Leslie Grace is moving on from her canceled Batgirl movie and into her next project. The actress has joined the cast of the podcast and vampire comedy-thriller, How to Win Friends and Disappear People.
“Hope the people enjoy … just one of the really cool things with really cool people I’ve been spending my time with these days,” Grace wrote on Instagram.
According to Deadline, Grace will star in and executive produce the 10-episode podcast. In the audio series, she will play a modern-day vampire living in New York City named El who has been undead for centuries. Soni Nicole Bringas (Fuller House) plays Nancy, a computer scientist who is fascinated with her shadowy neighbor.
After Nancy discovers that El is a blood-sucker, she draws her into the world of social media and, as Deadline describes, “lead[s] them both down a rabbit hole of toxic friendship, deceit, and murder.”
Sophia Lopez (Hightown) created the series and will also write and direct it. The show will be produced by the podcast network QCode. Other cast members include Katrina Bowden (30 Rock), Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family), James Paxton (Eyewitness), and Carlos Alazraqui (The Casagrandes).
“What a ride!” Leslie Grace said in a statement. “The characters of El and Nancy really allow us to explore elements of toxic female friendship and hyperbolized co-dependence via this unlikely relationship between vampire and familiar. I’m so grateful to have been welcomed by QCode and Sophia in such a way that allowed me to contribute to this brilliant project both as an actress and producer. I can’t wait to invite listeners in on the fun!”
How to Win Friends and Disappear People is scheduled to premiere in early 2023 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other platforms.