Zachary Quinto and Ashleigh Cummings join cast of AMC's upcoming supernatural horror 'NOS4A2'

Cummings will play Vic McQueen, a young, working-class artist whose creativity awakens a supernatural ability to track Manx (Quinto) whose character feeds on the souls of children

AMC has finally called the shots on the lead roles for its new supernatural horror series 'NOS4A2'. Emmy-nominated actor and producer Zachary Quinto of 'Star Trek' and 'American Horror Story' fame, and rising star Ashleigh Cummings from 'The Goldfinch' and 'Hounds of Love' will be starring as the leads. The network has also announced that Emmy-nominated director Kari Skogland from 'The Handmaid’s Tale' and 'Sons of Liberty' will direct the first two episodes of the series based on Joe Hill’s bestselling novel of the same name.

Production for the show began this week in Rhode Island, and the 10 one-hour episodes are slated to premiere in 2019. As for the title of the show, it's still a working one.

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