Actor Giancarlo Giannini has been added to the cast of George Clooney's Catch-22, the limited series based on the seminal novel by Joseph Heller. The series will debut on Hulu in the U.S., on Sky Atlantic in Italy and Channel 4 in the U.K in 2019. One of Italy's top actors, Giannini was nominated for an Oscar for Lina Wertmuller's 1975 classic Seven Beauties, but he may be best known to American audiences for his roles in 007 films including Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. 

Set in Italy during World War II, the satirical Catch-22 tells the story of a U.S. Air Force bombardier trying to fulfill his military duty to return home. He's stuck in the miliary's ominous "catch-22," where an airman who feels mentally unfit to fly can avoid service, but anyone who applies to stop flying is considered sane enough to keep going.