{
  "id": 9786233,
  "title": "Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh in Paramount+ Series ‘Laird’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/peter-sarsgaard-joins-kenneth-branagh-in-paramount-series-laird",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/peter-sarsgaard-kenneth-branagh-paramount-series-laird-1236875653/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Peter Sarsgaard has joined the upcoming Paramount+ drama series “Laird,” Variety has learned. Sarsgaard will join previously announced lead Kenneth Branagh in the show, which was announced with a series order back in July. The logline for “Laird” states that it is “an epic family saga in which a proud Scot defies a shadowy American […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Peter Sarsgaard Joins Kenneth Branagh In Scottish Highland Drama ‘Laird’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/peter-sarsgaard-joins-kenneth-branagh-in-scottish-highland-drama-laird",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}