Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Star in Amazon YA Series "Sterling Point"

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jay Duplass have been cast in Megan Park’s upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Sterling Point,”.

The young adult show was originally announced in January. 

Morgan and Duplass will appear in recurring roles as Joe and Steven respectively. They will appear alongside previously announced cast members Ella Rubin, Amélie Elisabeth Hoeferle, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Bo Bragason, and Keen Ruffalo.

While the exact plot details are being kept under wraps, sources say the show follows a set of adopted twins (Rubin and Ruffalo) who travel to an island on a lake that was left to them by their estranged grandfather in his will.

Morgan currently stars in the AMC series “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” reprising the role of Negan that he first played in the mothership series.

He also currently appears in the Prime Video series “The Boys,” with that show prepping its fifth and final season. His other TV credits include “The Good Wife,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Supernatural,” while he has been in films such as “Watchmen,” “Rampage,” and “P.S. I Love You.”

As an actor, Duplass’ recently appeared in the shows “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” as Hades as well as “Industry” and “Dying for Sex.”

He is known for his roles in shows like “Transparent” at Amazon, “Search Party” at TBS, and “The Mindy Project” at Hulu. He and his brother Mark are also celebrated film and television writers and directors, including work on shows like “Room 104,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “Animals, and “Togetherness.”

In film, Duplass has written and directed projects such as “Cyrus,” “Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” and “Baghead” among others.

Park created “Sterling Point” and will direct, executive produce, and serve as co-showrunner. YA veterans Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will also co-showrun and executive produce under their Fake Empire banner.

LuckyChap, which produced Park’s film “My Old Ass,” will executive produce under its first-look TV deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.