James Norton On Being The “Small Hero” In Psychological Thriller ‘Playing Nice’, Growing His Indie Label Rabbit Track, And Moving Behind The Camera: “That’s Definitely In The Plan”
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: In Playing Nice James Norton stars as Pete, a doting dad who finds out his son was switched at birth, giving him a different kind of hero to portray. “He’s a kind of small hero,” Norton told Deadline. “Unlike most of the characters I’ve played, he’s very likable, very amenable and recognizable.
There’s a simplicity to him, which I hadn’t really played before, and a likability and quietness that made him feel very real.” The adaptation of the JP Delaney novel is produced by Studiocanal and Rabbit Track Pictures, the indie Norton set up with Kitty Kaletsky in 2019.
It will bow on ITV in the UK and play on Canal+ in France. Studiocanal is handling international sales and will launch the series internationally this week in Cannes at MIPTV.
The baby-switch at the center of the story sets up an horrific dilemma for both sets of parents – whether to keep the sons they have raised or reclaim their biological child.
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