Apple TV+ lands "Imperfect Women," with Emmy Award-winners Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington set to star and executive produce new limited series based on the acclaimed, gripping novel of the same name

"Imperfect Women" to be adapted for television by Annie Weisman

Apple TV+ today announced it will expand its award-winning drama slate with "Imperfect Women," a new limited series based on Araminta Hall's gripping, immersive novel of the same name that will star and be executive produced by Emmy Award-winners Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale," "Shining Girls," "Mad Men") and Kerry Washington ("Scandal," "Little Fires Everywhere," "UnPrisoned").

The new series will be adapted for television, written and executive produced by Annie Weisman, marking her latest collaboration with Apple TV+ following the critically acclaimed dramedy "Physical," and will be produced for Apple TV+ by 20th Television and Apple Studios.

"From the moment I received Araminta's novel, I couldn't put it down. It was such an electrifying read; I fell in love with it immediately," said star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss. "I've admired Kerry and her work as an actor and producer for many years and have been looking for something to work with her on and was so thrilled that she responded to the material when we sent it to her and Pilar at Simpson Street. They were the first and only people we thought of. We are so happy that Apple and 20th Television agreed to partner with us on this, as well. It's all an absolute match made in heaven."

"I could not have been more thrilled to get this call from Elisabeth," said star and executive producer Kerry Washington. "I have been an immense fan of hers - both as a brilliant actor and groundbreaking producer - for years. Elisabeth and Lindsey have impeccable taste, as evidenced by the way they have championed Araminta's gripping novel, and I can't think of a better person to bring this project to life on screen than the amazing Annie Weisman. Imperfect Women is exactly the type of exciting, complex, raw storytelling we strive to create at Simpson Street. Pilar and I are tremendously inspired by the opportunity to team up with Love & Squalor Pictures, and we are thankful to everyone at Apple Studios and the team at 20th Television for believing in this project as much as we do."

"I'm honored that Apple is once again trusting me to help bring complex, layered female characters to the screen," said Annie Weisman. "Elisabeth, Kerry, and Araminta are the perfect collaborators to bring these Imperfect Women to life."

"I couldn't be happier that my book has found a home at Apple, home of some of my favourite programmes, said Araminta Hall. "And, to be working with Elisabeth and Lindsey is a dream. They have an incredible talent for story telling and immediately understood my book in an exactly the way I meant it to be read. And then to have Kerry Washington on board is like a bonus on top of a bonus. My book couldn't be in better hands."

An unconventional, psychological thriller examining a crime that shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women, "Imperfect Women" is a mystery complicated by perspective that explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that alter our lives irrevocably. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest relationships can change over time.

"Imperfect Women" is a co-production between 20th Television and Apple Studios, and will be executive produced by Moss and Lindsey McManus via their production company Love & Squalor Pictures, who initially optioned the book. Washington will executive produce for Simpson Street alongside Pilar Savone. Author Araminta Hall will also serve as executive producer.

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Elisabeth Moss bio

Elisabeth Moss can next be seen starring on the FX limited series "The Veil," a thriller from Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders"), which her production company, Love & Squalor Pictures, also executive produced. This summer, she will begin production on the sixth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning Hulu drama series "The Handmaid's Tale." Among the many honors and accolades she has received for her performance on the show are an Emmy and GoldenGlobe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She has also received the same awards in the Best Drama Series category as an Executive Producer on the show. She also recently starred in "Shining Girls," a metaphysical thriller based on Lauren Beukes' 2013 best-selling novel which she Love & Squalor executive produced for Apple TV+ on which she also directed a pair of episodes.

On the film side, Moss recently appeared in the Taiki Waititi film, NEXT GOAL WINS, which also stars Michael Fassbender, and recently completed production opposite Kate Hudson in SHELL, directed by her "The Handmaid's Tale" costar Max Minghella, which her Love & Squalor Pictures banner also executive produced.

Moss's additional film credits include Wes Anderson's all-star comedy THE FRENCH DISPATCH; the hit thriller THE INVISIBLE MAN; the independent drama SHIRLEY, with Michael Stuhlbarg, which she also produced; the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award-nominated film HER SMELL, directed by Alex Ross Perry, which she also produced; THE KITCHEN with Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish; Jordan Peele's blockbuster hit US with Lupita Nyong'o; the Academy Award(R)-nominated foreign filmTHE SQUARE, from Danish director Ruben Östlund, which won the Palme d'Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival; HIGH-RISE directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Tom Hiddleston; TRUTH with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford; QUEEN OF EARTHwritten and directed by Alex Ross Perry, which she also produced;THE ONE I LOVE with Mark Duplass; and LISTEN UP PHILIP,directed by Alex Ross Perry and starring Jason Schwartzman.

Moss's additional television credits include Jane Campion's highly-acclaimed miniseries "Top of the Lake," for which she received Golden Globe and Critics Choice TV Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Movie or Miniseries as well as Emmy and SAG Award nominations in the same category, and its follow-up "Top of the Lake: China Girl"; the award-winning series "Mad Men," for which her performance as 'Peggy Olson' earned her six Emmy Awardnominations, a Golden Globe nomination, and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations; and Aaron Sorkin's critically-praised and award-winning drama, "The West Wing," on which she played 'Zoey Bartlett,' daughter to Martin Sheen's president.

Moss starred on Broadway in The Heidi Chronicles, a Broadway revival of Wendy Wassterstein's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winningplay, for which Moss's performance as the title character earned her Tony nomination, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations. Moss's additional theater credits include The Children's Hour in London's West End opposite Keira Knightley, the Broadway revival of David Mamet's Speed the Plow opposite William H Macy and her New York theater debut at the Atlantic Theater Company in Franny's Way.

Araminta Hall

Araminta Hall is the author of six novels. Imperfect Women was published in May 2020 and her latest, One of the Good Guys, came out in January. She lives in Brighton in the UK with her husband and children.'