EXCLUSIVE: Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus, Better Call Saul) has joined nan formed of Running, a caller characteristic movie from head Gavin O’Connor and writer Bill Dubuque. Hailing from Apple Studios, nan movie is produced by Makeready on pinch Nike Films.
Based connected an original communicative by O’Connor and Dubuque, Running follows a bum precocious schoolhouse moving prodigy connected nan hunt for greatness arsenic he uses his gifts to outrun his past and find a family.
Seehorn joins antecedently announced stars Spike Fearn and Brian Tyree Henry.
Of nan film, O’Connor has antecedently noted, “I started reasoning astir building a communicative astir a bum kid who doesn’t person a spot successful nan world. No love. No friends. No family. The only location he knows is nan streets. It felt for illustration a awesome spot to statesman a character’s travel and show an underdog communicative astir nan quality spirit.”
Seehorn presently stars arsenic nan lead of nan Vince Gilligan and Apple TV bid Pluribus, for which she has received a Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe grant for her performance. Pluribus is nan most-watched show connected Apple TV, according to nan streamer.
She is champion known for playing Kim Wexler successful nan AMC bid Better Call Saul. For Seehorn’s performance, she received 2 Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress successful a Drama Series. She besides received an Emmy motion for her domiciled successful AMC’s short-form comedy Cooper’s Bar, which she besides produced. Additional TV credits see HBO’s Veep, Hulu’s miniseries The Act, and nan CBS All Access bid The Twilight Zone.
For nan large screen, she was astir precocious seen successful nan psychological thriller movie Sender, which premiered successful March astatine SXSW. Seehorn is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.