Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Freida
Pinto/Instagram
Freida
Pinto
is
all
set
to
star
in
a
new
series
adapted
from
novelist
Jhumpa
(The
Namesake)
Lahiri’s
acclaimed
short
story
collection,
Unaccustomed
Earth.
The
Lunchbox
Director
Ritesh
Batra
will
direct
the
show.
The
Pitt
creator
John
Wells
will
serve
as
writer,
showrunner,
and
executive
producer,
in
collaboration
with
Warner
Bros
Television.
Freida,
who
will
play
Parul
Chaudhary,
called
the
project
‘an
incredible
and
formidable
production’
in
her
announcement
on
Instagram.
The
Slumdog
Millionaire
actor
has
been
seen
in
films
like
Rise
Of
The
Planet
Of
The
Apes
and
Mr
Malcolm’s
List.
Maktoob
Movies
shares
details
on
its
Instagram
page
and
writes
that
the
eight-episode
series
is
set
in
a
tight-knit
Indian
American
community
in
Cambridge,
Massachusetts,
where
a
secret
affair
unravels
a
marriage
and
shakes
the
foundations
of
social
ties,
exploring
themes
of
love,
desire,
and
belonging.
Also
attached
to
the
project
are
writer
and
executive
producer
Madhuri
Shekar
(3
Body
Problem)
and
co-executive
producer
Nisha
Ganatra
(Late
Night,
Freaky
Friday).
The
series
will
stream
on
Netflix.
