JK Simmons, Anna Kendrick Courtesy of AGC Television Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons are signing up for Embassy, a six-part geopolitical action series. Pitch Perfect star Kendrik will play Layla, a resourceful American diplomat stationed at the U.S. Embassy in London when it comes under attack from armed mercenaries. The U.S. Ambassador (Simmons) orders her to extract a high-value asset held inside the compound, and Layla is forced to team up with her ex, a British SAS soldier, even as evidence emerges of a broader conspiracy. AGC Television is producing the series with Ascendant Fox and Turbine Studios and will be selling the show to international buyers at TV confab MIPCOM in Cannes next week. Related Stories Movies Sheep and Mob Mentality: 'Flock' Writer-Director Mac Nixon Wants to Reframe Welsh Identity on Screen Movies Park Chan-wook on 'No Other Choice,' Capitalism and the Black Comedy of Self-Delusion Embassy was created and written by Rom Lotan and will be directed by John Strickland (Bodyguard, Line of Duty). Lotan and Strickland will executive produce together with Ascendant Fox's Hester Ruoff, Bart Ruspoli and Matt Mitchell; Turbine's Daniel Hetzer, Jakob Neuhauser, Justin Thomson and David Tanner; and AGC's Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz and Miguel A. Palos Jr. Filming is set to begin in February 2026 in London and Cologne. Kendrick will next star opposite Seth Rogen in Babies, directed by Lauren Miller Rogen, which begins production in Los Angeles in November. She's also set to appear alongside Adam Driver and Daniel Kaluuya in Chris Rock's currently untitled drama (formerly Misty Green) for A24. Simmons, coming off of The Accountant 2, has a typically full dance card, with roles in David Ayer's actioner Heart of the Beast alongside Brad Pitt, as George Schultz in Michael Russell Gunn's Cold War political drama Reykjavik, and alongside Nicolas Cage in Cameron Van Hoy's satirical drama The Prince. Kendrick is represented by CAA, Range Media Partners, and attorney Todd Rubenstein. Simmons is represented by Gersh. Lotan is represented by Independent Artist Group, Writ Large, and Lichter Grossman Nichols Feldman Rogal Shikora & Clark. Strickland is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency, Independent Talent Group, and Lighthouse Entertainment. The deal was negotiated by Sam Williams for Ascendant Fox, Matthias Braun for Turbine Studios, and Conor McElroy for AGC. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed 'Survivor' Player Jake Latimer on Being Medically Evacuated From the Show and Worrying, "Am I Going to Be the First Contestant to Die?" Heat Vision How Peter Safran Changed the 'Peacemaker' Season 2 Finale Live Feed TV Ratings: 'Dancing With the Stars' on a Hot Streak to Start Season 34 Live Feed 'Grey's Anatomy' Star on Show Exit: "There Should be a Dead 'Grey's' Doctor Club" Live Feed 'Grey's Anatomy' Boss Explains Painful Season 22 Premiere Casualty: "I Cried on That Phone Call" The Fien Print 'The Last Frontier' Review: Jason Clarke in an Alaska-Set Apple TV+ Western Throwback That Goes From Fun to Tedious in a Hurry Live Feed 'Survivor' Player Jake Latimer on Being Medically Evacuated From the Show and Worrying, "Am I Going to Be the First Contestant to Die?" Heat Vision How Peter Safran Changed the 'Peacemaker' Season 2 Finale Live Feed TV Ratings: 'Dancing With the Stars' on a Hot Streak to Start Season 34 Live Feed 'Grey's Anatomy' Star on Show Exit: "There Should be a Dead 'Grey's' Doctor Club" Live Feed 'Grey's Anatomy' Boss Explains Painful Season 22 Premiere Casualty: "I Cried on That Phone Call" The Fien Print 'The Last Frontier' Review: Jason Clarke in an Alaska-Set Apple TV+ Western Throwback That Goes From Fun to Tedious in a Hurry