Claire Foy Cast as Sheryl Sandberg in Series About Facebook Titled 'Doomsday Machine' : Reports

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Claire Foyis heading from Buckingham Palace to Silicon Valley.

TheCrownstar, 37, is set to portray Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg inDoomsday Machine, a scripted series about the tech company from studios Anonymous Content and Wiip,VarietyandDeadline report.

A rep for Foy did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on her casting.

Frenkel, Kang and Marantz will reportedly consult and executive produce on the series.

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Doomsday Machinewill begin around the 2016 presidential election and the rise of “fake news” and misinformation that continues to flourish online.

The series will also reportedly cover recent reporting about the company, like theXCheck program that allows VIP users to skirt the platforms rules, and CEOMark Zuckerberg’sefforts to promote positive storiesabout his company on Facebook’s News Feed.

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Casting for the role of Zuckerberg has yet to be announced.

The announcement comes as the social media company faces new scrutiny after Facebook whistleblowerFrances Haugenthis week testified in front of Congress and appealed for major added regulation of the platform.

Haugen is also meeting with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Facebook’s inception — and the scandal that came with it — was the focus of 2010’s Oscar-winning David Fincher filmThe Social Network,which starredJesse Eisenbergas Zuckerberg.

Sandberg, who joined Facebook in 2008, was not a character in that film.

Foy, who won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys last month for her portrayal ofQueen ElizabethII inThe Crown, has two other projects underway: the Sarah Polley filmWoman Talking,and the new seriesA Very British Scandal,costarring Paul Bettany.

source: people.com