Steven Yeun confirmed to star in Netflix supernatural drama Pagans
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Steven Yeun has been confirmed to lead Netflix's supernatural drama series "Pagans," Variety reported, reuniting the actor with the streamer that produced his Emmy-winning series "Beef." The straight-to-series project was originally ordered last year following a competitive bidding process, and its confirmation marks another high-profile television venture for Yeun, who has built a strong track record with Netflix across both film and television.
The series follows a widowed father who becomes sole carer for his two children after his wife's death; while his son is ordinary, his daughter Alice is not, and their strained relationship takes an increasingly sinister turn. "Pagans" comes from "Say Nothing" creator Joshua Zetumer, who serves as showrunner, with Drew Goddard, Sarah Esberg, Jonathan van Tulleken and Erica Kay as fellow executive producers, and Yeun producing alongside Christina Oh via Celadon Pictures. Yeun's other Netflix credits include "Beef," "The Rip," "Okja" and "Tuca & Bertie," and he is also known for "The Walking Dead," an Oscar-nominated role in "Minari," and films including "Nope" and "Mickey 17."
- Steven Yeun confirmed to lead Netflix's supernatural drama "Pagans"
- Series from "Say Nothing" creator Joshua Zetumer, ordered straight-to-series last year
- Follows a widowed father whose daughter proves far from ordinary
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Fatherhood forms one strand of "Pagans": the story centres on a widowed father raising two children alone, with his daughter Alice turning out to be anything but ordinary. It comes from Joshua Zetumer, the writer behind "Say Nothing," working alongside a production team that includes Drew Goddard, and is being made for Netflix as a straight-to-series order rather than a pilot.
Steven Yeun, the actor confirmed to lead the show, is best known for "The Walking Dead," an Oscar-nominated performance in "Minari," and his Emmy-winning role in Netflix's "Beef." He also produces the new series through his own company, Celadon Pictures, alongside Christina Oh.
The project matters because it reunites Yeun with Netflix after the success of "Beef" and adds to a run of high-profile television and film work, including "Nope" and "Mickey 17," that has established him as one of the more sought-after actors of the moment.
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Originally published by Variety as “Steven Yeun to Lead Netflix Series ‘Pagans’ From ‘Say Nothing’ Creator Joshua Zetumer”.