Casting News - July 20, 2017
ABC's How to Get Away With Murder; Amazon's Untitled David O. Russell Drama; Freeform's Shadowhunters; FX's Legion; and Showtime's Escape at Dannemora.
FREEFORM's SHADOWHUNTERS
- After recurring throughout the second season, Alisha Wainwright has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming third season. She plays Maia Roberts. The promotion was announced during the show's panel at Comic-Con.
ABC's HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
- Jimmy Smits (The Get Down, 24: Legacy) has been cast in a major recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He will play a prominent figure in Annalise's (Viola Davis) life and will have a key role in this season's mystery. However, further details about his role are being kept under wraps.
AMAZON's UNTITLED DAVID O. RUSSELL DRAMA
- Oscar nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, Nocturnal Animals) will co-star opposite Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore on the upcoming drama created by David O. Russell. No details were immediately released about the character he will be playing.
SHOWTIME's ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA
- Eric Lange (Narcos, Waco) has landed a lead role on the upcoming limited series starring Patricia Arquette, Benicio del Toro and Paul Dano. He will play Lyle Mitchell, Tilly's (Arquette) husband who also works at Clinton Correctional Facility.
FX's LEGION
- Saïd Taghmaoui (Wonder Woman, The Missing) has booked a major role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Amahl Farouk, a villain with a thousand faces. In his real form, he is always nattily dressed. Dapper with a thin Clark Gable style mustache. His eyes forever hidden behind a pair of ornate sunglasses. He was hip long before there was such an idea. He can seductively hold court on any topic and in any language, but his true passion lies in the singular timeless notion of power and amassing as much of it as possible.
