Joseph Gordon-Levitt will executive produce and potentially star in the Hulu series “Gaijin” which hails from co-executive producer Shannon Goss (“Shogun”) and Lionsgate Television.
Inspired by Ivan Orkin’s real-life story that led to the creation of Ivan Ramen, the series is about an American culinary school dropout who spontaneously moves to Tokyo with his young son following his wife’s death.
Desperate to maintain a connection to his wife’s home country, Ivan (Gordon-Levitt) plunges headfirst into life in Japan. He moves in with his in-laws, whom he barely knows and barely likes, and takes action on a long-held dream of opening his own restaurant – in this case, a ramen shop.
Through hardships, culture clashes and humorous moments lost in translation, Ivan will take on the Herculean task of building a business and rebuilding a life.
Orkin, Jared Geller, Mark Fasano, Matthew Goldberg, Mike Blutstein and Andrew Gottlieb also executive produce.
Gordon-Levitt most recently directed the Netflix AI thriller “2034” which boasts a stunning cast including Rachel McAdams, Alfre Woodard, Toni Collette, Joel Edgerton, Jeff Daniels, Caleb McLaughlin and Robert Gilbert among others.
Source: Deadline
