‘The Good Physician’s Antonia Thomas To Lead Apple TV+ Comedy ‘Nonetheless Up’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Antonia Thomas, former fan favourite on The Good Physician, and Pink Oaks’ Craig Roberts are main an Apple TV+ British comedy sequence about insomniacs from I Might Destroy You producer Numerous Artists Restricted.

Nonetheless Up follows the exploits of Lisa (Thomas), an impulsive and free-spirited aspiring illustrator whose questions over her daughter’s future begin maintaining her up at night time, and the socially anxious but gifted journalist Danny, performed by Roberts. The pair don’t have any secrets and techniques, besides their emotions for one another, and whereas the world sleeps they spend their lengthy nights speaking regardless of by no means assembly.

Thomas performed Dr. Claire Browne for 4 seasons of ABCs The Good Physician and guested in a few season 5 episodes after telling Deadline she was leaving to “discover totally different inventive alternatives,” hinting that the dimensions of U.S. broadcast orders was a think about her determination. The British actress has since starred in top-rated Channel 4 drama Suspect.

With cameras now rolling in London, different Nonetheless Up forged members embrace Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Lois Chimimba (The One), Luke Fetherston (Flowers within the Attic), Wealthy Fulcher (The Mighty Boosh) and Sam Spiro (Intercourse Training).

I Might Destroy You producer Numerous Artists’ Phil Clark is exec producing alongside BAFTA-winner Paul Schlesinger and the sequence comes from up-and-coming Seekers creator Steve Burge and Natalie Walter. Director is John Addis and co-writer is Bryce Hart.

The present joins a rising roster of well-received Apple TV+ British comedies resembling Sharon Horgan’s Unhealthy Sisters and the Rafe Spall-starring Attempting. The streamer has been ramping up its UK providing, greenlighting dramas together with Gradual Horses and The Essex Serpent with huge stars resembling Gary Oldman, Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes.