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When word got out that Idris Elba would be starring in a new Netflix series, interest in Turn Up Charlie soared through the roof. While critics were largely disappointed in the show, audiences still strongly enjoyed the tale of the hot DJ turned manny for his old friends.
From co-creators Idris Elba and Gary Reich, the eight-episode, half-hour Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie follows struggling DJ and eternal bachelor Charlie (Elba), who realizes that he needs to do something for cash while he’s waiting to get his dream career back on track. When he decides to reluctantly become the manny for the precocious problem-child daughter (Frankie Hervey) of his famous movie star best friend (JJ Feild) and his wife (Piper Perabo), a hugely successful DJ with a career that Charlie would love to have, he gets way more than he ever could …
From co-creators Idris Elba and Gary Reich, the eight-episode, half-hour Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie, follows struggling DJ and eternal bachelor Charlie (Elba), who realizes that he needs to do something for cash while he’s waiting to get his dream career back on track. When he decides to reluctantly become the manny for the precocious problem-child daughter (Frankie Hervey) of his famous movie star best friend (JJ Feild) and his wife (Piper Perabo), a hugely successful DJ with a career that Charlie would love to have, he gets way more than he ever could …
Throughout the early episodes of Idris Elba’s breezy Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie, his charge Gabriella (Frankie Hervey) often muses aloud: “Is it cute … or is it cringe?” Her question is in reference to different things, mostly Charlie’s (Elba) attempts to “connect on her level” or being the lovable goof that he is. But it’s also a valid question for this quick, 8-episode series that Elba co-created with Gary Reich. Turn Up Charlie’s beats are all familiar, and the first episodes will not convince you that there is enough material here for a series …
Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming EDM-infused comedy series Turn Up Charlie. The series was co-created by Idris Elba, who stars in the lead role as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor who is given a chance at success when he’s tasked with becoming a “manny” to his famous best friend’s daughter—who is quite the handful. This show looks… weird. It’s almost like that phase in Dwayne Johnson’s career when he was starring in cheesy kids/family movies like The Tooth Fairy and The Game Plan as there’s a … The post Idris Elba Is a DJ in First Trailer for the Netflix Comedy Series ‘Turn Up Charlie’ appeared first on Collider.