The boys are back... with mojo! SundanceTV announced today that they will start production on season two of the network's critically-acclaimed original scripted series HAP AND LEONARD, on September 19th in Atlanta, Georgia. Joining the cast as recurring guest stars for season two are Golden Globe and Tony(R) award winner and six-time Emmy(R) Nominee, Brian Dennehy ("Death of a Salesman," "First Blood") and Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner, Irma P. Hall ("A Family Thing," "Soul Food," "The Ladykillers"). Also joining the cast is Dohn Norwood ("All the Way," "Hell on Wheels") as a recurring guest star, and Tiffany Mack (Wicked Love, "Timeless", "iZombie") and Cranston Johnson ("Atlanta," Find a Way) as series regulars. Episodes will be directed by Maurice Marable ("Veep," "Always Sunny In Philadelphia"), Abe Sylvia ("Nurse Jackie," "Dirty Girl") and Tim Southam ("Hell on Wheels," "Bates Motel"). "Hap and Leonard," a darkly comic swamp noir series set in the late 1980's, stars James Purefoy ("The Following," "Roots," "Rome") and Michael K. Williams ("The Night Of," "The Wire," 12 Years a Slave).
"Hap and Leonard" is based on the celebrated book series of the same name by famed author Joe R. Lansdale, and follows two lifelong best friends, Hap Collins (Purefoy), an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women, and Leonard Pine (Williams), a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper. Season one of "Hap and Leonard," inspired by the first novel in the series, "Savage Season," featured Christina Hendricks and Jimmi Simpson, and was touted by TV Guide as "the most pungently flavorful regional crime drama since 'Justified,'" and by Vulture as "Entrancing." The second season takes inspiration from "Mucho Mojo," the second book in the series. "We're so excited to have Brian Dennehy and Irma P. Hall join our cast," said Joel Stillerman, President of Original Programming & Production, AMC and SundanceTV. "They are both superb actors who will bring these powerful characters to life beautifully. Attracting these kinds of actors is a testament to the strength of Joe Lansdale's timeless novels, and the excellent work from season 1 led by James Purefoy and Michael K Williams."Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos
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