Thursday, February 15, 2024

Casting News - Jon Hamm Books Recurring Role on 'Landman'; 'Forever' Casts Lead Roles; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - February 15, 2024

Netflix's Forever; Paramount+'s Landman; and Peacock's Long Bright River.






PARAMOUNT+'s LANDMAN
  • Jon Hamm has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Billy Bob Thornton. He previously starred for seven seasons in AMC's Mad Men, winning an Emmy Award in 2015. Last year, he starred in the third season of AppleTV+'s The Morning Show, the second season of Amazon's Good Omens, and the fifth season of FX's Fargo.
  • He will play Monty Miller, a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris (Thornton).
NETFLIX's FOREVER
  • Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. will play the lead roles in the upcoming drama created by Mara Brock Akil. Simone previously starred for four seasons in OWN's Greenleaf and in the first season of Starz's Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Cooper appeared in the films On the Come Up and The Inhabitant.
  • Simone will play Keisha Clark, a young confident, smart and fiery track star with clear dreams for life after high school.
  • Cooper will play Justin Edwards, a young man who is a nerd at heart disguised in an athlete's body. He dreams of playing D1 basketball and achieving more than his successful parents. Love will lead him to who he truly is.
PEACOCK's LONG BRIGHT RIVER
  • Nicholas Pinnock has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming limited series starring Amanda Seyfried. He previously starred for two seasons in Starz's Counterpart and two seasons in ABC's For Life.
  • He will play Truman Dawes. No additional details about the character were immediately released.