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Jonathan Groff, Mary J Blige, Gina Rodriguez to Star in Netflix’s ‘Lost Ollie’ Limited Series
Tim Blake Nelson, Jake Johnson and Kesler Talbot round out the main castReid Nakamura | March 9, 2021 @ 8:00 AM Last Updated: March 9, 2021 @ 8:26 AM
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Netflix has announced the main cast for its upcoming “Lost Ollie” limited series, with “Frozen’s” Jonathan Groff set to voice the titular stuffed rabbit.
Joining Groff in the four-episode series are Mary J. Blige, “Watchmen’s” Tim Blake Nelson, “Jane the Virgin” alum Gina Rodriguez, “Into the Spider-Verse” star Jake Johnson and Kesler Talbot.
Inspired by the book “Ollie’s Odyssey” by William Joyce, the series “tells the story of a lost toy on an epic adventure, searching across the country for the boy who lost him, and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend,” according to Netflix. Groff, Blige and Nelson will lend their voices to CG creations, whil
New Girl) and youngster Kesler Talbot (
50 States of Fright) will star in the live-action portion of the limited family drama series from
Stranger Things exec producer Shawn Levy. Jonathan Groff (
Hamilton, Frozen), Mary J. Blige (
Power Book II: Ghost) and Tim Blake Nelson (
Watchmen) will lead the voice cast.
Picked up to series in October, the four-episode
Lost Ollie tells the story of a lost toy on an epic adventure, searching across the country for the boy who owned him, and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend.
Groff will voice Ollie, the handmade toy rabbit who has been best friends with Billy until one day he ends up in a resale shop with no way home. He sets off on a path to find Billy. Talbot will play Billy, the young boy who embarks on a mission to find his lost toy. Gina Rodriguez will play Billy s mother, Sharon, who inspires her son s creativity. Johnson is set as Billy s overworked and stressed-out father, James.
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The limited series, created, written and executive produced by Shannon Tindle (
Kubo and the Two Strings), is inspired by William Joyce’s
Ollie’s Odyssey and centers on a lost toy on an epic adventure, searching across the country for the boy who lost him, and the story of the boy who lost more than a best friend. A heartwarming journey to reunite in the face of all the dangers that childhood can throw at them.
Groff, who previously worked with Netflix on the acclaimed crime thriller
Mindhunter, will star as Ollie, a handmade toy rabbit stitched together from odds and ends. Ollie has a pure spirit with a heart of gold and never ruins a chance to make friends. He’s been best friends with Billy since forever, until one day he ends up in a resale shop with no way home. Though he’s often afraid of the unknown, Ollie puts on a brave face and sets off to find Billy, meeting other toys to help him along the