Deaf Actors come together to Protest against a miniseries called THE STAND
Henry Zaga as Nick Andros
A protest statement has been released that was signed by many deaf actors. The 70
70 signatories are against the casting of a hearing actor to play a Deaf character on the new CBS All Access limited series The Stand. The series is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. The statement reads in part:
We will not endorse, watch, or support your miniseries on CBS All Access. We will share our displeasure of the casting decision and airing of the miniseries on CBS All Access with our Deaf community, signing community, friends, and family of Deaf individuals; together we make up 466 million worldwide.
The letter says "not one Deaf professional actor was called in to audition for the role" of the deaf character." Deaf Austin posted more:
