Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You is an Australian miniseries based on the Australian singer/songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John.[2][3] The miniseries premiered on 13 May 2018 and concluded on 20 May 2018 on the Seven Network.[4][5]
| Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You | |
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| Genre | Biopic Drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Shawn Seet |
| Starring | Delta Goodrem |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2[1] |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Margot McDonald |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company | FremantleMedia Australia |
| Original release | |
| Network | Seven Network |
| Release | 13 May – 20 May 2018 |
Production
editIn November 2016, Delta Goodrem was announced to play the main role of Olivia Newton-John.[6] Even though Goodrem is contracted to Nine, they gave her permission to star in the series.[7] In December 2016, the series commenced filming in Melbourne.[8][9]
Cast
edit- Delta Goodrem as Olivia Newton-John[10]
- Morgan Griffin as young Olivia
- Kate Jenkinson as Pat Carroll
- Georgia Flood as young Pat
- Robyn Malcolm as Irene Newton-John
- Richard Bligh as Brinley Newton-John
- Todd Lasance as Lee Kramer
- Richard Brancatisano as Matt Lattanzi
- George Xanthis as John Travolta
- Paul David-Goddard as John Farrar
- Ben Shumann as young John
- Diana Glenn as Nancy Chuda
- Lucy Honigman as Helen Reddy
- Gyton Grantley as Roger Davies
- Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Bruce Welch
- Anthony Brandon Wong as Patrick McDermott
- Will Ewing as Ian Turpie
- Jeremy Lindsay-Taylor as John Easterling
- Grant Cartwright as Peter Allen
- Alison Bell as Betsy Cox
- Alicia Banit as Chloe Lattanzi
- Lily Jones as young Chloe
- Sam Duncan as Johnny O'Keefe
- Samantha Morley as Yvonne McDermott
- Ashley Stocco
- Tim Campbell as Brendan Murphy
- Tony Nikolakopoulos as Artie Mogull
Criticism
editAccording to Newton-John's daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, the series was created without Olivia's knowledge, participation or consent. Lattanzi told Women's Day, "What's upsetting is the way it's been done. Not one part of it has come directly from our family, it is completely unauthorised. Nobody asked us to take part or consulted us about accuracy. [sic] and it's weird that some of the heaviest and saddest times of our lives have been turned into a fictional TV miniseries for the sole purpose of entertainment."[11] Olivia later consented to the series providing the profits went to her cancer hospital.[12]
Soundtrack
editOn 11 May 2018, Sony Music Australia released the soundtrack I Honestly Love You, which is credited to Delta Goodrem. It includes 13 tracks; two of the songs are duets with Olivia Newton-John herself.
Home media
editA Region 4 DVD was released in Australia on 6 June 2018 by Roadshow Entertainment.[13]
Distribution
editThe series debuted in the United States on Lifetime on 16 February 2019.[14]
Reception
editViewership
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
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| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 1 | Part One | Sunday 13 May 2018 | 735,000 | 5 | 144,000 | 5 | 879,000 | [15][16] |
| 2 | Part Two | Sunday 20 May 2018 | 488,000 | 9 | 113,000 | 8 | 601,000 | [17] |
References
edit- ^ "Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You". Screen Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Seven Upfronts 2017". TV Tonight. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Seven Upfronts 2018". TV Tonight. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Airdate: Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You". TV Tonight. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Delta vs Delta showdown". TV Tonight. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Delta Goodrem will play Olivia Newton-John in Channel 7 TV series". TV Tonight. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Delta Goodrem lunches with The Voice executive producer at Catalina, Rose Bay". TV Tonight. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Delta to begin filming Olivia role". TV Tonight. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Biopic To Commence Filming With Delta Goodrem In Lead Role". TV Tonight. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Olivia: trailer". TV Tonight. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John Exclusive: Why I'll never watch this awful telemovie!". Women's Day. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "In the Studio with Olivia Newton-John & Delta Goodrem - Let Me Be There". YouTube. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Olivia Newton-John". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (4 December 2018). "Lifetime Unveils Premiere Dates For Winter Movie Slate; Acquires Olivia Newton-John Biopic". Deadline.
- ^ "Sunday 13 May 2018". TV Tonight. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 13 May 2018". TV Tonight. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Timeshifted: Sunday 20 May 2018". TV Tonight. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
External links
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