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JK Simmons will be replacing Ed O’Neill on Amazon’s Lightyears.

O’Neill has had to step away from the project for family reasons, so the Counterpart star will appear opposite Sissy Spacek in the Legendary Television and Amazon show.

Years ago, Franklin and Irene York discovered a chamber buried in their backyard that inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended — and the mysterious chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined.