By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Actor O-T Fagbenle will function together with Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto in Apple’s upcoming scripted collection “WeCrashed”.
Fagbenle, greatest recognized for starring in Hulu collection “The Handmaid’s Tale”, joins the present’s solid that additionally contains America Ferrera and Kyle Marvin, reported Deadline.
The restricted collection relies on the Wondery podcast of the identical identify.
It follows the greed-filled rise and inevitable fall of WeWork, one of many world’s most respected startups, and the narcissists whose chaotic love made all of it potential.
Leto will play WeWork founder Adam Neumann, with Hathaway set to essay the function of his spouse and co-founder Rebekah Newmann.
Both stars will even function govt producers on the present.
Fagbenle will painting Cameron Lautner, a associate at a strong funding agency who’s tasked with attempting to instil self-discipline at WeWork and put together it for its upcoming IPO, which brings him into battle with the corporate’s eccentric and headstrong CEO.
Ferrera will play the function of Elishia Kennedy, a superb younger entrepreneur seduced into becoming a member of WeWork whose life is turned the wrong way up in consequence.
Marvin might be starring as Miguel McKelvey, the co-founder of WeWork.
Lee Eisenberg and Drew Crevello are on board as creators, whereas “This Is Us” duo John Requa and Glenn Ficarra will direct and govt produce.
Apart from “WeCrashed”, one other WeWork TV collection is within the works with Nicholas Braun on board to play Adam Neumann within the drama created by Stephen Falk.
That collection relies on a e-book from Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell.
Fagbenle most not too long ago starred Marvel Studios’”Black Widow”, fronted by Scarlett Johansson.
He will subsequent be seen Showtime’s upcoming anthology collection “The First Lady”, during which he play the function of former US president Barack Obama.