Emmy nominated actress Annabella Sciorra, Nic Bishop, Tami Roman and Molly Hagan have all been cast in the upcoming Apple TV thriller series Are You Sleeping. According to Deadline, Apple has given a 10 episode order for the thriller that hails from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and the scripted drama venture of Peter Chernin’s Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content. The series was created and written by Nichelle Tramble Spellman based on the true-crime novel by Kathleen Barber, and provides a unique glimpse into America’s obsession with true-crime podcasts and challenges its viewers to consider the consequences when the pursuit of justice is placed on a public stage. Set to lead the cast is Academy-Award Winner Octavia Spencer.
Spencer stars as Poppy Parnell, a relentless investigative reporter who looks to uncover the truth behind a decades-old questionable murder verdict through her new podcast. Caplan plays twin sisters Josie and Lanie, whose father’s murder decades ago is examined on the podcast. Bishop and Sciorra will play Chuck Buhrman (in flashbacks) and Erin Buhrman, parents of twin sisters Josie and Lanie. Hagan is Susan Carver, Josie and Lanie’s aunt. Roman portrays Lillian Scoville, Poppy’s saucy stepmother.
Are You Sleeping is the first project bought by Apple to be developed for straight-to-series consideration to get a green light. The premiere episode will be directed by Anna Foerster. Tami Roman’s credits include Basketball Wives, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story, Bonnet Chronicles and Extant. She is repped by Pantheon. Bishop, who starred on Covert Affairs and Body of Proof, recently recurred on FX’s Snowfall. He is repped by Abrams Artists Agency and Elevate Entertainment. Sciorra, an Emmy nominee for The Sopranos, has been recurring on Netflix’s GLOW. She is repped by CAA and Mainstay Entertainment. Hagan is repped by AEFH Inc. and Patino Management.
Source: Deadline