Monday, April 20, 2015

Casting News - 'Shadowhunters' Casts Dominic Sherwood as Jace; Mitch Pileggi Returns to 'The X-Files'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - April 20, 2015

ABC's Astronaut Wives Club; ABC Family's Shadowhunters; FOX's The X-Files; HBO's The Leftovers; MTV's Eye Candy; and Syfy's Defiance & Dominion.




MTV's EYE CANDY
  • The cable network has cancelled the drama starring Victoria Justice after one low-rated season. The cast also included Casey Deidrick, Harvey Guillen, Kiersey Clemons and John Garet Stoker.
SYFY's DEFIANCE and DOMINION
  • Premiere dates have been announced for the two hit genre dramas - with Defiance's third season premiering on Friday, June 12 at 8/7c. and Dominion's second season beginning Thursday, July 9 at 10/9c.
ABC's ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB
  • ABC has finally announced a premiere date for oft-delayed period drama - Thursday, June 18 at 8/7c. leading into the two-hour season premiere of Mistresses. The new drama stars JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominique McElligott, Odette Annable, Erin Cummings, Azure Parsons, Zoe Boyle, Desmond Harrington, Bret Harrison, Wilson Bethel, Kenneth Mitchell, Joel Johnstone, Sam Reid and Aaron McCusker.
ABC FAMILY's SHADOWHUNTERS
  • Dominic Sherwood (Vampire Academy) has been cast as the male lead on the upcoming drama series. He will play Jace, a narcissistic, lethally gorgeous, determined and expert Shadowhunter. A skilled soldier in a war against demons. After his father is killed, Jace makes it his life mission to seek revenge on the man who is responsible.
FOX's THE X-FILES
  • Mitch Pileggi will officially reprise his role as Walter Skinner on the upcoming revival of the hit drama series. He joins original co-stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
HBO's THE LEFTOVERS
  • Regina King (Southland, American Crime) has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season as a new series regular. She will play Erika Murphy, a doctor who runs the local urgent care in the town and is also married with two children.