EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) is set for a recurring role on Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX series The Shards, sources confirm to Deadline.
The series, from 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Productions, is based on Bret Easton Ellis’ prep school thriller novel of the same name.
First unveiled as a serialized audiobook before hitting bookstores in 2023, The Shards is a dark coming-of-age tale with semi-autobiographical facets for Ellis. Set in Los Angeles in 1981, the story follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending the character’s world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.
Details of Wood’s role are being kept under wraps.
She joins the previously announced cast that includes Kaia Gerber, Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Graham Campbell, and Hayes Warner.
FX and 20th Television declined to comment.
The Shards will be produced by 20th Television in association with studio-based Ryan Murphy Productions. Murphy, Ellis and Max Winkler, who directs, executive produce alongside Nick Hall, Kathleen McCaffrey and Brian Young.
Wood was nominated for an Emmy in both 2017 and 2018 for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Dolores in HBO’s hit series Westword. She also received a Critics Choice Award for Leading Actress in a Drama Series, as well as Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for the role. Wood also earned a supporting actress Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Veda Pierce in the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. On the film side, she was recently seen alongside Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Next, she will be seen alongside Henry Winkler, Brian Cox and Emma Roberts in the Neon comedy Old Pals. Wood is repped by CAA, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
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