Uma Thurman has booked another TV gig. The Oscar-nominated actress will star in “Chambers,” an hourlong supernatural drama for Netflix that’s created by Leah Rachel (“Audrey,” “Curious Females”). Deadline broke the news. Thurman has a recurring role on Bravo dark comedy “The Imposters.”
“Chambers” follows “a young heart attack survivor who becomes consumed by the mystery surrounding the heart that saved her life. However, the closer she gets to uncovering the truth about her donor’s sudden death, the more she starts taking on the characteristics of the deceased — some of which are troublingly sinister.”
Thurman is playing Nancy, “the mother of the heart donor who forges a hesitant relationship with the young recipient only to find out her daughter may not be as dead as she thought.”
Rachel and Akela Cooper (“The 100,” “Luke Cage”) will serve as showrunners and are among “Chambers'” executive producers. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” “American Horror Story”) is directing.
While she’s best known for her big screen credits — such as her Oscar-nominated role in “Pulp Fiction,” the “Kill Bill” franchise, and “Gattaca” — Thurman is no stranger to TV. Her performance in the HBO movie “Hysterical Blindless” won her a Golden Globe, and she received an Emmy nod for her work on NBC’s “Smash.” She also co-starred in the NBC miniseries “The Slap.”
In February Thurman went on the record with The New York Times to describe her own experiences with Harvey Weinstein, who was recently arrested on charges of rape and a criminal sexual act. She also discussed how “Kill Bill” writer-director Quentin Tarantino pressured her to perform a dangerous stunt for the revenge flick that resulted in her being injured in a car crash.
“Harvey assaulted me but that didn’t kill me,” said Thurman. “What really got me about the crash was that it was a cheap shot. I had been through so many rings of fire by that point. I had really always felt a connection to the greater good in my work with Quentin and most of what I allowed to happen to me and what I participated in was kind of like a horrible mud wrestle with a very angry brother. But at least I had some say, you know?”
She continued, “Personally, it has taken me 47 years to stop calling people who are mean to you ‘in love’ with you. It took a long time because I think that as little girls we are conditioned to believe that cruelty and love somehow have a connection and that is like the sort of era that we need to evolve out of.”
