EXCLUSIVE: Navid Negahban (The Night Agent, The Old Man) has joined the recurring cast of the Prime Video new biblical drama Joseph of Egypt, from writer and executive producer Craig Wright.
The 8-episode limited series, led by Adam Hashmi in the titular role, is currently in production in New Mexico. Joseph of Egypt is co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios and The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins‘ 5&2 Studios.
Joseph of Egypt tells the Old Testament story about Joseph, who, betrayed by jealous brothers, defies all expectations and rises to incredible power in Egypt, second only to Pharaoh. But when his past catches up with him, he is confronted with the ultimate test.
Negahban will play Khasekhemre, the Pharaoh, an industrious and cautious ruler of Egypt, who served as Pharaoh under the name Neferhotep I. His bad dreams have plagued him as of late. Frustrated by his advisors’ dismissive attitudes towards his concerns, he seeks out the advice of a prisoner who has been reported to interpret dreams with great accuracy. To the surprise of his court, the Pharaoh takes Joseph’s interpretations to heart and brings him on as an advisor.
The cast also includes Alexander Siddig as Jacob, Babak Tafti as Simeon, Daniel Peera as Reuben, and Iris Bahr as Leah. Recurring cast members are Dakota Shapiro as Ashur, Tannaz Shastiri as Eliuram, Ruben Vernier as Gad, Amir Malaklou as Judah, Moran Atias as Bilhah, Necar Zadegan as Zilapah, Matisse Ratron-Neal as Issachar, Shani Atias as Rachel, and Siya Maleki as Levi.
Wright serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. The Chosen‘s Jenkins is executive producing under his 5&2 Studios banner; he currently has a multi-faceted first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. The deal gave Prime Video streaming rights to the first five seasons of The Chosen and the new unscripted series The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls.
Negahban recently wrapped work in Guy Moshe’s Hotel Tehran and can currently be seen in the second season of the hit Netflix series The Night Agent. His recent work includes the feature Kandahar and a role in FX’s The Old Man. He previously starred in the Apple TV+ international espionage series Tehran as an undercover agent and in Showtime’s Homeland as the Season 2 antagonist, Abu Nazir. Additional credits include Fox’s The Cleaning Lady and Noah Hawley’s FX series Legion.
On the film side, he played the Sultan in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin, the war drama 12 Strong: The Story of the Horse Soldiers, as well as roles in Brain on Fire and American Sniper. His film Baba Joon premiered at TIFF in 2015 and went on to win 5 Ophir Awards, the equivalent of the Israeli Oscar. Innovative Artists Entertainment and Mainstay Entertainment represent him.
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