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Panic is an American teen drama television series created and written by Lauren Oliver based on her 2014 novel of the same name. The series stars Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, and Jessica Sula. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 28, 2021. In August 2021, the series was canceled after one season.
Premise
In the summer after their senior year, 23 graduates participate in the annual risky Panic competition, in which graduating seniors complete dangerous tasks. Winning Panic with a cash prize of $50,000 which allows them to escape their small Texas town of Carp and therefore improve their lives. The challenges are created by two secret judges and are designed to force the players to confront their deepest fears. After the rules change, however, they must decide what risks they will take to escape their home town.
Cast and characters
= Main
=Olivia Welch as Heather Nill, a recent high school graduate who participates in Panic at the last minute, when her mom spends the tuition Heather saved. She lives in a trailer.
Mike Faist as Dodge Mason, the new guy in Carp, Texas who participates in Panic, Natalie's love interest
Jessica Sula as Natalie Williams, Heather's best friend who plans to participate in Panic from the start, but teams up with her to win Panic after Heather joins
Ray Nicholson as Ray Hall, a legacy participant of Panic as his older brother Luke won Panic few years ago, Heather's love interest
Camron Jones as Bishop Moore, Heather's other best friend and love interest who watches Panic instead of participating. He comes from a wealthy family unlike most of his peers in Carp.
Enrique Murciano as Sheriff James Cortez, the local sheriff, whose son died in previous year's Panic
= Recurring
=Rachel Bay Jones as Sherri Nill, Heather's mother
Nancy McKeon as Jessica Mason, Dodge's mother and Sheriff Cortez's mistress
Todd Williams as Capt. John Williams, Natalie's father
Lee Eddy as Sgt. Christine Langley, a police officer who investigates Panic
David Thompson as Daniel Diggins, the host of this year's Panic
Jordan Elsass as Tyler Young, a Panic participant who is also a friend of Ray's and the town's local drug dealer
Maya Hendricks as Sarah Miller, Ray's half-sister
Cosme Flores as Drew Santiago, a Panic participant
Leslie Ann Leal as Summer Calvo, Daniel's co-host and the scorekeeper of Panic
Stephen Dinh as Troy Van, a Panic player
Kariana Karhu as Lily Nill, Heather's younger sister
Tatiana Roberts as Shawna Kenny, a Panic participant
Bryce Cass as Adam Lyons, a Panic player
Sharmita Bhattacharya as Leela Agerwal, Bishop's friend
Nasir Villanueva as Hunt Kenny, Shawna's older brother who coaches her for Panic
Ben Cain as George Moore, Bishop's father who is a Carp judge
Chris Zurcher as Max Slinger, a local freelance photographer
Bonnie Bedelia as Anne McCarthy, a woman who offers Heather a job to work on her farm
Moira Kelly as Melanie Cortez, Sheriff Cortez's wife
Tate Panovich as Myra Campbell, the best friend of Abby who died in last year's Panic
Madison Ferris as Dayna Mason, Dodge's sister who is disabled due an accident
Kerri Medders as Ruby Anne McDonough
Walker Babington as Luke Hall, Ray's older brother
Episodes
Production
= Development
=On June 28, 2018, it was announced that Amazon Studios had given the project a pilot order as part of their new young adult slate. Lauren Oliver was attached to create and write the adaptation of her own novel, as well as executive produce under her overall deal with Amazon Studios under her production company Glasstown Entertainment. Other executive producers included Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth/Kirschenbaum Films and Adam Schroeder. On August 8, 2018, Leigh Janiak was announced to be directing and executive producing the pilot. On May 16, 2019, it was announced that Amazon had given the project a series order. On August 6, 2021, Amazon canceled the series after one season.
= Casting
=On August 28, 2018, Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut were cast in lead roles for the pilot. On October 4, 2018, Ray Nicholson, Will Chase, and Kevin Alves were cast as series regulars. On October 21, Jessica Sula, Enrique Murciano, Camron Jones were cast in main roles, replacing Sharpe Chestnut, Chase, and Alves respectively. Bonnie Bedelia, Moira Kelly, Nancy McKeon, and Rachel Bay Jones were also cast in recurring roles. Bryce Cass joined the recurring cast in November 2019, followed by Kerri Medders in January 2020.
= Filming
=Filming on the original pilot took place throughout September 2018 in Los Angeles. The full series began filming in late October 2019 in the Austin, Texas area.
Release
On April 5, 2021, it was announced that all 10 episodes of the series are scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on May 28, 2021.
Tie-in media
On May 11, 2021, Audible announced that it would release an original three-part spin-off audio novella entitled Panic: Ghosts and Legends, also written by series creator Lauren Oliver, on May 28, 2021, to coincide with the launch of the original television series on Prime Video. The audio series will feature the voices of cast members Olivia Welch, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 65% based on 26 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "It's completely preposterous and entirely too much, but Panic is never less than entertaining, no matter how far off the rails it flies." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
References
External links
Panic at IMDb
Panic!, broadcast as No Warning! during its second season, is a half-hour American television anthology series. Its 31 episodes aired on NBC from 1957 to 1958. The series host was Westbrook Van Voorhis.
Premise and production
Each episode began with a person facing a sudden physical or emotional crisis.
Panic! was produced by McCadden Productions. Al Simon was the producer. Rod Amateau was the director, and David Dotort was the writer.
Schedule
The 30-minute Panic! was broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays on NBC from March 5, 1957, through September 17, 1957. It replaced Noah's Ark and was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes and Max Factor cosmetics.
In June 1957 network executives commissioned 21 additional episodes. Repeats of previous episodes were shown until September 17, 1957, leaving the new episodes to be broadcast later.
The first episode of No Warning! was broadcast on NBC on April 6, 1958, and the last episode was on September 7, 1958.: 741 Fourteen episodes were original, and nine were repeats of episodes of Panic!.: 606
Guest stars
Among notable guest stars were June Havoc, Darryl Hickman, Pamela Mason, James Mason, James Whitmore, Norman Leavitt, Trevor Bardette, William Kendis, Robert Vaughn, James Parnell, Barbara Billingsley, Paul Burke, William Fawcett, Clark Howat, Gary Hunley, Vivi Janiss, Ken Mayer, Chris Alcaide, Mercedes McCambridge, Ray Kellogg, Ann Rutherford, Dale Ishimoto, Robert Burton, Jess Kirkpatrick, Ray Teal, Paul Stader, Peggy Knudsen, Alan Dexter, Frank J. Scannell and Carolyn Jones.
Episodes
In the 1957 episode "Marooned," James Mason, his wife Pamela and children Portland and Morgan portrayed a family trapped in a high rise building.
"The Priest" (1957) dealt with a priest who heard a man's confession about planning a murder. When the man died before giving details, the priest (played by Whitmore) turned detective to try to prevent the murder.
Critical response
A review in the trade publication Variety described Panic! as "a routine dramatic series." It said, "Off-camera narration by Westbrook Van Voorhis provided a strong dramatic boost, while the dramatic performances were okay."
References
External links
Panic! at IMDb
Panic! (TV series) Episode list at CVTA
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