Production is underway on the Audience network series “Mr. Mercedes,” and people of all ages and types are needed and can submit by email to be considered for work as a paid extras.
The show is based on the Stephen King novel about a psychopathic killer who drives his Mercedes into a crowd. He later sends taunting emails to a retired cop who becomes obsessed with bringing the killer down. Shooting will take place in the Charleston, SC area through the end of June, 2018.
Three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Brendan Gleeson plays the role of Bill Hodges, the retired cop. British Independent Film Award nominee Harry Treadaway plays Mr. Mercedes/Brady Hartsfield. Primetime Emmy Award winner Jack Bender is executive producer, and will also direct episodes. Also executive producing is two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Stephen King, ten-time Primetime Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley, Black Reel Awards nominee Wyck Godfrey, two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee Tony Mark, Marty Bowen, and Gene Stein. David E. Kelley will serve as showrunner.
Mr. Mercedes Casting Call Details
The second season of the Audience network series “Mr. Mercedes” is underway, and email submissions are being accepted from people of all ages and types to appear on the show as fully paid background performers. In addition to the general extras needed, the show also is seeking people who are currently or have previously worked as police officers, military, firefighters, paramedics, or EMT’s. You MUST be available to work as a local hire in the Charleston, SC. Shooting will continue through the end of June, 2018. To be considered, please carefully follow these submission instructions.
-If you previously submitted for the series, you will need to resubmit to the new casting email address for Season 2 consideration. Hundreds of extras, all of which will be paid, are needed. People of all ages, children through seniors, and all races will be considered.
-There is also a special need for additional submissions from those of Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Hispanic, Latino, Indian, South Asian and African-American backgrounds.
-To be considered, submit two current photos (one full-length and one close-up); cell phone photos accepted. Your name, phone number, age, city and state of residence, height, weight, clothing sizes, any visible tattoos or piercings and the make, model and year of the vehicle you drive.
-Send you your submission to [email protected]
-Your submission subject line should include the following: race, gender, age, city and state of residence. Example: Hispanic, Male, 34, Charleston, SC.
NOTE: If you previously submitted for the series, you will need to resubmit to the new casting email address for Season 2 consideration
Principal Actor Casting (speaking roles only)
Starring and supporting roles are mainly being cast through talent agents. You can find comprehensive listings and submission addresses for talent agents here.
Production Companies:
Temple Hill Productions
9255 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 801
West Hollywood, CA 90069
David E. Kelly Productions
2900 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Sonar Entertainment
2121 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 2150
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Executive Producers:
Stephen King
Jack Bender
Marty Bowen
Wyck Godfrey
David E. Kelley
Tony Mark
Gene Stein
Producers:
Tom Lesinski
Jenna Santoianni
Tom Patricia
Production Manager:
Christian Clarke
Writers:
David E. Kelley (creator)
Sophie Owens-Bender
Stephen King
Dennis Lehane
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson – Bill Hodges
Harry Treadaway – Brady Hartsfield
Jharrel Jerome – Jerome Robinson
Mary-Louise Parker – Janey Patterson
Justine Lupe – Holly Gibney
Scott Lawrence – Peter Dixon
Kelly Lynch – Deborah Hartsfield
Ann Cusack – Olivia Trelawney
Robert Stanton – Anthony “Robi” Frobisher
Holland Taylor – Ida Silver
Breeda Wool – Lou Linklatter
Katharine Houghton – Elizabeth Wharton
Makayla Lysiak – Barbara Robinson
Jack Huston – Felix Babineau
Maximiliano Hernandez – Antonio Montez
Tessa Ferrer – Cora Babineau
Story:
In the frigid pre-dawn hours, in a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of desperate unemployed folks are lined up for a spot at a job fair. Without warning, a lone driver plows through the crowd in a stolen Mercedes, running over the innocent, backing up, and charging again. Eight people are killed; fifteen are wounded. The killer escapes. In another part of town, months later, a retired cop named Bill Hodges (Gleeson) is still haunted by the unsolved crime. When he gets a crazed letter from someone who self-identifies as the “perk” and threatens an even more diabolical attack, Hodges wakes up from his depressed and vacant retirement, hell-bent on preventing another tragedy. Brady Hartfield (Treadaway) lives with his alcoholic mother in the house where he was born. He loved the feel of death under the wheels of the Mercedes, and he wants that rush again. Only Bill Hodges, with a couple of highly unlikely allies, can apprehend the killer before he strikes again. And they have no time to lose, because Brady’s next mission, if it succeeds, will kill or maim thousands.
