Tim Robbins & Giancarlo Esposito Join Apple TV’s Wyatt Russell-Led Monsterverse Series

Tim Robbins and Giancarlo Esposito will guest star in Apple TV’s upcoming Monsterverse series, joining Wyatt Russell, who reprises his role as Lee Shaw. The casting expands the series’ ensemble as it takes the franchise into a Cold War-era story.

The plot follows American operative Col. Lee Shaw on a secret mission in 1984 to stop the Soviets unleashing a powerful Titan that could destroy the United States and change the course of the Cold War. The previously announced cast includes Millie Brady, Pilou Asbæk, Corey Stoll, Ralph Ineson, Nyasha Hatendi, Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic; the series is led by showrunner Joby Harold.