Jett (TV series)

• Carla Gugino as Daisy "Jett" Kowalski, a skilled ex-thief.
• Giancarlo Esposito as Charlie Baudelaire, a cool-headed crime boss and Jett's associate/lover.
• Elena Anaya as Maria, a Spanish woman who helps raise Jett's daughter.
• Michael Aronov as Jack "Jackie" Dillon, an ex-criminal who is now a detective. He is also Jett's ex-husband.
• Gaite Jansen as Phoenix, a sweet-natured sex worker and friend of Jett.
• Gil Bellows as Evans, an employee of Miljan Bestic and ex-husband to Miljan's sister.
• Christopher Backus as Bennie, one of Charlie's henchmen.
• Gentry White as Charles Junior, Charlie's violent, unpredictable son.
• Jodie Turner-Smith as Josie Lambert, a detective who is Dillon's partner and his mistress.
• Violet McGraw as Alice, Jett's daughter.

• Greg Bryk as Miljan Bestic, a Moldovan lawyer living in Cuba.
• Lucy Walters as Rosalie, a prison guard's wife who is kidnapped at Charlie Baudelaire's instructions.
• Mustafa Shakir as Rufus "Quinn" Quinton, Jett's ex-lover and a safe-cracker.
• David Aron Damane as Eddie McKay, Jett's old partner in crime
• Rainbow Francks as Carl, another of Charlie's henchmen.
• Shiloh Fernandez as Blair Howell, a former henchman to Frank Sweeney.
• Gregg Lowe as Robert "Bobby" Larcum, a real estate agent and Charles Junior's lover.
• Bruce Greenwood as Carlyle
• Gus Halper as Neal, Phoenix's half-brother.

On April 18, 2018, it was announced that Cinemax had given the production a straight-to-series order. The series was created by Sebastian Gutierrez who is also set to executive produce, write, and direct for the series. Other executive producers are set to include Mark Stern, Stuart Ford, and Dana Brunetti. Additionally, it was reported that Stacey Levin will serve as a co-executive producer and Kathy Landsberg as a line producer. Production companies involved with the series are expected to include Global Road Entertainment.[3] On May 17, 2019, it was announced that the series will premiere on June 14, 2019.[2]

On January 16, 2020, it was announced that Cinemax had ceased development of all original programming, and that the show was being shopped around to other networks for a potential second season.[13] While there was no subsequent explicit announcement about Jett, by early 2021, Gugino and Gutierrez had started work on a different crime thriller for AGC Studios titled Leopard Skin which includes both White and Jansen in the cast.[14]

Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that Carla Gugino would star in the series as the titular character Jett.[3] On June 19, 2018, it was announced that Giancarlo Esposito, Elena Anaya, Michael Aronov, Gaite Jansen, Christopher Backus, Gil Bellows, and Violet McGraw had been cast as series regulars and that Jodie Turner-Smith, Gentry White, Lucy Walters, and Mustafa Shakir were set for recurring roles.[15] On August 29, 2018, it was reported that Chivonne Michelle had joined the cast in a recurring capacity.[16]

Principal photography for the series began on June 11, 2018 and was scheduled to end November 16, 2018 in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.[17][18][19]