In the Loop small roles, Samantha Harrington, Eve Matheson, and Will Smith. The only characters from the show, however, are Malcolm Tucker (Capaldi) and Jamie McDonald (Higgins), with brief appearances by Tucker's secretary Sam Cassidy (Harrington) and journalist Angela Heaney (Lucinda Raikes). The other "Thick of It" actors who appear play new characters, albeit very similar to the ones they portrayed in the series. Likewise, Anna Chlumsky went on to portray a similar but nominally different character in the subsequent American series, "Veep". The writing of "In The Loop" followed the methods developed during "The Thick of It" television series. Co-writer Jesse Armstrong
Tales from the Loop set to include Matt Reeves, Adam Kassan, Rafi Crohn, Nathaniel Halpern, Mark Romanek, Mattias Montero, Johan Lindström, and Samantha Taylor Pickett. Halpern is also expected to serve as showrunner as Romanek is expected to direct the pilot episode. Production companies involved with the series are set to include 6th & Idaho, Indio, Amazon Studios, and Fox 21 Television Studios. Tales from the Loop Tales from the Loop is an upcoming American drama television series based on the art of Simon Stålenhag set to premiere on Amazon Video. "Tales from the Loop" explores "the town and people who live above “The