Apple Unveils New Cast for Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Liminal’

Franka Potente (Run Lola Run) and Tracy Letts (A House of Dynamite) have signed on for roles in Apple’s sci-fi action-thriller Liminal, reports Deadline.

The duo will join the previously cast Vanessa Kirby (Fantastic Four, Night Always Comes), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man), and Tom Pelphrey (Ozark) in the film directed by Louis Leterrier (Fast X, The Transporter) and based on the AWA graphic novel Telepaths.

The story takes place in a world where a tenth of the population suddenly gains telepathic powers as a result of an electromagnetic disturbance.

It was written by Eisner Award winner J. Michael Straczynski, Steve Epting, and Brian Reber.

Character details for the new hires are under wraps.

Hailing from Apple Studios, Liminal is written by Justin Rhodes (Terminator: Dark Fate). Zach Studin is producing for AWA Studios, alongside Kevin Walsh for The Walsh Company via his overall deal with Apple Studios. Ray Angelic exec produces alongside Straczynski, Epting and Reber, with Patrick McNamara co-producing for The Walsh Company. Juliet Kirby is also co-producing.