Disney has rounded out the ensemble cast for Mosquito, a Hulu original series from Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara (The Great, Poor Things), as principal photography gets underway in the UK.
Kyle Soller (Slow Horses, Andor), Phoebe Fox (Task, War), John Macmillan (Peonies, House of the Dragon), Belinda Bromilow (The Great, The Roses), Liv Hill (1536, Three Girls), Frances Magee (Kin, Rose of Nevada), Phoebe Campbell (House of the Dragon, Midsomer Murders), Akshay Khanna (Murderbot, Number 10), Bamshad Abedi Amin (Kill Jackie, A Town Called Malice) and Den Rasaq join previously announced leads Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones in the series about a marriage, secrets, and one very annoying insect.
Described as a sardonic look at a young couple’s relationship, the six-part dramedy brings Hoult, Edgar-Jones and McNamara back to Hulu where they were part of two signature 2020 series. McNamara created and Hoult starred in the comedy-drama The Great, which ran for three seasons, and Edgar-Jones starred in the limited series Normal People. Both shows were hits with viewers and critics, landing Golden Globe acting nominations for Hoult and Edgar-Jones and Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy for McNamara. (Hoult and McNamara, along with female lead Elle Fanning, also earned Emmy nominations for their work on The Great.)
In Mosquito, Hoult and Edgar-Jones star as Ed and Kate, a recently married couple whose secrets begin to reveal as daily life chips away at the personas they present…all started by an intrusive mosquito. The ensemble cast of characters spans their work lives, home lives and everywhere in between.
Matthew Moore directs all six episodes with 20th Television, Piggy Ate Roast Beef Productions, and Hustle & Punch producing.
On Ed’s side, Soller plays Hunter, Ed’s half-brother, who doesn’t suffer fools, has given his life to the family business only to find he must share it with Ed; Fox is Gail, their cousin, an anthropology PhD student and trusted co-worker; Magee is Viktor, a longtime employee with a score to settle.
In Kate’s office, Bromilow is Agnes, Kate’s boss, with an apex predator’s instincts and a medieval court’s management style; Macmillan plays Brian an effortlessly charming, quietly ruthless high-flyer; Hill is Georgie, Kate’s cunning rival.
Khanna plays Will, Kate’s old university friend with Campbell, who plays his wife Cressida, a wealthy couple with more secrets than their marriage can comfortably hold. Abedi Amin and Rasaq round out the cast as Gail’s PHD supervisor and another work rival for Kate respectively.
“It’s a privilege to have such a phenomenal team assembled both in front of and behind the cameras as filming gets underway,” said Lee Mason vice president, scripted, Disney+ EMEA, adding “I’m excited for Disney+ and Hulu audiences to see the wonderfully absurd world Tony has created.”
McNamara executive produces with Hoult, Edgar-Jones, Marian Macgowan, Tracy Underwood and Daniel Pipski. The series was commissioned for Disney+ by Mason, and will stream on Disney+ globally and on Disney+ and Hulu in the U.S.
Macgowan and showrunner McNamara added: “We are all more than thrilled to be making Mosquito for Disney+, Hulu and 20th Television.. Led by Nicholas and Daisy and rounded out by this extraordinary cast we couldn’t be more excited.”
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