Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Casting News - 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Adds Nick Offerman; Sela Ward Replaces Susan Sarandon on 'Graves'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - October 14, 2015

ABC's Once Upon a Time; Epix's Graves; FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine; and TV Land's Teachers & Younger.





FOX's BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
  • Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman will appear in a November episode of the comedy's third season. He will play Frederick, Captain Holt's (Andre Braugher) ex-boyfriend. They cross paths again when Terry's (Terry Crews) wife, Sharon (Merrin Dungey) gives birth to their third child.
TV LAND's YOUNGER and TEACHERS
  • The cable network has set a January 12, 2016 premiere date for the second season of Younger starring Sutton Foster (likely at 10/9c.) and the series debut of Teachers (likely at 10:30/9:30c.).
EPIX's GRAVES
  • CSI: NY alum Sela Ward has been tapped to play the role recently vacated by Susan Sarandon on the upcoming comedy starring Nick Nolte. She will play Margaret Graves, who begins to pursue her political aspirations when her husband (Nolte) decides to right the wrongs of his administration 20 years after leaving office.
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME
  • EastEnders star Adam Croasdell has been tapped to play Hook's (Colin O'Donoghue) father on an upcoming episode of the drama's fifth season. No additional details were released about when and how his dad will be introduced.