Metropolis: Lindy Booth joins TV series based on classic sci-fi film

Last week, it was announced that Briana Middleton (Sharper) will be starring in the Apple TV series Metropolis, created by Mr. Robot‘s Sam Esmail and inspired by the 1927 sci-fi classic directed by Fritz Lang. Now Variety reports that a key supporting role has gone to Lindy Booth, who may be best known for playing the role of Cassandra Cillian on 42 episodes of The Librarians.

Based on a novel by Thea Von Harbou, Metropolis was set in a futuristic urban dystopia and followed the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city master, and Maria, a saintly figure to the workers, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes in their city and bring the workers together with Joh Fredersen, the city master. Plot details for the TV series are being kept under wraps.

Reports of Middleton’s casting revealed that she will be playing a character named Finnie Polito – a name that wasn’t in the previous versions of Metropolis. Booth’s character does have a familiar name: she will be playing Maria. As SuperHeroHype explains, in the 1927 film Maria was a member of the working class that helped power the titular dystopian city, whose wealthier citizens lived far above them in colossal high-rise buildings. Eventually, Maria meets the city master’s son, Freder, who watches in horror as several workers are killed in a tragic accident. Freder later agrees to help Maria bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. There’s some speculation that Finnie Polito could be a version of the Freder character.

In addition to The Librarians, Booth’s credits include Relic Hunter, The Famous Jett Jackson, The Skulls II, American Psycho II, Odyssey 5, Cry_Wolf, The Philanthropist, Kick-Ass 2, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Flash. The two titles I’ll always associate with her the most are the 2003 and 2004 horror films Wrong Turn and Dawn of the Dead.

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