Thursday, June 30, 2016

Casting News - 'Halt and Catch Fire' Continues in August; Retta Promoted on 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - June 30, 2016

AMC's Halt and Catch Fire; Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce; CMT's Nashville; The CW's The Flash; NBC's Superstore; OWN's Queen Sugar; Showtime's Ray Donovan; and TV Land's Younger.




AMC's HALT AND CATCH FIRE
  • The hit drama will return for its 10-episode third season on Tuesday, August 23 at 9/8c. with a special two-hour premiere. In the new season, which picks up in March 1986, Mutiny leaves Texas for the big leagues of Silicon Valley. Founders Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis) and Donna Clark (Kerry Bishé) search for the idea that will launch Mutiny as a player, but new collaborators test their partnership. Gordon (Scoot McNairy) struggles to find a place within his wife's company as Joe McMillan (Lee Pace) builds upon his empire, reinventing himself with a bold play that shocks the Valley and sends him back into the lives of his old partners. The season also features Toby Huss, Annabeth Gish and Manish Dayal.
CMT's NASHVILLE
  • Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Charles Esten, Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, Clare Bowen, Lennon Stella, Maisy Stella and Chris Carmack have signed new deals to return to the drama's upcoming fifth season as series regulars. The new season will be the first on new network CMT.
BRAVO's GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE
  • After appearing in eight episodes of the second season, Retta has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming third season. She plays Barbara, Abby's (Lisa Edelstein) co-worker at SheShe.
SHOWTIME's RAY DONOVAN
  • True Blood alum Tara Buck has booked a recurring role on the drama's current fourth season. She will play Maureen Dougherty, a no-nonsense patrol cop.
TV LAND's YOUNGER
  • India de Beaufort (Blood & Oil, Jane by Design) has been cast in a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming third season. She will play Radha, a gorgeous Indian woman who Charles (Peter Hermann) begins dating.
NBC's SUPERSTORE
  • The hit comedy will air a special, Olympics-themed episode of its upcoming second season on Friday, August 19 at 10:30/9:30c., immediately following the network's Olympics coverage.
THE CW's THE FLASH
  • Tom Felton (Harry Potter, Murder in the First) has joined the drama's upcoming third season as a new series regular. He will play Julian Dorn, a fellow CSI at the Central City Police Department who suspects there's more to Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) than just his good guy reputation.
OWN's QUEEN SUGAR
  • The new drama series developed by Ava DuVernay will have a two-night premiere. The series will debut on Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7 at 10/9c. The drama stars Rutina Wesley, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe, Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey, Dondré Whitfield, Timon Kyle Durrett, Nicholas L. Ashe, Greg Vaughan and Ethan Hutchison.