Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez ( Jane the Virgin, Carmen Sandiego) will play Momma. Billy’s mother Sharon is a loving woman who inspires creativity and imagination in her son. She makes sure to cherish their time together, teaching Billy all the things he’ll need to know to find happiness in the future. Petski, Denise (March 9, 2021). " 'Lost Ollie': Jonathan Groff, Mary J. Blige, Gina Rodriguez Among Six Cast In Netflix Family Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021 . Retrieved March 9, 2021. Netflix’s Lost Ollie will be executive produced by Stranger Things producers Shawn Levy, Emily Morris, and Josh Barry with 21 Laps Entertainment and Oscar-winning designer Brandon Oldenbrook. Adoption Diss: In Episode 1, Billy's school bully, Mike, twists him arm while trying to make him admit Momma wasn't his "real" mom. Billy refused to because he loved her so much.

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Groff will voice Ollie, the handmade toy rabbit who has been best friends with Billy until one day he ends up in a resale shop with no way home. He sets off on a path to find Billy. Talbot will play Billy, the young boy who embarks on a mission to find his lost toy. Gina Rodriguez will play Billy’s mother, Sharon, who inspires her son’s creativity. Johnson is set as Billy’s overworked and stressed-out father, James. Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige ( The Umbrella Academy, Mudbound) will voice Rosy, a raggedy teddy bear stitched together from other toys. Rosy is a fearless warrior who is deeply passionate with inspiring confidence. While unsure of Ollie at first, she becomes an important ally as she joins them on their journey.Filming ran for only a month according to numerous production sources with it wrapping on Marhc 18th, 2022. Missing Mom: Momma becomes this after she dies from an illness, leaving her son Billy and her husband behind. Invisible to Adults: Not invisible, but adults cannot see the toys move or hear them talk. Billy loses his ability to Ollie when he's an adult. Feb 9-11. We're neighbours and have not gotten a notice, though the signs are out that they're taking away all our parking. Lost Ollie is an American live action/ computer animated miniseries created by Shannon Tindle. The series is based on the 2016 children's book Ollie's Odyssey by William Joyce.

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Dying Moment of Awesome: In Episode 4, Zozo is about to tear Ollie's bell out, but Rosy comes to his rescue, dying from losing her stuffing, to stab Zozo, saving Ollie. Lost Ollie will also be helmed by Peter Ramsey, who most famously directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to massive critical and audience acclaim. Netflix’s Lost Ollie is the latest take on this genre. From creator Shannon Tindle, a character designer on Kubo and the Two Strings and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Lost Ollie is a loose adaptation of William Joyce’s children’s book Ollie’s Odyssey. While Lost Ollie touches on familiar beats of toy-focused stories, it also plunges further into some of the darker implications of a world where toys are alive and fleshes out the child’s point of view. By doing so, Lost Ollie reminds us just how evocative that well-worn story can be when given enough care and detail. Inelegant Blubbering: Zozo ugly-cries in Episode 4 when Ollie tells him Nina was torn apart due to aging and her bell was inside of him the whole time. Zozo seems to be fake crying, however, as he uses this as an opportunity to make Ollie vulnerable before trying to kill him again.Shannon Tindle ( Coraline) created the series and penned the scripts. He exec produces alongside Levy and Josh Barry via their Netflix-based 21 Laps Entertainment banner, Flight School Studios’ Brandon Oldenburg, Lampton Enochs and Peter Ramsey ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), with the latter on board to direct all episodes. Animation will be done via Industrial Light + Magic ( The Mandalorian), which is creating CGI characters for the series. Production is currently underway in Vancouver. Nice Mean And In Between: Ollie is the nice, loving and caring for everyone, even his enemies. At first Rosy seems to be mean, being sarcastic and aloof towards Ollie and Zozo seems in between, being a bit gruff but very helpful towards Ollie. However, Rosy shows a softer side later and wants to help Ollie, while Zozo is ruthless and is revealed to kill other innocent toys.