Oscar nominee Kodi Smit-McPhee joins cast of Apple TV+ thriller series ‘Disclaimer’

Apple TVby Asma Hussain

Oscar-nominated actor Kodi Smit-McPhee has joined the cast of Alfonso Cuarón’s miniseries “Disclaimer” on Apple TV+. The cast of the psychological thriller series also includes Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline, while Sacha Baron Cohen is in talks to join.

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee to star alongside Cate Blanchett in Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple TV+ series, ‘Disclaimer’

According to Deadline, Kodi Smit-McPhee has signed on to the series but details of the character he is playing have not been disclosed yet. Smit-McPhee recently landed his first Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in “The Power of the Dog.”

Based on the novel of the same name by Renee Knight, Disclaimer will star Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft who is a “successful and respected television documentary journalist whose work has been built on revealing the concealed transgressions of long-respected institutions.”

“When an intriguing novel written by a widower (played by Kline) appears on her bedside table, she is horrified to realize she is a key character in a story that she had hoped was long buried in the past,” Apple wrote of the series in a press release. “A story that reveals her darkest secret. A secret she thought was hers alone.”

The series will be the first project to debut from a multi-year deal with Cuarón, who is developing television series exclusively for Apple’s streaming service. Disclaimer also marks the first time Cuarón has written and directed all episodes of an original series.

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Asma Hussain is an editor at iThinkDifferent, where she covers Apple news, streaming services, mobile gaming, and app reviews, with a particular focus on social media and consumer tech. She writes hands-on guides and app coverage drawn from day-to-day use across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Outside of writing, she's a keen illustrator and a regular on Netflix.

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