Mark Strong, Tony Goldwyn, and More Join Netflix’s Murder Mystery 2 Cast

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Mark Strong, Tony Goldwyn, and More Join Netflix’s Murder Mystery 2 Cast

Netflix has officially announced the new ensemble cast that will be starring opposite Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in the upcoming sequel to 2019’s comedy film Murder Mystery. This marks the leading duo’s third collaboration after first working together on 2011’s romantic comedy Just Go with It.

Mark Strong (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Mélanie Laurent (6 Underground), Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen & Slim), and Tony Goldwyn (Scandal) have signed on to join the project along with Annie Mumolo (Queenpins), Enrique Arce (Money Heist), Kuhoo Verna (The Big Sick), and Zurin Villanueva (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).

In addition to the new cast members, Adeel Akhtar (Sweet Tooth) and John Kani (Black Panther) will also be returning for the sequel, reprising their respective roles as the Maharajah and Colonel Ulenga.

Check out the Murder Mystery 2 cast below:

Murder Mystery 2 will be directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Binge) from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Further details about its plot is still being kept under wraps, but filming is expected to take place in Paris and the Caribbean.

The sequel will be produced by Sandler through Happy Madison and Aniston through her Echo films banner. Producers are Vanderbilt, Happy Madison’s Allen Covert, Vinson Films’ Tripp Vinson, and Endgame Entertainment’s James Stern.

The first film also starred Luke Evans and Gemma Arterton. Despite receiving poor reviews, Murder Mystery went on to become a huge success for Netflix by becoming one of its most-streamed original films.

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