‘Get Shorty’ Season 2 Adds ‘Mom’s’ Steven Weber, ‘Bones’ Alum Andrew Leeds

Steven Weber and Andrew Leeds have joined the cast of “Get Shorty.”

According to TVLine, Weber and Leeds will play the recurring roles of Lawrence Budd and Ken Stevenson, respectively, in Season 2 of the Epix dark comedy series.

Lawrence is an “impossibly powerful” Hollywood film producer who collaborates with Miles (Chris O’Dowd) and Rick (Ray Romano) in a new film. A medical condition has left Lawrence hairless, so he glues on a wig and eyebrows. He also commutes via helicopter and landscapes his yard with fully grown trees.

Ken, meanwhile, is an FBI special agent and the partner of Felicity Huffman’s Agent Clara Dillard. Ken and Clara manage Rick as their CI and seek to bring down the drug cartel headed by Amara (Lidia Portio). While expert at being supportive and upbeat while, Ken also has the talent for forcing people to do unpleasant things.

Weber is best known for his role as Brian Hackett on the NBC sitcom “Wings.” The 56-year-old actor currently recurs on CBS’ “Mom” and recently made appearances on HBO’s “Ballers,” Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” and The CW’s “iZombie.”

Leeds, meanwhile, co-starred as Josh in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Cristela.” The 36-year-old actor also recurred on NBC’s “The Great Indoors,” Fox’s “Bones,” CBS’ “NCIS: Los Angeles” and FX’s “Nip/Tuck.”

News of Weber and Leeds’ addition to the cast comes three weeks after it was announced that Sarah Stiles, who recurred as Gladys in Season 1, was promoted to series regular for the show’s sophomore run.

Inspired by the 1990 Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, “Get Shorty” tells the story of career criminal Miles, who tries to go clean by making a movie with B-list Hollywood producer Rick. But by the time Season 2 rolls around, the relationship between the two starts to fall apart as Rick agrees to wear a wire to aid the FBI’s investigation into the criminal organization Miles is a part of.

In addition to O’Dowd, Romano, Portio and Stiles, other original cast members returning for Season 2 are Sean Bridgers as Louis, Carolyn Dodd as Emma Daly, Goya Robles as Yago, Megan Stevenson as April Quinn, and Lucy Walters as Katie Daly.

Production on the 10-episode Season 2 is currently underway in Los Angeles. The new season is expected to premiere on Epix later this year.