The Consultant (TV series)
television series
The Consultant is a 2023 American thriller television series created by Tony Basgallop, based on the novel by Bentley Little and starring Christoph Waltz as the titular character, with Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady, and Aimee Carrero in supporting roles. The series follows the employees of a mobile gaming company whose leadership is taken over by a sinister consultant, played by Waltz.
The Consultant premiered on Amazon Prime Video on February 24, 2023, to positive reviews, with critics praising Waltz's performance but criticizing the series' writing and pace.
Premise
Regus Patoff, a mysterious consultant, comes to the rescue of CompWare, a mobile gaming company, after the murder of its CEO, and seemingly starts running the company.
Cast
Main
Christoph Waltz as Regus Patoff
Nat Wolff as Craig Horne
Brittany O'Grady as Elaine Hayman
Aimee Carrero as Patti, Craig's fiancée
Co-Starring
Henry Rhoades as Tokyo
Brian Yoon as Sang
Tatiana Zappardino as Janelle
Michael Charles Vaccaro as Iain
Rumur Kristina Knowles as Lois
Erin Ruth Walker as Amy
Julie Sidoni as Newscaster
Ryan Leckey as Newscaster
Catherine Christensen as Rebecca Hood
Ryan Bravo as Eric
Guest
Sydney Mae Diaz as Raul
Sloane Avery as Rosie
Dianne Doan as Ghislane
Jake Manley as Patrice
Gloria John as Mama Sang
Episodes
Production
On November 18, 2021, it was revealed that Tony Basgallop would serve as showrunner on the TV series adaptation of Bentley Little’s novel The Consultant, with Basgallop executive producing the series along with Christoph Waltz, Matt Shakman, Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Kai Dolbashian through MGM Television, 1.21 Pictures, Toluca Pictures and Amazon Studios. Along with the announcement, Waltz was set to play Mr. Patoff in the series. On December 8, 2021, Brittany O'Grady and Nat Wolff were cast in the series. Filming began in December 2021 with plans to continue shooting through May 2022. Aimee Carrero was confirmed to star in March 2022.
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