Netflix released a three-minute teaser for Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s upcoming series The viewer. At first glance, the video may seem like a sketch of an open house parody featuring Jennifer Coolidge taking on the character of real estate agent Karen Calhoun. In reality, the unusual teaser is the streamer’s confirmation for the upcoming series, based on the true story of a New Jersey house at 657 Boulevard.
Hinting at potential troubles surrounding the dream home, Coolidge ominously mentions placing a body in the dumbwaiter and warns potential buyers of weird neighbors who could peer in if the curtains are left unopened.
The viewer co-created by Murphy and Brennan and starring Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock and Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock, a New Jersey couple who invest their savings in the beautiful home. The house, bought in 2014 for more than $1 million, soon brings more despair than peace to the Brannocks. They soon begin to receive creepy letters signed “The Watcher”, leading to their decision to put the house on the market.
According to the film’s logline, the cast is rounded out by an all-star ensemble that plays a series of less-than-ideal neighbors: There’s a crazy older woman named Pearl (Mia Farrow) and her brother Jasper (Terry Kinney), who sneak into Brannock’s house and hide in their dumbwaiter. There’s Karen (Jennifer Coolidge), the real estate agent and old acquaintance of Nora’s, who makes them feel like they don’t really belong, and curious neighbors Mitch (Richard Kind) and Mo (Margo Martindale), who don’t seem to mind. understand property lines.
Murphy and Brennan co-produce with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Bryan Unkeless, Eric Newman, Paris Barclay, Watts, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost and Scoop Wasserstein.
The viewer is slated to premiere on Netflix this fall.
Jennifer Coolidge is having a moment
While the offbeat teaser may not be the norm, Coolidge seems to be on fire lately, making her a wise choice due to its focus. The actress recently appeared in the first season of HBO’s hit series The white Lotus as Tanya McQuoid. Her portrayal of the fan-adored character earned the actress Golden Globe, Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and a Critics Choice Award. HBO recently confirmed that Coolidge will be reprising her role for season two of The White Lotus.
Coolidge rose to popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s for her roles in comedy films, including the american pie film series, the legal blonde movie series, Best of the show and A mighty wind. Her other film credits include: A Cinderella story, Click, Date Movie, Austin, Like a boss, Promising young womanand Single.
She will also appear in shotgun wedding, an upcoming romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel.