ABC Family's Recovery Road & Shadowhunters; ABC's American Crime & Scandal; and SundanceTV's Rectify.
ABC's AMERICAN CRIME
- Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton have signed new deals to return to the anthology series for its upcoming second installment. In the new season, they will play entirely new characters - the details of which are currently being kept under wraps.
ABC's SCANDAL
- After recurring throughout the fourth season, Portia de Rossi has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming fifth season. She plays Elizabeth "Lizzie" North, Mellie's campaign manager for her Senate run - who received a major promotion in last night's season finale.
ABC FAMILY's SHADOWHUNTERS
- Alan Van Sprang (Reign) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Katherine McNamara. He will play Valentine, a mysterious, brilliant, cunning and dangerously handsome Shadowhunter wielding immense power. His stoic, charming and confident presence allows him control over his many followers. To seek out what he wants, Valentine executes anyone in his way, never thinking twice about it.
SUNDANCETV's RECTIFY
- The six-episode third season of the critically acclaimed drama series starring Aden Young will premiere on Thursday, July 9 at 10/9c.
ABC FAMILY's RECOVERY ROAD
- Aubrey Peeples (Nashville) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Jessica Sula. She will play the troubled ex-girlfriend of Wes (Sebastian de Souza), who is seen in flashbacks as an innocent high school girl who bears no resemblance to the girl she is today.
