She co-stars in the show alongside Eleanor Tomlinson from “Poldark,” Ambika Mod from “The Is Going to Hurt,” Leo Woodall from “The White Lotus,” and others.
After they first meet at university graduation, Mod and Woodall portray the leads, Emma and Dexter, whose on-and-off romance is chronicled throughout a lifetime and told in annual installments on the same day each year. Tomlinson portrays Sylvie, who had a romance with Dexter in the past.
Richardson’s function is unknown.
The screenplay is written by Nicole Taylor (“The Nest“), Anna Jordan, Vinay Patel, and Bijan Sheibani.
The drama series is now being made in the United Kingdom by Drama Republic (“Doctor Foster“) in collaboration with Universal International Studios and Focus Features.
Two years after the book’s publication in 2009, Lone Scherfig made its first feature film adaptation, starring Anne Hathaway as Emma and Jim Sturgess as Dexter. Along with Rafe Spall, Heida Reed, and Jodie Whittaker—who would later play Doctor Who—it also starred Tomlinson.
Richardson, who is most known for her part in “Nip/Tuck,” has lately taken on several new projects, such as Guy Ritchie’s follow-up series to “The Gentleman,” now on Netflix, and the family adventure “The Ballad of Renegade Nell,” which is available on Disney+.
She recently made an appearance in “The Sandman” and a new production of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” as Mrs. Bolton (she had previously portrayed Lady Chatterley in the 1993 adaptation).
Artists Rights Group and The Gersh Agency represent Richardson.