“The Office” actor Amy Ryan is set to feature alongside Emilia Jones in the series “The Retrievals”.The series is created by Molly Smith Metzler and is an adaptation of the New York Times and Serial Productions podcast hosted by Susan Burton, according to the entertainment news outlet Deadline.It follows an unlikely community of IVF patients who come together to crusade against Yale University after they are operated on without anaesthesia-because a nurse stole their fentanyl.The actor will essay the role of Carla Russo, a veteran nurse at Yale Fertility Center who pleads guilty to diverting vast amounts of fentanyl and diluting it with saline, forcing many patients to endure egg retrieval surgery without anaesthesia.Jones features as Gabby Clemente, a New Haven bartender and student teacher whose life is upended by a traumatic egg retrieval surgery.It is produced by LuckyChap and Quiet Coyote alongside Smith Metzler, who also serves as a showrunner.Ryan made her acting debut in 1999 with “Roberta”, where she essayed the role of Judy, but it was her role as Helene McCready in Ben Affleck’s 2007 film “Gone Baby Gone”, which served as a breakthrough for her.She also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.The actor will also feature in “A Statement”. The film is directed by Tom McCarthy and will premiere at the New York Film Festival.It revolves around twenty experts gathering at a Florida beachside resort in 1980 to write a foundational statement on carbon dioxide emissions.