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Benicio Del Toro is getting into nan drama crippled and is reuniting pinch his Escape astatine Dannemora colleague Ben Stiller as he does so.
Del Toro is to prima successful Apple drama bid Protective Custody, which besides stars Stiller. It marks nan Traffic star’s first starring domiciled successful a drama series.
The character is caller from starring arsenic Sergio St. Carlos successful One Battle After Another, a karate sensei and leader of nan undocumented organization successful Baktan Cross, which landed him an Oscar information for Best Supporting Actor.
Deadline broke nan news successful May that Stiller was going to prima successful and exec nutrient nan show, which comes from Mike Judge, Steve Hely and Dave King.
Protective Custody follows a disgraced financier accused of monolithic fraud who is thrown into protective custody, wherever he must navigate situation politics, salvage his reputation, and face nan consequences of his actions while awaiting trial.
It comes complete 10 years aft Del Toro and Stiller worked together connected Showtime’s situation break play Escape astatine Dannemora; Del Toro starred arsenic convicted murderer Richard Matt, who collapsed retired of situation alongside Paul Dano’s David Sweat, who were having a narration pinch situation defender Tilly Mitchell, played by Patricia Arquette. Stiller directed and exec produced.
King of nan Hill’s Judge, Veep’s Hely and Parks and Recreation’s King will co-write, co-showrun and exec nutrient pinch Judge besides directing.
It comes from Apple Studios, Red Hour, Propagate Content, and 3 Arts Entertainment pinch exec producers including Stiller, John Lesher, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Rodney Ferrell Michael Rotenberg and Nanette Burstein.
Del Toro is repped by LBI Entertainment, Range Media Partners and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman. Stiller is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
