Toni Collette to Headline and Executive Produce Apple TV Drama ‘Lenni’

Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning actress Toni Collette is set to lead and executive produce Lenni, an upcoming Apple TV dramedy series based on the critically acclaimed Norwegian production Pernille.

Production on the project is currently underway in Sydney, backed by financial support from the New South Wales Government through Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.

Collette stars as the titular character, a child welfare worker and divorced mother of two balancing high-stakes professional crises with the ongoing chaos of her personal life.

The ensemble cast includes Ciarán Hinds (Game of Thrones), Dan Wyllie (Love My Way), Josh McKenzie (La Brea), Celeste Barber (The Letdown), Genevieve Hegney (Colin From Accounts), Arka Das (The Airport Chaplain), and Wayne Blair (Total Control).

The adaptation is written and executive produced by Sarah Scheller (The Letdown, Strife). Dearbhla Walsh (Bad Sisters, Margo's Got Money Troubles) serves as director and executive producer.

The series is produced by Made Up Stories and Keshet International. Executive producers include Collette, Scheller, and Walsh, alongside Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Katie Amos, Avi Nir, and Keren Shahar. Original Pernille creator Henriette Steenstrup also serves as an executive producer alongside Bård Fjulsrud and Tanya Badendyck. Monster produced the original series for Viaplay.

Collette’s extensive television work includes United States of Tara, for which she won a Primetime Emmy, as well as The Staircase, Pieces of Her, Unbelievable, and Wayward. Her film credentials feature an Oscar-nominated performance in The Sixth Sense, alongside starring roles in Hereditary, Little Miss Sunshine, The Hours, and About a Boy.