Details
Episode:
WINNIPEG ONLY
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Limited Series (8)
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA + 110% buyout
Deadline:
Oct 15, 2025
Auditions:
Date to be confirmed
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 | JACK HALL | Male 35 - 45 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, A former football player in college, he's genuinely happy to have a cushy job with his family. Jack might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he does know all the words to Margaritavile. He also loves to make fun of his younger brother, who he thinks is kinda soft… CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring | EVELYN | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Female, 30s, Evelyn isn't necessarily the deepest of reporters but she knows she doesn't have to be. The camera loves her. She's from a small town herself and the last thing she wants is to stay one second longer in Indianapolis. Definitely has no time for local reporters hitting on her. She has dreams of being Barbara Walters. CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | CLIFF | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 30s, A devoted employee of Meridian Mortgage almost to a fault. He is going to work at that company until he gets his gold watch at 55. He collects stamps and likes afternoon tea. (Not that anyone would know this because no one asks Cliff anything about himself). CAUCASIAN | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | DJ SCOTTSO | Male 30 - 50 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, he is a radio DJ who asks a caller to request a song... OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | CARL HECKMAN | Male 10 - 12 Years old |
Description Can play the role of Male, 11, he is Fred's middle son. Seen wearing a crocodile costume, he is imaginative, playful, and rambunctious. Oblivious to the situation going on in the news and more focused on convincing his dad to get him a hunting rifle, he is gleefully lost in his own world... CAUCASIAN | ||