MEDIA ALERT: LUCY LIU TO STAR IN AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCE CRIME DRAMA "SUPERFAKES" ON PEACOCK FROM A24 AND UCP

Award-winning actress Lucy Liu ("Rosemead," "Presence") will star in and executive produce the crime drama "Superfakes" from Emmy Award winner Alice Ju ("Poker Face," "Beef"), who created the series for Peacock.

BIO

Critically acclaimed actress and filmmaker Lucy Liu is internationally recognized for roles in films that have grossed more than $3.7 billion worldwide, including "Kill Bill," "Charlie's Angels," "Chicago," "Set It Up," Presence" and "Red One." She produced and stars in the indie feature "Rosemead," which will be released in theaters this December. The film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival, won Best Narrative Feature at the Bentonville Film Festival and won the Prix du Public UBS Audience Award at the Locarno Film Festival where Liu also accepted its prestigious Career Achievement Award.

Liu earned Emmy nominations for "Ally McBeal" and "The Pirate Queen (VR)," and has produced and championed impactful documentaries, including "Freedom's Fury" and "Redlight."

A celebrated visual artist and longtime UNICEF Ambassador, Liu became only the second Asian-American woman in nearly 60 years to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

PHOTO CREDIT

Royal Gilbert

ABOUT THE SERIES

Creator / writer / showrunner / executive producer: Alice Ju ("Poker Face," "Beef")

Executive producers: Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie ("The Curse," "Uncut Gems"); Howard Klein ("The Office") and Olivia Gerke ("Fantasmas") for 3 Arts; Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush and Lucy Liu

Studio: A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group

Genre: Crime drama

About: A small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.