Friday, August 12, 2016

Casting News - Thomas Gibson Fired from 'Criminal Minds'; Sean Maguire to Appear on 'Timeless'; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - August 12, 2016

ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; CBS' Criminal Minds; FXX's Man Seeking Woman; NBC's The Good Place & Timeless; and Showtime's Billions.





NBC's TIMELESS
  • Once Upon a Time alum Sean Maguire will appear in the fourth episode of the upcoming drama. He will play Ian Fleming, the author or the James Bond novels. In the episode set in Nazi Germany, historian Lucy (Abigail Spencer) and the time traveling team encounter Fleming early in his pre-Bond career when he served as an undercover British agent behind enemy lines.
CBS' CRIMINAL MINDS
  • Earlier this week series star Thomas Gibson was placed on a two-episode suspension from the long-running procedural after kicking a writer on-set. And now, that suspension is being turned into a full-on dismissal from the series. CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios released the following statement: "Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from Criminal Minds. Creative details for how the character's exit will be addressed in the show will be announced at a later date." Gibson had a contract to star in Season 12 of the hit series in its entirety. He has been on the drama since its first season.
NBC's THE GOOD PLACE
  • Tiya Sircar (Star Wars Rebels, Witches of East End) has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming comedy starring Kristen Bell and Ted Danson. No details were immediately released about the character she will be playing.
SHOWTIME's BILLIONS
  • Zoo star James Wolk will guest star in an upcoming episode of the drama's second season. He will play Craig Heidecker, an innovative young tech billionaire.
ABC's AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Parminder Nagra (ER, The Blacklist) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. She will play a powerful politician who is outspoken in her distrust of Inhumans and the threat they pose to society.
FXX's MAN SEEKING WOMAN
  • Katie Findlay (How to Get Away With Murder, The Killing) has been cast in a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming third season. She will play Josh's (Jay Baruchel) new love interest.