Thursday, March 26, 2015

Casting News - William Petersen Returns to TV for 'Manhattan'; 'Halt and Catch Fire' Returns May 31; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - March 26, 2015

ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars; Amazon's Bosch; AMC's Halt and Catch Fire; Lifetime's The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe; NBC's The Mysteries of Laura & Saturday Night Live; Showtime's Ray Donovan; and WGN America's Manhattan.



AMAZON's BOSCH
  • After recurring throughout the first season, Madison Lintz has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming second season. She plays Maddie, Harry Bosch's (Titus Welliver) teenage daughter.
ABC FAMILY's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
  • Dre Davis (Scavenger Killers, Project Runway) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming sixth season. She will play Kimberly Brown, a once confident girl who has a lot to overcome in order to get to her tomboy edges.
SHOWTIME's RAY DONOVAN
  • Mad Men alum Aaron Staton has landed a major recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Mr. Donellen, a strict yet kind high school teacher with a tragedy in his past.
NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
  • Michael Keaton (Birdman) will return to the late night comedy sketch series for the third time as host on April 4, with musical guest Carly Rae Jepsen. The following week on April 11, Empire co-star Taraji P. Henson will make her hosting debut, with musical guest Mumford & Sons.
WGN AMERICA's MANHATTAN
  • CSI star William Petersen is plotting his return to television with a series regular role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Colonel Emmett Darrow, the enigmatic new ranking military officer at Los Alamos. A deeply religious and patriotic man, Darrow feels called by God to usher in the atomic future, and to spread American values across the globe.
AMC's HALT AND CATCH FIRE
  • The second season of the hit drama will debut on Sunday, May 31 at 10/9c. The new season stars Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé, Toby Huss and Aleksa Palladino, with recurring guest stars James Cromwell and Mark O'Brien.
NBC's THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA
  • Melissa & Joey star Melissa Joan Hart will guest star on an upcoming episode of the drama's first season. She will play KC Moss, an online radio host dedicated to solving a fifteen year old cold case who runs into problems when Laura (Debra Messing) thinks that her "reporting" is interfering with the investigation.
LIFETIME's THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE
  • The two part miniseries starring Kelli Garner and Susan Sarandon will debut on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31 at 9/8c. both nights.