Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Casting News - Rob Reiner Joins 'Happyish' as Himself; 'Reign' Casts Its Queen Elizabeth; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - March 10, 2015

CBS' Madam Secretary; The CW's Reign; FOX's Scream Queens; NBC's Mr. Robinson; Showtime's Happyish; and Yahoo Screen's Other Space.





NBC's MR. ROBINSON
  • Tim Bagley (Groundling) has been upped to series regular status on the upcoming comedy starring Craig Robinson. He plays Supervisor Dalton, a County School Supervisor who oversees the ever-dwindling budget at Studs Terkel High and is Mr. Robinson's (Robinson) biggest fan.
SHOWTIME's HAPPYISH
  • Rob Reiner will guest star in two episodes of the upcoming comedy series as a fictionalized version of himself. In the episodes, he will work with Thom Payne (Steve Coogan) on an important ad campaign.
THE CW's REIGN
  • Rachel Skarsten (Lost Girl) has been cast as Queen Elizabeth on the period drama - making her debut in the Season 2 finale and becoming a series regular for Season 3. Elizabeth is a female monarch still in her 20s and early in her rule. She is a beautiful, cunning and brave mix of opposites: a young woman hardened too soon by life's events, but vulnerable when it comes to love and a mercenary foe riddled with compassion for her rival.
YAHOO SCREEN's OTHER SPACE
  • All eight episodes of the upcoming comedy's first season will debut on the online streaming service on Tuesday, April 14.
CBS' MADAM SECRETARY
  • Marsha Mason (The Goodbye Girl) will guest star on an upcoming episode of the drama's first season. She will play Dr. Sherman, a strong-minded therapist for highly placed government officials.
FOX's SCREAM QUEENS
  • Mulaney co-star Nasim Pedrad will stay at the network with a series regular role on the upcoming comedy-horror anthology series. Like all the previous casting, no details about the character she will be playing were immediately released.