Prime
Video
has
tapped
Octavia
Spencer
(Hidden
Figures)
and
Hannah
Waddingham
(Ted
Lasso,
Game
of
Thrones)
to
co-star
in
an
untitled
television
series.
The
project
emerged
as
an
original
pitch
from
series
creator
and
executive
producer
Tessa
Coates.
We
know
this
will
be
an
eight-episode
series
top
lined
with
Spencer
and
Waddingham
as
two
close
friends,
where
one
of
them
is
hiding
a
secret
that
she
is
an
assassin.
Based
on
the
official
synopsis:
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The
series
follows
two
best
friends,
Judith
(Waddingham)
and
Debbie
(Spencer),
who
know
everything
about
each
other
…
well,
almost
everything.
Judith
has
been
living
a
double
life
that
Debbie
knows
nothing
about:
she
is
a
highly
trained
assassin.
When
a
hit
goes
horribly
wrong,
Judith
and
Debbie
must
go
on
the
run
together
and
work
to
repair
their
broken
friendship—all
while
being
targeted
by
a
mysterious
enemy
who
wants
them
dead.
And
only
together,
can
they
solve
this
layered
mystery.
The
premise
peaked
Spencer’s
interest,
and
she
said
“I
was
in
as
soon
as
I
heard
Tessa’s
stunning
pitch,”
she
said.
“To
be
able
to
dive
into
a
role
like
Debbie
is
rare,
and
working
with
Hannah
to
bring
this
unique
friendship
to
life
is
a
dream.
We
knew
we
had
something
special
with
Skydance
and
Double
Dream,
and
now
that
we
have
a
home
at
Amazon,
our
vision
has
become
a
reality.”
Waddingham
added
she
was
pretty
excited
to
work
with
Spencer
and
Coates
team.
“I’m
not
gonna
lie,
a
few
expletives
fell
out
of
my
face
at
the
prospect
of
working
with
the
magnificent
Ms.
Spencer,
Tessa
Coates’
hugely
energetic,
exhilarating
script,
Skydance
and
Double
Dream,”
she
said.
“To
then
see
the
immediate
excited
response
for
a
mighty
beast
like
Amazon!
It’s
all
just
incredibly
exciting,
and
I
can’t
wait
to
get
our
collective
teeth
into
it!”
The
series
is
the
first
from
Skydance’s
high
profile
first-look
deal
with
Orit
Entertainment,
founded
by
Spencer.
Jennifer
Salke,
head
of
Amazon
MGM
Studios
and
Matt
Thunell,
president
of
Skydance
Television
added
their
positive
reinforcement
for
the
new
series,
with
Salke
quoted
as
saying
that
Amazon
MGM
Studios
were
“blown
away”
and
called
it
“one-of-a-kind
comedy.”
“Tessa’s
pitch
delivered
it
all—fantastically
original
characters,
a
great
story,
the
amazing
creative
talents
of
Octavia
and
Hannah
and
so
much
fun,”
Salke
said.
“We
are
over
the
moon
to
work
with
them
all
plus
the
dream
teams
at
Skydance,
Double
Dream,
and
Orit
Entertainment.”
“The
process
of
developing
this
series
has
been
one
of
the
most
joyous
of
our
careers,
starting
with
the
inimitable
Tessa
Coates.
Tessa’s
voice
and
vision
lured
our
incredible
producers,
Barbara
and
Andy
Muschietti,
who
were
instrumental
in
developing
the
project,
as
well
as
the
dream
casting
of
Octavia
Spencer
and
Hannah
Waddingham,”
added
Thunell.
“We
are
so
proud
to
be
making
this
show
with
Amazon;
this
team
has
created
a
series
that
will
make
audiences
around
the
world
laugh,
cry,
and
cheer.”
Both
Spencer
and
Waddingham
will
serve
as
executive
producers
alongside
Coates,
Thunell
and
the
Muschettis.
Also
executive
producing,
includes
Brian
Clisham,
Orit
Entertainment’s
Stephanie
Kluft,
Double
Dream’s
Irene
Yeung,
David
Ellison
and
Dana
Goldberg.
Skydance’s
Blair
Bigelow
and
Mark
Mikutowicz
are
developing
the
series.
