Pearl Mackie, Kerry Howard, and Chizzy Akudolu Join the Cast of Grace Link’s ‘Locker Room Talk’
EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Mackie, known for her roles in Doctor Who and The Diplomat, alongside Chizzy Akudolu from Tommy & Tuppence and Holby City, and Kerry Howard of Him and Her and Bad Apples, will star in Grace Link’s upcoming indie television series Locker Room Talk. This project features a cast of six talented actresses.
Joining Mackie, Akudolu, and Howard are Link, Florence Andrews from House of Gucci and School of Rock, and Rhianna Merralls known for her work on Plebs.
Locker Room Talk will take place entirely within a women’s changing room after a weekly yoga class. This seven-part comedy-drama, running for 10-minute episodes to be released on YouTube, focuses on candid discussions surrounding body image, health, friendship, and the complexities of modern womanhood.
Link, who serves as the showrunner and creator, will also be joined by Chloe Luo from Bag Lady Films and Amanda Boyle as executive producers, with Boyle directing. Production is scheduled to begin in London, aiming for a May release.
The series has partnered with women’s health and wellbeing charities, The Pachamama Project and BRC Chat, highlighting a commitment to fostering discussions about women’s bodies, healthcare, and lived experiences. Molton Brown will serve as a sponsor.
“This ensemble has the wit and raw magnetism of women I’d love to find myself sitting next to on a moist wooden bench at 7am,” Link stated. “Amanda and I couldn’t have wished for a more big-hearted, full-blooded cast. The chemistry between them was instant and electric; they dive into the topics we too often whisper about with wonder, mischief, and a conspiratorial glee.”
Boyle emphasized the significance of the cast, saying, “You need characters you’d actually want to addictively be stuck in a changing room with, and actors who are funny right down to their bones but can still break your heart. Pearl, Chizzy, Grace, Flo and Kerry bring all of that, each in completely different ways. Together they’ve got this chaotic, lovable, slightly feral energy, and watching them rip into Grace’s scripts is a total riot.”
Mackie is represented by United Agents and Curate, while Akudolu is repped by InterTalent. Howard is represented by Curtis Brown, Andrews by Grantham Hazeldine, Link by Independent Talent, and Boyle by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
