Meghann Fahy from The White Lotus has bagged a role as a spy in an upcoming thriller TV show. This comes following her Sirens fame, the Netflix dark comedy limited series in which she gave a mind-blowing performance as Devon DeWitt. Her remarkable rendition even helped propel her post-The White Lotus fame.
As reported by Deadline, Fahy has been cast in Smokeshow, a new limited series based on the upcoming novel by Catriona Stewart. “Part thriller, part dark romantic comedy, Smokeshow centers on a covert operative, Rory, who becomes entangled with her target, the charming and devastatingly earnest Nolan. Rory must then choose between the life she’s known and the chance to break free,” per the outlet.
After a highly competitive bidding war, the project has landed with SK Global and David E. Kelley Productions. It is set to hit the market in the coming weeks.
Besides this, Fahy’s upcoming slate also includes the Peacock series The Good Daughter, in which she stars opposite Rose Byrne, as well as Amazon MGM’s rom-com You Deserve Each Other. Fahy leads the latter with Penn Badgley.
Kirstie Swain adapts Catriona Stewart’s upcoming novel
Stewart, a communications strategist based in San Francisco who has spent over a decade advising key figures in California politics, will mark her U.S. publishing debut when Random House releases the novel next summer.
Kirstie Swain is set to adapt the novel for television. Fahy will produce alongside David E. Kelley, Matthew Tinker and Shelby Leshine for David E. Kelley Productions, while Swain executive produces. SK Global’s Head of Television, Chloe Dan, and Trish Esselen are overseeing the project for the studio.
Since the series has just been announced, further details about the full supporting cast have not yet been released. Only Fahy’s role as covert operative Rory is known thus far.
The project also doesn’t have an official final release date yet.
