Apple TV has unveiled its first look (above) at Imperfect Women, a psychological thriller starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale, Mad Men) and Kerry Washington (Scandal, Little Fires Everywhere). The streaming SVOD service, which previously had a “plus” sign at the end of its name, also announced on Thursday the new show’s premiere date.
Imperfect Women, which is being adapted for TV by showrunner Annie Weisman (Physical, Based on a True Story), will debut with its first two episodes on Wednesday, March 18. A new episode will premiere each Wednesday through April 29 — the limited series has eight episodes in total.
Imperfect Women is an adaptation of Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name. It “examines a crime that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women,” per Apple. “The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that alter our lives irrevocably. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem.”
Kate Mara is that third not-perfect woman. (And aren’t we all? Well, some of us are imperfect men.)
The cast also includes Mara’s former House of Cards co-star Corey Stoll, as well as Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind), Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Audrey Zahn (Wildcat), Jill Wagner (Special Ops: Lioness), Rome Flynn (With Love), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), Violette Linnz (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty), Indiana Elle (The Housemaid), Jackson Kelly (The Pitt), Keith Carradine (Madam Secretary), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty) and Wilson Bethel (All Rise).
Imperfect Women is a co-production between 20th Television and Apple Studios. It is executive produced by Moss and Lindsey McManus, who initially optioned the book, via their production company Love & Squalor Pictures. Washington executive produces for Simpson Street alongside Pilar Savone. Hall, the author, serves as executive producer along with writer Kay Oyegun. Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) serves as director and executive producer of the first episode.