Academy Award nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy) have joined the cast of Patrick Melrose, a new Showtime and Sky Atlantic limited series starring and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock).
Patrick Melrose will be executive produced by Michael Jackson and Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winning producer Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball, Grey Gardens).
Patrick Melrose will begin shooting in London and the South of France in August.
Leigh and Weaving will star as the parents of “Patrick Melrose.”