Disney+’s ‘Alice And Steve’ Dominates At Canneseries Awards

Disney+ UK bid Alice and Steve starring Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker has scooped 3 gongs astatine nan Canneseries Awards.

The show from Baby Reindeer producer Clerkenwell Films won nan Best Series, Special Interpretation Award for ensemble formed and Student Award astatine tonight’s ceremony.

Created and written by Sophie Goodhart (Sex Education), nan six-part bid retired of Disney+’s UK squad follows Alice (Walker), who is devastated erstwhile her champion friend Steve (Clement) starts making love her 26-year-old girl Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith). It premieres June 8 connected Disney+ and Hulu.

The show was 1 of nan buzziest to premiere astatine a starry Canneseries, which included nan likes of Richard Gadd’s caller show Half Man and For All Mankind spin-off Star City.

In competition, Alice and Steve came up against nan likes of Florence Longpré’s Canadian show Empathie, which won nan Europe 1 Audience Award, Finnish sports play Guts, which won Best Performance for prima Roosa Söderholm, and Best Docuseries victor The Deal pinch Iran.

Canneseries has been taking spot complete nan past week. It featured talks from nan likes of Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley, White Lotus producer David Bernad and Gadd.

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