Hollywood actors Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain have been roped in to play the leads in Apple TV+ limited series titled โThe Off Weeksโ, marking a high-profile collaboration between the two award-winning stars.
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Michael Showalter will direct and executive produce the eight-episode series alongside Alissa Nutting, who will also serve as showrunner. Both Stiller and Chastain will also serve as executive producers.
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The series will explore the emotionally charged and often chaotic life of Gus Adler, a recently divorced professor played by Stiller. Gus struggles to manage life during the weeks he has custody of his children. In his off weeks, he falls into a dangerous romance with Stella West, played by Chastain, a woman whose mysterious presence causes Gus’ two worlds to clash dramatically.
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Meanwhile, on the professional front, Stiller is also working on a deeply personal project titled โStiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lostโ, a documentary focused on his late parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, for Apple TV+.
Jessica Chastain is also staying busy with a lead role in Apple TV+’s upcoming series โThe Savantโ, and the feature film โThe Dealerโ, in which she stars alongside Adam Driver.