Exclusive: Glow alumna Betty Gilpin is reuniting with the creators of the Netflix wrestling comedy-drama series on their new series, Apple TV+’s Roar. In the anthology, starring and executive produced by Nicole Kidman, Gilpin also joins her former Glow co-star Alison Brie.
Gilpin is among four Roar new cast additions, along with Meera Syal (Yesterday), Fivel Stewart (Atypical) and Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom). In addition to Kidman and Brie, they join previously cast Cynthia Erivo and Merritt Wever.
Created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, Roar is based on Cecelia Ahern’s book of short stories. The series, produced by Endeavor Content, will feature eight, half-hour episodes, each told from a female point of view.
Gilpin will play Amelia, a woman so strikingly beautiful that her husband builds her a shelf to sit upon in their home.
Syal will play Anu, a woman stuck in a lackluster marriage who...
Gilpin is among four Roar new cast additions, along with Meera Syal (Yesterday), Fivel Stewart (Atypical) and Kara Hayward (Moonrise Kingdom). In addition to Kidman and Brie, they join previously cast Cynthia Erivo and Merritt Wever.
Created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch, Roar is based on Cecelia Ahern’s book of short stories. The series, produced by Endeavor Content, will feature eight, half-hour episodes, each told from a female point of view.
Gilpin will play Amelia, a woman so strikingly beautiful that her husband builds her a shelf to sit upon in their home.
Syal will play Anu, a woman stuck in a lackluster marriage who...
- 8/16/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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