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"The Slap" is a miniseries based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas and the Australian television series ("The Slap") produced by Matchbox Pictures.
Meet Hector (Peter Sarsgaard, "An Education," "Blue Jasmine"), a public servant, husband, father and valued friend on the cusp of his 40th birthday. Meet Aisha (Thandie Newton, "Crash," "Beloved"), Hector's beautiful and intelligent wife who is planning his party filled with friends and his very boisterous Greek family. Sounds like the makings of a great day, right? Wrong.
As Hector tries to navigate family politics, awkward friendships and the young woman he is dangerously captivated by, the built-up tension explodes when Hector's hotheaded cousin slaps another couple's misbehaving child. Everyone is understandably stunned, and the party abruptly ends with the child's parents vowing legal action. What the hosts and guests don't know, however, is that this moment will ignite a chain of events that will uncover long-buried secrets within this group of friends and family... and vigorously challenge the core values of everyone involved.
"The Slap" also stars Uma Thurman ("Pulp Fiction," "Kill Bill"), Zachary Quinto ("Star Trek," "American Horror Story"), Melissa George ("30 Days of Night," "In Treatment"), Thomas Sadoski ("The Newsroom") and Brian Cox ("X-Men 2," "Red 2").
From writer-executive producer Jon Robin Baitz ("Brothers & Sisters"), executive producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald ("Gladiator," the "Men in Black" franchise) and director-executive producer Lisa Cholodenko ("The Kids Are All Right," "Olive Kitteridge"), comes this unflinching look at how one little slap can have a huge impact.
Original Release
02/12/2015 on NBC
US Release
02/12/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Cox | Manolis |
Melissa George | Rosie |
Lucas Hedges | Ritchie |
Marin Ireland | Sandi |
Makenzie Leigh | Connie |
Thandiwe Newton | Aisha |
Zachary Quinto | Harry |
Thomas Sadoski | Gary |
Peter Sarsgaard | Hector |
Uma Thurman | Anouk |
Directors
Ken Olin, Michael Morris, Lisa Cholodenko
Writers
Christos Tsiolkas, Walter F. Parkes, Jon Robin Baitz
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brian Cox | Manolis |
Melissa George | Rosie |
Lucas Hedges | Ritchie |
Marin Ireland | Sandi |
Makenzie Leigh | Connie |
Thandiwe Newton | Aisha |
Zachary Quinto | Harry |
Thomas Sadoski | Gary |
Peter Sarsgaard | Hector |
Uma Thurman | Anouk |
Dylan Schombing | Hugo |
Victor Garber | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
Sophie Okonedo | Aisha |
Maria Tucci | Koula |
Khalid Alzouma | Adam |
Derek Michalak | Detective Mulrooney |
Owen Tanzer | Rocco |
Michael Nouri | Thanassis |
Ellen Adair | A.D.A. Bridget Saltire |
Ashley Aufderheide | Melissa |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael McMahon | Executive Producer |
Chris Oliver-Taylor | Executive Producer |
Tony Ayres | Executive Producer |
Helen Bowden | Executive Producer |
Lisa Cholodenko | Executive Producer |
Walter F. Parkes | Executive Producer |
Laurie MacDonald | Executive Producer |
Jon Robin Baitz | Executive Producer |
Thomas Lombardi | Producer |
Riyoko Tanaka | Producer |
Diana Schmidt | Producer |
Rudd Simmons | Producer |
Russ Hammonds | Producer |