Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind) is the latest to join the cast of Imperfect Women, Apple’s limited series based on Araminta Hall’s novel, starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington. Kate Mara also stars in the series adaptation, penned by Annie Weisman.
An unconventional psychological thriller examining a crime that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women, Imperfect Women is described as a mystery complicated by perspective that explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that alter our lives irrevocably. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest relationships can change over time.
The book tells the story of Nancy Hennessy, who is murdered and leaves behind two best friends, an adoring husband and daughter, and a secret lover whose identity she took to the grave. Nancy was gorgeous, wealthy, and cherished by those who knew her—from the outside, her life was perfect. But as the investigation into her death flounders and her friends Eleanor and Mary wrestle with their grief, dark details surface that reveal how little they knew their friend, each other, and maybe even themselves.
Kinnaman plays Robert, the husband to Mara’s character.
Physical creator Weisman writes and exec produces. Other EPs include Moss and Lindsey McManus for Love & Squalor Pictures, which initially optioned the book, along with Washington and Pilar Savone for Simpson Street, Hall, and Kay Oyegun. The show is a co-production between 20th Television and Apple Studios.
Kinnaman recently led crime thriller The Silent Hour, directed by Brad Anderson and the John Woo-directed action film Silent Night for Lionsgate. On television, he can be seen starring in Ron Moore’s Apple TV+ space drama, For All Mankind, which is in production on its fifth season. Upcoming credits include action film The Beast, in which he stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson, and the Netflix mystery series Harry Hole, opposite Tobias Santelmann. Kinnaman is repped by WME and Magnolia Entertainment.
