Plot introduction
SinceitsglobaldebutonAppleTV+,Physicalhasdrawnacclaimfromaudiencesandcriticsalike,aswellaspraiseforperformancesbyitsensemblecastledby“perfectlycast”and“masterful”RoseByrne,andstarsRoryScovel,DierdreFrielandPaulSparks.Setintheidyllicbutfragilebeachparadiseofsunny1980sSanDiego,Physicalisahalf-hourdarkcomedyfollowingSheilaRubin(Byrne),aquietlytortured,seeminglydutifulhousewifesupportinghersmartbutcontroversialhusband’sbidforstateassembly.Butbehindcloseddoors,Sheilahasherowndarklyfunnytakeonlifesherarelyletstheworldsee.She’salsobattlingacomplexsetofpersonaldemonsrelatingtoherself-image…thatis,untilshefindsreleasethroughtheunlikeliestsource:theworldofaerobics.SeasontwofoundByrnehavingsuccessfullylaunchedherfirstfitnessvideoonlytoencountersomenewandbiggerobstaclesonherpath.Sheistornbetweenloyaltytoherhusband(RoryScovel)andthevaluesherepresents,andadangerousattractiontosomeoneelse.Andsinceshe’snolongertheonlygameintown,shefindsherselfhavingtooutrunsomefiercenewcompetitorsontheroadtobuildingafull-fledgedfitnessempire.PhysicalisproducedbyTomorrowStudios(anITVStudiospartnership)andcreated,writtenandexecutiveproducedbyWeisman,whoalsoservesasshowrunner.ThisseriesisdirectedbyStephanieLaing,whoalsoservesasexecutiveproduceralongsideAdelstein,ClementsandBachnerforTomorrowStudios,andByrne.
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