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Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
Genre Documentary
Based on The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America
by Michael Waldman
Directed by Dawn Porter
Music by Paul Brill
Country of origin United States
Original language English
No. of episodes 4
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Lauren Capps
  • Lucy Kennedy
  • Summer Damon
Production companies
Original release
Network Showtime
Release September 22  ( 2023-09-22 )  ?
October 13, 2023  ( 2023-10-13 )

Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court is an American documentary miniseries directed and produced by Dawn Porter . Loosely based on the nonfiction book The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America by Michael Waldman. It explores the modern history, people, decisions and conformations of the Supreme Court of the United States . It premiered on September 22, 2023, on Showtime .

Premise [ edit ]

Explores the modern history, people, decisions, and conformations of the Supreme Court of the United States . [1]

Episodes [ edit ]

No. Title Directed by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "The Hearts of Men Can Be Changed" Dawn Porter September 22, 2023  ( 2023-09-22 ) N/A
2 "A Conservative Revolution" Dawn Porter September 29, 2023  ( 2023-09-29 ) N/A
3 "The Rule of Five" Dawn Porter October 6, 2023  ( 2023-10-06 ) N/A
4 "Crisis of Legitimacy [2] " Dawn Porter October 13, 2023  ( 2023-10-13 ) N/A

Production [ edit ]

Showtime Documentary Films asked if Dawn Porter would be interested in making a project revolving around the Supreme Court, to which Porter agreed. [3] [4] Initially, titled Confirmed , the project primarily focusing on how justices are confirmed, however, once the court began making conservative decisions, it was expanded to show how the court became political. [5] Porter wanted the series to make people understand what is happening and how we got here. [6] [7] Over several thousand pieces of archive were looked over to construct the series. [8] Porter reached out to justices for comment, but all declined to participate. [9] News of gifts from wealthy donors to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito does not appear in the series, as the news came once the series was completed. [10]

In June 2022, it was announced Porter would direct and executive produce a documentary series revolving around the Supreme Court of the United States for Showtime . [11]

Release [ edit ]

The series first episode premiered at DC/Dox on June 18, 2023. [12] [13] It premiered on September 22, 2023, on Showtime . [14]

Reception [ edit ]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. [15]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES PREMIERE DATE FOR DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT" . Paramount Pictures . August 1, 2023 . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
  2. ^ "Crisis of Legitimacy" . Showtime . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  3. ^ Danoff, Owen (September 18, 2023). "Dawn Porter On Her New Series Deadlocked: How America Shaped The Supreme Court" . Screen Rant . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  4. ^ Naranjo, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "How we got today's Supreme Court" . Politico . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  5. ^ Ito, Robert (September 8, 2023). "With 'Deadlocked,' Dawn Porter Expands Her Canvas" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  6. ^ Fraley, Jason (September 20, 2023). "Dawn Porter dishes on Showtime series 'Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court' " . WOTP News . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  7. ^ Munroe, Jill (September 18, 2023). " 'Deadlocked: Unveiling the Supreme Court's Impact on Modern America' " . Eur Web . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  8. ^ Bernstein, Abbie (September 22, 2023). "DEADLOCKED: HOW AMERICA SHAPED THE SUPREME COURT: Filmmaker Dawn Porter on new four-part Showtime series ? Exclusive Interview" . Assignment X . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  9. ^ Noel, Melissa (September 3, 2023). " 'Deadlocked' Docuseries Explores Concerns Over The Impact And Diminishing Trust In The Supreme Court" . Essence . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  10. ^ "Dawn Porter Delves Into The Supreme Court With "Deadlocked" Docuseries" . Shoot Online . September 15, 2023 . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  11. ^ White, Peter (June 28, 2022). "Dawn Porter Explores Supreme Court In Showtime Docuseries 'Confirmed' " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
  12. ^ Morfoot, Addie (June 15, 2023). "Heartbroken Over the Departure of AFI Docs, Two of Its Alums Are Launching DC/Dox Fest With 'Joan Baez: I Am a Noise' " . Variety . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
  13. ^ "Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court" . DC/DOX . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
  14. ^ Johnson, Ted (August 1, 2023). " 'Deadlocked' Trailer: Dawn Porter's Showtime Docuseries Explores What Led To The Tumult And Waning Trust In The Supreme Court" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 1, 2023 .
  15. ^ "Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 12 May 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

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