The Netflix series adaptation of S.A. Crosby’s “ All the Sinners Bleed ” has cast John Douglas Thompson in a series regular role, Variety has learned exclusively.

Thompson joins previously announced series lead Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù in the drama, which was originally announced back in May as part of Netflix’s upfront presentation. The official logline for the series states, “Haunted by his devout mother’s untimely death, the first Black Sheriff (Dìrísù) in a small Bible Belt county must lead the hunt for a serial killer that has been preying on his Black community for years in the name of God.”

Thompson will play Albert Crown, the father to Dìrísù’s Titus Crown.

Thompson currently appears in the hit HBO period drama “The Gilded Age” in the role of Arthur Scott. His past TV credits incl

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