Hulu’s High Fidelity has found its male lead in Jake Lacy.
The series is a reimagining of Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and the 2000 feature film starring John Cusack. However, this time around, the series will be told from a female point of view, with Zoë Kravitz stepping in as the lead.
Kravitz will portray the ultimate music lover and record store owner who’s obsessed with pop culture and Top Five lists.
Lacy will play Clyde, who is described as effortlessly cute, if not the coolest guy in the room. A recent N.Y. transplant from L.A., he’s still trying to figure out how to navigate the city. Despite his lack of interest in music, he reveals a funny and open side that intrigues Rob (Kravitz). But he might prove to be just like all the other guys… or so it seems.
The reimagining was initially developed at Disney+ but moved to the streaming service following Disney’s acquisition of Fox assets, which gave the former a 60% stake in Hulu.
The reboot hails from writers Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka. West and Kucserka will also executive produce alongside High Fidelity film scribe
Scott Rosenberg, Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner, as well as Hornby himself.
