Facebook is about to take Elizabeth Olsen to a really dark — but funny — place in their new half-hour dramedy, “Sorry for Your Loss.”
In the official trailer for the 10-episode series, Olsen stars as Leigh Shaw, a young widow struggling to put her life back together after her husband’s unexpected death. Luckily, she has her sister, Jules (portrayed by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran), to help with the grieving process.
Per the Facebook Watch’s official description: the show is simultaneously devastating and uplifting, with grounded, flawed characters desperate to find humor anywhere they can. The series dives into grief as an unavoidable, universal, transformative part of life. Leigh’s journey will teach us that grief is not something merely to endure, medicate away or “muscle through,” but an essential part of the human experience.
Along with Olsen and Tran, the series stars Jovan Adepo (“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “Central Park Five”) as Leigh’s brother-in-law, Danny, Mamoudou Athie (“The Get Down,” “Unicorn Store”) as Leigh’s late husband, Matt, and Janet McTeer (“Me Before You,” “Jessica Jones”) as Leigh and Jules’ mother, Amy
“Sorry For Your Loss” is written and created by Kit Steinkellner ( “Z: The Beginning of Everything”). The project marks the first time Olsen has starred in and executive produced a series.
James Ponsoldt executive produces and directs multiple episodes of the series, with Lizzy Weiss (“Switched at Birth”) acting as showrunner.
“Sorry for Your Loss” is also executive produced by Robin Schwartz, Marc Turtletaub and Peter Saraf for Big Beach TV, and Cynthia Pett, Brad Petrigala, and Jon Liebman under the Brillstein Entertainment Partners banner.
The series’ world premiere will take place at the Toronto International Film Festival next month before it drops on Facebook Watch.
Watch the trailer above.
“Sorry For Your Loss” premieres Tuesday, Sept. 18 with four episodes. Two new episodes will be available every Tuesday at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET on the “Sorry For Your Loss “show page on Facebook Watch.