Michael Fassbender is about to play American royalty. The Oscar-nominated actor will play patriarch Joe Kennedy in Netflix’s upcoming drama collection “Kennedy,” chronicling the vaunted household of JFK and RFK, the streamer has introduced.
The eight-episode collection from showrunner Sam Shaw (“Manhattan,” “Citadel Rock”) “reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies that formed probably the most iconic dynasty in trendy historical past, and helped create the world we reside in at the moment,” per the official description. “Starting within the Nineteen Thirties, the primary season charts the inconceivable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their 9 youngsters, together with rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to flee the shadow of his golden boy older brother.”
Fassbender is finest recognized for his movie work like “Inglourious Basterds,” the “Alien” prequel “Prometheus” and the current “X-Males” motion pictures. He additionally stars with Richard Gere and Jeffrey Wright on the Paramount+ With Showtime spy thriller “The Company,” which has been renewed for a second season.
In different current casting information:
* “SNL” alum Leslie Jones will guest-star on the CBS freshman comedy “DMV” later this season, Selection studies, together with Zoe Lister-Jones (“Life in Items”), Chelsea Frei (“The Paper”) and former WNBA participant Renee Montgomery. Plus, Jessica Camacho (“Countdown,” “The Flash”) will recur as Surfer Mary, a carefree gal who turns into a love curiosity for Alex Tarrant’s Noa.
* Kelli O’Hara (“The Gilded Age”) will recur on CBS’ “Sheriff Nation” as Mickey’s ex-sister-in-law Miranda, in accordance with Deadline. “Sharp-tongued and formidable, she’s by no means seen eye to eye with Mickey,” the official description says, and she or he “is a lady who’s to not be trifled with.”
* NBA star Draymond Inexperienced will guest-star within the Season 2 premiere of “St. Denis Medical,” airing Nov. 3 at 8/7c on NBC. He’ll play “a affected person rushed into the ER after being struck by lightning” whose “story fascinates the employees, pulling their consideration away from different issues.” Get a primary look right here:
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* Jake Lacy (“The White Lotus”) has joined the forged of the Hulu crime drama “Livid,” per Deadline, with Emmy Rossum starring as Alice, an FBI agent pursuing a feminine serial killer. Lacy will play Marshall, who grew up with Alice and had a deep love and connection together with her.