Peacock has finally set the premiere date for its long-delayed limited series titled Angelyne, centering around the story of a real-life 1980s personality who will be portrayed by Emmy Rossum. It is scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, May 19.
The date announcement also came with the released of a brand new Angelyne teaser, which you can check out below, featuring a new look at Rossum as titular billboard star as she drives off on her signature pink Corvette.
“As a society broadening our understanding of identity, this story plays with large questions,” Rossum said in a statement. “Are we defined by the historical facts of our life? Or can we define ourselves? To self-actualize, to embrace whoever we are on the inside, and live whatever truth feels most accurate. When everyone’s experience of reality and truth is personal, can there ever be one true story? I’ve spent the better part of 4 years thinking, living, and breathing this project. I love Angelyne. She’s as if Marilyn Monroe got into an easy bake oven with an 80s punk Barbie Doll, and a dose of new-age spirituality. She’s a trailblazer, a hustler, a visionary, the original influencer, a living-breathing piece of art. Here is a little taste of the show. I hope you fall in love with her magic.”
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Angelyne is executive produced by showrunner Allison Miller and director Lucy Tcherniak. It stars Emmy Rossum, Martin Freeman, Alex Karpovsky, Hamish Linklater, Charlie Rowe, Lukas Gage, Michael Angarano, Molly Ephraim, Philip Ettinger, Antjuan Tobias, Tonatiuh and David Krumholtz.
“The limited series is about fame, identity, survival, billboards, Corvettes, lingerie, men, women, women teasing men, men obsessed with women, West Hollywood, crystals, UFOs, and most importantly of all, the self-proclaimed Rorschach test in pink, glow-in-the-dark queen of the universe, Angelyne,” reads the synopsis.
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Angelyne is produced by UCP, with Matt Spider also serving as director. Executive producers are Emmy Rossum through her Composition 8 company, Sam Esmail, for UCP-based Esmail Corp, Chad Hamilton for Anonymous Content, and The Hollywood Reporter. Gary Baum is also serving as a consultant on the miniseries.
