Casting News - Amy Madigan Joins Paramount+'s "Ascent"; Bill Nighy to Co-Star on Apple TV's "Ascension"; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - October 26, 2026

Apple TV's Ascension; NBC's The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins; Paramount+'s Ascent; Prime Video's Rose Hill; and Starz's Untitled Kirk Moore Drama.

"Baywatch" Reboot Starring Stephen Amell Sets Premiere Date on FOX

FOX has today announced the premiere date for its upcoming original drama series Baywatch - a reboot of the '90s syndicated drama that ran for 11 seasons.

Freeform Renews "Coven Academy" for Season 2

Freeform has today renewed its original drama series Coven Academy for a second season. The first season had a linear run on the cable network starting on Thursday, October 1 - with the full season being available to stream in its entirety the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.

MGM+ Orders 8 Episodes of Drama "The Black Tapes" Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

MGM+ has today given a series order to the original drama series The Black Tapes starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones, The Last Thing He Told Me). Production on the eight-episode first season will begin in Vancouver in January 2027.

TV Tonight - "The Mob" Debuts; "Halloween Baking Championship" and "Sweet Deceit: Trick or Treat" Finales; & More!

Television for October 26, 2026 includes the series premieres of Hulu's The Mob, Netflix's Minimum Wage and ID's Murder University; the season finales of Food's Halloween Baking Championship and Sweet Deceit: Trick or Treat; and much more!