FX has had a lot of creative and critical success with their limited series, includingFeudandAmerican Crime Story. What was once called a miniseries, this mid-sized format has become an increasingly popular way to tell stories that won’t fit in a movie, but may attract talent that only wants to sign on for one season. So it is with high hopes that I am looking atFosse/Verdon, FX’s latest limited series that has attracted some major talent, and looks majorly interesting.
As Vinnie Mancuso wrote when we covered the latestteaser, the series followsSam Rockwellas iconic filmmaker and choreographer Bob Fosse alongsideMichelle Williamsas Fosse’s wife and creative partner, the four-time Tony award-winner Gwen Verdon. Based on the bookFossebySam Wasson, the eight-part event is executive-produced by a trio of live-theater dynamos inLin-Manuel Miranda,HamiltondirectorThomas Kail, andDear Evan HansenwriterSteven Levenson.
Check out the trailer below.Fosse/Verdon—which also starsAya Cash,Norbert Leo Butz,Kelli Barrett,Nate Corddry, andEvan Handler—premieres Tuesday, April 9 on FX.
Here is the official synopsis forFosse/Verdon:
Based on Fosse, the biography written by Sam Wasson, this eight-part limited series tells the story of the singular romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a visionary filmmaker and one of theater’s most influential choreographers and directors, she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Together they changed the face of American entertainment – at a perilous cost. Featuring Fosse’s choreography, the series explores the hidden corners of show business, the price of pursuing greatness, and the suffering inflicted in the name of art.
