It seems one of the guest stars of a new HBO pilot has been upped to a series regular for the new show. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eddie Kaye Thomas has joined the cast of How to Make It in America as a series regular.

Thomas guest-starred on the pilot and was just bumped up to a series regular for the new HBO series, which stars Bryan Greenburg and Victor Rasuk. The series revolves around Greenburg's Ben and Rasuk's Cam, two New York City twentysomethings determined to hustle their way to the American dream.

Thomas will play a former high school classmate of Ben who runs a hedge fun and uses his wealth to try to be cool. No production schedule was released for the new series.