Prime-Video - The Consultant : discover the teaser

By Mulder, 03 january 2023

Today, Prime Video debuted the first-look teaser and episodic images for the highly anticipated, Christoph Waltz-led series, The Consultant. Prime Video announced that the series will premiere all eight episodes exclusively on February 24 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name, the  characters and story in this thrilling new series unfold in new and unexpected ways. The Consultant is a twisted, comedic-thriller series that explores the sinister relationship between boss and employee.

The series stars Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff, Nat Wolff as Craig,  Brittany O’Grady as Elaine, and Aimee Carrero as Patti.  Creator, showrunner, and executive producer Tony Basgallop is joined by executive producer and pilot director Matt Shakman, and executive producers Christoph Waltz, Steve Stark, and Andrew Mittman, alongside producer Kai Dolbashian.  The Consultant is from MGM Television and Amazon Studios. 

On November 18, 2021, it was revealed that Tony Basgallop will showrun the TV series adaptation of Bentley Little’s novel The Consultant, with Basgallop executive producing the series along with Christoph Waltz, Matt Shakman, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Kai Dolbashian through MGM Television, 1.21 Pictures, Toluca Picture and Amazon Prime Video set to distribute the series.Along with the announcement, Waltz was set to play Mr. Patoff in the series. On December 8, 2021, Brittany O'Grady and Nat Wolff were cast in the series. Filming began in December 2021 with plans to continue shooting through May 2022. Aimee Carrero was confirmed to star in March 2022.

Synopsis  :
When a new consultant, Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz), is hired to improve the business at the App-based gaming company CompWare, employees experience new demands and challenges that put everything into question … including their lives.

The Consultant
Created by Tony Basgallop
Based on The Consultant by Bentley Little
Directed by Matt Shakman
Starring  Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady, Aimee Carrero
Executive producers : Tony Basgallop, Matt Shakman, Christoph Waltz Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman
Producer Kai Dolbashian
Editor : Wendy Hallam Martin Dan Briceno
Production companies : Amazon Studios, MGM Television, 1.21 Pictures, Toluca Picture
Distributor : Amazon Studios
Original network : Amazon Prime Video

Photos: Copyright Amazon Prime Video

(Source : press release)