Jessica Chastain, Ben Stiller to star in new Apple TV+ series

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Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Oscar winner Jessica Chastain and Emmy winner Ben Stiller have signed on to star in and executive produce a new Apple TV+ limited series called The Off Weeks.

Alissa Nutting is the showrunner, while Michael Showalter is directing and executive producing.

The show follows a divorced writing professor trying to balance his career and love life on the weeks he has custody of his children.

Stiller and Chastain previously lent their voices to the characters of Alex and Gia in Madagascar 3.

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