Friday, July 31, 2015

Casting News - Famke Janssen Joins 'How to Get Away With Murder; 'The Blacklist' Adds Edi Gathegi; Plus 9 More Updates!

Casting News - July 31, 2015

ABC's American CrimeCastleHow to Get Away With Murder & Secrets and Lies; AMC's Into the Badlands; Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce; The CW's Arrow, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend & Jane the Virgin; IFC's Benders & Gigi Does It; NBC's The Blacklist; and Starz's Da Vinci's Demons & Flesh and Bone.



THE CW's ARROW
  • Falling Skies alum Ryan Robbins has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Conklin, a sadistic and ruthless member of Shadowspire who will be an adversary for Oliver (Stephen Amell) in the flashback sequences.
NBC's THE BLACKLIST
  • Proof star Edi Gathegi has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Mr Solomon, a dangerous new foe for Red (James Spader) and Liz (Megan Boone) who handles the dirty work for the Cabal. Unassuming and soft-spoken on the surface, Mr. Solomon is a monster in gentleman's clothing.
ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
  • Famke Janssen (X-Men, Hemlock Grove) has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season in a recurring role. No details were immediately made available about the character she will be playing.
ABC's CASTLE
  • Ann Cusack (Private Practice, Scandal) has booked a guest starring role in the Season 8 premiere of the hit drama. She will play Rita, a member of a top-secret organization who drops into Beckett's (Stana Katic) life with a unique set of skills and an unexpected connection to Castle (Nathan Fillion).
STARZ's DA VINCI'S DEMONS and FLESH AND BONE
  • The premium cable network has announced that the entire seasons of the two upcoming dramas will be made available to Starz subscribers on Starz Play and Starz On Demand in conjunction with the premieres of their first episodes, on October 24 and November 8 respectively. Da Vinci's Demons upcoming third season will be its last and will include 10 episodes. Flesh and Bone is a new limited series that will run for 8 episodes.
ABC's SECRETS & LIES
  • Jordana Brewster (Dallas) and Charlie Barnett (Chicago Fire) have been cast as series regulars on the drama's upcoming second season. Brewster will play Kate Warner, an accomplished attorney who runs the compliance department for the Warner family-owned private equity firm. Barnett will play Patrick Warner, the youngest child of John Warner (Terry O'Quinn) who works as an analyst at the firm.
BRAVO's GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE
  • Barry Bostwick (Spin City) and Lesley Ann Warren (Community) will appear on the upcoming second season of the hit drama. They will play George and Dina, Abby's (Lisa Edelstein) parents.
AMAZON's BOSCH
  • Erika Alexander (Living Single) has been cast in a major recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She will play Connie Irving, a college professor and Deputy Chief Irving's (Lance Reddick) wife who is concerned about furthering her husband's career and keeping her police officer son safe.
THE CW's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND and JANE THE VIRGIN
  • The broadcast network has moved up the premiere dates for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Jane the Virgin to Monday, October 12 starting at 8/7c. - that's a full week earlier than they were originally scheduled.
AMC's INTO THE BADLANDS
  • The cable network will debut the six-episode first season of the new drama starring Daniel Wu and Aramis Knight on Sunday, November 15 at 10/9c.
IFC's BENDERS and GIGI DOES IT
  • The cable network will make the series debuts for the two new comedies on Thursday, October 1 - with Benders at 10/9c. and Gigi Does It at 10:30/9:30c.
ABC's AMERICAN CRIME
  • Outkast singer Andre Benjamin has been tapped to co-star on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Michael Lacroix, an architect and prominent member of the community with his wife, Terri (Regina King). A true power couple, they have both the financial means as well as the acumen needed to fiercely defend their son when he becomes entangled in a scandal at an elite private school.