Nine cast members have been added to The Beast in Me series, which is coming to Netflix. Deirdre O’Connell, Jonathan Banks (above), Hettienne Park, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, and Julie Ann Emery are joining the previously cast Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, David Lyons, and Tim Guinee.
The upcoming Netflix limited series follows a female writer (Danes) who has been unable to write following the death of her son. She finds new inspiration when a mysterious real estate mogul (Rhys), once a suspect in his wife’s disappearance, moves in next door.
Gabe Rotter created the drama, and Howard Gordon serves as showrunner. Rotter and Daniel Pearle are writing the series, and Antonio Campos is directing.
The following details about the roles the new additions will play:
Hettienne Park (Black Rabbit, The Last of Us, Don’t Look Up, The Outsider) as AGENT ERIKA BRETON, an FBI agent who works with Abbott (David Lyons)
Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul, Mudbound, Breaking Bad) as MARTIN JARVIS, Nile’s (Matthew Rhys) father
Deirdre O’Connell (The Penguin) as CAROL MCGIDDISH, Aggies’ (Claire Daines) literary agent and trusted friend
Aleyse Shannon (Beauty, Leverage: Redemption) as OLIVIA BENITEZ, a city council member who opposes Nile’s business plans
Will Brill (Fellow Travelers, The OA) as CHRIS INGRAM, Nile’s missing wife’s brother
Kate Burton (Grey’s Anatomy, Inventing Anna, Scandal, Dumb Money) as MARIAH INGRAM, Nile’s missing wife’s mother
Bill Irwin (The Dropout, Legion, Law and Order: SVU) as JAMES INGRAM, Nile’s missing wife’s father
Amir Arison (Sinking Spring, The Blacklist, The Dropout) as FRANK BRETON, FBI Agent Erika Breton’s ex-husband
Julie Ann Emery (Better Call Saul) as LILA JARVIS, Martin Jarvis’ wife
The premiere date for The Beast in Me will be announced later.
What do you think? Are you planning to check out this new Netflix series when it arrives?