The Man in the High Castle: Jason O'Mara Cast in Major Role
Alternate history drama and Third Reich-a-thon The Man in the High Castle will add former Life on Mars star Jason O’Mara in an undisclosed role.
Based on the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name, the show was renewed for a third series earlier this year. O’Mara will be keeping his native Irish accent for the role which Deadline have teased: “Irish-born O’Mara will play the rugged Wyatt Price, a new male lead character opposite Alexa Davalos, Rupert Evans and Rufus Sewell. Fleeing the war in Europe, Price’s family immigrated to New York from Ireland as refugees, then fled west again ahead of the Nazi invasion. Like most in the Neutral Zone, he’s learned to survive as a hustler, trading in various black market goods and services. But he’s more than just a survivor – he believes in what America was and what the Neutral Zone still is – a melting pot worth saving.”
Which seems to plant him firmly on the side of the American Resistance but given that survival is the name of the game, who knows which flag he’ll be saluting come the end of the series. The news comes soon after the casting of William Forsythe as J. Edgar Hoover.
The former FBI Director will be appearing in the third season, but there’s no news as to how he’ll play into the plot of the flagship drama series from Amazon. It’s unlikely that Hoover and Price will share any screen time given their separate statuses, but anything goes with this sci-fi period thriller.
The Man in the High Castle season 2 is now available on Amazon. Season 3 does not have a premiere date yet.
