Ella Bright lands female lead in Sony’s Narcs opposite Mason Thames

Exclusive casting news from Deadline: Ella Bright, known for Prime Video’s Off Campus, has signed on for a female lead in Narcs, Sony Pictures’ upcoming coming-of-age comedy. Bright will star opposite Mason Thames, who appeared in The Black Phone.

The project marks the feature directorial debut of John Phillips. The script is by Jordan and Justin Shipley, with a rewrite by Phillips and Gene Stupnitsky. Stupnitsky is listed as a producer via Big Name Entertainment, with Robert Lamonaca serving as an executive producer, alongside Phillips and Joseph Micucci.

Deadline notes that Narcs’ plot is currently being kept under wraps. The article frames Bright as a talent studios are watching closely following the success of Off Campus, which drew a large audience on Prime Video and helped drive the series’ renewal for a second season. In the broader context of Bright’s career, she previously played a young Kate Middleton on Netflix’s The Crown and has other projects in development, including Gable with Finn Cole and Ben Foster.

Bright’s involvement aligns with Sony’s continuing push into high-concept, character-driven comedies and showcases the momentum building around rising young stars in genre-blending romance and coming-of-age fare.

Source: Deadline

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