Friday, May 23, 2014

Casting News - 'Supernatural' Promotes Mark Sheppard to Regular; Mark Pellegrino to Star on 'The Returned'; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - May 23, 2014

A&E's The Returned; The CW's Supernatural; FOX's Red Band Society; FXX's Tracy Morgan Comedy; Hallmark's Cedar Cove; and Showtime's Masters of Sex.




HALLMARK's CEDAR COVE
  • The network's first original scripted series will return for its second season on Saturday, July 19 at 8/7c. - and not Sunday, July 20 as was previously announced.
SHOWTIME's MASTERS OF SEX
  • Tony winner Christian Borle (Smash, The Sound of Music Live) has been tapped for a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Frank Masters, William Masters' (Michael Sheen) brother.
FOX's RED BAND SOCIETY
  • Jason Ensler (Hart of Dixie, Franklin and Bash) has joined the upcoming drama series as executive producer/director. 
FXX's UNTITLED TRACY MORGAN COMEDY
  • Richie Keen (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia) has been tapped to direct and co-executive produce the upcoming 10-episode comedy series.
A&E's THE RETURNED
  • Lost vet Mark Pellegrino is set to reunite with Lost showrunner Carlton Cuse as the male lead on the upcoming drama series. He will play Jack, a rugged father of 20-year-old twin girls Lena and Camille, who died in a school bus crash four years ago at age 16 and are now coming back.
THE CW's SUPERNATURAL
  • Mark Sheppard has been promoted to series regular on the drama's upcoming tenth season. He plays Crowley - first introduced in the fifth season - the current King of Hell.