Andrij Parekh to Direct Netflix's 'The Retrievals'; Director and Sharon Horgan Discuss Paramount-WBD Merger at Karlovy Vary
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Diana Lodderhose
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Andrij Parekh, the Emmy-winning Succession director and cinematographer, announced at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival that he will direct two episodes and serve as DoP on the first episode of Netflix's upcoming limited series 'The Retrievals', an adaptation of a Peabody Award-winning project from Molly Smith Metzler. Additionally, Parekh and Sharon Horgan shared their perspectives on the proposed Paramount-WBD merger during a festival panel.
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· 3 pulledAndrij Parekh, the Emmy-winning director from HBO's hit series Succession, is set to direct two episodes of Netfix's upcoming limited series The Retrievals.
Parekh, who is also a prolific cinematographer with credits including Half Nelson and Blue Valentine, told an audience at the festival's Industry Days strand that he is shooting the first episode of the drama as a DoP and is directing two further episodes.
The Retrievals hails from Maid and Sirens writer-EP-showrunner Molly Smith Metzler and is an adaptation of a Peabody A
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