The Very Good Cast Behind Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen

Jennifer Jason Leigh takes on the role of Victoria, Nicky’s enigmatic mother and the head matriarch at the helm of the Cunningham family. With her unsettling toasts and cryptic advice, Victoria’s influence is felt at the center of the wedding—making it clear the event is as much hers as it is the betrothed’s.

An Academy Award nominee for her role as Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight, Leigh is a force across film and television. She most recently starred in Fargo season 5 as ruthless billionaire Lorraine Lyon and appeared in Annihilation as Dr. Ventress.

Ted Levine sets an unnerving tone over the Cunningham family as Dr. Boris Cunningham. A taxidermist by trade, Boris’s stark lack of emotion stands in chilling contrast to the usual high spirits of a wedding.

Levine is perhaps best known for his chilling turn as Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, a role that cemented his legacy in psychological horror. He later showcased his range as the lovable and protective Captain Leland Stottlemeyer on Monk. He most recently appeared in Big Sky as Horst Kleinsasser. He brings his signature gravitas to his role as Dr. Boris Cunningham.

Gus Birney plays Nicky’s older sister, Portia. Outspoken, sharp-witted, and eager to insert her fingers into every pot, Portia’s strong opinions (and refusal to hold them back) add another layer of tension to an already volatile environment.

Birney seems to have found a home in the haunting genre of horror, having previously appeared in Shining Vale as Gaynor, the edgy teenage daughter who helps navigate her mother’s mental health struggles amid increasing instances of paranormal activity.

At a wedding where no one can be trusted, not even the groom’s brother is safe from scrutiny. Jeff Wilbusch enters the story as Nicky’s older brother, Jules. Sharing some suspicious similarities with Nicky, Jules becomes a figure Rachel can’t quite read.

Wilbusch is widely recognized for his Satellite Award-winning performance as layered antagonist Moishe Lefkovitch in Unorthodox. He also starred in Oslo as Uri Savir, bringing an intensity to the political drama.

Karla Crome plays Nell, Jules’s wife and longtime friend of the Cunninghams. As Rachel’s paranoia intensifies, Nell becomes an ally—and by consequence, increasingly entangled in the unnerving dynamics that pulse throughout the Cunninghams’ home in the days before the wedding.

Crome is known for her emotionally layered performances, including The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde, where she played the titular role. She also starred in Lazarus as Bella Catton.

As Jude, Nicky’s nephew, Sawyer Fraser brings a childlike innocence to the increasingly tense environment within the Cunninghams’ home. As the story unfolds, Jude’s character offers subtle clues amid the chaos.

Fraser made his on-screen debut as Jamie Newton in Netflix’s The Baby-Sitter’s Club. He has also appeared in The Good Doctor as Nico, where he delivered a memorable performance as a young cancer patient.

Zlatko Burić appears in Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen as a mysterious, unnamed figure whom Rachel encounters under strange circumstances. His presence adds to the series’ growing sense of unease and surrealism, as Rachel works to untangle truth from fiction.

As demonstrated by his award-winning performance in Triangle of Sadness, Burić’s natural magnetism commands any screen he’s on. His quiet power adds a foreboding chill to Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.