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''Home Before Dark'' is an American
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series created by
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and
Dara Resnik Dara Resnik (born September 29, 1978) is an American screenwriter, producer, and award-winning director involved in the writing and producing of television series ''I Love Dick'', ''Marvel's Daredevil'', and ''Shooter''. She is the co-creator a ...
and produced for
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. The series is inspired by the life of young journalist Hilde Lysiak and stars
Brooklynn Prince Brooklynn Prince (born May 4, 2010) is an American child actress widely known for her critically acclaimed role in the 2017 film ''The Florida Project'', for which she won the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She has since star ...
,
Jim Sturgess James Anthony Sturgess''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Acros ...
,
Abby Miller Abigail "Abby" Miller is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Ellen May on the FX series '' Justified''. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and studied theater in London before moving to Los Angeles to pu ...
,
Louis Herthum Louis Herthum (born July 5, 1956) is an American actor and producer. Herthum has worked as a stage, television, and film actor, and he has also appeared in national television commercials. He is best known for his recurring role as Dep. Andy Broom ...
,
Michael Weston Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on ''House'', the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama '' Six Feet ...
, Kiefer O'Reilly,
Kylie Rogers Kylie Rogers is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Minx Lawrence in ''The Whispers''. She also stars as Anna Beam in '' Miracles from Heaven''. Since 2018, Rogers has a recurring role as the younger version of the main charac ...
, Aziza Scott, Adrian Hough,
Joelle Carter Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series '' Justified''. Early life Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy,


Premise

''Home Before Dark'' follows "a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small coastal town her father left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury."


Cast


Main

*
Brooklynn Prince Brooklynn Prince (born May 4, 2010) is an American child actress widely known for her critically acclaimed role in the 2017 film ''The Florida Project'', for which she won the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She has since star ...
as Hilde Lisko *
Jim Sturgess James Anthony Sturgess''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Acros ...
as Matthew Lisko *
Abby Miller Abigail "Abby" Miller is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Ellen May on the FX series '' Justified''. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and studied theater in London before moving to Los Angeles to pu ...
as Bridget Jensen *
Louis Herthum Louis Herthum (born July 5, 1956) is an American actor and producer. Herthum has worked as a stage, television, and film actor, and he has also appeared in national television commercials. He is best known for his recurring role as Dep. Andy Broom ...
as Frank Briggs Sr. (season 1; guest season 2) *
Michael Weston Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on ''House'', the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama '' Six Feet ...
as Frank Briggs Jr. *
Kylie Rogers Kylie Rogers is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Minx Lawrence in ''The Whispers''. She also stars as Anna Beam in '' Miracles from Heaven''. Since 2018, Rogers has a recurring role as the younger version of the main charac ...
as Izzy Lisko * Aziza Scott as Mackenzie "Trip" Johnson * Adrian Hough as Jack Fife (season 1; guest season 2) *
Joelle Carter Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series '' Justified''. Early life Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy,Rio Mangini Rio Mangini (born October 6, 2002) is an American actor, musician, and composer. He is known for his roles as Ace McFumbles in ''Bella and the Bulldogs'' and as McQuaid in ''Everything Sucks!'' Life and career Rio Mangini is the son of Academy ...
as Ethan (season 2; recurring season 1)


Recurring

*
Reed Birney Reed Birney (born September 11, 1954) is an American actor. Birney is known for his performances on stage and screen often acting on and off Broadway. Birney gained acclaim in 2016 for his role in '' The Humans'' winning the Tony Award for Best F ...
as Sylvester Lisko * Mila Morgan as Ginny Lisko * Kiefer O'Reilly as Richie Fife * Nicholas Holmes as Young Frank * Dean Petriw as Young Matt * Whitney Peak as Alpha Jessica *
Michael Greyeyes Michael Greyeyes (born June 4, 1967) (Muskeg Lake Cree Nation) is an Indigenous Canadian actor, dancer, choreographer, director, and educator. In 1996, Greyeyes portrayed Crazy Horse in the television film ''Crazy Horse''. In 2018, Greyeyes port ...
as Sam Gillis * Sarah Giles as Beta Jessica * Aubrey Arnason as Lucy Fife * Malcolm Sparrow-Crawford as Young Sam Gillis * James Sanders as Mr. Sipple * Laiken Laverock as Young Kim *
Sharon Lawrence Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American actress who played Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the ABC drama series '' NYPD Blue''. The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in ...
as Carol Collins (season 1) *
Serge Houde Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys'' playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom ...
as Roger Collins (season 1) *
Mark Gibbon Mark Gibbon is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and a ...
as Karl Kurz (season 2) *
Scott Lawrence Scott Lawrence (born September 27, 1963) is an American actor best known for his role as Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series '' JAG''. Lawrence played the role from 2001 until 2005, when the series ended. He is also known for being the maj ...
as Mackenzie Johnson Jr. (season 2) * Alexa Mansour as Emma (season 2) * Damon Runyan as Paul Rutherford (season 2)


Episodes


Season 1 (2020)


Season 2 (2021)


Production


Development

On August 25, 2016, it was reported that
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and
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had optioned the screen rights to Hilde and Matthew Lysiak's forthcoming book series, ''Hilde Cracks the Case''. The deal also reportedly include Hilde's life rights as well. Paramount Television Studios was expected to act as lead production company, and
Joy Gorman Wettels Joy Gorman Wettels (born October 26, 1973) is an American television producer and founder of JOY COALITION. She is executive producer of '' Unprisoned, '' 13 Reasons Why'' and '' Home Before Dark.'' Early life Gorman Wettels grew up in Yonke ...
and Sharlene Martin were set to serve as executive producers. On June 13, 2018, it was announced that Apple had given the untitled production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was created by
Dana Fox Dana Fox (born September 18, 1976) is an American screenwriter. She is best known as the writer of '' The Wedding Date'' (2005), ''What Happens in Vegas'' (2008), and the television comedy series ''Ben and Kate'' (2012–13). Career Fox graduate ...
and
Dara Resnik Dara Resnik (born September 29, 1978) is an American screenwriter, producer, and award-winning director involved in the writing and producing of television series ''I Love Dick'', ''Marvel's Daredevil'', and ''Shooter''. She is the co-creator a ...
, both of whom are set to executive produce alongside Wettels, Martin, and Jon M. Chu. Production companies involved with the series were set to include Anonymous Content and Paramount Television Studios.


Casting

On August 17, 2018, it was announced that
Brooklynn Prince Brooklynn Prince (born May 4, 2010) is an American child actress widely known for her critically acclaimed role in the 2017 film ''The Florida Project'', for which she won the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. She has since star ...
had been cast in the series' lead role. On October 23, 2018, it was reported that
Jim Sturgess James Anthony Sturgess''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 16 May 1978) is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His first major role was as Jude in the musical romance drama film ''Acros ...
had been cast in a starring role. In November 2018, it was announced that
Abby Miller Abigail "Abby" Miller is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Ellen May on the FX series '' Justified''. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and studied theater in London before moving to Los Angeles to pu ...
,
Louis Herthum Louis Herthum (born July 5, 1956) is an American actor and producer. Herthum has worked as a stage, television, and film actor, and he has also appeared in national television commercials. He is best known for his recurring role as Dep. Andy Broom ...
,
Michael Weston Michael Weston (born Michael Rubinstein; October 25, 1973) is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas on ''House'', the deranged and sadistic kidnapper Jake in the HBO serial drama '' Six Feet ...
,
Kylie Rogers Kylie Rogers is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Minx Lawrence in ''The Whispers''. She also stars as Anna Beam in '' Miracles from Heaven''. Since 2018, Rogers has a recurring role as the younger version of the main charac ...
, Aziza Scott, Adrian Hough,
Joelle Carter Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series '' Justified''. Early life Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy,Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
,
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,
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. Apple renewed the series for a second season before the first season had aired, which Dana Fox called "an enormous vote of confidence". Filming for the second season was set to take place in Vancouver from January 27 to June 17, 2020. Production of the second season was shut down on March 13, due to the
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, during filming of the fourth episode. Production on the season resumed on September 14, 2020 and concluded on January 28, 2021. Initially untitled, the series was known as ''Magic Hour'' before being renamed ''Home Before Dark''. "Magic Hour" became the title of the pilot episode.
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Alice Brooks shot the series with
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Millennium DXL2
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s and customized Panavision G-Series
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es.


Reception

On
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, the series has an approval rating of 81% based on 32 reviews, with an average rating of 6.21/10. The website's critical consensus is, "''Home Before Dark'' central mystery is more intriguing than its mawkish writing lets on, but Brooklyn Prince's fiercely dedicated performance more than makes up for any narrative shortcomings." On
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, it has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


References


External links

* – official site * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Home Before Dark (TV series) 2020 American television series debuts 2020s American crime drama television series 2020s American mystery television series 2020s American teen drama television series Apple TV+ original programming English-language television shows Mystery drama web series Television productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Television series about teenagers Television series based on actual events Television series by Anonymous Content Television series by Paramount Television Television shows filmed in Vancouver Television shows set in Washington (state)