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Aug. 30, 2017 / 12:09 PM

Terry O'Quinn joins cast of Stephen King series 'Castle Rock' from J.J. Abrams

Terry O'Quinn holds his Emmy for his work on 'Lost" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16, 2007. O'Quinn has been cast in "Castle Rock" from Stephen King and J.J. Abrams. File Photo by Scott Harms/UPI

Terry O'Quinn holds his Emmy for his work on 'Lost" at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16, 2007. O'Quinn has been cast in "Castle Rock" from Stephen King and J.J. Abrams. File Photo by Scott Harms/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Terry O'Quinn has been cast in Hulu's upcoming Stephen King series Castle Rock from executive producer J.J. Abrams.

The actor will star as Dale Lacy, a pillar of the community in the town of Castle Rock, Deadline reported.

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The town has been featured in a number of King's novels such as Needful Things, IT, The Dead Zone, Pet Sematary, Cujo, The Shining, Salem's Lot, Hearts in Atlantis, The Green Mile and Doctor Sleep.

Described as a psychological-horror series, Castle Rock also stars Andre Holland, Scott Glenn, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Lynskey, Jane Levy and Bill Skarsgard.

The show marks a reunion between O'Quinn and Abrams after working on Lost together. The 65-year-old has a recurring role on Blacklist: Redemption and previously costarred in Secrets and Lies.

Production on Castle Rock is set to begin this year.

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