Although presenting the same artistic elements, the worlds of television and films are totally different. One of the major things is that shooting a film takes longer than shooting an episode of a TV show. Nevertheless, both of them have their own distinguished qualities that make the audience feel something. Gregg Araki, the Dahmer and 13 Reasons Why director, who has worked in both fields, revealed his experience and differences.

The American filmmaker, who is famous for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement, has won the Cannes Film Festival, Queer Palm. During a conversation with Thora Siemsen from Metrograph, Araki talked about many things, including road movies, mortality, his personal life, and more. While talking about the renowned director’s life, Siemsen asked him about his experience in the TV world.

Araki has a unique vision for his work. Implementing that vision is simpler and easier while making a film. However, it becomes a little hard to implement a new vision in an already-established structure. Therefore, Gregg Araki said working in the TV world felt like he was back in the film school. He added while an artist tried to make the best episode they could, it would not be their work. He would apply all his directional and filmmaking skills in creating an episode and would produce a cool little mini TV.

Additionally, while sharing the process of creating a TV show, the 63-year-old reckoned that it would take around 10 days to shoot an episode. And he also revealed how satisfyingly rewarding it was to make his own show titled Now Apocalypse. Now, with the renewal of Dahmer for the second season, will Gregg Araki come back?

Will Gregg Araki direct the next season of Dahmer?

The first season of Dahmer got a lot of mixed reviews. However, it was a tremendous success commercially. The series also received critical comments about having an LGBTQ+ tag, which was later removed. Nevertheless, Netflix announced the renewal of the docuseries for two more seasons.

In the first season, Araki directed episode #8 titled Lionel. Now, with the renewal of the docuseries, fans are eagerly waiting for the disturbing thriller. Though there is no official announcement about the involvement of Araki in the second season, having his creatively unique vision applied in the series would certainly enhance the effects.

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