Netflix‘s limited series adaptation of the Julia May Jonas novel “Vladimir” is rounding out its main cast.
Nine new cast members have joined the series alongside previously announced leads Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall. Variety has learned that John Slattery (“Mad Men,” “Spotlight,” “Nuremberg”), Jessica Henwick (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “Silo”), and Ellen Robertson (“Mickey 17,” “Black Mirror,” “Too Much”) have been cast as series regulars in the roles of John, Cynthia, and Sid respectively.
The new recurring cast members are: Kayli Carter (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Mrs. America,” “Private Life”) as Lila, Miriam Silverman (“Your Friends and Neighbors,” “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”) as Florence, Mallori Johnson (“Is God Is,” “Steal Away”) as Edwina, Matt Walsh (“Veep,” “Ghosts,” “Novocaine”) as David, Tattiawna Jones (“Murderbot,” “Station Eleven”) as Alexis, and Louise Lambert (“Chucky,” “Doc,” “Ginny & Georgia”) as Dawn.
In addition, the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning team of Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (“Fleishman Is in Trouble,” “American Splendor”) are set to direct three of the show’s eight episodes, including the pilot. They will also be executive producers on the series.
The official logline for the show states, “As a woman’s (Weisz) life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague (Woodall). Full of sexy secrets, dark humor and complex characters, ‘Vladimir’ is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent to turn her fantasies into reality.”
Jonas is adapting her book for the screen and also serves as executive producer on the series. Weisz will executive produce in addition to starring. Sharon Horgan, Stacy Greenberg, and Kira Carstensen executive produce via Merman along Jason Winer & Jon Radler of Small Dog Picture Company, as well as Springer Berman and Pulcini. 20th Television is the studio.
(Pictured from top left, left to right: John Slattery, Jessica Henwick, Ellen Robertson, Kayli Carter, Matt Walsh, Tattiawna Jones, Mallori Johnson, Louise Lambert, Miriam Silverman)