jesifiable:

My friend (@charlitora on Twitter tweeted above) was the one who passed the casting call. It was notified people had safety concerns regarding the casting call for an Asian American trans male youth…

ZAL BATMANGLIJ, director of the Netflix series casting for an Asian American trans boy has CONFIRMED the casting call is legit. As you can take a look, he has a blue verified check. Here are his IMDB credits and his Wikipedia if you wanna take a quick look at who he is. Here are official Hollywood news sites referencing Zal Batmanglij and his new series on Netflix: Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, IndieWire, Collider, and Just Jared.  His Twitter is here. Tweet receipts here & here. Feel free to do your own research for your own comfort.

ORIGINAL CASTING CALL:

NEW NETFLIX SERIES SEEKING ASIAN TRANSGENDER 14-15 YEAR OLD ACTOR (TRANSITIONING FROM FEMALE TO MALE)
**OK TO SUBMIT IF YOU LOOK THIS AGE BUT ARE OLDER.
The character will be a series regular on an upcoming Netflix series from filmmakers Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling (The East, Sound of my Voice). Produced by Plan B (12 Years a Slave, The Departed) and Anonymous Content. It will shoot in January 2016 for a few months likely in LA.

**NO ACTING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

**CAN BE FROM / CURRENTLY LIVING ANYWHERE

If you fit this description, please send your name, current picture, age, where you currently live, and contact info to LUNARCASTING@gmail.com.