Tom Holland to Star in Apple Anthology Series ‘Crowded Room’ From Akiva Goldsman

Tom Holland is set to star in “The Crowded Room,” an anthology series from Akiva Goldsman that has been ordered at Apple.

The first season of the series will be based on the biography “The Minds of Billy Milligan” by Daniel Keyes. It tells the story of Billy Milligan (Holland), the first person ever acquitted of a crime because of Multiple Personality Disorder (now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder). Apple has ordered a 10-episode first season.

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Goldsman will adapt the book for the screen and will executive produce under his Weed Road Productions banner, with Holland set to executive produce in addition to starring. Alexandra Milchan of EMJAG Productions and New Regency’s Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer will also executive produce. The series will be a co-production between Apple Studios and New Regency.

This is not the first Apple project in which Holland has starred. The streamer most recently released the drama feature “Cherry,” which featured Holland in the lead role. He is best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having played the iconic superhero in five films to date with the sixth, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” set for release in December. His other feature credits include “In the Heart of the Sea,” “The Current War,” and “The Devil All the Time.” He will star in the upcoming “Uncharted” film adaptation as well.

He is repped by WME and Sloane Offer.

Goldsman won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for the screenplay of “A Beautiful Mind.” His other feature writing credits include “Cinderella Man,” “The Da Vinci Code,” and “I Am Legend.” He is no stranger to television writing either, having written a dozen episodes of “Fringe” and co-developed the DC Comics TV series “Titans.” He is also heavily involved in ViacomCBS’ rebooted “Star Trek” TV universe, including co-creating “Star Trek: Picard” and serving as co-creator and co-showrunner on “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”

He is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson.

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