Showtime Taps Jude Law to Star in New Series 'The Auteur'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Showtime is developing a new horror/comedy series The Auteur, starring Jude Law.

The series, which will be executive produced by Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), follows a film producer who -- desperate to make a great horror movie -- accidentally traps his production on a backlot with a serial killer, according to the network.  

“The Auteur unites the wildly imaginative filmmaker Taika Waititi and the barbed wit of Peter Warren with the undeniable Jude Law in a bloody love letter to the movies that will make you simultaneously die laughing and want to run for your life,” Amy Israel, Showtime executive vice president of scripted programming said in a statement. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.