Toni Collette returns to the small screen with a character who, as usual, will test her. The Australian actress will star in Lenni, a new Apple TV series that centers on a woman who is used to helping other families, yet is decidedly less lucky when it comes to managing her own.
Lenni, what the new Apple TV series with Toni Collette is about
Lenni, based on the Norwegian series Pernille, blends dark comedy, mystery, and family drama, and promises to tell even the trickiest situations with irony. At the heart of the story is a divorced mother who, while trying to hold the pieces of her private life together, finds herself caught up in events that will further challenge her balance. Toni Collette plays this very mother, a divorced parent of two who works as a social worker. Her job is to help families face difficult moments, but in her daily life things are far from easy. After a family tragedy, the protagonist must try to protect her loved ones and maintain a minimum level of stability in an increasingly complicated situation. A new professional case will make everything even harder, destined to intertwine with her personal life.
The Lenni cast: who will join Toni Collette
Alongside the lead, the cast will include several familiar faces, among them Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones), Dan Wyllie (No Activity), Josh McKenzie (The Hunting Party), Celeste Barber (Wellmania), Genevieve Hegney (Colin From Accounts), Arka Das (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) and Wayne Blair (Total Control). The series will be directed by Bad Sisters’ director Dearbhla Walsh, who will also serve as executive producer.
All of Toni Collette’s TV Challenges
Over the course of her career, Toni Collette has shown a particular talent for moving from drama to comedy, portraying complex, fragile, and often unpredictable characters. Audiences remember her especially for films such as The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine, and Hereditary, but the actress has also left a mark on television with United States of Tara, a role that earned her an Emmy. She has likewise received additional Emmy nominations for her work in the Netflix series Unbelievable and in HBO Max’s The Staircase. Among other television productions she has appeared in are Hostages, Wayward – Rebels, Pieces of Her, and Electric Girls.
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