Christian Slater joins limited series Fleishman Is In Trouble

Fleishman Is In Trouble​, a limited series adaptation of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s bestselling debut novel of the same name has been in the making for some time now with Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, and Claire Danes attached to star. Now, the project has added actor Christian Slater to its cast which also includes Adam Brody, Maxim Jasper Swinton, Joy Supruno, Ralph Adriel Johnson, Brian Miskell, Michael Gaston, and Meara Mahoney Gross

Fleishman Is In Trouble follows the story of Toby Fleishman, a recently separated man who dives into the world of dating apps with the kind of success he had never had in dating in his youth before he got married. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife Rachel disappears, leaving him with the kids and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return. The newly eligible bachelor must juggle being a full-time parent, reconnecting with old friends, transitioning into a long-awaited promotion at the hospital he works at as a hepatologist, and the world of single women in New York City.

Eisenberg will play Fleishman, Caplan will play the narrator of the series named Libby, and Danes will Fleishman's ex-wife Rachel in the series. Brody plays Toby's friend Seth, while Swinton and Gross will play Fleishman's children.

Slater will play Archer Sylvan, a journalist who wrote a legendary article, titled Decoupling, which details the dissolution of a marriage and is pretty close to the story of Fleishman is in Trouble. Sylvan is also the obsession of Libby Epstein and a friend of Toby Fleishman’s from college.

Brodesser-Akner will write the nine-episode series and executive produce it along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Susannah Grant. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris will direct multiple episodes of the show.