The Afterparty

Editors - Nick Olah, Marissa Mueller and Ivan Victor ACE

THE AFTERPARTY editors; Nick Olah, Marissa Mueller and Ivan Victor ACE, not only got to have fun with the classic "Roshomon" style of storytelling for the Apple TV + original series, but they also got to do it by paying homage to their favorite film genres and filmmakers.  From erotic thrillers to film noir, from Hitchcock to Wes Anderson, no style and no "body" was spared in their comedy whodunnit.

In Season Two of THE AFTERPARTY, Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoë Chau) are celebrating one year together following last season's events. They attend the wedding of Zoë's sister, Grace (Poppy Liu), to an eccentric Silicon Valley businessman named Edgar (Zach Woods). When Edgar and his pet lizard Roxana are found dead the following morning, Aniq calls Detective Danner (Tiffany Haddish) for help. Danner, who has left the LAPD to write a book about the murder she solved in Season One, agrees to take the case before the local police get involved.  Once the interrogations begin, it's clear that everyone had a motive to send the groom to his grave.

Nick Olah

O.G. "Afterparty" editor Olah not only brought eight episodes of Season One experience of the show into Season Two, but he also brought his history of cutting such shows as: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (2017-18), MacGRUBER (2021) and YOUNG ROCK (2022).

Marissa Mueller

Joining THE AFTERPARTY for the first time in Season Two, Marissa already had a friend and former YOUNG ROCK (2022) colleague in Nick Olah welcoming her to the series.  Marissa's other credits include shows like NCIS: LA (2012-16) and BASED ON A TRUE STORY (2023).

Ivan Victor, ACE

Editor Ivan Victor makes his second appearance on The Rough Cut, following his turn talking about his work on the Amazon Prime show, PAPER GIRLS (2022).  Ivan has also helmed the Avid for: JACKASS (2000-02), I LOVE MONEY (2008-10) and PARKS AND RECREATION (2009-12).

Editing THE AFTERPARTY

In our discussion with the editors of THE AFTERPARTY, we talk about:

• Keeping the sleuthing in sync
• Watching out for leaping lizards
• Making the most out of Africa
• How editors organize their refrigerators
• Going "IG Official" for laughs

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