The Corrections: Rediscovering Family Ties in a Chaotic World

Production Details

Title: The Corrections

Format: Series / Netflix

Production Begins: Development

Producer: Mark Roybal, Nicole Clemens, Paul Lee

Writer/Producer: Jonathan Franzen

Director: Cord Jefferson

Cast: Meryl Streep

Synopsis

After almost 50 years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert (Streep) is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson’s disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager and family man, is trying to convince his wife and himself, despite clear signs to the contrary, that he is not clinically depressed. The middle child, Chip, has lost his seemingly secure academic job and is failing spectacularly at his new line of work. And Denise, the youngest, has escaped a disastrous marriage only to pour her youth and beauty down the drain on an affair with a married man – or so her mother fears. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to. Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home. Stretching from the Midwest at midcentury to the Wall Street and Eastern Europe of today, The Corrections brings an old-fashioned world of civic virtue and sexual inhibitions into violent collision with the era of home surveillance, hands-off parenting, do-it-yourself mental health care, and globalized greed.

Production Companies

Company name: Wiip

6526 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

info@wiip.tv
323-603-2100

Paramount Television Studios
5555 Melrose Ave.
LA, CA 90038

323-956-5000
paramount_careers@paramount.com

Netflix Productions, LLC
5808 Sunset Boulevard, 12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90025

310-734-2900
lahiring@netflix.com

About The Corrections

The Corrections centers around Enid Lambert, played by Meryl Streep, who seeks joy and family unity as her husband battles Parkinson’s disease. With their children leading complicated lives, Enid dreams of gathering them together for one last memorable Christmas at home. The narrative spans several decades, highlighting the transition from traditional values to modern challenges. As the family navigates personal crises, themes of societal change and familial bonds unfold in a poignant and relatable way.