Paramount+ Acquires BBC Drama 'Wild Cherry' Starring Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo
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Max Goldbart
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Summary
Paramount+ has acquired the BBC series 'Wild Cherry', a spooky drama from creator Nicôle Lecky. The series stars Carmen Ejogo (The Penguin) and Eve Best (House of the Dragon) as Lorna and Juliet, two women living in a wealthy, idyllic town whose lives unravel when their daughters are implicated in a shocking scandal. As toxic secrets emerge, the community's perfect facade begins to crack. The series will air on Paramount+ in the U.S.
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· 3 pulledWild Cherry stars The Penguin's Carmen Ejogo and House of the Dragon's Eve Best and is about people born into a world of wealth and good fortune.
Life is perfect in this luxurious haven until Lorna and Juliet's daughters are implicated in a shocking scandal.
As toxic secrets ripple through the idyllic town, while Lorna and Juliet are forced to take sides, cracks form in the community, shattering its perfect image.
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