Johnny Knoxville Joins Comedy Series 'Mt. Mystic' as Lieutenant Gibbard

Johnny Knoxville has joined the cast of the comedy series 'Mt. Mystic', according to an exclusive report from Deadline. He will also serve as an executive producer on the project.

The mockumentary show follows a dysfunctional team of park rangers as they face budget cuts, drama, and chaos — both natural and supernatural — in the most unpredictable state park on Earth. Each episode follows the rangers’ personal misadventures and existential distractions as they try, and mostly fail, to maintain order in the strangest place in the world: Mt. Mystic State Park.

Who is Johnny Knoxville playing?

Knoxville will play Lieutenant Gibbard, a newly installed lieutenant who is eager and deeply unprepared for the sheer volume of personalities around him. The character spent two decades in solitude working for the Forest Service and now finds human interaction overwhelming.

Who else is involved?

The series comes from creators Jeremiah Dunlap and Cory Quintard, who also star. They are joined by an ensemble cast including Beta Angarole, Josh Black, Tenea Intriago, Mindy Lopez, Robyn Quintard, Moiba Mustapha, Sally Harvey Anderson and Jasper Platt. A starry guest cast includes Joel Kim Booster, Michaela Watkins, Al Madrigal, Josh Radnor, Will Hines, Brian Huskey, Hannah Pilkes and Allan McLeod.

'Mt. Mystic' is produced by Amplify Pictures and co-financed by Stay Tuned. Dunlap will direct, with production set to start this summer in Los Angeles. This marks the latest collaboration between Amplify Pictures and Knoxville, following the podcast 'Pretty Sure I Can Fly'.