Friday, June 27, 2014

Casting News - BBC America Sets 'Doctor Who' Premiere Date; Sarah Chalke Joins 'Backstrom'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - June 27, 2014

BBC America's Doctor Who; FOX's Backstrom & Sleepy Hollow; and FX's You're the Worst.





FOX's SLEEPY HOLLOW
  • Turn star Heather Lind will guest star on the hit drama's upcoming second season. She will play Mary, an ex-girlfriend of Ichabod's (Tom Mison) who first appears pleasant and sweet but has a darker side underneath. She will debut in the fifth episode of the season.
FOX's BACKSTROM
  • Scrubs alum Sarah Chalke has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming midseason drama starring Rainn Wilson. She will play Amy Gazanian, the ex-fiancée of Detective Backstrom (Wilson) who comes back to town as the newly appointed Chair of the Civilian Oversight Committee.
FX's YOU'RE THE WORST
  • Sandra Bernhard (Roseanne, Switched at Birth) will guest star as herself on an upcoming episode of the new comedy series starring Chris Geere and Aya Cash. She will appear in the episode titled "Equally Dead Inside."
BBC AMERICA's DOCTOR WHO
  • The eighth season of the hit drama series - the first season featuring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor - will debut on Saturday, August 23 at 8/7c. The new season also stars Jenna Coleman and Samuel Anderson, with guest stars Ben Miller, Keeley Hawes and Tom Riley.