Rain Dogs (TV series)

Rain Dogs is a British comedy-drama series created, written, and executive produced by Cash Carraway for BBC One and HBO. It stars Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Fleur Tashjian. The series premiered on HBO on 6 March 2023, followed by 4 April on BBC One in the UK, and is available to stream on HBO Max and BBC iPlayer.

Rain Dogs
GenreBlack Comedy
Created byCash Carraway
Screenplay byCash Carraway
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Cash Carraway
  • Jo McLellan
  • Lee Morris
  • Sally Woodward Gentle
Producers
  • Henrietta Colvin
  • Ciara McIlvenny
Production locations
  • Bristol, England
  • Gloucestershire, England
  • London, England
  • Somerset, England
Cinematography
  • Carlos Catalán
  • Wojciech Szepel
  • Felix Wiedemann
Production companies
Release
Original network
Picture format
Audio format
Original release6 March 2023 (2023-03-06THBO) –
present

Synopsis

An unconventional love story between a working-class single mother, her young daughter, and a privileged gay man.[1][2]

Cast

Episodes
No.Title [3]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [3]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway6 March 2023 (2023-03-06)N/A
2"Scenes from a Crucifixion"Richard LaxtonCash Carraway13 March 2023 (2023-03-13)N/A
3"The Small World of Florian Selby"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway20 March 2023 (2023-03-20)N/A
4"Didion Hell"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway27 March 2023 (2023-03-27)N/A
5"Emotional Erection"Jennifer PerrottCash Carraway3 April 2023 (2023-04-03)TBD
6"Jesus Loves a Hustler"TBATBA10 April 2023 (2023-04-10)TBD
7"You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby"TBATBA17 April 2023 (2023-04-17)TBD
8"This Is Not an Exit"TBATBA24 April 2023 (2023-04-24)TBD

Production

Rain Dogs is executive produced by Cash Carraway, Lee Morris, Sally Woodward Gentle, and Jo McLellan for BBC One. The series is directed by Richard Laxton and Jennifer Perrott.[4] It is reportedly named after musical artist Tom Waits' record of the same name about “people who sleep in doorways.[5]

Filming

Principal photography took place in Bristol at The Bottle Yard Studios as well as in North Somerset and Gloucestershire.[6][7] Filming was reported to have wrapped by October 2022.[8]

Broadcast

A first trailer for the show was released in February 2023.[9] The series was aired on BBC One and iPlayer from April 4, 2023.[10][11]

The series premiered on HBO on 6 March 2023 and will be available to stream on HBO Max.[12]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Rain Dogs holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews.[13]

Critical reception

Hollie Richardson in The Guardian described it as “authentic, original and well worth tuning in to.”[14] Dan Einav in The Financial Times said that it “plays as both a bruising tragedy…and as an obscene, gallows humour comedy.”[15] Alan Sepinwell in Rolling Stone described it as “fascinating, poignant, and at times darkly funny”.[16]

References
  1. "Daisy May Cooper stars in new HBO and BBC One co-production Rain Dogs". rts.org.uk. Royal Television Society. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Rain Dogs' Series Starring Daisy May Cooper Begins Filming in Bristol". Gloucestershire Live. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "HBO Schedule". HBO. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. "HBO Boards BBC Drama 'Rain Dogs' From New Writer Cash Carraway, Starring Daisy May Cooper". Deadline. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  5. Berman, Judy (6 March 2023). "HBO's Magnificently Dark Rain Dogs Is Like No Other Family Comedy on TV". Time. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. "Somerset florist taken over by film crews for new BBC drama starring Daisy May Cooper". Somerset Live. 11 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. "Daisy May Cooper filming near Chipping Sodbury". Gazetteseries.co.uk. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. "Daisy May Cooper to star in new BBC show filmed in the West Country". Wiltshire Live. 3 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  9. "Rain Dogs". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. "Daisy May Cooper in Rain Dogs: First look at new comedy drama on BBC". Entertainment Daily. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  11. "Whats on TV and radio tonight". The Times. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  12. "HBO Original Comedy Series RAIN DOGS Debuts March 6". Warner Media. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  13. "Rain Dogs". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. Richardson, Hollie (4 April 2023). "TV tonight: Daisy May Cooper is excellent in striking new drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  15. Einav, Dan (4 April 2023). "Rain Dogs review — Daisy May Cooper is outstanding in bruising BBC dramedy". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  16. Sepinwell, Alan (3 March 2023). "'Rain Dogs' Is One of the Most Surprising New Shows of the Year". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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