Chloe Fineman, Three Others Join Netflix's 'Myron Bolitar'
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- Chloe Fineman joins Netflix's "Myron Bolitar" as a series regular, her first role since departing "SNL," playing Parker Quinn, a sports reporter for a major publication.
- Jabari Banks ("Bel Air") and Jamie McShane ("Task," "Wednesday") also land series regular roles, while Ben McKenzie ("Gotham") joins in a recurring guest star capacity.
- The four new additions join existing series leads Colin Woodell, KJ Apa, and Diane Guerrero, with McKenzie set to play Gavin Pierce, Myron's former agent who dropped him after his injury.
- The series adapts Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar book franchise, of which 12 novels have been published; Netflix announced the pickup in May during its upfront presentation to advertisers.
- Per the logline, the show follows Myron Bolitar reinventing himself as a sports agent after an injury ends his NBA dreams, navigating what the logline calls "the high-stakes and dirty world of sports."
- David E. Kelley and Kyle Long serve as writers, showrunners, and executive producers, with Kelley producing via David E. Kelley Productions and Coben executive producing through Final Twist Productions.
- Banks will play Dwayne Richmond, described as "a charismatic tennis prodigy," while McShane is cast as NYPD homicide detective Ray Dimonte.
Why it matters: Netflix is stacking a recognizable cast — including a high-profile "SNL" alum and CW/NBC alumni — to anchor its adaptation of Coben's 12-novel franchise, giving the streamer a crime-drama adaptation with built-in IP recognition. Kelley and Long's involvement signals a prestige-TV approach, while the character lineup (agent, reporter, detective, tennis prodigy) suggests the show will lean into interpersonal sports-world drama rather than purely procedural crime-solving.
