The creators of Boardwalk Empire and The Wolf of Wall Street are moving into adult animation with Nouvelle, an eight-episode series set in a luxury New York hotel. Based on Jacob Tomsky's book Heads in Beds, the plot kicks off with the death of a politician after an encounter with a novice sex worker. The hotel's mysterious owner, the loyal staff, and the unpredictable guests will be the protagonists of this upstairs-downstairs drama that promises to unveil secrets and legends, where nothing is coincidental.
Bizaar Studios bets on animation as a vehicle for realistic excesses 🎬
Bizaar Studios, backed by George R.R. Martin, supports the Winters in their first animated project. The series addresses the perversion of the American dream and the coexistence of fantasy and reality among the dispossessed. Animation allows for creating a world of excess and heightened reality without the limitations of live-action, offering total control over the hotel's aesthetic and tone. The pilot, centered on the initial scandal, sets the pace for a season that will explore power dynamics and the secrets of the cast.
A hotel with more secrets than a gossipy neighbor's elevator 🏨
If you thought working in a hotel was tough, wait until you see Nouvelle's, where the staff not only makes the beds but also handles covering up politicians' corpses. Because, of course, when the owner is a mystery and the guests are unpredictable, the only predictable thing is that there will be more scandals than at a reality show wedding. At least the animation allows the dialogues to be sharper than the edge of a credit card.