‘Stranger Things’ Alum Cara Buono Joins ‘Southern Bastards’ Pilot at Hulu (EXCLUSIVE)

By Joe Otterson

Joe Otterson

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Cara Buono has joined the “Southern Bastards” pilot at Hulu in a recurring role, Variety has learned exclusively.

She will appear opposite leads Kevin Bacon, Erin Kellyman, and Tim McGraw, as well as fellow cast members Jonathan Tucker, Amin Joseph, Ethan Suplee, Derek Luke, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. Exact details on Buono’s character are being kept under wraps.

“Southern Bastards” is based on the graphic novels of the same name. It was picked up to pilot at Hulu in October 2025. The official logline states that the show “follows a tenacious military vet (Kellyman) into Craw County, Alabama, in search of her estranged father (Bacon). What she finds is a murderous hornet’s nest of organized crime run by the winningest high school football coach in the South (McGraw).”

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