Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol: Release Date, Cast And More
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Gather ‘round the campfire for another ripe old yarn adapted from the works ofDan Brown. You’ve read his page-turners on planes, perhaps. On the big screen, you’ve seen Tom Hanks portray Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon inThe Da Vinci Code,Angels and Demons,andInferno. Now, you’re all dressed up, with nowhere to watchThe Lost Symbol.
That’s because it’s not out yet. But here’s everything we know so far.
The Lost Symbol Release Date and Where You Can Watch It
The Lost Symbolis scheduled to premiere onSeptember 16, 2021. It’s bound forPeacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, which takes its name from the NBC logo. That means you will need a subscription to access it.
To date, Peacock’s biggest selling point — the thing setting it apart from any one of a number of other streaming services — has been that it is where you’re able to streamThe Officeand WWE(World Wrestling Entertainment) as well asthis year’s Summer Olympicsand next year’s Winter Olympics.
What is The Lost Symbol?
Unlike previous screen adaptations of Dan Brown books,The Lost Symbolis a television series, not a movie. It did begin life as a film with Tom Hanks in mind. This was back beforeInferno.
Ultimately, Sony Pictures decided to go withInfernoas the next Robert Langdon movie instead. This might be confusing for some casual viewers/readers becauseThe Lost Symbolwas the third Robert Langdon book but now it is coming as the fourth Robert Langdon screen adaptation.
The original title forThe Lost SymbolTV series was simplyLangdon. It will be a prequel to the movie series, with a younger actor taking on the role of Langdon in place of Hanks.
The Lost Symbol Synopsis
The character of Robert Langdon surely owes a debt to Indiana Jones; both are history professors, though Jones specializes in archeology and Langdon specializes in symbology. Much likeThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles,The Lost Symbolwill take viewers back to an earlier time in Langdon’s life. It’s “the origin of an icon,” the trailer tells us.
Per Peacock, the series will show Langdon solving “a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy.” The book opens with Langdon lecturing in Washington, D.C., and it involves Freemasons. How they couldpossiblyrelate to a global conspiracy being peddled somewhere online?
The Lost Symbol Director, Crew, and More
Dan Trachtenberg, the director of10 Cloverfield Laneand a certainupcomingPredatormovie, helms the first episode ofThe Lost Symbol. He is also on board as an executive producer, along with Brown himself, as well asRon HowardandBryan Grazer. Howard directed all three of the Robert Langdon movies and co-produced the last two. Grazer co-produced the first two with John Calley (who passed away in 2011) and the last one with Howard alone.
In addition,Francie Calfo,Daniel Cerone,Anna Culp,Samie Kim Falvey, andFrank Siracusaarelisted asexecutive producers, with varying degrees of involvement. As co-producers, they are all joined byJay BeattieandDan Dworkin, who will serve as the head writers for this series. Beattie and Dworkin previously co-developedScream: The TV Series.
The Lost Symbol Cast
Now, we get into the meat of who, precisely, is playing Robert Langdon. It’s none other thanAshley Zuckerman, who had a standout role in Netflix’sFear Streetmovie trilogy. That’s right: it’s not his first book-to-screen rodeo.
A ponytailedEddie Izzardplays Langdon’s mentor, Peter Solomon.Valorie Curryplays Katherine Solomon and the trailer below would seem to confirm that they have changed her from Peter’s sister to his daughter in this adaptation.Laura de CarteretandKeenan Jolliffplay Isabel and Zachary Solomon, respectively.
Beau Knappportrays the main villain, Mal’akh.Sumalee Montanois Sato, the director of the CIA’s Office of Security (OS).Rick Gonzalezis a Capitol policeman, Nunez. Other names on the cast list (some of whom may only be guest stars or have small roles) includeRaoul Bhaneja,Nicki Burke,Gabriel Davenport,Alison Mackay,Ellie Moon,Patrick Ronan,Sammi Rotibi,Gia Sandhu,Geoff Scovell, andSimon Webster.
