Emmerdale star Max Parker is worlds away from ITV soap as he bags new Netflix series The Corps

EMMERDALE star Max Parker is set to play a character worlds away from the Yorkshire Dales after bagging a gritty new role in Netflix series The Corps

Max, 31, who played Luke Posner in the ITV soap, will star opposite Miles Heizer and Vera Farmiga in the new show from the streaming giant.

Max quit the soap in 2021 in the hopes of making it big in Hollywood and has since landed a number of high profile roles, including Netflix’s Vampire Academy, and historical drama Blood, Sex and Royalty.

At the time a source said: “Max was never going to stay on the soap for years.

“He’s ambitious and a talented guy - he’s already auditioning for new roles and excited for the future.

“But never say never - there’s always a chance he could return one day.”

The star also met his boyfriend on the show. The Sun exclusively revealed how he and on-screen brother Kris Mochrie began dating after meeting on the soap.

Netflix's The Corps stars 13 Reason Why actor Miles Heizer, 28, as gay high school student Cameron, who joins the Marine Corps.

Max is set to play gay marine Sgt Sullivan, who takes Cameron under his wing to try and make him for the world beyond boot camp. 

Set during the 1990s, the 10-part dramedy also stars Bates Motel’s Vera Farmiga as Cameron’s mother, as well as The Vampire Diaries’ Zach Roerig.