Christy Hall’s Hulu limited series Victoria has added Mark Duplass (The Morning Show) to its cast, joining the previously announced Li Jun Li and Diane Lane.
Created and written by Hall (I Am Not Okay with This), set in the cutthroat world of San Francisco’s elite, Victoria is an erotic thriller that follows Maxine Tao (Li), a brilliant con artist who finds herself in a dark web of power, luxury and the crosshairs of a seductive killer who knows her secrets. Maxine is thrust into the seductive, high-stakes world of venture capital after a chance encounter grants her the grift of a lifetime.
Duplass will play William Holbrook, a brilliant UC Berkeley professor whose work in gene editing has made him a sought-after figure in Silicon Valley, while his gift for mentoring young scientists has earned him the devotion of his students.
Lane plays Lee Calloway, a savvy venture capitalist accustomed to getting what she wants and has worked too hard to let anyone stand between her and the win.
Hall will serve as writer, showrunner and exec producer alongside Geeta Vasant Patel (Lanterns, Under the Bridge), who’s directing the pilot, along with Lilly Burns, Elise Henderson and Tony Hernandez for Counterpart Studios. Li is co-producer. The project hairls from Onyx Collective and Counterpart Studios.
Duplass is an award-winning actor, filmmaker and producer. As an actor, he has appeared in a wide range of film and television projects, including the Apple+ series The Morning Show, for which he received a 2020 and 2024 Emmy nomination. He was also one of the stars of the HBO show Togetherness, which he co-created with his brother Jay Duplass. Most recently, he appeared in Kane Parsons’ liminal space horror film Backrooms. Mark Duplass is repped by CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.