Netflix’s adaptation of Annie Barrows’ New York Times bestselling book series Ivy & Bean has set the cast and it’s star-studded.
The cast added includes Emmy nominee Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy winner Jane Lynch, Pretty Little Liars‘ Sasha Pieterse, Oscar nominee Nia Vardalos, Garfield Wilson, Jaycie Dotin, and Marci T. House. They’ll be joining previously announced cast members Keslee Blalock, Madison Skye Validum, and Lidya Jewett.
Directed by Elissa Down with Kathy Waugh and Jeff Stockwell penning the screenplay, Ivy and Bean never thought they would be friends because they are complete opposites. But they soon see that opposites can make the best of friends.
Down previously worked with Netflix on the dance-comedy film Feel the Beat which starred Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz, and Lidya Jewett.
Ferguson is best known for his role in Modern Family and he’s next set to star in Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear and the Broadway revival of Take Me Out in Spring 2022. Lynch has won five Emmys for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dropping the Soap, Hollywood Game Night, and Glee.
Pieterse starred in Pretty Little Liars and its spinoff The Perfectionists. Vardalos got a nomination for original screenplay for My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
