Another international project for the Filipina actress.
According to a recent press statement issued by Netflix through its online portal Tudum, it announced that award-winning Filipina actress Dolly de Leon has been cast in another international project.
If was confirmed that she will portray the role of Elena in the upcoming seven-episode drama series Feral, which is based on Shirley Conran’s bestselling novel Savages.
According to Tudum, it will follow the story of four women as they go on a journey of adventure and survival after accompanying their mining executive husbands on a corporate holiday to a beautiful but lethal island.
“When the men’s shady deals land them all in danger, the women must learn to survive the jungle — and each other. Can they put aside their differences, self-doubts, and vanities to stay alive?” read the logline.
Dolly will star alongside Michelle Dockery, Jessica Gunning, Genevieve O’Reilly, and Phillipa Northeast.
It was also confirmed that the series is set to be directed by Emma Freeman, while Laurie Borg will serve as series producer. Filming is set to commence in Australia later this year, the streaming giant disclosed.
Dolly, who is the first-and-only Filipina tondate to be nominated in the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress, recently starred as Agnes in the second season of Nine Perfect Strangers.
It was followed by her portrayal of Detective Sofia Gonzalez in Maximim Pleasure Guaranteed and the twins Lo and Li for the live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
She also voice of Lola Fatima in the animated movie Forgotten Island, which also included the likes of Liza Soberano, H.E.R., Lea Salonga, Jo Koy, and Manny Jacinto in the cast.
