Hal & Harper
{{Short description|Upcoming American TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
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| genre = Comedy drama
| creator = Cooper Raiff
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| writer = Cooper Raiff
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- Mark Ruffalo
- Lili Reinhart
- Cooper Raiff
- Betty Gilpin
- Addison Timlin
- Havana Rose Liu
- Alyah Chanelle Scott
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| language = English
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- Lili Reinhart
- Cooper Raiff
- Daniel Lewis
- Addison Timlin
- Clementine Quittner
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| producer = Thomas Hartmann
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- Small Ideas
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Hal & Harper is an upcoming television series from Cooper Raiff, starring Raiff, Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://festival.sundance.org/program/film/6753360063b9434588c22178|title=Hal & Harper|website=Sundance Film Festival|access-date=January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/|title=Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2=Patten|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024}}
Premise
Speaking in 2020, Raiff described the plot as following two siblings and their single dad who is making them grow up too fast. With that in mind, the 7-year old and 9-year-old characters would be cast with adult actors.{{cite web|url=https://nofilmschool.com/cooper-raiff-shithouse-interview|website=Nofilmschool.com|accessdate=3 January 2024|title= How This Filmmaker Got Jay Duplass' Help on His Very First Feature|first=Jo|last=Light|date=18 May 2020}}
Cast
Production
Speaking in 2020 to Screen Daily, Cooper Raiff said he had been writing the script for Hal & Harper for "a long time".{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/sxsw-winners-plot-next-moves-after-online-wins/5148460.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=3 January 2024|title= SXSW winners plot next moves after online wins|first=Jeremy|last= Kay|date=25 March 2020}} In August 2023, Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart were cast, with Ruffalo expected to play the father and Reinhart and Raiff expected to play the siblings. Also joining the cast were Addison Timlin and Havana Rose Liu.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/mark-ruffalo-lili-reinhart-cast-hal-and-harper/|website=Collider|accessdate=3 January 2024|title= Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart Are Family in Cooper Raiff's Indie Series 'Hal & Harper'|first=Aidan|last=King|date=17 August 2023}} The series is produced by Bad Bangs LLC and obtained an interim agreement to continue production during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Raiff is also producing through Small Ideas alongside Clementine Quittner.{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=3 January 2024|title= Mark Ruffalo, Lili Reinhart & Cooper Raiff To Star In Raiff's Indie TV Series 'Hal & Harper'; Two More Cast|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=
August 16, 2023|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/mark-ruffalo-lili-reinhart-cooper-raiff-star-hal-amp-harper-tv-series-1235520866/amp/}}
Filming started in Los Angeles in August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/mark-ruffalos-hal-harper-has-begun-filming-in-los-angeles/|website=The Cinemaholic|title=Mark Ruffalo's Hal & Harper Has Begun Filming in Los Angeles|first=Jashandeep|last=Singh|date=August 24, 2023|accessdate=3 January 2024}} In January 2024, lead actress Lili Reinhart shared photographs from filming on her private Instagram account.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a46278104/riverdale-lili-reinhart-update-tv-series/|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=3 January 2024|title= Riverdale's Lili Reinhart shares exciting update on new TV series|first=Justin|last=Harp|date=3 January 2024}}
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Category: Upcoming American television series
Category:Television series about families
Category:Television series about siblings