Fox is moving quickly on the pilot of Delirium and has now cast the male lead in the show. Daren Kagasoff of Secret Life of the American Teenager fame has been cast as Alex.
Kagasoff is the second actor from Secret Life to be cast in a major young adult adaptation. His co-star, Shailene Woodley, has been cast as Tris in Divergent, Mary Jane in the upcoming Spider-Man, and is rumored to be in the running for Hazel in The Fault in Our Stars.
From THR:
Kagasoff will play Alex, the object of Lena’s affections. He’s a uniformed police officer who on the surface appears tough, smug and a rigid enforcer of the government’s rules. Underneath, he’s a man with a secret agenda: He’s a member of an anti-government group led by Lawrence Tack, one that is infiltrating the most oppressive elements of society while hiding the fact that he still has a mind of his own. A vehement opponent of the government’s plan to eradicate love, Alex finds himself intensely attracted to Lena. To explore a future together, he must protect her from receiving the government’s curative procedure and convert her to his cause.
What do you think of Kagasoff playing Alex opposite Emma Roberts as Lena?