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Mrs. DavisMrs. Davis is an upcoming American science-fiction drama television series created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof for Peacock. The series stars Betty Gilpin as a nun using her faith to take on technology. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11, 2023, before its debut on Peacock on April 20, 2023.Faith and technology are at odds as a nun confronts a power of artificial intelligence.
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Betty Gilpin as Simone, a nun battling artificial intelligence
Jake McDorman as Wiley, an ex-boyfriend of Simone's who stands against the AI with her Margo Martindale as Simone's Mother Superior
Andy McQueen
Ben Chaplin
David Arquette
Elizabeth Marvel
Chris Diamantopoulos
Ashley Romans
Katja Herbers
Mrs. Davis was created by Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez at Warner Bros. Television, and the show received a 10-episode series order for Peacock. The pair would both co-write and executive produce, with Hernandez acting as showrunner.
Susan Rovner had been developing the series with them at Warner Bros., and after leaving for NBCUniversal, she out-bid other broadcasters and streamers to buy the show.[12] Owen Harris and Alethea Jones are executive producing and will each direct multiple episodes.[4]
Casting began in March 2022, starting with Betty Gilpin in the lead role of a nun battling artificial intelligence,[13] and Jake McDorman starring opposite her.[14] Margo Martindale, Andy McQueen, and Ben Chaplin were added to the main cast,
while David Arquette and Elizabeth Marvel received recurring roles. After the start of filming, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ashley Romans, and Katja Herbers were added to the cast as well.
Filming was in progress in August 2022, shooting primarily on the Warner Bros. lot or in a remote desert location to maintain secrecy.
The series had its world premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 11, 2023.[16] The series is scheduled to be released on April 20, 2023, with the first four episodes available immediately and the rest of the remaining four debuting on a weekly basis
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