How the Lead Actors of 'Bloodline' Were Cast 

One of the best, most underrated shows. Huge fan of Ben Mendelsohn

So true about Ben Mendelsohn! His performance is beyond Emmy worthy and I can wait to see him in Rogue One.

One of the best casting I've ever seen was the casting of Danny's son. Where on earth did they find guy who looked so much like Ben Mendelssohn? I could've sworn it was his actual son.

Kyle Chandler...………….. such a great actor, wow!

Beyond Emmy worthy. WORD.

The devil you know. They did such a good job of giving dimension to Danny. He is still capable of invoking fear, but you end up feeling so much for him that you can almost excuse his actions sometimes. What an amazing story that really pressures you to discover where you stand on the morality scale. I had no idea it would end up being such a phenomenal story based off of the first episode which I only watched because of Kyle Chandler! Great writing 👍

My heart is with Danny all the way. All the way. Come what may.

hooked - best acting i have watched in years!

I loved how pretty much every character of this show, they felt like real people and not like Hollywood, soap opera stars. Each one has some complexity, some depth, and their own viewpoint. Some deeper and more complex than others obviously (Danny and John being the biggest and most complex and interesting) but almost none of the character felt hollow or wooden nor over-the-top or melodramatic either. They were intense, likable, detestable, violent, calm, throughout the series. Kyle Chandler's, John Rayburn is my favorite character of the series. Yes, John, not Danny (though he is my second), because of how complex and intense he is while being completely unpredictable and yet, in some ways, relatable and sympathetic (in the first and part of the second season anyways). He's struggling to keep his family together while also being the one that handles everyone's problems and irresponsibility. The pressure on him visibly amps up the more time goes on and it affects his sanity. I love how he can be admirable and sympathetic at times and then detestable in the next moment. Same can be said of Danny, who is very sympathetic but also menacing. My only complaint with the series is the heavy usage of the F-bomb. I ain't one to be that sensitive over cursing in general, it just felt excessive at times and distracted a bit. It didn't really tick me off or anything, just probably should've been toned down a bit in my opinion.

Ive just finished Bloodline....OMG! its been unbelievable,i have been so emersed in this storyline.I have never seen Kyle Chandler before,what a gorgeous man,ben mendlesohn and sissy spacek fabulous! what the hell follows this now !!!!!!!!

THIS SHOW NEEDS AN EMMY!

Ben Mendelsohn is the BEST!!!

Ben Mendelsohn is the best male actor on the PLANET. Fantastic as Danny

This show LITERALLY changed my life

After binging Early Edition and FNL for the last couple of months, I keep saying Kyle Chandler is an underrated actor. Give him a leading roll in a feature film already!

As an actress it is so interesting to see what Dawn Sternberg saw in these actors when she casted them. Thanks for such an awesome and informative video!

Kyle Chandler is the best. He is so hot.

i just binge watched this entire show all 3 seasons in like 5 days during this self quarantine....and i Loved it! I actually had to take "Mental breaks" from it bc it caused me to really feel the stress and anguish during this show. All the actors were Fabulous and perfect! I did get towards the end of the whole show (end of season 2 and season 3) i started to feel 'daunted' about all the people gunning for the rayburns and how many times everyone says "they lied" it just started to seem a bit much....BUT this was by far my favorite series on netflix so far and i miss it, wish it would come back! Bravo to the cast, directors, creators EVERYONE!!!

I think John did hold the family together. I never thought he's loss his temper like he did. And, (murder Daddy.) To look at John, he was moral & somewhat as honest as anyone could be. Until Danny shows up. Everyone was fascinated with this handsome detective. Family man. He certainly did look the part. Danny, on the other hand -- everyone was addicted to see what he was going to do next. I didn't think Danny would have so much vengeance towards the family. Who'd thought. He was a wounded person for sure. Kevin was a bundle of nerves. He sure played his part very well. I really liked Kevin. Yeah, hot-headed. They were all as different as could be. They didn't seem like they could be brothers. The show was centered around Danny, for sure. Sam Shepard, the dad. Couldn't picked a better person for his role in this film.

Brilliant casting!!! Please don't cancel this show - KZK have more to tell...let's see more of the Danny/John relationship develop prior to season 1.

My husband and I kept say throughout this series, “The casting is brilliant.” The acting is phenomenal. I’m serious when I say the best acting I’ve ever seen. All the actors are so good. We found it on Netflix and took a shot. We couldn’t stop watching. We were blown away with this show. Now we miss it so much. We watched the last episode today.

They were great and fitting perfectly in their roles. thank you.. this is a triggering piece of film for history.

it's all about Danny

Regardless of our moral or unspeakable preferences these two actors based of course on a great story, created a masterpiece.. I deeply thank them..

Excellent casting. Dawn Steinberg is cool.

Is it just me or did they not discuss how the actors were cast for the roles? I tried to skip those season 2 scenes as I just finished season 1

Danny made bad decisions when he was younger but in the end he did certain things like drug smuggling for his son since he was cut out of the testament. In the end the bad guy is the Father who kind of pitted he's children against each other. And in season two we kind of see that this stellar spokesman of the Rayburn family may have a shady past. Hope we find out in season three. I also hope that Danny will stick around in John's mind and ultimately drive him crazy.

I love me some Kyle Chandler and loved John Rayburn, and Ben was great (though I hated Danny!), but my second favorite character was Eric O'bannon played by Jamie McShane. Jamie is one of the best actors out there; he blows my mind.

Sissy Spacek a MASTER. So good, so effortless.

Perfect casting

This show rocks. Kyle Chandler is amazing, cant stop watching him.

Beyond Emmy worthy. I love that ❤

Já assisti toda série 3 vezes... sempre incrível rever o caso de familismo dos Rayburns!

Danny is the best!

i hope this comes back one day to see what happened to them

hobson ? hobson is that you !

Super, super show! All Time Top 5.

nice breakdown, Dawn, no pun intended!

Great show...

Loved it ❣️

Thanks for the hint

I absolutely loved this show. I just did not like the ending..too many loose ends and many questions. I wish they made a season 4 to wrap things up to have closure..

Danny why did you go? :(

TE AMO WANDAAAAAAAAA kyle ben

The made mistake by killing him off in season 1

Sally was the worst of all, her kids were all victims at the end... Even the wives belle and Diana, no remorse, just wanted to live their lives in cost of telling the truth...

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