Actress
Emma Stone is returning to her TV roots to star alongside
Jonah Hill in a remake of Norwegian comedy series '
Maniac
'.
The 'Superbad' co-stars are reuniting for the new project, which will be directed by
True Detective
's
Cary Fukunaga
, reported Variety.
The story, based on the dark comedy which originally aired in Europe in 2014, will revolve around a mental patient in a psychiatric ward, who believes he is living in a made-believe fantasy world.
READ ALSO: TV shows that were made into movies Stone and Hill, who will portray patients at the hospital, will also be producing the project with Fukunaga.
The venture is currently being shopped to US networks by producers at Paramount TV and Anonymous Content.
The gig marks 'Birdman' star Stone's first major series role on the small screen since she featured as a regular on 2007 mini-series "Drive".
She has also previously landed small appearances on 'Malcolm in the Middle', 'Medium', and 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'.
READ ALSO: Charity is no free ride: Matthew McConaughey Hill is also no stranger to TV - he appeared in 2006 comedy 'Campus Ladies', and provided his voice for a 2009 episode of 'The Simpsons', and animated 2011 series 'Allen Gregory'.
Meanwhile, "Maniac" will be Fukunaga's second TV series after winning critical acclaim for the first season of hit crime drama "True Detective", which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
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