Game of Thrones, Supergirl, Luke Cage, and other TV productions have made recent TV show casting, TV movie casting, and TV directing news. These shows and movies air on HBO, CBS, and Netflix.
The Way (Hulu)
Amy Forsyth has joined the cast of Hulu original drama series The Way…Forsyth will play Ashley Fields, Hawk’s (Kyle Allen) smart, popular classmate who forces him to confront the confines of his own religious upbringing.
Flaked (Netflix)
Lina Esco has landed a heavily recurring role on Will Arnett’s Netflix comedy series Flaked…Esco plays Kara, Chip (Will Arnett)’s current girlfriend. She’s currently going through her first year of sobriety, but is not receiving the support from Chip she needs.
Urban Cowboy (Fox)
Jim Belushi has been cast opposite Alfonso Herrera in Fox’s drama pilot Urban Cowboy
the TV adaptation [will be] written/directed by Craig Brewer
The project follows star-crossed young lovers Kyle aka Juan Miguel (Herrera) and Gaby as they pursue their dreams and passions through the sweat of line dancing in honky tonks, the grime of the oil refineries and the glamour of modern Texas. Belushi will play Marshall Stoval, a spirited long haul truck driver turned honky tonk bar owner, who is as much of a Houston institution as his bar Gilley’s.
Graves (Epix)
Skylar Astin, Chris Lowell and Angélica María have been cast in the series
In the 10-episode series, Astin will play Isaiah Miller, assistant to Nick Nolte‘s Richard Graves, former U.S. President. Lowell will portray the president’s son Jeremy, and María will play Ramona Alvarez, the family’s housekeeper. They join Nolte and the previously announced Susan Sarandon, who plays the former First Lady.
Series creator Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote”) will write…He will also direct select episodes.
Luke Cage (Netflix)
“Luke Cage” has added “Sons of Anarchy” actor Theo Rossi in a series regular role.
Details of his character are being kept under wraps, but he will likely play an adversary to the show’s titular superhero.
“Luke Cage” will also see Rosario Dawson reprising her role as Claire Temple, which she originated on “Daredevil.” Her character is expected to appear throughout the Marvel/Netflix interconnected universe.
Simone Missick has landed the younger female lead…She will play what is listed on the breakdown as Missy, a woman with a strong sense of justice. I hear the actual character is Marvel’s Misty Knight, a former NYPD officer who gets a new bionic arm by Tony Stark after losing hers in the line of duty. She eventually launches a detective agency, helping Cage.
Game of Thrones (HBO)
Pilou Asbæk will be playing the role of Euron Greyjoy.
HBO has confirmed that Pilou Asbæk has been cast in season 6 of Game of Thrones as Euron Greyjoy.
Supergirl (CBS)
“Supergirl” has added Glenn Morshower to the cast to play General Sam Lane, father to Lucy and Lois Lane
Morshower’s character will appear following the introduction of Jenna Dewan-Tatum as Lucy Lane, Lois’ younger sister. This version of General Lane is described as a tough military man who’s overprotective over his two daughters.
His arrival in National City will spell trouble for Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) as he sets out to enlist her in a dangerous government initiative.
How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Amy Okuda is joining the cast of “How to Get Away With Murder” Season 2
No details about her character have been released.
She joins fellow newcomers “X-Men” alum Famke Janssen and “The Vampire Diaries” vet Kendrick Sampson, who will both make their first appearance during the Season 2 premiere on Sept. 24.
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
Patti LuPone is returning to Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful” as a series regular for season three
LuPone guest starred last season as the Cut-Wife, and will take on the new role of Dr. Seward for season three. Seward is an American therapist who treats Vanessa (Eva Green) with an unconventional new treatment.
Shazad Latif (“The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” “Spooks”) joins this season as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Henry Jekyll
Other guest stars for season three include: Christian Camargo (“Dexter,” “The Hurt Locker”) as Dr. Alexander Sweet; Sam Barnett (“2012,” “Jupiter Ascending”) as Dr. Seward’s secretary; Wes Studi (“Hell on Wheels,” “A Million Ways to Die in the West”) as Kaetenay, a Native American with a deep connection to Ethan (Josh Hartnett) who also becomes an ally to Sir Malcolm (Timothy Dalton); and Jessica Barden (“The Outcast,” “Far from the Madding Crowd”) as Justine, a young acolyte to Lily (Billie Piper) and Dorian Gray (Reeve Carney).
Scandal (ABC)
Julie Claire has joined the cast of ABC’s drama “Scandal” in a guest role
Lady Dynamite (Netflix)
Sarah Silverman, Jenny Slate, Mira Sorvino, Patton Oswalt, Jon Cryer, Brandon Routh, June Diane Raphael, Adam Pally, and Tig Notaro will join previously announced Dean Cain and Ana Gasteyer in the series
Doctor Who (BBC)
The 11th [Christmas] special is reaching back in time to revive Professor River Song. Alex Kingston, who made her first appearance on the show in 2008, will return in the role. The special is penned by lead writer Steven Moffat and is set on a future Christmas Day with the TARDIS parked on a snowy village street, covered in icicles, awaiting its next adventure.
Enter time traveller River Song, who meets her husband’s new incarnation, in the form of Peter Capaldi, for the first time.
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Cara Buono has landed a series regular role in Netflix’s supernatural period drama Stranger Things (fka Montauk)…Buono…will play Karen, the mom of Mike and Nancy, two of the kids on the search for the missing boy.
Ross Partridge has been cast opposite Winona Ryder in Netflix’s supernatural period drama Stranger Things…Partridge will play Lonnie, the disgruntled albeit charming ex-husband of Joyce (Ryder).
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Sarah Carter is set as a recurring on the upcoming sixth season of CBS’ Hawaii Five-O. Carter will play Lynn, a nature enthusiast and avid explorer McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) takes to a remote island on an adventurous first date, where they stumble upon a criminal hideout that puts both of their lives in danger.
The Flash (The CW)
“The Flash” has tapped “Candyman” star Tony Todd as the voice of DC Comics villain Zoom in season two
Zoom will menace titular hero Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) beginning in episode two, “Flash of Two Worlds.”
Homeland (Showtime)
The Showtime drama just locked…Max Beesley for one episode. He’ll play Mike Brown, an ex-Royal Marine turned private military contractor. Brown is described as smart, but he is not entirely comfortable working under Carrie Mathison (Danes).
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