Disney+ has announced that the fan-favourite character Riley Poole from the National Treasure film series is set to make a guest appearance in the upcoming original series of the same name with Justin Bartha reprising the role.
Bartha will star alongside lead actor Lisette Alexis, Lyndon Smith (Parenthood), Zuri Reed (Flatbush Misdemeanors), Jake Austin Walker (12 Mighty Orphans), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill), Jordan Rodrigues (Light as a Feather) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Ocean’s Twelve).
The 10-episode series will serve as an expansion of the franchise rather than a reboot and will follow Jess, a young DREAMer, played by Alexis, as she searches for answers about her family, embarking on a brand new adventure to save a lost Pan-American treasure. Jess is described as brilliant, resourceful, and always on the search for a good mystery, and will have to use her natural talent for solving puzzles to race against time to uncover her own buried history.
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Cormac & Marianne Wibberley, the writers of the original two movies, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub will all executive produce the series alongside Rick Muirragui (Suits), who also serves as a writer, as well as Jerry Bruckheimer Television’s Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed. The pilot episode is written by the Wibberleys and will be directed by Mira Nair.
Via: Deadline
