The new dark comedy series “The Now” from Academy Award Winners Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, has just premiered exclusively on Roku.
The 14-episode series examines what exactly makes life worth living through the eyes of Ed Poole (Dave Franco). For Ed, life isn’t going as he planned. However, a tragic event causes him to rethink his outlook, forcing him to go after what he loves, cherish the people closest to him and live in The Now.
Peter Farrelly stated, “I wanted to make a show about living in the present because I personally have lived too much in the future and the past and I think a lot of people do. We worry about the future, and we have regrets about the past, yet we are only ever living in the now. The future and the past are just concepts, but all life takes place in the present. If you want to make changes in your life you have to make them in the now.”
Bobby Farrelly added, “We knew that we needed a stellar cast to tell this story properly, and that’s what we got. Collaborating with Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson, Jimmy Tatro, Bill Murray, Alyssa Milano, and Daryl Hannah was an unforgettable experience, and the result is something that we’re very proud of. We can’t wait to share it with everyone on The Roku Channel.”
The all-star cast includes Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Jimmy Tatro, and Daryl Hannah, Bill Murray, Alyssa Milano, Pete Davidson, and Rob Yang. “The Now” was directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. who wrote the series along with Steve Leff and Pete Jones. Steve Golin and Jeff Okin served as executive producers. The series was produced by Anonymous Content.
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