Amazon Thriller Series ‘Obsession’ Casts Kingston Rumi Southwick, Ella Victoria, Megan Peta Hill, Alfredo Narciso (EXCLUSIVE)

Joe Otterson
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The Amazon series based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s bestselling novel “56 Days” has added four new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.

Kingston Rumi Southwick, Ella Victoria, Megan Peta Hill, and Alfredo Narciso have all joined the series, which is now titled “Obsession.” Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Hill and Narciso will appear in recurring guest star roles while Victoria and Southwick will be guest stars.

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They will appear alongside previously announced main cast members Dove Cameron, Avan Jogia, Dorian Missick, and Karla Souza. Recurring guest stars include Kira Guloien, Celeste Oliva, Jesse James Keitel, Matt Murray, and Patch Darragh.

The official description for “Obession” states that it “follows Oliver (Jogia) and Ciara (Cameron), who, after meeting randomly in a supermarket, fall for each other fast, and dangerously hard. Fifty-six days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find an unidentified body—brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed. Did he kill her? Did she kill him?”

This will mark Victoria’s series acting debut. She is repped by Paradigm.

Southwick most recently appeared in the popular Apple TV+ series “Presumed Innocent.” Next up, he will appear in Season 2 of the Peacock series “Based on a True Story” and recently signed on to the horror feature “Henry’s Ebb.” He is repped by Buchwald and Paul Hastings.

Hill has previously appeared in shows like “Riverdale,” “The Flash,” “Kung Fu,” and “Big Sky.” She is repped by Play Management.

Narciso recently appeared in shows like “Star Trek: Discovery” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” the latter of which is also an Amazon original. His other credits include “Manifest,” “New Amsterdam,” and “Person of Interest.” He is repped by Harden Curtis Kirsten Riley Agency and Robert Stein Management.

“Obsession” is written by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher, both of whom are also executive producers. James Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett executive produce via Atomic Monster, with Danielle Bozzone overseeing the series on behalf of the company. Alethea Jones is an executive producer and directing the first two episodes with Sandrine Gros d’Aillon also serving as executive producer. Howard will serve as co-executive producer. The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Atomic Monster.

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