Busy Philipps has joined the upcoming CBS drama series “Cupertino” in a series regular role, Variety has learned.
Philipps joins the show alongside fellow cast members Mike Colter, Rachel Keller, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Ella Stiller, and Nik Dodani. The logline states that the show is “a David vs. Goliath legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley that follows a lawyer (Colter) who is being cheated out of his stock-options by his former employer, a tech start-up. Refusing to back down, he joins forces with another recently fired attorney (Keller) to represent those taken advantage of by the tech elite, and help them fight back in a high-stakes battle against the Goliaths controlling Silicon Valley.”
Philipps will star as Natalia, who is described as “the beautiful and delightfully blunt first wife of an AI Billionaire, who divorced her when she turned forty. Now Natalia wants revenge and agrees to finance Michael and Olivia’s start-up law firm in order to go after his and other AI businesses.”
Philipps broke out early in her career with roles in iconic shows like “Freaks and Geeks” and “Dawson’s Creek.” She has also starred in shows like “Cougar Town,” which ran for six seasons, and the critically-acclaimed comedy “Girls5Eva.” Her film credits include “Mean Girls: The Musical,” “I Feel Pretty,” and “The Gift.” She currently hosts the QVC+ talk show “Busy This Week” and previously hosted the E! talk show “Busy Tonight.”
She is repped by Range Media Partners and Gang Tyre.
“Cupertino” hails from Robert and Michelle King, who will write, executive produce, and co-showrun the series under their King Size Productions banner. Robert will also direct the pilot, with Liz Glotzer also executive producing. The Kings are executive producing under their overall deal with CBS Studios.
“Cupertino” was formally picked up to series at CBS in October 2025. The Kings originally set the show up for development at CBS in 2024, with the network then commissioning a full writers room and a 13-episode script order in 2025.
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