The series, set 25 years after the story last ended, will apparently not include original cast members
Lara Flynn Boyle (who played
Donna Hayward) and
Piper Laurie (who played Catherine Martell) when it airs next year. New characters will be played by Naomi Watts, Tom Sizemore,
Jessica Szohr, Amanda Seyfried, Matthew Lillard, Balthazar Getty, Hailey Gates, Michael Cera, Tim Roth , Ernie Hudson, Ashley Judd and
David Koechner as well as the musicians Eddie Vedder, Sharon Van Etten and Trent Reznor.