Vince Gilligan’s Subsequent Collection Starring Rhea Seehorn Lands At Apple TV+ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: The largest TV undertaking to hit {the marketplace} in fairly some time has landed with the largest collection dedication in fairly some time. Apple TV+ has nabbed the brand new present from Breaking Unhealthy creator and Higher Name Saul co-creator Vince Gilligan, which can has Higher Name Saul star Rhea Seehorn hooked up to play the lead. The untitled undertaking, described as a blended, grounded style drama, has obtained a two-season straight-to-series order from the streamer.

Hailing from Gilligan’s longtime studio house, Sony Photos Tv, the brand new collection marks Gilligan’s followup to the back-to-back essential and scores hits Breaking Unhealthy and prequel Higher Name Saul. It additionally marks Gilligan’s second collaboration with Higher Name Saul star Seehorn, who landed a 2022 Emmy nomination for her acclaimed efficiency on the present.

Gilligan will function showrunner and government produce by way of his Excessive Bridge Productions. Former Sony Photos TV President Jeff Frost, who oversaw the undertaking previous to not too long ago stepping down from his government publish, can even government produce, together with Diane Mercer. Jenn Carroll is producing for Excessive Bridge Productions.

As Deadline reported exclusively final month, there was a variety of anticipation for Gilligan’s pitch, with at the least 8-9 networks and platforms lined as much as hear it and browse his script. There have been a number of rounds of bidding for the undertaking, which I hear was in search of a collection order and a funds within the neighborhood $13.5M-$15M an episode — on the excessive finish for a premium drama with vital style components however not within the jaw-dropping $20M+ an episode vary for exhibits like LOTR: The Rings Of Energy, Home of the Dragon or the now-shelved Demimonde.

Apple TV+, which confirmed nice enthusiasm for the undertaking and pursued it aggressively, had been thought-about a robust contender from the beginning due to toppers Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht’s longstanding relationship with Gilligan. As Sony Photos Tv Presidents, Van Amburg and Erlicht spearheaded and bought each Breaking Unhealthy and Higher Name Saul. At Apple TV+, Gilligan additionally will reunite with former former SPT Studios co-President Chris Parnell, now a senior TV programming government on the streamer. (Different retailers that I hear have been in rivalry for the collection included Amazon and Breaking Unhealthy/Higher Name Saul community AMC.)

“After fifteen years, I figured it was time to take a break from writing antiheroes… and who’s extra heroic than the good Rhea Seehorn? It’s long gone time she had her personal present, and I really feel fortunate to get to work on it along with her,” stated Gilligan. “And what good symmetry to be reunited with Zack Van Amburg, Jamie Erlicht and Chris Parnell! Jamie and Zack have been the primary two folks to say sure to Breaking Unhealthy all these years in the past. They’ve constructed an important crew at Apple, and my fantastic, long-time companions at Sony Photos Tv and I are excited to be in enterprise with them.”

Per regular, Gilligan wouldn’t disclose particulars concerning the premise of his present.

As Deadline beforehand reported, the present is believed to be a departure from the world of medication and crime he explored in Breaking Unhealthy and Higher Name Saul, whose collection finale aired final month.

In comparison with The Twilight Zone, the brand new collection is alleged to be set in our world whereas placing a tweak on it, bending actuality and specializing in folks and exploring the human situation in an sudden, stunning method. Thought-provoking however not a morality story, the collection additionally is predicted to hold the signature Gilligan tone that infuses drama with humor.

One of the crucial celebrated TV creators of his technology, Gilligan created and government produced AMC’s acclaimed Breaking Unhealthy, which gained two Emmys for Excellent Drama Collection. He’s co-creator/government producer, alongside Peter Gould, of the Breaking Unhealthy prequel Higher Name Saul, which additionally has been an awards juggernaut, amassing 46 Emmy nominations thus far, seven of them this 12 months, together with Excellent Drama Collection. Gilligan additionally earned a number of Emmy nominations for his work on The X-Files. He’s repped by CAA and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka.

Along with Higher Name Saul, Seehorn’s credit embrace Veep, Issues Heard and Seen, and the soon-to-be-released movies Linoleum and Wyrm. Seehorn was additionally Emmy nominated for actress in a brief kind digital collection for Cooper’s Bar, on which she directs and exec produced. She is repped by Untitled Leisure, UTA and Viewpoint.