Thandie Newton & Melissa George Join Cast of NBC's Miniseries THE SLAP

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Thandie Newton and Melissa George are the latest stars to board NBC's upcoming miniseries THE SLAP. The pair join Peter Sarsgaard, Mary-Louise Parker, Zachary Quinto, and Brian.

The series "centers on the fallout after a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child at a family barbeque. This small event sparks a massive family dispute that exposes secrets, prompts a lawsuit and tears the family apart."

Newton will play "Aisha, Hector's (Sarsgaard) wife, who is a doctor and mother of their two children. Organized, she readies herself for the onslaught as she makes preparations for Hector's birthday party, irritated but somewhat amused when her in-laws show up."

George will take on the role of "Rosie, Gary's hippy wife and mother to 5-year-old Hugo on whom she lavishes attention. Defensive about her decision to keep Hugo at home rather than send him to preschool, she is a meddlesome mom, scolding the older children whom she thinks are bullying her precious son."

Newton made her film debut in Flirting (1991). She gained international recognition in the Merchant Ivory production of Jefferson in Paris as Sally Hemings, which led to her being cast in Jonathan Demme's Beloved (1998), in which she played the title character with co-stars Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. Newton was honoured with a BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 for her role in Crash. She currently stars in DirecTV's original series Rogue.

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