Monday, January 9, 2017

Casting News - Matthew Perry, Rita Wilson, Denis O'Hare & More to Appear on 'The Good Fight'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - January 9, 2017

A&E's Bates Motel; ABC's Grey's Anatomy, How To Get Away With Murder & Scandal; and CBS All Access' The Good Fight.





CBS ALL ACCESS' THE GOOD FIGHT
  • During the show's panel at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour, series creators Robert and Michelle King revealed that Matthew Perry, Rita Wilson, Denis O'Hare, John Benjamin Hickey and Jace Alexander are set to reprise their Good Wife roles on the spinoff. Additionally, it was confirmed today that there are no plans for Julianna Margulies to appear in the 10-episode first season. Moreover, the premiere episode on Sunday, February 19 will run for 49 minutes on CBS All Access and 42 minutes on CBS. The second episode of the series will also be available on the 19th, exclusively on CBS All Access.
A&E's BATES MOTEL
  • The Walking Dead alum Austin Nichols has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fifth and final season. He will play Sam Loomis, a mysterious and charismatic newcomer to White Pine Bay who quickly antagonizes Norman (Freddie Highmore) when he tries to involve the Bates Motel's owner in his web of lies.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER and SCANDAL
  • The broadcast network has delayed the return of its TGIT lineup by one week - from Thursday, January 19 to Thursday, January 26. In place of the three dramas on the 19th, ABC will air a pre-inauguration 20/20 special, titled America's First Family: The Trumps Go to Washington, at 10/9c.