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SHOWTIME has picked up the 10-episode first season of THE END, a half-hour dark comedy series starring Emmy nominee Harriet Walter (Succession, The Crown, Killing Eve) and Golden Globe nominee Frances O’Connor (The Missing, Mansfield Park). In THE END, three generations of a family live with separate but intersecting obsessions – trying to figure out how to die with dignity, live with none and make it all count. The series is scheduled to premiere on SHOWTIME in 2021.
O’Connor plays Dr. Kate Brennan, an Australian-based specialist in palliative care. Euthanasia is a hot-button topic in Kate’s field of work, and she is passionate in her opposition. On the other side of the world, Kate’s mother Edie Henley (Walter) feels just as strongly about her right to die. Kate has little choice but to ship Edie out from England and deposit her in Australia’s Gold Coast in a nearby retirement community – Edie’s worst nightmare. While Kate struggles with her own problems, her children, one of whom is a teenage trans boy, are trying to work out who they are and who they want to be. THE END is a story about family, ethics and emotion, and mostly how it’s never too late to start again.
Original Release
02/10/2020 on SHO
US Release
02/10/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Frances O'Connor | Dr. Kate Brennan |
Harriet Walter | Edie Henley |
Ingrid Torelli | Persephone Brennan |
Luke Arnold | Josh |
Morgan Davies | Oberon Brennan |
Noni Hazlehurst | Pamela Hardy |
John Waters | Henry |
Alex Dimitriades | Dr. Nikos Naoumidis |
Robyn Nevin | Dawn |
Roy Billing | Art |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Do Not Resuscitate | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
2 | Toxic Shock Syndrome | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
3 | Fuck Christmas | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
4 | Polar Bear | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
5 | To Be / Not To Be | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
6 | Art vs Life | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
7 | Blood Sandwich | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
8 | Metastasized | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
9 | With Sparkles | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
10 | Picking Scabs | Monday, 10 February 2020 |
Directors
Jessica M. Thompson, Jonathan Brough
Writers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frances O'Connor | Dr. Kate Brennan |
Harriet Walter | Edie Henley |
Ingrid Torelli | Persephone Brennan |
Luke Arnold | Josh |
Morgan Davies | Oberon Brennan |
Noni Hazlehurst | Pamela Hardy |
John Waters | Henry |
Alex Dimitriades | Dr. Nikos Naoumidis |
Robyn Nevin | Dawn |
Roy Billing | Art |
Diana McLean | Iris |
Kate Peters | Mary |
Andrea Demetriades | Dr Philippa Lee |
Uli Latukefu | Greg The Nurse |
Brooke Satchwell | Beth |
Inez Currõ | Young Kate |
Flin Purnama | Colin Rossiter |
Brendan Cowell | Christopher Brennan |
Val Lehman | Kelly |
Anthony Standish | Mr. Cutler |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Carly Heaton | Executive Producer |
Liz Lewin | Executive Producer |
Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producer |
Samantha Strauss | Executive Producer |
Emile Sherman | Executive Producer |
Iain Canning | Executive Producer |
Rachel Gardner | Executive Producer |
Penny Win | Executive Producer |
Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producer |
Patrick Walters | Producer |
Louise Smith | Producer |
Carol Hughes | Producer |
Libby Sharpe | Producer |