Casting News - January 14, 2026
Apple TV's The Off Weeks; Peacock's Superfakes; and Prime Video's God of War.
Apple TV's The Off Weeks; Peacock's Superfakes; and Prime Video's God of War.
PRIME VIDEO's GOD OF WAR
- Ryan Hurst has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama based on the video game franchise. He previously starred for five seasons in FX's Sons of Anarchy. He also recurred on A&E's Bates Motel, Prime Video's Bosch, CBS' S.W.A.T., AMC's The Walking Dead and Netflix's The Abandons.
- He will play Kratos, Spartan by birth and a god by nature. Raised in a martial culture, he rose to command armies in the service of his homeland until one day he made a fateful deal with Ares, the Greek God of War, and lost his soul in exchange for being victorious in battle.
APPLE TV's THE OFF WEEKS
- Arian Moayed will co-star on the upcoming limited series starring Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller. He received two Emmy Award nominations for his guest role on HBO's Succession. He previously starred alongside Chastain in the 2023 Broadway production of A Doll's House.
- He will play Angelo, Gus' (Stiller) boss.
PEACOCK's SUPERFAKES
- Bohan Phoenix, Michelle Jones Lee and Keith Leung have joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Lucy Liu and Ken Leung. A Chinese American rapper, Phoenix will make his acting debut in the series. Lee graduated from the University of Southern California in 2025. Leung graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts last year as well.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.