Ashlie Atkinson & Spencer Watson Round Out Cast Of Apple’s ‘The Lost Bus’

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Original Films’ Camp Fire drama The Lost Bus has rounded out its cast with the addition of Ashlie Atkinson (BlaKkKlansman) and Spencer Watson (Them).

Details as to their roles are under wraps. But they join an ensemble that also features Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera and Yul Vazquez.

Based on Lizzie Johnson’s novel Paradise: One Town’s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire, the film is set during the disastrous 2018 Camp Fire that became the deadliest fire in California history. The story is told through the perspective of heroic bus driver Kevin McKay and schoolteacher Mary Ludwig, who helped navigate a bus full of children through a deadly wildfire, as the town of Paradise is caught in destruction and chaos.

Paul Greengrass is directing from a script by Brad Ingelsby. Jamie Lee Curtis’ Comet Pictures, Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, Ingelsby and Greg Goodman are producing, with Lizzie Johnson and Amy Lord serving as executive producers. Curtis set the project in motion after hearing the author on NPR, reading the book and bringing it to Blumhouse, where she has a first look deal.

Most recently seen on American Horror Story: Delicate and HBO’s The Gilded Age, Atkinson’s prior TV credits include And Just Like That…, American Crime Story and Mr. Robot, to name just a few. Notable feature credits for the actress include BlacKkKlansman, Certain Women and Bridge of Spies.

Feature credits for Watson include Down East, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson, and Film Fest. In television, his credits include Amazon’s Them and Millennial Mafia for eOne Entertainment/IMDB, among other projects. Up next, he’ll be seen starring opposite Amy Landecker, Bradley Whitford, Gaby Hoffmann, and Kiersey Clemons in the indie comedy For Worse directed by Landecker.

Atkinson is repped by TalentWorks and Rosier Artist Management; Watson by SMS Talent and Magnolia Entertainment.