A highly anticipated biopic on the roller-coaster lives of showman-magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn has finally found its stars.
Slated to run for eight episodes, Wild Things is an Apple TV+ limited series that will star Jude Law and Andrew Garfield as Siegfried and Roy, respectively.
The show will be based on the Apple Original Podcast Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, and is expected to capture the pair’s triumphant ascent, and ultimate falling-out, as a double act in Las Vegas.
Siegfried and Roy were German-American performers who became Vegas mainstays following the massive success of their animal-based act. They performed their set, which featured white lions and white tigers, at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in the 1990s and early 2000s.
The pair ended their act in 2003 after Horn was bitten in the throat by a tiger during a live performance. He subsequently suffered a stroke and was left partially paralyzed.
The duo officially retired from show business in 2010 after a brief comeback, and largely stayed out of the spotlight for the rest of their lives. Horn died in 2020 at the age of 75, while Fischbacher died a year later at 81.
Reports that Apple was developing the series first circulated in 2022. Production for the show is slated to start in fall with John Hoffman attached to direct, showrun, and executive produce. Hoffman is best known for co-creating Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.
Alongside a storied film career, Law has also made his mark on television having recently starred in the Star Wars spinoff Skeleton Crew on Disney+.
Garfield has also dabbled in TV, starring in FX’s Under the Banner of Heaven, which earned him nominations at the Emmys and Golden Globes.
The actors will also serve as executive producers on the series.
