The 19-year-old Fuller House actress has been cast as a series regular in a new pilot called The Republic of Sarah, along with Ian Duff and Forrest Goodluck, Deadline reports.
“This script! These people! So excited ♥️ #therepublicofsarah @thecw @cbstvstudios @fulwell73productions,” Landry shared on Instagram.
The Republic of Sarah, faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch.
Landry will take on the role of Bella (fka Phoebe), who is preppy and composed, the daughter of Greylock’s mayor and one of Sarah’s students. She begins to question her allegiance to her “popular girl” status after an unpleasant sexual encounter with her big-man-on-campus boyfriend and quickly finds herself falling for her shy classmate, Tyler.
Stella Baker is set to lead the series as Sarah Cooper, with Luke Mitchell also starring as her brother Danny.
Bailee Madison and Landry Bender hold on to a giant Marc Jacobs Daisy bottle during a fun event held at the Bryant Park carousel in New York City on Thursday afternoon (November 21).
Landry Bender looks stunning on the cover of Glitter magazine’s winter issue, available now.
The 19-year-old actress opened up about what inspired her to start her career and her new series Looking For Alaska. Check it:
On why she wanted to be an actress: “One of my first memories was going to see a musical with my mom when I was 4. It was the first time I felt an extreme pull to something, and I couldn’t stop talking about how amazing it was. About a month later, my parents had me audition for a community theatre in Arizona, and here we are.”
On auditioning for Looking For Alaska: “I had been auditioning for our casting director Patrick Rush since I was about 14 or 15 years old. He had me come in to read for two of the other female parts on her show until he finally had me read for Sara a couple of weeks before I left for Louisiana to start filming. She was always the best fit for me, but I guess the character wasn’t supposed to be in every episode, so they were going through rewrites during my audition process. In some cases, I would be thrown off by that process, but Patrick’s become one of my favorite casting directors to read with and always makes me feel so comfortable.”
On her Looking For Alaska character: “I play Sara Bankhead Harbert. She is from the upper class of Alabama. In the first half of the series, she can come across as extremely entitled and elitist, but it stems from her upbringing and the ignorance of the bubble she was raised in.”
Alexa Demie and Kristine Froseth are two rising stars in Hollywood and they are being recognized for their talents!
The ladies were chosen as members of the “Hollywood Rising” 2019 class and they were honored at the Elle x Ferragamo Hollywood Rising Party on Friday (October 11) at Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.
In the Heights actor Anthony Ramos was also chosen and his photos are featured in the gallery. Members of the cast of The Politician rounded out the class.
FYI: Alexa is wearing a Mugler dress, gloves, and hosiery. Kristine is wearing a Salvatore Ferragamo dress. Maude is wearing a Batsheva dress and Roger Vivier shoes. Landry is wearing a Blumarine dress and boots, a L’Afshar clutch, and jewelry by Borgioni and Le Vian.
In her interview, Landry dished about what she hopes audiences take away from watching the show, that is based off of John Green‘s book of the same name.
“You see some humility and heart but what I love is that zero of these characters are perfect,” Landry shared. “You see a lot of flaws in every one of them and they’re all very layered and multi-dimensional.”
See her full interview below!
FYI: Landry is wearing a kate spade new york dress.
Laura Marano has us obsessed with blue after seeing her at Variety’s 2019 Power of Young Hollywood event held at The H Club Los Angeles on Tuesday night (August 6) in Los Angeles.
The 23-year-old Saving Zoe star and producer stepped out for the annual bash along with Navia Robinson and Light as a Feather stars Brianne Tju and Liana Liberato.
FYI: Laura wore a blue pant suit from Cavanagh Baker with Hearts On Fire jewelry. Kelli wore Longchamp mini dress. Madison wore Hearts On Fire jewelry. Diana wore a Prada dress. Landry wore a Costarellos dress, Le Vian jewelry and Sam Edelman heels. Corey wore a graphic sweater and shirt from Hilfiger Collection, and Tommy Hilfiger pants. Anne wore a Abyss by Abby look with Sam Edelman heels and Stefere jewelry.
50+ pics inside of Laura Marano, Landry Bender, Navia Robinson and more at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood party…
Based on the John Green novel of the same name, the series is set to premiere on October 18th on Hulu.
Looking for Alaska centers on “teenager Miles ‘Pudge’ Halter (Charlie Plummer), as he enrolls in boarding school to try to gain a deeper perspective on life. He falls in love with Alaska Young (Kristine Froseth), and finds a group of loyal friends. But after an unexpected tragedy, Miles and his close friends attempt to make sense of what they’ve been through.”
