AMC announced today that Joy Nash (Twin Peaks, The Mindy Project) has been cast in the lead role of Plum in the network’s upcoming original drama series Dietland, based on Sarai Walker’s 2015 novel of the same name.
Nash plays Plum Kettle, obese all her life and preparing for lap band surgery when her world is upturned by two rival feminist factions.
Dietland is slated to premiere on AMC with 10 episodes in 2018.
“Joy is everything I hoped we’d find in our leading woman — beautiful, smart and blazing with talent,” said Noxon.