Producer David Simon has no beef working with people more than once. Simon borrowed a few actors from his HBO show The Wire for the currently airing miniseries Generation Kill, and is borrowing more for his next project.
Actors Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters, who played Detective William "Bunk" Moreland and Detective Lester Freamon, respectively, on The Wire, have been cast as leads in Treme, says The Hollywood Reporter. Treme is a drama set in New Orleans and focusing on musicians living and rebuilding in the area after Hurricane Katrina.
Pierce, a native of New Orleans, will be the trombone-playing Antoine Batiste, who is struggling to get gigs to support his girlfriend and newborn. Peters, who also previously worked with Simon on The Corner, has been cast as Albert Lambreaux, "a big chief of the White Feather Nation."
CSI: Miami's Khandi Alexander, who also worked with Simon on The Corner, is also in negotiations to join the cast as Batiste's ex-wife.
No premiere date has been set for Treme.
Comments (5)
Always heard great things about the wire.
Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters were two of my favourite actors on The Wire so I'm going to have to put this on my _MUST WATCH_ list. David Simon always delivers quality shows.
Sounds pretty ordinary. Good casting though...
I'll watch it, those two were great together
man I hope this show is good........