Prime Video is set to premiere The Bondsman on April 3, 2025, a hard-hitting crime drama that delves into the dangerous world of bounty hunting and family loyalty. The series follows Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon), a seasoned bondsman navigating the seedy underbelly of the American South while trying to protect his fractured family. With its blend of Southern gothic atmosphere, intense action, and morally complex characters, The Bondsman promises to be a gripping addition to the streaming platform’s lineup.
The show boasts an impressive ensemble cast, featuring both established stars and rising talents. From Kevin Bacon’s commanding lead performance to Jennifer Nettles’ transformative role as a ruthless antagonist, each actor brings depth to this tale of justice, revenge, and redemption. The series’ authentic Southern setting and noir-inspired storytelling create a distinctive world where every character has secrets and no one is truly innocent.
The Bondsman Cast Unveiled
1. Kevin Bacon as Hub Halloran
Kevin Bacon stars as the grizzled lead, a bounty hunter with a code operating in the Mississippi Delta. The Emmy-winning actor (The Following, Tremors) brings his signature physicality to this role, performing many of his own stunts. Hub’s tragic backstory and razor-sharp instincts drive the series’ central mystery.
Off-screen, Bacon spent months training with real bondsmen and mastering Southern dialects. His portrayal balances weathered toughness with flashes of dark humor, creating a protagonist who’s both intimidating and oddly charismatic.
2. Jennifer Nettles as Maryanne Dice
Sugarland’s Grammy winner transforms into the series’ primary antagonist, a pharmaceutical heiress turned crime lord. Nettles (Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings) disappears into the role with platinum-blonde wigs and venomous charm. Maryanne controls the local opioid trade while maintaining a pristine public image.
The role marks Nettles’ most dramatic acting work yet, featuring a chilling karaoke cover of “Jolene” that becomes a season highlight. Her musical background informs the character’s rhythmic speech patterns.
3. Beth Grant as Kitty Halloran
The veteran character actress (Donnie Darko, Speed) plays Hub’s chain-smoking mother and business partner. Kitty runs their bail bonds office with 1960s moxie, hiding Alzheimer’s symptoms from her son. Grant based her performance on real Mississippi matriarchs she interviewed.
Her storyline provides the show’s emotional core, particularly in flashbacks revealing how she raised Hub alone after his father’s disappearance. Grant’s delivery of the line “We Hallorans collect what’s owed” became the series’ tagline.
4. Damon Herriman as Lucky Callahan
The Australian chameleon (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Justified) plays a meth-cooking ex-con with a genius IQ. Herriman perfected a Delta drawl and learned chemistry to make his drug-lab scenes authentic. Lucky serves as both adversary and reluctant ally to Hub.
Herriman brings unexpected pathos to the role, especially when revealing Lucky’s childhood connection to the Halloran family. His darkly comic timing provides crucial levity.
5. Maxwell Jenkins as Cade Halloran
The Lost in Space alum plays Hub’s estranged 19-year-old son, a pre-med student dragged into the criminal underworld. Jenkins gained 20 pounds of muscle and trained in Krav Maga for fight scenes. Cade’s journey mirrors Breaking Bad’s Walter White in reverse.
Jenkins’ chemistry with Bacon fuels the central father-son dynamic. His character’s medical knowledge becomes unexpectedly vital in later episodes.
6. Jolene Purdy as Midge
Purdy (Orange Is the New Black) steals scenes as Hub’s informant, a former beauty queen turned meth addict. The role required her to master intricate nail art (her character’s obsession) and develop a tremors for withdrawal scenes.
Midge’s tragic backstory unfolds gradually, with Purdy delivering a heartbreaking monologue about losing her child in Episode 4. Her dark humor provides crucial relief.
7. Denitra Isler as Sheriff Ruby
Isler (Bosch: Legacy) brings authority to the by-the-book sheriff constantly thwarted by Hub’s cowboy justice. The actress shadowed real female sheriffs in rural Louisiana to prepare. Ruby’s hidden agenda unfolds across the season.
A standout moment features Ruby silently eating pie while surveilling Hub – a masterclass in nonverbal acting that Isler makes riveting.
8. K.D. O’Hair as Trish
The former MMA fighter (Kingdom) plays Hub’s enforcer, a lesbian ex-con with face tattoos. O’Hair performed all her fight sequences, including a brutal warehouse brawl in Episode 3. Trish’s loyalty to Hub masks deeper motivations.
Her backstory involves a prison riot told through flashbacks, with O’Hair’s physicality making these sequences terrifyingly authentic.
9. Drexel Malkoff as Benji/Benji Kusatsu
Malkoff (The Good Lord Bird) pulls double duty as a mild-mannered accountant and his violent Japanese gangster alter ego. The actor learned fluent Japanese for the role, with his character’s DID disorder driving a key subplot.
The Benji persona emerges during stress, with Malkoff developing distinct physicality for each identity. His bar fight scene is already generating award buzz.
10. Kathrine Barnes as Jolene
The newcomer plays Maryanne’s enigmatic personal assistant. Barnes trained as a contortionist for a shocking scene where Jolene escapes handcuffs. Her character speaks only in Bible verses until Episode 6.
11. Mike Kaye as Deputy Cole
Kaye (Mayor of Kingstown) brings quiet intensity to Maryanne’s corrupt law enforcement lackey. The actor’s background as a real-life prison guard informs his chilling performance.
