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Matthew McNair Carnahan (born February 6, 1961) is an American producer, writer, and director. Career. Valley of the Boom is a six-part American docudrama television miniseries, created, directed, and executive produced by Carnahan. It premiered on January 13, 2019, on National Geographic. [1] [2] [3] Personal life.
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Valley of the Boom takes a close look at "the culture of speculation, innovation and debauchery that led to the rapid inflation and burst of the 1990s tech bubble. As with its hybrid series Mars, Nat Geo [uses] select doc elements to support the scripted drama to tell the true inside story of the dramatic early days of Silicon Valley." The series f...
Development
On November 15, 2017, it was announced that National Geographic had given the production a series order consisting of six episodes. Executive producers are set to include Matthew Carnahan, Arianna Huffington, Jason Goldberg, Brant Pinvidic, and David Walpert. Carnahan is also expected to act as showrunner for the series and direct as well. David Newsom is co-executive producer and will lead the non-scripted unit of the production. Joel Ehninger is expected to act in the role of producer. Prod...
Casting
On March 16, 2018, it was announced that Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, John Karna, Dakota Shapiro, and Oliver Cooperhad joined the series' main cast.
Filming
Principal photography for the series began on March 26, 2018 in Vancouver, Canadaand was expected to conclude by May 28, 2018.
Marketing
On July 24, 2018, the first trailer for the series was released.
Premiere
On September 21, 2018, the series held its world premiere during the second annual Tribeca TV Festival in New York City. Following a screening, a conversation took place featuring members of the cast and crew including creator Matthew Carnahan, actors Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn, Lamorne Morris, and real-life subject Stephan Paternot, founder of theGlobe.com.
Distribution
The series premiered globally on National Geographic in 171 countries and 45 languages. STXtelevision distributes the series in China.
The series has been met with a mixed response from critics upon its premiere. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 72% approval rating with an average rating of 5.90 out of 10 based on 18 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "A visual collage of dot com history, Valley of Boom [sic] proves to be just as ...
Valley of the Boom at IMDb- January 13 –, January 27, 2019
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Biography. Matthew McNair Carnahan (born February 6, 1961) is an American producer, writer and director. Carnahan studied at New York University as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He has a daughter with girlfriend Helen Hunt, Måkena lei Gordon Carnahan (born 2004).
Matthew Carnahan. Writer: Valley of the Boom. Matthew grew up a 4th generation Californian, son of an Osage Nation mother and Irish-American father. He's worked in the circus, as a dancer, on boats, cooking in Idaho, Seattle and New York, and as a private chef on both coasts.
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Nov 26, 2020 · The film, the directing debut of the screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan ( Peter Berg’s “The Kingdom” ), begins mid-shootout. Kawa (Adam Bessa), a newly minted Iraqi police officer, is nearby...
