Claire Foy to play Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in new TV series
The Hindu
The show ‘Doomsday Machine’ is based on Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang’s best-selling book ‘An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination’
British star Claire Foy will play the role of top Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg in the upcoming scripted series “Doomsday Machine”.
The show is based on Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang’s New York Times bestselling book “An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination”.
It will focus on the relationship between the social media giant’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and Sandberg, who serve as the company’s chief operating officer (COO), as well as the obstacles Facebook has faced on its relentless quest for growth. The drama series, which comes from Anonymous Content and Wiip, is being written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar, according to The Hollywood Reporter.