‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ star confirmed for his third Apple TV project
Apple TV has a new mystery comedy in the works A few months ago, Apple Studios confirmed that James Marsden (Paradise, X-Men: Days of Future Past) had been cast as CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin in an upcoming thriller series called Disavowed. The announcement came just weeks after the premiere of Your Friends & Neighbors’ second season, where he played billionaire Owen Ashe. Now, as reported by Deadline (via MacMagazine), Marsden has been confirmed for his third Apple TV production, this time a mystery comedy titled Bad News Dads.
- ▪Apple TV has a new mystery comedy in the works A few months ago, Apple Studios confirmed that James Marsden (Paradise, X-Men: Days of Future Past) had been cast as CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin in an upcoming thriller series called Disavowe
- ▪The announcement came just weeks after the premiere of Your Friends & Neighbors’ second season, where he played billionaire Owen Ashe.
- ▪Now, as reported by Deadline (via MacMagazine), Marsden has been confirmed for his third Apple TV production, this time a mystery comedy titled Bad News Dads.
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