The Slap (American TV series)

The Slap
Also known as	NBC's The Slap
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Slap (2011 Australian series) The Slap (2008 novel) by Christos Tsiolkas
Developed by	Jon Robin Baitz Walter F. Parkes
Starring	Brian Cox Melissa George Thandie Newton Zachary Quinto Thomas Sadoski Peter Sarsgaard Uma Thurman
Narrated by	Victor Garber
Composers	Jon Ehrlich Jason Derlatka
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Tony Ayres Helen Bowden Michael McMahon Chris Oliver-Taylor Lisa Cholodenko Jon Robin Baitz Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald Ted Gold
Producer	Rudd Simmons
Cinematography	Frankie G. DeMarco
Editor	Plummy Tucker
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	42–43 minutes
Production companies	P + M Image Nation Scratchpad Productions Matchbox Pictures Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 12 (2015-02-12) – April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)
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The Slap is an American drama television miniseries, which aired on NBC from February 12 to April 2, 2015. It is an adaptation of the Australian series of the same name, which was based on Christos Tsiolkas' 2008 novel of the same name. Each episode tells the events of the aftermath of a birthday party from the perspective of a different character. Jon Robin Baitz wrote the teleplay and Lisa Cholodenko directed the pilot episode.