‘East New York’: Caitlin Mehner, Darien Sills-Evans & C.S. Lee Join CBS Drama
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Caitlin Mehner (Dopesick), Darien Sills-Evans (Superior Donuts), and C.S. Lee (Dexter) have joined the cast of CBS’ fall drama East New York in recurring roles.Mehner portrays Corinne Moynahan, Killian’s (Kevin Rankin) girlfriend.
She likes that Killian is protective but chafes when he gets overbearing. Corinne has been working in restaurants for years – both front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house and is driven to become more independent.Sills-Evans portrays Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe, the polished and intuitive councilman native to East New York.Lee portrays Desk Sergeant Jimmy Kee.
Jimmy keeps order and decorum in the precinct. He doesn’t tolerate slobs or loudmouths—whether cops or civilians.Co-written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn and directed by Mike Robin, the project centers on Regina Haywood (Amanda Warren), the newly promoted deputy inspector of East New York, an impoverished, working-class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn.
She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.The series also stars Jimmy Smits, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Richard Kind, Olivia Luccardi, and Lavel Schley.Finkelstein and Flynn executive produce East New York with Robin of Skyemac Productions, Christine Holder, and Mark Holder of Wonder Street.
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