Leo Woodall has joined the cast of Netflix’s limited series, Vladimir, in the titular role.  The eight-episode series is based in the Julia May Jonas novel of the same name.

Netflix announced: “Leo Woodall will star as the titular VLADIMIR — joining Rachel Weisz in the upcoming adaptation of the Julia May Jonas novel. As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with a captivating new colleague and is hell-bent on turning her fantasies into reality.”  Weisz also serves as an executive producer on the project.

A series synopsis reads: “As a woman’s (Weisz) life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague (Woodall). Full of sexy secrets and dark humor, the series is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent to turn her fantasies into reality. As a woman’s life unravels, she becomes obsessed with a captivating new colleague and is hell-bent on turning her fantasies into reality.”

In addition, actors John Slattery   (“Mad Men,” “Spotlight,” “Nuremberg”), Jessica Henwick (“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” “Silo”), and Ellen Robertson (“Mickey 17,” “Black Mirror,” “Too Much”) have been cast as series regulars in the roles of John, Cynthia, and Sid respectively.

Recurring cast members including Kayli Carter as Lila., Miriam Silverman as Florence, Mallori Johnson as Edwina, Matt Walsh as David, Tattiawna Jones as Alexis and Louise Lambert as Dawn.

Kate Robin (‘One Mississippi,’ ‘The Affair,’ ‘Dead to Me’ and ‘Six Feet Under’) serves as show runner, with production underway in Toronto; no premiere date disclosed as of press time.

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