According to Deadline, Oscar-nominated Jennifer Jason Leigh has been cast for the second season of “ Hunters, ” an Amazon Prime Video series.
Leigh, known for her role in “The Hateful Eight”, will bring to life Chava Apfelbaum, already played in a younger version by Cassidy Layton. She is a Holocaust survivor and considered a legend in the Nazi hunt.
Details on the next cycle were not disclosed.
Created by David Weil, the series is produced by Jordan Peele (“Run!” And “We”).
The plot follows a diverse group of Nazi hunters in 1977 in New York City. Hunters, as they are called, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officers live among us and are conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the United States. The eclectic Hunters team will embark on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
The cast also includes Logan Lerman, Kate Mulvany, Tiffany Boone, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Josh Radnor, Louis Ozawa, Jerrika Hinton, Greg Austin, Dylan Baker and Lena Olin.