Cate Blanchett in Alfonso Cuarón’s Series ‘Disclaimer’ Teaser Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 7, 2024
Source: YouTube
“They can also be a weapon with a great power to manipulate…” Apple TV has revealed a first look teaser for Disclaimer, a gripping psychological thriller in seven chapters, starring Academy Award winners Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline. This was announced for the 2024 Venice Film Festival as one of their Series premieres at the end of this month, before it’s streaming on Apple TV in October. Based on the thriller novel by Renée Knight, the series follows Catherine Ravenscroft, a TV documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the transgressions of long-respected institutions. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys her life and her relationships. Starring Blanchett & Kline, with Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George, Hoyeon, and Indira Varma as narrator. With a score by Oscar & Grammy-winner Finneas O’Connell. Emmanuel Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel are both DOPs on the series. This is a bleak teaser without much footage to watch yet – keep an eye out for more.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s series Disclaimer, direct from Apple TV’s YouTube:
Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and their son Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Disclaimer is a series created and directed by the Academy Award-winning Mexican producer / filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, director of the movies Sólo con Tu Pareja, A Little Princess, Great Expectations, Y Tu Mamá También, Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men, Gravity, and Roma previously. The screenplay is also by Cuaron, adapted from the novel of the same name written by Renee Knight. Co-produced by Apple Studios, Esperanto Filmoj and Anonymous Content; and produced by Donald Sabourin. It’s executive produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, Cate Blanchett, David Levine, Steve Golin, Emmanuel Lubezki, Donald Sabourin, Carlos Morales. This is premiering at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. Apple will then debut Disclaimer streaming on October 11th, 2024 this fall. First impression? Look good?