The pair will play best friends who go on the run together. 

Prime Video have announced an as-yet-untitled action-adventure series for Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) and Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures).

The show, which reveals Waddingham’s character as an assassin, comes from Tessa Coates. The producers are Skydance Television, Double Dream and Octavia Spencer’s Orit Entertainment.

Here’s the premise:

The series, based on an original pitch from Coates, follows two best friends, Judith (Waddingham) and Debbie (Spencer), who know everything about each other … well, almost everything. Judith has been living a double life that Debbie knows nothing about: she is a highly trained assassin. When a hit goes horribly wrong, Judith and Debbie must go on the run together and work to repair their broken friendship—all while being targeted by a mysterious enemy who wants them dead. And only together, can they solve this layered mystery.

Octavia Spencer said:

“I was in as soon as I heard Tessa’s stunning pitch. To be able to dive into a role like Debbie is rare, and working with Hannah to bring this unique friendship to life is a dream. We knew we had something special with Skydance and Double Dream, and now that we have a home at Amazon, our vision has become a reality.”

Hannah Waddingham added:

“I’m not gonna lie, a few expletives fell out of my face at the prospect of working with the magnificent Ms. Spencer, Tessa Coates’ hugely energetic, exhilarating script, Skydance and Double Dream. To then see the immediate excited response from a mighty beast like Amazon! It’s all just incredibly exciting, and I can’t wait to get our collective teeth into it!”

Tessa Coates will executive produce the series alongside Octavia Spencer, Brian Clisham, and Stephanie Kluft for Orit Entertainment; Hannah Waddingham; Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Irene Yeung for Double Dream; and David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television. Mark Mikutowicz and Blair Bigelow developed the project for Skydance.

The show will run for eight episodes (and hopefully gain a name at some point!) We’ll keep you posted.

Home for Christmas

In the meantime, Hannah Waddingham can be found hosting her own festive extravaganza Home for Christmas on Apple TV+.