Sophie Cookson joins Naomi Watts in Netflix's 'Gypsy'

British actress Sophie Cookson has been cast as Sidney in Netflix’s psychological thriller Gypsy.

Cookson, one of Screen International’s 2014 Stars of Tomorrow, will star opposite lead Naomi Watts, who plays therapist Jean Holloway, in 10-part series from Working Title and Universal Television.

Written by Lisa Rubin, the first two episodes of the drama will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Production starts in New York at the end of the month and the series will premiere in 2017.

Cookson made her feature film debut in Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service and will reprise the character of ‘Roxy’ in the second installment, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, in June 2017.

Also next year, she will appear in Ashes in the Snow with Bel Powley.

Cookson is represented by Tavistock Wood and WME