FX has today announced the premiere date for the upcoming original limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams.
The eight-episode series will premiere on Tuesday, April 9 at 10/9c.
Based on Sam Wasson's biography Fosse, the series chronicles the romantic and creative partnership between Broadway legends Bob Fosse (Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Williams). The series will explore the hidden corners of show business, the price of pursuing greatness and the suffering inflicted in the name of art.
In addition to Williams and Rockwell, the series stars Norbert Leo Butz, Margaret Qualley, Aya Cash, Nate Corddry, Susan Misner, Bianca Marroquin, Kelli Barrett, Evan Handler, Rick Holmes, Paul Reiser, Ethan Slater and Byron Jennings.
Steven Levenson created the series. He executive produces with Rockwell, Williams, Lin-Manuel Miranda, George Stelzner, writer Joel Fields and director Thomas Kail. Nicole Fosse - the daughter of Fosse and Verdon - is a co-executive producer. FX Productions, Fox 21 Television Studios and The Verdon Fosse Legacy produce.
