If you’re counting down the days to Season 3 of “The Mandalorian,” you’re not alone. It’s been more than two years since we’ve caught up with our favorite duo of Mando and Grogu. The third season premieres March 1, but if you can’t wait that long for your sci-fi fix, we’ve got you covered. Check out these sci-fi gigs that are casting talent right now.
Suspense Thriller Series focused on Time Travel/Sci-Fi
A streaming series is casting for its fall 2023 shoot in the tristate area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Production is filling multiple roles, including a lead male actor, aged 40–50, to play Roy, a lead male actor, aged 30–50, to play Jack, and a lead female actor, aged 30 and older, to play Sylvia. Pay is unspecified, but expenses are covered.
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“The Prophet”
A thesis and television pilot is casting for its March shoot in Los Angeles. Production is filling multiple roles, including a lead male actor, aged 25–35, to play Diego Orozco and a lead female actor, aged 25–35, to play Angela Espinosa/The Prophet. Listed roles pay $100 per day for an estimated seven days of work.
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“The Freaks”
New York Film Academy is seeking talent for “The Freaks,” a sci-fi dance film set in 2050 when the whole Earth has been polluted, and lower-class citizens live underground as “freaks.” A male actor, aged 30–60, is wanted to lay the starring role of Daniel, a middle-aged elite on a mission to save a mute girl from the underworld. Additionally, the production is seeking a Sign Language supervisor/teacher, age 18 or older. Filming will take place on March 4–14 in Los Angeles. Pay is 100–$500 per day for six days of work for acting talent and $100–$500 per day for four days of work for the Sign Language teacher.
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Sci-Fi Short Film
Third Rose Enterprises is seeking three female actors, aged 21–45, for a narrator/starring role and two day player roles in a short sci-fi film. Movement training for the starring role is a plus. Filming will take place in March or April in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. Pay is $125–$216 for nine hours of work with meals provided.
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“Hippie Reboot”
Join the cast of “Hippie Reboot,” a student short suspense/sci-fi film about a high school student wanting to skip college and just enjoy the open road when, out of desperation, his parents hire a hypnotist to change his mind. A white male actor, aged 15–19, is currently wanted to play the lead role of Dylan. Filming will take place in Longmont, Colorado, with dates TBD. Pay is $50 for two hours of work.
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Sci-fi Web Series
A new indie series about five colony ships leaving Earth to settle on another planet is casting. The project is looking for male talent, aged 18 and older, Latina, Middle Eastern, and female talent, aged 20–50, as well as a number of day players and supporting roles. Pay is $12.80 per hour.
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