State-of-the-art TV
The creator and showrunner of Crackle’s first original drama, The Art of More, tell Michael Pickard why they think they’re working within a model that will become the future of television. As channels and on-demand platforms bid to win over viewers in an increasingly competitive market, Crackle believes it has the winning lot. The Art of More, its first original drama, is set in the high-stakes world of New York City auction houses where Graham Connor, a blue-collar hustler, leverages his way into this exclusive realm of premium auction houses by exploiting connections to smuggling rings he was exposed to as a soldier. Shot in Montreal, it stars Dennis Quaid (Vegas), Cary Elwes (Saw), Kate Bosworth and Christian Cooke (Magic City) as Connor. The series launched this month. “It’s been a wonderful production,” says creator Chuck Rose. “We have such an incredible cast and the crews have been great. Everybody seems to love what they’re doing, which makes a huge difference.” Rose says he was inspired to create the series after a friend who worked at an auction house surprised him with his description of the business as a “cutthroat world.” “I don’t think many people know that,” explains Rose. “I was trying to find a way into the world that would be exciting and then I started reading about the huge trade in antiquity smuggling. These beautiful objects we see in museums often start off in such terrible, war-ravaged places and then wind up on somebody’s mantlepiece on Park … Continue reading State-of-the-art TV
