Jon Tenney Joins FX’s ‘Cry Wolf’ Limited Series
Jon Tenney has been cast in FX's upcoming limited series 'Cry Wolf,' joining Olivia Colman and Brie Larson. The series, inspired by a Danish show, follows a social worker and a mother facing a crisis when the mother's daughter alleges abuse. Tenney will portray Ian Farr, a former defense attorney turned courtroom strategist.
- ▪Jon Tenney will star alongside Olivia Colman and Brie Larson in FX's 'Cry Wolf.'
- ▪The series is a psychological thriller inspired by the Danish series 'Ulven Kommer.'
- ▪Tenney's character, Ian Farr, is a former defense attorney who becomes a champion for fathers after a bitter divorce.
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Jon Tenney Daniel Reichert EXCLUSIVE: Jon Tenney (American Classic, The Closer) has been cast opposite Olivia Colman and Brie Larson in Cry Wolf, FX‘s upcoming limited series created by Sarah Treem. The project, inspired by the Danish series Ulven Kommer (Cry Wolf) by Maja Jul Larsen, is a psychological family thriller following a social worker, Kath (Colman), and a mother, April (Larson), thrust into crisis when the mother’s teenage daughter, Mia (Alyvia Alyn Lind), alleges abuse, pushing both women to their limits as they navigate an impossible situation. Tenney will portray Ian Farr, polished, handsome, slick and smart as a whip. He’s ruthless and one step ahead of everyone else, able to control an entire courtroom and destroy the opposing council with ease.
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