Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Casting News - Uma Thurman to Recur on 'My So Called Wife'; 'Fuller House' Returns in December; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - September 21, 2016

A&E's Bates Motel; Bravo's My So Called Wife; FOX's 24: Legacy; and Netflix's Dear White People & Fuller House.





NETFLIX's FULLER HOUSE
  • The hit comedy series will return for its 13-episode second season on Friday, December 9, it was announced today by series star Candace Cameron Bure on The View. The new season stars Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, Michael Campion, Elias Harger, Soni Nicole Bringas, Dashiell & Fox Messitt, Ashley Liao, John Brotherton, Juan Pablo Di Pace and Scott Weinger.
BRAVO's MY SO CALLED WIFE
  • Oscar nominee Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming dark comedy starring Inbar Lavi. She will play Lenny Cohen, the ultimate fixer. When the reclusive ring-leader of a group of con artists needs to keep his employees in line, eliminate an enemy or whip up a world class omelette, there is only one person for the job - the lethal, articulate and mysterious Lenny Cohen.
FOX's 24: LEGACY
  • Tiffany Hines (Nikita, Unbreak My Heart) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Corey Hawkins and Miranda Otto. She will play Aisha, the smart, tough and ambitious girlfriend of drug dealer Isaac (Ashley Thomas) who plays an integral role in his business.
NETFLIX's DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
  • Jeremy Tardy (War Dogs, The Mindy Project) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming comedy created by Justin Simien. He will play Rashid Bakr, a brainy young man from Kenya who speaks five languages. He's trying to discover what it means to be an African in America among African-Americans.
A&E's BATES MOTEL
  • Isabelle McNally (House of Cards) has joined the drama's upcoming fifth and final season in a recurring role. She will play Madeleine Loomis, a warm and kindhearted woman who bears a striking resemblance to a young Norma Bates (Vera Farmiga).