Netflix Adds Scott Bakula, Logan Marshall-Green and Eight More to Hockey Drama 'The Sticks'
Netflix has added ten new cast members to The Sticks, its forthcoming hockey drama set in small-town Minnesota, with Scott Bakula, Logan Marshall-Green and Alex MacIsaac joining as series regulars — meaning they appear in every episode rather than dropping in for a storyline or two (The Hollywood Reporter).
Bakula plays Coach Brody Hansen, per Netflix's own Tudum site. The series centres on a grieving wife who takes over the bench of the hockey team her late husband built, following a tragedy that rocks the community. It is created by Nick Naveda, who executive produces alongside Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Robert Atwood through Levy's 21 Laps production company. Bridget Bedard serves as showrunner — the lead writer and day-to-day creative boss of the series.
The first season runs eight episodes, with Trey Edward Shults directing and executive producing the first two. Netflix has also released first-look photos from the set, giving audiences an early glimpse of the production.
Michelle Monaghan leads a previously announced cast that includes Emilie Bierre, Shai Chase, Josh Macqueen, Costa D'Angelo, Carter Shimp, Ethan Holder, Isaac Arellanes, Chloe Avakian, Caleb Baumann, River Codack, Angus Albinati and Callum Orchison. The ten additions announced today round out the ensemble with both regulars and recurring players.
On the recurring side, Bryan Greenberg plays Cliff Barnes, Chelsea Fields is Alice Hansen, Patrick Gallagher takes on Principal Montgomery, Alison Araya plays Joan Garcia, Aman Smardon is Kai Becker, Krista Bridgers is Frankie Ryder and Ben Cotton plays Mr. Marchbanks. Recurring cast appear across multiple episodes but are not contracted for the full season.
Netflix has slotted The Sticks for a 2027 debut.
For a streaming landscape crowded with sports-adjacent drama, the series pairs a familiar network-television face in Bakula — still best known for Quantum Leap and NCIS: New Orleans — with a feature-film director in Shults, whose indie credits include Krisha and Waves. The creative pairing signals Netflix's continued investment in prestige-leaning drama built around specific, grounded communities, the same programming lane that produced Maid and Virgin River.
The show also continues 21 Laps' prolific relationship with Netflix. Levy's banner, behind Shadow and Bone and All the Light We Cannot See, has become one of the platform's most active external production partners.
