Two-time Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen is following up his incredible run as Tom Wambsgans in HBO’s critically acclaimed Succession with a starring role in The Miniature Wife. Emmy nominee Elizabeth Banks is also on board to star in the series, and both Banks and Macfadyen will serve as executive producers.
The series, described as a romantic dramedy, was just given a straight-to-series order by Peacock.
“The Miniature Wife, based on the short story written by Manuel Gonzalez, is a high-concept marital dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses, Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (Matthew Macfadyen), who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis,” reads Peacock’s synopsis.
Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner (Boardwalk Empire) created the dramedy and will guide the series as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer. Media Res (The Morning Show, Pachinko) is producing the series.
Macfadyen will be seen this summer in Deadpool 3 starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. He also recently wrapped up filming on Holland, Michigan, directed by Mimi Cave and starring Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, and Rachel Sennott. In addition, Macfadyen will be co-starring in Netflix’s limited series Death By Lightning. Michael Shannon is playing U.S. President James Garfield and Macfadyen is attached to play his assassin, Charles Guiteau.
Banks’ recent credits include The Beanie Bubble, Call Jane, Brightburn, and the Mrs. America limited series. In 2023, Banks directed the R-rated comedy Cocaine Bear starring Keri Russell, Aldren Ehrenreich, and O’Shea Jackson Jr.
