Jennifer Coolidge to Star Opposite Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts in Ryan Murphy Netflix Series THE WATCHER
Jennifer Coolidge (Legally Blonde, The White Lotus) has signed on to star in the upcoming Netflix limited series The Watcher opposite Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man, Nine Perfect Strangers) and Naomi Watts (King Kong, Birdman). Mia Farrow (Rosemary’s Baby, Hannah and Her Sisters) has also been cast in the series, which is being created by Ryan Murphy (Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story) and his frequent collaborator Ian Brennan.
“The Watcher, which has not been formally announced, is believed to follow a married couple played by Watts and Cannavale whose move into their dream home is being threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed ‘The Watcher.’ The series is inspired by the infamous ‘Watcher’ house in New Jersey. A couple bought the 1905 Dutch colonial revival in 2014 for nearly $1.4 million and were forced to abandon their residence over chilling letters from ‘The Watcher,’ who claimed to have been ‘watching’ the house for decades.”
Netflix won the rights package in December 2018 after a fierce bidding war that included an article by Reeves Wiedeman published on New York‘s website The Cut. Executive producing with Murphy and Brennan are Eric Newman (Narcos), Bryan Unkeless as well as Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (Catfish).
This is such a crazy story. I remember when the article was written about it and it was covered on one of the weekly news series. I can’t wait to watch the whole story unfold with this great cast. The series is currently filming. Are you looking forward to checking it out?
via: Deadline