Lucy Liu Peacock Series ‘Superfakes’ Sets Directors (EXCLUSIVE)
The upcoming Peacock crime drama series “Superfakes” has finalized its director lineup.
Variety has exclusively learned that Jim McKay, Karena Evans and Andrij Parekh are all set to direct the show, which was picked up on the NBCU streamer in January 2025. Evans will direct the pilot, while McKay will direct multiple episodes. Both are also executive producers.
Lucy Liu will lead the cast of ‘Superfakes’, with additional cast members including Ken Leung, Bohan Phoenix, Michelle Lee Jones and Keith Leung. The logline for the show reads: “A small-time luxury counterfeit dealer (Liu) from Chinatown enters a dangerous black market underworld to finance a life of respect for her family in the suburbs.”
McKay most recently worked on Season 3 of the hit Paramount+ series “Tulsa King,” as well as shows like “Smoke” and “Black Bird” for Apple TV and “American Rust” at Prime Video. His other credits include “Breaking Bad,” “Mr. Robot’, ‘The Americans’ and ‘Better Call Saul’.
Evans has directed shows like “P-Valley,” “Snowfall,” “Dead Ringers,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and the HBO Max reboot of “Gossip Girl.” She is also the first woman to be honored with the Prism Prize Lipsett Award in 2018, the same year she took home Best Director at the Much Music Video Awards and Video of the Year at the BET Awards for Drake’s “God’s Plan.”
Parekh won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for ‘Succession’ in 2020 and received a nomination in the same category for the show in 2024 for its final season. He also directed episodes of HBO shows like “Watchmen” and “House of the Dragon.” Parekh is also an acclaimed cinematographer, working on films such as ‘Half Nelson’, ‘Mississippi Grind’, ‘Blue Valentine’ and ‘Roofman’.
McKay is represented by Verve. Evans is represented by CAA, Taj Critchlow/Karoshi Management & Granderson Des Rochers. Parekh is repped by Linden Entertainment and Murtha Skouras Agency.
The series comes from creator Alice Ju, who will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner. In addition, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie will serve as executive producers, along with 3 Arts’ Howard Klein and Olivia Gerke. Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush are also executive producers, along with Liu, McKay and Evans. A24 and UCP will produce.
