ABC's Mistresses; ABC Family's Recovery Road; CBS' Extant & Person of Interest; The CW's Jane the Virgin; MTV's Shannara; NBC's Mr. Robinson; and WGN America's Outsiders.
CBS' PERSON OF INTEREST
- Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show, The Brink) will appear in the nineteenth episode of the drama's fourth season. He will play a bright but demanding tech tycoon whose tough methods mean he has a knack for making enemies.
MTV's SHANNARA
- Brooke Williams (Spartacus), Daniel MacPherson (Neighbours) and Marcus Vanco (Unbroken) have joined the cast of the upcoming drama series. Williams will play Catania, a witty and wise Elf who is Amberle's (Poppy Drayton) handmaiden and best friend. MacPherson will play Arion, the heir to the Elvin throne, who takes himself very seriously and is the opposite of his wilder brother. Vanco will play Bandon, feared by his family for his mysterious visions but Allanon (Manu Bennett) takes his abilities will be integral in saving the Four Lands.
ABC's MISTRESSES
- Jennifer Esposito (Blue Bloods, Taxi Brooklyn) has landed a series regular role on the drama's upcoming third season. She will play Calista Raines, the Creative Director of a luxury fashion brand who has a high-class socialite lifestyle who posses a wicked sense of humor and style and will become a friend, mentor and surrogate sister to Joss (Jes Macallan).
THE CW's JANE THE VIRGIN
- Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) will appear in an upcoming episode of the dramedy's first season. She will play a critical role in the relationship between Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and Rafael (Justin Baldoni) as it reaches a turning point.
NBC's MR. ROBINSON
- Meagan Good (Think Like A Man) has been cast in a major recurring role on the upcoming comedy. She will play Victoria Wavers, a successful former Wall Street trader who left to pursue her true calling as a high school English teacher.
WGN AMERICA's OUTSIDERS
- Ryan Hurst (Sons of Anarchy, Bates Motel) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Thomas M. Wright. He will play Lil Foster, the son of Big Foster and brother of Hasil. He is pathologically loyal to his father and will always take his father's side in an argument or confrontation - until he doesn't.
ABC FAMILY's RECOVERY ROAD
- Jessica Sula (Skins, Love & Marriage) has been tapped to play the lead role on the upcoming drama, replacing Samantha Logan who played the role in the original pilot. She will play Maddie, a party girl and a highly functioning addict who is forced into rehab in order to avoid expulsion from school. Additionally, regulars from the original pilot Sebastian De Souza, Kyla Pratt, Sharon Leal, Alexis Carra and Daniel Franzese will stay on the forthcoming series.
CBS' EXTANT
- Kiersey Clemons (Transparent, Eye Candy) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Lucy, a new Humanich, an attractive, fun and unpredictable wildcard whose sense of right and wrong is off.
