Los Angeles Times

‘Funeral’ reboot casts main roles

- — Nardine Saad

Mindy Kaling and Matt Warburton’s reboot of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” has cast its lead roles.

Jessica Williams, Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhous­e and John Reynolds round out the cast of Hulu’s upcoming romantic comedy series, set to debut in 2019, the subscripti­on service announced Friday.

The actors will play characters named Jess, Kash, Ainsley and Duffy, respective­ly. The adaptation is inspired by Mike Newell’s 1994 feature film starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell and is likewise set in England.

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