Netflix Announces New Limited Series, 'Vladimir'

NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW LIMITED SERIES, VLADIMIR

Academy Award® Winner Rachel Weisz to Star and Executive Produce

• Netflix today announced the greenlight of Vladimir, a new limited series adapted from Julia May Jonas’s acclaimed novel.

• Format: 8 Episodes

• Logline: As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague. 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. Based on the acclaimed book by Julia May Jonas. 

• Star/Executive Producer: Rachel Weisz (The Favourite, Dead Ringers, The Constant Gardener, The Mummy)

• Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Kate Robin (One Mississippi, The Affair, Dead to Me, Six Feet Under)

• Writer/Creator/Executive Producer: Julia May Jonas

• Executive Producers: Sharon Horgan, Stacy Greenberg, Kira Carstensen (Merman), Jason Winer & Jon Radler (Small Dog Picture Company).

• Rachel Weisz Headshot HERE; (please download files, do not post link publicly)

• Quote:

  • Tracey Pakosta, Vice President, Comedy Series, Netflix: “With Kate Robin's expertise in crafting layered, darkly comedic female stories, a script that deftly examines the complexity of attraction and moral ambiguities, and the incomparable Rachel Weisz leading the cast, this project is a powerhouse collaboration of talented women. We can't wait for our fans to be as obsessed with 'Vladimir' as we are."

  • Sharon Horgan, Merman Co-founder and Executive Producer: “I fell in love with Julia's writing from the very first paragraph. I feel very lucky and incredibly excited for Merman to bring Vladimir to life alongside Small Dog. Getting to partner with Netflix and have Rachel attached is a thrill and testament to the brilliance of the scripts.”

• Studio: 20th Television