{"id":320155,"date":"2026-04-23T09:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/?p=320155"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:14:26","slug":"big-mistakes-casting-advice-dan-levy-cast-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/news\/big-mistakes-casting-advice-dan-levy-cast-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"What Dan Levy Looked For When Casting His New Netflix Series &#8216;Big Mistakes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emmy Award-winning creator Dan Levy (<em>Schitt\u2019s Creek<\/em>) returns to streaming with <em>Big Mistakes,<\/em> a comedic family saga wrapped in a high-stakes crime thriller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Netflix series centers on gay pastor Nicky (Levy) and his failed actress sister Morgan (Taylor Ortega), whose attempt to pull off a small theft for their ailing grandmother goes sideways, landing them in the orbit of organized crime. As they try to dig themselves out, they only sink deeper into chaos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the show\u2019s release, Levy, Ortega and Laurie Metcalf, who plays their mother, spoke at a press conference attended by Casting Networks, where the conversation turned to building the ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After six seasons of what he called a \u201cwarm, fuzzy, cuddly show\u201d like <em>Schitt\u2019s Creek,<\/em> Levy said he was interested in exploring similar family dynamics through a very different lens. \u201cI thought about myself in relation to the world of crime, and I realized that I would not fare well if tasked with any kind of criminal [activity].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To bring that world to life, Levy worked with casting director Gayle Keller and her team, whose credits include <em>What We Do in the Shadows<\/em>, <em>The Big Door Prize<\/em>, <em>Bros <\/em>and <em>The King of Staten Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The right actor doesn\u2019t just fit the role, they expand and completely reshape what the character can be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standout auditions often reveal unexpected depth that even the creators hadn\u2019t imagined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Casting directors look beyond obvious choices, prioritizing originality, specificity, and actors who bring something surprising to the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center px-lg-5 px-3 pt-1\" style=\"background-color: rgba(10,9,9,0);background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mask-group.webp&#039;); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\n        <div class=\"banner-left col-4 col-lg-5\">\n            <h2 class=\"text-left\">Get access to thousands <br>of high-quality roles.<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-center col-3 col-lg-3 text-center\">\n                            <picture>\n                                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PHONE-MOCK-2-mobile.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 768px)\">\n                                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castingnetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Group-32.webp\" alt=\"Banner Image\" class=\"banner-image-mobile\">\n                                    <\/picture>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-right col-5 col-lg-4 text-center\">\n                            <a id=\"banner-link\" href=\"https:\/\/app.castingnetworks.com\/login\/signup\/TALENT?_ga=2.43125222.2103773832.1721048373-1030609057.1713483804&#038;_gl=1*1vfcgsy*_gcl_au*MTk4MzczMDgyNy4xNzIxMzA4NzY4*_ga*MTAzMDYwOTA1Ny4xNzEzNDgzODA0*_ga_5V50WCP8LX*MTcyMTMyMTIwOS4zMDYuMS4xNzIxMzIxMjM5LjAuMC4zMTgwMTM3MQ..&#038;post_type=news&#038;p=135120&#038;preview=true\" class=\"btn-article btn-primary btn-dark text-white text-nowrap\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    JOIN FREE TODAY                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis ensemble [we have on the show] is so spectacular that it made me feel instantly at home just being around unbelievable actors who are bringing everything to the table,\u201d said Levy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it came to casting his on-screen sister, Morgan, Levy described the character as someone with a lot to prove, someone whose pride and ambition can blur the line between right and wrong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd then you hire Taylor Ortega to come in and take that character, throw it against the wall, break it open, and rediscover all the parts of it that were most exciting to all of us,\u201d he said. \u201cTo find Taylor in this moment in her career and watch her step into this role, it felt like the clouds kind of parted, and everything was right in the world a little bit.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Levy, that transformation gets at the heart of casting itself. \u201cWhen you write a character, you have an idea of what that character is. Then an actor comes in and shows you a side of that character that you had no idea could exist. If you do the casting process right and you find the right person, that actor will revolutionize your own idea of what the potential for a character could be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He credits Keller and her New York-based team with a number of discoveries across the show, including Canadian actor Jack Innanen, who plays Morgan\u2019s boyfriend Max. Levy called him a \u201cfun discovery,\u201d adding that as a Canadian, he loves hiring his fellow countrymen. He also singled out Abby Quinn, who plays his younger sister Natalie, the more put-together and favored sibling, calling her \u201can amazing find.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAbby&#8217;s read of this monologue that happens at the end of the season was so jaw-dropping, I knew as soon as I watched it, that we had to hire her,\u201d Levy said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ortega agreed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would not have read that character the way Abby read it,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen you saw Abby do it, you went, \u2018Oh my God, I guess that&#8217;s probably who this [character] is!\u2019\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levy also highlighted Turkish actor Boran Kuzum, who plays Yusuf, the gangster the siblings become entangled with.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is his first American role. I believe he&#8217;s one of the first actors from Turkey to ever make the leap to American television. There&#8217;s a lot of pride for Boran.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More broadly, Levy pointed to the scope of the casting search, which extended beyond New York City to New Jersey and Miami, with an emphasis on finding actors from a wide range of backgrounds, including Russian and Brazilian performers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a big ask,\u201d he said of Keller\u2019s team. \u201cI feel very lucky that we found the people that we did. You get these moments when you think, everything is happening exactly as it should, and the casting process is the first indicator of [that]. Even the small characters. There&#8217;s not a false note in the entire season, casting-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Levy considers landing Laurie Metcalf as the show\u2019s mother his biggest casting win. The character is an erratic, overcritical woman who pits her children against each other while running a local campaign for mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A longtime admirer of Metcalf\u2019s work, particularly her portrayal of Jackie Harris on <em>Roseanne<\/em> and <em>The Conners<\/em>, Levy said that character shaped his own sense of comedy. He also cited Metcalf\u2019s Oscar-nominated performance in Greta Gerwig\u2019s <em>Lady Bird<\/em> as another standout. He decided to reach out to her directly for <em>Big Mistakes<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wrote her a letter, I sent a script, I said a little prayer, and I hoped for the best,\u201d Levy said. \u201cWhen you send something out to somebody that you revere so fondly, you have to let it go. But I remember sending the script, and within 48 hours, we had heard that she was interested. I screamed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metcalf was equally enthusiastic about joining the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can&#8217;t believe I was on Dan&#8217;s radar,\u201d she said. \u201cI am such a fan, as is everybody in the world, of <em>Schitt&#8217;s Creek<\/em> and of Dan specifically. The fact that I got asked to be a part of this ensemble, it has been one of the best experiences I&#8217;ve ever had.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Levy said the role called for someone who understood the character enough to instinctively be the gravitational force that the siblings would be orbiting around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo the minute she said yes, I knew that we had the chance of making a really, really great television show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emmy Award-winning creator Dan Levy (Schitt\u2019s Creek) returns to streaming with Big Mistakes, a comedic family saga wrapped in a high-stakes crime thriller. 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