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A Divorced Manhattan Dad Accidentally Becomes A Male Escort, Setting Off A Wildly Unexpected Journey Through Love, Secrets, And Modern Relationships… And Now The Series Has Added Another Major Star. Oscar-nominated actress Lesley Manville, celebrated for The Crown and Phantom Thread, has officially joined Brett Goldstein in the upcoming Prime Video comedy, playing his charismatic, larger-than-life mother. Blending outrageous comedy with heartfelt emotion, the series is already generating buzz as one of Prime Video’s most intriguing new releases.

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Lesley Manville will star alongside Brett Goldstein in the upcoming Amazon Prime Video comedy series “Escorted,” Variety has learned.

The show was originally announced in November 2025 with an eight-episode order. The logline states, “A divorced dad (Goldstein) in Manhattan accidentally becomes a male escort in this romantic comedy about sexual dynamics, keeping secrets, and whether real intimacy can ever be bought.”

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Manville will appear in a series regular role as Terri, the mother of Goldstein’s character, Denny. Terri is described as “A charisma bomb cabaret legend, Terri is a force of nature with the voice to match.”

Manville received an Academy Award nomination in 2018 for her supporting role in the Paul Thomas Anderson film “Phantom Thread.” She is also a seven-time BAFTA Award nominee, most recently for her work in the hit Netflix series “The Crown.” She previously appeared in the Amazon series “Citadel” as well as shows like “Harlots,” “Disclaimer,” “Grotesquerie,” “North and South,” and “Mum.” In film, she has starred in features including “Another Year” and “Let Him Go.”

Brett Goldstein stars in "Escorted", a new Prime Video comedy about a  divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort. He also returns as Roy  Kent in "Ted Lasso" Season 4 next

She is repped by Artists Rights Group, Avalon Television and Public Eye Communications.

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