NBC has enlisted two acclaimed actors to star in its provocative upcoming miniseries The Slap. The network has signed Mary-Louise Parker and Peter Sarsgaard will headline the complex family drama about what happens after a man slaps another couple’s misbehaving child. “The seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls the family apart, begins to expose long-held secrets and ignites a lawsuit that challenges the core American values of all who are pulled into it,” according to the show’s official description.
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) will play Anouk, a close friend of Hector’s who’s the head writer on a TV show and is now dating the younger leading man. Sarsgaard (The Killing) will play Hector, a husband and father who “loves his wife and family but shows signs of weakness when he finds himself succumbing to the advances of his wife’s teenaged receptionist during his own party.”
Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) will play Anouk, a close friend of Hector’s who’s the head writer on a TV show and is now dating the younger leading man. Sarsgaard (The Killing) will play Hector, a husband and father who “loves his wife and family but shows signs of weakness when he finds himself succumbing to the advances of his wife’s teenaged receptionist during his own party.”
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That show actually seems interesting! Imagine the reactions of the people around him if he slaps the child in public...
ReplyDeleteIf the material is nearly as good as the leads, this should be one to watch
ReplyDeleteWell shit. Just when we were about to count NBC out, they whip up a REALLY intriguing sounding mini-series with two stellar leads. I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteI don't see why this needs a US remake when the original Australian series was fantastic and only made a few years ago…
ReplyDeleteAnd they say Sophie Lowe was a bad actress in Wonderland.
ReplyDeleteseemingly the same reason you feel the need to make the comment....just sayN
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