Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is set to collaborate with Hollywood star Ben Stiller for The Off Weeks, an eight-episode limited series from streamer Apple TV+.
The thriller drama will be directed by Michael Showalter, known for The Idea of You and The Dropout, and showrun by Alissa Nutting, co-creator of Made for Love. Both Chastain and Stiller will also serve as executive producers.
The series follows Gus Adler, a writing professor whose life spirals after a divorce. While he struggles to maintain order during his “on weeks” with custody of his children, his “off weeks” take a darker turn when he falls dangerously in love with Stella West, a mysterious woman whose arrival threatens to unravel both his responsibilities and desires.
Showalter, who developed the project with Semi-Formal Productions, executive produces alongside Jordana Mollick. Paul Lee and Gabriel Fisher executive produce for wiip, with Peter Principato, Allen Fischer and Brian Steinberg for Artists First, according to a press release.
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The show marks Stiller’s latest collaboration with Apple TV+ after the multiple Emmy Award-winning series Severance and the upcoming documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost. Chastain will also be seen in the streamer’s upcoming thriller miniseries The Savant.