The Crowded Room, Apple's seasonal anthology series from A Beautiful Mind's Akiva Goldsman and New Regency, will star Oscar candidate Amanda Seyfried alongside Tom Holland.

The first season will be directed and executive produced by Kornel Mundruczo, who directed the Vanessa Kirby-Shia LaBeouf film Pieces of a Woman.

The Crowded Room is an anthology series written and executive produced by Oscar winner Goldsman that will examine inspirational stories of persons who have fought with mental illness and learnt to live successfully with it. The 10-episode first season is inspired by Daniel Keyes' biography The Minds of Billy Milligan and is based in part on Goldsman's own experiences.

Rya, played by Seyfried, is a clinical psychologist who is dealing with the most difficult case of her career. She can't help but prioritize her patients while juggling her responsibilities as a single mother.

Holland, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Goldman, plays Danny Sullivan, a character partially based on Milligan, the first person acquitted of a crime due to multiple personality disorder, now recognized as dissociative identity disorder.

Apple Studios and New Regency collaborated on The Crowded Room. Through his Weed Road Productions banner, Goldsman serves as executive producer. Suzanne Heathcoate, Alexandra Milchan of EMJAG Productions, and Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, and Michael Schaefer of New Regency will all serve as executive producers on the project.

Seyfried was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Marion Davies in David Fincher's Mank. She'll next be seen in Hulu's limited series The Dropout as Elizabeth Holmes. Les Miserables, Mamma Mia!, and Les Miserables are among her other credits. as well as John.

Innovative and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein Selz represent Seyfried.