Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), John Magaro (The Umbrella Academy, Orange Is The New Black), Lola Kirke (Mozart in the Jungle), Ben Schnetzer (Pride, The Book Thief, Warcraft), Jonathan Pryce (Game of Thrones, Taboo, Wolf Hall) and Judd Hirsch (Forever, Superior Donuts) have been cast to star in FX's Gone Hollywood pilot per Deadline.
Set in 1980, Gone Hollywood centers on a group of talent agents who defect from an old-guard percentery to found their own, which skyrockets to industry dominance, disrupting the business and changing movies forever. The show will mix its fictional protagonists with real-life entertainment figures and events.
Gone Hollywood hails from Ted Griffin (Ocean's Eleven, Terriers), Scott Rudin (What We Do in the Shadows, Devs, Annihilation), Eli Bush (Lady Bird, The Girl in the Spider's Web), Garrett Basch (The Night Of), Shawn Ryan (S.W.A.T., Timeless) and Marney Hochman (S.W.A.T., Timeless, The Get Down) and FX Productions. The pilot was written and directed by Ted Griffin who will also serve as the showrunner.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays Jack DeVoe.
Lola Kirke plays Abbie Jinks.
Ben Schnetzer plays Robbie Riese.
Jonathan Pryce plays Benny Landau.
Judd Hirsch plays Lev Kertzman.
Additionally, Nelson Franklin, Eric Lange, Sarah Ramos, Peta Sergeant, and Jeremy Shamos will have recurring roles in the FX project should it be ordered to series.