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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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Image: Variety
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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. Centre · 1Deadline reports that the three are series regulars opposite lead Ben Hardy, who plays ex-con Daniel West. 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.

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. Mixed · 2Tomlinson plays Cat's younger sister Laura Quinn, a spirited single mother who faced an impossible choice when her hometown changed overnight. 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.

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. 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. 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."

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.

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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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Does not mention the July 2026 series order or the actors' upcoming projects.
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“It was previously announced that Ben Hardy would star as Daniel West.” — Variety

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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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Omits the producers' quote on Hardy and Amazon MGM Studios as a producer.
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“The eight-episode series was ordered ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026.” — Deadline

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