World Premiere
Sweetbitter
Tribeca TV
| USA | 57 MINUTES | EnglishNew York, Drama
Twenty-two-year-old Tess moves to New York City, aiming to pursue a new life. When she interviews for, and lands, a position at one of the best restaurants in the city, she thinks she’s found a steady income and a safe place to wait. But, as she tastes expensive wine, explores dive bars, and learns who she can trust, Tess is quickly intoxicated by the chaotic, adrenalized world that lurks just beneath the restaurant’s sheen. Sweetbitter illuminates the sensory journey of developing a palate—of how the sweet, sour, salt, bitter, and umami threaten and complement each other as they teach the mouth to taste.
After the screening: A conversation with Sweetbitter creator, executive producer, and writer Stephanie Danler, showrunner Stuart Zicherman, and cast-members Ella Purnell, Caitlin FitzGerald, Tom Sturridge, and Paul Sparks. Moderated by Katie Couric.
After the screening: A conversation with Sweetbitter creator, executive producer, and writer Stephanie Danler, showrunner Stuart Zicherman, and cast-members Ella Purnell, Caitlin FitzGerald, Tom Sturridge, and Paul Sparks. Moderated by Katie Couric.
Cast & Credits
Network
Starz
Showrunner/Executive Producer
Stuart Zicherman
Executive Producer
Stephanie Danler, Stuart Zicherman, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Sarah Esberg, Richard Shepard
Cast
Ella Purnell, Tom Sturridge, Caitlin FitzGerald, Paul Sparks, Evan Jonigkeit, Eden Epstein
Panelists
Stephanie Danler
Stephanie Danler is the author of the internationally best-selling novel Sweetbitter. She is currently based in Los Angeles, California, and at work on a book of non-fiction.
Tom Sturridge
Paul Sparks
On May 6, Sparks will appear in the Starz series Sweetbitter, based on the NYT best seller. Recently, he appeared on stage in Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo: Homelife & the Zoo Story. Earlier this year, Sparks starred in the series, Waco, for the Paramount network. Additional credits include: Thoroughbreds, The Greatest Showman, Midnight Special, Mud, The Crown, House of Cards (Emmy Award nomination), The Girlfriend Experience, The Night Of, and Boardwalk Empire (SAG Award Winner-Best Ensemble). Paul’s distinguished work on stage has also earned him five Drama Desk Awards nominations.
Ella Purnell
Ella Purnell will next star as the lead of Starz’s new series Sweetbitter adapted from the best-selling novel by Stephanie Danler. She also can be seen in BBC One’s three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel Ordeal By Innocence. Purnell’s additional credits include Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children for Tim Burton, Never Let Me Go, Maleficent, Kick-Ass 2, and Intruders. On stage, Purnell recently starred in Natives, a play directed by Rob Drummer at the Southwark Playhouse in London.
Stu Zicherman
Caitlin Fitzgerald
Caitlin can next be seen starring in Starz's Sweetbitter as Simone. She can currently be seen on UnREAL as Serena, the bachelorette. Caitlin is known for her role on Masters of Sex. Her past film credits include It's Complicated, Taking Woodstock, and Adult Beginners. Her past television credits include Gossip Girl, How to Make it in America, and Law & Order: SVU.
Katie Couric
Katie Couric (@katiecouric) is an award-winning journalist and #1 New Y ork Times best-selling author of her memoir, Going There, which was published in October 2021. She is also a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) which has raised almost $800 million for cancer research.
Couric was the first woman to solo anchor a network evening newscast, serving as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2006 to 2011 following 15-years as co-anchor of NBC’s Today show.
In 2017, she founded Katie Couric Media (KCM), which has developed a number of media projects, including a daily newsletter, “Wake-Up Call”, a podcast, “Next Question”, digital video series and several documentaries. You can find it all at katiecouric.com.
