Thursday, May 1, 2025

Casting News - Josh Hutcherson Boards Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy; Michael Chiklis Joins 'BMF'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - May 1, 2025

HBO's Untitled Rachel Sennott Comedy; Prime Video's Carrie & Kill Jackie; and Starz's BMF.





PRIME VIDEO's CARRIE
  • Matthew Lillard has joined the cast of the upcoming limited series starring Summer H. Howell. He previously starred for two seasons in FX's The Bridge and four seasons in NBC's Good Girls. He also stars in the Scream and Five Night's at Freddy's film franchises.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
HBO's UNTITLED RACHEL SENNOTT COMEDY
  • Josh Hutcherson has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming comedy created by and starring Rachel Sennott. He previously starred in The Hunger Games film franchise and for three seasons in Hulu's Future Man. He also currently stars in the Five Nights at Freddy's film franchise.
  • While no details were announced about the character he will be playing, he will replace Miles Robbins who played the character in the original pilot. The character was rewritten after the comedy was picked up to series.
STARZ's BMF
  • Michael Chiklis has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He previously starred for seven seasons in FX's The Shield, winning an Emmy Award for his performance in 2002. Recently, he recurred on HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, FOX's Accused and MGM+'s Hotel Cocaine.
  • He will play DEA Agent Taylor, a no-nonsense cop who assists in pursing BMF, while adding to Meech (Demetrius Flenory Jr.) and Terry's (Da'Vinchi) growing list of enemies.
PRIME VIDEO's KILL JACKIE
  • Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Óscar Jaenada, Hattie Hook, Darci Shaw, Raff Law, Enzo Cilenti, Christine Adams, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Karlis Arnolds Avots, Set Sjöstrand, Tadashi Ito, Sebastian Armesto, Julian Barratt, Gavin Spokes, Jonathan Cake, Bamshad Abedi-Amin, and Bill Paterson will appear in the upcoming drama starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.
  • No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.