Thursday, May 29, 2025

Casting News - Giovanni Ribisi, Reno Wilson, Erica Tazel and Aleks Paunovic Join 'The Greatest'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - May 29, 2025

Hulu's Reasonable Doubt; Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender; and Prime Video's The Greatest.





PRIME VIDEO's THE GREATEST
  • Giovanni Ribisi, Reno Wilson, Erica Tazel and Aleks Paunovic have been cast in recurring roles on the upcoming limited series starring Jaalen Best. Ribisi previously starred for three seasons in Prime Video's Sneaky Pete and in the Showtime limited series Waco: The Aftermath. Wilson starred for six seasons in CBS' Mike & Molly and four seasons in NBC's Good Girls. Tazel starred for six seasons in FX's Justified and recurred on AppleTV+'s Truth Be Told. Paunovic starred for five seasons in Syfy's Van Helsing and recurred on TNT's Snowpiercer.
  • Ribisi will play Angelo Dundee, who trained Muhammad Ali (Best) during various parts of his career as a boxer.
  • Wilson will play Bundini Brown, Ali's cornerman and sometimes speechwriter. He is credited with writing the boxer's most popular quote, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, rumble, young man, rumble."
  • Tazel will play Geraldine Liston, the wife of boxer Sonny Liston (Amin Joseph).
  • Paunovic will play William Faversham Jr., the eldest son of Broadway actor William Faversham Sr., who provided financial support and advice to Ali during his early years as a boxer.
NETFLIX's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
  • Adam Beach has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming third season. He previously starred in the ninth season of NBC's Law & Order: SVU and for three seasons in CBC's Arctic Air. He also recurred on The CW's Nancy Drew and AppleTV+'s Government Cheese.
  • He will play Hakoda, Sokka (Ian Ousley) and Katara's (Kiawentiio) father.
HULU's REASONABLE DOUBT
  • Kash Doll has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. The rapper previously recurred on Starz's BMF and BET+'s Diarra From Detroit.
  • She will play Nisha, Wendy's (Rumer Willis) assistant and close friend bound by a deeply personal loyalty.