Netflix’s “The Beast in Me” adds additional cast to join Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys

Netflix's "The Beast in Me" adds additional cast to join Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys

Starring and executively produced by Claire Danes

Co-executively produced by Jodie Foster and Conan O’Brien

Deirdre O’Connell, Jonathan Banks, Hettienne Park, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison and Julie Ann Emery

Published: November 8, 2024 — New limited series is a mystery thriller from Showrunner / Executive Producer Howard Gordon; Creator / Executive Producer / Writer Gabe Rotter and 20th Television

The new cast members are: Deirdre O’Connell (“The Penguin,” Broadway’s “Dana H”), Jonathan Banks (“Better Call Saul,” “Breaking Bad”), Hettienne Park (“Black Rabbit,” “The Last of Us”), Aleyse Shannon (“Beauty,” “Leverage: Redemption”), Will Brill (“Fellow Travelers,” “The OA”), Kate Burton (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Inventing Anna”), Bill Irwin (“The Dropout,” “Legion”), Amir Arison (“Sinking Spring,” “The Blacklist”), and Julie Ann Emery (“Better Call Saul,” “Preacher”).

Logline:

Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author AGGIE WIGGS (Claire Danes) has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self.

But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by NILE JARVIS (Matthew Rhys), a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance.

At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly.

Star / Executive Producer:

Multiple Emmy Award Winner Claire Danes (Fleishman Is in Trouble, Homeland)

Previously announced cast:

Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs; Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason, the upcoming Saturday Night directed by Jason Reitman; Hallow Road) as Nile Jarvis; Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) as Nina; Natalie Morales (No Hard Feelings, My Dead Friend Zoe) as Shelley; David Lyons (Truth Be Told; She Rides Shotgun; Seven Seconds; ER; Eat Pray Love) as Brian Abbott; Tim Guinee (Horizon: An American Saga; The Staircase, Homeland) as Wrecking Ball

Character Information:

• 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

Auspices include:

Showrunner / Executive Producer:

Howard Gordon, Teakwood Lane Productions (Homeland, 24, The X-Files)

Creator / Writer / Executive Producer:

Gabe Rotter (The X-Files)

Director / Executive Producer:

Antonio Campos (The Staircase and The Sinner)

Writer / Executive Producer:

Daniel Pearle (American Crime Story)

Additional Executive Producers:

Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross and David Kissinger for Conaco; Jodie Foster, Caroline Baron

Production Companies:

Teakwood Lane Productions, Conaco

Studio:

20th Television

Source
Netflix, Inc.

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