The deaf actor “Kuda” became a football coach/ Opening a story treasure – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

According to Mehr news agency, quoted by Variety, Disney Plus is making a series about the football team of the school for the deaf, and Troy Katser is going to play the role of the team’s coach.

This series depicts the true story of the 2021 Riverside School for the Deaf football season in California. The team went undefeated to the California Championship.

The series features students, their teachers, and their families, and artists from the deaf community are employed in a variety of roles, from writing to production.

Ron Shelton is writing and directing the pilot, and Katser will also serve as an executive producer in addition to starring.

Katser became known by acting in the movie “Cuda” in 2021. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in this film, becoming the second deaf actor to win an Academy Award. He also won BAFTA, Actors’ Association and Critics’ Choice Awards. He also acted in other movies such as “Number 23” and TV shows such as “The Mandalorian” and “Criminal Minds”.

The 54-year-old actor previously talked about the rich history of the deaf community in an interview and talked about the tragedies, successes and various adventures in this community and emphasized that no one knows about these events and they have been ignored for a long time and now it’s time to open this It is a treasure of storytelling.