Also, Richard Jewell proves his innocence and decides to appeal to the press for help, on MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES, Monday, Oct. 19 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. And who knows? Copyright © Fandango. | It’s a good question. Premieres: Monday (Spectrum OnDemand). I have a strong belief that you’re not trying to destroy yourself, but you’re actually looking for the light. },false) eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), He had the same backpack, he had bomb training, he was highly uncomfortable around people. She clearly was at home in Atlanta, but wanted to be able to go further than that. | Rating: B- |, Sep 18, 2020 Critic Reviews (4), Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming, The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies, All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More, J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs & The Church of the SubGenius. A new installment of the acclaimed series, this season will chronicle one of the largest and most complex manhunts on U.S. soil--the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park Bomber--and the media firestorm that consumed the life of Richard Jewell in its wake. She made everybody laugh and she told dirty jokes. reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. I said, “She is really a dog with a bone. When they first asked me to do this, I was speaking with (director/executive producer) Michael Dinner, (executive producer) John Goldwyn, and Andrew Sodroski, our creator, and he said, “There is a version of this story where, at the end of it, you say that Kathy got what she deserved, but I’m not interested in that story.” That made me intrigued to play it because I didn’t understand that story, either. Manhunt is an American drama anthology television series created by Andrew Sodroski, Jim Clemente, and Tony Gittelson. It is a Lionsgate TV and Spectrum co-production. if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ 'Jack Huston as Eric Rudolph, Huston is known for his roles as Jack Kerouac in 'Kill Your Darlings' (2013), Pete Musane from 'American Hustle' (2013), Judah Ben-Hur from 'Ben-Hur' (2016), Wulfric from 'Outlander' (2008) and Richard Harrow from 'Boardwalk Empire' (2010-2013). I don’t know that there would be character for me in it, but I really like Sex Education. GUGINO: Yes, I did find that frustrating. A manhunt begins for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, which turns to the security guard, Richard Jewell, who tried to help investigators. And I love Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fleabag so much. She was this great, huge spark. What intrigued me, thematically, was the notion that everything can look a certain way, depending on the point of view you’re looking at it from, and that we all have a sense of what our truth is and it might be very different than somebody else’s. What about when there’s a new suspect? It’s a corporate decision that doesn’t have anything to do with the creative aspect of things. CARLA GUGINO: One of the things that I always gravitate towards are the grey areas in characters because I feel like we’re all filled with them, as people. Tommy LaFitte (Irate Customer) And by the way, the person who was in her position before, at the paper, was a man, and an older man, and he had a tight knit relationship with the cops, as you do in a town that you work the beat on. !” But, we’re looking at this from a lens of the future. Season 2 of the series is now set to make its broadcast premiere on the CBS network after it acquired the rights in August 2020. Carla Gugino on ‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’ and the Strange Circumstances of ‘Jett’s Cancellation by Christina Radish February 7, 2020 SHARE TWEET THE FBI PURSUES SERIAL BOMBER ERIC RUDOLPH, WHILE Sometimes I have a very clear idea of wanting it to be a particular kind of coat or hat, or a specific thing. There are no featured audience reviews yet. It is profoundly terrifying, and also incredibly exhilarating. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. So that's the kind or recommendation this is going to be, because other than those flaws (and more), Deadly Games is, like Discovery's Manhunt: Unabomber before it, a solidly told game of cat-and-mouse with some very worthy performances. and the Terms and Policies, Arliss Howard (ATF Agent Earl Embry) Padin Fallis (Darryl) If there’s any way that I can figure it out with my schedule, I want to do this.” So, that’s what happened. At a certain point, we stop getting updates on what year it is in the Rudolph timeline, which just makes it a shoddier version of history. Was this review helpful to you? eventAction: 'click_image_ads' | gads_event = event; She ended up dying of a morphine overdose. There were so many things that, if you were there, in that moment, pointed in that direction. Spectrum's Manhunt: Deadly Games has a very bad title, is several installments longer than it needs to be and really got on my nerves more than a few times. You’re looking for some moment of respite and some feeling of elevation, and this story was like that for her. So, yes, Carla feels like, “My god, couldn’t you see? TWITTER I’m honored to premiere it in the States. As the series goes along, it becomes more and more of a true ensemble, and I especially liked the way actors like Nick Searcy, Marley Shelton, Becky Ann Baker and Brad William Henke add depth to the Rudolph side of the story. Malerie Grady (Lindsay) © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter As one of the creators and creative people, it’s certainly disappointing, but people have been speaking up and asking for more, so we’ll see. The stupidly-titled Manhunt: Deadly Games is a crisp, absorbing recounting of the search for the bomber who killed two people and injured 150 others at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. hitType: 'event', Alex Webb (FBI Forensic Lead) It was just across the board, for Cinemax. Tops among those unimpressive big things, it looks astonishingly cheap. After first pointing the finger at the wrongly accused and innocent Richard Jewell (Cameron Britton), whose life was turned upside by the FBI and the national news media while he fought to clear his name, the FBI then focused their hunt on elusive serial bomber Eric Rudolph (Jack Huston), who had a very clear and dangerous agenda of his own. Here is all you need to know about 'Manhunt: Deadly Games.'. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, actress Carla Gugino (who plays real-life former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs) talked about why she wanted to play Kathy Scruggs, exploring all of the sides of who she was, always gravitating towards the grey areas in characters, whether she personally found this woman to be frustrating, the incredible wardrobe, and how much the clothing can inform the character. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), It’s that thing where your work in the business that we’ve chosen, outlasts you. Cast: Cameron Britton, Jack Huston, Judith Light, Gethin Anthony, Carla Gugino, Arliss Howard, Kelly Jenrette, Judith Light Critics (4) Her paper required her to write in a voice of God. Directed by Michael Dinner. ga('ads.send', { The other thing is that she did proper journalism. That story she talks about, where she showed up before the cops, and the rookie cop came into the crime scene and she was already there, that’s totally true. }); This is where the superb Manhunt cast comes into play. 4 of 4 people found this review helpful. What to Watch if You Miss the "Game of Thrones" Cast. Kelly Jenrette (FBI Agent Stacey Knox) GUGINO: Wow! One of the things we don’t really touch on in the show which I would have loved to have, is that she had a lot of real physical problems, so she was also on meds for that. Rather than splitting the story in two and having Jewell and his mistreatment dominate the first half before the investigation refocuses, the story is structured to suggest that the injustice against Jewell was stretching for years as the FBI looked for Rudolph, or maybe that the Rudolph investigation was only stretching months? }); The point is that we, as a society, get one piece of information and, all of a sudden, it’s being spoken about like it’s the truth, and it may not be and it may be destroying people’s lives, in the meantime. About Our Ads eventAction: 'load' The fact that she was excellent at her job, she was really good friends and very tightly knit with the whole police department. If she wasn’t such a big personality, I don’t think she could’ve gotten a lot of the stories that she got. It's finally the cast and the little investigative beats that kept me watching and enjoying Manhunt: Deadly Games through to the end. Any errors, typos, etc. eventAction: 'click_ads' We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. ", Britton is known for his roles as Edmund Kemper from 'Mindhunter' (2017-2019), Plague from 'The Girl in the Spider's Web' (2018), Tim from 'Stitchers' (2015-2017), and Hazel from 'The Umbrella Academy' (2019-2020). GUGINO: Thank you. I read it and thought, “This is brilliant. Perhaps that’s because I’m hankering to do a period piece, but it was also just such a rich world that Edith Wharton crafted. She also talked about the recent announcement that Cinemax would no longer be making original programming, which as a result meant that the network won’t be airing a second series of her TV series Jett, which previous characters she might want to revisit, the TV series she’d love to do a guest spot on, and what made her want to return to the stage for the play Anatomy of a Suicide. She was a big personality. Obviously, my job, as an actor playing someone, is to see it from their point of view, but it was one of the things I talked to Andrew [Sodroski], our writer and showrunner about. (03 Feb 2020). document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ But if we can do it right, we’d be open to it. From show creator Andrew Sodroski (who also ran the season about the Unabomber, featuring Paul Bettany and Sam Worthington, that aired on Discovery), the Spectrum Originals drama series Manhunt: Deadly Games chronicles the deadly bombing at the 1996 Olympic Games and the complex manhunt that followed. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), In actuality all Richard was hoping for was to use his temporary work assignment as a security guard at the 1996 Summer Olympics to add to his resume and eventually get hired as a real police officer.This is based on a series of real events but I am not sure how accurate this story line is when the FBI takes over the investigation, Richard Jewell's former employer comes forward after seeing him appear on CNN and he divulges a rather darker side to the assumed hero of the day.It certainly grabbed Mrs. Shullivan and my attention and we look forward to next week's continuing episode. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. }); Fresh (4) Gethin Anthony (FBI Agent Jack Brennan) Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Headlines, The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. YOUTUBE. The rest of the cast include Judith Light as Bobi Jewell, Carla Gugino as Kathy Scruggs, Gethin Anthony as FBI Agent Jack Brennan, Arliss Howard as Earl Embry, Kelly Jenrette as Stacy Knox, Ness Bautista as Joe Holliwell, Sam Worthington as Jim 'Fitz' Fitzgerald and many more.