Zach Braff and Esther McGregor have signed on to star in Clear Palms, a real story that digs into the opioid disaster via the lens of a father and daughter caught on reverse sides of the drug conflict. One is a cop, the opposite an addict.
The movie is written and directed by Jake Allyn, whose earlier work (Journey) leaned into rural grit and character-driven storytelling. This time, he’s setting his sights on a harrowing real-life story out of Hagerstown, Maryland, a small metropolis alongside the so-called “Heroin Freeway.”
“Kevin Simmers led a drug taskforce constructed on incarceration. That’s, till his 19-year-old daughter Brooke started battling dependancy. Collectively, they confronted a tragic, triumphant, and actually unbelievable two-year battle.
“Kevin used Brooke has his personal confidential informant and confronted betrayal by these he trusted most. Ultimately, Kevin turned in his badge to create Brooke’s Home, a revolutionary all-female restoration house that has since saved a whole bunch of younger girls dealing with dependancy.”
“It is a true story that may actively save lives,” Allyn advised Deadline. “We’re going to authentically painting each the legislation enforcement and dependancy sides of this conflict. With the center and vary of abilities like Zach Braff and Esther McGregor, we are able to depict a journey that’s equal components tragedy and miracle.”
Braff, recognized to most as J.D. from Scrubs, isn’t any stranger to heartfelt storytelling. He’s presently directing season three of Shrinking and just lately appeared in Apple TV’s Dangerous Monkey.
His directing chops earned him an Emmy nom for the Ted Lasso episode “Biscuits,” and he’s nonetheless acknowledged for Backyard State, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.
Esther McGregor continues her rise with this deeply emotional position. Her earlier work contains Babygirl, Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Subsequent Door, and the Obi-Wan Kenobi sequence on Disney+. Most just lately, she starred alongside Ewan and Clara McGregor in Bleeding Love, which premiered at SXSW in 2023.
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