Shameless Star Emmy Rossum Cast As Tom Holland's Mother In New TV Show
Shameless alum Emmy Rossum has joined the cast of Apple TV+'s upcoming series, The Crowded Room, where she will play the lead opposite Tom Holland. Described as a seasonal anthology that will span 10 episodes in its first season, The Crowded Room is being developed byA Beautiful Mind screenwriter Akiva Goldsmith. The new show will follow a different set of characters through their struggles with mental illness in every season, demonstrating how people can successfully live life with psychological disorders. Season 1 is said to have taken inspiration from Goldman's own life, as well as Daniel Keyes’ biography ofBilly Milligan, the first person who was acquitted for a crime on the basis of his dissociative identity disorder. Earlier, it was reported that MCU's Spider-Man, Holland, would lead the series as Danny Sullivan, who is loosely based on Milligan, and now another actor has been confirmed for the show.
As per THR, Emmy Rossum, who will soon lead Peacock's Angelyne TV show, has been finalized to play the mother to Holland's character in The Crowded Room. Rossum will play Candy, an apparently uninvolved parent, who is always looking for a man to satiate her desires. Also joining Rossum in The Crowded Room is the previously announced Amanda Seyfried, as well as new additions Sasha Lane, Christopher Abbott, and Emma Laird.
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Rossum's casting has come as a shock to many, considering she is only 10 years older than the 25-year-old Holland. While she is undoubtedly a powerful performer, whose range and talent were the key drivers of success for Showtime's long-running Shameless series, Rossum's maternal pairing with Holland does seem a bit off. Rossum
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