Nick Nolte to play disgraced US president in new series

London: Actor Nick Nolte will play a disgraced former US president in one of EPIX's first two scripted series.

The network announced that "Graves" will star Nolte as an ex-US leader who reflects on his mistakes 20 years after leaving office, reported Digital Spy.

He resolves to team up with an assistant to right the wrongs of his presidency, while his wife pursues her own political ambition.

Half-hour comedy "Graves" has been given a ten-episode order from EPIX, with Jobs's Joshua Michael Stern producing, writing and directing.

Nolte most recently starred in Fox's short-lived "Broadchurch" remake "Gracepoint".