Christoph Waltz to Star in Prime Video’s The Consultant

Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglourious Basterds) will lead the cast of The Consultant, billed as a “darkly comedic workplace thriller” for Prime Video.

From MGM Television and Amazon Studios, with Tony Basgallop (Servant) as creator and showrunner, the series is set to premiere on Prime Video across the globe. Matt Shakman (WandaVision) is the director and executive producer. Waltz also serves as executive producer. The Consultant is inspired by Bentley Little’s 2015 novel.

“It’s a huge honor to be working with the talents of Matt Shakman and Christoph Waltz on this project that I developed with the team at 1.21 and Toluca Pictures,” said Basgallop. “And with MGM and Amazon Studios, we’ve found partners who are not afraid to be bold and explosive.”

“With The Consultant, Tony Basgallop has created something fearless with equal parts savage humor and delicious thrills,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon Studios. “We are excited to collaborate with him and the entire creative team in bringing this edge-of-your-seat, can’t-miss series to our Prime Video customers across the globe.”

“The Consultant is a biting workplace satire that is as suspenseful as it is darkly funny,” said Michael Wright, president of scripted TV at MGM. “Tony has created something truly unexpected with this series, and we are thrilled to partner with Amazon and this brilliant creative team to bring the story to life for audiences around the world.”