Paul T. Goldman
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| Paul T. Goldman | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Jason Woliner |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer | Tyler Ben-Amotz |
| Running time | 30-63 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Peacock |
| Release | January 1 – January 22, 2023 |
Paul T. Goldman is an American true crime documentary television miniseries directed by Jason Woliner. The show revolves around Paul Finkelman, a man who uncovers fraud and deception caused by his ex-wife. According to Vulture, the show is "an inscrutable blend of true crime and true-crime satire, documentary storytelling, and dramatized reenactments" of Finkelman's life."[1] It premiered on January 1, 2023 on Peacock.[2]
Paul T. Goldman is loosely based on Paul Finkelman's semi-autobiographical self-published book, self-published screenplay, and self-published spinoff series.[3] In a series of interviews, reenactments, and behind-the-scenes shots at the film set, the series describes Paul's relationship with his second wife, whom he refers to as Audrey Munson (an alias named after Audrey Munson). He believes that she was living a double life as a prostitute, dating her pimp Royce Rocco and running an international sex trafficking ring.[4] Paul's unreliability becomes more and more apparent. According to Variety, the story of Paul's life matters less than "his aggressive self-belief and his unusual personal qualities."[5]
Cast and characters
Main
- Paul Finkelman as Paul T. Goldman, both in reenactments from an intended film adaptation of his story and the pseudonym he uses as an author
Recurring
- Melinda McGraw as Audrey Munson, Finkelman's second wife
- Christopher Stanley as Alan Elkins
- Michael Dempsey as Bob Thompson
- W. Earl Brown as Royce Rocco
- Dennis Haysbert as Agent Portman
- Paul Ben-Victor as Mob Boss
- James Remar as Lt. Newman
Guest
- Dee Wallace as Terri Jay
- Josh Pais as Ryan Sinclair
- Frank Grillo as Dan Hardwick
- Natasha Blasick as Svetlana
- Rosanna Arquette as Genevieve
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "BCBS" | Jason Woliner | January 1, 2023 |
| 2 | "Moscow" | Jason Woliner | January 1, 2023 |
| 3 | "Royce" | Jason Woliner | January 1, 2023 |
| 4 | "The Trial" | Jason Woliner | January 8, 2023 |
| 5 | "The Chronicles" | Jason Woliner | January 15, 2023 |
| 6 | "The Warrior" | Jason Woliner | January 22, 2023 |
Production
Development
In 2009, Paul Finkelman, an insurance quoter,[6][7] published Duplicity: A True Story of Crime and Deceit as Paul T. Goldman.[8][9][10]
In 2012, Finkelman/Goldman contacted Woliner via Twitter.[11][1][6]
In May 2022 Peacock had given a straight-to-series order to an untitled series, with Seth Rogen set to executive produce under his Point Grey Pictures banner.[12] Director Jason Woliner had been working on the show, in some capacity, for more than a decade.[3]
Casting
In June 2022, Rosanna Arquette, Frank Grillo, Dennis Haysbert, Melinda McGraw and Dee Wallace joined the cast of the series, in undisclosed capacities.[13] In July 2022, Christopher Stanley, W. Earl Brown, Josh Pais, Irina Maleeva, James Remar, Paul Ben-Victor and Hilda Boulware joined the cast of the series.[14]
