Friday, May 21, 2021

Casting News - Mark O'Brien Boards '61st Street'; Jeremith Lands Recurring Role on 'Power Book IV: Force'; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - May 21, 2021

AMC's 61st Street; AppleTV+'s Five Days at Memorial; and Starz's Power Book IV: Force.





STARZ's POWER BOOK IV: FORCE
  • Jeremih has landed a recurring role on the upcoming Power spinoff starring Joseph Sikora. The rapper was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016 for the song "Planez." 
  • He will play Elijah, a high-ranking member of CBI who knows how the drug game is played and isn't afraid to bend the rules. As the closest ally of Jenard Sampson (Kris D. Lofton), there's nothing he won't do to prove his loyalty to both the Sampson brothers.
AMC's 61ST STREET
  • Mark O'Brien has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Courtney B. Vance and Tosin Cole. He previously starred for two seasons in Showtime's City on a Hill and in the Amazon limited series The Last Tycoon. He has also recurred on AMC's Halt and Catch Fire.
  • He will play Logan, a legacy Chicago police officer. When a murder occurs on the streets during a drug bust gone wrong, he's forced to question his commitment to the department while examining his own morality.
APPLE TV+'s FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
  • Molly Hager has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming limited series starring Vera Farmiga. She has appeared on Broadway in the musical Waitress and Off-Broadway in the musical Heathers: The Musical. She also had a recurring role on Showtime's Happyish.
  • She will play Virginia Rider, a special agent with the state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.