JK Simmons joins Sissy in sci-fi series 'Lightyears'
May 2, 2021 Veteran actor JK Simmons has been cast opposite Sissy Spacek in the Amazon Prime Video sci-fi series Lightyears. Simmons replaces actor Ed O’Neill who came on board in March to play the lead role, but had to exit the project due to personal reasons. According to Variety, Holden Miller is the writer and co-executive producer on the show. Daniel C Connolly is on board as showrunner and executive producer. Philip Martin is attached to direct. The series follows Irene and Franklin York, a couple who years ago discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to ...