William Jackson Harper & Cristin Milioti To Headline ‘The Resort’; Skyler Gisondo, 2 Others Cast In Peacock Series
deadline.comWilliam Jackson Harper (Love Life) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) have been tapped to star in Peacock’s The Resort a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr.
Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. The Righteous Gemstones‘ Skyler Gisondo also is set as a lead and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) and Parvesh Cheena (Mythic Quest) will recur in the ensemble series.Written by Siara, The Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time.
An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple (Harper and Milioti) finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries that took place fifteen years prior.Harper will play Noah, also a teacher, but unlike Emma (Milioti), Noah seems perfectly content floating through the mundane reality of his existence.Milioti’s Emma is a high school teacher at a plateau in her monotonous marriage with Noah.
They’re celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary when they’re pulled into this mystery together.Gisondo will portray Sam, who’s on vacation with his parents and girlfriend in 2007 at the Oceana Vista Resort.Sinclair will play Alex, a resort owner.Cheena is Ted, who’s here on vacation with his husband, also named Ted.They join previously announced leads Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol and recurring guest stars Debby Ryan, Dylan Baker, Michael Hitchcock and Becky Ann Baker.The series is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group and Esmail Corp.
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