EXCLUSIVE: Actress, author and producer Maya Erskine has signed with WME for illustration.
Erskine stars reverse Donald Glover in Prime Video’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which premieres Feb. 2. Written and created by Glover and Francesca Sloane, the sequence, a whole reimagining of the 2005 movie, is getting sturdy opinions.
Previously, Erskine co-created and co-starred within the Emmy-nominated sequence PEN15, which ran for 2 seasons on Hulu. During its first season, the sequence received the 2019 Gotham Award for Breakthrough Series and Erskine, together with co-creator and co-lead Anna Konkle, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. The duo additionally acquired WGA Award nominations for New Series and Comedy Series and a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Comedy Series. In its second season, PEN15 earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series and a Peabody Award nomination.
Erskine is at present creating the worldwide bestselling novel The Perfect Nanny as a restricted sequence for HBO, wherein she is ready to star alongside Nicole Kidman along with serving as creator and author.
Recently, Erskine lent her voice to Netflix’s grownup animated sequence Blue Eye Samurai. She continues to be repped by Emily Rose and Anne Hong at Mosaic, Melissa Fox at Hansen Jacobson and Narrative PR.