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T10 WHATS UP! October 25 - 31, 2020 tion, Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Kidman first came to the attention of Ameri- can audiences in such films as "Days of Thunder" (1990) and "Far and Away" (1992). The Australian actor went on to ap- pear in such blockbusters as "Batman Forever" (1995) and "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), while also earning praise for her per- formances in more serious fare such as her role as Virginia Woolf in "The Hours" (2002), the role that earned her an Os- car. Apparently, her co-star Grant wasn't so quick to sign on to "The Undoing" because he had already decided to quit acting. Earlier in October, Kidman ex- plained to Australia's the Sun- day Telegraph that she practi- cally had to beg him to play the part of her husband in the se- ries. The dramatic role marks a departure from the kinds of roles he rose to fame playing in romantic comedies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," (1994) and "Notting Hill" (1999), however Grant has proven he's far from one-di- mensional, thanks to other dra- matic turns in "Sense and Sen- sibility" (1995), "Florence Fos- ter Jenkins" (2016) and the BBC miniseries "A Very English Scandal." Kidman and Grant are joined onscreen in "The Undoing" by a veritable entertainment in- dustry legend, with Sutherland as widowed financier Franklin. With more than five decades of experience in film, Sutherland is often regarded as one of the most talented actors to have never been nominated for an Oscar, though he was honored with the Academy Honorary Award in 2017. Over the course of his career, he's appeared in the now-classic films "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "MASH" (1970), "Klute" (1971), "Animal House" (1978) and "Ordinary People" (1980). He was also seen in "JFK" (1991), "A Time to Kill" (1996) and "Cold Moun- tain" (2003), which starred Kid- man as well. "The Undoing" also stars Ed- gar Ramírez ("Zero Dark Thir- ty," 2012) as NYPD Det. Joe Mendoza, who rattles Grace as she tries to cooperate with the investigation. Some action- movie fans may remember the Venezuelan actor as CIA assas- sin Paz in "The Bourne Ultima- tum" (2007), but Ramírez has more recently garnered acclaim for his portrayal of Gianni Ver- sace in FX's "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story." The rest of the cast includes young actor Noah Jupe ("Won- der," 2017) as Grace and Jona- than's son, Henry, Lily Rabe ("American Horror Story") as Sylvia Steineitz, Norma Dumez- weni ("Mary Poppins Returns," 2018) as Haley Fitzgerald, Sofie Gråbøl ("The Killing") as Cath- erine Stamper, Matilda De An- gelis ("The Prize," 2017) as Ele- na Alves, and Ismael Cruz Cór- dova ("Ray Donovan") as Fer- nando Alves. Behind the scenes, Danish di- rector Susanne Bier took the reins for all six episodes of the series. She's best known in North America for her work on the film "Bird Box" (2018) and the TV miniseries "The Night Manager." Fans are likely happy "The Undoing" is finally making its way to the screen. Unlike a lot of other series, it has survived the COVID-19 pandemic de- spite a delay in its premiere. The thriller was originally slat- ed to premiere on May 10, but in late March HBO confirmed the series would move to the fall in- stead. Although this fall TV season may not have as many new tele- vision shows, movies or special events, series such as this offer a glimmer of hope for those of us who desire quality enter- tainment on the small screen. While the silver screen has of- fered fans the crème de la crème of entertainment for years, television is becoming home to content that is just as good, if not better — especially when it features the likes of Kidman and her co-stars. Watch her unravel as Grace Fraser in "The Undoing," pre- miering Sunday, Oct. 25, on HBO. Nicole Kidman as seen in "The Undoing" continued from page T2 Big drama, small screen: 'The Undoing' premieres on HBO TV FEATURE