Yahoo News ‘We Were Liars’ Series at Amazon Casts Alyn Lind, Joseph Zada, Shubham Maheshwari, Esther McGregor
Emily Alyn Lind, Shubham Maheshwari, Joseph Zada and Esther McGregor have joined the cast of Prime Video’s new drama series “We Were Liars,” based on the young adult novel of the same name by E. Lockhart.
They join previously announced cast members Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, Candice King, David Morse, and Asher Ali.
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Lind joins the cast as Cadence, “the revered eldest granddaughter of a Kennedy-esque American dynasty, effortlessly clever and adventurous [with] a knack for dramatic storytelling,” per the official character description. Maheshwari will take on the role of Gat, a “thoughtful, ambitious and intelligent New York City kid with an edge — so he can’t help but feel a bit out of place amongst Martha’s Vineyard’s cashmere-and-gingham elite.” McGregor will play Mirren, a “wickedly funny and keenly observant…artist who is too worried about being perfect to color outside the lines.” Zada has been cast as Johnny, “a charismatic, occasionally reckless” teen who is “about to collide with accountability for the very first time. Suffice it to say he’s not a fan.”
According to an official logline, “‘We Were Liars’ is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.”
Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie serve as co-writers and executive producers. Emily Cummins and Lockhart also executive produce. Nzingha Stewart will direct the first episode. Universal Television and Amazon MGM Studios produce.
Lind is repped by CAA, The Lede Company and Brecheen Feldman Breimer. Maheshwari is repped by Untitled Entertainment and Gang Tyre. McGregor is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment and Sloane Offer. Zada is repped by Untitled Entertainment, RGM Artists, and Goodman Genow.
(Pictured, left to right: Joseph Zada, Emily Alyn Lind, Shubham Maheshwari)
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