Apple TV+has released a first-look image at its upcomingPatricia Arquette-led seriesHigh Desert. The streamer has also announced the series will premiere globally on May 17. The dark comedy’s impressive cast includes Matt Dillon, Bernadette Peters, Christine Taylor, Weruche Opia, Brad Garrett, and Rupert Friend. The image, which shows Arquette in front of a totaled car, can be seen above.
According to Apple TV+, the eight-episode series “follows Peggy (Arquette), an on-again-off-again addict who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother, with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, and makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.”
Created by Nancy Fichman (Nurse Jackie), Katie Ford (Miss Congeniality), and Jennifer Hoppe (Grace and Frankie), the series is directed by Jay Roach, whose previous credits includeBombshellandMeet the Fockers. Ben Stiller, who has previously collaborated with Roach and Arquette, serves as executive producer alongside series creators Fichman, Ford, and Hoppe.
The first three episodes will premiere on May 17, followed by new episodes every Wednesday.
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Patricia Arquette to Make Her Directorial Debut
Arquette will next add director to her impressive resume. She is set to make her directorial debut withGonzo Girl, a film adaptation of a novel of the same name penned by Cheryl Della Pietra. The book recounts Pietra’s time as the personal assistant of journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.
Arquette made her film debut with 1987’sA Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.Through the 1990s, she appeared in a number of films including cult classicsTrue Romance,Ed Wood, andLost Highway, as well asThe Hi-Lo Country,Flirting with Disaster, Stigmata,andHoles, among others.
Her career continued to flourish, earning Arquette critical praise and recognition for her work on film and television. For her work onMedium, Arquette earned the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2005. Arquette received an Academy Award for portraying Olivia in 2014’sBoyhood. For Showtime’sEscape at Dannemora, Arquette won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. In 2019, Arquette starred in Hulu’sThe Act, opposite Joey King. The series, based on the real-life story of Dee Dee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy Rose Blanchard, earned Arquette the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Arquette most recently appeared on Apple TV+‘sSeveranceas Harmony Cobel. The workplace thrillerwill return for a second season.
