Pierce Brosnan Joins ‘The Son’

Actor Pierce Brosnan attends the premiere of the Weinstein Company's 'No Escape' in Partnership With Lifeway Foods at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on August 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for The Weinstein Company)

Actor Pierce Brosnan is joining “The Son,” replacing Sam Neill in the AMC drama series, according to Deadline.

The former James Bond will star as Eli, the patriarch of the McCullough family. The original series is based on the 2013 novel by Philipp Meyer.

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The 63-year-old Irishman will also star in “Urge,” “The Foreigner,” and play King Louis XIV in The King’s Daughter this year.