Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn has landed the lead role in the Bravo series Rita. Filming’s expected to begin this spring on what will be one of the network’s first scripted drama pilots.
Miguel Arteta (Cedar Rapids, Youth in Revolt) will direct and is involved as an executive producer.
Announcing Gunn’s casting, Bravo’s Vice President of Scripted Development and Production Andrew Wang said, “Anna is the perfect actress to play Rita. Rita needs to have a certain wit and strength about her, a person who is unapologetic in her point of view about her life and choices and Anna perfectly embodies all of those qualities that we are looking for in that role.”
“Anna Gunn is a phenomenal talent, and we couldn’t be more excited that she’s going to play Rita,” added Krista Vernoff, Writer and Executive Producer. “I know Hollywood is a hyperbolic town, but that’s not hyperbole. We are freaking out with excitement!”
Gunn’s credits include Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Practice, Six Feet Under, ER, and Seinfeld.
The Plot of Rita:
Rita is an adaptation of the Danish format of the same name. This edgy, humorous and acerbic family drama follows an outspoken private school teacher who struggles to raise her own three teenage children while dealing with the inane bureaucracy and overprotective parents at her school.
