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Marriage is hard \u2013 especially when your partner shrinks to doll-size due to a scientific mishap. Which is exactly what happens to Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (\u201cSuccession\u201d star Matthew Macfadyen) in Sony Pictures Television\u2019s series \u201cThe Miniature Wife.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s just a brilliant predicament, isn\u2019t it? It\u2019s a ridiculous thing, but also immediately intriguing. But it\u2019s also about a relationship,\u201d Macfadyen tells\u00a0Variety\u00a0<\/em>ahead of the show\u2019s premiere at Mipcom.<\/p>\n More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe writing is great, really snappy and acidic, but sort of tender as well. It\u2019s like \u2018Honey, I Shrunk the Kids\u2019 crossed with \u2018Scenes from a Marriage\u2019. When you have something so heightened, it\u2019s thrilling to jump in and see where it leads you.\u201d<\/p>\n Based on the short story by Manuel Gonzalez, \u201cThe Miniature Wife\u201d is produced by Media Res (\u201cThe Morning Show,\u201d \u201cPachinko\u201d). Greg Mottola, who directed the first two episodes, is an executive producer alongside Banks, Macfadyen, Michael Aguilar, Suzanne Heathcote, Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer.<\/p>\n Before the tragedy strikes, Lindy and Les \u2013 who also have a teenage daughter \u2013 are trying to make their decades-long relationship work. As well as their careers.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen they got together, she was the star of the marriage. She wrote a semi-autobiographical book and won the Pulitzer Prize; then it was made into an Oscar-winning film. Les, a research scientist, was thrilled for her, but he played second fiddle in the relationship,\u201d says Macfadyen.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s highly relatable, but also completely mad. Also, all the relationships here are pretty dysfunctional, which is always my favorite thing to play,\u201d adds Sian Clifford, known for \u201cFleabag\u201d.<\/p>\n In the show, Clifford plays Lindy\u2019s friend and long-time collaborator. She\u2019s joined by Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky and O-T Fagbenle (\u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u201d) as Les\u2019 \u201cscience buddy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m obsessed with his wife. Understandably so. Forgivably so,\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a big tension there because Les is the genius. I\u2019m the Scottie Pippen to his brilliance and, at the same time, I\u2019m in love with his wife. I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ve been in that situation, but it\u2019s awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n While considerably smaller, Lindy doesn\u2019t exactly soften up post-transformation.<\/p>\n \u201cElizabeth Banks is very hard to control,\u201d jokes Fagbenle.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way she\u2019s playing the part, you don\u2019t feel that Lindy is a victim. She\u2019s so strong and fascinating, and although she\u2019s six inches tall, she has the fortitude to pack quite a punch.\u201d Clifford agrees: \u201cAnd to still be Les\u2019 equal. That\u2019s the joy of it.\u201d<\/p>\n As things get predictably dark for the struggling couple \u2013 and for some unlucky flies that get to experience her rage first-hand \u2013 their battles are frequently hilarious.<\/p>\n \u201cThey really hit a low in their relationship, even when she\u2019s the size of a dollar bill. It doesn\u2019t make Les hold back at the nadir of their upset and anger with each other. So yeah, it\u2019s pretty bleak. But then it\u2019s ridiculous again,\u201d notes Macfadyen.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a lot of fun playing opposite Elizabeth in a rage. There\u2019s something inherently amusing about someone stamping their feet when they\u2019re so tiny.\u201d<\/p>\n Fagbenle adds: \u201cThis absurdity allows you to explore dysfunctional relationships in a way that doesn\u2019t feel too depressing. There are lies, betrayals and there\u2019s deceit, but because it\u2019s housed within this extraordinary world, you engage with it in a different way.\u201d<\/p>\n Once Lindy moves into an actual doll house, things escalate. But the cast had to always play it straight, underlines Macfadyen.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no other way of doing it. You can\u2019t play it with your tongue in your cheek,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t just play \u2018the concept\u2019 \u2013 otherwise it\u2019d get boring very quickly. I guess that\u2019s what is so interesting, because their relationship is still the same. They\u2019re different sizes, they\u2019re in a different predicament, but they are the same people.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, the miniature universe created by the team made for a joyful experience.<\/p>\n \u201cAll these props and sets were super realistic. In a way, it\u2019s another character in the show, this small world, and it was done in a completely original way,\u201d recalls Fagbenle, with Clifford adding: \u201cThey had a giant AirPod that became a phone. And a set of Lego stairs! It was pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n In the series, the audience will also meet the characters before the life-changing transformation.<\/p>\n \u201cWe dip into their pasts a little. You get to see how things began when there was still all this promise. Episode 9 is going to be really exciting \u2013 it\u2019s a flashback episode and that\u2019s pretty wild,\u201d teases Clifford.<\/p>\n Fagbenle says: \u201cIt\u2019s a feast for the eyes, but what ultimately drew me to the script were these complex relationships. I think people can be really moved by that: by a daughter who\u2019s estranged from her mother or a husband and wife finding ways to navigate their careers and their love. That\u2019s the meat of it all and that\u2019s the sizzle.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’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":" Marriage is hard \u2013 especially when your partner shrinks to doll-size due to a scientific mishap. Which is exactly what happens to Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (\u201cSuccession\u201d star Matthew Macfadyen) in Sony Pictures Television\u2019s series \u201cThe Miniature Wife.\u201d \u201cI think it\u2019s just a brilliant predicament, isn\u2019t it? 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