Alicia Vikander to star in HBO limited series Irma Vep

The Hollywood Reporter

The Oscar-winning actress will lead a limited series based on French filmmaker Olivier Assayas' 1996 movie of the same name. Assayas will serve as an executive producer along with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. In Irma Vep, Vikander will play Mira, "an American movie star who is disillusioned with her career and coming off a breakup. She travels to France to play the character Irma Vep in a remake of the classic, 1915 French film serial Les Vampires, and finds the distinction between herself and the character starting to blur," per The Hollywood Reporter. Vikander says of the role: "I have been a long-time admirer of Olivier and his work," said Vikander. "I am very excited for us to work together, and to be a part of the expanded universe of his superb cult classic, Irma Vep. There are a lot of brilliant people coming together and I am delighted to be partnering with HBO and A24 on this special project." This is the second limited series based on an acclaimed movie for Vikander. Last month, she signed on for a limited series remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder.