HOME BEFORE DARK - JON M. CHU INTERVIEW

Jibrail Nantambu, Brooklynn Prince and Deric McCabe in a scene from “Home Before Dark.”

DIrector and Producer Jon M. Chu has made the leap from the big screen to the small with his new series, Home Before Dark now streaming on Apple TV+.

“Home Before Dark” is a dramatic mystery series inspired by the reporting of a young investigative journalist, Hilde Lysiak. Directed and executive produced by Jon M. Chu, the series follows a young girl named Hilde (played by Brooklynn Prince) who moves from the city of Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father (Jim Sturgess) spent his youth and left behind. While there, her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.

The 10-episode series, which already has already been picked up for a second season, is inspired by the real-life investigative reporting of kid journalist Hilde Lysiak, who ran her own neighborhood newspaper and, at the age of 9, broke a story about a murder in her hometown of Patagonia, Arizona.

The series is created and executive produced by showrunners Dana Fox and Dara Resnik; written and executive produced by Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner; and executive produced by Joy Gorman Wettels for Anonymous Content, Rosemary Rodriguez and Sharlene Martin. The cast includes: Brooklynn Prince, Jim Sturgess, Abby Miller, Kylie Rogers, Michael Weston, Joelle Carter, Aziza Scott, Louis Herthum, Adrian Hough, Jibrail Nantambu and Deric McCabe. 

Director and Producer, Jon M. Chu

Home Before Dark comes from executive producer/director Jon M. Chu, known for his visually stunning blockbuster films. Most recently, Chu directed the worldwide phenomenon, Crazy Rich Asians, which was nominated for numerous awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture. Chu’s previous credits include Step Up 2: The Streets, GI. Joe: Retaliation, Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never and more representing more than $1.3 billion in worldwide box office.

Jon M. Chu is also very excited for his next film to hit the big screen. He has directed the much anticipated, In the Height’s based on Lin Manuel Miranda’s hit Broadway musical of the same name.

The film was set to open in theatres on June 26th but due to the COVID-19 will likely be moved to a later date so that we can all enjoy it where it is meant to be seen, on the big screen.

I spoke with Jon M. Chu via satellite from his home in Los Angeles about working on Home After Dark and what we can expect from, In The Heights. Check out our interview below.

Home Before Dark  is currently streaming on Apple TV+