EXCLUSIVE: Legendary British actor Stephen Fry has boarded Netflix’s The F**k it Bucket from The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures, joining a clutch of highly-rated newcomers including lead Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) and Boiling Point’s Lauryn Ajufo.Fry will play the role of Mia Polanco (Wilde)’s doctor, Dr Nell, in his latest Netflix show, having appeared as Headmaster Barnes in hit young adult drama Heartstopper and Gilbert in Neil Gaiman’s upcoming The Sandman.
Unveiled on a UK slate last year, The F**k it Bucket is Netflix’s latest big UK young adult bet, following on from the critical and commercial success of Heartstopper.Newcomer Ridley Parker’s show follows a 17-year-old Londoner who is released from hospital after a lengthy battle with anorexia nervosa.
She is thrust back into the chaotic world of sixth form, only to find that her friends have been spending her recovery time experiencing things she has never known.
Confronted with the realization that her childhood is racing by without her, Mia resolves that despite it all, she is not ready to grow up.Wilde broke out in the UK as Kyra in BBC drama You Don’t Know Me, which was picked up by Netflix.
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