Rachel Weisz to Star in ‘Vladimir’ Limited Series at Netflix
Netflix has greenlit a limited series starring Rachel Weisz and based on Julia May Jonas’ novel Vladimir, about a woman’s growing obsession with a colleague.
Jonas, a playwright and author, is also a writer and executive producer on the series. Kate Robin (Six Feet Under, The Affair) will serve as showrunner, and Sharon Horgan (via her Merman banner) and Jason Winer (via his Small Dog Picture Company) are also among the executive producers. 20th Television is producing.
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Vladimir’s logline reads, “As a woman’s (Weisz) life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague. Full of sexy secrets, dark humor and complex characters, Vladimir is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent to turn her fantasies into reality.”
“With Kate Robin’s expertise in crafting layered, darkly comedic female stories, a script that deftly examines the complexity of attraction and moral ambiguities, and the incomparable Rachel Weisz leading the cast, this project is a powerhouse collaboration of talented women,” said Tracey Pakosta, vp comedy series at Netflix. “We can’t wait for our fans to be as obsessed with Vladimir as we are.”
Added Horgan, “I fell in love with Julia’s writing from the very first paragraph. I feel very lucky and incredibly excited for Merman to bring Vladimir to life alongside Small Dog. Getting to partner with Netflix and have Rachel attached is a thrill and testament to the brilliance of the scripts.”
Robin and Jonas executive produce with Weisz; Merman’s Horgan, Stacy Greenberg and Kira Carstensen; and Winer and Jon Radler of Small Dog Picture Company.
Weisz’s recent work includes the Prime Video series Dead Ringers, Marvel’s Black Widow, and The Favourite — the latter of which earned her an Oscar nomination (she won an Academy Award in 2006 for The Constant Gardener). She is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment, Independent Talent and Hirsch Wallerstein.
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