Siegfried & Roy Series, Starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield, Picked Up at Apple

Apple has given a pickup to Wild Things, the limited series about Las Vegas showman-magicians Siegfried & Roy, with Jude Law and Andrew Garfield to star.

The eight-parter is based on the Apple original podcast Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy and is written, showrun and executive produced by Only Murders in the Building co-creator John Hoffman. Law will star as Siegfried, and Garfield will star as Roy. The series is set to go into production this fall.

German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers. But their careers were cut short by an onstage tiger attack in 2003.

A synopsis from the producers calls the series a “wild ride relationship tale of two of the greatest showman-magicians in history who, along with their white tigers, are tasked with turning Sin City into a family-friendly destination. The duo push the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.”

Horn was left partially paralyzed by the tiger attack and, after a brief comeback in 2010, the pair retired from show business. Horn died in 2020 at age 75.

The Wild Things project from Apple Studios is executive produced by Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer, and Matt Shakman will direct the pilot and also executive produce. The executive producer credits will also be shared by Law, Garfield, Kristen Zolner, Natalie Berkus, Tony Leondis, Kathy Ciric, Will Malnati and Steven Leckart.

Law is repped by CAA and Julian Belfrage Associates, while Garfield is repped by CAA and Gordon and French. Hoffman is repped by CAA and Anonymous Content, and Shakman is repped by CAA.