The television series Dear Edward starts with a catastrophe. A plane crashes and there is

only one survivor, a 12-year-old boy named Edward who loses his whole family. He goes to

live with relatives and the web of people grieving loved ones who died and the crash, grows,

and connects, stunned by his losses and elevated to a so-called miracle boy, Edward struggles

to find some kind of a way forward. The show was created by Jason Catems, who has a long history

making high-octane emotional ensemble shows, including Friday Night Lights and Parent Head.

I'm Linda Holmes and today we're talking about the Apple TV series Dear Edward on

Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

Joining me today is film critic and culture journalist Bedotry D. Chaudry Hay Bedotry.

Hello Linda.

Hello also joining us is Culture Critic and Reporter Mark Blankenship. He is the reviews

editor of Primetime and the co-host of the podcast Mark and Sarah talk about songs high

Mark.

Hello Linda and hello Bedotry.

Hello Mark.

Dear Edward is based on a 2020 novel by Ann Napolitano. It stars Colin O'Brien as Edward,

the only survivor of the crash that killed his family and Taylor Schilling and Carter Hudson

as Lacey and John, the aunt and uncle he goes to live with. Lacey is going to a support

group funded by the airline for survivors and there she meets a bunch of other people.

We will also follow on the show. They include D.D. A wealthy woman played by Connie Britain

who lost her husband Adriana, played by Anna Ozzelle, who lost her grandmother and

cojo, a man played by Idris Debrand, who came from Ghana to care for his niece after

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