Apple has quickly made a name for themselves in the streaming world, and one of their most highly anticipated series isThe Crowded Room. Coming off last week’s news thatAmanda Seyfriedhad joined the show, the upcoming series has just added another cast member. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Emmy Rossumhas joined starTom Hollandand Seyfried in the Apple and New Regency production.
Also, with this news comes the announcementKornél Mundruczó, best known for the Oscar Nominated filmPieces of a Woman, will be directing all ten episodes of the first season along with serving as an executive producer. The show itself is being pegged as a “seasonal anthology” by Apple and it “will explore inspirational stories of those who have struggled, and learned to successfully live with, mental illness.” The first season, which is designed as a thriller, is based in part on writer/executive producerAkiva Goldsman’s own life while also being inspired by the award-winning biographyThe Minds of Billy MilliganbyDaniel Keyes. Goldsman is probably best known for his Oscar winning screenplay for 2001’s Best Picture winnerA Beautiful Mind,which dealt with similar subject matter to this upcoming series, but he has also written for films likeThe Dark Tower,Rings, andThe Fifth Wave.
Rossum will play Danny Sullivan’s (Holland) mother, “who is always looking for a man to fulfill her dreams of salvation” while Seyfried will be playing a clinical psychologist “faced with the most challenging case of her career, who is also trying to balance her life as a single mother.” Executive producers for the series include Holland, Goldsman through his Weed Road banner,Suzanne Heathcote,Alexandra Milchanof EMJAG Productions,Arnon Milchanof New Regency,Yariv Milchan, andMichael Schaefer.
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The Crowded Roomappears to have all the pieces to be another hit for Apple and, with the new additions of Rossum and Mundruczó behind the camera, this series has a lot of potential. Mundruczó brought such a beautifully tragic rawness toPieces of a Womanand one would expect the same authentic emotional core here. That film also had heavy themes of mental health, and as our modern day society tries to fight back the stigma of this sensitive topic, this anthology looks to further help in that department. For all the latest news onThe Crowded Room, including a pending release date, stick with Collider.
