ABC
Jim Parrack has joined the cast of RESURRECTION. The drama series, now in its second season, centers on a small town in Missouri where deceased loved ones are reappearing without explanation. Parrack will play a charismatic preacher from the 1930s whose charisma hides his ulterior motives. Parrack is repped by Paradigm.
Bridget Regan has been cast in the spin-off series AGENT CARTER. The series centers on S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Peggy Carter who becomes an agent during WWII when her boyfriend Steve Rogers is feared dead in an explosion. Regan will recur as Dottie a small town girl from Iowa who ends up having a big impact on the life of Peggy Carter. She is repped by UTA and TMT Entertainment Group.
ABC Family
Christa B. Allen will have a recurring role on the fourth season of BABY DADDY. The comedy series centers on a twentysomething bartender who becomes an unlikely father after his ex-girlfriend leaves a baby on his doorstep. Allen has been cast as Robyn, a funny corporate attorney who works at the firm with Chelsea Kane’s Riley who sets her up with Derek Theler’s Danny. She is repped by UTA and Silver Lining Entertainment.
Rosie O’Donnell will guest star on THE FOSTERS. O’Donnell will reprise her role as Rita Hendricks for part of the show’s second season. Hendricks is a tough but compassionate foster home caregiver. She is repped by WME.
AMC
Nick Westrate has signed onto TURN for a recurring role in the second season. The Revolutionary War drama is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull (Jamie Bell), who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form the Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. Westrate is repped by Stone Manners Salners Agency and Schachter/Brown.
CBS
Sam Daly will have a guest arc on MADAM SECRETARY. The drama series centers on the personal and work life of the Secretary of State, played by Tea Leoni. Daly has been cast as Win Van Alden, a medical marijuana lobbyist and Daisy’s fiancee. Daly is repped by Imperium 7 Talent Agency and Evolution Entertainment.
Cinemax
Patrick Fugit will star in the exorcism drama OUTCAST from Robert Kirkman. The supernatural horror project centers on Fugit’s character Kyle Barnes, a man plagued by possession since his childhood who sets out to find the answers but only manages to uncover something that could end life on Earth as we know it. Philip Glenister has been cast as Reverend Anderson, an alcoholic evangelical preacher, while Gabriel Bateman will play a boy who appears to be possessed by a demon. Fugit is repped by Gersh and Levin/Brown Management, Glenister is repped by The Artists Partnership and Untitled Entertainment, Bateman is repped by Coast to Coast Talent Group and HG5 Entertainment.
DirecTV
Adam Brody and Lisa Joyce will star in BILLY & BILLIE. The 10-episode drama centers on two step-siblings who fall in love and follows the duo as they struggle to fight what others perceive as taboo, but something that feels right to them. Brody is repped by UTA. Joyce is repped by Gersh and SirenSong Entertainment.
Fox
Julia Stiles is set to guest star on THE MINDY PROJECT. The comedy series stars Mindy Kaling as a young doctor struggling to navigate her work and her personal relationships. Stiles will play a friend of Chris Messina’s character who is a recovering hoarder and a new love interest to Ike Barinholtz’s Morgan. She is repped by ICM and Untitled Entertainment.
FX
Jeff Fahey is joining the final season of the drama JUSTIFIED for a multi-episode arc. The Lost alum will play Zachariah Randolph, a weathered and shaky man, beaten down by hardship and drink. Fahey is repped by Jeff Goldberg Management.
Miles Fisher has joined the cast of MAN SEEKING WOMAN in multi-episode recurring role. The comedy, starring Jay Baruchel, is a look at the life-and-death stakes of dating and centers on Josh Greenberg (Baruchel), a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love. Fisher will play Fisher will play Graham, the boyfriend of Josh’s ex-girlfriend. He is repped by Underground.
Lifetime
Emily Watson has been cast in the miniseries MARILYN. Based on the life of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, the miniseries centers on Monroe’s battle against inner demons that she inherited from her mother. Kelli Garner will star as Monroe, with Susan Sarandon playing her mother, Gladys. Watson will play Grace McKee, Monroe’s loving guardian who instilled her dream of becoming a star. Watson is repped by UTA and Independent Talent Group.
Richard Coyle, Vincent Regan, Adam Levy, Juan Pablo di Pace, Emmet Scanlan, Chipo Chung, Jodhi May, Joanne Whalley, Greta Scacchi, and Babout Ceesay have all been cast in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s A.D. The event series, a follow-up to The Bible miniseries, chronicles the aftermath of Jesus’ crucifixion when his followers fought for survival while spreading Jesus’ teachings. Regan has been cast as Pontius Pilate, Levy will play Peter, Di Pace will be Jesus, and Scalan will play Saul.
NBC
Minnie Driver has joined the cast of PETER PAN LIVE! The live musical stars Allison Williams as Peter Pan, with Christopher Walken as Captain Hook and George Darling. Driver will play the adult version of Wendy Darling and will also serve as the narrator. Driver is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Netflix
Christian Oliver has been cast in SENSE 8. The sci-fi drama centers on a group of people around the world who suddenly become mentally linked and must find a way to survive being hunted by those who see them as a threat to the world’s order. Oliver will play Steiner in the series first season. He is repped b Sinact and Corner Booth Entertainment.
Michael Gross has booked a recurring role on GRACE AND FRANKIE. The comedy series stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two frenemies whose husbands have announced that they’re in love with each other and plan to get married. Gross will play Jeff, an enthusastic gay character who is friends with Grace and Frankie’s former husbands. Gross is repped by Stone MAnners Salners and Kerner Management.
Nickelodeon
Sheryl Lee Ralph is set to guest star on NICKY, RICKY, DICKY & DAWN. The series centers on 10-year-old girl Dawn Haley whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets. Ralph will play Ms. Dumont, a wealthy woman who sees the kid’s dog on the news and recognizes it as her own missing pet. She is repped by Clear Talent, SMS Talent, and Elevate Entertainment.
Syfy
Stella Maeve, Hale Appleman, and Arjun Gupta have been cast in THE MAGICIAN. Based on the book trilogy written by Lev Grossman, the fantasy project centers on a group of twentysomethings who discover that the magical fantasy world they read about as children really exists and poses a grave danger to all of humanity. Maeve will play Julie, an Ivy League woman whose bright future is compromised when she’s denied admission to the Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy. Appleman has been cast as Eliot, a student at Brakebills, while Gupta will play Penny, Quentin’s roommate at Brakebills. Maeve is repped by Paradigm and Principato-Young Entertainment, Appleman is repped by Innovative Artists and D2 Management, Gupta is repped by Gersh and Untitled Entertainment.
TV Land
Sherri Shepherd has booked a recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of THE SOUL MAN. The series revolves around R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce Ballentine, who was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he gets the calling to go from soul singer to soul saver. Shepherd will reprise her role as Nikki, Boyce Ballentine’s unpredictable cousin. Shepherd is repped by ICM and Darris Hatch Management.
USA
Dean Chekvala has booked a guest starring role on DIG. The event series centers on an FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem who, while investigating the murder of a woman archaeologist, uncovers a conspiracy that’s over 2000 years old. Chekvala has been cast as Charlie, the ex-boyfriend of Lauren Ambrose’s character. Chekvala is repped by SDB Partners and Bruce Economou.
Frankie Shaw will co-star in MR. ROBOT. The drama follows a young programmer, Elliot (Rami Malek), who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. Shaw will play Shayla, a hipster neighbor of Elliot’s. She is repped by ICM.
Yahoo
Michael Liu has been cast as a recurring guest on SIN CITY SAINTS. The comedy follows the triumphs, travails and transgressions of Las Vegas’ brand-new pro basketball franchise, the Saints. Liu will play Wu Lee, a talented basketball player being wooed by two opposing teams. He is repped by Gray Talent Group and Generate.
