Shannon Gisela is set to make her professional on-screen debut as the lead in M.I.A., a new crime drama from Ozark co-creator Bill Dubuque. The series premieres on Paramount+ in the UK and Peacock in the US on 7th May, with all nine episodes released at once.
Set across Miami and the Florida Keys, M.I.A. follows Etta Tiger Jonze, the ambitious daughter of a family of notorious drug runners. After her family is killed, Etta navigates Miami's underworld to become one of Florida's most powerful crime lords.
Gisela, a South Florida native raised by a Venezuelan mother and Irish-American father, earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. She began performing through improv groups and a Saturday Night Live and Upright Citizens Brigade scholarship.
Her previous roles include short films at Sundance and Slamdance, minor TV movie roles, and voice work on Netflix's animated series Strip Law. M.I.A. marks her first major live-action role.
Gisela has kept her personal life private, though a 2022 Instagram post reflected on her move to California and the challenges of being alone. She was not wearing a ring at recent red carpet events.
