Casting News - February 27, 2020
ABC's The Big Sky; Amazon's Goliath & The Underground Railroad; Comedy Central's The Other Two; The CW's Walker; Netflix's Special; Pop's One Day at a Time; and TNT's Claws.
COMEDY CENTRAL's THE OTHER TWO
- Gideon Glick has been cast in a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming second season. He received a Tony Award nomination last year for his performance in the play To Kill a Mockingbird. He currently stars in the Off Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors.
- He will play Jess, Cary's (Drew Tarver) new boyfriend. He is a laid back guy who seems very into Cary and very able to roll with the punches.
ABC's THE BIG SKY
- Katheryn Winnick will play the co-lead in the upcoming drama created by David E. Kelley. She previously starred for six seasons in History's Vikings and one season in Netflix's Wu Assassins.
- She will play Jenny Hoyt, an ex-cop who partners with private detective Cassie Dewell on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, they must race against the clock to stop the killer before another woman is taken.
TNT's CLAWS
- Juliet Landau has booked a recurring role on the dramedy's upcoming fourth and final season. She has previously recurred on The WB's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Amazon's Bosch.
- She will play Cordelia, a stunning socialite in the community who is protective of her father's wealth.
NETFLIX's SPECIAL
- Max Jenkins has landed a recurring role on the comedy's upcoming second season. He previously starred for two seasons in NBC's The Mysteries of Laura. He currently stars in Netflix's Dead to Me, which returns for its second season later this year.
- He will play Tanner, a new romantic interest for Ryan (Ryan O'Connell).
AMAZON's THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
- Fred Hechinger has joined the cast of the upcoming limited series developed by Barry Jenkins. His film credits include Eighth Grade, Alex Strangelove and the upcoming The Woman in the Window.
- He will play the young version of Ridgeway - who is played as an adult by Joel Edgerton.
AMAZON's GOLIATH
- Haley Joel Osment, Jena Malone and Clara Wong have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming fourth and final season. Osment currently stars in Hulu's Future Man, which returns for its third and final season in April. Malone starred in The Hunger Games film franchise. Wong has recurred on Showtime's Billions and Netflix's The I-Land.
- Osment will play Dylan Zax, the weakest link in the Zax family and someone who isn't the brightest or the most ambitious.
- Malone will play Samantha Margolis, the managing partner and de factor head of the white-shoe law firm Margolis & True and the daughter of one of the founding partners. She has much to prove under tremendous adversity while dealing with debilitating health issues.
- Wong will play Kate Zax, a dedicated chemist for the family business who struggles to reconcile her loyalty to her family with her own sense of morality.
THE CW's WALKER
- Molly Hagan will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Jared Padalecki and Lindsey Morgan. She has previously recurred on The CW's iZombie, Netflix's No Good Nick, The CW's Jane the Virgin and AppleTV+'s Truth Be Told.
- She will play Abeline Walker, Walker's (Padalecki) mother, an unstoppable force of nature. She is a third generation Texas rancher. Smart and perceptive, she always puts the family first and never hesitates to give advice whether asked for or not.
POP's ONE DAY AT A TIME
- Marla Gibbs and Reggie Watts will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's fourth season - its first on the cable channel. Gibbs reunites with executive producer Norman Lear after starring for eleven seasons in CBS' The Jeffersons. Watts currently serves as the band leader on CBS' The Late Late Show with James Corden.
- Gibbs will play Mrs. Jones, a new neighbor whose apartment Elena (Isabella Gomez) and Syd (Sheridan Pierce) visit for trick-or-treating.
- Watts will play Mr. Mann, another new tenant.
