Monday, January 25, 2016

Casting News - Jason Mantzoukas to Recur on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'; 'Reign' Adds John Barrowman; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - January 25, 2016

CBS' Life in Pieces; The CW's Reign; FOX's Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Grinder & New Girl; Hallmark's When Calls the Heart; and History's Six.





CBS' LIFE IN PIECES
  • J.B. Smoove (The Millers) will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's first season. He will play a neighbor whose hot tub is spilling over into Joan (Dianne Wiest) and John Short's (James Brolin) property.
HALLMARK's WHEN CALLS THE HEART
  • The hit drama series will return for its third season on Sunday, February 21 at 8/7c. The drama stars Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Chelah Horsdal, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Martin Cummins, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner.
FOX's BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
  • Jason Mantzoukas (The League, Transparent) has landed a recurring role on the comedy's third season. He will play Adrian Pimento, a police officer who returns to the Nine-Nine after a decade-long undercover mission. Jake (Andy Samberg) is impressed and excited to partner up with him, but soon realizes the harm those years did on Pimento's mental health.
FOX's THE GRINDER
  • Dennis Haysbert (24) and Jim Rash (Community) will guest star in upcoming episodes of the comedy's first season. Haysbert will appear in the show within the show as a commanding special agent who gives Mitch Grinder - the character played by Dean Sanderson (Rob Lowe) - a new life and identity. Rash will play Bill Foosley, a confident own of 20 car dealerships who is shopping around at the top law firms for a new attorney. He likes what he sees with Stewart (Fred Savage), but has doubts as soon Dean shows up.
FOX's NEW GIRL
  • The Walking Dead star Sonequa Martin-Green has landed a guest role on the comedy's fifth season. She will play Rhonda, Winston's (Lamorne Morris) new girlfriend, an Army Reservist who is just as bad a prankster as Winston is - and who Schmidt (Max Greenfield) doesn't want Winston bringing as his plus one to his and Cece's (Hannah Simone) wedding.
THE CW's REIGN
  • Arrow star John Barrowman will appear in an upcoming episode of the drama's third season. He will play Munro, a dangerous and charismatic Scottish clan leader who harbors a sinister grudge against Mary (Adelaide Kane) and who killed her husband, Francis (Toby Regbo).
HISTORY's SIX
  • Dominic Adams (Devious Maids) has been cast in a lead role on the upcoming drama series. He will play Michael, the antagonist of the first season.