BAFTA winner and Academy Award nominee Kerry Condon (Train Dreams) is set to co-headline Netflix‘s The God of the Woods opposite Maya Hawke.
From executive producers and co-showrunners Liz Hannah (The Girl from Plainville, Mindhunter) and Liz Moore (Long Bright River), who are adapting the latter’s bestseller, The God of the Woods is a multi-generational drama series set in the Adirondacks, exploring the Van Laar family’s dark secrets, class tensions, and the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family’s summer camp — in the wake of an earlier family tragedy that may be related. As the past and present collide, the Van Laars’ wealth and influence unravel, revealing the damaging consequences of privilege and the abuse of power.
Condon plays Alice Van Laar, a character hardened by the grief of a past family tragedy and trapped in a contemptuous marriage, who is forced to face the unimaginable when her 13-year-old daughter goes missing. As previously announced, Hawke plays Judy Luptack, the first female investigator in the male-dominated Bureau of Criminal Investigation, who is assigned to unravel the girl’s disappearance.
Other exec producers on The God of the Woods include Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty for Original Film. Sony Pictures Television is the studio.
An Irish actress who broke out with her Academy Award-nominated performance in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, Condon is coming off turns in two Best Picture Oscar nominees: Joseph Kosinski’s F1 opposite Brad Pitt, which grossed over $634M worldwide, and Clint Bentley’s lauded drama Train Dreams, where she starred opposite Joel Edgerton.
Upcoming, Condon will be seen starring alongside Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott in Focus Features’ Pressure, a D-Day thriller adapted from David Haig’s 2014 stage play, which releases May 29. She is represented by CAA, Curtis Brown Group, and Framework Entertainment.