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The Big Leap

2021Show1 season · 11 episodesTV-14Canceled

70

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70

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Summary

Follow a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show that builds to a live production of “Swan Lake.”

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Lifts you up.

Not for scares or brutality.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 87Audiences 79GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer100%
Metascore73
Audience score81%
IMDb7.6
Time to watch it all
8 h 4 min
11 episodes, about 44 min each
An episode a night: about 2 weeks.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
First aired
2021
September 20, 2021
Ended 2021
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19 · most episodes first
Directing · 6
Liz Heldens Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
Jude Weng Director
Charles Randolph-Wright Director
Kimmy Gatewood Director
Erin O'Malley Director
Rachel Raimist Director
Writing · 3
Jamie Savarese Staff Writer, Writer
Adam Pulver Staff Writer, Writer
Franki Butler Writer
Production · 25
Jason Winer Executive Producer, Director
Gail Mancuso Co-Executive Producer, Director
Garry A. Brown Executive Producer, Director, Co-Executive Producer
Sarah Tapscott Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Matt Ward Executive Producer, Writer
Britta Lundin Supervising Producer, Writer
Camera · 4
Tim Gillis Director of Photography
Eduardo Enrique Mayén Director of Photography
David Robert Jones Director of Photography
Jim Frohna Director of Photography
Editing · 5
Christine Kim Editor
Pamela March Editor
Arge O'Neal Editor
Stephanie Goldstein Editor
Steven Sprung Editor
Sound · 1
Joe Wong Original Music Composer
Art · 6
Adam Davis Production Design
Elizabeth Jones Production Design
Steve Hull Construction Coordinator
Matthew Carey Art Direction
Abbie Jacobson Set Decoration
Sally Levi Set Decoration
Other crew · 1
Michael Thomas James Dailies Manager

Tropes

Self-Care EpiphanyRare · in 8 titlesGabby: Let's be honest, my problems won't go away if Reggie loves me or if someone comes to save me from my dead-end job, maybe Odette can save herself by loving herself.Immoral Reality ShowRare · in 51 titlesNick seems pressed to turn The Big Leap into one, pulling stunts to boost ratings and rarely giving the cast or crew prior warning.All 58 tropes

The Big Leap episodes

1 season · 11 episodes

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