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Casino drama The Roman adds Vincent D’Onofrio and Kate Mara to cast
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Netflix has finalised the cast for its upcoming Las Vegas casino drama "The Roman," adding five actors to a series already led by Oscar Isaac. Vincent D'Onofrio and Kate Mara join as series regulars, Clancy Brown and Thomas Sadoski take recurring roles, and Jason Schwartzman appears as a guest star, Variety reported. The additions round out an ensemble drama from "Billions" creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, with Martin Scorsese also serving as an executive producer.
The eight-episode series follows Robert "Bobby Red" Redman (Isaac), a casino president fighting to secure his position in a modern but still perilous Las Vegas. D'Onofrio plays MMA mogul Dominic Ward, while Mara takes on Holly Reeve, an entrepreneur with a complicated history with Bobby; Brown plays enigmatic fixer Elwood, Sadoski a self-destructive celebrity chef, and Schwartzman a debt-ridden casino heir. They join previously announced cast members Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin, David Costabile, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Jimmy O. Yang, with JC Chandor directing the first two episodes.
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In short
- Netflix rounds out "The Roman" cast with five new actors
- D'Onofrio, Mara join as leads; Brown, Sadoski, Schwartzman in support
- Oscar Isaac-led Vegas casino drama from "Billions" creators, produced with Scorsese
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The casting news was confirmed as finalised rather than pending, with Variety's report now describing the ensemble as complete and the five new actors joining an already-set roster that includes Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin, David Costabile, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Jimmy O. Yang, alongside director JC Chandor's first two episodes.
- 4 months ago Netflix expanded its Las Vegas casino drama "The Roman" by casting five new actors alongside star Oscar Isaac, with Vincent D'Onofrio and Kate Mara joining as series regulars, Clancy Brown and Thomas Sadoski taking recurring parts, and Jason Schwartzman set for a guest turn, in an ensemble project from "Billions" creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien with Martin Scorsese executive producing.
Explained simply
The Roman is a planned Netflix drama set in the world of Las Vegas casinos. It centres on Bobby Redman, the president of a casino, as he tries to hold on to his job in a city where money, reputation and personal relationships can carry high stakes.
The series is being made by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, who previously created the finance drama Billions, with film-maker Martin Scorsese among its executive producers. Oscar Isaac plays Bobby, alongside an ensemble cast including Vincent D’Onofrio and Kate Mara.
Las Vegas casinos are businesses built around gambling, entertainment and hospitality, often involving powerful owners, wealthy customers and competition between resorts. The setting gives the drama a backdrop of commercial pressure and private rivalries, with several characters linked to Bobby’s past or to the casino’s wider network.
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Originally published by Variety as “Vincent D’Onofrio, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown Among Five Cast in Netflix Las Vegas Drama ‘The Roman’”.