AppleTV Announces Star Studded Cast for “The Afterparty”

AppleTV has announced the cast for its new comedy series, The Afterparty. Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ike Barinholtz, Ilana Glazer, Dave Franco, Jamie Demetriou and John Early are all set to appear in the new series.

The series is an eight-episode murder-mystery comedy set at a high school reunion afterparty. Each episode will feature a retelling of the same night told through a different character’s perspective, each with its own unique visual format and film genre to match the teller’s personality.

The character descriptions for each actor/actress can be found under the jump. The show will premiere in 2021!

Source: AppleTV

-Emmy Award-winner Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip,” “Like a Boss”) as ‘Detective Danner,’ the eccentric detective assigned to solve the high-profile case.
-Sam Richardson (“Tomorrow War,” “Veep,” “Detroiters”) as ‘Aniq,’ a loveable escape room designer who hopes to reconnect with his high school crush, Zoe.
-Zoë Chao (“Love Life,” “Downhill”) as ‘Zoe,’ a former artist turned school administrator who is newly separated from her high school sweetheart.
-Ben Schwartz (“Space Force,” “House of Lies”) as ‘Yasper,’ Aniq’s relentlessly positive best friend who dreams of a career in music.
-Ike Barinholtz (“The Mindy Project,” “Neighbors”) as ‘Brett,’ Zoe’s ex-husband, an arrogant, former high school athlete.
-Ilana Glazer (“Broad City”) as ‘Chelsea,’ the former high school valedictorian and class president.
-Dave Franco (“The Rental,” “The Disaster Artist”) as ‘Xavier,’ once a dorky high school drama student, now a famous pop star and actor.
-BAFTA Award-winner Jamie Demetriou (“Stath Lets Flats,” “Fleabag”) as ‘Walt,’ ignored throughout high school, Walt attends the reunion with hopes to be remembered.
-John Early (“Search Party,” “At Home with Amy Sedaris”) as ‘Detective Culp,’ Detective Danner’s overly-eager partner.