The Last Tycoon is an American television series, originating from a pilot produced in 2016 as part of Amazon Studios' seventh pilot season. The show stars Matt Bomer and Kelsey Grammer and is loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's last book, the unfinished and posthumously published 1941 novel The Last Tycoon. Amazon picked up the pilot to series on July 27, 2016.[1] The first season premiered on July 28, 2017.[2] On September 9, 2017, Amazon cancelled the series.[3]
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Based on | The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Developed by | Billy Ray |
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Composer | Mychael Danna |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
Cinematography | Daniel Moder |
Editor | Christopher Gay |
Running time | 51–61 minutes |
Production companies | Kippster Entertainment City Entertainment Brady American Productions Home Run Productions, Inc. Amazon Studios TriStar Television |
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Original network | Amazon Prime Video |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) – July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's last book The Last Tycoon (published posthumously), the show takes place in 1936 Hollywood. Monroe Stahr, loosely based on the producer Irving Thalberg, battles his boss Pat Brady.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Pilot" | Billy Ray | Billy Ray | June 17, 2016 (2016-06-17) |
2 | "Nobody Recasts Like Monroe" | Billy Ray | Story by : Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser Teleplay by : Billy Ray | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
3 | "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven" | Julie Anne Robinson | Story by : Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser Teleplay by : Billy Ray | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
4 | "Burying the Boy Genius" | Scott Hornbacher | Story by : Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser Teleplay by : Billy Ray | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
5 | "Eine Kleine Reichmusik" | Gwyneth Horder-Payton | Story by : Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser Teleplay by : Christopher Keyser | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
6 | "A Brady-American Christmas" | Stacie Passon | Julia Cox and Katie Robbins | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
7 | "A More Perfect Union" | Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Anna Fishko | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
8 | "An Enemy Among Us" | Scott Hornbacher | Peter Parnell | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
9 | "Oscar, Oscar, Oscar" | Billy Ray | Story by : Billy Ray and Christopher Keyser Teleplay by : Christopher Keyser | July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28) |
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