#FIRSTLOOK: “TIME BANDITS” COMING TO APPLE TV+

Apple TV+ sets cast for “Time Bandits,” new original series from AcademyAward-winning co-writer, director and executive producer Taika Waititi.

Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Charlyne Yi, Tadhg Murphy, Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rune Temte, Kiera Thompson and Rachel House to lead cast of new Apple Original comedyApple TV+ today announced it will expand its Emmy Award-winning comedy slate with “Time Bandits,” a new 10-episode series co-written, directed and executive produced by Academy and BAFTA Award-winner and Emmy Award-nominee Taika Waititi (“Our Flag Means Death,” “Jojo Rabbit,” “Thor” films), and starring an ensemble cast led by Emmy and SAG Award-winner Lisa Kudrow.With the first two episodes directed by Waititi, “Time Bandits” is a comedic journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an eleven-year-old history nerd. The series will star:

• Emmy and SAG Award-winner Lisa Kudrow (“The Comeback,” “Booksmart,” “Web Therapy,” “Friends”) as ‘Penelope’
• Kal-El Tuck (“Unseeing Evil,” “Band in the Sand”) as ‘Kevin’
• Charlyne Yi (“Knocked up,” “Paper Heart,” “The Second Act”) as ‘Judy’
• Tadhg Murphy (“Conversations with Friends,” “Black Sails,” “Brassic,” “Undergods”) as ‘Alto’
• Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (“You Don’t know Me,” “Tomb Raider”) as ‘Widgit’
• Rune Temte (“Eddie The Eagle,” “The Last Kingdom,” “Captain Marvel”) as ‘Bittelig’
• Kiera Thompson (“Martyrs Lane,” “Salisbury Poisonings”) as ‘Saffron’
• Rachel House (“Heartbreak High,” “Thor Ragnarok”) as ‘Fianna’

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