'The Miniature Wife' trailer sees a woman literally made smaller. Yup.

If you miss the *symbolism* here you're the problem.
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Shannon Connellan
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Elizabeth Banks is a tiny woman and Matthew Mcfadyen is a giant man in a still from "The Miniature Woman."
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The symbolism in the trailer for The Miniature Wife is hard to miss.

Starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen, the upcoming Peacock series sees a woman accidentally shrunk by her husband. You heard me, the act of women taking up space is literally reversed when Lindy (Banks) finds herself the size of a doll (in a dollhouse-sized version of their house, too). And her apologetic husband Les (Macfadyen) seems to be...secretly chuffed by it all. Hmmmmm...

The 10-episode show is based on a short story written by Manuel Gonzales and directed by Superbad's Greg Mottola. The Miniature Wife also stars O-T Fagbenle, Sian Clifford, Ronny Chieng, Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, and Aasif Mandvi.

The Miniature Wife premieres April 9 on Peacock.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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