With all due respect to "America's Got Talent," summer is not exactly the time when Nielsen ratings threaten to fall off the charts -- at least, not the top of the charts. Viewers discovering the Kerry Washington- and Reese Witherspoon-led limited series’ treatment of race and class might label the show even more relevant now amid hundreds of #BlackLivesMatter protests, but showrunner Liz Tigelaar said “Little Fires Everywhere” may only seem timelier based on the color of your skin. Send us a tip using our annonymous form. She rents a home from Elena Richardson (Witherspoon), who sees herself as a model citizen striving to raise four perfect teens with her husband. She also mentioned that she view… This story about Liz Tigelaar and “Little Fires Everywhere” first appeared in the Limited Series & Movies issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine. But it gave the most opportunity and was the most exciting change, because we got to take this story that we all love and say, ‘OK, but what if we see it through this lens? Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is a 2017 Penguin Press publication. We don't get passes like them.". Click through our gallery to see how 18 freshman broadcast television shows -- some acquisitions -- fared in total viewers for their premieres this summer. “That made us look at every relationship Mia had, and really every moment Mia had in the book, and make sure we’re not just copying what was in the book,” Tigelaar said. What we wanted to explore was this concept of white fragility and white liberals who really don’t see themselves as racist. How does that change the story?’, “And what those changes yielded — to me, that’s the conversation. And for a lot of us in the room, that was us. The reason for her reticence, too, gradually becomes clear, while an opening scene of a scorched residence offers some clue as to where this is all heading, but not why. Also Read: 'Little Fires Everywhere': Jade Pettyjohn on Her 'Beautiful' Screaming Match With Reese Witherspoon, “And we talked about this idea that people in America — we all know that being racist is bad. Shows that saw the biggest increase in hours watched included reality shows Keeping Up With the Kardashians and American Idol, as well as dramas 9-1-1, Fear The Walking Dead and Hulu original The Handmaid’s Tale. To read more of the Limited Series & Movies issue, click here. Enjoy! "Personally, I would love to do a season 2 because this was the best creative experience of my life," she said. To continue reading for free, provide your email below. That not only changed the dynamic of the relationship dramatically, it posed risks for the storytellers. Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.437 million, Nielsen sheets cooled off as the months warmed up. (Pun very much intended, we’re sure.) That was probably the biggest change and also the most challenging. Although Mia begins doing some work for Elena, she maintains her distance, despite a few unguarded moments. And like other streamers, Hulu is providing anecdotal information and no hard data. Due to coronavirus-forced production shutdowns, Summer 2020 has been an especially soft season. Interest has been building week to week, and the most recent Episode 4, which dropped last week, was viewed by more subscribers and generated more hours of viewing on its first day than the premiere Episode 1 did on Day 1. Launch dates for broadcast, cable and streaming programs, Up-to-date lists for broadcast, cable and streaming series, Pandemic-proof vs. pandemic-contingent broadcast lineups, Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters, Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. But according to a more recent interview with Vulture, she's warming up to the idea of a follow-up. A smart, but often scathing look at entitlement coupled with the endless dynamic layers between mother and child. Updated 1509 GMT (2309 HKT) March 18, 2020. TheWrap Emmy magazine: “What those changes yielded — to me, that’s the conversation,” Liz Tigelaar says. “We had to make sure that we were scrutinizing this through the lens of, ‘This is happening to a Black woman. This is how a Black woman might feel in this environment of Shaker Heights. Also Read: 'Little Fires Everywhere' Showrunner on Finale's Biggest Changes From How the Book Ends. “To anyone Black, this has always been relevant,” she said. In this case, that involves a third-party dispute over an adopted baby that draws both Elena and Mia into the fray. And we see bad people and we see good people and we know that good people aren’t racist in our minds. pisode 4, which dropped last week, was viewed by more subscribers and generated more hours of viewing on its first day than the premiere Episode 1 did on Day 1. Kerry Washington, Reese Witherspoon in 'Little Fires Everywhere.'. We want to hear from you! One breakout TV hit of 2020 is Little Fires Everywhere, the small screen adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Celeste Ng.The Hulu miniseries has a stacked cast, with Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington playing mothers-at-passive-aggressive-war Elena Richardson and Mia Warren, and Joshua Jackson starring as Elena's more level-headed husband, Bill Richardson. Hulu’s high profile new limited series Little Fires Everywhere has amassed solid viewership amid the coronavirus crisis. The Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere” came to a conclusion just over a month before George Floyd was killed at the hands of a white police officer. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Various networks sought the project's rights before Hulu landed them, and while such feeding-frenzy scenarios don't always pan out for the winning bidder, in this case, the appeal of "Little Fires Everywhere" is more than just smoke and mirrors. Even people who are racist probably think being racist is bad and may not even see themselves that way.”, “But I think what this book raises, and I think what we really wanted to talk about with the show, is it’s not just binary. Witherspoon's Elena Richardson is again an upper-middle-class mom living in the 'burbs, one so tightly wound that she and her husband (Joshua Jackson) have a regular sex schedule from which she refuses to deviate, while imprinting her hopes and expectations on her four teenage children. Per Hulu, with four episodes released to date, Little Fires Everywhere generated more hours of viewing over the past two weeks than any other drama on Hulu (including library titles with hundreds of episodes), and has been watched by more subscribers than any other program on Hulu overall during that period. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. Five COVID-19 Cases Reported At Santa Clarita Studios; No Productions Impacted. Tigelaar said she and her writers all read Robin DiAngelo’s “White Fragility” before they came together to have a conversation about the story they wanted to tell. 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Hulu is one of few streaming platforms that provide live news and not surprisingly, that area has seen a major growth as viewers seek information on the pandemic. (CNN)"Little Fires Everywhere" feels like the second season of "Big Little Lies" that viewers wanted (or at least deserved), and not just because Reese Witherspoon is … Elena seems determined to be helpful to the newcomers, yet in a manner that frequently exhibits no small amount of condescension amid its liberal guilt. And when it comes to new series, a summer slot isn't generally a vote of confidence from the network. So that’s where the conversation started.”. The writers’ room started working a year and a half ago on this, but I think that what it yielded in the show is more relevant than ever at this moment in our country — for some people.”. (CNN)"Little Fires Everywhere" feels like the second season of "Big Little Lies" that viewers wanted (or at least deserved), and not just because Reese Witherspoon is essentially playing the same character. “I think who it has become more relevant to is the white people who were blind to it or not thinking about it or had the privilege of not thinking about it.”. Indeed, while Witherspoon and Washington understandably have some of the showiest moments (both are producers on the project), the series has the feel of a true ensemble piece in all the best ways. For her part, Mia warns Pearl about being too enamored with the lifestyle she witnesses, warning her that when it comes to hanging out with Elena's teens, "You know you're not like the Richardsons, right? Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. A juicy adaptation of Celeste Ng's bestselling novel, the Hulu limited series dishes out an enticing mystery against a soapy backdrop of class and racial divides. Also Read: Maven Fires Veteran Sports Illustrated Writer, Says He Produced 'Little Meaningful Revenue', “It was all these things about making sure that we really honored this version of Mia and that we made sure that we were never falling into TV tropes, especially of a Black woman coming into a white world and making all the white people better and then leaving, at her own expense. It’s now a Black woman being asked to work in a white woman’s house. Since March 9, live news viewing on Hulu has gone up +40% vs the prior two weeks. Tigelaar previously told the New York Postthat she sees the show “as one and done.” “I do feel like things are burnt to the ground,” she said. “Little Fires Everywhere” follows Mia Warren (Washington), a Black, working-class single mother who moves to the Ohio suburb of Shaker Heights with her teenage daughter. Created by Liz Tigelaar. And for a lot of the people in the room who weren’t white, that wasn’t them. This is a Black mother parenting a Black daughter. Airing in those extraordinary circumstances, Hulu’s high profile new limited series Little Fires Everywhere has amassed solid viewership. With Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lexi Underwood. Keeping Up With the Kardashians and The Handmaid’s Tale are among the shows on Hulu people have been flocking onto during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Net: ABC Total Viewers: 2.412 million, Rank: 7 Show: "Cannonball"* Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2.655, Rank: 6 Show: "The Genetic Detective" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 3.264 million, Rank: 5 Show: "Tough as Nails" Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.096 million, Rank: 4 Show: "Don't" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.178 million, Rank: 3 Show: "United We Fall" Net: ABC Total Viewers: 4.235 million, Rank: 2 Show: "Ultimate Tag" Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.351 million, Rank: 1 Show: "Game On!"
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