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Pam and Tommy

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Pam & Tommy is an American biographical drama miniseries. It stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan. The series tells about the marriage between actress Pamela Anderson (James) and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee (Stan). The story takes place during the time when their sex tape was made public. The series is based on the 2014 Rolling Stone article "Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape" by Amanda Chicago Lewis, It was created for Hulu by Robert Siegel. Pam and Tommy was produced by Point Grey Pictures, Annapurna Television and Lionsgate Television.

The making of the series was announced in 2018. James Franco was to direct the miniseries and play Lee. It was given a series order in December 2020 by Hulu. At that time, they said that James was to play Anderson and Stan would replace Franco. Casting announcements were made throughout 2021. Filming took place in Los Angeles between April and July 2021.

The first three episodes of Pam & Tommy were first shown on Hulu on February 2, 2022. They were directed by Craig Gillespie. The rest of episodes were shown one episode each week after that. The miniseries mostly well liked by the critics. They said the cast performed very well. The series has eight episodes in it.

Cast and characters

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Recurring

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Production

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Development

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The series was first announced in 2018. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were working on the project under their production company Point Grey Pictures. James Franco was to direct the miniseries and play Tommy Lee.[2] By December 2020, Franco had left the series. It was announced that Hulu had approved the project. They wanted them to make eight-episodes. Craig Gillespie was to direct with Robert D. Siegel writing and Rogen and Goldberg executive producing the miniseries.[3] Tatiana S. Riegel, who has often worked with Gillespie, was to edit the miniseries.[4] Pamela Anderson reportedly did not want to be in the series at all.[5] Lee was also not a part ofthe series but he supported it.[6] The series is based on a 2014 Rolling Stone article about the story of how Anderson and Lee's sex tape was stolen and released. Siegel found it hard to believe the events had not been made into a movie or series already. Siegel and D.V. DeVincentis said that most of the "basic plot beats" came from that article and "the basic mechanics" of the events "was pretty much what happened". The conversations between the characters was written to be more dramatic.[7]

Lily James and Sebastian Stan were cast to play the title characters. Rogen also cast in a main role. In April 2021, Nick Offerman and Taylor Schilling joined the cast in main roles. Pepi Sonuga, Andrew Dice Clay, Spenser Granese and Mozhan Marnò joining in recurring roles.[8][9][10] In June 2021, Fred Hechinger joined the cast of the series in a recurring role.[11] In January 2022, it was revealed that Jason Mantzoukas was voicing Tommy Lee's penis.[12]

  1. Schilling is only credited as "Starring" in some episodes.

References

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  1. "Pam & Tommy (TV Mini Series 2022) - IMDb". IMDb.
  2. Sneider, Jeff (December 15, 2020). "Pamela Anderson, Tommy Lee Sex Tape Series in the Works Starring Lily James, Sebastian Stan". Collider. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. Kroll, Justin (December 15, 2020). "Lily James & Sebastian Stan Tapped To Play Pam Anderson & Tommy Lee In Event Series For Hulu; Seth Rogen On Board To Play Man Who Got His Hands On Infamous Sex Tape". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. Tangcay, Jazz (May 28, 2021). "'Cruella' Editor on Her Next Project, the 'Surprisingly Emotional' 'Pam and Tommy' Series". Variety. Archived from the original on May 31, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. Berlatsky, Noah (February 2, 2022). "Hulu's 'Pam and Tommy' sex tape rehash both sympathizes and exploits". NBC News.
  6. McCrady, Rachel (September 13, 2021). "Tommy Lee Reacts to Sebastian Stan Playing Him in 'Pam & Tommy' Miniseries (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight.
  7. Bucksbaum, Sydney (January 31, 2022). "How Pam & Tommy was made without Pamela Anderson's involvement (or permission)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  8. Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Nick Offerman Joins Hulu Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  9. Petski, Denise (April 14, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Pepi Sonuga & Andrew Dice Clay Join Hulu Limited Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  10. Andreeva, Nellie (April 28, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Taylor Schilling Joins Cast Of Hulu Limited Series; Spenser Granese & Mozhan Marnò To Recur". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  11. Del Rosario, Alexandra (June 24, 2021). "'Pam & Tommy': Fred Hechinger To Play Seth Warshavsky In Hulu Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. Schneider, Michael (January 19, 2022). "'Pam & Tommy' Stars Sebastian Stan, Lily James on Justice for Pamela Anderson, Internet Infamy and That Wild Talking Penis". Variety. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.