| Guilty Party | |
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| Genre | Dark comedy |
| Created by | Rebecca Addelman |
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| Composer | Heather McIntosh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Production location | Canada |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | October 14 (2021-10-14) – December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) |
Guilty Party is an American dark comedy television series adapted from a screenplay by Rebecca Addelman and directed by Trent O'Donnell. The series stars Kate Beckinsale, Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach, Laurie Davidson and Andre Hyland. The series premiered on October 14, 2021 on Paramount+.
In January 2023, the series was removed from Paramount+.[1]
A journalist Beth Burgess (Kate Beckinsale) with a tarnished reputation focuses on a story about a woman who denies murdering her husband.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [2] |
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| 1 | "The Last Real Journalist Working in Denver" | Trent O'Donnell | Rebecca Addelman | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 2 | "Crazy Bitches Who Kill" | Trent O'Donnell | Rebecca Addelman | October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) |
| 3 | "You Might Be All She's Got" | Morenike Joela Evans | Chris Provenzano | October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21) |
| 4 | "Let's Make This Man Hurt" | Trent O'Donnell | Ben Smith | October 28, 2021 (2021-10-28) |
| 5 | "Stop Being a Coward and Take the Meat" | Morenike Joela Evans | Sonia Denis | November 4, 2021 (2021-11-04) |
| 6 | "Your Mama Loves You" | Morenike Joela Evans | Ally Israelson | November 11, 2021 (2021-11-11) |
| 7 | "A Denver Ten" | Stacey Muhammad | Vanessa Baden Kelly | November 18, 2021 (2021-11-18) |
| 8 | "I Thought We Were Friends" | Stacey Muhammad | Steve Toltz | November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) |
| 9 | "Acts of Devotion" | Rebecca Addelman | Chris Provenzano | December 2, 2021 (2021-12-02) |
| 10 | "Guilty Party" | Rebecca Addelman | Rebecca Addelman | December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) |
It was announced in March 2020 that Isla Fisher was cast to star in the series, which was greenlit by CBS All Access.[3] However by December, Fisher would exit the series due to concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with Kate Beckinsale cast to replace her.[4] In March 2021, Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach, Laurie Davidson and Andre Hyland were added to the cast.[5]
Filming in the series had begun by March 2021 in Calgary.[6]
The series premiered October 14, 2021.[7]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 40% approval rating with an average rating of 5.50/10, based on 10 critic reviews.[8]
