Kate Winslet Returns to TV for New Drama ‘The Spot’

Kate Winslet in ‘The Regime.’ Photograph by Miya Mizuno/HBO.

Preview:

Kate Winslet will star in and produce a new drama called ‘The Spot’.
The show was created by ‘Men in Black’ writer Ed Solomon.
It’ll follow a successful surgeon who may have been involved in a hit-and-run death.

Kate Winslet continues to keep the TV side of her career bubbling along even as she stars in movies. And she’s once more taking a leading role both in front of and behind the camera, signing on to star in and executive produce a new drama for Hulu called ‘The Spot.’

It’s Winslet’s latest small screen endeavor, following the likes of ‘Mildred Pearce’, ‘Mare of Easttown’ and this year’s ‘The Regime.’

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What’s the story of ‘The Spot’?

Kate Winslet in ‘Mare of Easttown’. Photo: HBO.

According to Deadline, ‘The Spot’ follows a successful surgeon (Winslet) and her school teacher husband who suspect she might be responsible for a child’s hit-and-run death.

While looking into the matter, dark secrets are revealed that will test their relationship as they confront the possibility of hidden guilt and betrayal.

Who is working on ‘The Spot’?

(L to R) Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco in 2013’s ‘Now You See Me.’ Photo: Lionsgate.

While Winslet has that executive producer credit and will no doubt be involved creatively, actual showrunning duties are falling to Ed Solomon, who created and will write what is likely to be a limited series (since stars such as Winslet don’t normally want the commitment of a full season of TV).

Solomon might be best known for co-writing the three ‘Bill & Ted’ movies, but his scripting career also includes work on ‘Men in Black’, the first two ‘Now You See Me’ movies and ‘No Sudden Move.’

That latter title was one of his collaborations with director Steven Soderbergh, and the pair has worked together on several projects, including ‘Mosaic’ and ‘Full Circle’.

‘The Spot’ was developed by A24, which has seen some big success in the TV field of late with shows including Netflix awards-grabber ‘Beef’ and ‘The Sympathizer’, which co-starred Robert Downey Jr. The show will be co-produced by A24 and 20th Television, which like Hulu, falls under the giant umbrella of Disney.

What else has Kate Winslet appeared in recently?

Kate Winslet stars in director James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water.’

Winslet has her latest film, ‘Lee’, a biopic about war photographer Lee Miller, due in theaters on September 27th. She’s attached to another true-life tale, ‘Fake!’ about Jen McAdam and her involvement with the One Coin Ponzi scheme.

And it’s expected she’ll be showing up again in Na’vi form for James Cameron’s next ‘Avatar’ movie, which we know is subtitled ‘Fire and Ash,’ and will be out on December 19, 2025.