Thursday, June 26, 2025

Casting News - Toya Turner Departs 'Chicago P.D.'; Steve Howey Set as Series Regular on 'High Potential'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - June 26, 2025

ABC's High Potential; AppleTV+'s Untitled Liev Schreiber Drama; Hulu's Untitled Liz Meriwether Series; NBC's Chicago P.D.; Netflix's Vladimir; Paramount+'s Landman; and Prime Video's Reacher.




NBC's CHICAGO P.D.
  • Toya Turner will not be returning as a series regular for the drama's upcoming 13th season. She joined the cast as Officer Kiana Cook in its 12th season - appearing in 17 episodes overall.
  • While she didn't explain the decision behind her exit, Turner stated: "I'm grateful for the time I had bringing Kiana to life. Thank you to everyone who welcomed me so warmly."
ABC's HIGH POTENTIAL
  • Steve Howey is set as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming second season. He previously starred for six seasons in The WB's Reba and eleven seasons in Showtime's Shameless
  • He will play Jesse Wagner, the precinct's new captain, a savvy political animal who knows how to wear an expensive suit and oozes effortless charm. Besides a guy who can launch a million fundraisers with his smile, he has disruptor tenacity and likes thinking outside the box just like their all-star consultant Morgan (Kaitlin Olson). He has a way of putting himself right in the middle of the action... whether he's wanted there or not.
HULU's UNTITLED LIZ MERIWETHER SERIES
  • Lola Petticrew and Scoot McNairy have joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Emmy Rossum. Petticrew previously starred in the FX limited series Say Nothing. McNairy starred for four seasons in AMC's Halt and Catch Fire and two seasons in Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.
  • No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
PRIME VIDEO's REACHER
  • Christopher Rodriguez-Marquette has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He previously recurred on HBO's Barry and Quibi's The Fugitive. He also guest starred on FOX's Lucifer and NBC's Magnum P.I.
  • He will play Jacob Merrick, a small-town policeman. Rodriguez-Marquette will replace Jay Baruchel, who was originally cast in the role but exited for personal reasons.
NETFLIX's VLADIMIR
  • Leo Woodall will play the male lead opposite Rachel Weisz in the upcoming limited series created by Julia May Jonas and Kate Robin. He previously starred in the second season of HBO's The White Lotus, in the Netflix limited series One Day, and in the AppleTV+ limited series Prime Target. He also starred in the Peacock film Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.
  • As a woman's (Weisz) life unravels, she becomes obsessed with her captivating new colleague (Woodall). Full of sexy secrets and dark humor, the series is about what happens when a woman goes hell-bent to turn her fantasies into reality.
PARAMOUNT+'s LANDMAN
  • Stefania Spampinato has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She previously recurred on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and starred for four seasons in its spinoff Station 19.
  • She will play Gallino's (Andy Garcia) wife.
APPLE TV+'s UNTITLED LIEV SCHREIBER DRAMA
  • Bill Camp will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Liev Schreiber, Zazie Beetz and Stephen Graham. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2017 for his supporting role in the HBO limited series The Night Of. He also starred in the Hulu limited series The Looming Tower, the HBO limited series The Outsider, the Netflix limited series The Queen's Gambit, the first season of AppleTV+'s Presumed Innocent, and in the Netflix limited series Sirens.
  • He will play Police Chief Ellison.