A TIDAL WAVE. Anyone with a Little Passion Can Start a Movement in Their Community
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AUGUST 12 - 18, 2018 staradvertiser.com SOCAL DRAMEDY When former surfer Dud (Wyatt Russell) fi nds a ring on the beach, it leads him to a rundown fraternal lodge in Lodge 49. Middle-aged plumbing salesman Ernie Fontaine (Brent Jennings) takes him under his wing and welcomes him to the club. Sonya Cassidy also stars in the freshman comedy-drama as Dud’s twin sister, Liz. Airing Monday, Aug. 13, on AMC. Even the tiniest voice can start A TIDAL WAVE. Anyone with a little passion can start a movement in their community. Champion an issue. Cheer an event. Support a cause. ¶ũe^ehbla^k^mh^fihp^krhnpbma the training, equipment and airtime you need so your olelo.org voice can be heard. Visit olelo.org. ON THE COVER | LODGE 49 Fresh start Slacker surfer finds new belly up. While she mostly keeps it together, Liz Benjamin,” 1980) and Kurt Russell (“Escape can sometimes lose it under the pressure of from New York,” 1981) worked his way up purpose in ‘Lodge 49’ modern life. through the entertainment industry after an Their tragic loss and precarious financial injury halted his burgeoning hockey career. By Kyla Brewer situation makes the Dudley twins relatable for He appeared in such films as “Escape from TV Media many, and “Lodge 49” executive producer Jeff L.A.” (1996), “This Is 40” (2012) and “22 Jump Freilich (“Halt and Catch Fire”) is confident that Street” (2014). He also co-starred in the indie s television continues to evolve, some viewers will connect with the characters. film “Folk Hero & Funny Guy” (2016), and has series seem to defy and transcend “Each of the characters in this show are so appeared in the acclaimed British anthology Agenres, mixing elements of comedy and well defined and so real that I know all of them,” series “Black Mirror.” drama in the same hour — sometimes even Freilich said in a promo for the new series. English actress Cassidy rose to fame as within the same scene. One cable giant has The show also stars Brent Jennings scheming shop assistant Clara in the BBC pe- had great success mixing dark humor with seri- (“Moneyball,” 2011) as lodge member Ernie riod drama “The Paradise” in 2012 and 2013. ous issues, and it’s about to introduce viewers Fontaine, a plumbing salesman who befriends British television audiences also watched her to a whole new world. Dud and welcomes him into a world of cheap in the police detective series “Vera” and the In Long Beach, California, former surfer Sean beer and easy camaraderie at Lodge 49, also hit Channel 4 science fiction series “Humans.” “Dud” Dudley (Wyatt Russell, “Folk Hero & known as the Ancient and Benevolent Order She appeared as the Oracle in the Canadian/ Funny Guy,” 2016) has been floundering in the of the Lynx. A “Luminous Knight” of the order, British fantasy show “Olympus,” and hit the big wake of his father’s mysterious death a year Fontaine quickly bonds with the younger Dud, screen in the 2015 spy thriller “Survivor.” ago. However, the discovery of a ring on the who believes the lodge is just what he needs to Jennings has film and television credits beach leads him to join a fraternal lodge full of set him on the right path. dating back to the 1980s. Movie fans may rec- aging — and perhaps equally aimless — mem- While Liz is skeptical of her brother’s new ognize him from his role as Oakland Athletics bers in “Lodge 49,” airing Monday, Aug. 13, on venture, Dud is steadfast in his commitment coach Ron Washington in the 2011 Academy AMC. Created by author Jim Gavin (“Middle to his new friends, especially Ernie — the Award-nominated sports film “Moneyball.” Men”), the comedy-drama hybrid has been friendship between the two men is at the heart His other film work includes roles in “Witness” in the works since 2016, when AMC gave it a of the unique series. (1985), “Red Heat” (1988) and 10-episode straight-to-series order. “In Dud, [Ernie’s] own flame is rekindled,” “Another 48 Hours” (1990). He’s Despite his struggles, Dud is generally Freilich explained. “These two kind of dam- also appeared in literally dozens optimistic, unlike his twin sister, Liz (Sonya aged people come together and unite to of television programs, ranging Cassidy, “Humans”). In contrast to Dud’s reinvent themselves.” from the original “Miami Vice” and happy-go-lucky slacker existence, his sister At times funny, sad and even absurd, “Hill Street Blues” to “Buffy the has been forced to grapple with the conse- “Lodge 49” requires a versatile Vampire Slayer” and “Medium.” quences of her crushing financial situation. cast, and the show’s stars fit the Sonya Cassidy in “Lodge 49” Once a promising paralegal, she’s been working bill. Russell comes from a famous at a Hooters-style restaurant since she was Hollywood family, but his focus seemingly duped into co-signing her father’s hasn’t always been acting. 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