The Miniature Wife Set for Exclusive Preview at MIPCOM

Sony Pictures Television’s The Miniature Wife is set for an exclusive preview screening at MIPCOM on October 13, followed by a Q&A with cast members Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Sian Clifford (Fleabag) and O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale).

Inspired by Manuel Gonzales’ short story, The Miniature Wife is created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner (Boardwalk Empire, Goliath), who serve as showrunners and executive producers. It is produced by Media Res (The Morning Show, Pachinko) and is set to premiere on Peacock in the U.S. next year. Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is handling international distribution.

The relationship dramedy examines the power imbalances between spouses, who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident in which a husband accidentally shrinks his wife.

Macfadyen, Fagbenle and Clifford are joined in the cast by Elizabeth Banks (The Better Sister, Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games franchise), Zoe Lister-Jones (Slip, Beau is Afraid), Sofia Rosinsky (Paper Girls, Death and Other Details), Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Crazy Rich Asians), Aasif Mandvi (Evil, The Daily Show), Rong Fu (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Hello (Again)) and Tricia Black (Small Achievable Goals, Pretty Hard Cases).

Greg Mottola (Superbad, Nobody Wants This), who directs the first two episodes, is an executive producer alongside Banks, Macfadyen, Michael Aguilar (I’m Dying Up Here, Kidding) and Suzanne Heathcote (The Crowded Room, Killing Eve), as well as Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer for Media Res.

“After strong early interest at L.A. Screenings, we are thrilled to unveil The Miniature Wife to audiences at MIPCOM,” said Mike Wald, co-president of distribution and networks at SPT. “With its star power, undeniable chemistry between Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen and razor-sharp writing, The Miniature Wife is unlike anything else at the market. We can’t wait to get this unique series in front of more international buyers in October.”

“Getting a first look at exceptional new series like The Miniature Wife is what buyers are promised and have come to expect from MIPCOM, and here Sony Pictures Television delivers on that promise,” added Lucy Smith, director of MIPCOM. “We are thrilled to welcome SPT back to the market and honored to host such an elite cast to preview this highly anticipated new title for MIPCOM’s coveted Monday Opening Night Screening in the Grand Auditorium.”

The special preview screening will take place on October 13 at 6 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Festivals. Though the screening is open to all MIPCOM delegates, it is not for review purposes.