Big Little Lies casting news: Douglas Smith joins the cast
Douglas Smith will join an already star-studded Big Little Lies cast for Season 2.
Meryl Streep won’t be the only new cast member on Big Little Lies next season. Douglas Smith, who currently plays Det. Sgt. Marcus Isaacson in The Alienist has been tapped to play a significant role.
Deadline reports that Smith will play Corey Brockfield, “an off-beat surfer, aspiring marine biologist.” The show will introduce him as Jane’s coworker.
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Played by Shailene Woodley, Jane’s storyline involved coping with the aftermath of her brutal rape, which resulted in a son, Ziggy. Her rapist turns out to be Perry, the husband of her friend Celeste (Nicole Kidman).
Perry dies during the last episode gruesomely.
So, does the introduction of a new character mean a new love interest for Jane? The premise for season 2 is still unknown, especially since the book in which the first season was based doesn’t have a sequel.
All we know is that most of the cast will be returning, including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Adam Scott. In January, HBO announced that Meryl Streep would join the show as Perry’s mother.
With seven new episodes coming within the next year, we’ll know soon enough how Corey will fit into the much-anticipated story.
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Big Little Lies isn’t Smith’s first time appearing on a “big” HBO show.
The 32-year-old actor played Ben Hendrickson on Big Love from 2006-2011. He played the oldest son of Bill Hendrickson (Bill Paxton) and his first wife, Barb, (Jeanne Tripplehorn).
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Smith was also in three episodes of HBO’s short-lived series, Vinyl in 2016. He has recently appeared in Miss Sloan, The Bye Bye Man, and Bottom of the World.
How do you think Smith’s character will affect the story next season? We’ll find out when Big Little Lies returns in 2019.