‘Protective Custody’ TV Series Cast Adds Amy Sedaris (EXCLUSIVE)

Amy Sedaris, the comedic multi-hyphenate behind truTV’s Emmy-nominated At Home with Amy Sedaris, is set to star alongside Ben Stiller and Benicio Del Toro in Protective Custody, the Apple TV comedy series that we scooped in May.

No word yet on Sedaris’ role.

Hailing from Mike Judge, Steve Hely and Dave King, Protective Custody follows a disgraced financier accused of massive fraud who is thrown into protective custody, where he must navigate prison politics, salvage his reputation, and confront the consequences of his actions while awaiting trial.

The show will be co-written, co-showrun and exec produced by Judge, Hely and King, with Judge also attached to direct. Ben Silverman, Howard Owens and Rodney Ferrell exec produce for Propagate Content, alongside Stiller and John Lesher for Red Hour, Michael Rotenberg and Oly Obst for 3 Arts Entertainment, Nanette Burstein, and Blair Breard.

An actress, comedian, and writer known for Strangers with Candy and At Home with Amy Sedaris, Sedaris has recently appeared in projects like Doctor Odyssey, Elsbeth and the Netflix rom-com Office Romance. Earlier this week, we announced her as starring alongside SNL‘s Veronika Slowikowska in the indie comedy Stephanie, Bride to Be. She is repped by CAA and attorney James Adams.