Nicole Brydon Bloom, ‘This Is Us’ Alum Gerald McRaney Among 5 Cast In Dan Fogelman’s Hulu Series

Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
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EXCLUSIVE: Another This Is Us alum is joining series creator Dan Fogelman’s new Hulu drama. Gerald McRaney, who played the beloved Dr. K on the NBC family show, has been tapped for a recurring role on the untitled series, headlined by This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown.

Nicole Brydon Bloom is set as a series regular opposite Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson and Sarah Shahi, with Krys Marshall, Charlie Evans and Jon Beavers added as recurring.

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McRaney and Brown are two of three This Is Us actors to win Emmys for their performances, along with the late Ron Cephas Jones.

The premise of Fogelman’s new drama has not been revealed but it is believed to revolve around the President (Marsden) and his Secret Service detail led by Brown’s character.

McRaney will portray Kane, the father of President (Marsden), a captain of industry and kingmaker.

Bloom will play Jane, a young secret service agent who considers Brown’s character a mentor/father-figure.

Beavers is Billy, a fellow secret service agent on the President’s detail and one of Sterling K. Brown character’s best friends.

Marshall will play Agent Robinson, a lead secret service agent and professional rival of Sterling K. Brown’s character.

Evans will portray Jeremy, the President’s son, a thinker and dreamer who does not think much of his father’s political career and motivations.

As previously revealed, Nicholson’s character is a political force/power player behind the scenes, while Shahi plays a therapist to those in power with secrets of her own.

The series, produced by 20th Television, is executive produced by Fogelman, Brown, Jess Rosenthal, John Hoberg, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra and Steve Beers.

Bloom recurs in Season 2 of HBO’s The Gilded Age, for which she is sharing a 2024 SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She’ll next be seen in the Hulu limited series We Were The Lucky Ones, opposite Logan Lerman and Joey King. Bloom is repped by Gersh and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

McRaney recently appeared on CBS’ ‘NCIS: Los Angeles, initially in a recurring role and later bumped to series regular for Season 13. On the big screen he starred opposite Will Smith and Margot Robbie in Warner Bros’ Focus portraying the ultimate con man. McRaney is repped by Artists & Representatives.

Marshall stars as Danielle Poole in Apple’s For All Mankind, which recently wrapped its fourth season. She’s repped by Paradigm, Industry Entertainment, and Matt Rosen at Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.

Evans can currently be seen in the Sam Esmail-directed Netflix film Leave the World Behind. He also recurred on Freeform’s Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. He’s repped by Anonymous Content; Paradigm and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

Beavers’ TV credits include a series regular role on Animal Kingdom and recurring on Peacock’s Bel-Air. He’s repped by Greene Talent, Rugolo Entertainment and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman.

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