This February 22 opens, to via Disney+, Fleishman is in trouble. A series that features performances by well-known actors, to the point of receiving a Golden Globe nomination, and a script that suggests criticism of contemporary society. It all begins in the drama that goes through a divorce with two children, the tensions in their new relationship and the interest of one of them in dating applications.
How is life after a love breakup? That question is a constant within this series. Its protagonists are forced to move forward while, through their children, they are aware that it is natural and necessary to transform the previous bond. The axis of the story represents Toby Fleishman (Jesse Eisenberg). He, from the separation and the behavior of his ex-wife, Rachel Fleihman (Claire Danes), confronts her past and reviews the present she finds herself in: she is successful professionally, but at what cost?
The above questions are addressed through humor and drama. Thus, topics such as the relationship with money, the transformation of ties in a healthy way, the management of past traumas, the influence of friends in mourning and accompaniment, how you can meet other people, in an attempt to rebuild love life, among other issues. In this last aspect, dating applications play a key role. For Toby Fleishman, these are an unknown universe in which, to his surprise, he will do well.
The book that inspired the series
The illustration of the Spanish edition of Fleishman is in trouble has a city turned upside down. the buildings of NY they seem to fall from the sky, while where there should be ground there is emptiness. That is the feeling that its protagonist, Toby, goes through. From one moment to the next, he must adapt to the fact that his reality is undergoing multiple changes, both personal and professional.
Much of that scenario occurs when Toby separates from his wife, Rachel, with whom he was married for fifteen years. What is particular here? The protagonist of this story thinks that returning to the routine will not be so complicated, that his life will continue without much change. But not.
Fleishman is in trouble was published in 2019. Its author, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, is an American journalist specialized in writing journalistic profiles. Within her resume is her work in media such as ESPN The Magazine, G.Q. and The New York Times. Taffy is a nickname she received as a child and she embraced it to the point of publicly replacing it with her birth name, Stephanie.
A good part of his life has been spent in New York, a city that seeps into Fleishman is in trouble. In 2020, the novel was considered for the Women’s Prize for Fiction from United Kingdom.
Fleishman is in trouble,
the television adaptation
Approximately three years after the book’s release, Fleishman is in trouble It was adapted for television by hulu. With a season consisting of 8 episodes. By then, the literary work had already become a bestseller, probably for bringing together various issues that mobilize contemporary society. From the mutation of the types of links or the clashes between the aspirations of one and the other in a couple, to the emergence of dating applications and parenting.
Toby Fleishman is a renowned doctor who, after his separation, wants to meet new people. In the meantime, with two children, the relationship with his ex-wife cannot be terminated: one way or another, they will be in contact. This new stage of the relationship is altered when you are successful on dating apps.
The adult, who had no major romantic achievement in his youth, begins to live something longed for. But what happens? Rachel, the mother of his children, disappears completely. Then, attending to the appointment schedule is no longer something simple because it must be complemented with her medical and family commitments. Meanwhile, his friends emerge as a support network.
Toby takes a kind of journey to his first stage of adulthood through dating. But with the commitments, fears and searches of a forty-year-old person. In a sea of stimuli due to dating and his professional success, he finds himself filling in gaps they don’t want to face. When he is free of so many stimuli, he will be able to understand why his marriage failed by exploring his relationship with money, ambition, commitment or friendship, among other values.
In addition to Jesse Eisenberg and Claire Danes, nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in this series, the main cast is made up of:
- Lizzy Caplanwho plays Libby, a very close friend of Toby’s.
- Maxim Swintonthe son of Toby and Rachel.
- Meara Mahoney Grossthe daughter of the protagonists.
- Adam Brodyplaying Seth, another friend of Toby’s.
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Fleishman is in trouble It can be enjoyed from February 22 through Disney +.