadline". Deadline.
- "Film shoot turns Bay St. into epic bomb scene". blogTO.
- Daniel Holloway. "USA Passes on 'Poor Richard's Almanack,' Will Redevelop 'Brooklyn Animal Control' - Variety". Variety.
- Nellie Andreeva. "Sam Jaeger & Harold Perrineau To Star In 'Poor Richard's Almanack' - Deadline". Deadline.
- Nellie Andreeva. "Neil Marshall To Direct, Jordan Hayes To Star In 'Poor Richard's Almanack' Pilot". Deadline.
- Denise Petski. "Lynn Collins, Athena Karkanis, More Join USA's 'Poor Richard's Almanack' - Deadline". Deadline.