Soon after the casting news of Victoria Pedretti as the lead in Hulu’s eight episode series “Saint X”, it’s confirmed that ” The Politician ” fame Josh Bonzie is cast as the male lead. The script is penned by writer Leila Gerstein while Dee Rees is attached to direct.
Based on the Alexis Schaitkin novel of the same name, the show is best described as a psychological drama narrated via multiple timelines and through multiple perspectives. The show follows a young woman’s mysterious death amidst a Caribbean vacation and the ripples the trauma instills on the surviving sister thereby pulling her to traverse a dangerous pursuit of truth and justice. Pedretti plays Emily, the surviving sister whose near perfect life crumbles post the traumatic incident. Bonzie is said to be playing Clive ‘Gogo’ Richardson’, a shy and warm-hearted 20-year old man who changes into a hardened man decades later.
” The Handmaid’s Tale ” writer Gerstein penned the project while also executive producing it with director Dee Rees (Mudbound). Saint X is a production of ABC Studios.
Bonzie most recently starred as Randal in a guest-role on Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series “The Politician” . He was also seen in “The Good Fight” in a recurring role. While Pedretti returns to TV after her super successful turn as Love Quinn in Netflix Series “You”, Netflix Horror “The Haunting of Hill House” and it’s followup “The Haunting of Bly Manor.” stay tuned for more updates.