Monday, October 5, 2020

Casting News - Busy Philipps Joins 'Girls5Eva'; Paddy Considine to Star in 'House of the Dragon'; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - October 5, 2020

Amazon's The Peripheral; HBO's House of the Dragon; and Peacock's Girls5Eva.





PEACOCK's GIRLS5EVA
  • Busy Philipps has joined the cast of the upcoming comedy starring Sara Bareilles and Renée Elise Goldsberry. She previously starred for six seasons in ABC/TBS' Cougar Town and two seasons in HBO's Vice Principals. She was also the host and executive producer of E!'s Busy Tonight, which ran for one season.
  • She will play Summer, the most bubbly, but least talented member of Girls5Eva. She is now a Real Housewives reject in yoga pants living in a New Jersey McMansion.
HBO's HOUSE OF THE DRAGON
  • Paddy Considine will play the lead role in the upcoming prequel series to Game of Thrones. His casting extends his relationship with HBO after co-starring in two limited series at the premium cable network this year - The Outsider and The Third Day.
  • He will play King Viserys Targaryen, chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed the Old King, Jaehaerys Targaryen, at the Great Council at Harrenhal. A warm, kind and decent man, Viserys only wishes to carry forward his grandfather's legacy. But good men do not necessarily make for great kings.
AMAZON's THE PERIPHERAL
  • Chloë Grace Moretz will star in the upcoming drama created by Scott B. Smith. Her film credits include starring roles in The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The 5th Wave, Greta, The Addams Family and Shadow in the Cloud.
  • She will play Flynne Fisher, a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow's America. She is smart, ambitious and doomed. She has no future - until the future comes calling for her.