Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham are to co-star in an as-yet untitled comedy series for Amazon Prime Video. Here are the details:
It’s been a huge year for West End star Hannah Waddingham.
Award-winning feel good comedy drama Ted Lasso, in which she starred alongside Jason Sudeikis, Juno Temple, Brett Goldstein, Brenda’s Hunt and Phil Dunster, came to an end earlier this year after a hugely successful three season run.
Waddingham can also currently be seen in her Christmas special Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas on Apple TV, which sees her put on a concert at the London Coliseum.
An unashamed throwback to variety specials of yesteryear, Waddingham is joined by a variety of guests including several of her Ted Lasso co-stars, Leslie Odom Jr., Luke Evans, Sam Ryder and many more.
As reported by Deadline, Waddingham will also star alongside Octavia Spencer in an as yet untitled buddy comedy series for Amazon Prime Video.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Two best friends, Judith (Waddingham) and Debbie (Spencer), who know everything about each other—or do they? Unbeknownst to Debbie, Judith has been living a double life as a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, the pair must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead.
The show is created and written by comedian Tessa Coates.
There had been talk of a potential Ted Lasso spin-off which would focus on Waddingham’s character Rebecca Welton, but with the commission of this series, it is on the back burner for the time being.
Waddingham will next be seen in action comedy The Fall Guy alongside Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt, which will be released in UK cinemas on the 3rd May 2024. Oh, and she’s also joined the cast of the awkwardly punctuated Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part Two.
Spencer, meanwhile, has several projects in production, including sci fi drama Nobody Nothing Nowhere and action comedy The Heart.
