Christina Hendricks and Paddy Considine Among Stars Cast in Chris O'Dowd's 6-Part Dramedy Series SMALL TOWN, BIG STORY
Christina Hendricks (Mad Med) and Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon) are among the cast members to join the six-part dramedy, Small Town, Big Story, from actor Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids, State of the Union. O’Dowd created and will direct the six-part dramatic comedy, “which tells the story of the effect on a small Irish village when a Hollywood production begins shooting on its doorstep and rattled residents struggle to keep a long-buried secret under wraps.”
The series is an Equity production, which is being shot in the U.K. and Ireland, but Sky has emphasized that all cast agreements comply with SAG-AFTRA rules in light of the ongoing actors strike. The cast were contracted before the strike.
In the series, “Hendricks is set to play Wendy Patterson, a hot-shot L.A. producer who grew up in the fictional Irish village of Drumbán while Considine stars as local doctor and community stalwart Seamus Proctor.”
The cast is rounded out by Eileen Walsh (Catastrophe), who plays Proctor’s wife Catherine; Leia Murphy (Fair City) and David Rawle (Moone Boy) as siblings Joanne and Sonny; Patrick Martins (The Confessions of Frannie Langton) as Jules O’Brien; Evanne Kilgallon (Obituary) as Shelly McGoldrick; Andrew Bennett (The Quiet Girl) as Barry Battles; Ruth McCabe (Aisha) as Betty Battles; and David Wilmot (Station Eleven) as Keith McCurdle.
More casting is set to be announced soon. O’Dowd will direct alongside Catherine Morshead, Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman.
Small Town, Big Story has already started shooting in Ireland and is set to premiere in the U.K. and Ireland on Sky (and Sky’s streaming platform Now) in 2024.
via: Variety