The upcoming Netflix series adaptation of the S.A. Cosby novel “All the Sinners Bleed” has added nearly a dozen recurring cast members, Variety has learned.
The new cast members are: Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad,” “Do the Right Thing”) as Ezekiel Wiggins; David Lyons (“The Beast in Me,” “Truth Be Told”) as Jasper Sanderson; Donald Elise Watkins (“Emergency,” “Office Romance”) as Deputy Trey Avery; Mackenzie Astin (“Stick,” “The Pitt”) as Deputy Pip Collins; Jordan M. Cox (“P-Valley”) as Deputy Tom Sadler; Cullen Moss (“Outer Banks,” “Your Honor”) as Deputy Roger Simmons; Angus O’Brien (“Boots”) as Deputy Davy Burks; Cranston Johnson (“Hap and Leonard,” “Naomi”) as Reverend Jamal Addison; Christopher Matthew Cook (“Dog Eat Dog,” “High Potential”) as Royce Lazare; Christopher Thornton (“The Lincoln Lawyer”) as Dispatcher Cam Trowder; and Bill Oberst Jr. (“Criminal Minds,” “Three From Hell”) as Pastor Elias Hillington.
The new additions will appear alongside previously announced series lead Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and series regulars John Douglas Thompson, Nicole Beharie, Daniel Ezra, Andrea Cortés, Murray Bartlett, and Leila George. Production on the series is currently underway in Atlanta.
The official logline for the series states, “Haunted by his devout mother’s untimely death, the first Black Sheriff (Dìrísù) in a small Bible Belt county must lead the hunt for a serial killer that has been preying on his Black community for years in the name of God.”
Joe Robert Cole is adapting “All the Sinners Bleed” for the screen and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner in addition to directing multiple episodes, including the first. The Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions and Amblin Television are also executive producing along with Cosby.
