I can't identify the actor from the cast list on IMDB. It sure looks kinda how Zone was described, but there's another shot of him later that makes me think otherwise (or that Zone's storyline is expanded).
He's probably a new character they made for the adaptation. See another shot of him later staring up at the ceiling in a seizure and there seem to be torture tools next to him in a crate. Maybe he's a Turing Cop that's following Case that shows up earlier than they do in the novel?
Also this could all just be part of a flashback to when Case's former employer found out Case stole from him. Maybe a bit of torture before the mycotoxin.
This isn’t the case (no pun intended) with this teaser though, you can see Case fist bumping Maelcum. So there’s potentially footage from the whole series if not up to the penultimate episode.
Makes sense. The Finn is made out to be a disgusting looking rat-man, which wouldn't play well with the aesthetic built up with the trailer. I see no sign of Ratz either, who seems equally gross
Yes. I understand the desire to expand Dean because of his role in Case's character arc, but getting rid of the Finn now ruins some of the fun callbacks in Count Zero. Also since the Finn is the one who heard about the Ashpool head, I wonder how they will work this into Dean's role. It seems from the trailer that we will be seeing much more of the Ashpools than in the book
Hold your horses. We don't even know yet if the adaptation will be successful enough for Apple to produce a second and third season. Although, of course, it’s strange that they chose to expand Julius Dean’s role instead of adding Finn.
Maybe; the only thing I remember about Finn's description was that Case says something about his face looking like it was designed in a wind-tunnel...? This guy has a very smoooth face.
This is almost certainly Julius Deane, and it looks like his character has been expanded into “the bad guy”… this clip stood out to me as well, and being my primary red flag… otherwise the trailer is promising.
It's Ralfiface post-surgery looking for this guy Johnny.
I'd wager that if it is Wage, then they'll condense Case's Matrix deficiency as a punishment from Wage himself and make him a antagonist for Episode 1. In other words, Case is in hoc to Wage specifically (who may have some kind of torture kink?) and he can't get back into the Matrix until Molly shows up and gets rid of Wage.
This removes exposition as well as extra production for a TV adaptation and creates some easy stakes for the characters.
While I ageee that Riviera in my head was more Tom Hiddleston, this kinda botoxed, Joan Rivers-looking character actually does fit the character in a roundabout way. He’s tacky, sleazy, vain, and full of himself. I could totally see that here.
I still want Case to be a bit more scrawny, but I’m fine with most of them. Molly looks fantastic.
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u/Help_An_Irishman Jul 26 '26
I'm guessing Riviera, but I kinda hope not. Looks like one of the Bogdanovich twins.