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29.03.2024 - 06:15 / justjared.com
Claire Danes has lined up her next television series and she’ll be reuniting with a former co-worker!
The 44-year-old actress will star in an executive produce the new limited Netflix series The Beast In Me, according to Deadline.
She will reunite with Homeland creator Howard Gordon, pictured here, who will serve as showrunner on the new show.
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In the upcoming series, “since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs (Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly.”
The thriller is created, written and executive produced by Gabe Rotter, and also counts Jodie Foster and Conan O’Brien as executive producers.
The Beast In Me has been several years in the making, and actually was originally supposed to center on a male protagonist, before being rewritten with a female as the lead.
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The Circle is back!
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Netflix has given the green light to The Beast In Me, a limited series headlined and executive produced by Claire Danes. In addition to Danes, the mystery thriller project, created, written and executive produced by Gabe Rotter, is executive produced by Jodie Foster, Conan O’Brien via Conaco and Homeland co-creator/executive producer Howard Gordon who will serve as showrunner, reuniting with the acclaimed series’ star/executive producer Danes. 20th Television is the studio.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix has ordered the limited series “The Beast in Me” with Claire Danes set to star, Variety has learned. The series hails from writer Gabe Rotter, with Howard Gordon attached to serve as showrunner. The series reunites Gordon and Danes, as they previously worked together on the hit Showtime series “Homeland.” Danes starred in the series, which Gordon co-created and executive produced.
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