Kiernan Shipka, Diane Kruger Lead Psychological Drama ‘Swimming With Sharks,’ Debuting April on Roku Channel
variety.comMónica Marie Zorrilla Gritty, psychological scripted drama “Swimming With Sharks,” starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger, will debut on The Roku Channel this April.
The leads were previously announced back in February 2020, when the series was previously under Quibi. Donald Sutherland, Ross Butler, Thomas Dekker, Finn Jones, Erica Alexander and Gerardo Celasco also star alongside Shipka and Kruger.“Swimming With Sharks,” a modern update of George Huang’s original 1994 cult comedy about the Hollywood studio system, will feature six half-hour episodes.
Kruger (“In the Fade”) will play Joyce Holt, studio head of Fountain Pictures, while Shipka (“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” “Mad Men”) will play Joyce’s intern, Lou Simms, who develops an extreme obsession with her boss.
The show follows the great undertakings Lou — who is anything but a naive newcomer to the industry — will go to get closer to Joyce. “Historically, Hollywood has always represented reinvention, rebirth.
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