Peacock has released the official Angelyne trailer for its latest limited drama, starring Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum as the titular 1980s billboard queen. It is scheduled to make its debut on Thursday, May 19.
The video, which you can check out below, teases the drama’s documentary-style storytelling as various people get from Angelyne’s past get interviewed in an attempt to uncover her true identity. It highlights the titular personality’s influence and rise as she does everything she can to reach her ambitions.
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Angelyne is executive produced by showrunner Allison Miller and director Lucy Tcherniak. It stars Emmy Rossum, Martin Freeman, Alex Karpovsky, Hamish Linklater, Charlie Rowe, Lukas Gage, Michael Angarano, Molly Ephraim, Philip Ettinger, Antjuan Tobias, Tonatiuh and David Krumholtz.
“The limited series is about fame, identity, survival, billboards, Corvettes, lingerie, men, women, women teasing men, men obsessed with women, West Hollywood, crystals, UFOs, and most importantly of all, the self-proclaimed Rorschach test in pink, glow-in-the-dark queen of the universe, Angelyne,” reads the synopsis.
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Angelyne is produced by UCP, with Matt Spider also serving as director. Executive producers are Emmy Rossum through her Composition 8 company, Sam Esmail, for UCP-based Esmail Corp, Chad Hamilton for Anonymous Content, and The Hollywood Reporter. Gary Baum is also serving as a consultant on the miniseries.
