Zooey Deschanel Joins ‘Bodily’ Season 3 at Apple

Zooey Deschanel might be becoming a member of the solid of “Bodily” for Season 3, Selection has realized.

She joins a solid that features Rose Byrne, Dierdre Friel, Della Saba, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Sparks, Ashley Liao and Geoffrey Arend. Deschanel will play Kelly, described as “a former sitcom star who jumps into the burgeoning health trade.”

In keeping with the present’s synopsis, the half-hour darkish comedy “is ready within the beachy paradise of sunny Eighties San Diego and follows Sheila Rubin (Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her sensible however controversial husband’s bid for state meeting. Sheila comes to seek out her personal reprieve from her each day woes on the planet of aerobics, but it surely comes with its personal host of troubles as effectively.”

Apple ordered a 3rd season of the dramedy in August. Season 2 of the sequence adopted Sheila who, after launching her first health video, has uncovered a brand new set obstacles in her solution to constructing her health empire. Torn between loyalty to her husband (Rory Scovel) and the values he represents, and a harmful attraction to another person, she’s confronted with a troublesome selection in addition to new competitors threatening her standing among the many health neighborhood.

Starring and government produced by Byrne and hailing from creator, author and government producer Annie Weisman, “Bodily” is produced by Tomorrow Studios (an ITV Studios partnership). This sequence is directed by Stephanie Laing, who additionally serves as government producer together with Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements for Tomorrow Studios, Craig Gillespie and Byrne. Alissa Bachner serves as co-executive producer.

Other than her vital flip as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom “New Woman,” Deschanel’s different notable credit embrace movies like “500 Days of Summer time” and “Trolls” in addition to reveals like “Weeds.” She’ll even be seen within the upcoming movies “Dreamin’ Wild” and “Harold and the Purple Crayon.”

Deschanel is repped by CAA, Administration 360 and lawyer Steve Warren.