Trailer for THE OFFER, Which Is About the Making of THE GODFATHER
Paramount+ has released the first trailer for its upcoming limited series The Offer, which tells the true behind the scenes story of the making of the classic film The Godfather.
The series is based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the Francis Ford Coppola-directed film. The series was written and executive produced by Michael Tolkin (Escape at Dannemora and The Player).
The making of The Godfather is a fascinating story, and I couldn’t be more excited that this story is getting a series. This show looks like it’s going to be a blast to watch!
Miles Teller stars in the series and takes on the role of Rudy. He is joined by Matthew Goode as legendary producer Robert Evans, Giovanni Ribisi as mob boss Joe Colombo, Colin Hanks as Paramount executive Barry Lapidus, Dan Fogler will star as Francis Ford Coppola, Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Ruddy’s assistant, Burn Gorman as Charles Bluhdorn, Justin Chambers as Marlon Brando), Patrick Gallo as Mario Puzo, Josh Zuckerman as Peter Bart, Meredith Garretson as Ali MacGraw, Nora Arnezeder as Francoise Glazer, Paul McCrane as Jack Ballard, Anthony Skordi as Carlo Gambino, Jake Cannavale as Caesar, James Madio as Gino, Michael Rispoli as Tommy Lucchese, Stephanie Koenig as Andrea Eastman, Lou Ferrigno as Lenny Montana, Frank John Hughes as Frank Sinatra, and Danny Nucci as Congressman Mario Biaggi.
The first three episodes of the 10-episode series will be available to watch at launch. The remaining seven episodes will be available to stream weekly every Thursday.
The series is being written and executive produced by Michael Tolkin (Escape at Dannemora and The Player). Ruddy will also serve as executive producer alongside Leslie Greif and Nikki Toscano (Hunters), who is also serving as showrunner. Dexter Fletcher directed the first and last block of episodes in addition to executive producing the series.
The Offer is set to make its world premiere Thursday, April 28th on Paramount+.