Dead Still

Dead Still
Genre
Written byJohn Morton
Story byJohn Morton
Imogen Murphy
Directed byImogen Murphy
Craig David Wallace
Countries of originIreland
Canada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersPaul Donovan
Christina Jennings
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAcorn TV
Citytv
ReleaseMay 15 (2020-05-15) –
June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)

Dead Still is a six-part Irish-Canadian television drama series, which premiered on May 18, 2020 on Acorn TV and May 15, 2020 Citytv. The series is a co-production between Ireland's Deadpan Pictures and Canada's Shaftesbury Films and is written by John Morton, from a story by John Morton and Imogen Murphy, and directed by Imogen Murphy and Craig David Wallace.

In 2021 Dead Still was nominated for 7 IFTAs at the 17th Irish Film & Television Awards, including Best Drama and Best Director.

In 2021, Dead Still writer John Morton won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series.

Premise

Dead Still follows Brock Blennerhasset, a well regarded photographer in 1880s Ireland who specialises in memorial portraiture – photographing the recently deceased – as he is drawn into a series of murders which appear to be linked to his work.[original research?]

Cast

Episodes

No.Title Directed byWritten byOriginal release date 
1"Photochemistry"Imogen MurphyJohn MortonMay 18, 2020 (2020-05-18)
2"Development"Imogen MurphyJohn MortonMay 18, 2020 (2020-05-18)
3"Daguerreotype"Imogen MurphyJohn MortonMay 25, 2020 (2020-05-25)
4"Camera Obscura"Craig David WallaceJohn MortonJune 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)
5"Snuff"Craig David WallaceJohn MortonJune 8, 2020 (2020-06-08)
6"Only Memories Remain"Imogen MurphyJohn MortonJune 15, 2020 (2020-06-15)

References

  1. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (30 May 2019). "Acorn TV, Ireland's RTE Team for Morbidly Comic Drama 'Dead Still'". Variety.
  2. 1 2 Yeo, Debra (15 May 2020). "He shoots dead people: Acorn TV's delightful 'Dead Still' blends the macabre art of post-mortem photography with period mystery". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Stewart (30 May 2020). "Acorn TV, Ireland's RTE Team for Morbidly Comic Drama 'Dead Still'". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Keller, Joel (18 May 2020). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dead Still' On Acorn TV, Where A Memorial Photographer Looks Into Murders In Victorian Dublin". Decider. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 Starr, Michael (19 May 2020). "'Dead Still' gives look into creepy world of Victorian-era death photography". The New York Post. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dead Still– Listings". Next Episode. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Dead Still– Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 30 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)