A&E
Daniel Henney and Brennan Brown will star in OCCULT, which stars Josh Lucas as an FBI agent who returns to work after the disappearance of his wife. Henney currently stars on “Hawaii Five-O” and is repped by CAA. Brown stars on “Person of Interest” and was in the 2012 film “Detachment”.
Paige Davis and Greg Tuculescu will star in the comedy pilot WHITEY. David Koechner stars as a conservative man in his 40’s whose baffled at the changing values of the country. Davis will play his wife with Tuculescu playing his war vet friend. Davis previously served as a host for TLC’s “Trading Spaces”. She is repped by WME. Tuculescu was featured in the comedies “I Love You, Man” and “Bridesmaids” and currently stars in “NTSF:SD:SUV”. He is repped by TalentWorks.
HBO
Michael Zegen has joined the cast of GIRLS in an unspecified role. Zegan (UTA) has previously starred in “Rescue Me” and “Boardwalk Empire” and was last seen in Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha”.
HBO’s untitled music drama is at the tail end of discussions to have Bobby Cannavale star. The project centers on a drug-addicted record executive in 1970’s New York. Cannavale, who currently stars on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” will next appear in Woody Allen’s film “Blue Jasmine”. He is repped by ICM.
IFC
Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins and Kristen Wiig will all star in THE SPOILS OF BABYLON, which also features Will Ferrell. The comedy centers on a family that makes a fortune off of oil.
Showtime
Dominic West will star in Showtime’s upcoming drama THE AFFAIR, which, as the title suggests, centers on an affair that damages two marriages. West will play a seemingly excellent husband and father whose marriage is thrown for a loop when he meets a new woman. Repped by WME, West las starred in the films “The Awakening” and “John Carter”.
Chris Diamantopoulos will star in the upcoming season of EPISODES as Castor Soto, the head of the series’ fictional TV network. Diamantopoulos has previously starred in “24”, “The Office” and “Up All Night” and will next appear in the film “The Empire State”. He is repped by WME.
TNT
Ernie Hudson is in talks to take a recurring role in LOST ANGELS. The project centers on the LAPD battling mobsters in 1950’s LA. Hudson would play a mobster named Bunny. Hudson has previously starred in “Oz”, “Law & Order” and “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”. He is repped by Don Buchwald and Associates.
USA
Bridget Regan will have a ten-episode arc in the upcoming season of WHITE COLLAR. She will play a scholar who gets caught up in Neal and his ways. Regan currently stars in CW’s “Beauty and the Beast” and will next appear in the “Murder in Manhattan” pilot. She is repped by Gersh.
