TV Casting: ARROWVERSE, BLINDSPOTTING, Camille Sullivan, Chad Willett, Patrick Gallagher in BIG SKY, & More

Arrowverse, Blindspotting, Big Sky, and more TV Show Casting News

Arrowverse (Superman & Lois, Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow), Blindspotting, Big Sky, God’s Favorite Idiot, and The Offer have made recent TV show casting, TV mini-series casting, TV movie casting, and TV directing news. These shows and movies air on: The CW, ABC, Netflix, Paramount+, and Starz. Beware of spoilers in these casting announcements.

ABC

Big Sky

Camille Sullivan and Chad Willett have been cast as Joanie Sullivan and Robert Sullivan, “the parents of two kidnapped sisters played by Jade Pettyjohn and Natalie Alyn Lind. The parents, arriving in Helena from out of town, are pushed to their limits as they search for their missing daughters.”

Patrick Gallagher has been cast as Sheriff Walter Tubb, “an officer for the Lewis and Clark County sheriff’s department. Tubb cares deeply about his Montana community but is often caught between sheriff expectations and wanting to do the right thing.”

They join already cast: Kylie Bunbury, Katheryn Winnick, John Carroll Lynch, Brian Geraghty, Natalie Alyn Lind, Jesse James Keitel, Valerie Mahaffey, Brooke Smith, Jeffrey Joseph, Gage Marsh, Gabriel Jacob-Cross, and Dedee Pfeiffer.

The Big Sky‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by C.J. Box, “In the procedural thriller, private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt (Winnick) on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken.”

David E. Kelley wrote the screenplays for The Big Sky.

The CW

Arrowverse – Superman & Lois,  Supergirl, The Flash, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow

David Ramsey has been hired to direct five episodes “in the DC Universe including the new series Superman & Lois, and Supergirl”

Ramsey will guest star as John Diggle / Spartan in Superman & Lois, Supergirl, The Flash, and Batwoman. Ramsey will also appear in “a mystery role in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.”

Netflix

God’s Favorite Idiot

Melissa McCarthy has been cast as Amily Luck.

Ben Falcone has been cast as Clark Thompson, “a midlevel tech-support employee who finds love with co-worker Amily Luck (McCarthy) at exactly the same time he becomes the unwitting messenger of God.”

Michael McDonald will direct the comedy TV series.

Paramount+

The Offer

ARMIE HAMMER TO STAR IN PARAMOUNT+ LIMITED EVENT SERIES “THE OFFER”

From Paramount Television Studios, “The Offer,” Follows the Making of “The Godfather,” One of the Most Legendary Films in Paramount’s History

Dec. 1, 2020 – Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ upcoming global subscription video on-demand service, today announced Armie Hammer (“Call Me By Your Name,” “On the Basis of Sex”) will star as Al Ruddy in the scripted limited event series THE OFFER, based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making “The Godfather.”

The 10-episode event series is written and executive produced by Oscar and Emmy-nominated writer Michael Tolkin (“Escape at Dannemora” and “The Player”). Ruddy will also serve as executive producer alongside Nikki Toscano (“Hunters”), and Emmy-winning producer Leslie Greif (“Hatfields & McCoys”).

In addition to starring in THE OFFER, Armie Hammer will next be seen starring in Kenneth Branagh’s “Death on the Nile” opposite Gal Gadot. He will soon begin production on “Shotgun Wedding,” opposite Jennifer Lopez and directed by Jason Moore. In 2022, Hammer will return to the stage in Tracy Letts’ “The Minutes,” directed by Anna D. Shapiro. In 2018, Hammer was nominated for Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Awards for his role in Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me By Your Name.” Film credits include “On the Basis of Sex,” “Sorry to Bother You,” “J. Edgar” and “The Social Network,” amongst others.

The series will debut on Paramount+, ViacomCBS’ upcoming global streaming platform. ViacomCBS’ existing subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, CBS All Access, will be rebranded as Paramount+ in early 2021 as part of the service’s expansion to feature content from ViacomCBS’ leading portfolio of broadcast, news, sports and entertainment brands. ViacomCBS will also bring Paramount+ to international markets with an initial debut in Australia, Latin America and the Nordics in 2021.

Starz

Blindspotting

Helen Hunt has been cast as Rainey, “mother to Rafael Casal’s Miles in the adaptation of Casal and Daveed Diggs feature film.”

Santa Monica, Calif. — Starz…has started production for “Blindspotting,” the television series inspired by the provocative and critically-acclaimed Lionsgate film from Rafael Casal (Bad Education, “The Good Lord Bird”) and Daveed Diggs (“Snowpiercer,” “Hamilton an American Musical,” “Black-ish”). Casal will lead “Blindspotting” as showrunner. Produced by Lionsgate Television, the eight-episode, half-hour series will be shot in Oakland and Los Angeles.

Recording artist Benjamin Earl Turner, Atticus Woodward (“Shameless”), Jaylen Barron (“Free Rein,” “Shameless”) and Candace Nicholas-Lippman (“Good Trouble”) have been cast as series regulars alongside series star and Emmy Award®-winner Jasmine Cephas Jones (“#Freerayshawn,” “Hamilton an American Musical”). Casal will also reprise his character Miles in a recurring role for the series.

“Diggs and I are thrilled to continue our partnership with Lionsgate by expanding the Blindspotting world as a series on STARZ,” Rafael Casal said. “This story, the incredible cast and the production are a dream. We are making the kind of show we have long hoped to see on television, centered around just some of the amazing kinds of characters the Bay Area has to offer.”

“Figuring out a way to bring The Bay to life in a half-hour comedy space has been so rewarding,” Daveed Diggs adds. “Ultimately, this is a story about how a broken prison system affects all of us and, like the film, we’re using comedy to talk about very real systemic effects in the country with the largest prison population in the world.”

Previously announced, Jasmine Cephas Jones will reprise her lead role as Ashley, a woman who is nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles, her partner of 12 years and father of their son, is suddenly incarcerated. Jones is known for her dual roles as “Peggy Schuyler” and “Maria Reynolds” in the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit “Hamilton an American Musical.” She has appeared in “Girls” and “Midnight, Texas” and most recently “Mrs. Fletcher” and “#Freerayshawn,” which she earned an Emmy® Award for. Jones also serves as a producer on the series.

Benjamin Earl Turner is a musician, writer, actor, spoken word artist and alumnus of #BARS Workshop lab series, created by Casal and Diggs, at the Public Theater in New York. Turner will play Earl, who is fresh out of jail and wearing an ankle bracelet while doing a year of house arrest. He is just trying to kill time and lay low. Turner also serves as a writer on the series.

Atticus Woodward, best known for his role in “Shameless,” will play Ashley and Miles’ sweet, smart and energetic son, Sean.

Jaylen Barron is four-time Young Artist Award-nominated actress who has appeared in shows like “Shake It Up” and “See Dad Run.” Her breakout roles in “Shameless” and the Emmy Award®-winning series, “Free Rein” have elevated her career and prepared her for the next big role. Barron will play Miles’ younger half-sister, Trish, who might be wilder than he is. While she is quite a handful, she is the most loyal and loving person you’ll ever meet.

Candace Nicholas-Lippman was discovered by Casal and Diggs through an open Northern Calif. casting call and her spoken-word poetry. She has appeared in several high-profile Los Angeles plays including “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “In The Next Room,” which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Female in LA Scenie Award and LA Weekly Award. Nicholas-Lippman will play Ashley’s close friend, Janelle, who is equal parts TOWN as hell and worldly. She has just returned to the neighborhood in Oakland after spending many years in Bali.

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