Kate Beckinsale Joins Funny or Die's New Dark Comedy Series GUILTY PARTY
Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in Funny of Die’s upcoming Paramount+ dark comedy series Guilty Party. She will actually be replacing Isla Fisher, who was originally cast in the role. She ended up dropping out due to pandemic-related circumstances.
Beckinsale will take on the role of Beth Baker, “a discredited journalist desperate to salvage her career by latching on to the story of a young mother sentenced to life in prison for maiming and murdering her husband, crimes she claims she didn’t commit. In trying to uncover the truth, Beth finds herself in over her head as she contends with Colorado gun-smugglers, clickbait culture, the doldrums of marriage and her own tarnished past.”
I’ve always enjoyed watching Beckinsale in the projects that she’s been a part of, and this sounds like it’ll be a great role for her.
The series is being written by Rebecca Addelman (Dead to Me), and it will be directed by Trent O’Donnell (No Activity). Addelman shared the following statement:
“Guilty Party is a genre-bending show that tackles contemporary issues – the prison system, the death of print journalism and pervasive gun culture, to name a few – but has, at its core, smart, funny, ambitious and deeply complicated female characters.”
Does this sound like a series you might enjoy watching?
Source: Deadline