Get Shorty
“You’re only as good as your next hit.”
Miles Daly works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel.
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Seasons
In season one, Miles convinces washed up producer Rick Moreweather to film a period piece, a script he “procures” while working as muscle for a Nevada crime ring. Along with his criminal associate Louis, Miles attempts to keep his worlds from colliding as he balances the demands of filmmaking while keeping the suspicions of the crime ring’s chief, Amara and her dangerous nephew, Yago at bay.
1.The Pitch
7.613-08-201760mMiles Daly, muscle for a Nevada crime ring desperate to win back his wife and daughter, travels to Los Angeles to collect on a debt from an aspiring screenwriter - whose script ins...
2.Sins of a Chambermaid
8.013-08-201760mMiles returns to L.A. in an attempt to pitch the script for The Admiral's Mistress to Rick Moreweather, a film producer; Amara takes an interest in investing in the film, triggerin...
3.The Yips
8.020-08-201760mRick slowly begins to discover the unconventional ways Miles and Louis handle their business. Miles notices a growing distance between him and his family, and attempts to bring the...
4.From Stamos With Love
8.227-08-201760mAs Miles’ Hollywood producer facade becomes more legitimate, those associated with him become more disgruntled. Louis feels left out, April feels duped and Rick feels uneasy as he...
5.A Man of Letters
7.703-09-201760mRick struggles with the casting process as a watchful Amara considers future film investment opportunities. Meanwhile, Katie and Emma visit Miles in Los Angeles.
6.Epinephrine
7.710-09-201760mAn unexpected visitor on the studio lot changes Miles’ plans with his visiting family, and the wider production team is tasked with entertaining the guest.
7.Grace Under Pressure
8.017-09-201760mBudget problems threaten production of The Admiral's Mistress as on-set relationships take a surprising turn.
8.Shot on Location
1.024-09-201760mMiles struggles to keep production challenges at bay before a studio executive’s visit. Rick and Louis navigate their own relationships and the issues they pose to the film.
9.Turnaround
01-10-201760mWhen an unforeseen event halts production, Miles and Louis rush to Los Angeles to attempt to save their film while Rick flees to the mountains for protection.
10.Blue Pages
08-10-201760mMiles faces a final reckoning with his family and must face his past, present and future head on as the film and those associated with it begin to unravel.
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