Monday, December 1, 2014

Casting News - January Jones & Kristen Schaal Join 'The Last Man on Earth'; 'Parks and Recreation' Returns in January; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - December 1, 2014

CBS' The McCarthys; FOX's The Last Man on Earth; NBC's Parks and Recreation; and Netflix's House of Cards.





NETFLIX's HOUSE OF CARDS
  • The drama starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright will debut all 13 episodes of its third season on Friday, February 27.
FOX's THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
  • January Jones (Mad Men), Kristen Schaal (Bob's Burgers), Mel Rodriguez (Getting On) and Cleopatra Coleman (Step Up Revolution) have booked roles on the upcoming comedy. Jones will play Melissa, a beautiful, intellectual and athletic Midwestern girl-next-door with a good sense of humor and a devotion to her hometown professional sports team. Schaal will play a character named Carol Pilbasin. Rodriguez will play the always optimistic Todd. Coleman will play Erica, a first-year med student.
NBC's PARKS AND RECREATION
  • The seventh and final season of the hit comedy will premiere on Tuesday, January 13 at 8/7c. The season will air back-to-back episodes each week, until the one-hour series finale on Tuesday, February 24 following The Voice.
CBS' THE MCCARTHYS
  • CBS has ordered two additional episodes for the first season of the comedy starring Tyler Ritter and Laurie Metcalf - bringing the season's total to 15 episodes.