Maya Erskine will star opposite Donald Glover in the upcoming Mr. and Mrs. Smith series on Amazon.
Erskine takes on the co-lead role from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was originally set to star alongside Glover but left the project last year due to creative differences. Glover revealed the new casting in an interview with himself in Interview Magazine.
The series is based on Doug Liman’s feature film of the same name, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The pair played rival spies who discover they have been hired to assassinate each other. According to Glover, he is currently writing the finale for the series.
Erskine is best known for co-creating, starring, executive producing, and co-hosting the Hulu comedy series PEN15. The show was nominated for multiple Emmys during its two seasons, including one for Best Comedy Series and two for Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series for Erskine as well as Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour. Her other TV roles include Man Seeking Woman and Casual, with Erskine recently working on films such as Scoob! and “wine country”. She will next be seen in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney Plus.
She is represented by Gersh, Mosaic and Hansen Jacobson.
Glover is credited as the co-creator and executive producer of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” alongside Francesca Sloane. Sloane also serves as showrunner. New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer and Wells Street Films’ Jenny Robins will also serve as executive producers. Sloane and Glover are both currently listed under Total Deals on Amazon.
optional screen reader