A star ofThe Monkeyhas just joined the cast ofMaximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a new show from director David Gordon Green. Green is best known for directing theHalloweenreboot trilogy, which culminated withHalloween Endsin 2022, but he has also directed comedies likePineapple Express(2008) andYour Highness(2011). More recently, he directed thepoorly-reviewedThe Exorcist: Believer(2023) andNutcrackers(2024).
Varietynow reports thatTatiana Maslany will star in the upcoming comedic thriller seriesMaximum Pleasure Guaranteed, which will feature Green directing for Apple TV+. The show hails from creator David J. Rosen (Sugar,Citadel) and is said to follow a newly-divorced mother who “falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.” The series will consist of 10 episodes that are half an hour in length.
Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon developed the show and will executive produce for Genre Films, as with Bard Dorros also for Anonymous Content. Green will also executive produce the show. It’s not yet clear whenMaximum Pleasure Guaranteedwill start filming or release on Apple TV+.
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Maslany most recently featured in thecast ofThe Monkey, a Stephen King adaptation fromLonglegs(2024) director Osgood Perkins. The film was met with positive reviews and has been a success at the box office since its release on February 21. Maslany will also be known to many viewers for her starring roles in shows likeShe-Hulk: Attorney at LawandOrphan Black.Maximum Pleasure Guaranteedwill actually mark a reunion for Green and Maslany, who previously worked together on 2017’sStrongerstarring Jake Gyllenhaal.
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It’s not yet clear who else will star inMaximum Pleasure Guaranteedalongside Maslany, but the actor is evidently no stranger to the comedy genre. TheShe-HulkDisney+ serieswas one of the first purely comedic MCU offerings, though it did ultimately prove divisive with audiences, and she also appeared in two episodes ofParks and Recreation.Green, too, though he is now known for horror, has plenty of comedy as part of his filmography, including in the TV medium with shows likeThe Righteous GemstonesandEastbound & Down.
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When it comes to feature films, Green hasn’t had much luck recently.Nutcrackersreviews were mixed from critics, andThe Exorcist: Believercrashed so hard at the box office that the planned trilogy it was supposed to start was scrapped.Halloween Endsalso proved to be an especially divisive ending to the newHalloweentrilogy, andHalloween Kills(2021) wasn’t particularly well-received either.
Mike Flanagan is now developing anExorcistrebootmovie after plans for a trilogy were cancelled.
Green’s history in comedy TV, though, suggestsMaximum Pleasure Guaranteedcould be a great comeback project.The Righteous GemstonesandEastbound & Down, after all, were both very well-received. Maslany, too, is clearly a very talented comedic and dramatic actor, and her pairing with Green onMaximum Pleasure Guaranteedcould be an ingredient for success.
