Overview

• Apple has greenlit an eight-episode limited series with Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain set to star and serve as executive producers.
• The story follows divorced writing professor Gus Adler, whose custody “on weeks” collide with a risky romance with the mysterious Stella West during his “off weeks.”
• Michael Showalter will direct and executive produce, with Alissa Nutting as showrunner, uniting collaborators with prior Apple ties.
• Production is being made for Apple TV+ by wiip with executive producers from Red Hour, Freckle Films, Semi-Formal Productions, wiip and Artists First, alongside Dean Bakopoulos.
• The project has not begun filming, with trade outlets reporting a likely 2026 debut, and Stiller is stepping back from directing Severance season 3 while remaining an executive producer.