Abubakr Ali cast for Netflix Grendel series
Netflix Orders ‘Grendel’ Series Based On Dark Horse Comic With Abubakr Ali To Star From Deadline : Netflix has given an eight-episode series order to Grendel, a series based on the masked vigilante from Matt Wagner’s popular, award-winning Dark Horse comic book series, with Abubakr Ali (Power Book II: Ghost, Katy Keene) set to star in the tite role. With Ali’s casting, he becomes the first Arab Muslim male actor to portray a series lead in a comic book adaptation. The series, written and executive produced by Resident Evil and Supernatural alum Andrew Dabb, comes out of Netflix’s first look deal with Dark Horse Entertainment. Source: Deadline - This is so exciting! Congrats, Abubakr Ali! Can’t wait to see this on Netflix. Casting director, Jen Euston, said on Twitter a few hours ago : " I had no idea that when we cast the extremely talented [Abubakr Ali] that he would be the first male Arab Muslim to portray a comic book lead. "It’s 2021 and we shouldn’t be the firs...