Halt and Catch Fire is booting up season 3.0 with a brand new operating system — or, at least, a brand new operator.
EW has learned AMC’s tech-savvy series has tapped Matthew Lillard to join the cast in a major role in the upcoming third season, which shifts the series’ Texas location to Silicon Valley.
Lillard will play Ken Diebold, a slickly dressed, self-assuredly confident, undeniably cool businessman who’s also a key investor in Joe’s (Lee Pace) fledgling software venture. Diebold is “1980s with a touch of California,” akin to the Golden State’s version of a Wall Street wolf (perhaps with some American Psycho undertones).
As a prime player in Joe’s storyline (which capped off last season with a big investment in his anti-virus software), Lillard’s role is recurring. Along with Lillard, the new season’s cast also includes Annabeth Gish as a venture capitalist and Manish Dayal as a programmer.
EW has learned AMC’s tech-savvy series has tapped Matthew Lillard to join the cast in a major role in the upcoming third season, which shifts the series’ Texas location to Silicon Valley.
Lillard will play Ken Diebold, a slickly dressed, self-assuredly confident, undeniably cool businessman who’s also a key investor in Joe’s (Lee Pace) fledgling software venture. Diebold is “1980s with a touch of California,” akin to the Golden State’s version of a Wall Street wolf (perhaps with some American Psycho undertones).
As a prime player in Joe’s storyline (which capped off last season with a big investment in his anti-virus software), Lillard’s role is recurring. Along with Lillard, the new season’s cast also includes Annabeth Gish as a venture capitalist and Manish Dayal as a programmer.
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