Teaming up with showrunner Jonathan Tropper for a third series (after Warrior in 2019 and See in 2021), director John Likens and Method Studios set about shattering Jon Hamm’s world in the titles for Your Friends & Neighbors on Apple TV+.

John Likens: “In the early stages of developing the concept for this main title, I wanted to lean into the idea of self-destruction. A life coming apart at the seams. The undoing of all the superficial and materialistic items the ultra rich will surround themselves with.
 

“In the early stages of developing the concept for this main title, I wanted to lean into the idea of self-destruction. A life coming apart at the seams.”

 
“The initial brief was very open creatively, so I pitched three wildly different concepts in hopes that one would strike a chord with Tropper and his team. One of these ideas was very ambitious, would require a lot of approvals and coordination, and involve multiple teams of people to pull it off. Naturally, that concept was also the most exciting to everyone involved.

“What makes this title sequence stand apart is we were able to realize our concept through a two-day live-action production, full VFX and CG workflows, and access to an A-list actor like Jon Hamm, who graciously agreed to join in on the fun. Rarely do main title sequences get afforded this kind of complex treatment.”
 
 

 
Client: Apple TV+
Showrunner/Creator: Jonathan Tropper
Producer: Chris Arruda

Production: Method Studios
Director/Designer: John Likens
Cinematographer: Adam Carboni, William Rexer
Production Designer: Patrick Muller
Storyboard Artist: Keith Morange
VFX Supervisor: Ivan Guerrero
FX Supervisor: Tomas Slancik
CG Supervisor: Brian Dinoto
Comp Supervisor: Todd Sarsfield
Lighting Supervisor: Claire Yawen Chang
Editor: Ryan Todd
FX Artist: David Derwin, Simon Littlejohn
Lighter: Irene Kim, Jan Habib
Compositor: Alex Gomez, Bob Homami
Managing Director: Jesse Kurnit
EP: Robert Mulligan
Producer : Fan Yu
Coordinator : Tami Benitez

Live Action: Standard Production
EP: Chris Gabello,Dave Simpson
AD/EP: Sidney Kreitzer
Producer: Vinny Di Stefano
Additional Talent: Sarah Gold

Color: Harbor
Colorist: Joe Gawler

Music: Hamilton Leithauser, Dominic Lewis