Doctor Jekyll, a new, modern interpretation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic 1886 novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde, starring comedy and trans legend Eddie Izzard, reports Variety.Perhaps most excitingly, the project seemingly won’t be ignoring its star’s trans identity.
In Doctor Jekyll, Izzard will play the reclusive Dr. Nina Jekyll, who strikes up a friendship with her newly hired help, Rob (Scott Chambers).
However, Nina has a dark secret: Inside her lurks a murderous alter named Hyde. In keeping with the story’s legacy, Jekyll will need Rob’s help to fight back against the monster inside, to keep it from clawing its way to the surface, taking over, wreaking havoc, and destroying her life.