Thursday, May 21, 2015

Casting News - Ann Dowd Joins 'Quarry' as Recurring; 'Bojack Horseman' Returns July 17; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - May 21, 2015

Cinemax's Quarry; FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson; HBO's The Leftovers; NBC's Heroes: Reborn; and Netflix's Bojack Horseman & Narcos.




FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON
  • Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire, 24: Live Another Day) has joined the cast of the upcoming anthology series. He will play Dennis Schatzman, the journalist who jumped on the O.J. Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) soapbox to cry out about the LAPD's war against African Americans.
CINEMAX's QUARRY
  • Ann Dowd (The Leftovers, Masters of Sex) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama series. She will play Naomi, a big-hearted woman whose favorite pastimes are smoking, drinking, gambling and doting on her best friend and only son, Buddy (Damon Herriman), despite his unconventional and illicit lifestyle.
NBC's HEROES: REBORN
  • Greg Grunberg will reprise his role as telepathic detective Matt Parkman in a guest starring capacity on the upcoming revival series starring Jack Coleman and Zachary Levi.
NETFLIX's BOJACK HORSEMAN
  • The 12 episode second season of the hit animated comedy will debut on Friday, July 17 at 12:01 am P.T.
HBO's THE LEFTOVERS
  • Steven Williams (The X-Files) will recur on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Virgil, an outcast who becomes an unlikely confidant for Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux).
NETFLIX's NARCOS
  • Gabriela De La Garza (Capadocia) will appear in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Wagner Moura & Pedro Pascal. She will play Diana Turbay, a journalist who crosses paths with Escobar (Moura) and Peña (Pascal).