EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Story) has closed a deal to affix Reminders of Him, Common’s adaptation of the novel by It Ends With Us scribe Colleen Hoover.
Whitford joins a forged led by Maika Monroe, which additionally consists of Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lauren Graham, and Nicholas Duvernay, as beforehand introduced.
First printed in 2022, Reminders of Him tells the story of Kenna Rowan (Monroe), a younger mom who returns to her hometown after serving 5 years in jail for a tragic accident. Decided to reunite along with her daughter, who’s being raised by her late boyfriend’s mother and father, Kenna faces judgment and resistance from the group, however nonetheless fights for redemption, forgiveness, and a second likelihood at love and motherhood.
Whitford performs Patrick Landry, father of Kenna’s late boyfriend, Scotty, who guardianship of her daughter following her incarceration, alongside together with his spouse, Grace (Graham).
Vanessa Caswill is directing from a script by Hoover and Lauren Levine, with the latter two producing by way of their manufacturing firm, Heartbones Leisure, alongside Gina Matthews by way of her Little Engine Productions. Robin Fisichella is government producing, with Director of Manufacturing Improvement Christine Solar overseeing the venture for the studio.
A 3-time Emmy winner, Whitford gained a kind of statuettes for his position as Commander Joseph Lawrence in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Story, which returned for its sixth and ultimate season earlier this month. Quickly, the actor can be seen starring reverse spouse Amy Landecker in her indie romantic comedy, For Worse, a title he additionally produced, which is coming off of its premiere at SXSW.
Upcoming, Whitford additionally has Loss of life by Lightning, Netflix’s historic miniseries from creator Mike Makowsky. He’s represented by Greenlight Administration and Manufacturing, Gersh and Peikoff Mahan Regulation.
