{"id":13292,"date":"2020-06-10T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/aussie-drama-upright-lands-sundance-now\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T10:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:54:44","slug":"aussie-drama-upright-lands-on-sundance-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/aussie-drama-upright-lands-on-sundance-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Drama Upright Lands on Sundance Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Networks\u2019 Sundance Now streaming service has picked up the U.S. rights to the Australian drama series <em>Upright<\/em> from Entertainment One (eOne).<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Lingo Pictures (<em>Lambs of God<\/em>, <em>The Secrets She Keeps<\/em>), <em>Upright<\/em> is co-written and composed by actor, comedian and musician Tim Minchin, who also stars. The story follows a shabby musician (Minchin) who has to drive across Australia with nothing but a piano and finds his baggage soon increases when a runaway girl comes into his life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Upright<\/em> will make its U.S. premiere in a special screening and Q&amp;A with Minchin with the ATX Television Festival in mid-July and begin its exclusive U.S. debut on Sundance Now on Thursday, August 6, with the first two episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Minchin said, \u201cI\u2019m so excited that our show has made it to the U.S., and thrilled that it has landed at Sundance Now. The reactions to <em>Upright<\/em> in the U.K. and Australia have been like nothing I\u2019ve ever experienced, and I can\u2019t wait for Americans to see it. It\u2019s quintessentially Aussie and, at the same time, utterly universal. And I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019ll make you really laugh and properly cry, which\u2014for me\u2014is always the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shannon Cooper, VP of programming, Sundance Now, said, \u201cWith its brilliant mix of humor and heart, plus a spectacular setting and mesmerizing performances by Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock, <em>Upright<\/em> has all the elements to become a favorite of Sundance Now subscribers. We\u2019re thrilled to work with Tim Minchin and eOne to bring this beloved Australian series to U.S. audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled for U.S. viewers to see this gem of a series that has captured the attention of audiences and critics around the world,\u201d said Noel Hedges, eOne\u2019s executive VP of acquisitions for international distribution. \u201c<em>Upright<\/em> is an emotional and layered journey that is a perfect fit for Sundance Now and its audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Networks\u2019 Sundance Now streaming service has picked up the U.S. rights to the Australian drama series Upright from Entertainment One (eOne).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":13293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1467,475,273,2453,3699],"class_list":["post-13292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-amc-networks","tag-entertainment-one","tag-eone","tag-sundance-now","tag-upright","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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