The series is Nick Jonas' first project with his production shingle, Image 32.The Netflix tie-in book will be published in December 2020. Filming the series has taken place in the fall and winter of 2019 entirely in New York.Fred Savage and Pamela Romanowsky will also direct.Brad Silberling will direct the first two episodes executive produce.Rachel Cohn and David Levithan are co-executive producers.Joe Tracz serves as writer and showrunner, executive-producing alongside Shawn Levy and Josh Barry (for 21 Laps), Nick Jonas (for Image 32).The series feature eight 30-minute episodes.May this sweet series become a Christmas classic of its own, hopefully with equally enchanting seasons to come.A whirlwind holiday romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City, finding they have more in common with each other than they would have expected. Of course, the gimmick that brings Dash and Lily together (eventually) is ridiculous leaving clues for each other in a Christmas-red notebook is so cutesy it's saccharine, and viewers will be forgiven their Grinch-like thoughts that the whole scheme basically relies on leaving an object in public for 10 million people to not steal, but it's hard for said cynical thoughts to linger under Dash & Lily's charm offensive. Has there ever been a Christmastime New York City captured on film quite like this? Instead of sticking to cliched locations like Rockefeller Center and Macy's Santaland (although those two iconic locations do make brief appearances), Dash & Lily mostly sets its tale of relatable Christmas magic in everyday places like The Strand bookstore, strung with holiday lights, and the Two Boots pizza parlor. Particularly when we're spending time in Lily's life, where her sweet, supportive big brother Langston (Troy Iwata) gives his sis advice in between falling in love with his own Grindr-hookup-turned-adoring-boyfriend.ĭash & Lily's setting is also pleasingly festive. Both lonely at Christmas, both looking for something to fill their lives yet afraid to reach out and get it of course these two are destined to come together, but getting there sure is fun. And Euphoria's Austin Abrams is simply adorable as a boy whose family troubles and romantic disappointments have rendered him slightly prickly towards his peers. Midori Francis just glows as Lily, a high schooler whose traumatic past of bullying and exclusion has left her gunshy towards seeking new friend her own age, particularly of the male, romantic variety. It lands like a Hallmark holiday movie for the YA set and might be insufferable if it weren't for this series' authentic appeal, mostly personified in the form of its two gorgeous, lovable leads. Communication and courage play a major part in the series, with characters finding out how to seek and find the things they want in their lives. Adult authority figures are somewhat absent - Lily's grandfather and great aunt appear to give her advice and love after a few episodes, but Dash's parents are largely unavailable. Language is infrequent: "hell," "asshole," "bitch." Dash & Lily's cast is diverse in terms of race, ethnicty, age, sexual identity, and socioeconomic status, it feels natural in a big, bustling city and no one makes a big deal about their differences. One scene hints that Lily's interrupted the pair in the middle of oral sex scenes between Dash and Lily veer more towards sweet kisses and getting-to-know-you flirting. Lily's older brother (who might be a teen or young twentysomething) uses Grindr to find hookups he falls in love with one date and the two are touchingly affectionate and supportive of Lily in the rest of the series. There's some drinking, like when Dash pours himself a large snifter of his dad's brandy, and when older friends of Lily's drink from a flask there's also a morning-after party scene where two characters appear to be hung over. The series' tone is light and sweet, leaning hard on twinkling lights and Christmas magic and hard-to-believe coincidences it's also quite charming. Parents need to know that Dash & Lily is a series about two high schoolers who connect with each other via a journal they leave in public places in New York City during the holidays.
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