New series, Black Bird has launched on Apple TV+. The six-part thriller, which stars Welsh actor Taron Egerton, is based on the true crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by James Keene and Hillel Levin.
Egerton, who has recently been making headlines with Marvel speculation, leads an all-star cast as James 'Jimmy' Keene - a criminal who cuts a deal with the FBI in exchange for his freedom. The 32-year-old from Wales rose to stardom for his role in the Kingsman franchise and his Golden Globe winning performance as Elton John in the 2019 biopic, Rocketman.
Black Bird follows a high school football player and the son of a celebrated policeman who is thrown into jail for 10 years, played by Egerton. His only chance of parole comes after he strikes a deal with the FBI to infiltrate a maximum-security prison and befriend a suspected serial killer to elicit a confession before his appeal. But who else is in the cast and how can you watch this new psychological thriller?
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Who joins Taron Egerton in the cast of Apple TV's Black Bird?
Paul Walter Hauser
Inhabiting the role of suspected serial killer, Larry Hall is Paul Walter Hauser. Perhaps Hauser's most famous roles are in Reno 911! as Jeffy Renee Chisholm and Netflix's Karate Kid sequel series, Cobra Kai, as Raymond.
Hauser has also had film roles and starred in I, Tonya, Richard Jewell and Cruella.
Ray Liotta
A late Hollywood legend, Ray Liotta plays decorated police officer Big Jim Keene, Jimmy’s father. Black Bird is one of the actor's final performances before his death on May 26, 2022.
Liotta's career dates back to the 1980s and his biggest roles were in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and Field of Dreams.
Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear, 59, stars as FBI agent Brian Miller in the series, who starts the ball rolling on Jimmy's path to freedom.
Kinnear has appeared in numerous films including As Good as It Gets, Little Miss Sunshine, Sabrina, and You’ve Got Mail. He also featured in the 2013 sequel to Anchorman.
Sepideh Moafi
Completing the main cast is German actress Sepideh Moafi, who plays FBI agent Lauren McCauley.
Her previous projects include HBO’s The Deuce, Falling Water, Notorious, The L Word: Generation Q, and The Killing of Two Lovers.
How can you watch Black Bird?
Black Bird is available to watch on Apple TV+. The six-episode series premiered on Friday, July 8, with two episodes released initially. The final four episodes will be released weekly on Fridays.
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Black Bird is available to watch on Apple TV+
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