Toni Collette to lead Apple TV's new comedy drama Lenni
A darkly comedic mystery about family.
Apple TV has announced Lenni, which promises to be an uplifting and poignant new comedy-drama starring Toni Collette and is based on the hit Norwegian show Pernille, created by Henriette Steenstrup.
Toni plays Lenni, a divorced social worker who, after a family tragedy, tries to protect her loved ones from the rough-and-tumble of life.
Lenni is described as a darkly comedic mystery about family. What it means to have one, to lose one, to pull one apart. Lenni, a child welfare worker and divorced mother of two, spends her days fighting for other people’s families while her own is in a constant state of hilarious chaos.
The season follows Lenni through a new case, where the stakes couldn’t be higher as her work and personal life collide.
Starring alongside Toni Collette will be Ciarán Hinds, Dan Wyllie, Josh McKenzie, Celeste Barber, Genevieve Hegney, Arka Das and Wayne Blair.
Made by Made Up Stories and Keshet International, Lenni has been adapted by Sarah Scheller, will be directed by Dearbhla Walsh, and executive produced by Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Katie Amos, Avi Nir, Keren Shahar, Scheller, Walsh and Collette alongside Pernille creator Steenstrup, as well as Bård Fjulsrud and Tanya Badendyck.
Production is currently underway in Sydney, Australia, supported by the New South Wales government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.
Lenni will air on Apple TV
