SuccessionstarAlan Ruckhas joined the cast of Castle Rock Entertainment’sWind River: The Next Chapter,Deadlinehas reported. He’s joined by originalWind RiveralumGil Birmingham,Kali ReisandTatanka Meansin the ensemble cast. The crime drama is helmed byKari Skoglandand is currently in production in Calgary. Furtherrounding off the castareMartin Sensmeier,Jason Clarke,Scott Eastwood,andChaske Spencer.
The original 2017 filmWind River,directed byYellowstonecreatorTaylor Sheridan, saw hunter Corey Lambert (Jeremy Renner) helping rookie FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) to investigate the murder of a young woman on the Wyoming Native American reservation of Wind River. The sequel is written byPatrick MassettandJohn Zinman, and will follow Sensmeier’s Chip Hanson as a newly minted tracker for U.S. Fish & Game, who on the heels of his appearance inWind Rivercomes to aid the FBI but gets embroiled in a “desperate and dangerous fight between the authorities, a vigilante and the Reservation he calls home.”
Where Have You SeenThe Next Chapter’s Cast Before?
Ruck plays fan favorite Connor Roy on HBO’s hit seriesSuccession, which returns on March 26 for itsfourth and final season. Recently, he also recently appeared in Hulu’s limited seriesThe Dropoutwhich is getting much critical acclaim. Perhaps he’s best known for roles in ABC’sSpin Cityand cult classic movieFerris Bueller’s Day Off. He’ll be next seen in Amazon’sThe Burial, starring alongsideJurnee Smollett,Tommy Lee Jones,Jamie Foxxamong others.
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Well known to have played Billy Black in theTwilightfranchise, Birmingham currently stars in Sheridan’s much-acclaimed seriesYellowstone. He previously collaborated with the creator on the thrillerHell or High Waterthat Sheridan scripted for Lionsgate. He recently appeared on series like FX’sUnder the Banner of Heavenand Netflix’sPieces of Her. Means recently appeared on FX’sReservation Dogs,and he’ll be next seen in Marvel’s Disney+ seriesEcho,and will also portray John Wren, one of the first Native American FBI agents, in Martin Scorsese’sKillers of the Flower Moon, a historical crime drama based on the book byDavid Grann. Reiss is set to lead the fourth season of HBO’s acclaimed crime anthologyTrue Detectivealong withJodie Foster, as well as will star oppositeSean Pennin Open Road’s paramedic drama,Black Flies.
