Casting News - August 8, 2017
ABC's The Goldbergs & Grey's Anatomy; FOX's 9-1-1, The Gifted & Lethal Weapon; Hulu's The Mindy Project; NBC's Law & Order: SVU; and Netflix's 13 Reasons Why.
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
- Philip Winchester is set to reprise his Chicago Justice role on a recurring basis in the drama's upcoming nineteenth season. He plays prosecutor Peter Stone and is slated to arrive on the drama sometime midseason. The character already has an important connection to Law & Order as he's the son of Ben Stone (Michael Moriarty) from the original series.
FOX's 9-1-1
- Peter Krause (Six Feet Under, Parenthood) has been cast as the male lead on the upcoming drama starring Angela Bassett. All character details about the upcoming series are being kept under wraps though. Furthermore, McG has been tapped to direct the premiere while Tim Minear will serve as showrunner for the first season.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
- Stefania Spampinato (Satisfaction) has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourteenth season. She will play Carina DeLuca, Andrew Deluca's (Giacomo Gianniotti) sister who joins Grey Sloan as a controversial new doctor.
HULU's THE MINDY PROJECT
- Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids) has booked a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming sixth and final season. She will play Mary Hernandez, a doctor at a competing women's clinic who butts heads with Jody (Garret Dillahunt) after his patients begin seeing her instead. While attempting to take her down, Jody finds himself falling for his adversary.
FOX's THE GIFTED
- Elena Satine (Revenge) will appear in the second episode of the upcoming drama starring Stephen Moyer and Amy Acker. She will play Dreamer, a mutant with the ability to add or subtract memories.
NETFLIX's 13 REASONS WHY
- Kelli O'Hara, Ben Lawson, Anne Winters, Bryce Cass, Chelsea Alden, Samantha Logan and Allison Miller have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season. O'Hara will play Jackie, an advocate for victims of bullying. Lawson will play Rick, Liberty High's baseball coach. Winters will play Chloe, the new head cheerleader. Cass will Cyrus, a mischievous student. Alden will play Mackenzie, Cyrus' artsy sister. Logan will play Nina, a track star. Miller will play Sonja, an ambitious young lawyer.
ABC's THE GOLDBERGS
- After recurring since the second season, Sam Lerner has been promoted to series regular on the comedy's upcoming fifth season. He plays Geoff, one of Barry's (Troy Gentile) friends and Erica's (Hayley Orrantia) love interest.
FOX's LETHAL WEAPON
- Rex Linn (CSI: Miami, Better Call Saul) has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Martin Riggs' (Clayne Crawford) father. He will appear in Texas flashbacks alongside a teenage Riggs. Their relationship will inform Riggs' current-day issues.
