Shruti Haasan to star in Jason Bourne-universe series Treadstone

Of late, many Indian actors are being approached by filmmakers in the West. There is a growing interest to cast Indian actors, with the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Huma Qureshi and more recently Dimple Kapadia getting signed for big projects. Latest to join the club is Shruti Haasan, who has been roped in to play a major role in USA Network’s upcoming series ‘Treadstone’.

Shruti plays the role of an espionage in the movie. She essays the character Nira Patel, Delhi-based woman whose waitress job serves as a cover for a dangerous double life as a trained assassin. Jeremy Irvine and Brian J Smith are the other two lead actors in the series. Michelle Forces, Patrick Fugit, Michael Gaston and Tess Haubrich are also part of the cast.

‘Treadstone’ is based in the Jason Bourne universe. The show follows fictional CIA Black-Ops program Operation Treadstone, which was the program that created the famous superspy character Jason Bourne, played by Matt Damon in four films. Ben Smith, one of Bourne franchise producers has co-created the web series along with Tim Kring.