Details
Episode:
WINNIPEG ONLY
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Limited Series (8)
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA + 110% buyout
Deadline:
Oct 10, 2025
Shooting starts:
Nov 3, 2025
Shooting finishes:
Feb 6, 2026
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
FRED HECKMAN is played by Jon Hamm
TONY KIRITSIS is played by Giovanni Ribisi
DICK HALL is played by Kristoffer Polaha
BARBARA HECKMAN is played by Mireille Enos
BEN HAIRSTON is played by William Jackson Harper
We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to disability, race, age, colour, national origin, ethnic origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Pay for the foregoing role(s) is governed by the currently effective ACTRA collective bargaining agreement and thus, will be no less than the minimum set forth therein and up to any "better conditions and terms" negotiated and obtained as expressly provided therein.
Storyline
Based on a true story. In 1977, at a local radio news station in Indianapolis, beloved on-air broadcaster Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm) is facing a tough decision: stay with the home news station that's been his lifeblood the last twenty-two years, or move his family to New York City, where a big job at CBS awaits him. As he ponders his decision, a breaking news story captures the town's attention: volatile TONY KIRITSIS is holding DICK HALL, the president of a mortgage company, hostage with a gun rigged to his head, in protest of the mortgage company's upcoming foreclosure of Tony's commercial property. Tony wants to be heard live on air with Fred Heckman to tell his story. Fred is all for it -- it's the biggest breaking news story in town, maybe the country right now -- but he comes up against pressure from his GM and the FCC. Tony liberally uses of profanity, and there's also the possibility that he just might go ahead and shoot Dick during the live interview. Fred and his colleagues grapple with the dilemma of how to tell a vital news story and still maintain some responsibility to listeners -- and how much power the sponsors, the FCC, and a nervous station manager should have over the airing or dismissing of real news...
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | RITCHIE HECKMAN | Male 17 - 19 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 18, Fred's oldest son. Instead of studying for his S.A.T.s, Ritchie is more concerned with sneaking out at night to make out with his girlfriend... CAUCASIANTo play younger (16) | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | DWAYNE | Male 40 - 50 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 40s, eager, opportunistic, insensitive, he is a Meridian Employee who corners his associate. Not as interested in the hostage situation involving their company, he is more focused on moving forward with a business deal... CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | JULIE HECKMAN | Female 8 - 10 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Female, 9, she is Fred's youngest daughter and might be a bit of a daddy's girl, insisting on her dad signing her field trip permission slip instead of her mom... CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | SGT. FLACK | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, focused, tactical, he is a SWAT Officer who evaluates his options to disarm a criminal in a hostage situation... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | JENNY HALL | Female 5 - 6 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Female, 5, Jenny is Dick and Ibby's middle child. She is loud, chaotic, she is seen playing with other kids, causing a ruckus... CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | LESTER | Male 40 - 50 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 40s, he is the security guard for the Hall house. Seen lackadaisically exiting the bathroom mid-shift, he may not have the sense of urgency a security guard should, but he is a trusted employee... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | MERIDIAN SECRETARY | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Female, efficient, professional, this Secretary dictates what is said during a meeting with the Meridian Mortgage executives as they draft a public apology... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | OFFICER | Male |
Description Can play the role of Male. This Officer in a command centre receives a call that they patch through to the appropriate recipient... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | POLICE OFFICER #1 | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male. An Officer who is skeptical of an unknown Federal Officer brought into their case... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | POLICE OFFICER #2 | Male 25 - 45 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male. An Officer who is skeptical of the Federal Officer brought into their case, and is comically confused about what their role is... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | SHERIFF BRODERICK | Male 30 - 50 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, this Sheriff reviews the blueprints of a residence with other officers as they debate how to handle a hostage situation... CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | AMY | Female 18 - 18 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Female, 18. Ritchie's girlfriend, Ritchie and Amy make out in the front yard after Ritchie sneaks out his house. CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | DICKIE HALL | Male 6 - 8 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 7, Dick and Ibby's oldest son. Dickie doesn't say much but he is very observant. CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | TOM HALL | Male 3 - 4 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 3, Dick and Ibby's youngest son. CAUCASIAN | ||