Amazon announced this week that it has ordered two seasons of a TV adaptation for Gimlet’s Homecoming podcast, and Julia Roberts will star in it.
The six-part thriller is less than a year old, and was Gimlet’s first foray into fiction, but its amazing starting cast piqued a lot of listeners’ interest—Catherine Keener, David Schwimmer, and Oscar Isaac all acted in the audio version. So far, Roberts is the only announced cast member of the TV adaptation, but we do know that Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail will direct and executive produce the new show (he announced his involvement in the project last December).
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The Hollywood Reporter describes the series as “a psychological and political thriller that centers on a caseworker at a secret government facility (played by Roberts) and a soldier eager to rejoin civilian life.” Intriguing.
No premiere date has been announced, but the show will debut internationally on Amazon Prime Video.