Monday, November 3, 2014

Casting News - 'Madam Secretary' Casts Daisy's Fiancé; 'Being Mary Jane' Returns in February; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - November 3, 2014

ABC's Resurrection; ABC Family's Baby Daddy; AMC's Turn; BET's Being Mary Jane; CBS' Madam Secretary; FOX's The Mindy Project; NBC's Saturday Night Live; and Netflix's Sense8.




NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
  • Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games, True Detective) has been tapped to serve as host of the November 15 episode of the late night sketch comedy series, with musical guest Kendrick Lamar.
  • Meanwhile, Cameron Diaz (Annie) will return as host for the November 22 episode. She'll be joined by musical guests Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson.
AMC's TURN
  • Nick Westrate (Casa Valentina) has landed a major recurring role on the period drama's upcoming second season - with the option to become a regular in a potential third season. No further character details were immediately released.
FOX's THE MINDY PROJECT
  • Dexter alum Julia Stiles will appear on an upcoming episode of the comedy's third season. She will play a friend of Danny's (Chris Messina) who is a recovering hoarder and a possible new love interest for Morgan (Ike Barinholtz).
ABC's RESURRECTION
  • True Blood vet Jim Parrack has booked a recurring role on the drama's second season. He will play a charismatic member of the Returned, a larger-than-life preacher from the 1930s with ties to both Bellamy's (Omar Epps) birth family and the Langstons.
ABC FAMILY's BABY DADDY
  • Christa B. Allen (Revenge) will appear in a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming fourth season. She will play Robyn, a smart and athletic corporate lawyer who works with Riley (Chelsea Kane) and immediately hits it off with Danny (Derek Theler).
BET's BEING MARY JANE
  • The hit drama starring Gabrielle Union will return for its second season on Tuesday, February 3 at 10/9c.
CBS' MADAM SECRETARY
  • Sam Daly - son of series star Tim Daly - will appear in an upcoming episode of the hit drama. Debuting in the tenth episode of the first season, he will play Win Van Alden, Daisy's (Patina Miller) new fiancé who's a medical marijuana lobbyist.
NETFLIX's SENSE8
  • Christian Oliver (Ninja Apocalypse, Speed Racer) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama. He will recur throughout the first season as the villainous Steiner.