Here’s our very first look at Claws, the latest project from producer Rashida Jones (The Office, I Love You Man).
Set in the treacherous world of the South Florida salon scene, the show centers on Manatee County’s Nail Artisan shop, which houses a collection of very quirky characters led by Niecy Nash (Reno 911). Harold Perrineau (Lost), Carrie Preston (True Blood), Jenn Lyon (Justified), and Judy Reyes (Jane the Virgin) round out the cast.
Here’s just some of the craziness Claws promises:
At the center is salon owner Desna (Nash), who lives with and cares for her mentally ill twin brother, Dean (Perrineau). Desna’s staff includes best friend Jennifer (Lyon), a tenuously sober ex-party girl raising two children from previous relationships; Quiet Ann (Reyes), Desna’s enigmatic driver who also provides security for the salon; Polly (Preston), a mild-mannered preppy who recently served time in prison for identity theft; and Virginia (Tran), who makes no effort to hide her boredom and impatience with her job. Adding chaos to the Nail Artisan mix is Roller (Kesy), a gangstered-out redneck who runs a barely legal pain clinic and uses Desna’s nail salon to launder the obscene profits; Bryce (Rankin), Jennifer’s husband who is also newly sober and trying to stay legit by working as an abundance coach; and Dr. Ken Brickman (Antoon), a bona fide doctor at a decidedly un-bona fide and illegal drug clinic.
It all sounds very funny – and very Floridian.
Claws premieres June 11th on TNT.
