Kevin Spacey is pressing ahead with his attempted return to acting, landing his first television role since he was fired from House of Cards amid sexual-assault allegations nearly a decade ago. The 66-year-old actor is set to appear in an Italian comedy series titled Minimarket, which is scheduled to debut the day after Christmas, The Independent reported. Spacey will play an imagined “artistic conscience” and unpredictable mentor to a young man chasing his entertainment dreams in Rome. The role marks Spacey’s first TV appearance since 2017, when Netflix cut ties with him before the final season of House of Cards following a wave of sexual-assault allegations. Actor Anthony Rapp was the first to come forward, alleging that Spacey made sexual advances toward him when Rapp was 14, and Spacey was 26. In the aftermath, more than a dozen other men accused Spacey of misconduct. Legal cases brought against him in both the United States and the United Kingdom were ultimately dismissed or resulted in acquittals, the outlet reports. Since returning to acting in 2021, Spacey has taken on a handful of international film projects as he works to rebuild his career.
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