‘Strangers' Series In Works At Peacock; Leslie Mann & Gabrielle Union Eyed To Star In Thriller From Jon Harmon Feldman & 100% Productions
Strangers is described as Strangers On a Train with two female leads. In it, when a long-neglected housewife befriends a mysterious woman who is her polar opposite, the two women find that they have far more in common than they thought. As their friendship unfolds, we soon learn that they both harbor secrets that could quickly unravel their quiet suburban lives.
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According to sources, Mann and Union don't have deals in place but would play the two leads and executive produce if the project goes forward. Reps from Peacock and A+E Studios declined comment.
Feldman executive produces with Jennifer Klein and Sheldon Turner via their 100% Productions' overall deal at A + E Studios. The indie studio will co-produce with Peacock sibling UCP.
Mann next stars in Poetic License, which marks her daughter Maude Apatow's feature directorial debut. She is repped by CAA. Union's upcoming films include The Casket Girls and Forbidden Fruit. She is repped by CAA, Range and Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan.
Feldman has created such series as Tru Calling and No Ordinary Family. He recently served as executive producer and showrunner on the Fox country music drama Monarch. Feldman, who also has a project with Stephen A. Smith, Get Lifted and Outlier Society in the works at Amazon Studios and a novel coming out in 2026, is repped by WME and The Gotham Group.
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