{"id":11494,"date":"2019-06-25T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:01:27","slug":"the-rooks-emma-greenwell-joely-richardson-olivia-munn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-rooks-emma-greenwell-joely-richardson-olivia-munn\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rook\u2019s Emma Greenwell, Joely Richardson &amp; Olivia Munn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Emma Greenwell, Joely Richardson and\u00a0Olivia Munn sat down with <\/em>TV Drama<em> to talk about what appealed to them about signing on for <\/em>The Rook<em> and weigh in on how the show crosses genres to deliver something truly unique.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 690px;\">\r\n \t                <div style=\"padding-top: 56.2504%;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<video data-video-id=\"6051719340001\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-account=\"1120308147\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-player=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-embed=\"default\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-application-id \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"video-js\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tcontrols=\"\"\r\n                    loop autoplay\r\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\"><\/div><\/video>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Based on Daniel O\u2019Malley\u2019s novel of the same name, <em>The Rook<\/em> follows the story of Myfanwy Thomas, who wakes up in London in a circle of dead bodies with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She comes to learn that she\u2019s a high-ranking official in the Checquy, Britain\u2019s secret service for people with paranormal abilities. As the series unfolds, she will have to navigate the dangerous and complex world of the agency to uncover who wiped her memory and why she is a target.<\/p>\n<p>Greenwell (<em>True Blood<\/em>, <em>Shameless<\/em>) stars as Myfanwy, a \u201cRook\u201d in the Checquy. Richardson (<em>Nip\/Tuck<\/em>, <em>The Tudors<\/em>) plays Linda Farrier, Myfanwy\u2019s mentor and ally who, as the head of the Checquy, is designated\u00a0\u201cKing.\u201d Munn (<em>The Predator<\/em>, <em>The LEGO Ninjago Movie<\/em>) plays Monica Reed, an agent from the U.S. Bureau of Variant Affairs (the American agency that mirrors the Checquy) who arrives in London to investigate the death of one of the victims\u2014her former lover.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Rook<\/em> premieres on Starz on June 30. 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