Glancing at the images and the logline for Netfilx’s upcoming limited seriesWhat/Ifwill make you think of a lot of other properties, fromBasic Instinctto Netflix’s ownGypsywithNaomi Watts. It seems like the algorithm has struck again, compiling an amalgam of familiar properties into a new one. If you’ve recently watchedThe Perfect DateorThe Silence, you’ll recognize the trend.
What/IfstarsRenée Zellweger(in her first TV role), and explores the idea of “what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things.” It looks very much like an ABC drama a laScandal, but given that it’s on Netflix means that it will presumably get a lot more TV-MA …
What/Ifis executive produced by showrunnerMike Kelley,Melissa Loy(Page Fright);Alex Gartner,Charles Roven(Atlas Entertainment),Robert Zemeckis, andJack Rapke(Compari Entertainment), andproduced by Warner Bros. Television for Netflix.
The series also starsJane Levy(Castle Rock, Suburgatory),Blake Jenner(American Animals, Glee),Samantha Ware(Glee),Keith Powers(Famous in Love),Daniella Pineda(Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom),Juan Castano(Shades of Blue),John Clarence Stewart(Marvel’s Luke Cage),Louis Herthum(Westworld),&Dave Annable(Brothers & Sisters).
Check out the announcement trailer below;What/Ifwill premiereon NetflixMay 24th:
Here is the official synopsis for What/If:
Neo-noir social thriller WHAT/IF explores the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things. The first season of the Netflix original series focuses on a mysterious woman’s lucrative, but dubious offer to a cash-strapped pair of San Francisco newlyweds.
