Anna Chlumsky Joins ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ For Show’s Final Season

Actress Anna Chlumsky has been cast in a crucial role in the AMC drama Halt and Catch Fire for its fourth and final season, reports CinemaBlend. Chlumksy, best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the fiery and capable Amy Brookheimer on HBO’s Veep, will play Dr. Katie Herman, who is set to be a regular character during the show’s concluding season.

Halt and Catch Fire follows tech renegade Joe MacMillan, played by Lee Pace, as he builds a mishmash team of computer-savvy outcasts to create cutting-edge innovations and compete with industry monsters IBM and Apple. The show tracks the computer industry and growth of the internet from the late 1980’s to the early 1990’s. Chlumsky’s character, Dr. Katie Herman, will serve as a key member to the MacMillan clan in the upcoming season as she helps them maneuver the challenges of working in the computer industry during the inception of the internet.

One of creators and showrunners of Halt and Catch Fire, Christopher C. Rogers, released statement announcing the casting of Chlumsky that stated, “From day one on set Anna has brought a wonderful new energy to the show, that both complements and somehow even further elevates the work of our core ensemble.” Rogers went on to add, “[We] feel incredibly lucky to add an actress of her caliber to our palette even as we bring the series-long story of Halt and Catch Fire to a close.” The series also stars Mackenzie Davis (Cameron Howe in the series), Scoot McNairy (Gordon Clark), Kerry Bishé (Donna Clark), and Toby Huss (John Bosworth).

In addition to her key role in Veep, Chlumsky’s other recent projects include working on Hannibal in the role of Miriam Lass and starring in the 2015 film The End of Tour as Sarah. The release date of Halt and Catch Fire Season 4 has not yet been determined.

Caitlin Leale: Currently a graduating senior at Connecticut College, Caitlin is studying both film and European history in New London, Connecticut. As well as working as a contributor for mxdwn Television, Caitlin is a film reviewer for the online film streaming site Flix Premiere (which can be visited at flixpremiere.com). Having also studied at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and at University College London, Caitlin has an extensive academic, professional, and international knowledge of the film and TV industry. She hopes to later study screenwriting in graduate school and become a writer on a show of her own in the future.
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