Colin Farrell To Star In Genre-Bending Apple TV+ Series


The Batman star Colin Farrell is set to lead Apple TV+'s new series Sugar.

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The streaming giant behind this year's Best Picture winner at the Oscars, CODA, Apple TV+

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has shown itself to be a worthy competitor in the crowded TV and movie landscape, especially in recent months.

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The streamer has also had no trouble attracting A-list talent, with Claire Danes and

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Tom Hiddleston currently starring in its series The Essex Serpent.

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Now, Apple TV+ announces that Farrell is attached to play the lead role in the upcoming series Sugar,

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with the Irish actor also set to executive produce the project.

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City of God director and Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles is set to helm

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the series as well as executive produce.

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