Outside of his role as Pete Eckhart in FX’s , Mark Duplass is best known for a slew of projects squarely targeting adults, including , , and . His latest show is different. is a new coming-of-age teen drama series that Duplass co-created with Mel Eslyn, and all eight episodes .
As Duplass earlier this week, he wrote all eight episodes of back in 2020. After shopping it around Hollywood, he couldn’t find any takers, so he paid for it himself. He then teamed up with Duplass Brothers Productions president Mel Eslyn, who directed every episode, and they eventually sold it to Netflix.
The result is a unique streaming show that says is “like nothing else on television.” In one of the show’s more favorable reviews from any critic, Judy Berman says that is “less about the destination than about the adventure, its challenges and its revelatory moments and the texture of a life pared back to basics.” The show stars Megan Stott ( ) as a 16-year-old girl who doesn’t so much “run away” from home as she runs toward Cascade National Forest, where she plans to escape modern life by starting a new one in the wilderness.
Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the The cast also includes Austin Abrams ( ), Krisha Fairchild ( ), Rhenzy Feliz ( ), Cynthia Geary ( ), and Barry O’Neil ( ). While there have been a limited number of reviews, they’ve been generally positive.
says that the show “bloo.
