Ashley Zukerman to Play Famed Symbologist Robert Langdon in NBC Pilot

NBC’s Langdon pilot has found its lead actor!

Ashley Zukerman has been cast as young Robert Langdon in the upcoming drama pilot, Deadline reports.

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Based on the book “The Lose Symbol” by Dan Brown, the show “follows the early adventures of famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Zukerman), who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a global conspiracy.”

The 37-year-old actor recently appeared in a few episodes of the HBO series Succession and is known for starring in the Emmy-winning WGN American series Manhattan.