AppleTV+'s The Essex Serpent & Masters of the Air; HBO's Untitled Los Angeles Lakers Drama; and HBO Max's The Girl Before.
APPLE TV+'s THE ESSEX SERPENT
- Tom Hiddleston will play the male lead on the upcoming drama starring Claire Danes. He is best known for playing Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in six films in the franchise starting with 2011's Thor. He next reprises the role in the upcoming Disney+ drama Loki, which premieres in June. He also received an Emmy Award nomination for the AMC limited series The Night Manager.
- He will play Will Ransome, the trusted leader of a small rural community.
HBO's UNTITLED LOS ANGELES LAKERS DRAMA
- Adrien Brody has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring John C. Reilly and Jason Clarke. He won an Academy Award in 2002 for his lead performance in the film The Pianist. He recently starred in the fourth season of BBC's Peaky Blinders. He has also signed on as the lead in Epix's upcoming drama Chapelwaite.
- He will play Pat Riley, the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers during the Showtime era. He led the Lakers to four NBA championships - and unprecedented superstardom. His iconic style, confidence and fast-break offense defined '80s basketball and influenced pop culture at large.
APPLE TV+'s MASTERS OF THE AIR
- Anthony Boyle will play the lead role on the upcoming limited series - a spiritual successor to the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). He recently starred in the HBO limited series The Plot Against America. He was also nominated for a Tony Award in 2018 for the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
- He will play Major Crosby.
HBO MAX's THE GIRL BEFORE
- Jessica Plummer has joined the cast of the upcoming limited series starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and David Oyelowo. She previously starred for two years in the British soap opera EastEnders - appearing in 127 episodes.
- She will play Emma. Fun loving and confident, she is stuck working at an unfulfilling marketing job, and is less than satisfied with her partner. For her, One Folgate Street's stone walls represent security, safety and renewal. But Emma is hiding a dark secret and, living in the pressure cooker that is One Folgate Street, the truth will come out in the end.
