Marriage is hard – especially when your partner shrinks to doll-size due to a scientific mishap. Which is exactly what happens to Lindy ( Elizabeth Banks ) and Les (“Succession” star Matthew Macfadyen ) in Sony Pictures Television ’s series “ The Miniature Wife .”

“I think it’s just a brilliant predicament, isn’t it? It’s a ridiculous thing, but also immediately intriguing. But it’s also about a relationship,” Macfadyen tells Variety ahead of the show’s premiere at Mipcom .

“The writing is great, really snappy and acidic, but sort of tender as well. It’s like ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ crossed with ‘Scenes from a Marriage’. When you have something so heightened, it’s thrilling to jump in and see where it leads you.”

Based on the short story by Manuel Gonzalez, “The Miniatu

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