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30-01-2025
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Peacock Picks Up A24 Series ‘Superfakes' From Benny and Josh Safdie, Alice Ju
Peacock is diving into the black market underworld with its latest series order for 'Superfakes.' The crime drama comes from A24 with Benny and Josh Safdie as executive producers. 'Superfakes' follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer, who upon entering the dangerous underworld of the black market has her life forever changed as she tries to balance the perfect suburban existence for her family with her criminal dealings. No cast is currently attached to the project. The series is created, written and executive produced by Alice Ju, who also serves as showrunner. Ju has some major credits to her name as she previously wrote and produced for both Netflix's 'Beef' and 'Russian Doll,' Max's 'The Other Two' and Peacock's 'Poker Face.' The series will be executive produced by Josh and Benny Safdie, who are best known for the Adam Sandler drama 'Uncut Gems.' Other EPs include Howard Klein ('The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation') and Olivia Gerke ('Fantasmas') for 3 Arts as well as Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush. The series is produced by A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. This marks the second TV series to come from the Benny and Josh Safdie, the first being 2023's 'The Curse.' The Showtime original followed Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder as a couple dedicated to flipping houses into eco-friendly homes. As they try to get their HGTV show off the ground, the lines between their cheery onscreen personas and tense reality begin to blur. Benny Safdie is also behind 'The Smashing Machine,' the upcoming biographical drama about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne Johnson. As for Josh Safdie, he is a producer on the Mary Bronstein comedy drama starring Rose Byrne, 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.' The post Peacock Picks Up A24 Series 'Superfakes' From Benny and Josh Safdie, Alice Ju appeared first on TheWrap.
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30-01-2025
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Peacock Picks Up A24 Series ‘Superfakes' From Safdie Brothers and Alice Ju
Peacock is diving into the black market underworld with its latest series order for 'Superfakes.' The crime drama comes from A24 with the Safdie brothers as executive producers. 'Superfakes' follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer, who upon entering the dangerous underworld of the black market has her life forever changed as she tries to balance the perfect suburban existence for her family with her criminal dealings. No cast is currently attached to the project. The series is created, written and executive produced by Alice Ju, who also serves as showrunner. Ju has some major credits to her name as she previously wrote and produced for both Netflix's 'Beef' and 'Russian Doll,' Max's 'The Other Two' and Peacock's 'Poker Face.' The series will be executive produced by Josh and Benny Safdie, who are best known for the Adam Sandler drama 'Uncut Gems.' Other EPs include Howard Klein ('The Office,' 'Parks and Recreation'), Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush and Olivia Gerke ('Fantasmas') for 3 Arts. The series is produced by A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. This marks the second TV series to come from the Safdie brothers, the first being 2023's 'The Curse.' The Showtime original followed Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder as a couple dedicated to flipping houses into eco-friendly homes. As they try to get their HGTV show off the ground, the lines between their cheery onscreen personas and tense reality begin to blur. Benny Safdie is also behind 'The Smashing Machine,' the upcoming biographical drama about MMA fighter Mark Kerr, starring Dwayne Johnson. As for Josh Safdie, he is a producer on the Mary Bronstein comedy drama starring Rose Byrne, 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.' The post Peacock Picks Up A24 Series 'Superfakes' From Safdie Brothers and Alice Ju appeared first on TheWrap.
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30-01-2025
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Peacock Orders Crime Drama From ‘Beef' Co-EP Alice Ju
Peacock has given a series order to a new crime drama called Superfakes from the Emmy Award-winning Alice Ju (Beef, Poker Face). Superfakes follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family. More from Deadline Comcast Execs Talk Cable SpinCo & New NBCUniversal As Wall Street Presses For Details 'Long Bright River' Starring Amanda Seyfried Gets Peacock Premiere Date; First-Look Photos Sky Buys Remastered 'Homicide: Life On The Street' Ju will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie (The Curse, Uncut Gems) are executive producing, along with Howard Klein (The Office, Parks and Recreation) and Olivia Gerke (Fantasmas) for 3 Arts, Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush. The series is produced by A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. In 2023, Ju won her first Emmy for Beef, which triumphed as that year's Outstanding Limited Series. She co-executive produced the Netflix series that stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. Ju also served as a consulting producer on Poker Face and as a producer on Russian Doll. She also wrote on the Max Original The Other Two. She's repped by UTA and 3 Arts. Best of Deadline How to Watch The 67th Annual Grammy Awards Online And With Cable 'A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms': Everything We Know About The 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel, Including Plot, Premiere Date & Whether George R.R. Martin Is Involved 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
