Thursday, May 28, 2015

Casting News - 'Gotham' Ups Nicholas D'Agosto to Regular; Lori Loughlin Confirms 'Fuller House' Return; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - May 28, 2015

Amazon's Red Oaks; AMC's Hell on Wheels; FOX's Gotham; Netflix's Fuller House; Showtime's The Affair; and USA's Mr. Robot.





AMAZON's RED OAKS
  • Josh Meyers has been upped to series regular on the upcoming comedy - after appearing as a guest star in the pilot. He plays Barry, a freelance photographer who shoots weddings at the country club but really wants to get into fashion photography.
SHOWTIME's THE AFFAIR
  • Miranda Rae Mayo (Pretty Little Liars, True Detective) will appear in at least five episodes of the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Luisa, Cole's (Joshua Jackson) independent and free spirited new love interest who is working her way through school.
AMC's HELL ON WHEELS
  • The first half of the drama's upcoming fifth and final season will debut on Saturday, July 18 at 9/8c. As has become popular at AMC as of late, seven episodes of the final season will air this summer with the second seven set to air in Summer 2016.
NETFLIX's FULLER HOUSE
  • During her appearance on Good Morning America today, Lori Loughlin confirmed that she will reprise her role as Aunt Becky on the upcoming Full House revival on a recurring basis.
FOX's GOTHAM
  • After appearing in three episodes of the first season, Nicholas D'Agosto has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming second season. He plays Harvey Dent, a freshly minted Assistant District Attorney who Jim (Ben McKenzie) occasionally works with.
USA's MR. ROBOT
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell and Sakina Jaffrey have booked recurring roles on the drama's upcoming first season. Mitchell will play Scott Knowles, Sharon's (Michele Hicks) husband, who works tirelessly to keep his place among New York elite and is a fierce rival of Tyrell Wellick (Martin Wallstrom). Jaffrey will play Antara Nayar, a former criminal prosecutor who is faced with the question of whether to reopen the case that destroyed her law firm and could potentially ruin her career further.