
Jake Johnson is set to star opposite Tatiana Maslany in the upcoming dark comedy thriller series “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” at Apple TV+.
The show was originally announced in February with Maslany in the lead role. The logline states that the show is about “a newly divorced mom (Maslany) who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder, and youth soccer.”
Johnson will star as Karl, Paula’s ex-husband.
Johnson is perhaps best known for his role as Nick Miller in the Fox comedy series “New Girl,” starring in all seven seasons. He also previously appeared in the critically-acclaimed “Mythic Quest” episode “A Dark Quiet Death” for Apple. His other recent TV credits include “History of the World Part II,” “Minx,” and the animated series “Hoops.” In film, Johnson is known for lending his voice to the “Spider-Verse” franchise as well as films like “Self Reliance,” “Ride the Eagle,” and “Win It All,” all of which wrote. He made his feature directorial debut with “Self Reliance.”
MacDailyNews Note: Hailing from Apple Studios and Counterpart Studios, the series will be written and executive produced by creator and showrunner David J. Rosen (“Citadel,” “Sugar,” “Hunters”), and directed and executive produced by David Gordon Green (“Nutcrackers,” “Mythic Quest,” “The Righteous Gemstones”). The series was developed by and will be executive produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films under their first-look deal with Apple TV+, and Bard Dorros for Anonymous Content.
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