Ben Hardy Leads Prime Video's 'Stillwater' as Daniel West — SkimNews
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- Ben Hardy has been cast in the lead role of Daniel West in Prime Video's upcoming series Stillwater, a horror thriller about an ex-con who receives a mysterious letter promising answers about his past and an inheritance in a town where nothing ages, no one dies, and nobody gets out
- Stillwater is based on the Skybound graphic novel by Chip Zdarsky and Ramón K Pérez, and was given an eight-episode series order ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026
- Greg Berlanti and Carly Wray serve as executive producers and co-wrote the pilot, with the series produced by Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Skybound Entertainment, and Amazon MGM Studios
- Hardy most recently starred in The Conjuring: Last Rites, which the source notes debuted as the highest-grossing horror opening of all time, and previously played Queen drummer Roger Taylor opposite Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody
- Hardy is next set to appear opposite Felicity Jones in Eleven Missing Days, an indie film about Agatha Christie's famous disappearance, and is repped by UTA, Principal Entertainment LA, and Independent Talent Group
Why it matters: Hardy arrives at Stillwater fresh off the highest-grossing horror opening in history (The Conjuring: Last Rites), giving Amazon a lead with proven box-office pull in the exact genre Stillwater occupies. The eight-episode order placed ahead of San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026 signals Amazon is positioning the series as a tentpole genre launch tied to the convention's promotional window.
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