Halsey to star in TV series The Players Table

Deadline

The singer-songwriter will make her major acting debut opposite Sydney Sweeney in a TV series based on Jessica Goodman’s bestselling debut novel They Wish They Were Us. "Set at an exclusive Long Island prep school, high school senior Jill Newman (Sweeney) works to uncover the truth about her best friend’s death three years ago and the role she and her fellow 'players' — members of the secret society that rules the school— may have had in it," per Deadline. "Halsey will play Rachel Calloway, a formidable, emotionally troubled young woman who ignites Jill’s journey of finding the truth behind Shaila’s murder. Once a legendary member of 'The Players' who graduated three years ago, Rachel left the group and dissociated from her wealthy Long Island roots when her younger brother, Graham, was convicted for Shaila’s murder. She is brought back to Long Island by her conviction that Graham is not responsible for this crime." Halsey and Sweeney met when they appeared together in Halsey's music video for "Graveyard." The Players Table doesn't yet have a streaming or network home.