Monday, November 23, 2020

Casting News - Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins 'Jack Ryan'; Nic Bishop to Appear on 'Legends of Tomorrow'; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - November 23, 2020

Amazon's Jack Ryan; The CW's Legends of Tomorrow; and Netflix's Never Have I Ever.





AMAZON's JACK RYAN
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming third season as a new series regular. She received an Academy Award nomination for her supporting performance in the 1996 film Secrets & Lie. She also starred for seven seasons in CBS' Without a Trace, one season in NBC's Blindspot and one season in Netflix's Soundtrack. And finally, she has recurred on BBC America's Broadchurch and Amazon's Homecoming.
  • She will play Elizabeth Wright, the Chief of Station.
THE CW's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
  • Nic Bishop will appear in an upcoming episode of the drama's sixth season. He previously starred for two seasons in ABC's Body of Proof and one season in USA's Covert Affairs. He has also recurred on Syfy's Dominion, FX's Snowfall and AppleTV+'s Truth Be Told.
  • He will play Kilgore, a warmongering general hoping to steer President John F. Kennedy to start World War III when an alien begins wreaking havoc in 1962 Cuba.
NETFLIX's NEVER HAVE I EVER
  • Megan Suri has been cast as a new series regular on the comedy's upcoming second season. She has previously recurred on HBO's The Brink and Netflix's Atypical.
  • She will play Aneesa, a new Indian student at Sherman Oaks High, whose confidence and radiance will pose an immediate threat to Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan).