Shay Rudolph To Lead Genderbent Adaptation Of ‘Holes’ For Disney+

Shay Rudolph has landed a new role! The young actress is set to star in the new Disney+ series, Holes, based on the novel by Louis Sachar.

According to a press release by Disney+. “Holes follows Hayley (Rudolph), a teenage girl sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden (Kinnear) forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.” Shay will be joined in this new series by Greg Kinnear, Aidy Bryant, Flor Delis Alicea, Anire Kim Amoda, Noah Cottrell, Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke, and Maeve Press.

This summary shouldn’t sound unfamiliar for many of us, since this isn’t the first live adaptation of the book. In 2003, Disney released a film version, which starred Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Voight.

A breakdown of the characters, can be found below.

Kinnear plays The Warden, the boss at Camp Yucca, with a flair for manipulation and getting the upper hand on his campers. He has created a camp ideology to explain the virtue of having girls dig holes, but this is actually a ruse; he is really forcing the girls to labor for a mysterious purpose.

Bryant plays Sissy, who is overflowing with camp counselor energy. She seems like a trustworthy big sister figure to the girls, but as a true believer of The Warden’s philosophy, her allegiance lies with him.

Rudolph plays Hayley, who arrives at Camp Yucca after being wrongly accused. She’s full of heart and tired of her family’s belief that fate is fixed; her arrival will inject new hope and optimism into her campmates.

Alicea plays Queenie, the tough queen bee, a seemingly fearless leader whose hard edges cover up her vulnerability.

Amoda plays Thumbelina, who is bold and not scared of anything or anyone, not even The Warden.

Cottrell plays Kitch, who works in the kitchen at Camp Yucca. He is a stickler for the rules, but we’ll soon learn there is secret, deeper reason he’s intent on maintaining his job.

Daniels plays Mars, a brainy, charismatic, no-nonsense, and a bit of a player among the queer female campers.

Dieterlen plays Sticky, an ever-daydreaming girly-girl with a kind heart and an abiding passion for clothes, but she can be serious and driven when needed.

Doke plays Eyeball, a mischievous, zany artist who sees the world in her own idiosyncratic way and often lightens a heavy mood with a joke.

Press plays Shrimp, the youngest and smallest of the campers, and her unusual, blunt nature makes her an outcast amongst the girls.