Sean Astin On Jeremiah

Sam Gamgee, Prophet
Source: Sci Fi Wire

Astin Joins Jeremiah

Sean Astin told SCI FI Wire that he will appear in most of the second-season episodes of Showtime’s SF series Jeremiah, playing an odd prophet. “I’m really excited to see how it turned out, actually,” Astin said in an interview at the recent Comic-Con International. “If Showtime picks it up [for a third season], they own me for eight more. I directed an episode of that. That was great.”

In the upcoming season, Astin said that he appears in 13 of 15 episodes. “I play Mr. Smith,” said the Lord of the Rings star. “He’s sort of an unwitting prophet or a fool. I, Sean, was an actor, a vessel, through which [series creator J.] Michael Straczynski could sort of explore his relationship with God. And the character, you know, claims that God is speaking through him. So it was richly rewarding and stimulating to my own spiritual [nature]. … I loved it. … We finished a few months ago.” Jermiah returns to Showtime on Sept. 19.