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Hulu's Foster Dade Finds Its Mysterious Protagonist
2 Dec
Summary
- Jack Alldridge cast as the lead in Hulu's Foster Dade pilot.
- The project is based on Nash Jenkins' novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos.
- The drama explores privilege, scandal, and sexuality at a boarding school.
Hulu's Foster Dade pilot has cast Jack Alldridge in the central role of Foster, a character described as a lonely, anxious, and ferocious reader. Alldridge, a recent drama school graduate, will embody the complex protagonist navigating a prestigious East Coast boarding school. The pilot is slated to begin production in New York.
The project hails from mega-producer Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran, who penned the teleplay based on Nash Jenkins' novel, 'Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos.' This marks Berlanti's significant return to pilot writing since 2018.
Set against the backdrop of rising social media influence and millennial anxieties, the drama promises to explore themes of privilege, scandal, sexuality, and masculinity. Alldridge's character, Foster, is poised to become the epicenter of a historical school scandal, with his story echoing through the institution for decades.
