Emma Roberts will star and executive produce the new Hulu series Second Wife

Emma Roberts reteams with Meaghan Oppenheimer for the new Hulu and 20th Television series, Second Wife.

Only this time, the actress will serve as executive producer and star in the romantic comedy-drama alongside Lucifer actor Tom Ellis, according to Deadline.

The announcement comes on the heels of the second season renewal of drama series Tell Me Lies, for which Oppenheimer served as creator, executive producer and showrunner alongside Roberts, who was also among the nine executive producers.

Oppenheimer, 36, created Second Wife and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner.

The show will also mark the first project Oppenheimer will work on with Ellis as a married couple, who will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary in June.

Roberts, 31, will executive produce the half-hour show through her Belletrist TV banner.

It also reunites Ellis with Hulu and 20th TV as he stars in their upcoming limited series Washington Black.

Dream Team: She will reteam with Meaghan Oppenheimer, who served as a creator, executive producer, and executive producer alongside Roberts on the series Tell Me Lies; the couple seen in september

Roberts will star opposite Tom Ellis, who is Oppenheimer’s husband.

Based on Carola Lovering’s 2018 novel of the same name, Second Wife, considered a black comedy, focuses on the ups and downs of a blended family, while exploring intimacy, failure, and second chances.

The story follows Sasha (Roberts), who flees her life in New York to start anew in London, where she meets and quickly falls in love with a recently divorced father named Jacob (Ellis).

When they impulsively decide to get married, they soon realize that there are many things they don’t know about each other and that they can’t leave their past behind forever.

In Demand: Roberts, who became a new mother in December 2020, also stars in the new rom-com Maybe I Do, out January 27; she is seen at a birthday tribute to her son Rhodes on December 27.

Roberts is ready to begin the promotional push for her new movie Maybe I Do, which stars Luke Bracey, Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy.

The romantic comedy will premiere on January 27.

The actress will also appear in the Marvel superhero film Madame Web, which is scheduled for a February 2024 release. She has also been linked to upcoming films Saurus City and Space Cadet.

Last year, the daughter of actor Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts starred in the romantic comedy About Fate, which opened in September, as well as the horror film Abandoned, starring John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Shannon, which opened in last june. .

Tell Me Lies, starring Grace Van Patten and Jackson White in the lead roles, was greenlit for a second season last November. As of yet, there has been no official word on when the follow-up will begin filming or when it will debut on Hulu.

Its on! Tell Me Lies, which Roberts served as executive producer with Grace Van Patten and Jackson White in the lead roles, was renewed for a second season last November.