Legal Thriller Discretion Builds Star-Studded Cast as Production Begins at Paramount+
The high-stakes legal world is getting a lot more crowded. Paramount+ and A24 have officially kicked off production on their upcoming legal drama Discretion with two major cast additions.
The high-stakes legal world is getting a lot more crowded. Paramount+ and A24 have officially kicked off production on their upcoming legal drama Discretion, as Deadline reports its expanding its regular cast with two major additions: Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Stephan James and Colton Ryan.
The duo will star alongside previously announced heavyweights Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, and Josh Lucas in the thriller adapted from author Chandler Baker’s short story.
What Is Discretion About?
Created and written by Chandler Baker (Whisper Network) with Susannah Grant (Unbelievable) executive producing, Discretion delves into the dark side of corporate legal power.
The story follows Lenny (Fanning), an ambitious summer associate at an elite law firm in Dallas. Her career trajectory takes a dangerous turn when she uncovers a labyrinth of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) designed to bury a severe truth. Realizing she signed the exact same restrictive contract, Lenny finds herself pitted directly against Sharon (Kidman), the firm’s formidable power-broker partner.
What begins as a promising mentor-protégé dynamic rapidly devolves into a tense game of cat-and-mouse over who controls the narrative—and who pays the price for keeping quiet.
Key Cast & Where You’ve Seen Them Before
Discretion brings together a mix of acclaimed Hollywood veterans and rising stars:
Stephan James as Logan
James plays Logan, a sharp corporate associate who takes Lenny under his wing as a mentor.
Where you’ve seen him: James earned critical acclaim starring opposite KiKi Layne in Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-winning romance If Beale Street Could Talk and alongside Julia Roberts in the Prime Video thriller Homecoming. Audiences will soon see him starring as Carl Weathers in the biographical drama I Play Rocky.
Colton Ryan as Boone
Ryan joins the cast as Boone, Lenny’s ex-boyfriend—an affluent Dallas native and recovering addict who is nine months sober, living in a halfway house while trying to quietly put his life back together.
Where you’ve seen him: Ryan gained widespread attention starring opposite Elle Fanning in the Hulu true-crime miniseries The Girl From Plainville and featured in the Broadway musical hit Girl from the North Country. He also appeared in Peacock’s mystery series Poker Face.
Nicole Kidman as Sharon
Where you’ve seen her: The Oscar- and Emmy-winning powerhouse is no stranger to prestige television, having starred in Big Little Lies, The Undoing, and Nine Perfect Strangers.
Elle Fanning as Lenny
Where you’ve seen her: Fanning earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her comedic turn as Catherine the Great in Hulu’s The Great and has starred in films like The Neon Demon and Super 8.
Josh Lucas
Where you’ve seen him: Known for his roles in Sweet Home Alabama, Ford v Ferrari, and his recurring arc as Young John Dutton in Yellowstone.
Powerhouse Talent Behind the Camera
In addition to its star power, Discretion boasts major talent behind the scenes. Matt Shakman (WandaVision, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) is set to executive produce and direct the first four episodes.
The series is produced by indie studio giant A24 alongside executive producers Kidman and Per Saari (Blossom Films), Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning, and Brittany Kahan Ward (Lewellen Pictures), Joe Hipps (CUT TO), and Jordan Cerf (Linden Entertainment).
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