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Hulu Young Americans production updates

Overview

Hulu has announced the lead cast for its upcoming drama pilot, Young Americans. Set at an elite private school in Washington, D.C., the series follows the children of the nation’s political elite. The cast includes Billie Boullet as Julia Burchfield, the daughter of the U.S. President, and Scott Foley as President Judd Burchfield. Other lead roles feature Sam Rechner, Mia Isaac, Oscar Winter Iannone, and Lauren Mei.

Subsequent updates confirmed that Poorna Jagannathan has joined the cast as series regular Maya Washburn, a controversial senator and former ally to the President. The production, directed by Natalia Leite and executive produced by Bruce Miller, involves a central plot point regarding a forbidden romance between the President’s daughter and Maya Washburn’s son. The series is being filmed in Toronto with 20th Television serving as the studio.

Entities

Washington, D.C. · Hulu · 20th Television · Scott Foley · Billie Boullet

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Poorna Jagannathan cast in Hulu political drama Young Americans

    Poorna Jagannathan joins the cast of Hulu’s Young Americans pilot, playing a controversial senator in a political drama set in Washington, D.C.

  2. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Hulu casts leads for Young Americans pilot

    Hulu has cast Billie Boullet, Sam Rechner, Mia Isaac, Oscar Winter Iannone, and Lauren Mei in its Washington, D.C.-set drama pilot, Young Americans.

Sources

deadline.com · geeklando.com.br · hollywoodnorthbuzz.com · laughingplace.com · outloudculture.com · television.mxdwn.com