# Toni Collette leads Apple TV comedy with major Australian cast

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/toni-collette-to-lead-apple-tv-dramedy-lenni-based-on-norwegian-format/
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:46:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T18:09:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/toni-collette-apple-tv-lenni-norwegian-format-1236939304/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Seven Australian actors join Toni Collette in *Lenni*.
- The Apple TV dramedy is filming in Sydney.
- The series adapts Norwegian show *Pernille*.

## Summary

New details confirm that Ciarán Hinds, Dan Wyllie, Josh McKenzie, Celeste Barber, Genevieve Hegney, Arka Das and Wayne Blair will join Toni Collette in Apple TV’s dramedy *Lenni*. Production is under way in Sydney, adding a substantial Australian cast to the adaptation of Norwegian series *Pernille*.

Collette plays Lenni, a divorced mother of two and child welfare worker whose work supporting other families collides with the comic chaos at home. Sarah Scheller is adapting the series and Dearbhla Walsh is directing; both, along with Collette, are executive producers. Made Up Stories and Keshet International are producing, with support from Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Toni Collette leads Apple TV comedy with major Australian cast](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/toni-collette-apple-tv-lenni-norwegian-format-1236939304/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Toni Collette to Lead Apple TV Dramedy ‘Lenni’](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/toni-collette-apple-tv-lenni-1236747702/)
- [Deadline: Toni Collette To Star In TV Adaptation Of Norwegian Dramedy ‘Pernille’ For Apple](https://deadline.com/2026/11/toni-collette-lenni-norwegian-dramedy-pernille-apple-1237212642/)

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