Dimension 404
Genre
Creator
  • Will Campos
  • Desmond Dolly
  • Daniel Johnson
  • David Welch
Starring
NarratorMark Hamill
ComposerCris Velasco
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Num seasons1
Num episodes6
Executive producer
  • Desmond Dolly
  • Matthew Arnold
  • Freddie Wong
  • Brian Udovich
  • Daniel Johnson
  • David Welch
  • Will Campos
LocationLos Angeles
Cinematography
  • Jon Salmon
  • Tarin Anderson
  • Steve Calitri
EditorCurtis Thurber
CameraSingle-camera
Runtime40 minutes
Company
First airedApril 4, 2017
Last airedApril 25, 2017
NetworkHulu

Dimension 404 is an American science fiction black comedy anthology series[1] created by Desmond "Dez" Dolly and Will Campos, and co-created by Dan Johnson and David Welch. It began airing on April 4, 2017 on the streaming service Hulu. The series is produced by RocketJump and Lionsgate Television. The series is heavily inspired by The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Its title is taken from the 1950s radio program Dimension X and the HTTP status code 404, which signifies an error due to a webpage not being found.

Cast and characters

Episode 1: "Matchmaker"

Episode 2: "Cinethrax"

Episode 3: "Chronos"

Episode 4: "Polybius"

Episode 5: "Bob"

Episode 6: "Impulse"

Production

Development

The six-episode anthology was ordered to series at Hulu in February 2016, with Dolly taking on the role of showrunner.[2] Freddie Wong, Matthew Arnold, and Dolly were also reported to serve as executive producers on the series, as well as undertaking directing duties for individual episodes.[3] Each episode was planned to be an hour in length, and tell individual stories.

Casting

On June 8, 2016, it was announced that Lea Michele and Robert Buckley would headline the first episode of the series, and Ryan Lee would take the lead role in a different and unrelated episode.[4] On June 14, 2016, Joel McHale joined the cast to star alongside Michele and Buckley in the first episode, and Sarah Hyland was cast in a leading role in a separate episode.[5] That same month, Patton Oswalt joined to star alongside Hyland, Ashley Rickards was cast to lead a separate episode, and Sterling Beaumon joined to co-star opposite Lee.[6] That same month, Megan Mullally and Constance Wu were cast to appear in the same episode.[7] In July 2016, Lorenza Izzo, Daniel Zovatto, and Tom Noonan joined the cast of the series, with Izzo appearing in a separate episode, Zovatto appearing opposite Hyland, and Noonan appearing opposite Wu and Mullally.[8] On March 21, 2017, it was announced that Mark Hamill narrates the series.[9]

Filming

Filming for the series began in June 2016.[10]

References

  1. ^ Prudom, Laura (June 14, 2016). "Joel McHale and Sarah Hyland Cast in Hulu's 'Dimension 404'". Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (February 10, 2016). "RocketJump's Sci-Fi Anthology Series 'Dimension 404' To Premiere On Hulu". Deadline Hollywood
  3. ^ Spangler, Todd (February 11, 2016). "Lionsgate Brings RocketJump's 'Dimension 404' Sci-Fi Series to Hulu". Variety
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 8, 2016). "Lea Michele, Robert Buckley to Star in Hulu Anthology 'Dimension 404'". The Hollywood Reporter
  5. ^ Petski, Denise (June 14, 2016). "Joel McHale & Sarah Hyland Join Hulu's 'Dimension 404'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (June 21, 2016). "Patton Oswalt, Ashley Rickards & Sterling Beaumon Join Hulu's 'Dimension 404'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (June 27, 2016). "Megan Mullally & Constance Wu Join Hulu's 'Dimension 404'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (July 20, 2016). "Lorenza Izzo, Daniel Zovatto & Tom Noonan Join Hulu's 'Dimension 404'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. ^ "Voice Over Auditions". YouTube. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  10. ^ Cukic, Milan (June 10, 2016). "Shooting Starts On New Hulu Sci-Fi Anthology Series Dimension 404". Sci-Fi Addicts