The cast of the upcoming National Treasure TV series on Disney+ is shaping up!
It was recently announced that Jordan Rodrigues, who you may recognize from The Fosters, and Antonio Cipriano (from Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill and HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls) are among those who have been cast as series regulars, according to Deadline.
Also new to the cast, joining previously announced lead Lisette Alexis, are Lyndon Smith (pictured bottom left), Jake Austin Walker (bottom right) and Zuri Reed.
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The National Treasure series will be told from the point of view of “young heroine Jess (Alexis) — a DREAMer in search of answers about her family — who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.”
It centers on Jess, “a Latina whose brilliant and resourceful mind loves a good mystery, and she has a natural talent for solving puzzles. Over the course of the show, Jess will uncover her own buried history, as well as the truth about her parents and her connection to a long-lost treasure.”
Jordan will be portraying Ethan – “Golden boy Ethan and Jess have been best friends since her mother Manuela tutored them as children, and Ethan’s loved Jess since the day they met. A Type-A rule-follower, Ethan will have to learn to relax his grip if he wants to be helpful on the hunt.”
Antonio has been cast as Oren, “a lovable but self-obsessed goofball with an encyclopedic knowledge of conspiracy theories, sneakers and business. He’ll spend the season attempting to win back Tasha’s affections and slowly learn that real love requires personal sacrifice.”
Lyndon is playing FBI Agent Ross – “Ross was top of her class at Quantico and was given a top assignment in D.C. But after she made a near career-ending mistake, she was reassigned to the Baton Rouge field office. When Jess and Tasha show up at her office asking for help, it’s Ross’ chance to prove herself by uncovering the truth about Jess and her mysterious connection to the treasure.”
Zuri plays Tasha, who “met Jess in high school, and they’ve been each other’s ride-or-die ever since. Tasha is fiercely independent, a social media personality and a tech genius, who uses her platform to fight for privacy and rally against big corporations. But when she joins the treasure hunt, she’s forced to reevaluate her belief system to help her best friend.”
Jake is portraying Liam, “a swoon-worthy, struggling musician with a permanent chip on his shoulder who comes from a long line of treasure hunters. When his estranged grandfather passes away and Jess shows up talking about a lost treasure connected to his family, Liam finds himself magnetically drawn to Jess and the promise of fulfilling his late father’s treasure-hunting dreams.”
National Treasure is being executive produced by the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the film’s director Jon Turteltaub and it’s writers Marianne and Cormac Wibberley.
The Wibberlys are writing the pilot of the series and Mira Nair will direct.
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