Peter Sarsgaard joins Kenneth Branagh in Paramount+ drama Laird

Variety reported on 25 September 2026 it had learned Peter Sarsgaard has joined Paramount+ drama Laird opposite Kenneth Branagh. Sarsgaard plays Peter Bergstrom, a ruthless American tech titan buying up glens, Variety reported. Branagh plays the Laird of Castle Drummoch defending ancestral lands, Variety reported. The epic family saga is set in the modern Scottish Highlands, Deadline reported.