{"id":961017,"date":"2026-05-15T06:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/961017\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:58:22","slug":"jodie-comer-to-star-in-the-chain-from-damon-lindelof-hbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/961017\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodie Comer to Star in &#8216;The Chain&#8217; from Damon Lindelof, HBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hbo\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hbo_1\" data-tag=\"hbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBO<\/a> has found the first link in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/the-chain\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-chain_1\" data-tag=\"the-chain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Chain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tKilling Eve star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/jodie-comer\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jodie-comer_1\" data-tag=\"jodie-comer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jodie Comer<\/a> will play a lead role in the thriller from showrunner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/damon-lindelof\/\" id=\"auto-tag_damon-lindelof_1\" data-tag=\"damon-lindelof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Damon Lindelof<\/a>. Her character, Rachel, is described as a surburban mother \u201cwho must consider the unthinkable when her daughter is kidnapped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHBO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/hbo-damon-lindelof-the-chain-adrian-mckinty-1236488491\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ordered the series<\/a> in January as the first project to result from a two-year overall deal Lindelof signed with the outlet last year. The Chain is based on a 2019 novel of the same name by Adrian McKinty, which details a kidnapping scheme where an abductee\u2019s parents must kidnap another child to secure their own child\u2019s release. Lindelof is said to be expanding on the mythology of the book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cFrom the moment I heard the wild and original premise of Adrian\u2019s book, I was shocked, surprised and angry I hadn\u2019t thought of it myself,\u201d Lindelof said when the series order was announced. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to try to adapt a great thriller and this one has all the dark, weird, exhilarating touches that fire up my imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tComer won an Emmy in 2019 for playing the assassin Villanelle in the first season of BBC America\u2019s Killing Eve. Her recent credits include 28 Years Later, The Bikeriders and The End We Start From; she\u2019ll next be seen in A24\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/death-of-robin-hood-trailer-hugh-jackman-jodie-comer-a24-1236465042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Death of Robin Hood<\/a> opposite Hugh Jackman and Bill Skarsgard. Comer is repped by Independent Talent Group and WME.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tLindelof, Carly Wray and Breannah Gibson share credit on the pilot story for The Chain, with Lindelof and Wray writing the pilot script. Lindelof will be the showrunner and executive produces with Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer Media Res, the co-studio on the series, Shane Salerno, Gibson and Joseph Iberti. McKinty is a co-EP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HBO has found the first link in The Chain. 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