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Oscar Isaac has been set to play conman Juan Carlos Guzmán in the AppleTV series ‘Stowaway.’

The series centers on Guzmán, who, in 1993, was discovered as a wheel-well stowaway, nearly frozen onto the wheels of a cargo jet that landed in Miami. He claimed to be a 13-year-old orphan from Colombia left with no choice but to risk a better life in America, but in reality, Guzmán was 17 years old, with an aunt in Miami and a mother alive and worried sick about him in Bogota.

Also in news – Maxine Peake & more join cast of AppleTV thriller series ‘The Dispatcher’

Over the next two decades, Guzmán would gain international notoriety as he became the greatest conman alive today. “Traveling the globe, donning one alias after another, he stole millions from the wealthy clientele staying at the world’s most exclusive hotels,” the logline reads. “Yet no matter how seamlessly he...

Apple TV+ has revealed BAFTA Award nominee Maxine Peake, Brendan Cowell, Daniel Henshall, Jessica Wren, Zahra Newman and newcomer Chloe Geisker have joined the cast of the new six-episode thriller ‘The Dispatcher.’

The newly revealed cast joins previously announced Gotham Award winner Patrick Brammall in the lead role.

The story follows Police Detective Ian Hunt, whose life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now, working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a young girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.

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Directed and executive produced by Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Christian Schwochow,...

Australians Daniel Henshall, Brendan Cowell, Zahra Newman, Jessica Wren and newcomer Chloe Geisker have joined UK star Maxine Peake and the previously announced Patrick Brammall on the Victorian set of AppleTV+ series 'The Dispatcher'.

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Apple TV+ has announced additional cast members for its forthcoming Australian thriller series, The Dispatcher. BAFTA Award nominee Maxine Peake and actor Brendan Cowell are among the notable names joining the six-episode production, which stars Patrick Brammall. Here’s the Lowdown: The newly revealed cast members joining Patrick Brammall (Colin from Accounts) include Maxine Peake (Black […]

Maxine Peake & Brendan Cowell Join Apple TV+ Thriller The Dispatcher...

Exclusive: The Dispatcher, Apple TV+’s series adaptation of Ryan David Jahn’s eponymous thriller novel, is adding to its ranks.

The streamer has rounded out the cast of the six-part series with stars including Maxine Peake, who recently starred in FX’s Say Nothing, Dune: Prophecy’s Brendan Cowell, Mickey 17’s Daniel Henshall, Mr. Inbetween’s Jessica Wren, Thirteen Lives’ Zahra Newman and newcomer Chloe Geisker.

The group joins Colin From Accounts star Patrick Brammall, who is the lead of the series.

Christian Schwochow, who has directed multiple episodes of Netflix’s The Crown, has also joined as director and executive producer.

The Dispatcher is set in Australia. Police detective Ian Hunt’s life fell apart ten years ago when his young daughter Maggie disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept...