The Night Of is a television drama of the eight-part American crime drama based on the first season of Criminal Justice , the British series of 2008. Miniseries written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (based on Criminal Justice's original plot by Peter Moffat), and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh. Broadcast on HBO, The Night Of aired on July 10, 2016 for critical acclaim. The first episode aired on June 24, 2016, via the on-demand HBO service.
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Cast
Starring
- John Turturro as John Stone, a lawyer representing Nasir Khan
- Riz Ahmed as Nasir "Naz" Khan, a Pakistani-American student accused of killing a girl on the Upper West Side in New York City
- Michael K. Williams as Freddy Knight, an influential prisoner on Rikers Island
- Bill Camp as Dennis Box, a detective who handles Nasir case
- Jeannie Berlin as Helen Weiss, a district attorney who handles Nasir case
- Payman Maadi as Salim Khan, Nasir's father
- Poorna Jagannathan as Safar Khan, Nasir's mother
- Glenne Headly as Alison Crowe, a lawyer representing Nasir Khan
- Amara Karan as Chandra Kapoor, Alison's employee
- Ashley "Bashy" Thomas as Calvin Hart, a prisoner on Rikers Island
- Paul Sparks as Don Taylor, Andrea's stepfather
- Sofia Black-D'Elia as Andrea Cornish, victim
- Afton Williamson as Wiggins, a police officer working at the police station 21
- Ben Shenkman as Klein, a sergeant working at the police station 21
- Chip Zien as Katz, a pathologist
- Paulo Costanzo as Ray Halle, financial advisor to Andrea and his mother
- Ned Eisenberg as Lawrence Felder, a judge
- Sticky Fingaz as a prisoner on Rikers Island
- Glenn Fleshler as a Roth Judge
- Mohammad Bakri as Tariq, a taxi driver and Salim colleague
- Nabil Elouahabi as Joseph, a taxi driver and Salim colleague
Support
- Frank L. Ridley as Jerry
- Jeff Wincott as Lucas
- Fisher Stevens as Saul, the John pharmacist
- Mr. Jamar as Tino
- Ariya Ghahramani as Amir Farik
- Syam Lafi as Hasan Khan
- Max Casella as Edgar
- J. D. Williams as Trevor Williams
- Frank Wood as Harry, medical examiner
- Skipp Sudduth as Bell
- Kevin Dunn as Danny Lang
- Joe Egender as Cutler ("Cutty"), drug dealer
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Production
On September 19, 2012, it was announced that HBO had ordered a pilot based on the British Criminal Justice television series. James Gandolfini is set to star in, Richard Price will write the project, and Steven Zaillian will direct. On February 19, 2013, HBO presented the project. However, on May 13, 2013, HBO reversed course, taking the Criminal Justice as a limited seven-part series. After Gandolfini's death on June 19, 2013, it was reported that the miniseries would move forward in his honor, and that Robert De Niro would replace Gandolfini. On April 21, 2014, John Turturro replaced De Niro due to scheduling conflicts. On March 11, 2016, it was announced that the project will premiere in mid-2016 under the title The Night Of . Gandolfini maintains posthumous executive producer credit.
In July 2016, Steven Zaillian commented on the possibility of the second season: "We are thinking about it and if we come up with something that we all feel is worth doing, we will do it.This is designed as a Part itself, there are ways to take what "In April 2017, Zaillian again commented on the possibility of the second season, saying:" Look, we want to do it, and when I say 'we', I mean [co-creator] Richard Price and myself.If we can come up with something we fall in love with, we will do it or else we will not do it. "In August 2017, John Turturro talked about the possibility of returning for the second season:" We've already talked. we will see.I will be very interested because I feel that the character offers something very rich.I hope it will come to fruition. "
Episode
Reception
Critical reception
The Night Of got critical acclaim. At Metacritic, currently has a score of 90, showing "universal recognition" based on 40 reviews. Currently has a 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 8.6/10 based on 62 reviews; the consensus reads, " The Night Of is a very well-made, beautifully done mystery that will keep viewers mesmerized and ruin them."
IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen gave the entire miniseries 8.9 out of 10 'Extraordinary' scores, wrote "With only a few exceptions, this summer has not been the greatest when it comes to the new TV series, which makes The Night Of's run short of all the more specialized This limited series did not shake much of the formula when it came to crime dramas, but was distinguished by outstanding players and the creeping tension that pushed the series from start to finish. "
Accolades
Ratings
In the United States, miniseries experienced TV ratings growth for eight episodes, with daily rankings tripling from premiere to end. The inaugural episode drew 2.1 million viewers, before rising to an average gross audience of 8.2 Ã, million viewers on HBO.
In the United Kingdom, where it aired in September 2016, the first episode drew 468,000 viewers in Sky Atlantic. The event has attracted an audience of 2.5 million viewers across the Sky On Demand platform.
References
External links
- Official website
- Night on IMDb
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