''Everything Now'' is a British teen comedy-drama television series created by Ripley Parker. Produced by

Left Bank Pictures Left Bank Pictures (stylized as LEFT BANK Pictures) is a British film and television production company. It was formed in 2007 and was the first British media company to receive investment from BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Lef ...

and

Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production and distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, it is a division of Sony Entertainment's unit Sony Pictures Entertainm ...

, the series was released on

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

on 5 October 2023.

Synopsis

Mia (Wilde) is a 16-year-old girl from London who rejoins

sixth form In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...

after a hospital stay due to

anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. ''Anorexia'' is a term of Gr ...

Cast

Main

* Sophie Wilde as Mia Polanco *

Lauryn Ajufo Lauryn Ajufo is an English actress. She was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for her role in the film ''Boiling Point'' (2021). She was named a 2022 ''Screen International'' Star of Tomorrow and appeared on the ''Evening Standard'' ...

as Becca Lloyd * Harry Cadby as Cameron "Cam" * Noah Thomas as William "Will" * Sam Reuben as Alex, Mia's brother *

Niamh McCormack Niamh Rose McCormack (born 17 January 2001) is an Irish actress and model. Early life and education McCormack is the daughter of makeup artist Annie Gribbin and publican Paddy McCormack. Her parents separated when she was an infant, and she ...

as Alison Price * Jessie Mae Alonzo as Carli * Robert Akodoto as Theo Mason *

Vivienne Acheampong Vivienne Acheampong is a British comedian and actress best known for playing Lucienne in the 2022 television production of '' The Sandman''. Career Acheampong was a semi-finalist in the Funny Women Awards in 2013. Acheampong took her one woma ...

as Viv, Mia's mother *

Alex Hassell Alexander Stephen Hassell (born 7 September 1980) is an English actor. He is co-founder of The Factory Theatre Company. Early life and education Hassell was born in Southend, England, the youngest of four, to a vicar. He trained at the Central S ...

as Rick, Mia's father *

Stephen Fry Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...

as Dr Nell

Recurring

* Kiran Krishnakumar as Jonah * George Greenland as Nick * Sani Thabo as Rhodri * Amy Trigg as Miss Lambert

Episodes

Production

The project was green-lit by Netflix in November 2021 as an eight-part series called ''The Fuck-It Bucket''. Executive producers are Andy Harries, Sian McWilliams and Rob Bullock for Left Bank Pictures, alongside screenplay writer Ripley Parker. In March 2023 ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' revealed the title had been changed to ''Everything Now''.

Casting

In August 2022 it was announced that

had joined the cast along with

. Cast member

described the project as having "A cast that you're bound to fall in love with", and that she was, as of December 2022, "patiently waiting for the release" as it was a project she felt "grateful to be a part of".

Broadcast and reception

''Everything Now'' was released on

on 5 October 2023, with all 8 episodes. The series has been compared to other Netflix series such as '' Heartstopper'' and ''

Sex Education Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, Human sexual activity, sexual acti ...

''. On the website

Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang ...

, the show has a rating of 78%, based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. In an interview with ''Film Updates'', writer Dylan Brady confirmed that Netflix had cancelled the series after one season, despite at least one script for a second season having already been written.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Everything Now 2023 British television series debuts 2023 British television series endings 2020s British comedy-drama television series 2020s British teen television series 2020s British LGBT-related drama television series Bisexuality-related television series British high school television series British teen drama television series Coming-of-age television shows British English-language television shows Netflix original programming Television series about teenagers Television series by Left Bank Pictures Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows about eating disorders