Giancarlo Esposito,Harold Perrineau,Taryn ManningandRyan Hurst have joined the cast of Out Come the Wolves, an indie drama which is marking the directorial debut of producer Danny Peykoff.

The feature is currently shooting in Portland, Oregon and stars Orlando Norman and Spence Moore II, along withHeidi Grace Engermanand Cassady McClincy Zhang. Sam Rechner, West Mulholland and Curran Walters are also on the call sheet.

Set against the East Bay punk music scene in the mid 1990s,Wolvesis a story of grit and dreams in a world of violence and desperation.Norman, Moore, Engerman and Zhangplay a tight-knit group of high school friends dreaming of escaping the blighted city in which they live. Esposito is playing a ruthless and sadistic mid-level kingpin with a smooth attitude and a deadly smile, while Perrineau is playing Moores father, laying all his hopes and dreams on his sons booming baseball career.

Manning is Normans mother, a woman who never wanted a kid and never fails to hides it.Hurst is an unhoused man with plenty of addictions but also a prophetic insight.

The drama isinspired by the 1995 album of the same namefrom punk rock band Rancid and written by Peykoff and Jason and Jamie Neese (Umbrella Academy).

Peykoff and the Neese brothers are producingWolves,along with Glenn Kleczkowski and Paul Hadad.

Esposito is best known for his villainous work in AMCs acclaimed series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He also appeared on Star Wars series The Mandalorian. On the movie side, Esposito this year appeared in Ford Coppolas sci-fi epicMegalopolis, A24sMaXXXine and Universals monster thrillerAbigail. He next plays a villain in Marvel Studios Captain America: Brave New World, out Feb. 14, 2025.

Perrineau, one of the original stars of landmark TV series Lost, earned a 2020 NAACP Image Award for best supporting actor for his role in TNT seriesClaws.

Manning, whose credits range from 8 Mile and Hustle Flow, has been spending time in the TV space in recent years, with appearances on shows such as Orange Is the New Black and Hawaii Five-O.

Hurst may be best known for his work on FX series Sons of Anarchy as well as The Walking Dead. He is part of the sprawling case of Netflixs upcoming western series The Abandons.

Espositois repped by CAA, Sugar23, and Jackoway Austen, while Perrineauis repped by Strand Entertainment and Felker Toczek. Manningis repped by Established Artists and Hurstis repped by UTA and Piper Kaniecki Marks.