Lauren Cohan, Mark O'Brien and Mia Tomlinson join Prime Video's 'Stillwater'
Prime Video's horror-thriller series 'Stillwater', adapted from the Skybound graphic novel, has cast Lauren Cohan, Mark O'Brien and Mia Tomlinson opposite lead Ben Hardy.
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Left · 1Lauren Cohan, Mark O'Brien and Mia Tomlinson have joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video's "Stillwater", an adaptation of the graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez. VarietyLC “Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien and Mia Tomlinson have joined the cast of “Stillwater,” Amazon Prime Video’s series adaptation of Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez’s graphic novel.” Read at Variety ↗ Centre · 1Deadline reports that the three are series regulars opposite lead Ben Hardy, who plays ex-con Daniel West. DeadlineN “Prime Video‘s Stillwater has set three for series regular roles opposite lead Ben Hardy” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Cohan plays Catherine 'Cat' Keegan, a former homecoming queen described as deeply loyal to her husband Ted, who has spent years convincing herself that what they do to protect the town's secret is justified. VarietyLC “Cohan joins the eight-episode series as Catherine ‘Cat’ Keegan, a former homecoming queen” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “Deeply loyal to her husband Ted, a sheriff’s deputy played by O’Brien” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2O'Brien plays Ted Keegan, a father, farmer, military veteran and sheriff's deputy who enforces the town's strict policies, sometimes violently, while hiding a truth that could destroy his family. VarietyLC “he enforces the town’s strict policies, sometimes through violent means, all while hiding a truth that could destroy his own family.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “O’Brien’s Ted Keegan is a father, farmer and military veteran” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2Tomlinson plays Cat's younger sister Laura Quinn, a spirited single mother who faced an impossible choice when her hometown changed overnight. VarietyLC “Tomlinson joins as Laura Quinn, Cat’s younger sister, a spirited single mother with a stubborn streak and her hands full.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “When her hometown changed overnight, Laura faced an impossible choice” Read at Deadline ↗ Mixed · 2The official description calls the show a mind-bending horror thriller in which Daniel receives a mysterious letter promising answers about his past and an inheritance, and finds a town where nothing ages, no one dies and nobody gets out. VarietyLC “a community where nothing ever ages, no one ever dies, and nobody ever gets out.” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “The show is a horror thriller revolving around Hardy’s ex-con, Daniel West.” Read at Deadline ↗
Mixed · 2The eight-episode series was ordered ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, according to Deadline; Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray are writers and executive producers, and Wray and Berlanti co-wrote the pilot. DeadlineN “The eight-episode series was ordered ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026.” Read at Deadline ↗ VarietyLC “said series writers and executive producers Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray.” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1It is produced by Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Skybound Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios, with Robert Kirkman and Zdarsky among the executive producers. VarietyLC ““Stillwater” is produced by Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Skybound Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios.” Read at Variety ↗ Left · 1Variety quotes Berlanti and Wray on Hardy's earlier casting: "There's a toughness to him, but also something incredibly open and soulful underneath it." VarietyLC “There’s a toughness to him, but also something incredibly open and soulful underneath it.” Read at Variety ↗
Mixed · 2Both outlets cite the actors' credits: Cohan in "The Walking Dead", O'Brien in "The Copenhagen Test" and "Nuremberg", and Tomlinson in "The Conjuring: Last Rites", where Deadline says she previously worked with Hardy. VarietyLC “Cohan is best known for her role as Maggie Greene in “The Walking Dead.”” Read at Variety ↗ DeadlineN “For British actress Tomlinson, Stillwater marks a reunion with Hardy” Read at Deadline ↗
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- Variety presents a straightforward casting announcement, with character descriptions and a quote from Berlanti and Wray on Hardy.
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- Character descriptions, producer quote on Hardy, agent representation.
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“It was previously announced that Ben Hardy would star as Daniel West.” — Variety
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Deadline frames it as a series-regular casting scoop with more career detail on the actors.
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- Series-regular status, the series order timing, the actors' upcoming projects and Tomlinson's reunion with Hardy.
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“The eight-episode series was ordered ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026.” — Deadline
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What every side reports
- Cohan, O'Brien and Tomlinson join Prime Video's 'Stillwater' as Cat Keegan, Ted Keegan and Laura Quinn.
- Ben Hardy leads as Daniel West.
- The show adapts the Zdarsky and Pérez graphic novel and is produced with Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions and Skybound.
- Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray are executive producers.
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‘Stillwater’: Amazon Series Adds Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien and Mia Tomlinson to Cast
Neutral Trade-press casting announcement built on character descriptions and the official show synopsis.

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Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien & Mia Tomlinson Join Prime Video’s ‘Stillwater’ As Series Regulars
Neutral Trade-press casting report stressing series-regular status and the actors' career context.

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- 15 Oct 18:00 First VarietyLC ‘Stillwater’: Amazon Series Adds Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien and Mia Tomlinson to Cast
- 15 Oct 18:00 First DeadlineN Lauren Cohan, Mark O’Brien & Mia Tomlinson Join Prime Video’s ‘Stillwater’ As Series Regulars
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