Dan Stevens has scored a key role opposite Kumail Nanjiani in the Hulu limited series “Immigrant” about the origins of the male stripping institution Chippendales.
Hailing from “Pam & Tommy” creator Robert Siegel, the darkly comedic and crime-ridden story follows Somen ‘Steve’ Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started the unique male revue label which became a cultural phenomenon.
Stevens will play Paul Snider, a hustler and serial schmoozer whose unlikely partnership with struggling LA backgammon club owner Banerjee led to the birth of the Chippendales.
Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Quentin Plair, Andrew Rannells and Nicola Peltz co-star. Siegel, Nanjiani, Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Matt Shakman, Emily V. Gordon, Nora Silver and Rajiv Joseph and will executive produce.
Joseph and Mehar Sethi will pen while Siegel and Konner serve as co-showrunners and Matt Shakman will direct.
Source: Deadline
