Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Casting News - Tim Robbins to Star in HBO's Alan Ball Drama; Iwan Rheon Cast as Lead in 'The Inhumans'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - February 21, 2017

ABC's The Inhumans & Somewhere Between; FOX's Empire; HBO's Untitled Alan Ball Drama; and Showtime's Ray Donovan.





HBO's UNTITLED ALAN BALL DRAMA
  • Oscar winner Tim Robbins (Mystic River, The Brink) will star in the upcoming drama series created by Alan Ball. He will play Greg, a philosophy professor questioning his life, purpose and the world in which he lives - one in which it seems the bad guys have won - and his strained relationship with his wife, Audrey (Holly Hunter), adds to his overall anxiety.
ABC's THE INHUMANS
  • Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon has been cast in a lead role on the upcoming drama from Marvel. He will play Maximus, a clever and charming Inhuman who is fiercely devoted to the people of Attilan, especially his brother, the King - though he harbors an intense desire to wear the crown himself.
SHOWTIME's RAY DONOVAN
  • Graham Rogers (Quantico) and Michel Gill (Mr. Robot) have booked recurring roles on the drama's upcoming fifth season. Rogers will play Smitty, the new boyfriend of Bridget (Kerris Dorsey) in New York. Gill will play Doug Landry. 
FOX's EMPIRE
  • Demi Moore (Ghost, A Few Good Men) is plotting her return to TV with a recurring role on the hit drama. She will play a take-charge nurse with a mysterious past who becomes entangled with the Lyon family. She will first appear in the third season finale and continue into the previously announced fourth season.
ABC's SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
  • Nikita alum Devon Sawa has been cast on the upcoming drama starring Paula Patton. He will play Nico Jackson, a former cop turned private investigator.