Steve Zahn Negotiating for HBO’s Treme

Steve Zahn is in negotiations and Kim Dickens is set to co-star on Treme, David Simon’s pilot for HBO. Treme, which takes its title from an area in New Orleans, is a post-Katrina-themed drama that chronicles the rebuilding of the city through the eyes of local musicians.

Zahn would play Davis Rogan, a whip-smart street dancer, local radio DJ, band member and proud New Orleans native with anger issues. The role would showcase Zahn’s musical talents as a singer-guitarist. Dickens would play a hardworking chef who opened her own restaurant and has an on-again/off-again relationship with Rogan.

Zahn and Dickens join previously cast Clark Peters, Wendell Pierce and Khandi Alexander.