Zooey Deschanel joins the third season of “Physical” on Apple TV +, a new addition to the 1980 San Diego half-hour comedy about an aerobics-obsessed housewife named Sheila (Rose Byrne). Seek Empowerment Through The “New Girl” star will play Kelly, an online sitcom star who ventures into the burgeoning fitness industry.
Produced by Byrne and inspired by the real life of producer, writer, showrunner and EP Annie Weisman, “Physical” follows Sheila, a hardened housewife, who supports her husband’s (Rory Scowell) controversial nomination for the National Assembly. . But she has her own personal ambitions. Battling personal demons and low self-esteem, she stumbles upon the world of aerobics. In season two, Sheila successfully launched her first training video, only to face new obstacles, including being torn between her husband and a new love interest, as well as fierce competition on the way to building a new life. a fitness empire. Confrontation is involved.
The show’s second season, which aired in August, also added Emmy winner Murray Bartlett (“The White Lotus”) to the ensemble’s cast, which includes Dearde Friel and Paul Sparks.
Deschanel is an Emmy- and Grammy-nominated actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the eccentric teacher Jess on Fox’s “New Girl.” She also starred in the Christmas classic “Elf”, “Almost Famous” and “500 Days of Summer” in the romantic comedy “Yes Man” opposite Jim Carrey. Deschanel was also in “Dreamin ‘Wild,” the pop-funk biopic about the Emerson family, which will premiere at the Venice Film Festival this year. She will also star in Sony’s live-action adaptation of “Harold and the Purple Crayon”. Deschanel’s band She & Him has released seven albums.
“Physical” is produced by Tomorrow Studio (a partnership with the ITV studio). The show is directed by Stephanie Lang, who is also executive producer with Marty Edelstein and Becky Clements for Tomorrow Studios and Craig Gillespie. Alisa Bachchan is co-executive producer.
Deschanel was reiterated by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Steve Warren.
