Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s ballet comedy “Étoile” marks the duo’s first series since the Emmy Award-winning “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Ballet dancers from New York City and Paris graced the screen in the first trailer for the dance drama.
In order to save their struggling ballet companies, two artistic heads of acclaimed ballet companies come up with a plan to trade their top talent to New York and Paris, respectively.
Luke Kirby and Charlotte Gainsbourg argue with their principal dancers, convincing them to switch companies to save their world-renowned ballet companies from failing. Lou de Laâge plays Cheyenne, a hardened Parisian principal dancer, or an étoile, who struggles to acclimate to the New York company.
When certain dancers don’t quite adjust to the culture shock, the heads of the ballet companies must manage egos and mastermind a plan for how to save their art form and win over audiences.
Watch the trailer here:
The comedy series features “Gilmore Girls” fan-favorite Yanic Truesdale as a recurring guest star. New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck also makes a cameo in the trailer, leading an ensemble of dancers in a Swan Lake tutu. Gideon Glick, David Alvarez, Ivan du Pontavice, Taïs Vinolo, David Haig LaMay Zhang, and Simon Callow also fill out the rest of the original series.
This is not the Palladinos’ first ballet series. The duo led the ABC Family dance drama “Bunheads,” which starred Sutton Foster. “Étoile” brings a comedic twist to the straight-laced dance style.
The Amazon MGM Studios series is executive produced by Sherman-Palladino, Palladino and Dhana Rivera Gilbert. Scott Ellis will serve as co-executive producer. “Étoile” has already been greenlit for two seasons at the streamer.
“Well, guess that plan for early retirement will have to wait. Instead, we’ve decided to embark on an international journey with an unbelievable group of players and the most talented ballet dancers in the world,” Sherman-Palladino and Palladino said in a statement. “We will sleep when we’re dead.”
