Overview
- Deadline and TVLine confirmed Tuesday that Joanne Froggatt and Amy Forsyth have officially joined MGM+’s serialized adaptation of The Magnificent Seven as Harriet Talbot and Katie “Deadeye” Dalton respectively.
- Both roles are new to the franchise and come with detailed backstories: Harriet is a Boston-born Quaker widow who seeks protection after her husband is killed, and Katie is a haunted Wild West show sharpshooter whose drinking and a tragic onstage accident follow her.
- The casting follows earlier announcements that include Matt Dillon as leader Chris Adams, Will Patton as Cyrus T. Clemons, Michael Ealy as Vin Tanner, and Danny Pino as Santiago Vega, signaling an ensemble led by established film and TV names.
- Writer and executive producer Tim Kring is shaping the series for MGM+ Studios and MGM Television Studios with executive producers Donald De Line, Lawrence Mirisch, Bruce Kaufman, and Matt Dillon, and the show will unpack themes of honor, sacrifice, redemption, faith, and the limits of nonviolence.
- The series remains in early development with no release date announced and the new female characters suggest MGM+ is broadening the franchise’s scope by using a character-driven, serialized format that could change how the original film’s story is told.