Netflix has commissioned new dark comedy series, Vladimir, starring Rachel Weisz and produced by Merman.
The eight-episode series is adapted from Julia May Jonas’s acclaimed novel.
As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague. Full of sexy secrets, dark humour and complex characters, Vladimir is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent to turn her fantasies into reality.
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite, Dead Ringers, The Constant Gardener, The Mummy) is to star in the series and is on board as an executive producer.
Kate Robin (One Mississippi, The Affair, Dead to Me, Six Feet Under) will showrun, write and exec produce the series. The novel’s author Julia May Jonas is also to exec produce and write.
For Merman, the Executive Producers are Sharon Horgan, Stacy Greenberg and Kira Carstensen with Jason Winer and Jon Radler execs for Small Dog Picture Company.
Tracey Pakosta, Vice President, Comedy Series, Netflix, said: “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.”
Sharon Horgan, Merman Co-founder and Executive Producer, said: “I fell in love with Julia’s writing from the very first paragraph. I feel very lucky and incredibly excited for Merman to bringVladimir to life alongside Small Dog. Getting to partner with Netflix and have Rachel attached is a thrill and testament to the brilliance of the scripts.”
The studio is 20th Television
Image: Brigitte Lacombe via Netflix
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