Season 1

**Season 1** of the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale* was picked up for a series order on April 16, 2021. It premiered on March 6, 2022.

## Synopsis

"Shining Vale" is a horror comedy about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat, who's convinced she's either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same. Patricia "Pat" Phelps (Courteney Cox) is a former "wild child" who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women's empowerment novel (a.k.a. lady porn). Fast forward 17 years later, Pat is clean and sober but totally unfulfilled. She still hasn't written her second novel, she can't remember the last time she had sex with her husband (Greg Kinnear), and her teenage kids are at that stage where they want you dead. She was a faithful wife until her one slip-up: she had a torrid affair with the hot, young handyman who came over to fix the sink while Terry was at work. In a last-ditch effort to save their marriage, she and Terry cash in all their savings and move the family move from the "crazy" of the city to a large, old house in the suburbs that has a storied past of its own. Everyone has their demons, but for Pat Phelps, they may be real. Cox plays the lead role of Patricia "Pat" Phelps, with Kinnear playing her ever-optimistic husband, Terry Phelps, whose patience and self-control will be tested like never before. Mira Sorvino plays Rosemary, who is either Pat's alter ego, a split personality, her id, her muse, or a demon trying to possess her. Dungey plays Kam, Pat's oldest friend and book editor. Gus Birney and Dylan Gage also star as Pat and Terry's teenage kids, Gaynor and Jake.

## Cast

### Main

* Courteney Cox as Patricia Phelps
* Greg Kinnear as Terry Phelps
* Gus Birney as Gaynor Phelps
* Merrin Dungey as Kam
* Dylan Gage as Jake Phelps
* and Mira Sorvino as Rosemary

### Supporting

* Alysia Reiner as Kathryn
* Judith Light as Joan Krueger
* Susan Park as Valerie He
* Derek Luh as Ryan He
* James M. Connor as Dr. Berg
* Jonathan Higgenbotham as Frank
* Sherilyn Fenn as Robyn Court
* Parvesh Cheena as Laird
* Rob Morrow as Thom

## Production

* On August 21, 2019, Starz ordered *Shining Vale* to pilot after originally being set up at Showtime with a pilot production commitment.
	+ Filming for the pilot occurred during March 2021, in Los Angeles, California.
* On April 16, 2021, *Shining Vale* received a series order.
	+ Filming for the rest of the series began on July 05, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.

## Gallery

### Videos

Shining Vale - Official Trailer - STARZWhat Is Shining Vale? - STARZShining Vale - 'Welcome to Shining Vale' Sneak Peek Clip - STARZShining Vale - ‘Burned by a Ghost' Sneak Peek Clip - STARZShining Vale - ‘Meet Mira Sorvino’s Rosemary’ Sneak Peek - STARZShining Vale - The Phelps Family Dynamic - STARZThemes of Shining Vale - STARZ
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear & Mira Sorvino Gets Starz Series Order - Deadline
2. ↑ ‘Shining Vale’: Starz Sets Premiere Date For Horror Comedy Series Starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear & Mira Sorvino - Deadline
3. ↑ Courteney Cox To Headline Starz’s ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Pilot From Sharon Horgan, Jeff Astrof & Kapital, Dearbhla Walsh To Direct - Deadline
4. ↑ Greg Kinnear Joins Courteney Cox In Starz’s ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Pilot - Deadline
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greg Kinnear Joins Courteney Cox In Starz’s ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Pilot - Deadline
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mira Sorvino & Merrin Dungey Join Starz’s Horror Comedy Pilot ‘Shining Vale’ - Deadline
7. ↑ ‘Shining Vale’: Alysia Reiner Joins Starz’s Horror Comedy Series As Recurring - Deadline
8. ↑ ‘Shining Vale’: Judith Light Joins Starz’s Horror Comedy Series - Deadline
9. ↑ Starz Orders ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Pilot From Sharon Horgan, Jeff Astrof & Kapital Entertainment - Deadline
10. ↑ Production List - Internet Archive
11. ↑ Production List - FTIA