{"id":13945,"date":"2026-07-22T22:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13945"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:02:05","slug":"benicio-del-toro-to-star-in-apple-comedy-series-protective-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13945","title":{"rendered":"Benicio Del Toro To Star In Apple Comedy Series \u2018Protective Custody\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/benicio-del-toro\/\" id=\"auto-tag_benicio-del-toro\" data-tag=\"benicio-del-toro\">Benicio Del Toro<\/a> is getting into the comedy game and is reuniting with his <em>Escape at Dannemora <\/em>colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/ben-stiller\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ben-stiller\" data-tag=\"ben-stiller\">Ben Stiller<\/a>\u00a0as he does so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDel Toro is to star in <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/apple\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple\" data-tag=\"apple\">Apple<\/a> comedy series <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/protective-custody\/\" id=\"auto-tag_protective-custody\" data-tag=\"protective-custody\">Protective Custody<\/a><\/em>, which also stars Stiller. It marks the <em>Traffic<\/em> star\u2019s first leading role in a comedy series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe actor is fresh from starring as Sergio St. Carlos in <em>One Battle After Another<\/em>, a karate sensei and leader of the undocumented community in Baktan Cross, which landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDeadline <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/05\/ben-stiller-mike-judge-teaming-protective-custody-apple-1236917364\/\">broke the news in May<\/a> that Stiller was going to star in and exec produce the show, which comes from Mike Judge, Steve Hely and Dave King.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<em>Protective Custody<\/em> follows a disgraced financier accused of massive fraud who is thrown into protective custody, where he must navigate prison politics, salvage his reputation, and confront the consequences of his actions while awaiting trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIt comes over ten years after Del Toro and Stiller worked together on Showtime\u2019s prison break drama <em>Escape at Dannemora<\/em>; Del Toro starred as convicted murderer Richard Matt, who broke out of prison alongside Paul Dano\u2019s David Sweat, who were having a relationship with prison guard Tilly Mitchell, played by Patricia Arquette. Stiller directed and exec produced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<em>King of the Hill\u2019s <\/em>Judge, <em>Veep\u2019s<\/em> Hely\u00a0and <em>Parks and Recreation\u2019s<\/em> King will co-write, co-showrun and exec produce with Judge also directing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIt comes from Apple Studios, Red Hour, Propagate Content, and 3 Arts Entertainment with exec producers including Stiller, John Lesher, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Rodney Ferrell Michael Rotenberg and Nanette Burstein.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDel Toro is repped by LBI Entertainment, Range Media Partners and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman.\u00a0Stiller is repped by WME and Sloane, Offer, Weber &amp; Dern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benicio Del Toro is getting into the comedy game and is reuniting with his Escape at Dannemora colleague Ben Stiller\u00a0as he does so. Del Toro is to star in Apple comedy series Protective Custody, which also stars Stiller. It marks the Traffic star\u2019s first leading role in a comedy series. 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