Casting for Season 2 ofRyan Murphy’s anthologyFeudis ramping up as the creator has found his Truman Capote. According toVariety,Tom Hollanderis now set to play the famed author in the new storylineCapote’s Women, joining thepreviously announcedNaomi Watts, who will play one of his “swans"Babe Paley, andChloë Sevigny, who stars asC.Z. Guest. Hollander isn’t joining the series alone as bothCalista FlockhartandDiane Lanehave also boarded the production.
Coming in five years after theJessica LangeandSusan Sarandon-led first season,FeudSeason 2 will tell the tale of the infamous Capote and the women he was close with. The true story comes fromCapote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Erafrom authorLaurence Leamer, and it recounts how Capote’s tight-knit relationship with the socialites of New York in the 1970s went up in flames following his publishing ofLa Côte Basque 1965, a chapter of his unfinishedAnswered Prayers, in Esquire Magazine. With the short passage, he exposed the social elite’s most private, damning secrets out in the open, causing irreparable damage to his relationships and creating a feud of epic proportions.
Flockhart boards the series asLee Radziwill, the wife of a Polish prince and sister to first ladyJackie Kennedywho developed a particularly strong kinship with Capote thanks in part to her poor relationship with Kennedy. Lane, meanwhile, will portrayNancy “Slim” Keith, a fashion icon dubbed as the original “California girl” on whom Capote reportedly based the character Lady Coolbirth inAnswered Prayers.
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Hollander is a veteran actor with a BAFTA win for his supporting role in the seriesThe Night Managerand a load of notable roles including 2005’sPride and Prejudiceand thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise. More recently, he’s appeared inThe King’s ManandBird Boxamong others. On the small screen, he’s had a more notable presence in recent years with his co-created seriesRev.andTaboo, but he’ll get a big spotlight on HBO with the upcoming second season ofThe White Lotus. Flockhart, meanwhile, has had a fruitful career with three Emmy nominations playing the title role inAlly McBeal. She was also a constant presence onSupergirlfrom 2015 through 2021 as Cat Grant.
Lane has one Oscar nomination to her name forUnfaithfuland is well known for her role inUnder the Tuscan Sun, though she’s also had a constant role in DC films likeMan of SteelandJustice Leagueas Superman’s mother Martha Kent. She was also part of the voice ensemble for Disney’sInside Out. Most recently though, she’s turned to television, starring in the ill-fated yet decently-receivedY: The Last Man,and she’ll next be seenstarring alongsideJeff DanielsinA Man in Full.
FeudSeason 2 is now fully underway withGus Van Santdirecting all eight episodes andJon Robin Baitzwriting and serving as the series showrunner.
