Bob Odenkirk simply acquired a brand new scene associate: Mireille Enos (The Killing, The Catch) has signed on to star reverse Odenkirk within the upcoming AMC dramedy Straight Man, our sister web site Deadline stories.
The story, primarily based on the Richard Russo novel, is a “mid-life disaster story” set on a fictional school campus within the Pennsylvania Rust Belt, with Odenkirk as William Henry “Hank” Devereaux Jr., the unlikely chairman of the school’s English division. Enos will play Hank’s spouse Lily, the vice principal of the native highschool. “As Hank’s life begins to unravel, Lily begins to query the trail she’s on and the alternatives she’s made,” per the official description. Straight Man was picked as much as collection in April, with a premiere slated for subsequent 12 months.
“We couldn’t be extra thrilled to have Mireille on board to play Lily,” co-showrunners Aaron Zelman (Damages) and Paul Lieberstein (The Workplace) mentioned in an announcement. “She brings together with her a steamer trunk stuffed with dramatic chops, an unflinching eagerness to discover character, and a megawatt smile that completely lights up each Zoom. She’s a delight.”
Enos is finest recognized for enjoying detective Sarah Linden on the AMC homicide thriller The Killing, which aired from 2011 to 2014. Following that, she starred alongside Peter Krause within the ABC caper The Catch and joined the solid of the Prime Video thriller Hanna. Her different TV credit embody Good Omens and Philip Okay. Dick’s Electrical Desires.
