‘Earth Abides’: ‘Ozark’s Jessica Frances Dukes Joins Alexander Ludwig In MGM+ Limited Series
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: MGM+ has cast Jessica Frances Dukes (Ozark) as the female lead opposite Alexander Ludwig in Earth Abides, a limited series that promises to offer an imaginative new take on George R.
Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel of the same name. Dukes will star as Emma opposite Ludwig’s Ish. Emma is the polar opposite of Ish and is described as fearless in body and mind, who is the heartbeat of the new world they set out to build.
Loss has taught her two things: that life and pain are forever intertwined and, in the end, we are not defined by what we have acquired but rather by what we have given away.
Created by showrunner Todd Komarnicki (Sully), Earth Abides depicts how a plague of unprecedented virulence sweeps the globe and all but wipes out the human race.
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