{"id":3672,"date":"2018-06-14T17:19:07","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T22:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2018-06-14T17:31:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T22:31:16","slug":"3672","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/14\/3672\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Beach, Aaron Paul and Elizabeth Perkins join the cast of Octavia Spencer&#8217;s new series &#8220;Are You Sleeping.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3673\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul-560x320.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul-260x149.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>Apple has announced over 10 new series slated to debut via the streaming network in 2019. One show I&#8217;m very interested to see is ARE YOU SLEEPING, from Octavia Spencer and starring Aaron Paul, Elizabeth Perkins, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach, Tracie Thoms, Haneefah Wood, and Ron Cephas Jones.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3674\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3674 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul_new_show_are_you_sleeping.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul_new_show_are_you_sleeping.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul_new_show_are_you_sleeping-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul_new_show_are_you_sleeping-260x167.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/aaron_paul_new_show_are_you_sleeping-160x103.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Beach, Aaron Paul and Elizabeth Perkins join the cast of Octavia Spencer&#8217;s new series &#8220;Are You Sleeping.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ARE YOU SLEEPING is about Poppy Parnell, a relentless investigative reporter who looks to uncover the truth behind a decades-old questionable murder verdict through her new podcast.<\/p><div id=\"morty-663065753\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Aaron Paul, best known for his role as Jesse on BREAKING BAD, stars as convicted murderer Warren Cave whose guilt or innocence has remained a question in many people&#8217;s minds for the past 20 years; with Perkins as Melanie Cave, mother of Warren Cave, the subject of Poppy&#8217;s podcast; Phifer as Markus Knox, a former detective and longtime friend of Poppy Parnell.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Beach plays Ingram Rhoades, a successful attorney, and Poppy&#8217;s husband; Tracie Thoms as Desiree Scoville, Poppy&#8217;s older opinionated sister; Wood as Cydie Scoville, Poppy&#8217;s fiercely loyal sister; and Jones as Leander &#8220;Shreve&#8221; Scoville, Poppy&#8217;s father.<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"medfordtrails-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_design = \"enhanced_links\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B01HHNRRZI\";\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"950a3ddc261afeef196e8b0bd61b65d0\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has announced over 10 new series slated to debut via the streaming network in 2019. 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