The Miniature Wife


The Miniature Wife is an upcoming television comedy series for Peacock starring Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks.

Premise

A married couple battle for power within their relationship which is complicated by a technological accident.

Cast

Production

The comedy drama series received a straight-to-series order from Peacock in March 2024. It is created and executive produced by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner who are showrunners on the series, which is adapted from the short story of the same name by Manuel Gonzales. Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer are executive producers for Media Res. Greg Mottola is directing the first two episodes, and is also an executive producer.
The cast is led by Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks, who are also both executive producers on the series. In January 2025, they were joined in the cast by Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, O-T Fagbenle, Sian Clifford and Ronny Chieng. In March 2025, Aasif Mandvi, Rong Fu and Tricia Black joined the cast.
Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario from January 2025 with a schedule to last through the spring of 2025 into July.

Release

The series is set to be released on Peacock in 2026.