Actors Diane Kruger and Jo Joyner will appear in “Little Disasters,” an upcoming psychological thriller series on the streaming service Paramount+.
Based on Sarah Vaughan’s 2020 novel of the same name, the show will delve into female friendships and motherhood through “the lens of four women with little in common apart from their due dates.”
According to Variety, Kruger will play the role of Jess, while Joyner will portray the character of doctor Liz.
The series revolves around a plot where Jess takes her baby daughter to the hospital with a head injury that she can’t explain, leading her close friend and on-duty A&E doctor Liz to make the tough decision of whether to involve social services with her longtime friend.
This decision triggers a chain of events that illustrate how one moment can shatter and almost destroy entire families and friendships, according to the official logline
Shelley Conn (“Bridgerton”) stars as corporate lawyer Charlotte, and Emily Taaffe (“The Rising”) as the free-spirited Mel
The production of “Little Disasters” is currently in progress. The series also includes JJ Feild as Ed, a wealthy but overextended individual, Ben Bailey Smith as Liz’s husband Nick, and Stephen Campbell Moore as Rob, Mel’s husband.
Directed by Eva Sigurdardottir, the series is produced by Roughcut Television in association with Fremantle.
Previously, Sarah Vaughan’s 2018 book “Anatomy of a Scandal” was adapted by Netflix into a series, which featured Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, and Naomi Scott as Olivia Lytton.