Kate Beckinsale steps in for Isla Fisher for Paramount Plus series Guilty Party
Isla Fisher was set to feature in the lead role in the series but had to leave the project due to COVID-19 circumstances , reported Variety.
By: PTI | Los Angeles | December 17, 2020 3:25:42 pm
Kate Beckinsale most recently starred in the Amazon Prime Video series The Widow. (Photo: Kate Beckinsale/Instagram)
Hollywood star Kate Beckinsale has replaced actor Isla Fisher in Paramount Plus’ upcoming dark comedy Guilty Party.
Fisher was set to feature in the lead role in the series but had to leave the project due to “COVID-19 circumstances”, reported Variety.
Kate Beckinsale is gearing up to star in the new dark comedy series Guilty Party for the Paramount + streaming service.
The 47-year-old brunette beauty is replacing Isla Fisher, who Deadline reports was cast in March but pulled out due to COVID-19 concerns.
There is no word quite yet on when Guilty Party will start production, or when it may debut on Paramount +, which will be the new name for CBS All Access in 2021.
New role: Kate Beckinsale is gearing up to star in the new dark comedy series Guilty Party for the Paramount + streaming service
Replaced: The 47-year-old brunette beauty is replacing Isla Fisher, who Deadline reports was cast in March but pulled out due to COVID-19 concerns
The pandemic continues to affect all aspects of the entertainment industry, and it has hit a new dark comedy series called
Guilty Party. While Isla Fisher had been set to star, Kate Beckinsale will now take on the lead.
Dead To Me s Rebecca Addelman wrote the series, which has Trent O’Donnell as director.
Guilty Party stars Beckinsale as Beth Baker, a discredited journalist desperate to salvage her career by latching on to the story of a young mother sentenced to life in prison for maiming and murdering her husband crimes she claims she didn’t commit. In trying to uncover the truth, Beth finds herself in over her head as she contends with Colorado gun smugglers, clickbait culture, the doldrums of marriage and her own tarnished past.
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