One Stranger Things alum has new castmate in the post-Hawkins world. Deadline has reported that BAFTA award winner Kerry Condon (Unleashed, Captain America: Civil War) will join Maya Hawke (Do Revenge, Inside Out 2) in the upcoming series God Of The Woods. The series is helmed by duo of co-showrunners. Liz Hannah (The Post, Long Shot) is most known for her work on, The Girl From Plainville, and Mindhunter, and Liz Moore (The Unseen World, Heft), who wrote on the series Long Bright River. Moore is the original author of the source material.
A longline for the series: “The God of the Woods is a multi-generational drama series set in the Adirondacks, exploring the Van Laar family’s dark secrets, class tensions, and the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family’s summer camp — in the wake of an earlier family tragedy that may be related. As the past and present collide, the Van Laars’ wealth and influence unravel, revealing the damaging consequences of privilege and the abuse of power,” via Deadline.
The Adirondacks, not to be confused with Appalachians, are a mountain range in upstate New York. A popular getaway destination for New Yorkers, the dynamics are very different from those of its neighboring mountains to the south.
Condon will play Alice Van Laar, the mother in the aforementioned disappearance. Already trapped in her marriage, Alice must grapple with a tragedy straight out of a mother’s worst nightmare, attempting to track down her daughter. Hawke will play Judy Luptack, the detective assigned to the case. As the first female investigator in her department, Judy must break down barriers in addition to her already difficult task.
Condon rose to prominence for her role in an Oscar-nominated performance in The Banshees of Inisherin. Since then, she has continued to land major roles in best picture nominee blockbusters F1 and Train Dreams, and the critical darling Train Dreams. In the near future, Condon will join Brendan Fraser (The Whale, The Mummy) and Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery) in Pressure, adapted from a 2014 stage play written by David Haig.