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Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are embarking on a new mission: The Pitch Perfect <\/em>alum is teaming up with the Whiplash<\/em> actor in Embassy<\/em>, a geopolitical thriller that is not yet attached to a streamer or network.<\/p>\n The series will follow Layla (Kendrick), a sharp and resourceful American diplomat who faces an impossible choice after armed mercenaries storm the U.S. Embassy in London. She must decide whether to \u201cprotect the U.S. Ambassador (Simmons) or follow his orders to exfiltrate a high value asset being held at the embassy,\u201d the logline reads. \u201cAs a larger conspiracy unfolds, Layla must rely on her instincts \u2014 and the reluctant help of her ex-fianc\u00e9, a British SAS soldier \u2014 in the tense hours before extraction.\u201d<\/p>\n More from TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n Best known for starring in the Pitch Perfect<\/em> franchise, Kendrick\u2019s credits also include Love Life<\/em>, Woman of the Hour <\/em>and Up in the Air<\/em>. She most recently reprised her A Simple Favor<\/em> role in the Prime Video sequel Another Simple Favor<\/em>.<\/p>\n Simmons, meanwhile, has appeared in films such as Juno<\/em>, La La Land<\/em> and Spider-Man<\/em>. He is set to star in the forthcoming MGM+ crime drama The Westies<\/a><\/em> opposite Titus Welliver.<\/p>\n Production on Embassy<\/em>, which consists of six hour-long episodes, is set to begin in February 2026 in London and Cologne.<\/p>\n In other recent casting news\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n *\u00a0Brett Gelman (Stranger Things<\/em>), Jessica Madsen\u00a0(Bridgerton<\/em>), Cameron Britton (Mindhunter<\/em>), Bill Heck (The Old Man<\/em>) and Justin Bartha (The Good Fight<\/em>) have joined the cast of Apple TV+\u2019s limited series\u00a0Wild Things<\/em>, starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield as legendary magicians Siegfried and Roy, Variety<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n * The Walking Dead: Dead City<\/em> has added Ra\u00fal Castillo (Task<\/em>)\u00a0to the Season 3 cast as a series regular, per Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n * Lana Condor (To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<\/em>) will guest-star in Season 3 of Elsbeth<\/em>, which premieres Sunday, Oct. 12, at 9:30\/8:30c on CBS, before moving to its regular 10 pm time slot on Thursday, Oct. 16. According to Variety<\/a><\/em>, Condor will play Peyton, the much younger girlfriend of a college basketball coach who gets blamed for the death of the school\u2019s athletic director.<\/p>\n * Rain Spencer (The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em>) is set to executive-produce and star in Prime Video\u2019s Genuine Fraud<\/em>, Deadline<\/a> reports. Based on E. Lockhart\u2019s YA novel of the same name, the series follows a social chameleon (Spencer) who reinvents herself as the best friend of a wealthy heiress, then assumes her friend\u2019s life after she goes missing.<\/p>\n Best of TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for TVLine’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are embarking on a new mission: The Pitch Perfect alum is teaming up with the Whiplash actor in Embassy, a geopolitical thriller that is not yet attached to a streamer or network. 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