Julia Roberts to Star in Apple Series ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ From Hello Sunshine

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAl Madrigal and Jaime Camil are attached to co-star in a single-camera comedy in development at ABC, Variety has learned.The series is titled “Guerrillas.” Madrigal is co-writing and executive producing in addition to starring, with Camil co-executive producing as well.When Miles Flores (Madrigal), a lonely efficiency expert for an oil company gets kidnapped in South America, he ends up working for a disorganized group of guerrilla soldiers to earn back his freedom.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSamuel L. Jackson is set to star in the limited series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey” at Apple.The six-episode series is based on the novel of the same name by Walter Mosley, who will adapt the book for the screen.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSebastian Stan and Lily James are in talks to star in a Hulu limited series about Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson.The project will delve into the tumultuous relationship between the rock star and the model/actress, including the infamous incident in which their honeymoon sex tape was stolen and leaked to the public.Rob Siegel will serve as writer on the eight-episode series, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg producing via Point Grey.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Servant” has been renewed for Season 3 at Apple ahead of the Season 2 premiere.Season 2 of the series will drop on Apple TV Plus on Jan. 15, with new episodes dropping weekly.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the six-episode “Shameless” retrospective series “Shamless Hall of Shame” to series.Beginning on Dec. 27 at 9 p.m.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the six-episode “Shameless” retrospective series “Shamless Hall of Shame” to series.Beginning on Dec. 27 at 9 p.m.

Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon have teamed up for a TV series based on Laura Dave’s upcoming novel The Last Thing He Told Me.Reese’s Hello Sunshine production company will oversee the Apple project, which will star Roberts as a woman on the hunt for her missing husband.Dave’s novel, which will be published by Simon & Schuster in May (2021), was recently optioned by Hello Sunshine executives and Witherspoon invited Roberts to star.Announcing the big casting news on Thursday (December 10,

Reese Witherspoon is fast building up a long list of impressive shows to her name with production company Hello Sunshine.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series set in the “Alien” universe from Noah Hawley is officially set up at FX, Variety has learned.The announcement was made Thursday by FX chief John Landgraf as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation. Hawley will write and executive produce the series under his 26 Keys banner, with “Alien” mastermind Ridley Scott in advanced talks to executive produce via Scott Free.

Julia Roberts is taking on a big new role.

It appears that Julia Roberts is perfectly content with the new era of her career as a TV star. After wowing folks in the first season of “Homecoming,” the A-lister has already lined up a number of new TV projects, including a just-announced Apple TV+ series titled “The Last Thing He Told Me.” READ MORE: Julia Roberts & Denzel Washington To Star In New Netflix Thriller Directed By ‘Mr.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julia Roberts is returning to television as star and executive producer of a high-profile limited series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has ordered the comedy series “The Curse,” which hails from Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. Both will also star in the series alongside Emma Stone.The half-hour series is said to explore how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.Fielder will direct and executive produce in addition to starring and co-creating the series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCraig Macneill has signed on to direct and executive produce the pilot for the upcoming “I Know What You Did Last Summer” series at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Macneill made his feature directorial debut in 2015 with “The Boy,” which was loosely based on the novel “Miss Corpus” by Clay McLeod Chapman and premiered at the SXSW Film Festival that same year. Macneill also served as co-writer on the film in addition to directing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has given a series order to “Extrapolations,” an anthology series about climate change from Scott Z. Burns, Variety has learned exclusively.Burns will write, direct, and executive produce the series, which hails from Media Res.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Apple dramedy series “Physical” is rounding out its cast.In addition to previously announced series lead Rose Byrne, the cast of the show will also include Paul Sparks, Rory Scovel, Loy Taylor Pucci, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Ashley Liao.“Physical” follows Sheila (Byrne), a woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife in a 1980s Southern California beach community.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has renewed “For All Mankind” for Season 3.The announcement comes ahead of the show’s Season 2 premiere, which is scheduled to debut its first episode on Feb. 19.

Hello Sunshine, the production company established by Reese Witherspoon, is doubling down on unscripted TV with the acquisition of Sara Rea’s SKR Productions.