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EXCLUSIVE: Billie Piper, star of series such as Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful, has landed her next TV gig.
The actor has signed up to star in a series adaptation of Coming Undone, the memoir from former Empire magazine editor-in-chief Terri White.
The project, which is currently in development at Netflix, comes from Sony-backed Bad Wolf, the company behind His Dark Materials and A Discovery Of Witches. White is adapting her book herself. Piper is also attached to exec produce the drama.
The book, which was published in 2020 by Canongate, documents the conflict between her outward success and private trauma that spiraled into a mental health crisis, which resulted in White spending time on a psychiatric ward.
The memoir also reveals her childhood growing up in poverty, as well as enduring sexual and physical abuse at the hands of her mother’s partners.
White was editor-in-chief of British film magazine Empire between 2015 and 2021. She also previously worked for Time Out in New York and is a columnist for the Sunday Times.
The project reunited Piper and Bad Wolf. She co-created and starred in Sky drama series I Hate Suzie, which was produced by the Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner-run company and Sky Studios. I Hate Suzie, which airs on HBO Max in the U.S., was renewed for a second season set to air later this year.
Piper is repped by UTA and Curtis Brown.
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Netflix drama Heartstopper.Based on the graphic novel by Alice Oseman, Heartstopper is a coming-of-age teen romance series about high school students Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).Colman’s involvement in the series has been a secret until the show debuted today (April 22), appearing as Nick’s mother Sarah at the end of the first episode.The character is seen at several points throughout the series, offering emotional support to her son as he struggles to come to terms with his feelings.So the secret is out… Olivia Colman stars as Nick Nelson's wonderful mum, Sarah, in Heartstopper! pic.twitter.com/IPdBOrSOUP— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) April 22, 2022Viewers have shared their surprise at the reveal, with many impressed how Netflix managed to actually keep Colman’s role a secret.“Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson in Heartstopper is a+ casting,” one viewer wrote.Everyone during episode 1 of #Heartstopper when there's suddenly OLIVIA COLMAN.
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