Bill Murray To Star In 'Olive Kitteridge' On HBO

Bill Murray Heading To TV
US actor Bill Murray takes part in the TV show 'Le Grand Journal' on the set of French TV Canal+ at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/GettyImages)
US actor Bill Murray takes part in the TV show 'Le Grand Journal' on the set of French TV Canal+ at the 65th Cannes film festival on May 17, 2012 in Cannes. AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/GettyImages)

Bill Murray is heading to HBO to join the cast of "Olive Kitteridge," the high-profile miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name.

According to Deadline, Murray will play Jack Kennison, a local widower and friend of titular Olive Kitteridge, who will be played by Frances McDormand. Joining them on-screen will be Richard Jenkins, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Gallagher, Jr., Zoe Kazan, Jesse Plemons and Cory Michael Smith.

Set in a quiet New England town that has been ravaged by crime, despair and adultery, the four-hour miniseries will be directed by Lisa Cholodenko ("The Kids Are All Right") and written by Jane Anderson. Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman will serve as executive producers.

[via Deadline]

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