Animal Kingdom The Center Will Hold (Season 3, Episode 3)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Animal Kingdom

The Center Will Hold (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 45 min | Crime, Drama

Smurf navigates prison politics. J keeps the family business afloat by bringing in the Cody boys. Nicky finds herself in trouble when she tries to impress an old friend.

Showrunner

Jonathan Lisco

Director

Alex Zakrzewski

Writers

David Michôd (based on the Australian motion picture "Animal Kingdom" written by) | Jonathan Lisco (developed for television by) | Daniele Nathanson (written by) | Matt Kester (executive story editor)

Producers

Jonathan Lisco | Terri Murphy

Composers

Alexis & Sam | Samuel Jones | Alexis Marsh

Editor

Michael Stern

Production Designer

Nina Ruscio

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 12, 2018

Release date

Jun 12, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
31 cast members

Name	Known for
Ellen Barkin Janine 'Smurf' Cody Janine 'Smurf' Cody See fewer	The Fan (1996)
Scott Speedman Barry 'Baz' Blackwell Barry 'Baz' Blackwell See fewer	Underworld (2003)
Shawn Hatosy Andrew 'Pope' Cody Andrew 'Pope' Cody See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Ben Robson Craig Cody Craig Cody See fewer	The Boy (2016)
Jake Weary Deran Cody Deran Cody See fewer	It Follows (2014)
Finn Cole Joshua 'J' Cody Joshua 'J' Cody See fewer	F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Molly Gordon Nicky Belmont Nicky Belmont See fewer	Theater Camp (2023)
Carolina Guerra Lucy Lucy See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Christina Ochoa Renn Randall Renn Randall See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Shea Buckner Dylan Dylan See fewer	Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
Reynaldo Gallegos Pedro 'Pete' Trujillo (as Rey Gallegos) Pedro 'Pete' Trujillo (as Rey Gallegos) See fewer	DMZ (2022)
Sohvi Rodriguez Mia Trujillo Mia Trujillo See fewer	Last Night on Earth (2024)
Giorgia Whigham Sarah Sarah See fewer	Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018)
Damon Erik Williams Linc (as Damon Williams) Linc (as Damon Williams) See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Cameron Cowperthwaite Cooper Cooper See fewer	Fallout (2024)
Tracy Perez Mercedes Alvarez Mercedes Alvarez See fewer	East Los High (2013)
LaFonda Baker Officer Thompson Officer Thompson See fewer	Controlled Minds
Isianna Burgess Grey Grey See fewer	9-1-1 (2018)
Sarah Chaney Chantal Chantal See fewer	Fantasy Island (2021)
Heart Hayes Kai Kai See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Indy Jones BMX Kid #2 BMX Kid #2 See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Nico Jones Skater Kid #1 Skater Kid #1 See fewer	The Rejects (2019)
Aamya Deva Keroles Lena Lena See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Christopher Khai Bao Bao See fewer	The Social Network (2010)
Scott Ly Danh Danh See fewer	A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023)
Yuly Mireles Tina Trujillo Tina Trujillo See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Joshua Ortega BMX Kid #1 BMX Kid #1 See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Kade Vu Security Guard (as Kaden Vu) Security Guard (as Kaden Vu) See fewer	Bright (I) (2017)
John Betancourt Precision driver (uncredited) Precision driver (uncredited) See fewer	Ad Astra (2019)
Ernest Cavazos Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited) See fewer	The Outpost (2019)
Kris Keogh Rich (uncredited) Rich (uncredited) See fewer	Night Heist