HOUDINI & DOYLE Lands HOUSE and EPISODES Stars

The upcoming event series, HOUDINI & DOYLE, has cast its leads, Fox announced.

Michael Weston (HOUSE, LAW & ORDER: SVU) will play Harry Houdini, while EPISODES’ Stephen Mangan will play Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Additionally, Rebecca Liddiard (MAN SEEKING WOMAN) will play Constable Adelaide Stratton, whose character is the “first female constable ever to work for the London Metropolitan Police Force.”

“I’ve long been intrigued by both Houdini and Doyle; men who were ahead of their time, each fascinating in their own right,” said HOUDINI & DOYLE executive producer David Shore. “But the idea that these two, seemingly so different, could have been friends is almost too perfect. In Michael and Stephen, we have found two incredible actors that embody the intelligence, humor and mystique of these men who, even when viewed through the lens of history, are larger than life.”

Per Fox, HOUDINI & DOYLE — which is inspired by true events — “will draw heavily on the rich history of the period. Two great men of the 20^th Century – Harry Houdini (Weston), master magician, escape artist and paranormal debunker; and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Mangan), prolific writer, creator of “Sherlock Holmes” and paranormal aficionado – grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved and inexplicable crimes with a supernatural slant.”

HOUDINI & DOYLE will debut on Fox in 2016.

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