Daniel Radcliffe TV Show 'Miracle Workers' Adds Steve Buscemi as God
Daniel Radcliffe's upcoming TV show, "Miracle Workers" adds Steve Buscemi in the cast. The seasoned actor best known for his work on "Fargo," "Reservoir Dogs," and "Monsters Inc." will play God in the series.
Buscemi isn't new to working on TV shows as he was part of the cast of two critically-acclaimed HBO series, "The Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Empire." He's also in the newly-released Amazon anthology series "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams." Buscemi will actually replace Owen Wilson in Radcliffe's new show, which will air on TBS.
Wilson's reason for departing from "Miracle Workers" was not detailed but reports stated that it was the actor's decision to leave the project. Incidentally, both Wilson and Radcliffe boarded the series as executive producers when TBS announced the show's development back in May.
"Miracle Workers" follows lower-ranking angel named Craig (Radcliffe) whose job is to answer the people's prayers. Since God (Buscemi) has been busy with his hobbies, the angels have to make sure there is still order among humans.
Long-time "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels hatched the comedy series along with Simon Rich ("Man Seeking Woman") who wrote the scripts based on his book "What In God's Name."
"Simon and Lorne are total pros in walking the tightrope between reality and ridiculousness, and they do it with a lot of heart and wit," TBS EVP for Original Programming Brett Weitz said in announcing the show's development.
There will be seven episodes to "Miracle Workers," which will play out as an anthology. Production of the series started in August for a 2018 run on TBS. The cable network, however, has not yet announced a confirmed premiere date.
Meanwhile, Radcliffe is most familiar to fans of Harry Potter on the big screen. Since the franchise ended, however, the actor has been busy expanding his acting credentials on stage, in the movies, and on television. "Miracle Workers" will be his first complete season show in the U.S.
