Friday, March 1, 2019

Casting News - Rebecca Hall to Star in 'Tales From the Loop'; 'The Twilight Zone' Adds Seth Rogen; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - March 1, 2019

Amazon's The Hunt & Tales From the Loop; CBS All Access' The Twilight Zone; NBC's Superstore; and TNT's Animal Kingdom.





AMAZON's THE HUNT
  • Josh Radnor has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman. He previously starred for nine seasons in CBS' How I Met Your Mother and one season in NBC's Rise.
  • He will play Lonny Flash, a movie star who is secretly a member of the group led by Pacino's veteran Nazi hunter.
NBC's SUPERSTORE
  • Chrissy Metz will guest star in an upcoming episode of the comedy's fourth season. She currently stars in NBC's This Is Us, which is airing its third season.
  • She will play Luanne, an all-business human resources representative who is called in to investigate a series of embarrassing tweets.
AMAZON's TALES FROM THE LOOP
  • Rebecca Hall will play the female lead on the upcoming drama created by Nathaniel Halpern. Her film credits include The Prestige, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Frost/Nixon, The Town, The Awakening, Iron Man 3 and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women.
  • She will play Loretta, a gifted physicist.
TNT's ANIMAL KINGDOM
  • Sohvi Rodriguez has been promoted to series regular for the drama's upcoming third season. She joined the drama during its third season in a major recurring role - appearing in twelve episodes.
  • She plays Mia, a tough and unpredictable young woman raised in a gang. She forms an alliance with J (Finn Cole) as he questions her motives at every turn.
CBS ALL ACCESS' THE TWILIGHT ZONE
  • Seth Rogen will star in an upcoming episode of the anthology series reboot from Jordan Peele. He is currently an executive producer and director on AMC's Preacher, Hulu's Future Man and Showtime's Black Monday. His film credits include Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is the End and Neighbors. He next stars in Jon Favreau's reimagining of The Lion King.
  • No details were immediately released about the character he will be playing or the story of his episode.