Betty Gilpin Will Play a Nun Fighting a Powerful AI in Damon Lindelof’sMrs. Davis

All they had to say was “ Betty Gilpin ( Glow , The Tomorrow War ) is back in fighting fashion ” and we were in , but it gets better from there . Peacock has harbinger that in Tara Hernandez andDamon Lindelof’sMrs . Davis , Gilpin is gear up to play a conical buoy who takes on a powerful artificial intelligence activity . Yes , we ’ll take the Liberty Belle beget into a raw habit as a nun .

peacock butterfly reveals that Mrs. Davis is “ an exploration of religion versus applied science — an heroic conflict of scriptural and binary balance , ” though further patch detail are scarce . Emmy winner Owen Harris ( Black Mirror : San Junipero , Brave New World ) will direct multiple episodes and is also on control panel as an executive producer along with Lindelof ( whose many credit admit Watchmen , The Leftovers , Lost , and co - writingThe Hunt , which star Gilpin ) and Hernandez ( The Big Bang Theory , Young Sheldon ) . Hernandez will also swear out as showrunner .

Previously , Gilpin was also seen in the Netflix ’s Glow , which got the ax before the series ’ quaternary season as a result of the pandemic . Fans are definitely not over the loss of the pop grapple serial publication , but the thought of Gilpin kicking bum in some form while playing a nun is still mighty challenging . Hey , maybe they can wreak in her Glow co - star Alison Brie as the AI voice or physical form — we can make bold to dream , anyway !