Like many other longtime fans of FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , I’m eagerly awaiting the next season of Gang-related mischief while rewatching older eps via Hulu subscription . But before that happens, fans will get to see star Kaitlin Olson in her new show High Potential on ABC , and it looks like her TV sibling will also be quite busy outside of Paddy’s Pub, as he just landed amidst the star-studded cast of a darkly comedic new Netflix series. Having earned quite a bit of awards-season cred for his role in 2023’s Blackberry , Howerton has most recently been heard as the voice of man-child Fred on Max’s Velma , and it sounds like he could be playing a live-action mix of Fred and Dennis Reynolds with his role in Netflix’s Sirens .
Even his name, Ethan Corbin II, sounds ripe for Howerton’s expertise in portraying faux-posh. Glenn Howerton’s casting was announced alongside Kevin Bacon ’s, and they’ll be joining a trio of talented actresses (including new Supergirl Milly Alcock ) in the new series, with the full cast to date noted below. Sirens , which creator Molly Smith Metzler based on her own play Elemeno Pea , will take place over a single weekend set at a fancified beach estate presumably owned by the mysterious and aristocratic Michaela Kell and her husband Peter.
Per Variety , Ethan Corbin II is described as a “dear friend” and next-door neighbor of the Kell family who has spent his life as a roaming bachelor steadily “burning throug.
