Megan Stott Escapes into the Wilderness in ‘Penelope’ Series Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 23, 2024
Source: YouTube
“It’s like – I’m being called… Please don’t go looking for me.” Out into the forest we go. 🌲🌲🌲 Netflix has revealed the official trailer for an indie streaming series called Penelope, created by producer / filmmaker Mel Eslyn (director of Biosphere previously). This series is a Duplass Brothers Production, created entirely independently by them. Megan Stott (from Little Fires Everywhere, Yes Day, Aftermath) plays the title character, a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn into the unknown wilderness (in Cascade National Park in Northern Washington), where she begins to form a new life for herself. Austin Abrams also co-stars as Sam, with Krisha Fairchild as Helena, Rhenzy Feliz as Peter, plus Cynthia Geary & Barry O’Neil as her parents. It’s clearly a passion project for Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn, a nice little adventure about trying to escape from the chaos of modern life. This looks wonderful – worth a watch.
Here’s the main official trailer (+ poster) for Mel Eslyn’s series Penelope, direct from YouTube:
A sixteen-year-old girl named Penelope (starring Megan Stott) who feels alienated from contemporary civilization is pulled into the uncharted wilderness and starts to build a new life for herself there. Penelope is a series created by producer / filmmaker / screenwriter Mel Eslyn, a writer on “Hoarders”, “Room 104”, and “Cinema Toast” previously; she also wrote & directed the film Biosphere, and produced the indie films Duck Butter, Horse Girl, 7 Days, Spin Me Round, and The Drop. previously. It’s also co-created by beloved indie actor / producer / filmmaker Mark Duplass. With writing by Mel Eslyn and Mark Duplass. All the eps are directed by Mel Eslyn. It’s made by Duplass Brothers Productions and produced by Meghan Mowery. Executive produced by Mark and Jay Duplass, Mel Eslyn, and Shuli Harel. Netflix will debut the Penelope series streaming on Netflix in the US only starting September 24th, 2024 this fall. Who wants to watch?
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