Per Deadline, Lyndon Smith (Parenthood), Zuri Reed (Flatbush Misdemeanors), Jake Austin Walker (12 Mighty Orphans), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill) and Jordan Rodrigues (Light as a Feather) have all been cast as series regulars to star alongside the previously announced lead actor Lisette Alexis in the upcoming National Treasure Disney+ TV series.
According to the outlet, Smith will play FBI Agent Ross, a top-of-her-class agent that makes a career-ending mistake, who sees the chance to redeem herself. Reed plays Tasha, a tech-savvy social media personality whose beliefs are challenged by the treasure hunt. Walker is Liam, a musician who sees the adventure as a way of honouring his late father’s treasure hunting past. Cipriano is Owen, a conspiracy-obsessed, full-of-himself goof that has a crush on Tasha and Rodrigues plays Ethan, a rule follower that’s been in love with Jess (Alexis) since they were kids who is thrown outside of his comfort zone by the treasure hunt.
The new 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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The writers of the original two movies Cormac & Marianne Wibberley, Jerry Bruckheimer and Jon Turteltaub will 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, who will also executive produce the pilot.
