To celebrate the release of Casa Grande, we spoke with the amazing cast and filmmakers of the show – a whopping sixteen people!
Casa Grande follows the lives of rich Southern family dynasties and the immigrant families who work on their farms as they deal with power plays and ICE.
We spoke about wrangling such a huge talented cast as well as working on an actual, working (and smelly) dairy farm!
The cast is interviewed for Casa Granda, coming to Amazon Freevee. The ensemble cast consists of John Pyper-Ferguson (The 100, Suits), Christina Moore (90210), Madison Lawlor (Juniper), Karen Bethzabe (Babylon), Javier Bolaños (Runt), Raquel Dominguez (Chicago Med), James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Emmy-winner Kate Mansi (Days of Our Lives), Daniel Edward Mora (Coco), Loren Escandon (The Baxters), Keith Miller (Red Ruby), and Laura Alemán (Cleaners). It is directed by Gabriela Tagliavini (Despite Everything), Showrunner and Co-Creator Lauren Swickard (A California Christmas), Co-Creator and “Hazan” in “Casa Grande” Ali Afshar, Executive Producer Ava Rettke.
All episodes of “Casa Grande” will premiere on May 1, 2023 on Amazon Freevee in the U.S.
Casa Grande Cast & Crew Interview
Plot:
CASA GRANDE is an hour-long serial narrative drama which follows an ensemble cast through the intertwining lives of various families in the farmland of Northern California. It is an upstairs/downstairs story transposed from turn-of-the century English countryside to rural America. The show uses the framework of conventional character drama to explore universal themes of class, immigration, culture, and family. Casa Grande’s narrative examines the compelling, everyday realities and conflicts between California’s overworked and underpaid farmworkers and the wealthier families who own the Farms and reap the profits, asking the question “What will mankind endure for a taste of the American Dream?”
