''The Wonderful Maladys'' is a

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written by

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, directed by Alan Taylor, and starring

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. HBO did not pick up the series.

Plot

The show was to have followed three adult siblings in New York City after their parents' deaths. Alice (

) found refuge in alcohol and aggressiveness. Mary (

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) found refuge in her work as a therapist, despite being unable to follow advice she gives to her clients. The last one, Neil (

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), found refuge in "weirdness".

Production

The pilot starred

, who also served as an

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. On May 11, 2009, the pilot began shooting at midday in

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. Outside shots were filmed and recorded at 113th and Riverside Drive two days later, on May 13, 2009. The pilot also starred

as Gellar's younger "bookish grad student" brother,

as her older therapist sister, Adam Scott as Alice's ex, and

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as her sister's husband. The pilot was not picked up by HBO.

Cast

as Alice Malady * Adam Scott as Alice's ex-boyfriend *

as Mary Malady *

as Neil Malady *

as Mary's playwright husband *

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as Bali *Tom Lipinski as Seth *

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as Emo Girl *

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as Zed * Derek Milman as Jeffery *Stephanie Ellis as Silka Copans *Pia Shah as Ruchi *Shoshanna Withers as Flight Attendant *Monica Kapoor as Pregnant Hostess

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wonderful Maladys, The HBO original programming Television pilots not picked up as a series Films directed by Alan Taylor