Ethan Hawke’s The Lowdown Casts Betty Gilpin For Season 2

Betty Gilpin has landed a job in The Lowdown season 2, making her one of many latest additions to the FX drama.

The Lowdown, which premiered in September 2025, is a gritty drama that follows a Tulsa journalist who describes himself as a “truthstorian.” The present tackles a collection of investigations that expose how corrupt the town actually is. Issues rapidly escalate after the suspicious loss of life of a strong mogul.

Created by Sterlin Harjo, Deadline completely revealed that Gilpin will tackle the position of a personality named Ginger. The actor can even star alongside Ethan Hawke, who portrays The Lowdown’s protagonist, Lee Raybon.

In The Lowdown season 1, Raybon’s latest investigative piece concerning the harmful Washberg ends in the sudden loss of life of considered one of its very personal members, Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson). Whereas it appeared like a suicide, Hawke’s character realized that issues weren’t including up, and there was one thing unusual about his loss of life.

The primary season of the hit FX drama featured Keith David, who portrayed Marty. The present additionally included a lineup of spectacular visitor stars akin to Kyle MacLachlan (Donald Washberg), Jeanne Tripplehorn (Betty Jo Washberg), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Francis), Michael Render (Cyrus Arnold), Kaniehtiio Horn (Samantha), Tracy Letts (Frank Martin), Peter Dinklage (Wendell), and Graham Greene (Arthur), who sadly handed away.

The Lowdown season 2 was introduced in January 2026, and filming is predicted to start this spring. The present’s debut season earned excessive reward from each critics and informal viewers. It was even named the most effective TV exhibits of 2025 by the American Movie Institute (AFI).

Gilpin has been nominated for 3 Emmys for her portrayal of Debbie Eagan within the Netflix collection, GLOW. Her latest work contains enjoying Lucretia Garfield in Netflix’s new present Dying by Lightning, a miniseries created by Mike Makowsky. The actor additionally stars as Sara Rowell in one other one of many streaming platform’s restricted collection, American Primaeval, from Mark L. Smith.​​​​​​​