David Oyelowo will co-star with Gugu Mbatha-Raw in The Girl Before, a four-episode limited series based on J.P. Delaney’s best-selling novel, from BBC One and 42, Deadline reported. The limited series will stream in the U.S. on HBO Max. Emmy-nominated Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve, Servant) is the director. The project is being created, written and executive produced by Delaney, with Marissa Lestrade (White Stork, Deep State 2) co-writing episodes of the series.
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The first trailer has been released for the Netflix series Shadow and Bone, a new TV adaptation of the Grishaverse series of fantasy novels by Leigh Bardugo, Entertainment Weekly reported. The author also executive produces the show.
The cast includes Jessie Mei Li, Ben Barnes, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman and Kit Young. Eric Heisserer is the showrunner of the eight-episode first season, with Lee Toland Krieger as director. Shadow and Bone premieres on Netflix April 23.