Ron Moore’s Apple Sci-Fi Series Casts Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones

By Joe Otterson

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Ron Moore’s upcoming Apple series is filling out its main cast.

Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, and Sarah Jones have all been cast in the series, which takes place in a world where global space race never ended. Kinnaman will play Edward Baldwin, one of the top NASA astronauts. Dorman and Jones have been cast as Gordo and Tracy Stevens, a prominent NASA couple.

The role keeps Kinnaman in the TV sci-fi space, with the actor recently starring in the first season of the Netflix series “Altered Carbon.” He is also attached to the Amazon series adaptation of the film “Hanna” in a lead role. He is also known for his roles on the shows “House of Cards” and “The Killing.” On the film side, he starred in “Suicide Squad,” “Child 44,” and the “RoboCop” reboot. He is repped by WME and Magnolia Entertainment.

Dorman currently stars in the Amazon series “Patriot,” the second season of which is set to debut this year. He previously starred in the Australian shows “Wonderland” and “The Secret Life of Us.” He has also appeared in films like “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “The Water Diviner,” and “Killer Elite.” He is repped by WME, Management 360 and Lichter Grossman.

Jones recently starred in the USA Network Western drama “Damnation” and also had a prominent role in the highly-regarded “LA Confidential” pilot at CBS earlier this year. Her other TV credits include “The Path,” “Texas Rising,” and “Alcatraz.” She is repped by UTA and Management 360.

The series is created, written and executive produced by Moore, along with Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi. Maril Davis serves as executive producer with Sony Pictures Television producing with Moore’s Tall Ship Productions.

Deadline first reported the three castings.