Kim Cattrall is set to star in upcoming Netflix queer drama Glamorous set in the cosmetics industry. She will play a makeup mogul in the drama centered on a young gender-nonconforming man (actor, singer-songwriter and YouTuber Miss Benny) whose life is stuck in place until he lands a job working for Cattrall’s character.
The five time Emmy nominee actress will join the cast Zane Phillips, Jade Payton, Michael Hsu Rosen, Ayesha Harris and Graham Parkhurst as regulars. Diana Maria Riva, Lisa Gilroy and Mark Deklin will have guest roles in the series.
Cattrall’s Madolyn Addison is a veteran from the golden age of supermodels who founded a prestigious boutique beauty line that carries her name. Intent on shaking up her business, she sees an opportunity in Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), taking him from the makeup counter to a seat at the table.
The series character Phillips (Fire Island) plays Madolyn’s son Chad, director of sales for the company. Payton (Dynasty) plays Madolyn’s first assistant Venetia. Rosen (Tiny Pretty Things) and Harris (Daisy Jones and the Six) play graphic designers at Glamorous by Madolyn. Parkhurst (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) plays Parker, a self-proclaimed jock who has a chance encounter with Marco. Riva (Dead to Me) plays Marco’s mother, Julia. Gilroy plays a social media influencer known as Alyssasays. Deklin plays James, a documentary filmmaker.
Jordon Nardino (Star Trek: Discovery, Smash) remains attached to the Netflix series as writer and executive producer as he wrote The CW’s pilot, Executive producers Damon Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow of Two Shakes Entertainment were also involved in the earlier version. Nardino and Wayans both have overall deals at CBS Studios.
Cattral, the formar Sex and the City star can currently be seen in Peacock’s Queer as Folk update, and her recent credits also include How I Met Your Father at Hulu, Fox’s Filthy Rich and Tell Me a Story at Paramount+.
