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Starz “Black Rodeo” Drama Adds Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone and Jason Dirden as Series Regulars
The streaming network announced five new series regular cast members for its upcoming Black rodeo drama, building out the cast lineup for the Starz project.
Starz has rounded out the series regular cast for its upcoming Black rodeo drama with the addition of five actors, according to Deadline. The new cast members are Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone, and Jason Dirden, all of whom will join a lineup Starz had previously announced for the project.
Deadline reported on Aug. 25 that Wallace is set to appear as a series regular in the Starz drama. Wallace’s prior credits cited by Deadline include Diarra From Detroit and Beauty in Black.
Curtiss Cook, also named by Deadline as a series regular, is among the new additions. Deadline cited Cook’s roles in The Chi and House of Cards.
Lauren E. Banks and Liv Symone were both listed by Deadline as series regulars for the Starz drama. Deadline connected Banks to Lawmen: Bass Reeves and City on a Hill, and connected Symone to Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Michael.
Jason Dirden is the fifth actor named by Deadline as joining the show’s series regular cast. Deadline cited Dirden’s work on Bosch: Legacy and Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
Deadline’s announcement positions the five additions as part of a continued expansion of the show’s main cast. The report states that the new hires join previously announced cast members, indicating the overall ensemble is being built out in stages ahead of production and release.
No premiere date, character names, or episode counts were included in the information Deadline provided in the cast-roundup report. The network has not publicly detailed those elements in the materials referenced in the announcement, leaving the timing and specific casting roles for later disclosures.
Why It Matters
- Casting announcements like this are a key early step in building production schedules and enabling downstream decisions on staffing, filming locations, and promotional planning.
- Adding multiple series regulars indicates Starz’s intent to formalize the core ensemble for the project, which typically affects how the show is marketed and how audiences track upcoming releases.
- The credited actors’ prior work in major television series may influence network and platform planning around genre audience expectations, even as the new show’s plot details are not addressed in the announcement.
- Because character names and premiere timing were not included in the referenced report, additional filings and later announcements will likely determine how the show’s story structure and release calendar are communicated to the public.
Key Facts
- Starz announced five new series regular cast members for its upcoming Black rodeo drama, according to Deadline.
- The new series regulars are Shannon Wallace, Curtiss Cook, Lauren E. Banks, Liv Symone, and Jason Dirden.
- Deadline reported that the additions join cast members previously announced for the Starz project.
- Deadline cited prior acting credits for the newly announced cast: Diarra From Detroit and Beauty in Black for Wallace; The Chi and House of Cards for Cook.
- Deadline cited prior acting credits for the newly announced cast: Lawmen: Bass Reeves and City on a Hill for Banks; Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Michael for Symone.
- Deadline cited prior acting credits for the newly announced cast: Bosch: Legacy and Power Book III: Raising Kanan for Dirden.