Disney+’s National Treasure series will feature at least one familiar face from the franchise.
Justin Bartha, who starred in both National Treasure (2004) and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), will guest star in the Disney+ series. Bartha will reprise his role as Riley Poole, a computer whiz, genius and best friend of Benjamin Franklin Gates (played on the big screen by Nicolas Cage).
Described as “an expansion of the National Treasure film franchise,” the Disney+ series follows Jess (Lisette Alexis from the web series Total Eclipse), a young, brilliant and imaginative DREAMER who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her Uncover the family’s mysterious past and rescue a lost Pan-American treasure.
As previously announced, the series also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Billie, a badass billionaire, black market antiques expert and treasure hunter who lives by her own code; Zuri Reed (Showtime’s “Flatbush Misdemeanors”) as Tasha, Jess’ ride-or-die, who is forced to reassess her belief system to help her best friend in this quest; Jordan Rodrigues (The Fosters) as Ethan, a childhood friend who has loved Jess since the day they met; Antonio Cipriano (Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill) as Oren, a loveable but self-obsessed oaf with an encyclopedic knowledge of conspiracy theories; Jake Austin Walker (DC’s Stargirl) as Liam, a passed out musician who comes from a long line of treasure hunters; and Lyndon Smith (Parenthood) plays FBI Agent Ross, who helps with the search.
Bartha’s previous television credits include The New Normal, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, The Good Fight (as US Attorney Colin Morello) and most recently Godfather of Harlem (where he played Robert Morgenthau, US District Attorney for the Southern District of New). York).