Anne Hathaway Is Coming To TV With ‘The Ambassador’s Wife’
By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2015 8:30 am EST
Case in point: It’s still kind of surprising to hear Anne Hathaway, a young Oscar winner at the height of her career, is headed to the small screen. She’ll star in The Ambassador’s Wife, a limited series based on the novel by Jennifer Steil. Get details on the Anne Hathaway TV project after the jump.
The Ambassador’s Wife follows an American artist named Miranda, who marries the British ambassador to the fictional Middle Eastern nation of Mazrooq. When Miranda gets kidnapped, both she and her husband must face tough choices if they are to be reunited. Steil’s book is drawn from real-life experiences as the wife of the former British ambassador to Yemen.
The project comes from Entertainment One and the Mark Gordon Co. The Ambassador’s Wife doesn’t have a network or distributor yet, but given the talent involved it’s sure to attract a lot of attention. In addition to starring, Hathaway will also serve as a producer. No writers have been announced.
Hathaway is coming off of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar with McConaughey. (Maybe he’s the one who talked her into doing TV?) Next up for her are Nancy Meyers’ The Intern with Robert De Niro, and Disney’s live-action Alice in Wonderland sequel. She’s additionally attached to projects by Joe Wright and Nacho Vigalondo.
