Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement are to guide the solid of the Disney+ comedy sequence ‘Alice and Steve’.
‘The Cut up’ actress and ‘What We Do within the Shadows’ star will play the titular roles within the present, which has began filming in London.
The sequence follows lifelong greatest pals Alice (Walker) and Steve (Clement) who see their world implode when middle-aged Steve begins courting Alice’s 26-year-old daughter Izzy (Yali Topol Margalith).
Although the pair are not any strangers to chaos and poor selections, their as soon as rock-solid friendship is pushed to its limits as their households, futures and every thing in between are examined.
Joel Fry additionally options within the sequence as Alice’s husband Daniel, with Tyrese Eaton-Dyce enjoying her son Dom and Olivier Award-winning actress Marcia Warren starring as her mom Val. The solid is rounded out by Eilidh Fisher and Ebony Aboagye.
BAFTA-winning director Tom Kingsley is on board to helm the six-episode sequence from Clerkenwell Movies, which has been written and government produced by Sophie Goodhart.
Nicola, 55, mentioned: “I am thrilled to be getting into this fabulous world of friendship, motherhood, marriage, frantic revenge and fierce love that Sophie Goodhart has created, and to be doing it with Jemaine Clement is totally joyful!”
Clement, 51, added: “I actually relate to Steve – he is stylish, trendy and an all-round good man – apart from when he is not.
“I am excited to be working with the great Nicola Walker and seeing how Steve and Alice’s relationship descends into absolute chaos.”
Lee Mason, Government Director of Scripted at Disney+, mentioned: “Prepare for a riotous mixture of betrayal and revenge in a world of fantastically messy and flawed characters brilliantly created by Sophie Goodhart.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing this twisted and hilarious story to Disney+ audiences – masterfully delivered to life by British appearing legend Nicola Walker, as you’ve got by no means seen her earlier than, alongside New Zealand’s comedian royalty, Jemaine Clement.”
Petra Fried, Joint Managing Director at Clerkenwell Movies, commented: “We’re excited to be exploring the chaotic, compelling and hilarious lives of Alice and Steve as they discover themselves plunged into this contemporary comedy of errors.
“Sophie has created two totally distinctive lead characters who’re brilliantly delivered to life by the massively proficient Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement.”