Colman Domingo is embracing the lunacy of modern politics in Netflix political thriller series “The Madness.”
Domingo plays Muncie Daniels, a political consultant-turned-TV pundit who takes a work sabbatical to write the next great American novel. While in the Poconos on his writing retreat, though, Muncie finds himself as the only witness to the murder of a well-known white supremacist, and now he’s being framed for the crime.
Per the official synopsis, “Muncie is forced to go on the run in a desperate fight to clear his name and unravel a global conspiracy before time runs out. Along the way he’ll reconnect with his family, find unlikely allies, and fight against disinformation in a post-truth age.”
Bradley Whitford, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Gabrielle Graham, John Ortiz, Tamsin Topolski, TJ Mixson, Deon Cole, Hamish Allan-Headley, Ennis Esmer, Alison Wright, and Stephen McKinley Henderson also star. Henderson additionally appears in fellow Netflix series “A Man on the Inside.”
“The Madness” is created by executive producer Stephen Belber. Clement Virgo directs the eight-episode series and also serves as an executive producer with VJ Boyd and Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, and Kaitlin Dahill for Chernin Entertainment.
Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Domingo appeared in 2024’s critically acclaimed prison-set “Sing Sing,” and will reprise his role on “Euphoria” Season 3, which will begin production in January 2025.
Domingo is further reuniting with his “Euphoria” co-star Sydney Sweeney for his directorial debut, biopic “Scandalous.” Sweeney will be portraying Kim Novak alongside “Industry” actor David Jonsson as Sammy Davis Jr.
Domingo has already announced “Unforgettable,” a film about Nat King Cole, that he will star in and direct; his budding biopic empire also includes his portrayal of controversial patriarch Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson feature “Michael.”
Domingo is also currently in production on Netflix’s “The Four Seasons” series, which reimagines Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name.
The actor/producer/director previously told GQ that he wants to be writing and producing projects that “have a lot of light in them.”
“I like that I’m known for gravitas. If, at the end of the day, people want to know me for gravitas, I’ll take that,” Domingo said of his acting. “Because some people wish they could be known for gravitas….and there’s no way they could have gravitas.”
“The Madness” premieres November 28 on Netflix. Check out the trailer below.
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