Ben Stiller set to play TRIPLETS in adaptation of 2018 documentary Three Identical Strangers - Daily Mail

Stiller will play Bobby Shafran, David Kellman and Eddy Galland in the limited series from Sony Pictures Television Three Identical Strangers documented how Shafran discovered he had two brothers he'd never met as a 19-year-old college student On the New York Community College campus he was often greeted as Galland, his identical sibling, causing him to uncover the truth The brothers then learned of the existence of Kellman The 2018 movie revealed the triplets were placed in different families - one blue-collar, one middle class and one affluent - as part of a study

Sony Pictures Television is behind the new show in which Stiller, 57, will play Bobby Shafran, David Kellman, and Eddy Galland, who were separated at birth and reunited as adults, Variety reported Monday.

Shafran first discovered he had siblings he never knew about in 1980 as a 19-year-old on a New York community college campus, when he was frequently greeted as another student, Eddy Galland.

Sidney Kimmel, John Penotti, Charlie Corwin and Marcy Ross of SK Global also executive produce along with Piers Vellacott, Dimitri Doganis, and Tim Wardle - who directed the documentary - of RAW and Emmeline Yang Hankins.

Stiller hasn't acted much of late, with an uncredited cameo as himself in last year's Bros marking his last big screen appearance.

His last major acting roles came in 2017 with The Meyerowitz Stories and Brad's Status though he also appeared in Hubie Halloween and Locked Down.