Merritt Wever to Star in RUN, HBO's Newest Comedy Pilot

HBO has cast Merritt Wever as the lead in its upcoming comedy pilot, "Run" according to Variety.

"Run" focuses on Ruby (Wever), a woman living a humdrum existence, one day gets a text, inviting her to fulfil a youthful pact promising true love and self-reinvention, by stepping out of her life to take a journey with her oldest flame. Ruby is described as an American family woman who functions like clockwork, but feels like a fraud. Having packed away her younger self for the sake of other people, she is finally taking steps to reinvent her path.

Domhnall Gleeson and Phoebe Waller-Bridge have also been cast in the series. Wever just won her second Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series for the Netflix period drama "Godless." She won her first Emmy for supporting actress in a comedy series for "Nurse Jackie." Wever's

The script for "Run" was written by Vicky Jones, who will also serve as executive producer via DryWrite. Phoebe Waller-Bridge will also executive produce and play the recurring role of Flick.

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