Paramount Network’s 68 Whiskey Rounds Out Cast

Paramount Network’s new comedic drama series 68 Whiskey is taking shape, with six new cast members announced and production officially underway.

Derek Theler (American Gods, Baby Daddy) joins as series regular and will play Sasquatch, a member of SecCorp, a privately contracted security force. Beth Riesgraf (Leverage, Complications) will play series regular Major Sonia Holloway, the highest ranking doctor on base who isn’t afraid to use her authority. Usman Ally (On Becoming a God in Central Florida, A Series of Unfortunate Events) will play recurring character Captain Hazara, a Pakistani doctor in the British Armed Forces.

Lamont Thompson (NCIS: LA, The Brink) will play recurring character Colonel Harlan Austin, a decorated war hero who is in charge of every combat solider and medical staff on the base. Artur Benson (Shooter, The Road Out of Afghanistan) will play recurring character Khalil, a young Afghan Army private who works as a medic and as a translator when interacting with locals. Aaron Glenane (Picnic at Hanging Rock) will play recurring character Chef Colin Gale, a member from the Australian Army who officiates the illegal boxing matches that take place at the base.

They join previously announced cast members Sam Keeley, Gage Golightly, Cristina Rodlo, Jeremy Tardy and Nicholas Coombe.

68 Whiskey is a dark comedic show following a multicultural mix of men and women deployed as Army medics to a forward operating base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage.” Together, they endure a dangerous and Kafkaesque world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and occasionally, a profound sense of purpose.