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Apple TV+ Greenlights ‘The Off Weeks’ Starring Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain

The order unites returning Apple collaborators on a limited thriller now in pre-production with release details pending.

Overview

  • Apple has ordered an eight-episode limited series led by Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain, who will also serve as executive producers.
  • Michael Showalter will direct and executive produce, with Alissa Nutting as showrunner.
  • The series follows divorced writing professor Gus Adler during custody “on weeks” and a perilous romance with Stella West in his “off weeks.”
  • The Off Weeks is produced for Apple TV+ by wiip, with Red Hour, Freckle Films, Semi-Formal Productions and Artists First among the executive producing partners.
  • The project remains in pre-production with no filming start or premiere date announced, extending Apple TV+ ties to Stiller of Severance and to Chastain of The Savant, along with Stiller’s upcoming documentary.