Apple TV+ Announces Sharon Horgan’s ‘Bad Sisters,’ Shares First-Look Photo
A new dark comedy is coming to Apple TV+. The streaming service announced Bad Sisters on March 24, simultaneously revealing the cast and a first-look photo from the series, set to debut later this year.
Bad Sisters is created, written by, and starring Emmy-nominee and BAFTA Award winner Sharon Horgan (Shining Vale, Catastrophe). Joining her as the other titular Garvey sisters are Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette, The Salisbury Poisonings), Eva Birthistle (Brooklyn, The Last Kingdom), Sarah Greene (Frank of Ireland, Dublin Murders), and Eve Hewson (Behind her Eyes, The Luminaries).
Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters is billed as “a delicious blend of both dark comedy and thriller.” According to the series description, the 10-episode season “follows the lives of the Garvey sisters bound together by the premature death of their parents and a promise to always protect one another.”
The Bad Sisters ensemble cast also includes Claes Bang (Dracula, The Northman), Brian Gleeson (Frank of Ireland, Peaky Blinders), Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to you, Leo Grande, Peaky Blinders), Assaad Bouab (Call My Agent, The Pursuit of Love), and newcomer Saise Quinn (Monster).
The series is produced by Horgan’s Merman productions and ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios. It will mark Horgan’s first project from her first-look deal with Apple TV+ and Merman productions.
Bad Sisters was adapted by Brett Baer and Dave Finkel (New Girl, United States of Tara) from the Belgian series Clan, created by Malin-Sarah Gozin (Tabula Rasa, Professor T). Horgan executive produces the series along with Baer and Finkel.
Faye Dorn and Clelia Mountford executive produce for Merman productions. And Gozin, Bert Hamelinck, and Michael Sagol (Sound of Metal) executive produce for Caviar. In addition to Horgan, Baer, and Finkel, Bad Sisters is written by Karen Cogan, Ailbhe Keogan, Daniel Cullen, Perrie Balthazar, and Paul Howard. Dearbhla Walsh, Josephine Bornebusch, and Rebecca Gatward serve as directors.
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