Elisabeth Moss To Star In Neo-Noir Series ‘Black Match’ For Hulu
Hulu is now officially in theElisabeth Mossbusiness.
The powerhouse actress has signed a joint first-look deal with Fox 21 Television Studios and Hulu, the latter of which continues to be the home of Moss’s highly-acclaimed current seriesThe Handmaid’s Tale. Moss has also launched her own production company called Love & Squalor Pictures, and as part of this new deal, she’s developing a new neo-noir series for Hulu calledBlack Matchwhich she will produce and star in.
Varietybrings word about the new Elisabeth Moss neo-noir series and her new production company, which will focus on creating TV and film content for not just Hulu, but every platform available. (But the Hulu deal makes total sense, given thatThe Handmaid’s Talewas the first streaming show to ever win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.) Details onBlack Matchare still sketchy, but it’s being described as “a psychosexual neo-noir thriller set in modern day Los Angeles,” so I’m sureDriveandThe Neon Demondirector Nicolas Winding Refn just jolted awake, somehow aware without even looking that he has some new competition in that arena.
The show hails from writerIan McCulloch, who I can only assume is the same Ian McCulloch who recently wrote episodes ofYellowstoneandChicago Fire, and not the Ian McCulloch whose only writing credit is three episodes of a show calledSurvivorsfrom the late 1970s.Mike Barkeris on board to direct the pilot; he previously directed Moss in twelve episodes ofThe Handmaid’s Tale, and has shows likeFargoandOutlanderon his resume. Last we heard, he’s alsosupposed to directan adaptation of Stephen King’sThe Talisman.
It sounds like this show might not be a huge on-camera commitment for Moss: Variety refers to it as an anthology series, so it’s possible she could pop up in the pilot and then transition into a purely producing role while she balances other projects. Moss, an exceptionally talented actress and producer who’s one of the best performers of her generation, is, as you might expect, pretty busy these days. She hasanother seasonofThe Handmaid’s Talecoming out on Hulu next year, aseries calledCandyin which she plays a real-life murderer in 1980s Texas, Taika Waititi’ssoccer dramaNext Goal Wins, and amysterious movie calledRun Rabbit Runin the works, just to name a few.
