Clémence Poésy is the latest addition to the “Neuromancer” series adaptation currently in the works at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.
Poésy will star in the 10-episode drama alongside fellow cast members Callum Turner, Brianna Middleton, Joseph Lee, and Mark Strong.
Based on the book of the same name by William Gibson, the official logline for “Neuromancer” states that it “follows a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case (Turner) who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly (Middleton), a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets.”
Poésy will play Marie-France Tessier.
Primarily known for her work in film, Poésy has previously starred in features such as “In Bruges,” “127 Hours,” “Tenet,” and multiple entries in the “Harry Potter” film franchise. In television, she appeared in the Apple TV+ series “The Essex Serpent” and starred in the first two seasons of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.” Her other TV roles include “The Tunnel,” “Genius: Picasso,” and “Gunpowder, Treason, & Plot.”
She is repped by United Agents and Adéquat.
“Neurmancer” hails from co-creators Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Roland will also serve as showrunner, while Dillard will direct the pilot. Both are executive producers along with: Gibson; David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television; Anonymous Content; Drake, Adel “Future” Nur and Jason Shrier for DreamCrew Entertainment; and Zack Hayden. Skydance Television will co-produce with Anonymous Content and Apple Studios.
“Neuromancer” was Gibson’s debut novel that helped birth the cyberpunk genre. It was first published in 1984 and went on to receive a Hugo Award, a Nebula Award, and the Philip K. Dick Award. The book led Gibson to publish two follow-ups, “Count Zero” and “Mona Lisa Overdrive.” There have been various attempts over the years to adapt the book into a film though none have ultimately moved forward.
