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John Cho to star with Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain in 'The Off Weeks'

John Cho teams up with Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain for Apple TV series

Sana Durrani

John Cho to star with Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain in 'The Off Weeks'

John Cho teams up with Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain for Apple TV series

John Cho to star with Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain in The Off Weeks
John Cho to star with Ben Stiller, Jessica Chastain in 'The Off Weeks'

Apple TV’s upcoming series The Off Weeks has added John Cho to its star-studded lineup.

The Grudge actor is set to join the previously announced leads Ben Stiller and Jessica Chastain in the drama.

Other cast members include Arian Moayed as Angelo, Gus’s boss, and Annaleigh Ashford as Jade, Gus’s next-door neighbor, as per Deadline.

In The Off Weeks, writing professor Gus Adler (Ben) struggles to keep his life together after a messy divorce. During his 'on weeks’ with custody of his kids, he tries to stay grounded. But on his 'off weeks,' he often finds himself becoming entangled with Stella West (Jessica), whose presence complicates everything he is trying to hold together, his parental responsibilities and personal life.

Ben, 60, and Jessica, 48, will be taking on double roles as they will both star and executive produce the show from director Michael Showalter, showrunner Alissa Nutting and Apple Studios.

In fact, Alissa will also be executive producing alongside the Zoolander star and John Lesher for Red Hour and the Interstellar actress and Kelly Carmichael for Freckle Films, Showalter and Jordana Mollick for Semi-Formal Productions, and Paul Lee and Gabriel Fisher for wiip.

John’s filmography includes Murderbot, The Afterparty, Tempest, Selfie and more.