Troy Kotsur, who won an Academy Award for his role in the film Codaback to Apple.
Kotsur joins the third season of institution.
This comes as the series, which comes from Skydance TV, has postponed its return to production. Deadline revealed that production on the series was scheduled to restart this month, but due to budget and physical production issues, it was postponed to March 6 in the Czech Republic and Poland.
Sci-fi drama starring Jared Harris and Lee Pace.
Kotsur will play Prem Palver, the leader of a planet of psychics.
Based on Isaac Asimov’s trilogy, the series chronicles the saga of the Corporation, a group of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to challenge it. It follows the stories of four important individuals that transcend space and time as they overcome deadly crises, shifting loyalties and complex relationships that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity.
In addition to Pace and Harris, institution Stars Lou Lobel, Leah Harvey, Laura Byrne, Cassian Bilton, Terrence Mann, Isabella Loveland, Kulvinder Gere, Ella Rae Smith, Holt McCallany, Rachel House, Nimrat Kaur, Ben Daniels and Dimitri Leonidas.
institution It is produced for Apple by Skydance Television. David S. Goyer, who serves as showrunner, produces alongside Alex Graves, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bill Bost and Robin Asimov.
Kotsur is repped by Metric Talent, IAG and Ziffren Brittenham LLP.