The fabulous actress Parker Posey (“Dazed and Confused,” “Coneheads,” “Waiting For Guffman,” “House of Yes,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Superman Returns,” “Café Society”) will play Dr. Smith in Netflix’ “Lost in Space” streaming series.
The great Jonathan Harris stole the show as Smith in the 1960s TV series; Gary Oldman played Smith in the 1998 big-screen reboot.
Molly Parker (“Deadwood,” “Swingtown,” “House of Cards”) will play science mom Maureen Robinson in the series. Toby Stephens (“Black Sails”) will play husband John, Taylor Russell (“Falling Skies”) daughter Judy and Max Jenkins (“Sense8,” “Popstar”) son Will. Still uncast is younger daughter Penny Robinson.
Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless are the writers behind the Netflix reboot of CBS’ 1960s space opera, which followed a family of scientists who couldn’t quite figure out how to get to Alpha Centauri.
Sazama and Sharpless’ big-screen writing credits include “Dracula Untold” (which garnered positive reviews from 22% of critics polled by the Rotten Tomatoes website), “The Last Witch Hunter” (15%) and “Gods of Egypt” (16%).
