The Waterfront has docked on the prime of the Netflix charts. Jake Weary performs Cane Buckley, the admittedly flawed son of Harlan (Holt McCallany) and Belle Buckley (Maria Bello). Cane, together with the remainder of his household, goes to lethal lengths to save lots of their empire from drowning.
In actual life, Weary’s household is the exact opposite. Fairly frankly, the one factor the Buckleys and Weary’s household have in frequent is their notoriety. Weary’s mother is Guiding Mild cleaning soap icon Kim Zimmer, and his dad is actor A.C. Weary.
Seems, The Waterfront creator Kevin Williamson was an enormous fan of Guiding Mild, particularly Zimmer’s portrayal of Reva Shayne. “I do know that he had made the connection earlier than, but it surely was actually candy as a result of I don’t suppose he knew that I knew he was a fan of my mother’s till we have been on set sooner or later,” Weary advised TV Insider.
Weary continued, “He simply lastly opened as much as me and shared his experiences and watching the present and the way that was such an integral a part of his childhood, and it sort of symbolized a connection that he had had along with his household and sitting down in entrance of the TV and watching Reva Shayne simply be an absolute sizzling mess of a personality. Isn’t it humorous how life can sort of simply come full circle?”
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Weary famous that Zimmer is his “largest fan,” and she or he was excited to observe his new Netflix collection. He gladly referred to as himself a “mama’s boy.”
On prime of The Waterfront, Animal Kingdom, the gritty household drama Weary starred in from 2016 to 2022, is having a resurgence proper now. “She’s really re-watching all of Animal Kingdom proper now as a result of it simply got here out on Netflix,” Weary mentioned about his mom. “She is actually my largest fan. She’s sort of the primary particular person I speak to anytime one thing comes out as a result of I don’t essentially like watching my very own performances.”
Given Williamson’s affinity for Zimmer, may we presumably see Weary’s mother on The Waterfront in a possible Season 2? “I’d like to work together with her once more,” Weary mentioned, referring to the 2023 film they each starred in, Bleeding Love.
The Waterfront, Season 1, Streaming Now, Netflix