Marlon Wallace

The subject of this film is a man dealing with a family member who has Down Syndrome, which is not the same as autism or being on the spectrum. It could be put under the same umbrella as neurodivergent. One of the Hollywood productions that put neurodivergent people on the map was Rain Man (1988), which was about a man dealing with a family member who has autism, as they go on a long, road trip.

It's perhaps coincidental that Gregg Araki's film comes just months after The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026). Araki's film echoes the plot not of that sequel but of its original back in 2006, which was about a young woman who goes to work with a tough and arguably abusive, female boss, a female boss that's fierce and fabulous. The young woman partners with a gay man in order to navigate what is potentially a toxic workplace.

This series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Addiss and Matthews won the Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program for creating The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019). They also worked on the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), so clearly they have experience working in the fantasy genre.