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Tales of the City

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
9.8K
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Tales of the City (2019)
Mary Ann (Laura Linney) returns to present-day San Francisco and is reunited with her adopted daughter Shawna (Ellen Page) and ex-husband Brian (Paul Gross), twenty years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. Fleeing the midlife crisis that her picture-perfect Connecticut life created, Mary Ann is quickly drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Olympia Dukakis), her chosen family and a new generation of queer young residents living at 28 Barbary Lane.
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Middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind.Middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind.Middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind.

  • Creator
    • Lauren Morelli
  • Stars
    • Laura Linney
    • Elliot Page
    • Paul Gross
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    9.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,575
    629
    • Creator
      • Lauren Morelli
    • Stars
      • Laura Linney
      • Elliot Page
      • Paul Gross
    • 150User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Tales Of The City
    Tales Of The City: Season 1
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    Tales Of The City: Tales Of The Generations
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    Tales Of The City: Tales Of The Generations

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    Top Cast99+

    Laura Linney
    Laura Linney
    • Mary Ann Singleton
    • 2019
    Elliot Page
    Elliot Page
    • Shawna Hawkins
    • 2019
    Paul Gross
    Paul Gross
    • Brian Hawkins
    • 2019
    Murray Bartlett
    Murray Bartlett
    • Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver
    • 2019
    Charlie Barnett
    Charlie Barnett
    • Ben Marshall
    • 2019
    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Anna Madrigal
    • 2019
    Garcia
    Garcia
    • Jake Rodriguez
    • 2019
    May Hong
    May Hong
    • Margot Park
    • 2019
    Victor Garber
    Victor Garber
    • Samuel Garland
    • 2019
    Ashley Park
    Ashley Park
    • Ani Winter…
    • 2019
    Christopher Larkin
    Christopher Larkin
    • Jonathan Raven Winter
    • 2019
    Barbara Garrick
    Barbara Garrick
    • DeDe Halcyon Day
    • 2019
    Zosia Mamet
    Zosia Mamet
    • Claire Duncan
    • 2019
    Bob the Drag Queen
    Bob the Drag Queen
    • Ida Best
    • 2019
    Michelle Buteau
    Michelle Buteau
    • Wrenita Butler
    • 2019
    Michael Park
    Michael Park
    • Robert…
    • 2019
    Dickie Hearts
    Dickie Hearts
    • Mateo
    • 2019
    Matthew Risch
    Matthew Risch
    • Harrison
    • 2019
    • Creator
      • Lauren Morelli
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    • Trivia
      Laura Linney's first involvement with the works of friend Armistead Maupin occurred 25 years earlier in the writer's first filmed series Tales of the City (1993).
    • Goofs
      In the final episode, Michael reminisces about when he first moved to 28 Barbary Lane after he saw an ad in a newspaper. In actual fact, he moved in with his friend Mona Ramsey, who was already living in the building, and he chose to remain in the apartment after she left.
    • Connections
      Featured in Disclosure (2020)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 7, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Armistead Maupin's Tale of the City
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Netflix
      • Sweatpants Productions
      • Working Title Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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