May 13, 2012

Casting Agent: "Hops"

This week's edition of "Casting Agent" is for a pay-cable mini series drama focusing on the trials and tribulations of running a brewery during the late 1850s/early 1860s in the United States. It will take place in Milwaukee and focus on a character based on Joseph Schlitz, the power struggles of running a profitable brewery, and more larger themes like the U.S. Civil War. I see this as a "television event"–type series, with six episodes (at most) and no additional series renewal. I'm calling it "Hops."

Characters




Jim Thome as Tom Schlipps, upstart owner of the Knüg Brewery/Schlipps Brewers


Harmon Killebrew as Augustus Knüg, deceased owner of Knüg Brewery (shown in flashback)




Mary Steenburgen as The Widow Knüg and future Mrs. Schlipps




Bob Moose as Lemuel Fjordsson, brewmaster at Knüg Brewery
and rival at Mountain River & Sons Brewery





Walter Johnson as Castleton Parnassus "C.P." Billingsley, local financier




Johnny Bench as Meinhard "Pete" Wermeißer, Schlipps' neighbor and friend




with Johnny Mize as James B. Cross, mayor of Milwaukee and later rival to Schlipps






and Mark Eaton as Martin Bartellschloss, a corrupt policeman
in the new Milwaukee Police Department

1 comment:

Milwaukee Southpaw said...

I must say, I'm a bit disappointed there are no Brewers in your cast! :)