Aaron Paul, Ron Cephas Jones & More Round Out Cast Of ARE YOU SLEEPING?

According to The Hollywood Reporter, additional casting has been announced to join the new series from Apple, ARE YOU SLEEPING? Rounding out the cast are Aaron Paul, Ron Cephas Jones, Elizabeth Perkins and Mekhi Phifer. They join the previously announced Octavia Spencer. Read more about the casting news from The Hollywood Reporter here!

The drama will examine the nation's long-held obsession with true-crime stories and the recent boom in podcasts dedicated to probing unsolved and disputed cases. Nichelle Tramble Spellman ("The Good Wife") created the show and will serve as showrunner. Apple has ordered 10 episodes.

"Are You Sleeping" is based on the novel of the same name by Kathleen Barber, which questions the consequences when crime-solving plays out on a public stage.

Spencer is a three-time Oscar nominee who won the supporting actress trophy for 2011's "The Help."

Spencer, Spellman, Hello Sunshine's Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter, Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kristen Campo are exec producers of "Are You Sleeping." There's no word yet from Apple on a premiere date.

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