Leo Woodall has signed up to co star alongside Rachel Weisz in new Merman dark comedy, Vladimir, for Netflix.

The 8-episode drama is based on the novel by Julia May Jonas.

As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague. Full of sexy secrets, dark humor, and complex characters, Vladimir is about what happens when a woman is hell-bent on turning her fantasies into reality. Woodall (One DayBridget Jones: Mad About The Boy) will play the new colleague.

Oscar-winning actor Weisz will executive produce the series. Kate Robin (One MississippiThe Affair, Dead to Me, Six Feet Under) will co-write with Jonas, and both will executive produce with Merman’s Sharon Horgan, Stacy Greenberg, and Kira Carstensen, and Small Dog Picture Company’s Jason Winer and Jon Radler.

“I fell in love with Julia’s writing from the very first paragraph,” said Horgan. “I feel very lucky and incredibly excited for Merman to bring Vladimir to life alongside Small Dog. Getting to partner with Netflix and have Rachel attached is a thrill, and a testament to the brilliance of the scripts.”

Adds Tracey Pakosta, vice president of comedy series at Netflix, “With Kate Robin’s expertise in crafting layered, darkly comedic female stories, a script that deftly examines the complexity of attraction and moral ambiguities, and the incomparable Rachel Weisz leading the cast, this project is a powerhouse collaboration of talented women. We can’t wait for our fans to be as obsessed with Vladimir as we are.”

Jon Creamer

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