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Comedy Prime Video escortstarring and written by Brett Goldstein, adds Lesley Manville to the cast.
The newly crowned Tony Award winner will play the mother of Goldstein’s character in the series. Her casting marks a return to Prime Video for Manville, who also stars in the Amazon-owned streamer fort.
escortwhich was ordered by Prime Video late last year, starring Goldstein (Ted Lasso, shrink) plays Denny, a divorced father in Manhattan who accidentally becomes a male escort. Prime Video describes the show as a “romantic comedy about sexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether true intimacy can be bought.”
manville (Crown, imaginary thread) will play Terri, Denny’s mother and a “charisma bombshell” cabaret singer. Her character is a force of nature and has a voice to match.
Manville won the Tony Award on Sunday for Best Lead Actress in a Play Oedipus. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for her role in Phantom Thread; Its recent credits also include foreign currencies Strangenessthe biography of Amy Winehouse Back to Black, Mrs. Harris goes to Paris And the next The Marble Hall Murderswhich is scheduled to premiere on PBS. masterpiece In September. Manville is repped by Artists Equity Group, Avalon Television and Public Eye Communications.
Warner Bros. Television, where Goldstein has an overall deal, is producing escort. Goldstein writes the series and serves as co-director with Brian Gallivan (Shrinking, happy endings).
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