Hollywood superstarLucy Liuhas barely taken a break from the TV world and is already gearing up to return. AsVarietyreports exclusively, theKill BillandCharlie’s Angelsstar is joining Netflix limited seriesA Man in Full, which has been ordered by the streamer in a slate of six one-hour episodesback in November. The series will center around a real estate mogul who falls from grace when faced with sudden bankruptcy, and the people around him who attempt to take advantage of his downfall.
Liu joins leading actor and two-time Emmy winnerJeff Daniels(The Newsroom), who will play the titular “man”, Charlie Croker. As the series’ synopsis goes, Croker will not let his empire go down easy, no matter how messy things get. This means he’ll be crude, rude and irrepressible to whoever wants to profit off his demise. Liu embodies a character named Joyce Newman, the founder of a successful clean beauty company with a crisis of conscience — which is terrible for business and is sure to anger her co-workers.
A TV veteran, Liu has had long-running guest roles in series like CBS’sPearl, acclaimed courtroom dramaAlly McBealandSouthland. Her longest TV stint was in mystery seriesElementary, in which she played Sherlock Holmes’ (Johnny Lee Miller) partner Joan Watson for seven seasons. In cinema, Liu was recently inStage Motherand is featured in upcoming Warner Bros.and DC blockbusterShazam! Fury of the Gods.
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A Man in Fullis based on the 1998 novel of the same name by best-selling authorTom Wolfe. The story is adapted for television by 11-time Emmy winnerDavid E. Kelley, who acts as showrunner, executive producer, and pens the episodes. Kelley previously adapted other novels into massively popular series such asBig Little LiesandBig Sky, and also created acclaimed shows likeBoston LegalandDoogie Howser. Kelley is working on theA Man in Fulladaptation withRegina King(One Night in Miami…), who is attached to direct the series’ first three episodes.
Aside from Liu and Daniels,A Man in Fullis also set to featureDiane Lane(Y: The Last Man),William Jackson Harper(The Good Place),Aml Ameen(I May Destroy You),Tom Pelphrey(Ozark),Sarah Jones(For All Mankind),Jon Michael Hill(Elementary), andChanté Adams(A League of Their Own).
Netflix is yet to announce further details fromA Man in Full, including additional cast members, directors and expected release date.
