One Dollar (TV series)
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{{Infobox television
| image = OneDollarTitleScreen.png
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| creator = Jason Mosberg
| based_on =
| director = Craig Zobel
| writer =
| story =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- John Carroll Lynch
- {{nowrap|Nathaniel Martello-White}}
- Philip Ettinger
- Christopher Denham
- Kirrilee Berger
- Joshua Bitton
- Níkẹ Uche Kadri
- Gracie Lawrence
- Hamilton Clancy
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| composer = Heather McIntosh
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Rafael Yglesias
- Jason Mosberg
- Graham Gordy
- Alexandre Dauman
- Matt DeRoss
- Craig Zobel
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Kris Baucom
- Jonathan Starch
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| location =
| cinematography = Darran Tiernan
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Jane Rizzo
- William Henry
- Karen Sim
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| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 49–59 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Zobot Projects
- Anonymous Content
- {{nowrap|CBS Television Studios}}
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| network = CBS All Access
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|8|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2018|11|1}}
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One Dollar is an American mystery thriller drama television series created by Jason Mosberg that premiered on August 30, 2018, on CBS All Access. The series centers on the denizens of a small rust belt community and shifts perspective from person to person as a dollar bill changes hands. The ensemble cast consists of John Carroll Lynch, Nathaniel Martello-White, Philip Ettinger, Christopher Denham, Kirrilee Berger, Joshua Bitton, Níkẹ Uche Kadri, Gracie Lawrence, and Hamilton Clancy. On December 12, 2018, it was announced that the series had been canceled after one season.
Premise
One Dollar is set in "a small rustbelt town in post-recession America, where a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder. The path of the dollar bill, and point of view in each episode, paints a picture of a modern American town with deep class and cultural divides that spill out into the open as the town's secrets get revealed."{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=CBS All Access Greenlights Drama Series 'Strange Angel' & '$1', First Comedy Series 'No Activity', Mulls More 'Big Brother' – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/cbs-all-access-strange-angel-1-no-activity-more-big-brother-1202140299/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230154610/https://deadline.com/2017/08/cbs-all-access-strange-angel-1-no-activity-more-big-brother-1202140299/|url-status=live}}
Cast and characters
=Main=
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- John Carroll Lynch as Bud Carl
- Nathaniel Martello-White as Jake Noveer
- Philip Ettinger as Garrett Drimmer
- Christopher Denham as Peter Trask
- Kirrilee Berger as Danielle "Dannie" Furlbee
- Joshua Bitton as Chewy
- Níkẹ Uche Kadri as Rook
- Gracie Lawrence as Julie Gardner
- Hamilton Clancy as Tom
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=Recurring=
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- Ashlie Atkinson as Terri Mitchell
- Greg Germann as Wilson Furlbee
- Erik LaRay Harvey as Dante
- Josh Salatin as Tyler Bennett
- Adelyn and Emerson Bowman as Carrie Drimmer
- Lucy Owen as Sandy Furlbee
- Gregory Johnstone as Jonno
- Margot Bingham as Cass
- Sturgill Simpson as Ken Fry
- Manuel Herrera as Michael Goodman
- Medusa as Reverend Etta Whitney
- Ida Chapman as Cooper Shaw
- Wayne Duvall as Benjamin Walsh
- Nicolas Hardin as Ricky Mitchell
- Kristy Nolen as Lori Brenneman
- Jeb Kreager as Officer Martin Huddle
- Leslie Odom Jr. as Randall Abatsy
- Aleksa Palladino as Chelsea Wyler
- Deirdre O'Connell as Carol
- Che Tafari as Markell Jenkins
- James McMenamin as Rick
- Nancy McNulty as Mary Shaw
- Jeff Perry as Charles Wyler
- Meredith Holzman
- Mary MacDonald Kerr as Janet Miller
- Lindsay Burdge as Jenny Ludlow
- Gia Crovatin
- Jacob Knoll as Dan Fry
- Kate Nowlin as Cathy
- Timothy Busfield as Uncle Rich
- Pernell Walker as Laila
- Jayden Marine as Cesar
- David Drumm as Old Man
- Nathan Hollabaugh as Adam
- Maya Sayre as Heidi
- Rachel McKeon as Robyn
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=Guest=
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- Timothy Busfield as Uncle Rich ("Chelsea Wyler")
- Lindsay Burdge as Jenny Ludlow ("Jenny Ludlow")
- Annie Golden ("Jenny Ludlow")
- Darius Kaleb as Jeremy ("Jenny Ludlow")
- Denise Burse ("Wilson Furlbee")
- Cotter Smith as Mayor Britt ("Wilson Furlbee")
- Susan Blommaert ("Cooper Shaw")
- Matt Chapman as Clark Shaw ("Cooper Shaw")
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Episodes
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|Title = Garrett Drimmer
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|Title = Ken Fry
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|6}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Carol Seerveld
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = Ann Packer & Rafael Yglesias and Jason Mosberg
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|13}}
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|Title = Chelsea Wyler
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Jason Mosberg|t=Jason Mosberg and Ann Packer & Rafael Yglesias}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|20}}
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|Title = Jenny Ludlow
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = Ann Packer & Rafael Yglesias
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|27}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Wilson Furlbee
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Ann Packer|t=Ann Packer and Graham Gordy}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|4}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Cooper Shaw
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s=Ann Packer & Rafael Yglesias and Jason Mosberg|t=Graham Gordy and Ann Packer & Rafael Yglesias}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|11}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Dante Jenkins
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = Graham Gordy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|18}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Rick Mitchell
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = Rafael Yglesias
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|25}}
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|Title = Jake Noveer
|DirectedBy = Craig Zobel
|WrittenBy = Graham Gordy
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|1}}
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Production
=Development=
On August 1, 2017, it was announced that CBS All Access had given the production, then titled $1, a series order. The series was created by Jason Mosberg and was set to be executive produced by Matt DeRoss, Alexandre Dauman, and Craig Zobel, who was also expected to direct. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include CBS Television Studios and Anonymous Content.{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=CBS All Access Adds Will Ferrell Comedy, Two Dramas to Series Slate|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-all-access-adds-will-ferrell-comedy-two-dramas-series-slate-1026016|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en|date=August 1, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205628/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-all-access-adds-will-ferrell-comedy-two-dramas-series-slate-1026016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=CBS All Access Orders New Shows From Will Ferrell, Ridley Scott|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cbs-all-access-will-ferrell-ridley-scott-1202513113/|website=Variety|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225144845/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/cbs-all-access-will-ferrell-ridley-scott-1202513113/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Welch|first1=Alex|title='No Activity,' 'Strange Angel,' and '$1' get series orders at CBS All Access|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/no-activity-strange-angel-and-1-get-series-orders-at-cbs-all-access/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805034936/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/no-activity-strange-angel-and-1-get-series-orders-at-cbs-all-access/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2017|website=TV by the Numbers|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en|date=August 2, 2017}}{{cite web|last1=McLennan|first1=Cindy|title=Strange Angel, No Activity, $1: CBS All Access Announces Three New Shows - canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale|url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/strange-angel-no-activity-1-cbs-all-access-announces-three-new-shows/|website=TV Series Finale|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119022738/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/strange-angel-no-activity-1-cbs-all-access-announces-three-new-shows/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Gajewski|first1=Ryan|title=CBS All Access Series Pickups: Will Ferrell's Police Comedy, 'Black Swan' Writer's Drama|url=https://www.thewrap.com/cbs-all-access-series-will-ferrell/|website=TheWrap|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=August 1, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225144912/https://www.thewrap.com/cbs-all-access-series-will-ferrell/|url-status=live}} On July 2, 2018, it was announced that the series had been retitled One Dollar and that it would premiere on August 30, 2018.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title='One Dollar' Premiere Date Set At CBS All Access |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/one-dollar-premiere-date-cbs-all-access-1202420277/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=July 2, 2018 |date=July 2, 2018 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702170303/https://deadline.com/2018/07/one-dollar-premiere-date-cbs-all-access-1202420277/ |url-status=live }} On December 12, 2018, it was announced that CBS All Access had canceled the series.{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='One Dollar' Canceled By CBS All Access After One Season |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/one-dollar-canceled-cbs-all-access-after-one-season-first-cancellation-1202518917/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 12, 2018 |language=en |date=December 12, 2018 |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119021402/https://deadline.com/2018/12/one-dollar-canceled-cbs-all-access-after-one-season-first-cancellation-1202518917/ |url-status=live }}
=Casting=
On March 6, 2018, it was announced that John Carroll Lynch, Philip Ettinger, Chris Denham, Nathaniel Martello-White, Kirrilee Berger, and Gracie Lawrence had joined the main cast as series regulars and that Jeff Perry, Leslie Odom Jr., and Sturgill Simpson were cast in recurring roles.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='$1': John Carroll Lynch & Philip Ettinger To Star, Jeff Perry, Sturgill Simpson & Leslie Odom Jr. To Recur On CBS All Access Series|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/1-dollar-tv-series-cast-john-carroll-lynch-philip-ettinger-jeff-perry-sturgill-simpson-leslie-odom-jr-cbs-all-access-1202312275/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 6, 2018|date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306215439/http://deadline.com/2018/03/1-dollar-tv-series-cast-john-carroll-lynch-philip-ettinger-jeff-perry-sturgill-simpson-leslie-odom-jr-cbs-all-access-1202312275/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Otterson|first1=Joe|title=John Carroll Lynch, Leslie Odom Jr. Among Cast for CBS All Access Series '$1'|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/leslie-odom-jr-john-carroll-lynch-cbs-all-access-1-1202719213/|website=Variety|access-date=March 6, 2018|date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306195451/http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/leslie-odom-jr-john-carroll-lynch-cbs-all-access-1-1202719213/|url-status=live}} Later that month, the cast was rounded out with the addition of Nike Kadri, Joshua Bitton, and Hamilton Clancy as series regulars and Ashlie Atkinson as a recurring guest star.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='$1': CBS All Access Mystery Thriller Series Rounds Out Cast As Production Begins|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/1-cbs-all-access-mystery-thriller-series-cast-nike-kadri-joshua-bitton-hamilton-clancy-ashlie-atkinson-1202356025/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 30, 2018|date=March 30, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330200318/http://deadline.com/2018/03/1-cbs-all-access-mystery-thriller-series-cast-nike-kadri-joshua-bitton-hamilton-clancy-ashlie-atkinson-1202356025/|url-status=live}} On April 10, 2018, it was announced that Aleksa Palladino had joined the cast in a recurring capacity.{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title=Aleksa Palladino Joins CBS All Access' '$1'; TV Land's 'Younger' Casts Lois Robbins|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/aleksa-palladino-cbs-all-access-1-tv-land-younger-cast-lois-robbins-1202361314/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 10, 2018|date=April 10, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111512/http://deadline.com/2018/04/aleksa-palladino-cbs-all-access-1-tv-land-younger-cast-lois-robbins-1202361314/|url-status=live}}
=Filming=
Principal photography for the first season began on March 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|last1=Owen|first1=Rob|title=New CBS All Access series to film locally|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/01/09/New-CBS-All-Access-series-Pittsburgh/stories/201801090120|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=February 25, 2018|language=en|date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225144828/http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/01/09/New-CBS-All-Access-series-Pittsburgh/stories/201801090120|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=CBS All Access mystery thriller '$1' to film in Pittsburgh area|url=http://triblive.com/aande/movies/13165820-74/cbs-all-access-mystery-thriller-1-to-film-in-pittsburgh-area|website=TribLive|access-date=February 25, 2018|date=January 10, 2018|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225144850/http://triblive.com/aande/movies/13165820-74/cbs-all-access-mystery-thriller-1-to-film-in-pittsburgh-area|url-status=live}} Since it was filmed in Pittsburgh, it was decided that the region's Yinzer accent would be prominently displayed, one of the first programs filmed in the city to use the accent prominently.{{cite web | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/08/29/Pittsburgh-yinzer-accent-CBS-All-Access-One-Dollar/stories/201808290142 | title=Speakin' yinzer n'at: 'One Dollar' actors say they find no language barrier in our unusual dialect }}
Release
On July 2, 2018, a promotional poster for the series was released. On August 5, 2018, a teaser trailer for the series was released.{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title='One Dollar' Mystery Series Bows Teaser, First-Look Images From CBS All Access -TCA |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/one-dollar-mystery-series-bows-teaser-first-look-images-from-cbs-all-access-tca-1202440438/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 5, 2018 |date=August 5, 2018 |archive-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806054545/https://deadline.com/2018/08/one-dollar-mystery-series-bows-teaser-first-look-images-from-cbs-all-access-tca-1202440438/ |url-status=live }} On August 13, 2018, the official trailer was released.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Dino-Ray |title='One Dollar' Trailer: One Small Town, A Single Bill, Multiple Murders |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/one-dollar-trailer-cbs-all-access-leslie-odom-jr-john-carroll-lynch-craig-zobel-1202444391/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 13, 2018 |date=August 13, 2018 |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813172147/https://deadline.com/2018/08/one-dollar-trailer-cbs-all-access-leslie-odom-jr-john-carroll-lynch-craig-zobel-1202444391/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
The series has been met with a generally positive response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6 out of 10 based on 10 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_dollar/s01/|title=One Dollar: Season 1|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date=January 5, 2019|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116001206/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/one_dollar/s01/|url-status=live}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 64 out of 100 based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/one-dollar|title=One Dollar: Season 1|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=October 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015193259/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/one-dollar|url-status=live}}
In a positive review, Los Angeles Times{{'}}s Robert Lloyd praised the series saying, "The excellence of the acting and the admirable, one might almost say English naturalism of the production balance the sometimes improbable, even implausible action and the occasional sacrifice of sense to drama; it is true that in life, people do not act sensibly, but fictional characters should be held to a higher standard of consistency. Still, the writing gives the actors a lot to play with."{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |title=Review: 'One Dollar' uncovers human and murder mysteries in a Rust Belt steel town |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-dollar-review-20180830-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 19, 2018 |date=August 30, 2018 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230619/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-one-dollar-review-20180830-story.html |url-status=live }} In a more mixed critique, TV Guide{{'}}s Liam Mathews discussed the show's various sub-plots saying, "They writers are much more interested in the vignettes that build out the town...These smaller side stories give the show an indie movie-like texture about people trying to make it in America. They're sort of like short films within the bigger show, and they contain much of the show's best writing and acting. They would be better if they didn't have the unnecessary dollar bill gimmick connecting them all, but it's not that distracting."{{cite web |last1=Matthews |first1=Liam |title=If Your Favorite Season of The Wire Was the One on the Docks, One Dollar Is for You {{!}} TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/one-dollar-review-cbs-all-access/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=December 19, 2018 |language=en |date=August 29, 2018 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230944/https://www.tvguide.com/news/one-dollar-review-cbs-all-access/ |url-status=live }} In an outright negative assessment, The Hollywood Reporter{{'}}s Tim Goodman criticized the series saying, "There's not enough good writing here, not enough motivation to follow characters that are either intentionally half-baked or are merely uninteresting. Characters have quirks, but the quirks prove there's not much else there. Smart people eventually do exceptionally dumb things."{{cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Tim |title='One Dollar': TV Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-dollar-review-1138135 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 19, 2018 |language=en |date=August 29, 2018 |archive-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041322/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-dollar-review-1138135 |url-status=live }}
See also
- Twenty Bucks, a 1993 film with a similar premise and structure, albeit more comical.
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title|7230898}}
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