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Sept. 4, 2019 / 9:34 PM

Chris Cooper cast in Season 2 of 'Homecoming'

Actor Chris Cooper has signed up for a role in Season 2 of "Homecoming." File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

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Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning actor Chris Cooper will star in Season 2 of the Amazon anthology drama, Homecoming.

"This is starting to get unreal..." director Kyle Patrick Alvaraz tweeted Wednesday, along with the link to a news story about Cooper's casting.

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Variety reported the actor will play a botanist and businessman in Season 2, which will co-star Janelle Monáe, Stephan James, and Hong Chau.

Season 1 of Homecoming featured James, Julia Roberts, Bobby Cannavale and Sissy Spacek. It focused on the people who worked at a mysterious government facility.

Cooper's credits include American Beauty, Adaptation, Seabiscuit and August: Osage County.

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