Sissy Spacek and Ed O’Neill have been cast in the lead roles of the upcoming Amazon series “Lightyears,” Variety has learned.
The series follows Irene (Spacek) and Franklin (O’Neill) York, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended and the mysterious chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined.
Spacek is primarily known for her feature roles, including her Oscar-winning turn in the 1981 film “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” She was also nominated for Oscars for the films “Carrie,” “Missing,” “The River,” “Crimes of the Heart,” and “In the Bedroom.” She has made a number of forays into television in recent years, including a role in Amazon’s “Homecoming,...
The series follows Irene (Spacek) and Franklin (O’Neill) York, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended and the mysterious chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined.
Spacek is primarily known for her feature roles, including her Oscar-winning turn in the 1981 film “Coal Miner’s Daughter.” She was also nominated for Oscars for the films “Carrie,” “Missing,” “The River,” “Crimes of the Heart,” and “In the Bedroom.” She has made a number of forays into television in recent years, including a role in Amazon’s “Homecoming,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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