Apple has finished filling up the cast of its upcoming thriller series Are You Sleeping with big names like Aaron Paul and This Is Us star Ron Cephas Jones, an individual with knowledge of the casting tells TheWrap.

Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds),Mekhi Phifer(ER, 8 Mile),Tracie Thoms(Rent, UnReal), Michael Beach (Aquaman) andHaneefah Wood(Baskets, One Day at a Time) have also been added to the line-up of the tech giants new project one of several they are doing in collaboration with Reese Witherspoons Hello Sunshine banner. The two previously announced leads are Octavia Spencer and Lizzy Caplan.

Are You Sleeping is created and written by Nichelle Tramble Spellman (who will serve as showrunner) and based on the true-crime novel by Kathleen Barber, which focuses on Americas obsession with true-crime podcasts.

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Spencer stars as Poppy Parnell, a relentless investigative reporter who looks to uncover the truth behind a decades-old questionable murder verdict through her new podcast. Paul plays convicted murderer Warren Cave whose guilt or innocence has remained a question in many peoples minds for the past 20 years. Jones is in as Leander Shreve Scoville, Poppys father. Caplan plays twin sisters Josie and Lanie, whose lives have taken very different paths.

Perkins plays Melanie Cave mother of Cave and the subject of Poppys podcast. Phifer is Markus Knox, a former detective and longtime friend of Parnell. Beach plays Ingram Rhoades, a successful attorney and Poppys husband. Thoms is Desiree Scoville, Poppys older opinionated sister. Wood plays Cydie Scoville, Poppys fiercely loyal sister.

The series is executive produced by Spencer under her Orit Entertainment banner, Tramble Spellman, Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine partner Lauren Neustadter, as well as Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Kristen Campo for Chernin Entertainment.The premiere episode will be directed by Anna Foerster (Outlander).

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Are You Sleeping is one of three series Apple has ordered from Witherspoons Hello Sunshine, including the actress morning show drama with Jennifer Aniston and the Kristen Wiig-led comedy, You Think It, Ill Say It.

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Buffy Summers, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" -- Here lies Buffy Summers. She saved the world. A lot. Yes, the titular heroine of Joss Whedon's OG supernatural series died at the end of Season 5, just before the show jumped to UPN. She sacrificed herself as a "gift" to the world. But not to worry, her super powerful witch BFF Willow was able to resurrecther by the Season 6 premiere.

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Taylor Hayes, "The Bold and the Beautiful" -- Taylor died and came back to life twice and both incidents involved the sameMoroccan prince. Look, we get that it's a soap opera, but even that was a bit much.

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Michael Cordero, "Jane the Virgin" -- Jane's husband Michael died halfway through Season 3 of The CW series, collapsing suddenly after recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest months earlier. The show immediately jumped ahead a few years, where Jane was finally able to find love again with Rafael. However, in the final moments of the recent Season 4 finale, we discovered Michael is still alive, but we have no idea how. Fans should find out when the fifth season premieres this fall and that reveal can't come fast enough.

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Dan Conner, "Roseanne" -- The ABC sitcom's revival explained away Dan's death on the original series' depressing finale as a joke in the first few minutes of its return. Of course, then the comedy itself was killed off last month after just one new season, thanks to star Roseanne Barr's tweeting habits.

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Tasha Yar, "Star Trek the Next Generation" -- This was a case of an actor wanting out, then back in, and a show obliging by way of death.Denise Crosby didn't like the direction "TNG" was going in, so they killed off Tasha. But then, they had to find a way to bring her back for a few episodes, so when Crosby was on board with returning, the writers created a new timeline where she didn't die. But she was only alive in that timeline. Problem solved.

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Sherlock Holmes, "Sherlock" -- Fans had to wait two long years to find out how Benedict Cumberbatch's character could have possibly survived leaping from a hospital roof to his death. In the end, "Sherlock" decided to tease you for eternity by suggesting a few possibilities, but ultimately never revealing what happened.

Sydney Andrews, "Melrose Place" --In 1997, viewers of this primetime Fox soap were crushed when a car struck and killed Sydney Andrews on her wedding day in the original series. But in the pilot of the short-lived remake, Sydney is alive -- for about 10 minutes. She's soon found floating in the apartment complex's pool. Sorry, Syd.

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Dead is dead is dead. Unless you're on TV. Whether it was planned out carefully over several seasons by writers or thrown in without a solid explanation, small-screen deaths don't always stick. It's not uncommon for a TV character to be resurrected after you were sure, so sure, that they were gone for good. Seriously, the trope has been done to death at this point. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see the best examples. And, it really should go without saying, but spoiler alert.

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