Harry Hamlin Joins ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’, ’80 For Brady’ – CB

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Hamlin (Mad Males) has signed on for a sequence common position within the AMC sequence Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, and for a supporting position within the movie 80 for Brady for Paramount Photos and Endeavor Content material.

The previous sequence written and government produced by showrunner Esta Spalding (Masters of Intercourse, On Changing into a God in Central Florida) and Michelle Ashford (Masters of Intercourse, The Pacific) is primarily based on Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy. It focuses on an intuitive younger neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely inheritor to a household of witches. As she grapples along with her newfound powers, she should deal with a sinister presence that has haunted her household for generations.

Hamlin will play Cortland Mayfair, present reigning patriarch of the Mayfair clan with a voracious urge for food for extra money, extra energy and extra life, in his first sequence common position in over twenty years. The challenge brings him again to the community the place he beforehand garnered an Emmy nomination for his flip as Cutler, Gleason, and Chaough associate Jim Cutler on Mad Males.

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is the second sequence in an increasing Anne Rice universe at AMC, following Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire. It’s slated to debut on each AMC and AMC+ later this 12 months. The sequence can be exec produced by Mark Johnson by means of his Gran By way of Productions.

“From Mad Males to Mayfair, we’re delighted to have Harry again at AMC becoming a member of a forged that may carry to life the fascinating world and forged of characters that Esta, Michelle and Mark have fantastically tailored for our second sequence within the Anne Rice universe,” mentioned Dan McDermott, president of leisure and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Harry is an immensely proficient and seasoned professional and we will’t wait to see what he’ll carry to the intricate position of Cortland Mayfair.”

Hamlin’s different new challenge, 80 for Brady, is impressed by the true story of 4 greatest mates and New England Patriots followers who take a life-changing journey to the 2017 Tremendous Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play, and the chaos that ensues as they navigate the wilds of the largest sporting occasion within the nation. Particulars with regard to the character he’s enjoying haven’t been disclosed. However he joins an ensemble that features 7-time Tremendous Bowl Champion Brady, in addition to Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Area, Sara Gilbert, Glynn Turman, Bob Balaban, Ron Funches and Jimmy O. Yang.

Kyle Marvin, who co-wrote and starred in Sony Photos Classics’ The Climb, and is at present starring in Apple TV+’s WeCrashed, is directing. Marvin and associate Michael Covino wrote the newest draft of the script, from a draft by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins (Booksmart). Endeavor Content material (The Misplaced Daughter, Cha Cha Actual Easy) developed the movie with Brady and Academy Award winner Donna Gigliotti (Hidden Figures), with Paramount Photos buying worldwide rights final month. Gigliotti and Endeavor Content material are producing with Brady by means of his manufacturing firm, 199 Productions, with Marvin and Covino exec producing underneath their Watch This Prepared banner, alongside Jeff Stott.

This previous Valentine’s Day coincidentally marked the fortieth anniversary of Hamlin’s final main studio manufacturing—the ground-breaking LBGTQ+ drama, Making Love. The actor can be identified for starring within the cult basic Conflict of the Titans, and for his flip as lawyer Michael Kuzak on Stephen Bochco’s L.A. Regulation, which introduced him a number of Golden Globe nominations. He’s additionally appeared in such sequence as The Scorching Zone: Anthrax, Angie Tribeca, Shooter, Graves, Mother, Glee, Shameless, Military Wives and Veronica Mars, amongst many others.

Hamlin is represented by UTA, Business Leisure and lawyer David Feldman.