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'Miami Vice '85' Cast: Haley Lu Richardson Latest To Join

Richardson joins the reboot of the 1980s crime drama, which has been adding cast members to its production; the show's name suggests it may not make it past 1985.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:53 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Deadline: “'Miami Vice '85' Cast: Haley Lu Richardson Latest To Join (EXCLUSIVE)”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:53 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Miami.
BBN covered this story before: Butler and Jordan suit up as Crockett and Tubbs in Miami Vice '85 (October 12).

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Deadline'Miami Vice '85' Cast: Haley Lu Richardson Latest To Join (EXCLUSIVE)

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHaley Lu Richardson is the latest cast member to join Miami Vice eighty-five, according to Deadline, which has the exclusive.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA show named after a year. They have not even finished that year.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt is a family reunion for people who have never met, and I am emotional.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou have never met her.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Drama Index gives it a six, for all the pastel suits that must now be ironed.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI would say a one, but I already own the jacket.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDale, in the pastel one?

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