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# Amazon Has Cast Its First Lead For Its Adaptation of William Gibson’s The Peripheral
- URL: https://www.andrewliptak.com/amazon-has-cast-its-first-lead-for-its-adaptation-of-william-gibsons-the-peripheral/
- Published: 2020-10-06T15:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-09T15:29:08.000Z
- Author: Andrew Liptak
- Tags: News, Science Fiction, Streaming Services

Amazon’s adaptation of William Gibson’s 2014 novel **[The Peripheral](https://bookshop.org/a/6134/9780425276235?ref=andrewliptak.com)* now has its lead actress. [**Variety* reports](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/chloe-grace-moretz-the-peripheral-amazon-1234793236/?ref=andrewliptak.com) that Chloë Grace Moretz will play Flynne Fisher, a woman who’s trying to care for her family—her ailing mother and her brother Burton, who’s dealing with injuries from serving in a recent war.

Amazon [ordered the series](https://www.tor.com/2019/11/13/amazon-william-gibson-the-peripheral-adaptation-greenlit-tv/?ref=andrewliptak.com) a year ago, which comes from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, who had recently [signed an overall deal](https://deadline.com/2019/04/jonathan-nolan-lisa-joy-igiant-tv-overall-deal-amazon-studios-1202589231/?ref=andrewliptak.com) with the studio.

Gibson’s novel is set in two different time periods: the first roughly three decades from now, and the other in the distant future. Flynne quits her job at a print shop to take over a virtual security job from her brother. There, she witnesses a murder, and stumbles upon a connection to the distant future after which an event killed a large portion of Earth’s population.

Moretz made her acting debut in **The Amityville Horror*, and made her breakthrough as Hit-Girl in the 2010 film **Kick-Ass*. She’s also appeared in **Let Me In, Dark Shadows*, **Kick-Ass 2,* **The Fifth Wave*, and this year, horror film **Shadow in the Cloud*.**

**Variety* didn’t indicate when the series would debut, but presumably, with casting under way, the series will enter production at some point in the near-ish future.

****Update, October 8th, 2020**: *Variety* reported on October 7th that Amazon has cast another lead in the series: Gary Carr (**Modern Love, The Good Fight, 21 Bridges*), who’ll play Wilf, a publicist who lives in the 22nd century.