May 24--Extras are needed to play amputees, veterans and hippies in the Amazon series "Patriot," set to begin filming next week in Chicago.
4 Star Casting directors are looking for middle-age male leg amputees and veterans comfortable working in a pool and male and female bar patrons who have a "70s vibe" for a flashback scene, according to casting calls the Chicago casting firm posted this week on Facebook.
RELATED: MOST READ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS THIS HOUR
Stand-ins are also needed for "Patriot" stars Michael Dorman, Terry O'Quinn, Michael Chernus, Kathleen Munroe, Kurtwood Smith, Aliette Opheim, Marcus Toji and Tony Fitzpatrick.
Filming of the series, from "The Pursuit of Happyness" screenwriter Steve Conrad, starts June 1 and is expected to continue through September, according to 4 Star Casting.
Dorman plays an intelligence officer who goes undercover at a Midwestern industrial piping firm in a mission to curb Iran's nuclear program. The spy thriller's pilot was released in November.
RELATED STORIES:
Why an unprecedented number of TV dramas are filming in Chicago
Cast wraps up filming 'Office Christmas Party' in Chicago
Amazon pilots for fall 2015: The long and short of 'Edge,' 'Patriot,' 'Good Girls Revolt' and more
