“That you could collaborate with others and go out for boba tea was quite revelatory,” says the author of “The Expatriates,” which Nicole Kidman has produced (and stars in) for Amazon this month.
Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie to Star in Apple Series From 'GLOW' Creators
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Variety has learned.
The show, titled “Roar,” will star Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Merrit Wever, and Alison Brie. The anthology is described as a series of darkly comic feminist fables. It is based on Cecilia Ahern’s book of short stories of the same name. Apple has ordered eight half-hour episodes.
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Endeavor Content will produce for Apple. The show is the first to come out of Flahive and Mensch’s new overall deal with the streamer. The duo created the series and will serve as showrunners and executive producers. Kidman and Per Saari will executive produce via Blossom Films. Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, and Allie Goss will executive produce on behalf of Made Up Stories. Papandrea and Kidman previously collaborated on the hit HBO shows “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing.” Ahern will also be an executive producer via Greenlight Go, as will Theresa Park via Per Capita Productions.
'The Undoing' Becomes HBO's Most-Watched Series of 2020, Surpasses 'Big Little Lies' Audience (EXCLUSIVE)
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Feb. 17, 2021
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“The Undoing” has now surpassed 12.3 million viewers, with 48% coming from digital viewing,
Variety has learned. This makes the HBO miniseries headlined by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant the premium cable network’s most-watched show of 2020, surpassing the audience for both seasons of “Big Little Lies.”
The psychological thriller and mystery drama, written and produced by David E. Kelley, directed by Susanne Bier, and featuring Donald Sutherland, Lily Rabe and Noma Dumezweni, was a ratings success for HBO from its Oct. 25 debut to its finale on Nov. 29.