The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Genre Drama
Created by Walter Mosley
Based on The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
by Walter Mosley
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  • Walter Mosley
  • Jerome Hairston
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Composer(s) Craig DeLeon
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 6
Production
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Producer(s) Llewellyn Wells
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  • Shawn Peters
  • Hilda Mercado
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  • Leo Trombetta
  • Hye Mee Na
Running time 49–57 minutes
Production company(s) Anonymous Content
Release
Original network Apple TV+
Original release March 11 (2022-03-11) –
April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey is an American drama streaming television limited series created by Walter Mosley for Apple TV+. Based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Mosley, the series stars Samuel L. Jackson, Dominique Fishback, Cynthia McWilliams, Damon Gupton, and Marsha Stephanie Blake. It premiered on March 11, 2022, and concluded on April 8, 2022, consisting of six episodes.

The series received seven Black Reel Award nominations, winning four, including Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series. It also received six NAACP Image Award nominations, while Jackson and Fishback were both nominated for Critics' Choice Awards for their performances.

Premise

A lonely 91-year-old man with dementia is temporarily able to remember his past and uses the time to investigate the death of his nephew.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Episodes

No. Title [1] Directed by Teleplay by Original release date [2]
1 "Reggie" Ramin Bahrani Walter Mosley March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Ptolemy Grey's memory is getting worse. After learning his grand-nephew is no longer there for him, Ptolemy's niece assigns him a new caretaker.
2 "Robyn" Debbie Allen Walter Mosley & Jerome Hairston March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Kicked out of by Niecie, Robyn moves in with Ptolemy and accompanies him to a doctor's appointment for an experimental treatment.
3 "Sensia" Hanelle M. Culpepper Walter Mosley & Jerome Hairston March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Ptolemy begins treatment to restore his memories, drifting in and out of fever dreams about his life as Robyn keeps vigil at his side.
4 "Coydog" Guillermo Navarro Walter Mosley March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
After unearthing a long-forgotten treasure, Ptolemy makes a plan. Later, he meets with a friend of Reggie's and learns revelatory details.
5 "Nina" Guillermo Navarro Walter Mosley April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
Ptolemy looks to his longtime friend and lawyer to help protect Robyn. A family gathering in Reggie's honor brings both healing and confrontation.
6 "Ptolemy" Hanelle M. Culpepper Walter Mosley April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Ptolemy must settle all scores and make peace with his past-before he loses his memories once and for all.

Production

The series was announced in December 2020, with Samuel L. Jackson set to star in and executive produce the series with Walter Mosley adapting his own novel into the screenplay.[3] Dominique Fishback was added to the cast in March 2021.[4] Walton Goggins, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Damon Gupton, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams and Omar Benson Miller were added to the cast in April 2021, with production beginning that month.[5][6] Episodes were directed by Ramin Bahrani, Debbie Allen, Hanelle Culpepper, and Guillermo Navarro.[7] Filming concluded on June 26, 2021.[8] Craig DeLeon is the composer for the limited series.[9]

Release

The limited series premiered on March 11, 2022 on Apple TV+.[10]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.1/10, based on 41 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey loses some luster in its final stretch, but Samuel L. Jackson and Dominique Fishback's sterling performances make this an unmissable elegy."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2022
 6th Black Reel Awards for Television Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series Diane Houslin Won
Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Samuel L. Jackson Won
Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series Dominique Fishback Nominated
Outstanding Directing, TV Movie or Limited Series "Robyn"
Debbie Allen		 Won
"Ptolemy"
Hanelle Culpepper		 Nominated
Outstanding Writing, TV Movie or Limited Series "Robyn"
Walter Mosley, Jerome Hairston		 Nominated
"Ptolemy"
Walter Mosley		 Won
2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
37th Imagen Awards Best Director – Television Guillermo Navarro Nominated
2023
 28th Critics' Choice Awards Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Samuel L. Jackson Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Dominique Fishback Nominated
54th NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Pending
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Samuel L. Jackson Pending
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Omar Benson Miller Pending
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series "Robyn"
Debbie Allen		 Pending
"Sensia"
Hanelle Culpepper		 Pending
Outstanding Make-up Michele Lewis Pending

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External links

Template:Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series

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