Harry Hamlin has joined on for a show permanent part in Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches on AMC, as well as a minor part in the Paramount Pictures and Endeavor Content feature 80 for Brady.
The earlier show, centered around Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, was scripted and executive directed by showrunner Esta Spalding (Masters of Sex, On Becoming a God in Central Florida) and Michelle Ashford (Masters of Sex, The Pacific). It tells the story of a perceptive young neurosurgeon who realizes she is the unusual successor to a witch lineage. She now deals with a malevolent ghost that has tormented her bloodline for decades while she wrestles with her sudden abilities.
It is his first show permanent role in almost 2 decades, Harry Hamlin will portray Cortland Mayfair, the current ruling patriarch of the Mayfair dynasty with an insatiable thirst for more wealth, more power, and more health. He returns to the channel after receiving an Emmy nomination for his role as Jim Cutler on Mad Men, where he played Cutler, Gleason, and Chaough’s associate.
After Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is the second show in a growing Anne Rice world on AMC. Later this year, it will air on both AMC and AMC+. Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions is also exec producing the show.
“From Mad Men to Mayfair, we’re delighted to have Harry back at AMC joining a cast that will bring to life the captivating world and cast of characters that Esta, Michelle and Mark have beautifully adapted for our second series in the Anne Rice universe,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Harry is an immensely talented and seasoned pro and we can’t wait to see what he’ll bring to the intricate role of Cortland Mayfair.”
Harry Hamlin’s other new project
The actual story of 4 closest buddies and New England Patriots supporters sparked Harry Hamlin’s other new movie, 80 for Brady. They went to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to witness their idol Tom Brady perform, and it changed their lives. The mayhem that follows as they traverse the wilderness of the country’s largest athletic event. He hasn’t revealed any information about the role he’ll be portraying. However he joins a cast that includes Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Sara Gilbert, Glynn Turman, Bob Balaban, Ron Funches, and Jimmy O. Yang, as well as Brady, who has won seven Super Bowls.
Kyle Marvin, who co-wrote and acted in Sony Pictures Classics’ The Climb and is presently appearing in Apple TV+’s WeCrashed, is the film’s director. The current edition of the screenplay was written by Marvin and his collaborator Michael Covino, based on a draft by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins (Booksmart). The movie was created by Endeavor Content (The Lost Daughter, Cha Cha Real Smooth) alongside Brady and Academy Award winner Donna Gigliotti (Hidden Figures), with international rights acquired by Paramount Pictures last month. Brady’s production business, 199 Productions, is creating with Gigliotti and Endeavor Content, with Marvin and Covino exec managing under their Watch This Ready brand, plus Jeff Stott.
The 40th anniversary of Harry Hamlin’s final big studio project, the breakthrough LBGTQ+ romance Making Love, fell on Valentine’s Day this year. The star is well recognized for his roles in the cult classic Clash of the Titans and as attorney Michael Kuzak on Stephen Bochco’s L.A. Law, for which he was nominated for three Golden Globes. He’s also featured in a variety of shows, including The Hot Zone: Anthrax, Angie Tribeca, Shooter, Graves, Mom, Glee, Shameless, Army Wives, and Veronica Mars. UTA, Industry Entertainment, and attorney David Feldman represent Harry Hamlin.
