Netflix is bringing Jhumpa Lahiri’s award-winning short story collection, Unaccustomed Earth, to the screen, and casting is underway in New York City!
📍 Location: New York City
📅 Filming: September 2025 – January 2026
💰 Pay Rates:
Non-SAG: $181.50/10 hrs
SAG-AFTRA: $224/8 hrs
Talent Application
🌟 About the Series
Unaccustomed Earth is an eight-episode drama set in an upper-middle-class Indian American community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The story explores family secrets, cultural conflicts, and emotional upheavals when a devoted wife rekindles a romance from her past.
✨ Key Creative Team:
- Executive Producer/Showrunner: John Wells
- Writer: Madhuri Shekar
- Pilot Director: Nisha Ganatra
- Author/EP: Jhumpa Lahiri
- Starring: Freida Pinto as Parul Chaudhury
🎭 Casting Details
Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking Indian American (South Asian) performers to portray background extras throughout the series.
✅ Requirements:
- Must be 18+
- Local to NYC (no travel provided)
- Must present valid ID for federal I-9 compliance
📩 How to Apply
Send an email to ue@gwcnyc.com with subject line: “South Asian”
Include the following:
- Full Name
- SAG-AFTRA or Non-SAG status
- Phone Number
- Confirmation you are 18+
- Confirmation you are NYC local
- Current clear headshot + 1 additional recent photo
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