Sarah Snook might want to invest in some protective headgear: She’s set to star in a limited-series remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic “The Birds,” Deadline reports.
The limited series, which is currently being pitched to networks and streamers, is billed as “a visceral, present-day reimagining” of the original film and will be set in Alaska, with a murder mystery at the center. Snook will play Myra Massey, a traveling magistrate who returns to her Alaska hometown to find her childhood friend murdered. “When Myra is forced to step outside her role as judge to untangle the mystery, nature itself turns hostile with a wave of bird attacks,” per the official synopsis. Tom Spezialy (“The Leftovers”) will write the series and serve as an executive producer.
The 1963 film “The Birds” was loosely based on the Daphne du Maurier short story and directed by suspense master Alfred Hitchcock, starring Tippi Hedren as a woman who faced a series of violent bird attacks in a coastal California town. The movie went on to become a horror classic and one of Hitchcock’s most famous films.
Snook is best known for playing Shiv Roy on the acclaimed HBO drama “Succession,” which debuted in 2018 and ran for four seasons. She earned three Emmy nominations for the role, with a win for best lead actress in a drama in 2023. Last year, she starred in the Peacock thriller “All Her Fault.”
In other casting news…
* Original “Baywatch” stars Michael Bergin and Kelly Packard will reprise their roles as lifeguards J.D. and April in Fox’s upcoming reboot, the show shared on Instagram. Also, Mary McDonnell (“Battlestar Galactica”) will recur as Gayle, the mother of Stephen Amell’s Hobie Buchannon, per Variety.
* Prime Video’s upcoming crime drama “Bishop,” starring Joel Kinnaman and John Malkovich, has added 10 to its cast, according to Deadline, including “Suits” alum Rick Hoffman and “Perfect Strangers” star Bronson Pinchot.
* Netflix’s “The God of the Woods,” starring Kerry Condon and Maya Hawke, has added five to its cast: Damon Gupton (“Black Lightning”), Susannah Perkins (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Benjamin Walker (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Nell Fisher (“Stranger Things”), and Autumn Molina.
* Netlflix’s casino drama “The Roman,” starring Oscar Isaac, has added Shalom Brune-Franklin (“Baby Reindeer”) and Jimmy O. Yang (“Silicon Valley”) to its cast, per Deadline. She’ll play casino host JC, and he’ll play executive Rich Tzu.