We’re taking a breather from the Sundance Film Festival, and re-energizing as Berlin looms on the horizon, but looking back at how things went down in Park City, it was a pretty good year. But as always, you simply can’t see everything, and something we’re bummed to have missed was “When The Street Lights Go On.”
Initially ordered as a pilot for Hulu, the streaming service has since moved on, leaving the show seeking a network home, and buzz certainly indicates that if someone takes a chance, it could very well find an audience. An ’80s-set mystery intriguingly compared to “Stranger Things,” “The Night Of,” “The Virgin Suicides,” and “Stand By Me,” the story follows the residents of a small town rocked by murder. Here’s the synopsis:
In the summer heat of 1983, a string of unusual occurrences in a small Illinois town culminate with the shocking murders of a popular high school girl and her teacher. When a fellow student, and neighbor, discovers the bodies while riding his bike home one night, the quiet suburban lives of the town’s residents are irrevocably shaken.
Directed by Brett Morgen (“Cobain: Montage Of Heck,” “The Kid Stays In The Picture“) and starring Odessa Young, Nicola Peltz, Adam Long, and Max Burkholder, this trailer offers an tantalizing tease. And let’s hope a network rolls the dice.