After his Emmy win, Jon Bernthal is preparing to debut his next gig. The bear star and Pablo Schreiber have landed key roles in the Netflix series He and she adaptation that sees Tessa Thompson as an executive producer and starring in the lead role. The series is described as a seductive and twisted psychological thriller.
The six-episode limited series stars Thompson as journalist Anna Andrews, a woman who, according to the series synopsis, lives in eerie seclusion in the sweltering Atlanta heat, estranged from her friends and her career as a journalist. But when she hears of a murder in Dahlonega, Georgia, the sleepy town where she grew up, Anna is brought back to life, jumps into the case, and searches for answers.
Bernthal will play Jack Harper, a sheriff's detective who is married to Anna, but the two are separated, their relationship complicated by loss and betrayal. Jack lost his last job and now works in his small hometown of Dahlonega, where he lives with his sister and niece. Jack is described as a good man who doesn't always make good decisions, and he is deeply troubled by the murder case he has just been assigned to.
And Schreiber will play Richard, one of the local news station's top cameramen, married to “hot new anchor Lexy Jones,” who has stepped into the role during Anna's recent absence. Richard is tapped by Anna to be her cameraman when she returns to cover a murder story in Dahlonega as a field reporter.
The synopsis says Jack is strangely suspicious of Anna's involvement, “chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation” and noting: “There are two sides to every story: He and shewhich means someone is always lying.”
From director William Oldroyd, the series is adapted from Alice Feeney’s novel of the same name, and went into production this fall. A premiere date has yet to be announced.
Along with Thompson, director and screenwriter Oldroyd (who directs the first episode), showrunner and screenwriter Dee Johnson (Traveling Companions, The Good Wife, ER) and writer Bill Dubuque executive produce the series' fifth season, with Kristen Campo for Campout Productions, Jessica Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, and Kishori Rajan for Viva Maude.
Chastain’s Freckle Films picked up the rights to Feeney’s book soon after its publication in 2020.
Bernthal just picked up the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys for his role as Mikey Berzatto on the FX series The bear. Along with acting on The bear, His recent notable television roles include American Gigolo AND We own this cityafter starring in the Netflix series The Punisher and AMC The walking dead.
Shreiber, who broke out on American Gods AND Orange is the new blackHe has since starred in limited series Defending Jacob AND Candyand, more recently, the two seasons Alone adaptation.