Andor's Denise Gough is to star in the new psychological thriller series Playdate, an adaptation of the Alex Dahl bestseller of the same name, for Disney+.
US entertainment trade publication Deadline reports that award-winning Irish star Gough has been cast opposite Holliday Grainger (Strike), Ambika Mod (I Hate Suzie), Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas), Bronagh Waugh (The Suspect) and Michael Workeye (This Is Going to Hurt) in the series.
The synopsis for Playdate reads: "Elisa's world is turned upside down when her young daughter Lucia is kidnapped at a sleepover. Who is the mystery woman who took Lucia, and what secrets does she know about Elisa?"
Playdate will be directed by Eva Husson, whose credits include the series Hanna and the film Mothering Sunday.
Production will take place in the UK and France.
