Actor Juliette Lewis joins Kumail Nanjiani sequence

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Actor Juliette Lewis has joined the solid of the impending true-crime sequence Immigrant. The sequence is in response to the real tale of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian-American entrepreneur who began Chippendales. Actor Kumail Nanjiani will play Banerjee within the restricted sequence that may element the insane, crime-ridden tale in the back of the original male revue that become a cultural phenomenon.

Lewis will play Denise, a straight-talking Chippendales’ member who features the believe of Nick De Noia (Murray Bartlett), the troupe’s choreographer, and turns into his dependable right-hand consigliere. The sequence additionally stars Dan Stevens, Nicola Peltz, Annaleigh Ashford, Andrew Rannells, Robin De Jesús and Quentin Plair.

20th Tv will produce the eight-episode sequence. Immigrant is created by way of Robert Siegel, who additionally writes the sequence along Rajiv Joseph and Mehar Sethi. Siegel additionally serves as co-showrunner with Jenni Konner. Ramin Bahrani will direct and government produce along Siegel, Nanjiani, Konner, Dylan Dealers, Emily V. Gordon, and Nora Silver. Jacqui Rivera serves as a co-executive manufacturer with Annie Wyman as a co-producer.

Lewis is perfect identified for her roles in Herbal Born Killers, The Act, From Nightfall Until Break of day, What’s Consuming Gilbert Grape. She was once just lately observed in Breaking Information In Yuba County and in Yellowjackets.