John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom) will co-star with Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins in HBO's miniseries Olive Kitteridge, based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout and directed by Lisa Cholodenko, Deadline.com reported. The cast also includes Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) and Zoe Kazan. Written by Jane Anderson, Olive Kitteridge is executive produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, McDormand and Anderson.