‘Neuromancer’ Series at Apple TV+ Casts Mark Strong

According to our source, Mark Strong is now part of the cast for the Apple TV+ series based on “Neuromancer.

In the upcoming series, initially greenlit by Apple in February 2024, Callum Turner and Briana Middleton have been announced as leads, with strong joining them. This show is adapted from William Gibson’s novel of the same name.

The series centers around “Case” (Turner), a highly skilled but troubled hacker at the top of his game, who gets embroiled in a complex world of digital spying and dangerous criminal activities alongside his partner Molly (Middleton), a deadly assassin with unusual eyes, as they plan to execute a daring heist against a powerful corporate empire hiding mysterious truths.

Strong will play Armitage in the series.

More recently, Strong has been featured on TV shows such as “Dune: Prophecy” for Max and “The Penguin” for HBO. Additionally, he’s appeared in series like “Temple,” “Low Winter Sun,” and “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.” While primarily recognized for his film performances, Strong has graced the big screen in movies like the “Kingsman” series, “Tár,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “1917.

He is repped by Markham Froggatt and Irwin and WME.

The series “Neuromancer” originates from the minds of co-creators Graham Roland and JD Dillard. Roland takes on the role of showrunner, while Dillard directs the pilot episode. Besides them, Gibson, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Matt Thunell for Skydance Television, Anonymous Content, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, and Jason Shrier for DreamCrew Entertainment, as well as Zack Hayden, all serve as executive producers. The co-production is handled by Skydance Television in collaboration with Anonymous Content and Apple Studios.

William Gibson’s groundbreaking novel “Neuromancer,” published in 1984, marked the beginning of the cyberpunk genre and garnered multiple prestigious awards, including the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Philip K. Dick Award. The success of this book spawned two sequels, “Count Zero” and “Mona Lisa Overdrive.” Despite numerous attempts to bring it to the big screen, a film adaptation remains elusive.

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2025-02-04 19:17