Mark Duplass Instagram – At the beginning of the pandemic, I started writing a story. It was about a 16 year old girl who leaves behind the trappings of modern life to seek out a simpler, more deliberate life in the woods. It turned into a 30 minute script. Then another. Then another. I couldn’t stop writing. Eventually I had written 8 episodes, the entire first season of my new, favorite show. A show for and about young adults. About the way life could be if we simplified things. And then I realized that our title character PENELOPE was not just a teenaged girl. She was all of us, trying to find a peace, simplicity, and happiness that we’ve lost. I knew when I brought the scripts to the buyers that there would be a bidding war.
But there wasn’t. No one would give us the money to make it.
So I thought to myself… I’ve financed my own films before. Why can’t I do it with TV?
And that’s what I did. And I asked my BIOSPHERE co-creator (and head of Duplass Brothers Productions) @meleslyn to direct all the episodes.
And now we’re premiering the show at Sundance next month. And I am so grateful to be in this moment. So desperate and excited to bring this show to the world.
Here is the first image of possibly the most important thing I’ve made…
PENELOPE | Posted on 06/Dec/2023 23:58:05
