Tracy Letts, Lola Kirke Join 'God Of The Woods' Cast
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- 'The God of the Woods' adds 14 actors to its recurring cast, including Tracy Letts, John Gallagher Jr., Lola Kirke, and Colton Ryan, for the Netflix and Sony Pictures Television series
- Liz Moore and Liz Hannah serve as writers, executive producers, and co-showrunners of the series, adapted from Moore's bestselling novel
- The series is a multi-generational drama set in the Adirondacks, centering on the Van Laar family's dark secrets and the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family's summer camp
- Tracy Letts plays Peter Van Laar II, an older, wealthier, "seemingly kinder" version of his son Benjamin Walker, with "something potentially disturbing" beneath the façade
- John Gallagher Jr. plays Jacob "Slitter" Sluiter, a convicted murderer and recent prison escapee who resurfaces near his old hunting grounds around the same time a 13-year-old goes missing
- Lola Kirke plays Delphine Barlow, Alice's (Kerry Condon) recently widowed older sister, described as "a confident, boisterous presence with the ability to make every conversation about herself"
- The previously announced series regulars include Maya Hawke, Kerry Condon, Ella Rubin, Damon Gupton, Susannah Perkins, Benjamin Walker, Nell Fisher, and Autumn Molina
Why it matters: The 14-actor recurring cast expansion builds out a major ensemble for the prestige adaptation, with characters like a convicted murderer escapee and a seemingly kind father with hidden darkness tied directly to the Van Laar disappearance mystery. The series is co-run by novelist Liz Moore alongside writer Liz Hannah — an unusual creative arrangement for a streaming adaptation.
