Samuel L. Jackson fights for his memories in Last Days of Ptolemy Grey trailer
Samuel L. Jackson co-produces and stars in this emotional Apple TV Plus limited series
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Samuel L. Jackson is ready to make you cry with his upcoming Apple TV+ limited series. He co-produces and leads The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey, based on Walter Mosley’s 2010 novel of the same name. The streaming platform unveiled the six-episode drama’s first trailer during the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.
As seen in the clip, Jackson plays the 93-year-old titular character, an old man with dementia who struggles to come to terms with his fading memories. He lives mostly in solitude without much support from friends or family. After the sudden loss of his trusted caretaker, Ptolemy is assigned to the care of an orphaned teenager, Robyn (Dominique Fishback).
Ptolemy and Robyn learn about Dr. Rubin’s (Walton Goggins) special treatment, which can help restore his memories, but this (obviously shady) process will only work once. Ptolemy is determined because he wants to accomplish two major tasks before: find a seemingly buried treasure, and investigate the death of his nephew.
In addition to Jackson, Fishback, and Goggins, the show also stars Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Damon Gupton, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Omar Miller, Maury Ginsberg, and JoAnne Willette. Mosley, who wrote the novel after watching his mother’s mind deteriorate from early stages of dementia, adapts the story for the screen and serves as executive producer.
The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey marks Jackson’s first main television role. Some of his notable TV appearances include Ghostwriter and The Boondocks. He reprised his MCU role, Nick Fury, in Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a couple of episodes. He brings the character back to the small screen in Disney+’s upcoming Secret Invasion.
The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey will premiere on March 11, 2022, on Apple TV+ with two episodes. The remaining four will air weekly.
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i didn’t love the hateful eight but goggins and jackson were my favorite parts of that movie, very excited to see them working together again.
Did you try the extended edition miniseries that is separated into 4 one hour episodes? Huuuuge improvement.
Does it still have Tarantino’s voiceover interlude that ruins the whole damn thing?
maybe one day, but it’s not a high priority (way too cold a thing to watch during winter too haha)i always thought it was super weird that he did that, though. makes me wonder if he wasn’t entirely happy with the movie either.
seeing goggins as a doctor is going to be weird. I dont think ive ever seen him play a part where he wasnt some kind of shady dude, or an outright scumbag. But of course hes probably a shady doctor.
The CBS show whose name escapes me ( I saw a few episodes of the first season) where he’s a landscape architect recently widowed with young daughters. I like Goggins playing regular dudes, he should do it more.
If he forgets making Snakes on a Plane it’s a positive
Yet another interesting wig in the SLJ filmography.
Any Walter Mosley readers out there who didn’t think this story would star Samuel L. Jackson…?Looks good to me. The book is sad, but funny and very interesting as well.
Ahh, the semi-annual reminder that Sam Jackson is a really good actor. I don’t mind that he regularly cashes in on low brow action films — I think actors like Michael Caine who approach their vocation like a job and don’t discriminate between high quality and schlock as long as it pays well have it right. But its been awhile since Jackson dug into a meaty role. The cast is solid and the premise is interesting, hopefully the film is good, but regardless it looks like Jackson is giving a strong performance .
So glad Mosley is on board. His novel was really good and I hope the adaptation lives up to it.
Flowers For Ptolemy Grey.
im kind of sick of contrived drama, though. He has to find his nephew. He has to find a hidden treasure. A new made up miracle cure (potentially.) JFC. They couldve just done a story for adults about dementia and approaching the end of life, thats enough drama right there.
Well, having not read the book, I’m guessing that there isn’t actually any hidden treasure and it’s just a pipe dream. But even if there was, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that–there’s something to be said for good melodrama, not everything needs to be plain kitchen-sink realism all the time.