Vera Farmiga to star in Hurricane Katrina drama series Five Days At Memorial for Apple TV+

Apple TV+ unveiled yet another high profile project on Thursday.

The subscription streaming service announced that Vera Farmiga will star in a limited series Five Days At Memorial, Variety reported.

Farmiga, 47, will play a doctor at a hospital in New Orleans struggling to cope with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Based on the bestseller by Sheri Fink, the series, according to Variety, will detail the scenes of rising floodwaters, power outages and the life-and-death decisions caregivers were forced to make.

The New Jersey-born actress is best known for the movie Up In The Air and The Conjuring franchise as well TV series Bates Motel.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o are teaming up for the Apple TV+ limited series Lady In The Lake.

Lady In The Lake is based on Laura Lippman’s bestseller of the same name and both actresses have also signed on to serve as executive producers on the project.

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, in the 1960s, Lady In The Lake centers on housewife and mother Maddie Schwartz who sets out to investigate an unsolved murder in the city.

This brings her into conflict with Cleo Sherwood, a working mom and activist who supports Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda, according to THR.com.

Portman will play Schwartz and Nyong’o takes on the role of Sherwood.