After finding big screen success with last year’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and this year’s Detective Pikachu, Justice Smith has set his eyes on his next project with the upcoming HBO Max pilot Generation, signing on as one of ten new cast members, according to Variety.
Sanchez is set to play Greta, a first generation Latinx whose activist mother was recently detained by ICE and is trying to find a balance between beinng bold, reserved and emotional.
Schlesigner is signed on as Nathan, who is a mix of “jaded” and “innocent” and feels pressure from his family to be the golden boy, hiding his bisexuality from his family.
Created and directed by Daniel Barnz (Cake), the pilot will follow a group of high school students as they learn new things about life, love and family in their conservative community while they explore modern sexuality.