Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Casting News - Taylor Cole Joins 'The Originals' as Recurring; Alexie Gilmore to Recur on 'Lopez'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - January 26, 2016

The CW's The Flash & The Originals; Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events; and TV Land's Lopez.





TV LAND's LOPEZ
  • Alexie Gilmore (CSI: Cyber, Legends) has been cast in a major recurring role on the upcoming comedy starring George Lopez. She will play Lopez's love interest.
THE CW's THE ORIGINALS
  • Taylor Cole (The Event, CSI: Miami) has booked a recurring role on the drama's third season. She will play Sofya, a smart, badass vampire whose skills are highly sought after on the black market. Though her loyalty remains solely to herself, she is always willing to lend a hand to the highest bidder.
THE CW's THE FLASH
  • Allison Paige (Days of Our Lives) will appear in an upcoming episode of the hit drama's second season. She will play Eliza Harmon aka the speedster Trajectory. Having arrived in Central City intent on creating maximum chaos, her antics are misinterpreted as having been done by the Flash (Grant Gustin) himself. Barry must uncover the mystery who is the girl under the mask and what is driving her mad desire for speed and destruction.
NETFLIX's A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
  • Malina Weissman (Supergirl) and newcomer Louis Hynes have been cast as the young leads on the upcoming drama series adaptation of the hit novel series. Weissman will play Violet, the eldest of the three orphaned children who is smart beyond her years and who helps her brother and sister solve problems with her skills as an inventor. Hynes will play Klaus, the middle child who loves books. Neil Patrick Harris has been in negotiations for the adult lead of Count Olaf.