Joe Swanberg on the End of ‘Easy,’ Anthology Series Going Out of Vogue, and Hope for the Future
“Easy” creator Joe Swanberg spoke to IndieWire about Netflix “moving away” from anthology series — and keeping hope alive for a comeback.
“Easy” creator Joe Swanberg spoke to IndieWire about Netflix “moving away” from anthology series — and keeping hope alive for a comeback.
Writer-director Joe Swanberg waves goodbye to his Windy City series, and the final season packs an extra wallop of emotional intimacy.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Marc Maron, Zazie Beetz, and Aya Cash all return for the final season of “Easy,” along with new lustful and lovelorn Chicagoans.
Though Swanberg is credited as the only writer on Season 2, that’s just legal stuff. “Easy” is made by a diverse group of collaborators, and he wants to tell the world.
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The filmmaker’s anthology series — with new short films as well as continuing stories from Season 1 — is more confident overall and worth savoring individually.
The new cast for the anthology’s new season includes Aubrey Plaza, Judy Greer, and Michaela Watkins.
The streaming giant also submitted an episode of Joe Swanberg’s “Easy” as a TV Movie in an attempt to boost its chances at securing nominations.
The indie favorite explains how his transition from the 90-minute format to the 30-minute format was more natural than he expected.
The filmmaker’s new Netflix anthology series — made up of standalone short films — holds up well overall, but the individual episodes deserve to be analyzed independently.
All eight episodes are available next week.
The anthology series premieres September 23.