David Gordon Green And Steven Soderbergh Team Up For Amazon Pilot Red Oaks

By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2014 1:00 pm EST

First up, Red Oaks was conceived by Gregory Jacobs, who has produced many projects for Soderbergh, and pitched the director the story while making Candelabra. Jacobs and Joe Gangemi (Eliza Graves) scripted, and will exec produce with Soderbergh and Green.

In the show, set in 1985, Craig Roberts (Submarine) plays college student David Myers, who has a job as an assistant tennis pro at the Red Oaks Country Club in New Jersey. In addition to the cast mentioned above, the show will feature Gage Golightly (Teen Wolf) and Ennis Esmer (The Listener) with guest appearances from Josh Meyers, Freddie Roman and Alexandra Socha.

Soderbergh told Variety that Jacobs delivered the script while they were working on The Knick, and that led to the choice of David Gordon Green to direct the pilot. “We very quickly agreed to approach David because the humor was sharp without being mean, and we felt he would understand and appreciate that.”