Reina Hardesty To Star Opposite Daniel Dae Kim In Prime Video Series ‘Butterfly’

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Reina Hardesty (The Secret Art of Human Flight) has joined the cast of Prime Video’s Butterfly opposite Daniel Dae Kim.

Hardesty will portray Rebecca, a charismatic, unpredictable assassin. Orphaned (or so she thought) at the age of 13, she learned to cope with her pain and loneliness by distancing herself from difficult emotions, applying a mental tourniquet to the part of her that held love and empathy. Over time, she’s developed a hard shell, which is a very useful trait in her line of work. But Rebecca isn’t a grizzled, stoic hitman. She’s shiny and charming and fun to watch, leaping to life with every hit of adrenaline.

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The six-episode series is described as a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous world of global espionage. Butterfly is based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel series created by Arash Amel, written by Amel and Marguerite Bennett, and illustrated by Antonio Fuso and Stefano Simeone.

It’s centered on David Jung (Kim), an enigmatic, highly unpredictable former US intelligence operative living in South Korea, whose life is blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself pursued by Rebecca, a deadly, sociopathic young agent assigned to kill him.

Executive producers include Ken Woodruff and Steph Cha; Daniel Dae Kim and John Cheng for 3AD; Stephen Christy and Ross Richie for BOOM! Studios; and Arash Amel for The Amel Company. Additionally, Adam Yoelin serves as Co-EP for BOOM! Studios. Kim’s production company, 3AD developed the series under their first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios

Reina recently wrapped Greg Jardin’s independent film It’s What’s Inside, which was just announced at Sundance, and can most recently be seen in the independent film The Secret Art of Human Flight which premiered at Tribeca. She starred as Brockmire’’ daughter in the final season of IFC’s acclaimed series Brockmire opposite Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet. She has recurred on The CW’s The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Crackle’s Startup.

She is repped by Gersh, Authentic, Goodman Genow Schenkman, et al.

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