Apple TV+ is giving a straight-to-series order to “The Dealer,” an upcoming drama set in the art world starring Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver. The series came to the streamer after what’s been described as a “competitive situation,” according to an insider familiar with the deal.
The drama will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold and produced by Media Res. Gold previously directed the award-winning musical “Fun Home” as well as revivals of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” and William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and “Macbeth.”
Set in the world of the high-end art market, “The Dealer” is being described as “a biting exploration of power, class, seduction,” according to a logline for the project. Chastain will play an aspiring super gallerist who becomes involved in a “tangled relationship” with her most promising yet unnerving artist, played by Driver.
Chastain will executive produce the project alongside Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, and Driver will executive produce alongside Alan Poul. Other EPs include Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res; Gold, Hnath and Sarah Lunnie; and Arianna Anderson, who will serve as co-executive producer. Hnath, who previously wrote the Gold-directed “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” will also write the series.
This will mark Chastain’s second project with Apple TV+ after the upcoming thriller “The Savant.” The actor executive produces on that series, which will be directed Matthew Heineman. “The Dealer” also marks the latest collaboration between Media Res and Apple TV+. The studio is behind the Emmy-winning hit “The Morning Show” as well as “Pachinko” and the limited seres “Extrapolations.”
