Monday, November 14, 2022

Casting News - Robin Weigert and Lior Ashkenazi Join Hulu's 'We Were the Lucky Ones'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - November 14, 2022

ABC's Home Economics; AppleTV+'s For All Mankind; and Hulu's We Were the Lucky Ones.





APPLE TV+'s FOR ALL MANKIND
  • Svetlana Efremova has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming fourth season. She previously starred in Netflix's one-season drama Spinning Out and recurred on FX's The Americans.
  • She will play Irina Morozova, a high-ranking Soviet official.
HULU's WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES
  • Robin Weigert and Lior Ashkenazi have joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Joey King and Logan Lerman. Weigert previously starred for three seasons in HBO's Deadwood and two seasons in HBO's Big Little Lies. Ashkenazi starred in the HBO limited series Our Boys and in Netflix's one-season drama Hit & Run.
  • Weigert will play Nechuma, the Kurc matriarch who is the beating heart and center of the family. She is a proud and capable business owner.
  • Ashkenazi will play Sol, the sage and beloved patriarch of the Kurc family. He has great warmth and determination and strives to remain level-headed despite the growing hardships his family faces.
ABC's HOME ECONOMICS
  • Danny Pudi will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's third season. He currently stars in AppleTV+'s Mythic Quest, which is now airing its third season and has already been renewed for its fourth. He previously starred for six seasons in NBC's Community and will reprise his role in the upcoming film spinoff on Peacock.
  • He will play Brian, Connor's (Jimmy Tatro) money manager.