Lucy Liu Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ Casts Ken Leung
The upcoming Peacock crime drama “Superfakes” has cast Ken Leung, Variety has confirmed.
The show was originally announced back in January with a series order, while Lucy Liu joined in the lead role in September. The logline states, “A small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer (Liu) enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.”
Leung is believed to be playing Liu’s character’s husband.
Leung currently stars in the hit HBO drama “Industry,” which is currently prepping its fourth season. He is also known for his roles in shows like “Lost,” “The Sopranos,” “High Maintenance,” and the Netflix live-action version of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” In film, he has been featured in films like “Saw,” “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Rush Hour,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” and “Old.”
He is repped by Paradigm and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.
The series hails from creator Alice Ju, who will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. In addition, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie will serve as executive producers along with Howard Klein and Olivia Gerke of 3 Arts. Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush also executive produce, with Liu executive producing in addition to starring. A24 and UCP will produce.
Ju previously won an Emmy as part of the producing team behind the hit Netflix series “Beef,” on which she was a writer and co-executive producer. Ju also served as a writer and consulting producer on the popular Peacock series “Poker Face” starring Natasha Lyonne, whom she also worked with on the Netflix series “Russian Doll.”
Deadline first reported Leung’s casting.
