Apple TV+’s upcoming romcom series Prodigies has added John Wick: Chapter 4 star Rina Sawayama to star alongside leads Ayo Edebiri and Will Sharpe, according to Deadline.
Prodigies follows “Didi (Edebiri) and Ren (Sharpe), two ex-child prodigies who have been together since they were children. Now in their early 30s, they are starting to question whether their very ordinary existence is living up to the extraordinary promise of their childhood. Inevitably, they find themselves asking the same questions about their relationship. As individual hopes and needs feed into and conflict with their shared lives, the series challenges the fallacy at the heart of romantic storytelling – that the tale is over when the heroes get together. In life, surely, that is just the beginning?”
Sawayama will play Hana, the sister to Sharpe’s Ren, in a recurring role.
Prodigies is created, written and executive produced by Sharpe. Edebiri will also serve as an executive producer with Jane Featherstone, Naomi de Pear and Katie Carpenter producing for Sister.
Sawayama will return to the John Wick franchise as Lionsgate further expands its action thriller franchise with this summer’s Ballerina. She will reprise her role as Shimazu Akira in a spin-off for Donnie Yen’s assassin Caine as she attempts to avenge her father’s death by Caine’s hand.
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