The Offer trailer: The drama behind The Godfather’s drama

A movie on a given scale takes blood, sweat and tears. The case of The GodfatherMounting the production might have required a bitYou will need more blood.

Only in the right time The Godfather’s 50th anniversary, Paramount Plus’ new limited series, This is the OfferThis documentary focuses on how Albert S. Ruddy produced a movie that is often considered one of the most important films of all time. A new trailer for the April release gives those unfamiliar with the saga a taste of the drama: Besides the Hollywood economics of bankrolling a gangster movie after a string of similar failures, Ruddy deals with shady finances, a big-thinking director in Francis Ford Coppola, the wild persona of Paramount’s exec Robert Evans, and the influence of Italian-American Civil Rights League, led by the mobster Joe Colombo. They had feelings, too. At the time they didn’t care much for the idea of an a. Godfather movie.

Michael TolkinEscape to DannemoraDexter Fletcher’s episodes (also available)Rocketman), This is the Offer looks like prestige fare for anyone who’s watched Coppola’s trilogy one too many times on TNT and needs a new perspective. Plus, the cast is stacked: Led by Miles Teller as Albert S. Ruddy, the 10-episode miniseries also boasts Matthew Goode as Robert Evans, Giovanni Ribisi as Joe Colombo, Dan Fogler as Francis Ford Coppola, and Juno Temple as Bettye McCartt, Ruddy’s number two.

These are the three first episodes This is the OfferParamount Plus premieres the episode on April 28th, with new episodes coming out every Thursday.