Rome Flynn Joins Amazon MGM's 'Throttled' as Jax Kingston
Flynn will play a competitive Team McCoy driver locked in a tense rivalry with Noah Slade in the adaptation of Lauren Asher's novel.
Rome Flynn has joined the cast of Throttled, the Amazon MGM Studios romance film adapted from the first book in Lauren Asher's Dirty Air series, according to Deadline.
Flynn will portray Jax Kingston, a competitive driver for Team McCoy who has a tense rivalry with Noah Slade. Josh Heuston plays Noah Slade, while Nicole Wallace plays Maya Alatorre.
The cast also includes Julio Peña as Santi Alatorre and Mia McKenna-Bruce as Sophie. Melissa Osborne wrote the screenplay, and Nzingha Stewart directs.
Max Handelman and Elizabeth Banks of Brownstone Productions produce alongside Ethea Entertainment's Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay, with Garret Grant also producing. Alison Small and Lauren Asher serve as executive producers.
Asher's Dirty Air series is a bestselling book series, and Throttled adapts its first installment. Flynn's recent work includes Apple TV+'s Imperfect Women and the Mythic Quest spinoff Side Quest; he currently appears in the fourth season of MGM+'s Godfather of Harlem as Frank Lucas.
Quick answers
Who plays Jax Kingston in Throttled?
Rome Flynn plays Jax Kingston, a competitive driver for Team McCoy.
What is Throttled based on?
It adapts the first book in Lauren Asher's Dirty Air series.
Who directs Throttled?
Nzingha Stewart directs from a screenplay by Melissa Osborne.