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Hollywood actors Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain have been roped in to play the leads in Apple TV+ limited series titled ‘The Off Weeks’, marking a high-profile collaboration between the two award-winning stars.
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.
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 ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’, 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 ‘The Savant’, and the feature film ‘The Dealer’, in which she stars alongside Adam Driver.
