Dove Cameron & Avan Jogia To Star In Prime Video Thriller Series ‘Obsession’
EXCLUSIVE: Dove Cameron (Schmigadoon!) and Avan Jogia (Orphan Black: Echoes) have been set to topline Obsession, a thriller series produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Atomic Monster, which was ordered at the end of last year.
Written and executive produced by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher, the show is based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s 2021 international bestseller 56 Days. The story follows Oliver (Jogia) and Ciara (Cameron), who, after meeting randomly in a supermarket, fall for each other fast, and dangerously hard. 56 days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find an unidentified body — brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed. Did he kill her? Did she kill him? Intercutting between an intense single day in the present investigation and the twisted trajectory of the young lovers’ affair in the past, the series is both a crime story and an erotic, psychological thriller.
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James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett are exec producing via Atomic Monster, with Danielle Bozzone overseeing the series on behalf of the company. Sandrine Gros d’Aillon also exec produces. Catherine Ryan Howard is serving as co-executive producer. Alethea Jones is directing the first two episodes.
An Emmy-winning actress and platinum recording artist, Cameron most recently starred opposite Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong in Apple TV+’s acclaimed musical comedy series Schmigadoon!, also appearing in Mel Brooks’ History of the World: Part II. Previously, she’s been seen starring in B.J. Novak’s directorial debut, Vengeance, and Disney’s Descendants film franchise, among other projects.
Next to be seen starring opposite Krysten Ritter in the upcoming AMC spin-off series Orphan Black: Echoes, Jogia’s past series credits include Gregg Araki’s Now Apocalypse for Starz, Veena Sud’s The Stranger for Quibi, and Tut opposite Sir Ben Kingsley for Spike TV, to name a few. Recent feature credits for the actor include Choose Love, Door Mouse, which marked his feature directorial debut, and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Cameron is represented by WME, LBI Entertainment, and Felker Toczek Suddleson; Jogia by CAA, Berwick & Kovacik, The Characters Talent Agency, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
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