Alan Ruck as Alex Myers, Executive Director of the FBI, Claire and Jessup's boss and Wes' former superior.Dee Wallace as Willie Starling, Claire's mother and Henry's grandmother.David Andrews as Haley Frommer, the Secretary of Defense and Wes' boss, who aspires to the presidency.Kylie Rogers as Millicent 'Minx' Lawrence, Wes and Lena's young daughter, who becomes a friend of Drill and player of his game.Maria Benavidez, a doctor caught up in the investigation of Drill after Sean takes her hostage. He is reluctant and skeptical regarding the investigation into Drill, although he later faces the truth. Derek Webster as Special Agent Jessup Rollins, a freshly divorced and deeply rigid FBI agent and Claire's new partner.Kristen Connolly as Lena Lawrence, Wes' estranged wife and Minx's mother, who is left vulnerable and unmoored when she discovers Drill is turning her own daughter against her.Wes is Lena's estranged husband, Minx's father and Claire's former lover. Wes is the head of Special Projects Division at the DOD, previously working as Assistant Director of the FBI. Barry Sloane as Wes Lawrence, a high-ranking Defense Department operative with close ties to the President and the various corridors of power.Kyle Harrison Breitkopf as Henry Bennigan, Claire and Sean's young son, who becomes a friend of Drill and player of his game after Drill cures his deafness and brings his father back to him.He is Claire's estranged husband and Henry's father. Air Force pilot believed to have died in a plane crash, who resurfaces as the target of a citywide manhunt when he is found to be under Drill's influence. Milo Ventimiglia as Captain Sean Bennigan, a U.S.She is Sean's wife, Henry's mother and Wes' former lover. Lily Rabe as Special Agent Claire Bennigan, an FBI child specialist who investigates a series events connected to an invisible entity named 'Drill' – an alien that only communicates with children.Claire Bennigan, an FBI child specialist, investigates and finds connections not only between the different children's cases, including her own son, but also to her missing husband. They secretly play his 'games' in return for rewards that Drill promises. Premise Ī series of accidents occurs around children, who all communicate with the same invisible and seemingly imaginary friend called Drill. On October 19, 2015, ABC canceled the series after one season. The pilot episode was ordered to series on May 8, 2014, and debuted on ABC on June 1, 2015. It is based loosely on the 1951 Ray Bradbury short story 'Zero Hour' from The Illustrated Man. The Whispers is an American science fiction drama television series created and co-executive produced by Soo Hugh with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank and Dawn Olmstead for ABC Studios.

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