Bill Nighy (“Living”) is among the stars recruited to join Prime Video’s upcoming action-adventure series starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham. That show also now has a title — “Ride or Die” — while Matt Miller (“Lethal Weapon”) has joined as showrunner and Peyton Reed (“Ant-Man”) has been tapped to direct the first two episodes.
Based on an idea by creator Tessa Coates (“Feel Good”), the eight-episode “Ride or Die” stars Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”) as Judith, who has secretly been working as a highly trained assassin. That’s a double life that Judith’s best friend Debbie (played by Spencer) knows nothing about — until a hit goes wrong. Now Judith and Debbie are on the run, aiming to stay one step ahead of a mysterious enemy.
Nighy will play “The Director” in “Ride or Die.” Also joining the cast: Ed Skrein (“Deadpool,” “Rebel Moon”) as “Billy Donovan”; Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”) as “Ana”; Calam Lynch (“Bridgerton,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”) as “Sam”; Jamie Parker (“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”) as “David” and Savannah Steyn (“House of the Dragon”) as “Queenie.”
Oscar-nommed Nighy’s recent credits include the Netflix film “Joy,” as well as “The First Omen” and “The Beautiful Game.” He’ll next me seen in the feature “&Sons,” director Pablo Trapero’s English-language feature debut.
Skrein is next in “Jurassic World Rebirth”; his recent credits include the Rebel Moon films for Netflix and the Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See.” Hoeks’ upcoming projects include playing Anna Nicole Smith in Francesca Gregorini’s “Hurricana” as well as Teona Strugar Mitevska’s “Mother” and the indie film “So Much for Love.” Lynch is currently in “Sweetpea” and recently appeared in Season 2 of “Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power.” Parker earned an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Harry Potter in the original West End production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Steyn’s credits include “House of the Dragon” and Phil Allocco’s feature film “5 LBs of Pressure.”
Spencer and Waddingham are also executive producers on “Ride or Die,” along with Coates, Miller and Reed.
Skydance TV is behind the show, which just started production. Also on board are Andy and Barbara Muschietti’s Double Dream and Spencer’s Orit Entertainment shingles. Besides Spencer, Waddingham, Coates, Miller and Reed, other exec producers include Brian Clisham, and Stephanie Kluft for Orit Entertainment; Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti and Irene Yeung for Double Dream; and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television.
Coates is represented by WME and Avalon (in the UK); Miller is repped by WME and McKuin Frankel Whitehead; and Reed is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
Among the new stars, Nighy is represented by Independent Talent Group, UTA, Public Eye Communications and Jackoway Tyerman Austen; Skrein is repped by WME, 42, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole; Hoeks is repped by Independent Talent Group, UTA, Untitled Ent and Gang, Tyre; Lynch is repped by Livi Shean at Independent Talent Group; Parker is repped by Independent Talent Group; and Steyn is represented by 42 and Luber Roklin.
