“Anatomy of a Scandal,” which dropped Friday, he and fellow creator Melissa James Gibson have put together a dark and twisty limited series involving political figures, criminal accusations, and the unique traditions of the justice system on the other side of the pond.Starring Sienna Miller, Michelle Dockery, Rupert Friend and Naomi Scott, the series follows the lives of Sophie (Miller) and James (Friend) after he, a British politician and member of the upper class, is accused by a former coworker with whom he had an extramarital affair, Olivia (Scott), of sexual assault. Dockery plays Kate Woodcroft, a QC (Queen’s counsel) barrister prosecuting James. Just like “Big Little Lies,” Kelley’s latest series (which is based on the novel from Sarah Vaughan) is complex and full of plot twists.
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos On Oscar Crafts Nominees Pre-Show: “I Think It’s A Step Toward Making It A Better Broadcast”
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For those Oscar nominees whose eight categories are sidelined in a pre-show, it’s a slap in the face, but for Netflix Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, it’s just business.
Asked by Deadline on the red carpet his thoughts on eight categories being pre-taped before the live telecast, Sarandos responded, “I think it’s a step toward making it a better broadcast.”
“So there’s five or six different constituencies this show serves, and one of them is a TV audience, and this is a real positive step into making it a better TV experience,” he added.
Netflix counts the most Oscar nominations at 27 with a plethora of them in the sidelined categories of Film Editing, Documentary (Short Subject), Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Production Design, Short Film (Animated), Short Film (Live Action), and Sound. Sarandos then interjected this afternoon, “I don’t mean that in any way to say that the work being done in all those categories is less important: They’re in the show, they’re presented in front of live-room, it just allows the producers to make a tighter show.”
As of this report, trophies are being handed out to eight categories and pre-recorded; the winners will then be revealed during the live telecast.
Deadline also asked Sarandos his thoughts on Disney’s controversy with Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Florida bill.
“It’s not that close to us, we don’t have employees in Florida, so really not that abreast of it,” answered the streaming czar.
When asked if he thinks employees should be able to speak out on political issues affecting them, Sarandos, who weathered his own backlash in defending Dave Chapelle’s transphobic statements in the Netflix special The Closer, answered, “Absolutely, I think it’s important that
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