Tom Francis Joins ‘The Off Weeks’ Apple TV Limited Series
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award nominee Tom Francis (Sunset Blvd., Jay Kelly) is set for a recurring role opposite Richard Gere in The Off Weeks, Apple TV‘s eight-episode limited series starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller, from director Michael Showalter, showrunner Alissa Nutting and Apple Studios.
In The Off Weeks, when divorce throws writing professor Gus Adler’s (Stiller) life into chaos, he struggles to hold things together during “on weeks” when he has custody of his kids. But in his “off weeks,” he’s falling dangerously in love with Stella West (Chastain), a mysterious woman whose arrival puts Gus’ on-week duties and off-weeks ambitions on a fatal collision course.
Francis will play Jonathan’s (Gere) son.
The cast also includes Arian Moayed, Annaleigh Ashford, John Cho, Zoë Winters, Tony Macht, Ravi V. Patel and Will Yun Lee.
Nutting executive produces alongside Stiller and John Lesher for Red Hour, Chastain and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, Showalter and Jordana Mollick for Semi-Formal Productions, as well as Paul Lee and Gabriel Fisher for wiip. Peter Principato, Allen Fischer and Brian Steinberg executive produce for Artists First. Dean Bakopoulos (Made for Love) also serves as executive producer.
Francis is an Olivier Award winner and Tony nominee for his role as Joe Gillis in Sunset Blvd., which wrapped its Broadway run in July. His other recent credits include Noah Baumbach’s film Jay Kelly and Netflix’s You. He most recently wrapped production on Peter Berg’s The Mosquito Bowl. Francis is repped by CAA and Linden Entertainment.
