Brief
Caroline Kepnes casts Dean Norris and Jordan Ladd in digital‑first series ‘The Attentionist’
The author of the You novels directs a new digital‑first drama starring Dean Norris and Jordan Ladd, set in a 1990s Cape Cod neighborhood.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Caroline Kepnes, the writer behind the Netflix hit You, is directing a digital‑first series titled The Attentionist. The project will star Dean Norris, Jordan Ladd, Katherine Mallen Kupferer and Audrey Grace Marshall and will be released on YouTube, though a specific date has not been announced.
What happened
Kepnes assembled the cast in October 2026, describing the sisters Maeve and Reg, played by Kupferer and Marshall, as “gloriously messy.” Norris’ role is likened to “Tony Soprano minus the Mafia,” while Ladd portrays an “unfairly hot mom.” The story follows the sisters’ secret phone romance that spirals into psychological dread in a 1990s Cape Cod setting.
What was said
Kepnes told Variety, “The heart of this story is a total genre clash… one minute it’s an awkward ’90s oceanside family comedy, and the next it plunges into raw psychological dread.”
Key facts
- Caroline Kepnes is directing the digital‑first series The Attentionist. (variety.com)
- Dean Norris and Jordan Ladd are cast as the parents in the series. (variety.com)
- Katherine Mallen Kupferer and Audrey Grace Marshall play sisters Maeve and Reg. (variety.com)
- The series will be shot on location in Cape Cod and released on YouTube. (variety.com)
- A release date has not yet been set. (variety.com)
Sources
- [1] variety.com — originally reported as “Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Audrey Grace Marshall, Dean Norris, Jordan Ladd Join ‘The Attentionist’ from Caroline Kepnes (EXCLUSIVE)”
