Paul Bettany To Star In Netflix Series ‘Pagans’

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Bettany (VisionQuest, Amadeus) has been tapped as a lead opposite Steven Yeun in Pagans, Netflix‘s upcoming supernatural drama from Say Nothing creator Joshua Zetumer.

In addition to Yeun, Bettany joins previously cast main cast members Sabine Grace, Logan Kim, Marin Ireland and Intae Kim.

Pagans, a show that unearths darkest thoughts about family, follows a man, Gus (Yeun), who becomes the sole caretaker of his two children after the tragic loss of his wife. While his son Nate (Logan Kim) is typical, his daughter, Alice (Grace), is anything but. What starts as a strained father-daughter relationship soon evolves into something far more sinister.

Bettany will play Mag, a charismatic stranger. Ireland plays single mom Janelle; Intae Kim plays Casey, Gus’ (Yeun) younger brother.

Zetumer is executive producer and showrunner. Also executive producing are Goddard Textiles’ Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg, Jonathan van Tulleken, Erica Kay and Celadon Pictures’ Yeun and Christina Oh.

Bettany can currently be seen in Marvel’s Disney+ series VisionQuest, in which he plays the title character, reprising his role from the Avengers franchise. Bettany also played Vision in Marvel’s Disney+ series WandaVision, earning an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Anthology Series or Movie.

Recently, Bettany starred in the Sky Originals limited series Amadeus as Antonio Salieri, opposite Will Sharpe who played Mozart. Previously, he starred in the Prime Video/BBC’s co-production A Very British Scandal opposite Claire Foy.

In features, Bettany was most recently seen in Robert Zemeckis’ Here alongside Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. Next up for him is Tom Ford’s Cry to Heaven. Bettany is repped by UTA and Affirmative Entertainment.