![]() ![]() Safely flirting from a distance, the two give each other elaborate “dares” to do throughout the city, thus proving their commitment to the experiment and ultimately giving each other tours of their own favorite corners of New York.Ībrams, previously seen on the 180 degree different teen drama “Euphoria,” is appealing enough, if a bit low energy in his role as “the pessimistic one” Francis, meanwhile, pulls off the tricky feat of making the potentially plastic Lily feel entirely real. Dash and Lily spend most of their romance getting to know each other through a red notebook, which Lily planted in a bookstore along with a set of clues for an intrepid teenage boy to find and decode. Make no mistake, though: “Dash & Lily” is as much a hopeful fantasy series as it is a charming romantic one (and not just because the series was filmed in New York City in 2019, a year before Christmas in New York City will inevitably look entirely different from crowded years past). But the series nevertheless makes decent efforts to balance out its candied cheer with tinges of the Christmas blues bleeding through, despite Lily’s best efforts to ignore them. It’s never in doubt which side the series ultimately lands on Lily’s determined buoyancy is reflected and rewarded in all the holiday magic waiting around every corner. ![]() Unfolding over the platonic ideal of a New York City Christmas week, “Dash & Lily” tells the story of an aggressively sweet teen romance between cynical Dash ( Austin Abrams) with optimistic Lily ( Midori Francis) as they each try to convince the other why Christmas sucks/rules. “Dash & Lily,” based on Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s YA novel “Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares,” hinges on this exact conflict. Will you be binging? Drop a comment with your thoughts on the new series below.The truest litmus test for how someone feels about the Christmas season is a simple question: is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” a sad song about holiday loneliness, or a sweet song about persevering to celebrate life’s everyday joys? The genius of the song is that it equally serves both the glass half full and the glass half empty perspectives, which find themselves battling it out every December for ultimate superiority. Book authors Cohn and Levithan are co-executive producers.ĭash & Lily will premiere sometime in 2020. Additional directors include Fred Savage ( Modern Family) and Pamela Romanowsky ( Riverdale). Joe Tracz ( A Series of Unfortunate Events) will serve as writer and showrunner, executive-producing alongside Shawn Levy and Josh Barry (for 21 Laps), Nick Jonas (for Image 32) and Brad Silberling, who will direct the first two episodes. They’re joined by a slate of recurring cast members, including Keana Marie ( Huge in France) as Dash’s ex-girlfriend Sofia, James Saito ( Altered Carbon) as Lily’s overprotective grandfather Arthur, and Jodi Long ( Sullivan & Son) as Lily’s “eccentric, theatrical” great aunt Mrs. The holidays are her favorite time of year, and this holiday season, Lily is looking for love.”Īdditional series regulars include Dante Brown ( Lethal Weapon) as Dash’s adventurous best friend Boomer, and Troy Iwata ( New Amsterdam) as Lily’s “romantic, impulsive” older brother Langston. Despite her bubbly and passionate demeanor, she possesses a raw and honest vulnerability. Midori Francis ( The Birch) also stars as Lily, a “smart and hopeful New York City teen with a stubborn optimism and youthful energy. ![]() TVLine Items: Sweet Magnolias Casts Mom, Skins Vet’s Netflix Series and More
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