The Replacement

  • 2017
  • 1 SEASONS


64 %
100 % Fresh

The Replacement is a 2017 English-language series created by Dan Santat directed by Heather Martinez and Robb Pratt. The Replacement was produced under the production house Walt Disney Television Animation. The show originally aired on Disney Channel. Ellen gets unexpectedly pregnant just after landing a big contract for her architects' practice. She hopes to be away for the shortest time and hires someone to cover the gap. Paula is the same age as Ellen but already has a ten-year-old daughter. She made the opposite life choice, took a big chunk of her career out to dedicate herself full time to her child. As Paula shadows Ellen for the last months of her pregnancy, she ms the perfect hire - enthusiastic, personable, super-competent. But Ellen begins to worry Paula has another agenda. Paula refuses to believe Ellen when she says she plans to return in a couple of months. She's confident Ellen will change her mind when she falls in love with her baby. Ellen thinks that maybe Paula doesn't want her back. Ever. Ellen becomes increasingly disturbed by Paula's subtle manipulations at the office. She s Paula ingratiate herself with bosses, client, even friends. Ellen begins to her less as a support and of a rival. But no one else s the Paula Ellen s. They a bright decent woman doing her best to cover for Ellen. They all think Ellen is being paranoid, even her own husband doubts her state of mind. She is, after all, pregnant. Only Ellen can that Paula ms obsessed about the pregnancy than she is. And the she voices her fears, the she alienates everyone around her. When a terrible accident strikes the firm, Ellen cannot accept the police verdict and pursues the person she believes responsible. This psychological thriller set in Glasgow follows the paranoia of a woman who s her identity being dismantled and can't work out whether the cause is another woman or her own baby. Written by Left Bank Pictures. The music was composed by Darian Sahanaja. The show has a running time of 22 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 52 episodes during it's run of 2 seasons. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Buena Vista Television.


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