Colin Farrell To Star In Genre-Bending Apple TV+ Series

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The Batman star Colin Farrell is set to lead Apple TV+'s new series Sugar.The streaming giant behind this year's Best Picture winner at the Oscars, CODA, Apple TV+ has shown itself to be a worthy competitor in the crowded TV and movie landscape, especially in recent months. The streamer has also had no trouble attracting A-list talent, with Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston currently starring in its series The Essex Serpent.

Now, Apple TV+ announces that Farrell is attached to play the lead role in the upcoming series Sugar, with the Irish actor also set to executive produce the project. City of God director and Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles is set to helm the series as well as executive produce. I Am Legend screenwriter Mark Protosevich is the creator and executive producer of Sugar, which Apple TV+ describes as "genre-bending." According to Variety, the show's plot is being kept close to the vest, but it's described as a Los Angeles-based, modern take on the private detective story.

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Fresh off playing iconic villain the Penguin in Matt Reeves' The Batman, Farrell is also set to appear in the drama film The Banshees of Inisherin, which will see him reunite with his In Bruges co-star and director, Brendan Gleeson and Martin McDonagh, respectively. With the plethora of proven talent involved in Sugar both in front of and behind the camera, audiences can expect to be taken on a memorable journey when the series eventually makes its debut on Apple TV+.

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Source: Apple TV+, Variety