ABC
Lennon and Maisy Stella as well as Chris Carmack will all be regulars on the next season of NASHVILLE. The Stella sisters have had recurring roles since the beginning of the series, while Carmack joined in the middle of the first season as a country singer hiding his sexuality. Lennon and Maisy had made a name for themselves on YouTube before being cast on Nashville. They are repped by CAA. Carmack previously starred in “The O.C.” and the movie “Shark Night 3D” and is repped by Innovative Artists.
William deVry will be joining the cast of GENERAL HOSPITAL, playing the character Derek Wells. He has previously starred in the soaps “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “All My Children” and is currently featured in “Beauty and the Beast”.
CBS
Cote de Pablo will not be a part of the next season of NCIS. With her contract expiring, the actress has opted to move on from the series. She is repped by Paradigm.
CW
Summer Glau will join the upcoming season of ARROW. Glau will play Isabel Rochev, a dangerous executive at Stellmoor International. Glau has previously starred in “Firefly”, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and “Alphas” and is repped by UTA.
Fox
“American Idol” runner up Adam Lambert will be featured in the fifth season of GLEE in an unspecified role.
Carla Gugino has joined the cast of Fox’s WAYWARD PINES. The project stars Matt Dillon as a special agent who goes to a rural town in search of two fellow agents who have gone missing. Gugino will play Dillon’s former lover. Gugino, who starred in the shows “Political Animals” and “New Girl”, will next appear in the film “Match”. She is repped by CAA.
FX
Sean Astin aka Samwise aka Rudy will now be Kent in Guillermo del Toro’s THE STRAIN. His character is part of a team of scientists that travel through New York City looking for the source of a virus that turns the infected into vampire-like creatures. Astin will next appear in the films “Out West” and “Cabin Fever: Patient Zero”. He is repped by Innovative Artists. Robert Maillet will also be joining the show as The Master, the leader of the vampire creatures. Maillet, who started as a professional wrestler under the name Kurrgan, can be seen in del Toro’s “Pacific Rim” and the upcoming “Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”. He is repped by Characters Talent Agency.
NBC
Donald Glover’s role on the fifth season of the hit series COMMUNITY will be much smaller, as the actor will only be appearing in five episodes. Glovers music ventures as well as other acting opportunities are the reason for the reduction. He is repped by CAA.
GROWING UP FISHER has added Jenna Elfman to its cast. The project centers on an eleven-year-old (Eli Baker) dealing with the divorce of his parents. Elfman will play the mother opposite J.K. Simmons, who plays a blind lawyer. Elfman previously appeared on “Two and a Half Men”, “Damages” and most recently, “1600 Penn”. She is repped by WME.
Showtime
William Abadie will star in HOMELAND. The “Blue Bloods” and “Gossip Girl” actor will play a journalist named Alan Bernard. He is repped by Stewart Talent.
USA
Greg Grunberg and Diane Farr have jumped aboard the pilot of USA’s comedy DIVIDE & CONQUER. The family comed, executive produced and written by Peter Ocko, will center around two parents (Grunberg and Farr) as they attempt to guide their four children towards adulthood. Grunberg is best known for his roles in “Hollow Man”, “Mission: Impossible III” and his reoccurring role on NBC’s “Heroes”. Farr has previously appeared on shows such as “Rescue Me” and “Numb3rs”, and is currently appearing in the ABC romantic dramedy “Private Practice”. Grunberg is repped by Resolution. Farr is repped by UTA.
