Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Casting News - Oscar Winner Youn Yuh-jung Joins New Installment of Netflix's 'Beef'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - October 23, 2024

Max's The Pitt; Netflix's Beef; and USA's The Rainmaker.






USA's THE RAINMAKER
  • Tommie Earl Jenkins has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Milo Callaghan and John Slattery. He previously starred in the first season of The CW's Pandora and recurred on Netflix's Wednesday.
  • He will play Prince Thomas, owner of Yogi's Bar, where Rudy (Callaghan) works as a bartender. Prince is a mysterious character whose motives are often as murky as his loyalties.
NETFLIX's BEEF
  • Youn Yuh-jung has joined the cast of the anthology drama's upcoming second installment starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny. She currently stars in AppleTV+'s Pachinko, which recently concluded its second season. She won an Academy Award in 2021 for her supporting role in the film Minari.
  • She will play a Korean billionaire who owns a country club.
MAX's THE PITT
  • Mika Abdalla has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Noah Wyle. She previously starred for six seasons in Netflix's Project MC2 and recurred on The CW's The Flash.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character she will be playing.