Season two of the Max Original THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT finds Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco) living her best sober life in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue. Season one was based on the novel of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian.
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CAST AND CREW
KALEY CUOCO
Kaley Cuoco has been a fixture on the small and silver screen for over a decade. Cuoco is best known for her portrayal of “Penny” on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory. The Chuck Lorre-created sitcom has received Emmy®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award nominations as well as record-breaking ratings for over a decade. Cuoco was awarded “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series” at the 3rd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards and “Choice TV Actress” at the 2014 and 2015 People’s Choice Awards for her work on the show. In 2014, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Recently Cuoco lent her voice as the title character in the made-for-adults animated series Harley Quinn, launching its third season on HBO Max. In addition to starring as the daft but deranged fan-favorite character, Cuoco also serves as an executive producer on the show, along with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.
Cuoco launched her own production company Yes, Norman Productions in 2017 and has a multi-year pod deal with Warner Bros. Television.
ZOSIA MAMET
Zosia Mamet is perhaps best known for her starring role as Shoshanna Shapiro in the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning HBO series “Girls.” Mamet appeared in the Netflix limited series “Tales of the City,” alongside Laura Linney, Ellen Page and Olympia Dukakis. Mamet also appeared as the inimitable Louisa May Alcott opposite Hailee Steinfeld in Apple TV’s “Dickinson.” Notable film credits include “Under the Silver Lake,” “The Boy Downstairs,” “Weiner-Dog,” “Greenberg” and “The Kids Are All Right.” Additional television credits include high-profile supporting or recurring roles in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Mad Men,” “United States of Tara” and “Parenthood.” Mamet made her stage debut in the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway MCC production of “Really Really,” directed by David Cromer at The Lucille Lortel Theater. She also starred opposite Norbert Leo Butz and Dolly Wells in the off-Broadway world premiere production of “The Whirligig,” written by Hamish Linklater and produced by acclaimed director Scott Elliott for The New Group.
GRIFFIN MATTHEWS
Writer, director, activist and actor Griffin Matthews can be seen in the new women-led anthology series “Roar” opposite Issa Rae on Apple TV+, as well as the upcoming Netflix rom-com “Your Place or Mine” opposite Reese Witherspoon. Matthews recently played D’Unte in season three of Netflix’s hit series “Dear White People,” earning him instant critical acclaim, with the A.V. Club noting, “Griffin Matthews rightfully stakes his claim on every scene he occupies.” Mashable called Matthews a “scene-stealer,” while Vulture stated he gave a “breakout performance.” Matthews also appeared in season five of HBO’s hit sports dramedy “Ballers” opposite Dwayne Johnson. Additional television credits include NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” The CW’s “The Carrie Diaries,” HBO’s “Doll & Em” and ABC’s “Cashmere Mafia.” As a classically trained thespian, Matthews co-wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway production of “Invisible Thread” (aka “Witness Uganda”), which details Matthews and his husband Matt Gould’s journey in founding their nonprofit organization, Uganda Project. In addition to his work on “Witness Uganda,” Matthews has been tapped to write a musical television series with GRAMMY® nominee Ester Dean.
DENIZ AKDENIZ
An Australian native, Deniz Akdeniz has quickly made a name for himself through his performances of beloved characters. He was most recently seen in the Chuck Lorre-produced comedy on CBS “The United States Of Al,” and the hit Warner Bros. for FOX series “The Cleaning Lady,” produced by Shay Mitchell. His other recent TV credits include: Freeform’s “Sirens” and ABC’s “Once Upon A Time,” in which he played Aladdin. On the film side, Akdeniz is widely known for his role in “I, Frankenstein,” directed by Stuart Beattie. He was also seen in “The Water Divine” directed by Russell Crowe, Focus Features’ “The High Note,” Netflix’s “Sightless” opposite Madelaine Petsch and the Australian box office feature hit “Tomorrow, When The War Began,” for which he received an Inside Film Award nomination in the Best Actor category. Prior to acting, Akdeniz trained and competed professionally in MMA.
ROSIE PEREZ
An Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated actress and choreographer, Rosie Perez has been a cultural mainstay since her breakout performances in such classic films as Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” Ron Shelton’s “White Men Can’t Jump” and Peter Weir’s “Fearless.” She will appear in the Apple TV+ bilingual thriller “Now and Then,” which was shot in Spanish and English. Perez plays Flora, a talented detective obsessed with an unresolved case from 20 years ago who will stop at nothing to discover the truth. Perez is also part of the ensemble cast of the animated series “Human Resources” currently streaming on Netflix. She is also a part of the innovative feature “With/In,” a made-at-home anthology film revolving around themes of confinement and isolation. She stars in the short film ”Coco and Gigi” which she wrote and directed. In 2020, Perez starred in “The Last Thing He Wanted” opposite Anne Hathaway and Ben Affleck for Netflix, and as Detective Renee Montaya in Warner Bros. “Birds of Prey” opposite Margot Robbie. Her other film credits include: Bergman’s “It Could Happen to You,” “Untamed Heart” and “The Take,” in which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Perez has also made her mark on the stage. She received strong reviews for her performance in “The Ritz” and made her Broadway debut in the hit revival of Terence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.” Perez returned to Broadway in 2015 for the highly successful “Fish in the Dark” with Larry David.
Perez is a proud Puerto Rican, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout her career, Perez has been a vocal activist for a number of causes and serves as the Artistic Board Chair for Urban Arts Partnership. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Perez is the author of Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair).
MO MCRAE
Mo McRae is an LA-based actor, director, producer and writer whose career began over two decades ago. On the film side, McRae’s feature directorial debut ”A Lot Of Nothing,” which he also co-wrote and produced, premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival in the Narrative Feature Competition. As an actor, he has starred in ”Wild” alongside Reese Witherspoon, ”Den Of Thieves” with Gerard Butler and in ”Lee Daniels’ The Butler” opposite Forrest Whitaker. Most recently, he starred in Blumhouse’s ”The First Purge.” On the television front, McRae was last featured in ABC’s “Rebel,” the award-winning HBO series ”Big Little Lies” and in FOX's “Almost Family.” McRae also appeared in the hit drama ”This Is Us.” Other credits include FOX’s “Empire,” HBO's ”All The Way,” and as a series regular in both FOX's ”Pitch” and the TNT drama ”Murder In The First.” McRae’s production company Scalable Content tells poignant stories in various mediums. He recently directed, wrote and produced a short film titled “Starkeisha,” along with Andscape, which debuted on Hulu on March 7, 2022.
CALLIE HERNANDEZ
Callie Hernandez was born and raised in Texas and trained in NYC. She most recently starred in the Netflix series “Soundtrack” and the Bastian Günther film “Avalanche.” Before this, she appeared in the David Robert Mitchell noir thriller “Under The Silver Lake,” Ridley Scott's “Alien: Covenant,” Damien Chazelle's “La La Land,” opposite Nick Nolte in the Epix series “Graves,” and opposite Miles Teller in Amazon’s “Too Old To Die Young.” Hernandez started her career with supporting roles in Terrence Malick's “Song Of Songs” as well as Robert Rodriguez's film “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For.”
J.J. SORIA
J.J. Soria has an extensive resume, including roles in notable television series such as “Dexter,” “The Shield,” “CSI Miami,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “The Closer,” “Bones,” “Army Wives” and “Southland.” He was one of the leads in the Peabody-nominated Netflix series “Gentefied.” He received high praise for his performance as Erik Morales. Soria received an Imagen nomination for Best Actor in Television, and the show received a nomination for Best Primetime Program in Comedy. Although he is often cast as the bad boy, Soria has the chops to conquer many other roles, including comedic characters. In 2012, Soria starred in the indie film “Filly Brown” (Olmos Productions), which premiered to rave reviews at the Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Soria played the lead antagonist MC Wyatt opposite Gina Rodriguez. “Filly Brown” was Soria's fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Other credits of note include “All She Can,” “High School” and the Andrew Fleming drama “Hamlet 2,” in which Soria starred alongside Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener. “Hamlet 2” was the third highest-selling independent film coming out of the festival. Soria’s credits also include the popular franchises “The Purge: Election Year,” “Fast and Furious” and “Crank: High Voltage.” In 2020, he co-starred in the hit movie “John Henry” opposite Terry Crews on Netflix.
KALEY CUOCO
Kaley Cuoco has been a fixture on the small and silver screen for over a decade. Cuoco is best known for her portrayal of “Penny” on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory. The Chuck Lorre-created sitcom has received Emmy®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award nominations as well as record-breaking ratings for over a decade. Cuoco was awarded “Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series” at the 3rd Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards and “Choice TV Actress” at the 2014 and 2015 People’s Choice Awards for her work on the show. In 2014, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Recently Cuoco lent her voice as the title character in the made-for-adults animated series Harley Quinn, launching its third season on HBO Max. In addition to starring as the daft but deranged fan-favorite character, Cuoco also serves as an executive producer on the show, along with Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker.
Cuoco launched her own production company Yes, Norman Productions in 2017 and has a multi-year pod deal with Warner Bros. Television.
MICHIEL HUISMAN
Michiel Huisman most recently starred in Aoife Crehan's film The Last Right and in The Other Lamb directed by award-winning filmmaker Malgorzata Szumowska which premiered at the Toronto, San Sebastián and London film festivals. He is currently shooting the limited series Angela Black opposite Joanne Froggatt and will next be seen in A Boy Called Christmas opposite Sally Hawkins and Dame Maggie Smith.
Other film credits include starring in Mike Newell's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society opposite Lily James, Irreplaceable You opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Christopher Walken, and The Age of Adaline opposite Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. On television, Huisman most recently starred in Netflix's hit series The Haunting of Hill House directed by Mike Flanagan and produced by Steven Spielberg. He gained notoriety for his role on HBO's popular series Game of Thrones as "Daario Naharis," opposite Emilia Clarke.
ROSIE PEREZ
An Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated actress and choreographer, Rosie Perez has been a cultural mainstay since her breakout performances in such classic films as Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” Ron Shelton’s “White Men Can’t Jump” and Peter Weir’s “Fearless.” She will appear in the Apple TV+ bilingual thriller “Now and Then,” which was shot in Spanish and English. Perez plays Flora, a talented detective obsessed with an unresolved case from 20 years ago who will stop at nothing to discover the truth. Perez is also part of the ensemble cast of the animated series “Human Resources” currently streaming on Netflix. She is also a part of the innovative feature “With/In,” a made-at-home anthology film revolving around themes of confinement and isolation. She stars in the short film ”Coco and Gigi” which she wrote and directed. In 2020, Perez starred in “The Last Thing He Wanted” opposite Anne Hathaway and Ben Affleck for Netflix, and as Detective Renee Montaya in Warner Bros. “Birds of Prey” opposite Margot Robbie. Her other film credits include: Bergman’s “It Could Happen to You,” “Untamed Heart” and “The Take,” in which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. Perez has also made her mark on the stage. She received strong reviews for her performance in “The Ritz” and made her Broadway debut in the hit revival of Terence McNally’s “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.” Perez returned to Broadway in 2015 for the highly successful “Fish in the Dark” with Larry David.
Perez is a proud Puerto Rican, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Throughout her career, Perez has been a vocal activist for a number of causes and serves as the Artistic Board Chair for Urban Arts Partnership. In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed her to The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). Perez is the author of Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair).
ZOSIA MAMET
Zosia Mamet is perhaps best known for her starring role as Shoshanna Shapiro in the Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning HBO series “Girls.” Mamet appeared in the Netflix limited series “Tales of the City,” alongside Laura Linney, Ellen Page and Olympia Dukakis. Mamet also appeared as the inimitable Louisa May Alcott opposite Hailee Steinfeld in Apple TV’s “Dickinson.” Notable film credits include “Under the Silver Lake,” “The Boy Downstairs,” “Weiner-Dog,” “Greenberg” and “The Kids Are All Right.” Additional television credits include high-profile supporting or recurring roles in “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Mad Men,” “United States of Tara” and “Parenthood.” Mamet made her stage debut in the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway MCC production of “Really Really,” directed by David Cromer at The Lucille Lortel Theater. She also starred opposite Norbert Leo Butz and Dolly Wells in the off-Broadway world premiere production of “The Whirligig,” written by Hamish Linklater and produced by acclaimed director Scott Elliott for The New Group.
MICHELLE GOMEZ
Michelle Gomez currently stars as fan-favorite "Madam Satan" on the hit Netflix series The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the final season of which will air later this year.
Gomez is previously best known to television audiences from the long-running UK series Doctor Who, on which she first appeared in the eighth season as "Missy," who was later revealed to be the female incarnation of the "Master," the Doctor's longstanding nemesis. She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for her performance on the show. Her additional television credits include the HBO comedy series The Brink and Fox's Gotham, as well as the UK series Bad Education, Psychobitches, Feel the Force, Green Wing (winner of the first BAFTA Pioneer Audience Award), Carrie and Barry and The Book Group, amongst many others. In addition to Gomez's television success, she has also appeared in many films and is a veteran of the theater. Her illustrious theater career in the UK includes the Olivier and Tony Award®-nominated Boeing Boeing, The Vagina Monologues at the Royal Albert Hall, and The Taming of the Shrew for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
T.R. KNIGHT
Emmy®-nominated actor T.R. Knight began his career at The Guthrie Theater in his hometown of Minneapolis before moving to New York City. His early theater roles include the 2001 Broadway production of Noises Off opposite Patti LuPone and the Off-Broadway production of Scattergood, for which he received a Drama Desk Award nomination. His most recent Broadway credits include A Life in the Theatre opposite Patrick Stewart and It's Only A Play with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick.
Knight's role as "George O'Malley" in ABC's Grey's Anatomy earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for "Supporting Actor in a Drama Series." Most recently, Knight can be seen as "Max Jacob" in Genius: Picasso opposite Antonio Banderas, as "J. Edgar Hoover" in Genius: Einstein (both for National Geographic), as "Johnny Clayton" in Stephen King's 11.22.63 for Hulu and as "Reince Priebus" in The Comey Rule opposite Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson for Showtime.
COLIN WOODELL
Colin Woodell recently starred Off-Broadway in Dying City opposite Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Prior to this, Woodell starred onstage in the Geffen Playhouse revival of Eugene O'Neill's A Long Day's Journey into Night opposite Alfred Molina, for which he received much acclaim. Onscreen, Woodell played a pivotal role opposite Claire Foy in Steven Soderbergh's film Unsane, played the villain in Disney's Call of The Wild opposite Harrison Ford, and starred in the Universal/Blumhouse feature Unfriended: Dark Web. His television credits include starring in the USA series The Purge, as well as major recurring roles on Showtime's Masters of Sex and ABC's Designated Survivor.
MERLE DANDRIDGE
Having made an indelible mark on stage and screen, Merle Dandridge shined in her starring role as "Grace Greenleaf" in Oprah Winfrey Network's hit series Greenleaf. The show won the 2020 NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Drama Series." Previous roles include FX's Sons of Anarchy, CW's Starcrossed, and NBC's The Night Shift.
Dandridge began her acting career with leading roles on Broadway in Spamalot as "Lady of the Lake," Rent as "Joanne," Aida as "Aida," Tarzan as "Kala" and Jesus Christ Superstar as "Soul Girl, Disciple." Most recently, Merle took on the role of "Pharaoh" in The Manhattan Concert Productions' presentation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which celebrated the 50thanniversary of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical. She also played the role of "Papa Ge," the sly demon of death, in the Tony Award®-winning Broadway revival of Ahrens and Flaherty's Once on This Island, which received a GRAMMY® nomination for "Best Musical Theater Album." Dandridge is the first woman to ever play this role and completely reinvented the character with her fearless portrayal. Dandridge has completed six European tours as well as performances at The Hollywood Bowl and at Royal Albert Hall in London. In addition to her success on stage and TV, Dandridge was awarded the "Best Performer" BAFTA in 2016 for her role as "Katherine Collins" in the award-winning independent video game "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture."
GRIFFIN MATTHEWS
Writer, director, activist and actor Griffin Matthews can be seen in the new women-led anthology series “Roar” opposite Issa Rae on Apple TV+, as well as the upcoming Netflix rom-com “Your Place or Mine” opposite Reese Witherspoon. Matthews recently played D’Unte in season three of Netflix’s hit series “Dear White People,” earning him instant critical acclaim, with the A.V. Club noting, “Griffin Matthews rightfully stakes his claim on every scene he occupies.” Mashable called Matthews a “scene-stealer,” while Vulture stated he gave a “breakout performance.” Matthews also appeared in season five of HBO’s hit sports dramedy “Ballers” opposite Dwayne Johnson. Additional television credits include NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” The CW’s “The Carrie Diaries,” HBO’s “Doll & Em” and ABC’s “Cashmere Mafia.” As a classically trained thespian, Matthews co-wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway production of “Invisible Thread” (aka “Witness Uganda”), which details Matthews and his husband Matt Gould’s journey in founding their nonprofit organization, Uganda Project. In addition to his work on “Witness Uganda,” Matthews has been tapped to write a musical television series with GRAMMY® nominee Ester Dean.
NOLAN GERARD FUNK
Nolan Gerard Funk is known to audiences as the musically inclined and villainous warbler captain "Hunter" in Glee, heartbreaker "Colin" in MTV's Awkward and otherworld assassin "Angel Eyes" in Starz's Counterpart. Funk starred in Paul Schrader's The Canyons and appeared in Universal's Truth or Dare and Riddick. Funk began his career with a starring role in Nickelodeon's Spectacular! and originated the role of "Conrad Birdie" in Broadway's revival of Bye Bye Birdie. The Canadian actor and national gymnast also served as the face of Versace's provocative Spring/Summer campaign in conjunction with Lady Gaga.
