Friday, April 4, 2014

Casting News - 'Homeland' to Shoot in South Africa; DB Woodside & Brendan Hines Join 'Suits'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - April 4, 2014

ABC's Rookie Blue; ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars; FX's Sons of Anarchy; Showtime's Homeland; and USA's Suits.





FX's SONS OF ANARCHY
  • Niko Nicotera and David Labrava have been promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season of the hit drama. Nicotera has recurred on the last two seasons as SAMCRO member Ratboy Skogstrom. Labravo joined the series in Season 6 as Happy, the Sergeant-at-Arms for the mother chapter of the club.
ABC FAMILY's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
  • The Carrie Diaries star Chloe Bridges has booked a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of the drama. She will play Sydney Driscoll, the newest member of the swim team who befriends Emily (Shay Mitchell). She will debut in the third episode of the season.
SHOWTIME's HOMELAND
  • After shooting the first three seasons in Charlotte, North Carolina, the hit drama series is leaving the United States to film its upcoming fourth season in Cape Town, South Africa. Production is slated to begin in mid-June for a fall 2014 premiere.
USA's SUITS
  • DB Woodside (24, Parenthood) and Brendan Hines (Lie to Me, Scandal) have landed major recurring roles on the fourth season of the drama. Woodside will play Jeff Malone, a former SEC prosecutor who is a financial expert with a personal stake in Pearson Spector. His expertise is needed when the firm is faced with its toughest challenge yet. Hines will play Logan Sanders, the son of a millionaire entrepreneur. His desire to prove himself by making a splashy acquisition will put him squarely in the middle of a conflict between Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Mike (Patrick J. Adams).
ABC's ROOKIE BLUE
  • ABC is making a change to its premiere date plans for the returning summer drama. The fifth season will now premiere on Thursday, June 19 at 9/8c.