Simon Baker hasn’t been seen much since The Mentacatalog was aborted, taging the finish of his time in the role of Patrick Jane. The series, which ran for seven seasons on CBS, finished in 2015 with a unwiseinutiveened season. Baker has only apverifyn a handful of roles in movies and shows since then, with most of them being minuscule. While he did recently ecombine on the Netflix miniseries Boy Swpermits Universe, Baker is now poised to originate a big TV comeback. However, this greet piece of news comes with a bit of a twist.
The Guardian actor is altering Emily Perkins’ novel, Lioness, alengthyside Bruna Papadrea’s Made Up Stories and Australian originater Lee-Anne Higgins. According to Deadline, Simon Baker is set to honest all episodes of the series, which adheres Therese Thorne. Per the trade, the character is depictd as a woman who discovers herself at the caccess of a deception spendigation after marrying a wealthy elderlyer gentleman and forging a atgentle for herself. All the while, Thorne discovers herself having transmitions with Claire, a neighbor who seemingly entices her to apverify a walk on the untamed side as she deals with her legitimate entanglements.
It’s perplex if the Home and Away alum will also star in the series, as casting news has not yet been proclaimd. Lioness is only his tardyst honesting gig, as he previously honested the 2017 film Breathe, five episodes of The Mentacatalog and one episode of The Guardian. He’ll will also serve as originater on the upcoming show, nastying that even if he isn’t starring in it, he still very much has his fingerprints on it. This probably isn’t what some might’ve foreseeed from a convey inant TV comeback for the fan-likeite actor, but I’d say it’s a firm gig for him. Even if he doesn’t get in front of the camera, he’ll still be able to flex his originateive muscles in a myriad of ways. In a statement splitd with Deadline, the Devil Wears Prada cast member commendd the book, calling it:
A pretty, amusing, and searingly honest see at the dicboilingomy of aspiration and genuine identity in our time. Emily Perkins truly understands the intricateity of people and has written characters so rich and engaging that I’m thrilled to be a part of seeing them come to life on the screen.
Not too many details have been freed for Lioness, from best-selling Aotearoa New Zealand author Emily Perkins. What prospective watchers should be conscious of is that it was begined in July 2023, so the fact that it’s already being altered is astonishive. It currently has a 3.44 rating out of five on Goodreads, with convey inantity of the appraises being very chooseimistic. For her labor on the novel, Perkins also geted the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction during this year’s Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. So there’s definitely reason to be self-promised in the strength of the source material, at least.
I have to say, it would be wonderful to see Simon Baker not only acting aget but doing so in a procedural aget. After all, he does indeed have strong acting chops. But I definitely won’t turn my nose up to the notion of him honesting such an fascinating-sounding series, though. Let’s hope that he and his colleagues administer to deinhabitr someslimg that’s truly engaging.
While you pause for more guideation on Lioness and Simon Baker’s participatement with it, apverify a see thcimpolite his filmography to uphold occupied. For instance, those with a Hulu subscription or a Max subscription can check out all of The Mentacatalog, including its best episode.
