Tania Watson (The Head), Corina Bradley (Star-Crossed Romance), and Laura Gordon (Late Night with the Devil) have joined the cast of MGM+’s crime thriller Hotel Cocaine. The threesome board the project which already has Danny Pino (Mayans M.C.), Michael Chiklis (The Shield), Mark Feuerstein (Power), and Yul Vazquez (Severance) involved as series regulars.
Chris Brancato (Godfather of Harlem, Narcos) created the series and serves as executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Michael Panes, Alfredo Barrios Jr., and Guillermo Navarro, with Navarro directing the pilot.
Hotel Cocaine is set in the 1970s and will be shot in the Dominican Republic. The eight-episode season is expected to premiere this summer.
The streaming service also announced Mayra Hermosillo, Juan Pablo Raba, Erniel Baez, Nick Barkla, Cale Ambrozic, Camila Valero, Maggie Lacey, John Ventimiglia, and Larry Powell have joined the cast in recurring and guest starring roles.
MGM+ released this description of the series and characters:
“Hotel Cocaine is the story of Roman Compte, Cuban exile and general manager of the the Mutiny Hotel, the glamorous epicenter of the Miami cocaine scene of late ‘70s and early ‘80s. The Mutiny Hotel was Casablanca on cocaine; a glitzy nightclub, restaurant, and hotel frequented by Florida businessmen and politicians, international narcos, CIA and FBI agents, models, sports stars, and musicians. At the center of it all was Compte, who was doing his best to keep it all going and fulfill his own American Dream.”
- Tania Watson as Marison: Marisol is Roman’s girlfriend and de facto stepmother to his daughter Valeria. She watches with growing fear as he becomes enmeshed in his drug-dealing brother’s life.
- Corina Bradley as Valeria: Valeria is Roman Compte’s 16-year-old daughter. She watches her father get pulled into the middle of the Miami drug wars and begins her own investigation into her father and uncle’s activities.
- Laura Gordon as Janice Nichols: Janice is the head of the Mutiny girls, the fun-loving, charming, and vivacious women who populate the Mutiny Club.
- Mayra Hermosillo as Yolanda, a ruthless Colombian drug smuggler and girlfriend of Gilberto Henao.
- Juan Pablo Raba as Gilberto ‘La Cobra’ Henao, a powerful Colombian drug lord who’s come to take over the Miami cocaine market.
- Erniel Baez as Ray Dorado, an untrustworthy banker with criminal ties.
- Nick Barkla as Congressman Landon, a corrupt-to-the-bone civil servant who works with criminals in order to further his own political agenda.
- Cale Ambrozic as Andrew Landon, Congressman Landon’s son and a potential love interest for Roman’s daughter Valeria.
- Camila Valero as Alejandra, Nestor’s fourth wife.
- Maggie Lacey as Constance, the uptight sister of Burton Greenberg.
- John Ventimiglia as Hunter Thompson, the prolific writer who’s come to publish a piece about Burton’s family.
- Larry Powell as Rick James, the renowned singer who’s come to the Mutiny in search of inspiration for his new album.
