‘Severance’ Actress Dichen Lachman Joins ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ | THR News - video Dailymotion

Freya Allan, Owen Teague and William H. Macy are already on the roll call for the 20th Century Studios production.

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00:00Severance actress Deachan Lachman is joining the cast of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

00:05If you've watched Severance, you know Lachman plays a key role in the buzzy Apple TV Plus drama.

00:10Now the actress is signed on to 20th Century Studios' latest Planet of the Apes movie.

00:15Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is set many years after the conclusion of 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes.

00:21All of human history has led to this moment.

00:27In the new film, many ape societies have grown from when Caesar brought his people to an oasis,

00:32while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence.

00:34Some groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teachings to build burgeoning empires.

00:40It's unclear who Lachman is playing in the film.

00:42Shooting is already underway in Australia.

00:44In Severance, Lachman plays a wellness counselor with an unusual connection to Adam Scott's character.

00:49The show is renewed for a second season with Lachman due to return.

00:57For more on this story and the latest TV news, go to THR.com.

01:03For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.