Monday, January 28, 2019

Casting News - Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby and Ike Barinholtz Join 'The Twilight Zone' Reboot; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - January 28, 2019

CBS All Access' The Twilight Zone; HBO's The Undoing; and Hulu's Veronica Mars.





CBS ALL ACCESS' THE TWILIGHT ZONE
  • Taissa Farmiga, Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby and Ike Barinholtz will star in an upcoming episode of the anthology series reboot from Jordan Peele. Farmiga has previously starred in three seasons of FX's American Horror Story. Seehorn is currently a series regular on AMC's Better Call Saul, which has been renewed for a fifth season. Kirby starred for four seasons in SundanceTV's Rectify and one season in HBO's The Deuce. Barinholtz starred for six seasons in the FOX/Hulu comedy The Mindy Project.
  • As with all previous casting, no details were released about the characters they will be playing or the plot of the episode.
HBO's THE UNDOING
  • Noah Jupe has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming limited series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. The young actor's film credits include Wonder, Suburbicon and A Quiet Place. His casting also reunites him with director Susanne Bier after both working on the AMC limited series The Night Manager.
  • He will play Henry Sachs, Grace (Kidman) and Jonathan's (Grant) 12-year-old son. Precocious and artistic, he seeks to keep his family together as recent revelations tear them apart.
HULU's VERONICA MARS
  • Tyler Alvarez has booked a recurring role on the upcoming limited series revival of the hit series starring Kristen Bell. He previously starred for two seasons in Netflix's American Vandal.
  • He will play Juan Diego De La Cruz, a member of the Pacific Coast Highway biker gang who often find themselves in trouble with Veronica Mars (Bell).