News Analysis India

Tag: Fleishman Is in Trouble

  • Claire Danes to join Jesse Eisenberg in ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ series

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Golden Globe-winning actor Claire Danes will join the cast of the limited series ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’.

    As per Variety, the series is based on the novel of the same name by features journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Brodesser-Akner wrote the limited series and executive produces.

    ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’ centres on a recently divorced forty-something (Toby Fleishman, played by Eisenberg), who starts using dating apps and enjoying his sexual freedom before his ex-wife mysteriously disappears, leaving him with his kids.

    Now, Fleishman will have to take a look at what happened to their marriage to figure out what happened to Rachel (played by Danes), all while balancing parenting, promotions and hookups. Rachel is described as a successful and ambitious talent agent who struggles with her new identity and past trauma.

    ALSO READ | Jesse Eisenberg to star opposite Lizzy Caplan in limited series Fleishman Is In Trouble

    Executive producing alongside Brodesser-Akner are Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly, Susannah Grant, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Dayton and Faris will also direct part of the series.

    Danes is best known for her role as Carrie Mathison in ‘Homeland’, which earned her numerous award nominations, wins and accolades throughout its eight-season run on Showtime. The 42-year-old actor’s first major roles in film and television were ‘Little Women’, ‘My So-Called Life’ and ‘Romeo + Juliet’, and has been active both on-screen and on-stage since the mid-90s.

    She will next be seen on Apple TV Plus’ ‘The Essex Serpent’, opposite Tom Hiddleston and Clemence Poesy.

    FX limited series ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ hails from ABC Signature and will stream on Hulu. 

  • Lizzy Caplan of ‘Mean Girls’ fame to star in ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Lizzy Caplan, known for films like “Mean Girls” and series “Masters of Sex”, will play the female lead in “Fleishman Is in Trouble” set up at FX on Hulu.

    The limited series is based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s New York Times bestselling debut novel, sources told Variety.

    It follows the story of recently separated fortysomething Toby Fleishman, who dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth, before he got married at the tail end of medical school.

    But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return.

    Caplan is said to be playing Libby, the narrator of the series.

    FX is yet to confirm the casting.

    Brodesser-Akner will serve as the writer of the nine-episode series and will executive produce it along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Susannah Grant.

    Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the director duo behind “Little Miss Sunshine”, will direct multiple episodes of the show.

    Due to scheduling conflicts with “Fleishman Is in Trouble”, Caplan won’t be joining the newly announced “Party Down” revival.

    Starz has given the 2009 comedy series a new six-episode order.

    Other cast members Ken Marino, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen, and Megan Mullally are all slated to reprise their roles in the cult classic, which follows a group of dreamers working on a Los Angeles catering team.

    Caplan was recently tapped for the female lead, Alex, in “Fatal Attraction”, the series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller from Paramount Plus.