Monday, August 23, 2021

Casting News - Jenifer Lewis to Co-Star in 'I Love This For You'; Jessica Matten Joins 'Dark Winds'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - August 23, 2021

ABC's The Good Doctor; AMC's Dark Winds; AppleTV+'s Five Days at Memorial & Shining Girls; and Showtime's I Love This For You.





SHOWTIME's I LOVE THIS FOR YOU
  • Jenifer Lewis has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming comedy starring Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon. She currently stars in ABC's Black-ish, which returns for its eighth and final season in 2022. She also recently starred in the Netflix film Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square.
  • She will play Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of a popular home shopping network. Lewis will replace Cybill Shepherd, who played the role in the original pilot but will not continue with the series.
AMC's DARK WINDS
  • Jessica Matten is set as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon and Noah Emmerich. She currently stars in the Canadian drama Tribal, which has been renewed for a second season. She previously starred for three seasons in Netflix's Frontier and recurred on The CW's Burden of Truth.
  • She will play Bernadette Manuelito, a Navajo police sergeant who works closely with Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon). Sharp as a tack, efficient, hard-working and perceptive, she's tough and nothing gets by her.
ABC's THE GOOD DOCTOR
  • Rachel Bay Jones has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fifth season. She won a Tony, Grammy and Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in the musical Dear Evan Henson. She has also recurred on ABC's Modern Family, CBS' God Friended Me and Paramount+'s Why Women Kill.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character she will be playing. She will debut in the Season 5 premiere, airing September 27.
APPLE TV+'s SHINING GIRLS
  • Amy Brenneman has scored a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Elisabeth Moss, Wagner Moura, Jamie Bell and Phillipa Soo. She previously starred for two seasons in ABC's NYPD Blue, six seasons in CBS' Judging Amy, six seasons in ABC's Private Practice, three seasons in HBO's The Leftovers and one season in Amazon's Tell Me Your Secrets.
  • She will play Rachel, Kirby's (Moss) larger-than-life single mother.
APPLE TV+'s FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL
  • Joe Carroll has landed a recurring role on the upcoming limited series starring Vera Farmiga. He has previously guest starred on CBS' FBI, NBC's New Amsterdam, Netflix's The Politician and FX's Pose.
  • He will play Michael Arvin, a business development executive tasked with finding life-saving resources for people in distress hundreds of miles from his own location.