Disney has completed the ensemble for Mosquito, Tony McNamara’s six-part Hulu dramedy, as principal photography begins in the UK.

Kyle Soller, Phoebe Fox, John Macmillan, Belinda Bromilow, Liv Hill, Frances Magee, Phoebe Campbell, Akshay Khanna, Bamshad Abedi Amin and Den Rasaq have joined previously announced leads Nicholas Hoult and Daisy Edgar-Jones.

Written by Oscar-nominated writer McNamara, whose credits include The Great and Poor Things, the series takes a sardonic approach to the relationship between recently married couple Ed and Kate, played by Hoult and Edgar-Jones.

The pair’s carefully maintained personas begin to fracture as everyday life exposes their secrets, with the trouble set in motion by an intrusive mosquito. The wider ensemble reaches across both characters’ professional and personal circles.

Family tensions and office rivalries

Soller, known for Slow Horses and Andor, will play Hunter, Ed’s half-brother. Hunter has devoted himself to the family business, only to discover that he must now share it with Ed. He is also described as someone who does not suffer fools.

Fox, whose credits include Task and War, appears as Gail, Ed and Hunter’s cousin. An anthropology PhD student, Gail is also a trusted co-worker. Magee, seen in Kin and Rose of Nevada, plays Viktor, a longtime employee carrying a grievance.

Kate’s workplace introduces another cluster of potentially volatile characters. Bromilow, whose credits include The Great and The Roses, plays Kate’s boss Agnes, a leader with predatory instincts and a management style compared to that of a medieval court.

Macmillan, known for Peonies and House of the Dragon, takes the role of Brian, a charming but quietly ruthless high-flyer. Hill, whose credits include 1536 and Three Girls, portrays Georgie, Kate’s cunning rival.

Khanna plays Will, an old university friend of Kate’s, while Campbell plays his wife, Cressida. The wealthy couple have secrets that place pressure on their marriage. Khanna’s credits include Murderbot and Number 10, while Campbell has appeared in House of the Dragon and Midsomer Murders.

Abedi Amin, whose credits include Kill Jackie and A Town Called Malice, will portray Gail’s PhD supervisor. Rasaq rounds out the new cast as another of Kate’s workplace rivals.

A Hulu reunion for the creative team and stars

Mosquito reconnects McNamara, Hoult and Edgar-Jones with Hulu after their involvement in two of the platform’s notable 2020 series.

McNamara created The Great, with Hoult starring in the comedy-drama across its three-season run. Edgar-Jones starred in the limited series Normal People. Both productions found success with viewers and critics.

Hoult and Edgar-Jones received Golden Globe acting nominations for their respective performances, while The Great earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best TV Series — Musical or Comedy. Hoult, McNamara and The Great lead Elle Fanning also received Emmy nominations for their work on that series.

Matthew Moore is directing all six episodes of Mosquito. The producing companies are 20th Television, Piggy Ate Roast Beef Productions and Hustle & Punch.

McNamara serves as showrunner and executive producer. Hoult, Edgar-Jones, Marian Macgowan, Tracy Underwood and Daniel Pipski are also executive producers.

Lee Mason, vice president of scripted at Disney+ EMEA, commissioned the series for Disney+. Marking the start of filming, Mason said it was “a privilege to have such a phenomenal team assembled both in front of and behind the cameras.” He added that he was excited for viewers to see “the wonderfully absurd world Tony has created.”

Macgowan and McNamara said they were “more than thrilled” to be making the series for Disney+, Hulu and 20th Television, highlighting Hoult and Edgar-Jones as its leads and praising the newly completed cast.

ShowBiz Take

The expanded casting gives a clearer picture of how Mosquito will move beyond Ed and Kate’s marriage. The characters surrounding them bring family-business conflict, academic connections, wealthy friends and aggressive office competition into a story already built around hidden truths.

It also reunites McNamara and Hoult after three seasons of The Great, while bringing Edgar-Jones back to the same U.S. streaming platform associated with Normal People. With one director overseeing all six installments and production now underway, the project has its principal creative and on-screen teams in place.

What Happens Next?

Following its UK shoot, Mosquito is set to stream globally on Disney+. In the United States, it will be available through both Disney+ and Hulu.