Apple TV+ announced a new limited series, Wild Things, starring Jude Law (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, The Young Pope) and Andrew Garfield (We Live in Time, Under the Banner of Heaven) based on the Apple Original Podcast, Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy.
Written, showrun and executive produced by John Hoffman (Only Murders in the Building, Grace and Frankie), the eight-episode series “tells the wild ride relationship tale of two of the greatest showmen-magicians in history who, along with their white tigers, are tasked with turning Sin City into a family-friendly destination. The duo push the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.”
Law will star as Siegfried and Garfield will star as Roy, and the series is set to go into production this fall. Matt Shakman (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, WandaVision) will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer. In addition to starring, Law and Garfield will each serve as executive producers.
Showrunner Hoffman will executive produce and direct alongside Shakman. Brian Grazer (Arrested Development, A Beautiful Mind) Kristen Zolner (Genius, Easy), and Natalie Berkus (Girls, The Mindy Project) will executive produce for Imagine Entertainment, alongside executive producers Tony Leondis (The Emoji Movie) and Kathy Ciric (Nurse Jackie, Royal Pains).
Will Malnati, who conceived Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, will executive produce the project alongside documentary filmmaker Steven Leckart (Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers) who wrote, narrated and executive produced the podcast for At Will Media.
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