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Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh in Paramount+'s Scottish Highland Series 'Laird'
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News18•26-09-2026, 19:15
Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh in Paramount+'s Scottish Highland Series 'Laird'
- •Actor Peter Sarsgaard has been cast in Paramount+'s new Scottish Highland series, "Laird," directed by Joe Wright.
- •Sarsgaard will portray Peter Bergstrom, a shadowy American billionaire, opposite Kenneth Branagh, who plays the Laird of Castle Drummoch.
- •The series is set in the modern Scottish Highlands and centers on the Laird's fight to protect his ancestral lands from Sarsgaard's character.
- •"Laird" is produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, with Kenneth Branagh also serving as an executive producer.
- •Sarsgaard's upcoming projects also include "Erosion" and the cyberpunk series adaptation of William Gibson’s novel "Neuromancer."
Key Questions Answered
The series is set in the modern Scottish Highlands and follows a proud Scot who fights to protect his ancestral lands from a shadowy American billionaire attempting to buy up the glens amidst family feuds and buried secrets.
The series is directed by Joe Wright and stars Kenneth Branagh as the Laird of Castle Drummoch alongside Peter Sarsgaard, who plays an American billionaire.
Peter Sarsgaard is set to feature in the movie Erosion directed by Michael Koch, the cyberpunk series adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, and HBO's dystopian drama series The Last of Us 3.
