If you love the legendary crime movie series The Godfather, a new mini TV show is coming your way. The Godfather’s spinoff series, The Offer, will be released this year, and not for too long.
This upcoming American biographical drama limited series is set to be released on Paramount+. Written by Michael Tolkin and directed by Dexter Fletcher, The Offer is based on the experiences of Oscar and Golden Globe winning producer Albert S. Ruddy. The miniseries will follow the ups and downs in Ruddy’s journey to bring the magnificent crime novel The Godfather into the screen.
It will be executively produced by Dexter Fletcher, Leslie Greif, Dalia Ibelhauptaite, Albert S. Ruddy, Michael Tolkin, and Nikki Toscano. Nikki Toscano will also serve as the showrunner. Paramount TV Studios will produce the show.
“What sealed it for me was when Al said, ‘Every day of making The Godfather was the worst day in my life,’ and that told me we had a show,” Michael Tolkin once quoted. “For every character in the film, getting it made or stopping it from being made was at the core of their actions, and it was a matter of life and death to them.”
So what do we know so far about the upcoming limited series The Offer? When will it be released and who will play in it? Read more to find out.
The Offer: When Will It be Released?
In the official announcement on its official YouTube channel, Paramount+ (Mayor of Kingstown) has revealed that The Offer will be released on April 28, 2022.
The first three episodes will be released on the premiere date. In total, the limited TV series is planned to have 10 episodes. The seven remaining episodes will be out weekly every Thursday.
The 1972 movie The Godfather is also scheduled to release a limited theatrical on February 25, 2022.
The Offer: What Will It be About?
So, pretty much The Offer will tell us about the making of The Godfather. It will be based on the experience of the two-time Oscar-winning producer Albert Ruddy, when he was making the legendary movie. The movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and adapted from Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel.
The Godfather movie starred the famous Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Talia Shire. The movie—which has three installments—was nominated for 11 Oscars and won three of them, including Ruddy who won Best Picture.
Talking to Vanity Fair, the showrunner Nikki Toscano admitted that, “At the beginning of our story, we come to learn that the mafia has a very active interest in making sure that The Godfather never gets made”.
The Offer will also tell us the ups and downs and the difficulties that the movie had to face when it was in the production.
On January 12, 2022, Paramount Plus has made an official announcement video on its official YouTube channel. In the description, it is said that, “From Paramount Television Studios, THE OFFER is based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making The Godfather.”
In the announcement, it is also stated that “you can’t make a classic, without pulling some strings”—referring to the process on making classical mafia movie, The Godfather.
The Offer: Who Will Appear in It?
The cast in the upcoming TV show The Offer includes Miles Teller as Al Ruddy, Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, Burn Gorman as Charles Bluhdorn, and Colin Hanks as Barry Lapidus,
There will also be Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Justin Chambers as Marlon Brando, Patrick Gallo as Mario Puzo, and others.
