Here is what the page “John Goodman Joins ‘The Beast in Me’ Season 2 at Netflix as Claire Danes’ Father” contains. Netflix’s mystery drama “The Beast in Me” is adding a heavyweight to its cast for Season 2: John Goodman. Variety has learned that Goodman will play Jack, the father of Claire Danes’ character Aggie Wiggs. Danes is confirmed to return as Aggie for the second season, which was announced in September.
Plot details for Season 2 are being kept under wraps, but Goodman’s casting signals a major expansion of the show’s family dynamics. Goodman, an Emmy and Golden Globe winner known for “Roseanne,” “The Big Lebowski,” and “The Conners,” brings serious dramatic and comedic range. His character Jack could unlock new layers of Aggie’s backstory, especially given the first season’s focus on her obsessive investigation into a neighbor she suspected of murder. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.