Emma Stone Teams with Safdie Brothers and Nathan Fielder for Showtime’s ‘The Curse’

Emma Stone is set to star in the upcoming Showtime series “The Curse,” a half-hour comedy created by Nathan Fielder and filmmaker Benny Safdie.

The Wrap reports that Stone will play one half of a newly married couple opposite Fielder in a “genre-bending scripted comedy that explores how an alleged curse disturbs [their relationship] as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.”Benny Safdie will also star while his brother Josh Safdie will executive-produce via their Elara Pictures banner.

Fielder executive-produces, as does Stone via her Fruit Tree banner.

Both brothers will direct “The Curse” and co-write with Nathan Fielder.

The series is produced by A24 in the studio’s continuing foray into the television business, with Showtime’s “Moonbase 8” having just finished its debut season, and a late-night series featuring Instagram comedy star Ziwe Fumudoh coming to Showtime also.“The fierce intelligence and

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