Monday, July 25, 2016

Casting News - Samira Wiley Boards 'The Handmaid's Tale'; Michelle Dockery Joins 'Godless'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - July 25, 2016

ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; AMC's Halt and Catch Fire; The CW's The Originals; FOX's Rosewood; Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale; MTV's Teen Wolf; and Netflix's Godless.




AMC's HALT AND CATCH FIRE
  • Matthew Lillard (The Bridge) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Ken Diebold, a slickly dressed, self-assuredly confident, undeniably cool businessman who becomes a key investor in Joe's (Lee Pace) fledgling software venture.
MTV's TEEN WOLF
  • After announcing that the upcoming sixth season of the hit drama will be its final one at the show's Comic-Con panel a few days ago, the cable network has now announced that the final season will debut on Tuesday, November 15.
NETFLIX's GODLESS
  • Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Good Behavior) has booked the female lead on the upcoming miniseries starring Jeff Daniels and Jack O'Donnell. She will play Alice Flecher, the owner of a ranch in the quiet town of La Belle, New Mexico where Roy (O'Connell) hides out at.
HULU's THE HANDMAID'S TALE
  • Orange Is the New Black star Samira Wiley has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Elisabeth Moss. She will play Offred's (Moss) best friend from college, a fellow handmaid-in-training at the Red Center and a connection to life before Gilead.
FOX's ROSEWOOD
  • Scout Taylor-Compton (Nashville) has landed a recurring role on he drama's upcoming second season. She will play Christa, the receptionist at Magic City Lab who is further described as a "young, Kat Von D" type.
THE CW's THE ORIGINALS
  • Sleepy Hollow alum Neil Jackson has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play Alistair, a new vampire who will interact with Klaus (Joseph Morgan).
ABC's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Lilli Birdsell (Geek Charming) has joined the drama's upcoming fourth season in a recurring role. She will play Lucy, a beautiful woman with a haunting quality. She has a very violent streak in her inner self because of things that have happened to her.