Tessa Thompson to Headline His & Hers Thriller Adaptation for Netflix

Onetime Westworld denizen Tessa Thompson will headline a series adaptation of Alice Feeney’s 2020 thriller novel, His & Hers , which has landed at Netflix with a six-episode order after being in development for more than four years.

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“Set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta, Anna (played by Thompson) lives in haunting reclusivity, fading away from her friends and career as a journalist,” reads the official synopsis for the TV series, which relocates the action from London, England to the capital of Georgia. “But when she overhears about a murder in Dahlonega – the sleepy town where she grew up – Anna is snapped back to life, pouncing on the case and searching for answers. Detective Jack Harper is strangely suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation. There are two sides to every story: his and hers, which means someone is always lying.”

Writer/showrunner Dee Johnson ( Nashville , Fellow Travelers ) and writer Bill Dubuque (creator of Ozark ) will serve as executive producers alongside series lead Thompson, Jessica Chastain, Kelly Carmichael, Kishori Rajan, Kristen Campo and William Oldroyd (who also serves as a writer and will direct the first episode).

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In addition to her aforementioned run as Westworld ‘s Charlotte Hale, Thompson’s previous TV credits include Copper , 666 Park Avenue and episodes of Dear White People and Portlandia , plus voice work on shows such as Disney+’s What if…? (where she reprised her MCU role of Valkyrie).

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