Annette Bening has signed on to star within the upcoming Peacock restricted collection “Apples Never Fall,” primarily based on the Liane Moriarty novel of the identical title.
Variety solely reported that “Apples Never Fall” had been ordered to collection on the streamer again in February 2022.
Per the official logline, the collection “facilities on the Delaneys, who from the skin look like an enviably contented household. Former tennis coaches Joy (Bening) and Stan are dad and mom to 4 grownup kids. After a long time of marriage, they’ve lastly offered their famed tennis academy and are prepared to start out what needs to be the golden years of their lives. But after Joy disappears, her kids are pressured to re-examine their dad and mom’ marriage and their household historical past with recent eyes.”
The position will mark one of many few episodic TV roles Bening has had. Aside from some visitor appearances early in her storied profession, her largest TV success got here in 2005 together with her starring position within the HBO movie “Mrs. Harris,” for which she earned an Emmy nomination. Bening is primarily identified for her movie roles, having picked up 4 Academy Award nominations up to now for her work in “The Grifters,” “American Beauty,” “Being Julia,” and “The Kids Are Alright.” She can be a nine-time Golden Globe nominee, profitable for “Being Julia” and “The Kids Are Alright.”
Bening is repped by CAA, Gochman Law Group, and Slate PR.
Melanie Marnich will adapt the guide for the display and also will function government producer and showrunner. David Heyman will government produce through Heyday Television. Moriarty can be an government producer together with Albert Page and Jillian Share. Chris Sweeney will government produce and direct a number of episodes, together with the primary. Universal International Studios will function the studio, whereas NBCUniversal Global Distribution will distribute the collection.
“Apples Never Fall” is the most recent of Moriarty’s books to be tailored for the display. Most famously, HBO commissioned two seasons primarily based on her guide “Big Little Lies,” which received a number of Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Her guide “Nine Perfect Strangers” was additionally tailored right into a collection for Hulu.
