CASTING CALL: HBO Looking for First Nations Extras in Saskatoon

Are you a First Nations person interested in appearing in an HBO miniseries?

Casting directors of Lewis and Clark will be in Saskatoon on April 25 to cast for background roles, with production expected to begin in southern Alberta from June 15 to Sept. 15.

The open casting is looking for extras who meet the following descriptions:

First Nations men and women (ages 18 – 80 years);
Children (ages 8 – 18 years);
Experienced horse riders;
And “native tongue” speakers.

The open casting location will be:
Saskatoon Inn, 2002 Airport Drive
Saskatoon, SK
Sat. April 25, 2015
9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

The six-part miniseries is based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s book: Undaunted Courage. The synopsis for the series is the telling of first contact with Indigenous tribes and the exploration west of the Mississippi River in the southern United States.

It follows the Corps of Discovery (a unit of the U.S. army), with Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark, as they journeyed to find the most direct and practicable route to the Pacific Ocean for purposes of commerce, exam the natural resources of the recent Louisiana Purchase, and deliver President Thomas Jefferson’s message of U.S. sovereignty over the land occupied by Indigenous tribes along the Missouri River.

A casting call was also held last fall in Montana for actors and actresses for roles within the series, including a “youthful looking” native female for the part of Sacagawea. Additional casting calls have also been held in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton.

The series will star Casey Affleck as Lewis and Matthias Schoenaerts as Clark. Notably, the series’ features a Hollywood cast of executive producers of: Tom Hanks, Edward Norton, and Brad Pitt.

The series, which has been in the works since at least 2007, is expected to air in 2016.