Jessica Biel has joined the cast of Playmates, a drama from Searchlight Pictures set inside the Playboy Mansion, Variety and Deadline reported.

Biel will play the wife of Hugh Hefner, a fictional former Playmate. Bill Pullman plays Hefner. Lily-Rose Depp stars as Anna, one of seven hopefuls competing to become Playmate of the Month. Newcomer Indiana Elle plays Elle, a 13-year-old girl who lives at the mansion.

The film is the first feature from writer and director Lorraine Nicholson. The story is inspired by her own experience growing up around the Playboy Mansion, Variety said. The producers include the team at High Frequency, along with Depp.

Biel earned an Emmy nomination for the crime series The Sinner. Variety said she has also been nominated for a Golden Globe, while Deadline said she has two Globe nominations.

She has another project out this week. Biel stars with John Cena in Matchbox: The Movie. It begins streaming on Apple TV this Friday, Oct. 9, Deadline reported.

In the story, Anna arrives at the mansion as one of seven young women hoping to win the Playmate of the Month title, and Elle watches the adult world around her. Nicholson's script draws on what she saw as a child, Variety said.

Variety and Deadline both reported the casting news on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Neither outlet gave a release date for Playmates.

What we know: Biel joins Pullman and Depp in Searchlight's Playmates, and Matchbox streams Friday on Apple TV.

What we don't: When Playmates will start filming or reach theaters.