Mr. Corman

Mr. Corman
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Starring	Joseph Gordon-Levitt Arturo Castro
Composer	Nathan Johnson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Joseph Gordon-Levitt Bruce Eric Kaplan Ravi Nandan
Producers	Meg Schave Pamela Harvey-White Inman Young Sally Sue Biesel-Lander
Cinematography	Jaron Presant
Editor	Sharidan Sotelo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	20-35 minutes
Production companies	A24 Bek Industries New Zealand Film Commission HitRecord Films
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	August 6 (2021-08-06) – October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)

Mr. Corman is an American comedy-drama television series created by, written by, directed by, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The series premiered on August 6, 2021, on Apple TV+. In October 2021, the series was canceled after one season.^[1]

Premise

Mr. Corman is described as a deep cut into the days and nights of a public school teacher in the San Fernando Valley.

Cast

Main

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Josh Corman, a public school teacher in the San Fernando Valley
• Arturo Castro as Victor, Josh's friend and roommate

Guest

• Debra Winger as Ruth Corman, Josh's mother
• Shannon Woodward as Elizabeth Corman, Josh's sister
• Logic as Dax, Josh's friend and a social media influencer
• Juno Temple as Megan, Josh's former girlfriend and Dax's childhood friend
• Lucy Lawless as Cheryl, Meghan's mother
• Hugo Weaving as Artie, Josh's estranged father
• Amanda Crew as Ms. Perry-Geller, Josh's coworker and an art teacher
• Emily Tremaine as Lindsey
• Jamie Chung as Emily
• Veronica Falcon as Beatriz, a coworker at school

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [2]
1	"Good Luck"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
2	"Don’t Panic"	Aurora Guerrero	Bruce Eric Kaplan	August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
3	"Happy Birthday"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Bruce Eric Kaplan	August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)
4	"Mr. Morales"	Aurora Guerrero	Roja Gashtili and Julia Lerman	August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)
5	"Action Adventure"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Roja Gashtili and Julia Lerman	August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)
6	"Funeral"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Rosa Handelman	September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03)
7	"Many Worlds"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Rosa Handelman	September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10)
8	"Hope You Feel Better"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
9	"Mr. Corman"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)
10	"The Big Picture"	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Bruce Eric Kaplan	October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)

Production

Development

On September 5, 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be directing, writing, and executive producing Mr. Corman along with A24.^[3] In March 2020, Bruce Eric Kaplan joined as showrunner and executive producer, with Ravi Nandan, Nathan Reinhart, and Inman Young also executive producing under A24.^[4] In October 2021, the series was canceled after one season.^[1]

Casting

Variety reported on March 10, 2020, that Arturo Castro will portray the part of Victor.^[4] In an interview with music critic and YouTuber Anthony Fantano on September 4, 2020, the Maryland rapper Logic said that he auditioned and got a part in the series.^[5]

Filming

In March 2020, after three weeks of filming in Los Angeles, production was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] While being interviewed by The Talk in October 2020, Gordon-Levitt revealed that production was being moved from Los Angeles to New Zealand to feel safer while filming.^[7] In February 2021, Deadline Hollywood reported that the series was in the last few weeks of filming.^[8]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% approval rating with an average score of 5.80/10 based on 40 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A slow build that won't work for everyone, Mr. Corman's dazzling visuals and catchy musical numbers are let down by rote characterizations and a main character who can be hard to root for."^[9] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 59 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[10]

References

1. Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2021). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 'Mr. Corman' Canceled By Apple TV+ After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
2. "Mr. Corman – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
3. Andreeva, Nellie (September 5, 2020). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Headline, Write & Direct 'Mr. Corman' Schoolteacher Comedy-Drama Series For Apple". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
4. Otterson, Joe (March 10, 2020). "Arturo Castro Joins Joseph Gordon-Levitt Apple Series 'Mr. Corman' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
5. Fontano, Anthony (September 4, 2020). Logic INTERVIEW. 22 minutes in – via YouTube.
6. Rose, Steve (August 20, 2020). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Playing a cop means something different now'". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
7. "Joseph Gordon-Levitt moves new TV production to New Zealand to escape Covid-19 pandemic in the US". Stuff. October 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
8. Lodderhose, Diana (February 16, 2021). "Hollywood Heads Down Under: How Australia & New Zealand's Screen Sectors Are Thriving Despite The Pandemic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
9. "Mr. Corman: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
10. "Mr. Corman: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

External links

• Mr. Corman at IMDb