Deadline reports that a cast member of The Walking Dead: Dead City has been cast in a new series from USA Network, Anna Pigeon. The series is based on The New York Times best-selling mystery novel series written by Nevada Barr.
Kim Coates of Sons of Anarchy and Dead City fame joins the cast of the series as Jeremiah Paulson, a wealthy landowner who isn't afraid to break the rules. Tracy Spiridakos, Chicago P.D. alum, leads the cast as Anna Pigeon, a woman who becomes a park ranger in an attempt to flee her past. Ronnie Rowe Jr. (Star Trek: Discovery) will portray Fredrick Stanton, a wanderer and FBI agent.
Rounding out the main cast are Tricia Helfer as Molly Pigeon and Paulina Alexis as Zoey Bear Child. Recurring cast members include Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz, Ryan Northcott, Cooper Levy, Jordan Sledz, Crystle Lightning, and Nikki Hallow.
Anna Pigeon is a meld of intrigue and mystery as the story follows Anna, a former city slicker turned park ranger who tries to outrun her inner demons. She investigates crimes committed within the national park grounds as she tries to rediscover her true self.
USA Network ordered the series, which is scheduled for a 2026 release, from Cineflix Studios and December Films. Showrunner Morwyn Brebner (Rookie Blue, Saving Hope) will executive produce with Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), who will also serve as a director for the series.
Barr has penned 19 Anna Pigeon books that are set in various national parks and other protected areas of the United States.
Coates joined the cast of Dead City during the series' second season as a Manhattan gang leader named Bruegel. The actor did an incredible job bringing the unhinged character to life. In an interview, Coates described Bruegel, stating, "He's conniving, he's funny, he's a dink, he's smart, he's a coward." Sadly, the character met his match in Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and was killed before the season's end.
He is very well known for his portrayal of Alexander "Tig" Trager in Kurt Sutter's crime drama, Sons of Anarchy, and reprised the role in the spinoff series Mayans M.C. In early 2025, Coates portrayed Brigham Young in the Netflix series American Primeval. Other recent roles include The White House Plumbers, The Getback, and Double Down South. His credits include recurring roles in Prison Break, Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and CSI: Miami.
Next, Coates will star in a romantic comedy, Solo Mio, alongside Kevin James which is scheduled to be released in February 2026.