Josh Radnor has been cast in Amazon’s The Hunt.
According to multiple outlets, the How I Men Your Mother alum will star opposite Al Pacino in the Nazi-hunting series from David Weil. Also starring as leads are Logan Lerman and Jerrika Hinton.
The 10-episode series is executive produced by Get Out‘s writer-director Jordan Peele, who has an overall TV deal at Amazon. Weil will also serve as co-showrunner with Nikki Toscano. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (American Horror Story) will direct the first episode.
Set in 1970s New York City, The Hunt follows a band of Nazi hunters who have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among them and are conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the US.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Radnor will play Lonny Flash, a movie star who is secretly a member of the group led by Pacino’s character. Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Greg Austin and Dylan Baker round out the cast.
