Monday, August 31, 2015

Casting News - TNT Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 'Agent X,' 'Major Crimes,' 'Legends' & 'The Librarians'; Plus 5 More Update!

Casting News - August 31, 2015

ABC's How to Get Away With Murder & The Muppets; The CW's The Flash & Jane the Virgin; NBC's Saturday Night Live; and TNT's Agent X, Major Crimes, Legends & The Librarians.




ABC's THE MUPPETS
  • The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth will appear as himself on an upcoming episode of the new comedy series. The actor teased his appearance with a picture with Miss Piggy on Instagram
NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
  • Stand-up comedian Jon Rudnitsky has joined the cast of the long-running sketch comedy series as a new featured player for the upcoming 41st season.
TNT's AGENT X, MAJOR CRIMES, LEGENDS and THE LIBRARIANS
  • The basic cable network announced fall premiere dates for the following dramas - The Librarians will return for its second season on Sunday, November 1 at 8/7c.; Major Crime continues its fourth season on Monday, November 2 at 9/8c., immediately followed by the second season premiere of Legends at 10/9c.; and the series debut of new drama Agent X starring Sharon Stone, Jeff Hephner and Gerald McRaney will be on Sunday, November 8 at 9/8c.
THE CW's THE FLASH
  • The hit drama series has tapped Candyman star Tony Todd to voice the DC Comics villain Zoom in the upcoming second season. Zoom will begin to terrorize the city and the Flash (Grant Gustin) beginning in the second episode of the season, titled "Flash of Two Worlds."
ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
  • Amy Okuda (The Guild, The Man in the High Castle) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. Like most casting on the drama, details about her role are being kept under wraps.
THE CW's JANE THE VIRGIN
  • Singer Kesha will appear in the second episode of the telenovela's upcoming second season. She will play Annabelle, a rocker who moves next door to Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and isn't exactly a "baby person."