Dream Corp, LLC
| Dream Corp, LLC | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Daniel Stessen |
| Starring | Jon Gries |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Original release | October 23, 2016 – present |
Dream Corp, LLC is an American live-action/animated television series created by Daniel Stessen for Adult Swim. The series concerns Dr. Roberts (Jon Gries) and his team of dream-analyzing doctors at an eponymous psychotherapeutic facility. The series is the first on Adult Swim to use rotoscoping. It premiered on October 23, 2016.[1]
Plot
Dream Corp, LLC concerns a psychotherapeutic facility by the same name. Helmed by the easily distracted Dr. Roberts, the facility treats patients with troubling dreams. Roberts employs a team of incompetent scientists to help analyze and record those thoughts plaguing the doctor's patients. The patients are composed of a rotating cast, a selection from which appears in each episode.[2]
Cast
- Jon Gries as Dr. Roberts
- Stephanie Allynne as Joey
- Ahmed Bharoocha as Ahmed
- Mark Proksch as Randy Blink
- Stephen Merchant as T.E.R.R.Y.
- Nicholas Rutherford as Patient #088
Production
Billed as a comedy, Dream Corp, LLC was created by Daniel Stessen,[2] known for writing and directing The Gold Sparrow, an animated short film released in 2013. Adult Swim commissioned a pilot based on Stessen's original idea for the series in May 2014,[3] ahead of the network's upfront.[4] The series is produced by Williams Street and Artbelly Productions.[5] The former company collaborated with Caviar Content to produce the pilot.[6] Dream Corp, LLC was ordered for a full season in November 2015,[2] and the network made mention of the series in their 2016 upfront.[7]
The series is the first on Adult Swim to use rotoscoping to achieve animation; this technique entails drawing over live-action footage.[5] This process was used for Stessen's short film and the pilot for Dream Corp, LLC.[8] Different from the pilot is the plot, which originally had Roberts and the staff design virtual realities based on the patients' troubling dreams for them to simulate and surmount.[3]
Jon Gries of Lost fame will portray Roberts. John Krasinski of The Office is the series' executive producer, along with Stephen Merchant, writer of the original British version of The Office, and Allyson Seeger.[2] Reclusive animator and songwriter Chad VanGaalen was brought on board to provide musical score for the show and also designed "Terry" the office robot.[9]
The trailer for the series was released on October 5, 2016.[10]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | Daniel Stessen | Daniel Stessen | October 23, 2016 | 101 | 0.859[11] |
| 2 | "The Smoking Nun" | Daniel Stessen | Nicholas Rutherford & Daniel Stessen | October 30, 2016 | 102 | 0.930[12] |
| 3 | "The Predator" | Daniel Stessen | Christopher Roe & Daniel Stessen | November 6, 2016 | 103 | 1.013[13] |
| 4 | "Tijuana Zebra" | Daniel Stessen | Daniel Stessen | November 13, 2016 | 104 | 0.805[14] |
| 5 | "You Down with OCD?" | Daniel Stessen | Daniel Stessen | November 20, 2016 | 105 | 0.931[15] |
| 6 | "The Leak" | Daniel Stessen | Daniel Stessen | November 27, 2016 | 106 | 0.836[16] |
References
- ↑ "John Krasinski and Stephen Merchant's 'Dream Corp LLC' Premieres October 23rd on Adult Swim". Splitsider. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Stanhope, Kate (17 November 2015). "John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant Animated Comedy Picked Up to Series at Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (5 May 2014). "Adult Swim Greenlights Live-Action Pilot Produced by John Krasinski". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Baysinger, Tim (9 May 2014). "Upfronts 2014: Adult Swim Orders Sitcom with Jack McBrayer and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog". Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- 1 2 Wolfe, Jennifer (17 November 2015). "Adult Swim Greenlights Animated Dream Corp Series". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Filmography of Caviar Content, Production Company". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Umstead, R. Thomas (12 May 2016). "Upfronts 2016: Adult Swim Slates New Robot Chicken Special". Multichannel News. NewBay Media. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ Stanhope, Kate (17 November 2015). "John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant Animated Comedy Picked Up to Series at Adult Swim". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016. See also:
- Lincoln, Ross A. (17 November 2015). "Adult Swim Greenlights Animated Comedy Dream Corp, LLC From Office Workers". Deadline. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "Chad VanGaalen Instagram". Instagram. October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Dream Corp LLC Trailer". YouTube. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-10-25). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' premiere kills it with second-highest ratings ever". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-11-01). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' takes a bigger-than-usual hit in episode 2". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-11-08). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Walking Dead' down but stays on top, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' returns lower". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-11-15). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' ticks up as 'Walking Dead' slips a little more". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-11-22). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Librarians' returns slightly lower, 'Walking Dead' dips a bit more". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (2016-11-30). "Sunday cable ratings: 'The Walking Dead' hits a 4-year low". Tvbythenumbers. Retrieved 2016-12-02.