In Person: NETFLIX TV Casting Director Event - Showcase to THREE top TV Casting Professionals

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

When it comes to streaming media, Netflix is the indisputable king.

With more original content than Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Disney Plus, Netflix series provide talent with incredible opportunities to grow both as actors and to build their credits.

We're excited to have THREE top Casting pro's who have cast for a wide variety of NETFLIX TV series and features.

This event will start off with a Q&A. Then, you'll then be showcasing in a group format to our panel.

You'll work with a reader and get immediate feedback on your performance so you can continue to make smarter and more powerful choices in this ever-changing career.

This panel includes:

- Eve Battaglia, Eve Battaglia Casting

- Briana Dunlay, Hart Casting

- Mia Cusumano, M&M Casting

**Please note that Guests are subject to change.
***Actors Connection provides our readers for all events.

Please note that this in person showcase will be at:

Pearl Studios NYC
500 8th Avenue, 3rd, 4th and 12th floors
(between 35th and 36th)

You will be emailed your assigned studio the morning of your event.

What to Prepare:

For this event, please bring in your own 2-3 page scene of choice that you feel best showcases your strengths as an actor. If you do not have your own scene, you can select a scene from the General Sides database (link located in your Actors Connection account upon registration).

Please email jess@actorsconnection.com your scene choice AS AN ATTACHMENT (file should be labeled YourName_CHARACTER) by 5pm (EST) the DAY BEFORE the event.

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Eve Battaglia

One of NY's top indie film casting directors, EVE BATTAGLIA is best known for casting the Oscar-nominated TRANSAMERICA and was the US Casting Director for the hit Netflix series LILYHAMMER which starred Steve Van Zandt (Sopranos, E Street Band).

Currently, Eve is working on TWO indie features. One of her recent indie features SWAN SONG starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge and Michael Urie and directed by Todd Stephens is 92% certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and up for a variety of awards. Eve is nominated for an Artios Award for SWAN SONG and it's also up for two Indie Indie Spirit awards.

She's also known for bringing in tons of AC actors for her many projects! Eve's recent projects include: PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2017, THE TRANSFIGURATION which premiered at Cannes in the prestigious Un Certain Regard section and is nominated for an Indie Spirit award.

Past projects include: the indie feature MATCH starring Patrick Stewart, Matthew Lillard and Carla Gugino, the feature film LULLABY starring Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Hudson and Amy Adams, BLUE CAPRICE starring Isaiah Washington premiered at Sundance 2013, was opening night for New Directors/New films at MOMA and was nominated for an Indie Spirit award and two Gotham Awards.

Follow this link for all of Eve's credits

Mia Cusumano

Mia Cusumano is a three time Artios nominee having won for her work on The Trial of Chicago 7.

Over the past 20 years of casting, some of her more notable projects include: The Better Sister (currently season 1 on Amazon Prime) Ramy (Hulu) The Trial of Chicago 7 (Netflix) The Leftovers (HBO) She Said, and Paterson.

In addition, previous notable indie work includes but not limited to: Divine Blood, starring Lena Headey and Robin Tunney, 109 Billion Followers (JK Simmons, Nina Arianda), Lez Bomb (Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollack, Deirdre O'Connell), Bruiser (Trevante Rhodes, Shamier Anderson), and The Throwback (Justine Machado, Will Sasso, Michelle Randolph).

Currently, Mia is casting multiple indies including: I Won't Dance, Camp Love, Cups and Bowls and No One Like a Mad Woman.