Housewife, The: Ben Shirinian’s Psychological Drama, to Star Naomi Watts, Tye Sheridan, Michael Imperioli

‘The Housewife’ Psychological Drama

Ben Shirinian’s debut feature will be shopped to foreign buyers in Berlin Fest by Neon International.

 

Neon International will start shopping the film to foreign buyers at the Berlin Film Festival, with production set to kick off in June 2024. Based on a true story from 1964, The Housewife will see Sheridan play a young New York Times journalist tracking down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.

When he befriends the suspect’s charming wife, played by Watts, his investigation goes off track. Watts recently wrapped production on Audrey Diwan’s Emmanuelle, and is currently starring as Babe Paley in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Her other film credits include Penguin Bloom, Birdman, St. Vincent and Netflix’s The Watcher.

Reedus is best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on The Walking Dead, and film credits like John Hillcoat’s Triple 9 and Robert Redford’s The Conspirator. Robbie Brenner, Kevin McKeon and Lee Broda are producing The Housewife alongside executive producer Alyssa Hill, who also penned the script.