{"id":14913,"date":"2026-10-02T15:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14913"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T13:35:34","slug":"eddie-murphy-to-star-in-mad-men-creator-matthew-weiners-new-drama-series-the-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/10\/02\/eddie-murphy-to-star-in-mad-men-creator-matthew-weiners-new-drama-series-the-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Murphy To Star In Mad Men Creator Matthew Weiner\u2019s New Drama Series The Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this current age of Peak TV, stars from all over are flocking to the small-screen to get their slice of the streaming pie. It’s a trend that’s given us Robert Downey Jr. in HBO’s The Sympathizer<\/em>, Harrison Ford in Apple TV’s Shrinking<\/em>, Sylvester Stallone in Paramount+’s Tulsa King<\/em>, and Javier Bardem in Cape Fear<\/em>. And, as reported by Variety<\/em>, it’s a trend that’s set to continue as legendary funnyman and actor Eddie Murphy is lining up his first ever dramatic TV role in Peacock’s The Chairman<\/em>, an original series from Mad Men<\/em> creator Matthew Weiner.<\/p>\n

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Now, it should be noted that The Chairman<\/em> \u2014 while having a major creator and now a major star also attached \u2014 is currently only in development at Peacock, and has yet to receive a formal green light just yet. There’s also no plot details or logline currently available, though we suspect the proposed series may<\/em> involve a chairman of some description and that said chairman may<\/em> be played by Eddie Murphy (just a hunch!) Even so, given Weiner’s pedigree as both the creator of one of the best TV shows of all time and as both a writer and executive producer on The Sopranos<\/em>, along with The Chairman<\/em> promising SNL icon and all-round industry megastar Murphy’s small-screen debut proper, the chances seem fairly high that Peacock won’t pass this one up.<\/p>\n

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With Shrek 5<\/em>, swampland spin-off Donkey<\/em>, and a long-gestating reboot of The Pink Panther all currently on Eddie Murphy’s horizons, the prospect of an original, longform project from the one-time Academy Award nominee is a very exciting one indeed. Watch out for more updates on this one as The Chairman<\/em> moves around the Peacock board.<\/p>\n

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