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Actor Andrea Riseborough, best known for her role in "To Leslie", is set to feature alongside Jeremy Strong in the drama series "9/12", which will revolve around the legal battle for 9/11 first responders.
The Paramount+ limited series is directed by Tobias Lindholm, who also serves as an executive producer on the project, according to the entertainment news outlet Variety.
It will comprise six episodes and details the decade-long legal battle against entrenched institutions to secure nearly USD 1 billion for emergency workers who fell gravely ill following the September 11 attacks.
"'9/12’ dramatises a landmark case that reshaped the fight for accountability: a relentless legal war that stretched nearly a decade to secure almost $1 billion in compensation for first responders who fell gravely ill in the wake of 9/11," according to the official logline.
It focuses on Strong’s Jason Smith, “who risked everything to take on entrenched institutions, exposing the politics, greed, corruption and betrayal that compounded tragedy set against the emergency workers’ extraordinary unity and unflinching bravery as The World Trade Centre was collapsing."
Riseborough will essay the role of Molly, a resilient wife who is deeply concerned about her family’s future and the health of her husband, a former NYPD cop.
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Besides "9/12", the actor will also feature as Isabella Blow in "The Queen of Fashion". She will also appear in the thriller series "First Woman", which features the actor in the role of Claire Reith and Ashley Walters as her husband, Ben.
