Peacock Orders Crime Drama From ‘Red meat’ Creator, Josh & Benny Safdie

Peacock has given out a sequence order to a criminal offense drama these days titled “Superfakes,” Selection has realized.

The sequence hails from author Alice Ju, who will function creator, govt manufacturer, and showrunner. As well as, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie will function govt manufacturers in conjunction with Howard Klein and Olivia Gerke of three Arts. Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush additionally govt produce. A24 and UCP will produce.

In line with the legit logline, “Superfakes” is alleged to apply “a small-time Chinatown luxurious counterfeit broker who enters a deadly black marketplace underworld to be able to fund a lifetime of suburban respectability for her circle of relatives.”

Ju up to now gained an Emmy as a part of the manufacturing group at the back of the hit Netflix sequence “Red meat,” on which she used to be a creator and co-executive manufacturer. Ju additionally served as a creator and consulting manufacturer on the preferred Peacock sequence “Poker Face” starring Natasha Lyonne, whom she additionally labored with at the Netflix sequence “Russian Doll.” Ju’s different credit come with “The Different Two” and “Fantasmas.”

She is repped by means of UTA and three Arts Leisure.

The Safdies maximum lately collaborated with A24 at the Showtime sequence “The Curse,” which they each govt produced below the Elara Footage banner. Benny used to be additionally the co-creator and showrunner along with starring within the position of Dougie. A24 additionally produced the Safdies’ critically-acclaimed characteristic “Uncut Gemstones” starring Adam Sandler. These days, Benny is operating with the studio to prep the movie “The Smashing Device” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, whilst Benny is at paintings on “Marty Superb” starring Timothée Chalamet.

They’re each repped by means of WME and Lichter Grossman, whilst Benny may be repped by means of Untitled Leisure.