Casting News - November 19, 2014
ABC's Once Upon a Time; BBC America's Luther; CBS' Elementary & NCIS: New Orleans; Comedy Central's Review with Forrest MacNeil; FOX's The Following; HBO's Veep; and TBS' American Dad.
FOX's THE FOLLOWING
- Michael Ealy (Almost Human, Think Like a Man) has booked a major recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play a brilliant, chameleon-like killer who will push Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) to the brink.
TBS' AMERICAN DAD
- The cable network has renewed the veteran animated series for a 22-episode twelfth season.
CBS' ELEMENTARY
- Stuart Townsend (Betrayal) will appear in multiple episodes of the drama's third season. He will play Del, the boss of a global insurance firm who hires Joan (Lucy Liu) as an investigator.
CBS' NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
- Necessary Roughness star Callie Thorne will guest star in a January episode of the hit drama. She will play Sasha, the daughter of a mob boss who started a nonprofit organization to give back to the community and try to rehabilitate her image.
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME
- Alias vet Merrin Dungey has joined the drama's third season in a major recurring role. She will play Ursula, who will team up with Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit) and Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten) for a villainous trio in the season's second half.
COMEDY CENTRAL's REVIEW WITH FORREST MACNEIL
- Fargo star Allison Tolman will guest star on the second season premiere of the hit comedy. She will play Marisa, a nurse who becomes involved in Forrest's (Andy Daly) review of "blackmail."
BBC AMERICA's LUTHER
- The hit drama series starring Idris Elba and created by Neil Cross will return as two-part miniseries event. Production will begin in March 2015 for a debut later in the year.
HBO's VEEP
- Hugh Laurie (House) will appear on the upcoming fourth season of the hit comedy. All details are being kept under wraps - including how many episodes he'll appear in.
