Alice and Steve is headed to Disney+. The brand new British comedy collection will comply with what occurs when two lifelong finest pals are thrown right into a chaotic scenario when the male half begins thus far the daughter of his feminine finest good friend.
“Disney+ has immediately confirmed the greenlight and casting of brand-new Authentic comedy collection “Alice and Steve” (working title), from the award-winning Clerkenwell Movies (“Child Reindeer”).
Nicola Walker (“The Break up”, “Unforgotten”) and Jemaine Clement (“What We Do within the Shadows”, “Flight of The Conchords”) have been solid within the titular roles and filming has commenced in London, UK.
Lifelong finest pals, Alice (Walker) and Steve (Clement), see their world implode when middle-aged Steve begins relationship Alice’s twenty-six-year-old daughter Izzy, performed by Yali Topol Margalith (“The Tattooist of Auschwitz”, “A Good Lady’s Information to Homicide”). Though each are not any strangers to chaos and doubtful decision-making, their as soon as rock-solid friendship is turned the wrong way up and examined to its limits – threatening their households, futures and every part in between.
Joel Fry (“Cruella”, “Our Flag Means Loss of life”) additionally stars as Alice’s husband Daniel, with Tyrese Eaton-Dyce (“Sherwood”, “Patterns”) solid as her son Dom and Olivier-award-winning Marcia Warren (“The Crown”, “Agatha Raisin”) starring as Alice’s mom Val. Rounding out the solid are Eilidh Fisher (“Dope Women”, The Energy”) and Ebony Aboagye.
Emotional, messy and hilariously absurd, Alice and Steve (w/t) is a classy, will they, gained’t they anti-romantic comedy. Will Alice forgive Steve? Will Steve and Izzy make a relationship work? Will Alice and Steve ever be capable of be pals once more? Amongst all of the questions hanging within the steadiness, one factor is for certain; their lives won’t ever be the identical once more.
BAFTA-winning director Tom Kingsley (“Stath Lets Flats”, “This Is Going To Damage”) is on board to direct the six-episode collection, penned and government produced by Sophie Goodhart (“Intercourse Training”). Petra Fried, Andy Baker and Ed Macdonald will Government Produce for Clerkenwell Movies and Fran du Pille (“The Sixth Commandment” ) is producing. Lee Mason, Government Director of Scripted, The Walt Disney Firm EMEA will Government Produce for Disney+. Clerkenwell Movies is considered one of BBC Studios’ owned manufacturing labels.
Nicola Walker says: “I’m thrilled to be moving into the fabulous world of friendship, motherhood, marriage frantic revenge and fierce love that Sophie Goodhart has created, and to be doing it with Jemaine Clement is totally joyful! Jemaine Clement provides “I actually relate to Steve – he’s stylish, trendy and an all-round good man – apart from when he isn’t. I’m excited to be working with the fantastic Nicola Walker and seeing how Steve and Alice’s relationship descends into absolute chaos”
Petra Fried, Joint Managing Director, Clerkenwell Movies, says, “We’re excited to be exploring the chaotic, compelling and hilarious lives of Alice and Steve as they discover themselves plunged into this contemporary comedy of errors. Sophie has created two totally distinctive lead characters who’re brilliantly dropped at life by the massively gifted Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement.”
Lee Mason, Government Director of Scripted at Disney+, says, “Prepare for a riotous mixture of betrayal and revenge in a world of superbly messy and flawed characters brilliantly created by Sophie Goodhart. We’re thrilled to be bringing this twisted and hilarious story to Disney+ audiences – masterfully dropped at life by British performing legend Nicola Walker, as you’ve by no means seen her earlier than, alongside New Zealand’s comedian royalty, Jemaine Clement”.
Alice and Steve (w/t) is the most recent UK Authentic fee for Disney+, becoming a member of critically acclaimed titles equivalent to, A Thousand Blows, Flintoff, Suspect: The Capturing of Jean Charles de Menezes, and BAFTA-nominated reveals together with Rivals, Extraordinary and In Vogue: The 90s.”
The premiere date for this collection might be introduced later.