Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Casting News - Brian Tyree Henry to Appear on ABC's 'How to Get Away With Murder'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - February 1, 2017

ABC's How to Get Away With Murder; CBS' Man With a Plan; MTV's The Shannara Chronicles; and TBS' Angie Tribeca.





MTV's THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES
  • Malese Jow, Vanessa Morgan, Gentry White, Caroline Chikezie and Desmond Chiam have joined the drama's upcoming second season. Jow will play Mareth, an unpredictable young woman with magical abilities. Morgan will play Lyria, a mysterious woman who is romantically linked to Eretria (Ivana Baquero). White will play Garet, a sly and charismatic bounty hunter known throughout the Four Lands as "The Weapons Master." Chikezie will play Tamlin, the cunning queen of Leah, the only human Kingdom in the Four Lands. Chiam will play Riga, a once revered general in Eventine's (John Rhys-Davies) army, now the leader of an extremist group of Elvin soldiers known as The Crimson.
ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
  • Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry will appear in an upcoming episode of the drama's third season. No details were immediately released about the character he will be playing. But he will appear in the February 9 episode.
CBS' MAN WITH A PLAN
  • Jenna Dewan Tatum (Step Up, Supergirl) will guest star in an upcoming episode of the comedy's first season. She will play Jen, Lowell's (Matt Cook) wife, a former model who opened her own agency and who impresses Adam (Matt LeBlanc) and Andi (Liza Snyder).
TBS' ANGIE TRIBECA
  • Ernie Hudson (A.P.B., Grace and Frankie) will play Angie's (Rashida Jones) father on the comedy's upcoming third season. As of right now, the character is only a guest-starring role but there is the potential for him to recur.