Eva Hewson (The perfect couple, Evil Sisters) and Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus, The Last of Us) will play the main roles in the comedy pilot series “ABC Signature” Downforce for Hulu.
Downforce follows Victoria (Hewson), the estranged daughter of Sir Trevor (Bartlett), the owner of a famous racing team, who is forced back into the family business. The pair must now find common ground or destroy the team’s legacy.
Sir Trevor is described as the team’s “larger-than-life founder and owner.” Victoria is “a smart and ruthless investment banker who finds her way back into the front office. She knows the business, he knows racing, and together they must get the racing business back on track after years apart.”
Alec Berg will direct the pilot and executive produce alongside Adam Countee, both of whom have overall deals with ABC Signature. EPs also include Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey for Temple Hill, Daniel Ricciardo, Amy Solomon and Lionsgate.
Hewson stars in Susanne Bier’s Netflix miniseries The perfect couple alongside Nicole Kidman and Dakota Fanning. She will also soon be seen in the second season of Apple TV+’s black comedy series Evil Sisters by creator Sharon Horgan. Last year, Hewson played the lead role in John Carney’s musical comedy Flora and son which was acquired by Apple. Previous credits include Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of SpiesSteven Soderbergh’s The bendNicole Holofceners Enough said and Paolo Sorrentino’s This must be the placeHewson is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Sloane Offer Weber Dern.
Murray recently completed production on the film By the sea in the lead role as Amy Adams’ husband. The film was directed by Kornél Mundrouczó and produced by Aaron Ryder and Stuart Manashil. Upcoming film releases include the lead role of “Stan” in the A24 film opusand Searchlight Pictures O’DessaHe recently starred in the independent feature film PonyboyOn television, he stars alongside Nicole Kidman in the second season of Hulu’s Nine perfect strangers and previously starred in HBO’s The white lotus. He was nominated for a 2023 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and played “Frank” in HBO’s The Last of Us. At the same time, he was nominated as a supporting actor for his role as “Nick De Noia” in the Hulu series Welcome to Chippendales.
