Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette unite for Apple TV+ comedy High Desert

Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette have teamed up to executive produce High Desert, a new comedy series coming to Apple TV+.

The Boyhood actress stars as Peggy, a former addict who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother, with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, and makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.

High Desert is created and written by Nancy Fichman, Katie Ford and Jennifer Hoppe, who will also serve as executive producers.

Arquette and Stiller previously collaborated on the critically acclaimed series Escape at Dannemora and are currently working together on the upcoming workplace thriller Severance.