American channel FX hires American actress Elisabeth Moss for The Veil.
Written and produced by Steven Knight with Denise Di Novi and Nina Tassler of PatMa Productions and Elisabeth Moss with Lindsey McManus under the Love & Squalor Pictures banner for US Disney FX, The Veil’s new thriller miniseries explores the surprising and tense relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies between Istanbul, Paris and London. One of the women has a secret, and the other wants to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost.
FX has commissioned a new mini-thriller from Stephen Knight, The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss. Coming soon exclusive to @Hulu. pic.twitter.com/c8yh6qdRT3
— FX Networks (@FXNetworks) August 2, 2022
The Veil is Steven Knight’s latest project for FX, continuing a partnership that began with Taboo and continued with A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations, in which Olivia Coleman plays Ms. Havisham.
Elisabeth Moss to star in The Veil
Nick Grad, president of original programming at FX, said:
We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Steven Knight on The Veil and are delighted that Elisabeth Moss has signed on to play the lead role. Stephen’s scripts are captivating and will no doubt showcase Elizabeth’s exceptional talent.
Stephen Knight added:
I am very happy to tell this story, which is really international and very modern. We’ve brought together some of the most talented people in the business. It’s always a pleasure to work with Denise Di Novi and I’ve wanted to work with Elisabeth Moss for a long time. Of course, FX and I are old friends. I think it will be a landmark television event.