The Miniature Wife is an upcoming American sci-fi romantic comedy drama television series created by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner for Peacock. The series stars Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen and is set to premiere on April 9, 2026.
A married couple battle for power within their relationship which is complicated when a technological accident shrinks the wife to 6 inches tall.
The comedy drama series received a straight-to-series order from Peacock in March 2024. It is created and executive produced by Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner who are showrunners on the series, which is adapted from the short story of the same name by Manuel Gonzales. Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer are executive producers for Media Res. Greg Mottola is directing the first two episodes, and is also an executive producer.
The cast is led by Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks, who are also both executive producers on the series. In January 2025, they were joined in the cast by Zoe Lister-Jones, Sofia Rosinsky, O-T Fagbenle, and Sian Clifford as series regulars and Ronny Chieng in a recurring role. In March 2025, Aasif Mandvi, Rong Fu and Tricia Black joined the cast in recurring roles.
Filming took place in Toronto, Ontario from January 2025 with a schedule to last through the spring of 2025 into July.
The series is set to premiere on April 9, 2026, on Peacock.