EXCLUSIVE: The Hulu pilot Group Chat has cast its four leads to join the previously announced La La Anthony: Yaya DaCosta (The Lincoln Lawyer, Chicago Med), Melanie Liburd (This Is Us, The Idol), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Maggie, His and Hers), and Stephanie Suganami (Power Book II: Ghost, Dr. Odyssey).
Amid her busy schedule as executive producer and star of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Hulu series All’s Fair, Kardashian will serve as Group Chat’s narrator and guest star, we hear.
Loosely inspired by Anthony’s bestseller The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness, Group Chat is a satirical comedy about six fly, successful women in their forties who have conquered LA and seemingly have it all. But behind their picture-perfect lives is a group chat that tells the real story — one that’s the heart line of their friendship and where the real drama unfolds. Because, in their world, the truth is even more wild, unfiltered, and juicier than anyone could ever imagine.
Specific details regarding the individual characters to be played by Anthony, DaCosta, Liburd, Rittenhouse, and Suganami are under wraps.
The pilot landed at Hulu for development in summer 2024 as the first project under a first-look deal Kardashian signed with 20th Television. Group Chat is executive-produced by Kenya Barris and Adam Kassan on behalf of the former’s Khalabo Ink Society, Kardashian, and her longtime friend Anthony. The Disney TV Studios division co-produces the comedy with BET Studios, where Barris is a principal partner.
DaCosta is best known for her roles as cut-throat prosecutor Andrea Freeman on Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, Whitney Houston in the biopic Whitney, April Sexton on NBC’s Chicago Med, Angela Vaughn on Fox’s Our Kind of People, and, most recently, Monique Smith in Lifetime’s Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story, which she executive-produced. DaCosta is repped by Gersh.
Liburd most recently recurred as Jenna on HBO’s The Idol and Professor Carrie Milgran in the Starz hit crime drama Power Book II: Ghost. Her additional TV credits include ABC’s High Potential, NBC’s This Is Us, and Syfy’s Dark Matter. She is repped by IAG and Untitled Entertainment.
Rittenhouse most recently appeared in the Netflix series Running Point. Before that, she had leading roles in two Hulu projects, including the sitcom Maggie and the miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral. Additional credits include ABC’s Blood and Oil, as well as Hulu’s The Mindy Project. Rittenhouse is repped by Rogue Management and CAA.
Suganami can most recently be seen opposite Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich in the A24 psychological horror film Opus, directed by Mark Anthony Green, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Before that, she was cast alongside Zoey Deutch and Shay Mitchell in the Amazon Studios feature film Something From Tiffany’s, produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Additional credits include the final season of Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost and Ryan Murphy’s ABC series Dr. Odyssey. She is repped by M88, Gersh, and Granderson Des Rochers.
Kardashian recently starred in FX’s American Horror Story: Delicate from Ryan Murphy and 20th Television. The Kardashian and Jenner family reality series, The Kardashians, is heading into its seventh season on Hulu. She is repped by WME.
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