Monday, March 23, 2015

Casting News - Connie Britton Joins 'American Crime Story'; 'Chasing Life' Adds Krysta Rodriguez; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - March 23, 2015

ABC Family's Chasing Life; Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer; FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson & Tyrant; Hallmark's When Calls the Heart; and IFC's Maron.




HALLMARK's WHEN CALLS THE HEART
  • The upcoming second season of the period drama starring Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing will premiere on Saturday, April 25 at 8/7c.
COMEDY CENTRAL's INSIDE AMY SCHUMER
  • The hit comedy series starring Amy Schumer will return for its third season on Tuesday, April 21 at 10:30/9:30c.
IFC's MARON
  • The 13-episode third season of the comedy starring Marc Maron will debut on Thursday, May 14 at 10/9c.
ABC FAMILY's CHASING LIFE
  • Krysta Rodriguez (Smash) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Vanessa, a fellow cancer patient who befriends April (Italia Ricci) during her current hospital stay.
FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON
  • Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, Nashville) has joined the cast of the upcoming anthology series as Faye Resnick, a socialite and close friend to Nicole Brown Simpson.
FX's TYRANT
  • After appearing in several episodes of the first season, Cameron Gharaee has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming second season. He plays Ahmed Al-Fayeed, the entitled son of Jamal Al-Fayeed (Ashraf Barhom).