FX has given tech thriller Devs an eight-episode series order, which is set to unfurl in 2019.
“After reading all 8 scripts and hearing Alex’s brilliant vision and commitment to direct all of the epsiodes, it was an easy decision to order Devs to series.” said John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions. “Alex is a visionary artist who with his partners has put together a stellar cast. We are grateful to Alex, Andrew, Allon, Scott, Eli and the brilliant casting team led by Carmen Cuba.”
From Alex Garland (Ex Machina), Devs follows young computer engineer Lily (Sonoya Mizuno) as she investigates Amaya, a cutting-edge San Francisco tech company that she believes is responsible for the disappearance of her boyfriend.
In addition to Mizuno, Devs stars Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation) as Amaya CEO Forest; Jin Ha (Jesus Christ Superstar Live) as Lily’s ex-boyfriend James, a gifted cyber security specialist; Zach Grenier (The Good Wife) as Kenton, the terse and dangerous head of security at Amaya; Stephen McKinley Henderson (Lady Bird) as Stewart, one of the top technical minds working in Amaya’s secret development division; Cailee Spaeny (On the Basis of Sex) as a young and brilliant but self-destructively stubborn Amaya employee; and Alison Pill (The Newsroom) as quantum physicist Kate, second in command at Amaya.
Devs is one of two series orders for FX today, the other being limited drama Shogun.
