William Mellon has rounded out the cast of his coming feature, “Discomfort, Texas, ” a film loosely inspired by the loss of his own twin sister.

The cast will feature Jack Shaw, Mallory Higgins, Maya Boyce and Claire Young, with special appearances by Carla Gallo (Apple TV’s “Platonic”) and Lauren Lane (“The Nanny”) as Nancy.

Shaw will play Frank Hines, “a sensitive, emotionally stunted young man” coping with the impending loss of his twin sister. Higgins will star as Jane Hines, Frank’s “sharp, rebellious and emotionally self-contained” twin sister.

Young will portray Suzanne, Frank’s recent ex and Jane’s former best friend while Boyce takes on the role of Ada, Jane’s closest confidant. Gallo and Lane will play Maggie and Nancy, Frank and Jane’s mothers.

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