{"id":101437,"date":"2025-10-28T00:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/101437\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T00:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:45:07","slug":"lucy-liu-peacock-series-superfakes-casts-ken-leung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/101437\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Liu Peacock Series &#8216;Superfakes&#8217; Casts Ken Leung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/peacock\/\" id=\"auto-tag_peacock\" data-tag=\"peacock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peacock<\/a> crime drama \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/superfakes\/\" id=\"auto-tag_superfakes\" data-tag=\"superfakes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Superfakes<\/a>\u201d has cast <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ken-leung\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ken-leung\" data-tag=\"ken-leung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ken Leung<\/a>, Variety has confirmed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe show was originally <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-id=\"1236291165\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/peacock-superfakes-alice-ju-josh-safdie-benny-safdie-a24-1236291165\/\">announced back in January<\/a> with a series order, while <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/lucy-liu-peacock-superfakes-a24-1236529454\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/lucy-liu-peacock-superfakes-a24-1236529454\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lucy Liu joined in the lead role<\/a> in September. The logline states, \u201cA small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer (Liu) enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLeung is believed to be playing Liu\u2019s character\u2019s husband. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLeung currently stars in the hit HBO drama \u201cIndustry,\u201d which is currently prepping its fourth season. He is also known for his roles in shows like \u201cLost,\u201d \u201cThe Sopranos,\u201d \u201cHigh Maintenance,\u201d and the Netflix live-action version of \u201cAvatar: The Last Airbender.\u201d In film, he has been featured in films like \u201cSaw,\u201d \u201cX-Men: The Last Stand,\u201d \u201cRush Hour,\u201d \u201cStar Wars: The Force Awakens,\u201d and \u201cOld.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe is repped by Paradigm and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe series hails from creator Alice Ju, who will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. In addition, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie will serve as executive producers along with Howard Klein and Olivia Gerke of 3 Arts. Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush also executive produce, with Liu executive producing in addition to starring. A24 and UCP will produce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJu previously won an Emmy as part of the producing team behind the hit Netflix series \u201cBeef,\u201d on which she was a writer and co-executive producer. Ju also served as a writer and consulting producer on the popular Peacock series \u201cPoker Face\u201d starring Natasha Lyonne, whom she also worked with on the Netflix series \u201cRussian Doll.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDeadline first reported Leung\u2019s casting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The upcoming Peacock crime drama \u201cSuperfakes\u201d has cast Ken Leung, Variety has confirmed. 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