Where to watch: Apple Tv
It premiered on July 2021. It was created by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The songs are written by Cinco Paul. It is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, Alice Mathias and Robert Luketic and produced by Cecily Strong, Caroline Maroney, Micah Frank and Rose Lam. The first season is set in 1940s and the second one is set in 1960s.
Schmigadoon is about a couple that gets lost in a forest and ends in a musical town. Josh and Mellissa have been together for .. years. They are both doctors. Mellisa is an obstetrician and Josh is an orthopedic surgeon. Their meeting is romantic. Mellissa signs them up for a couple retreat when she feels that the passion in their relationship is dwindling. They wander off and end up in the town of Schmigadoon. They are not allowed to leave by a leprechaun until they find true love.
Season one is a parody of 1940s – 1950s musicals, the golden age of musicals. The town is categorized with bright colours and cheerful citizens. Season two is the opposite. The town Schmicago is mostly dark with colours with mostly negative people.
The series has notable actors such as Dove Cameron, Cecily Strong, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, Aaron Tveit, Jaime Camil, Ariana DeBose and Keegan Michael Key. It is funny, inspiring and dramatic. Most of the songs are rememberable and comedic. It is a feel good for those who love musicals.
If you also love the idea of people dancing and singing out of nowhere you will thoroughly enjoy this. And since this is a series you don’t have to sit through it all if you do not like it.
The idea of writing a song for a movie is genius