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Doll & Em

Doll & Em

Description: Best friends Emily Mortimer (`The Newsroom', `Shutter Island') and Dolly Wells (`Bridget Jones's Diary') star in this self-improvised comedy series as, well, best friends whose longtime relationship experiences unexpected complications and surprising twists against the backdrop of a Hollywood film shoot. Successful actress Em (Mortimer) needs a personal assistant to help her through her biggest film role yet, so who better to hire than Doll (Wells), her childhood pal who welcomes a change of pace after her love life crumbles? But when the job becomes more taxing than it was intended to be - blurring the line between their personal and professional interaction - Doll and Em start to see cracks in their once-unbreakable bond.
Genre: Comedy
Year Released: 2021
Number of seasons: 2
Number of episodes: 12
First episode air date: October 13, 2021
Program Creators: Dolly Wells, Emily Mortimer
Networks: Sky Witness, Sky Atlantic
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