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Apple TV+ Releases Official Trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s Limited Series “Disclaimer”

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Alfonso Cuarón is issuing a special disclaimer…

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for Disclaimer, the psychological thriller written and directed by the 62-year-old Mexican Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Alfonso CuarónBased on the best-selling novel of the same name by Renée Knight, the series stars

Cate Blanchett as journalist Catherine Ravenscroft, who built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets, per the synopsis.

In the trailer, Blanchett’s Catherine begins to unravel, with Kevin Kline’s Stephen warning her, “The world needs to know who Catherine Ravenscroft really is. The world needs to know the truth.”

The series also stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George, Hoyeon, and features Indira Varma as the narrator.

The limited series premieres globally on October 11 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through November 15.

Cuarón executive produces for Esperanto Filmoj.

Emmanuel Lubezki and Academy Award nominee Bruno Delbonnel serve as directors of photography. The score is composed by Finneas O’Connell.

Cuaron’s accolades include five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

Alfonso Cuarón to Adapt Renee Knight’s Novel “Disclaimer” as an Apple TV+ Series 

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Alfonso Cuarón is releasing a disclaimer…

The 60-year-old Mexican Oscar-winning filmmaker will adapt Renee Knight’s novel Disclaimer as a series for Apple TV+ with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline starring.

Alfonso CuarónThe project marks the first series from the Roma filmmaker since he signed an overall deal with the streamer in 2019. It also marks a series debut for Sophie’s Choice and A Fish Called Wanda star Kline.

Cuarón will write, direct and executive produce all episodes of the series, marking the first time that he has written and directed all episodes of an original series. Blanchett will also executive produce.

Blanchett plays Catherine Ravenscroft, a successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions. When an intriguing novel written by a widower, played by Kline, appears on her bedside table, she is horrified to realize she is a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past. A story that reveals her darkest secret. A secret she thought was hers alone.

Disclaimer is produced by Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj and Anonymous Content. Academy Award-winner Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity) and Academy Award nominee Bruno Delbonnel (The Tragedy of Macbeth) will serve as directors of photography on the project. Cuarón serves as executive producer alongside Esperanto Filmoj’s Gabriela Rodriguez and Anonymous Content’s David Levine, Dawn Olmstead and the late Steve Golin. Renee Knight serves as co-executive producer.