Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller to lead Apple TV+'s new drama The Off Weeks

It follows a divorced professor who falls dangerously in love with a mysterious woman.

Apple TV+ has today announced today The Off Weeks, a thrilling new eight-part series starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller.

When divorce throws writing professor Gus Adler’s 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, a mysterious woman whose arrival puts Gus’ on-week duties and off-week ambitions on a fatal collision course.

Produced by wiip, The Off Weeks will be showrun and executive produced by Alissa Nutting, directed by Michael Showalter, and executive produced by Ben Stiller for Red Hour alongside John Lesher.

Jessica Chastain executive produces alongside Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, Showalter, who directs and developed the project with Semi-Formal Productions, executive produces alongside Jordana Mollick. Paul Lee and Gabriel Fisher executive produce for wiip. Peter Principato, Allen Fischer and Brian Steinberg executive produce for Artists First and Dean Bakopoulos also serves as executive producer.

The Off Weeks will air on Apple TV+