Netflix's Halston Limited Series Features an All-Star Cast Playing Real Icons

McGregor will star as the title character, also known as Roy Halston Frowick, a pioneering American fashion designer of the 1960s and '70s. Of course, McGregor is one of Hollywood's big stars, with a wide and diverse résumé. His next project is one that many have been waiting a long time for: he's reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Disney+ Star Wars TV series.

Culkin (yes, the younger brother of Macaulay and Kieran) is set to play Joel Schumacher, a filmmaker and designer who moved in some of the same circles as Halston during the '70s. He's kept a slightly lower profile than his brothers but worked steadily for several years, recently appearing on the TV shows Waco, Castle Rock, and City on a Hill.

It's only fitting that a Broadway star like Rodriguez would play Liza Minnelli, the musical film icon! Rodriguez is probably best known to TV audiences for her roles on Smash and Quantico. She also tackled another iconic role in 2019, playing Megara in the Public Theater stage adaptation of Disney's Hercules.

Pittu, most recently seen on The Plot Against America, will playing Joe Eula, a fashion illustrator who was creative director at Halston's fashion house for a decade.

Pullman is yet another instantly recognizable member of the Halston cast, having appeared in '90s classics like While You Were Sleeping and Independence Day up through his more recent roles in The Sinner and The High Note. He'll be portraying David Mahoney, a businessman who was CEO of the megacompany Norton Simon when it began branching out into fashion brands in the 1970s.

Best known for playing Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, Bishop will portray Eleanor Lambert, a fashion publicist who founded now-iconic events like New York Fashion Week and the Met Gala. Bishop is also an acclaimed stage star, winning a Tony in the original cast of A Chorus Line.

Farmiga, most recently seen in the miniseries When They See Us and the action movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters, will play a character named Adele in this miniseries. She's got a busy slate of major projects up ahead: she's starring in a sequel to the horror film The Conjuring, plus The Many Saints of Newark and a supporting role on the upcoming Hawkeye series as Eleanor, mother to superhero-to-be Kate Bishop.

Rodriguez will appear as Victor Hugo (aka Victor Hugo Rojas), a Venezuelan-born American artist and window dresser who did window displays for the Halston brand and also was Halston's partner. Rodriguez is something of a newcomer to big-name productions; most of his work up until now has been in short films.

Swinton will play Halston as a young boy, in flashback. So far, Swinton has already begun appearing in guest roles on notable shows, including Blindspot and The Blacklist.