Casting News - July 17, 2025
Disney+'s Wonder Man; Netflix's Little House on the Prairie, Unaccustomed Earth & XO, Kitty; and Prime Video's Every Year After.
Disney+'s Wonder Man; Netflix's Little House on the Prairie, Unaccustomed Earth & XO, Kitty; and Prime Video's Every Year After.
NETFLIX's UNACCUSTOMED EARTH
- Freida Pinto will play the lead role in the upcoming drama created by John Wells and Madhuri Shekar. She previously starred in the films Slumdog Millionaire and Mr. Malcolm's List. She also recurred on Hulu's The Path and starred in the second season of AppleTV+'s Surface.
- She will play Parul Chaudhury. When a star-crossed romance between a devoted wife and her long-lost love comes to light, a scandalous affair is born and new battle lines are drawn in the intensely interconnected immigrant community in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
NETFLIX's LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
- Barrett Doss, Mary Holland, Michael Hough, Kowen Cadorath, Thosh Collins, Maclean Fish and Rebecca Amzallag have landed recurring roles on the upcoming drama based on the novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Doss previously starred for seven seasons in ABC's Station 19. Holland recurred on AppleTV+'s The Big Door Prize and CBS' Ghosts. Hough recurred on the Epix limited series Chapelwaite. Cadorath guest starred on Paramount+'s SkyMed. Collins recurred on Disney+'s Echo. Fish recurred on Crave's Shoresy. Amzallag recurred on NBC's Transplant and HBO Max's Titans.
- Doss will play Emily Henderson, a charming woman who excels at interacting with people and handling numbers, which enables her to run the General Store. She kindly takes in Caleb, an orphan boy who wanders into town.
- Holland will play Jemma James, the wife of Eli James. She is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town's busybody.
- Hough will play Eli James, the husband of Jemma James. He works for the railroad and is very supportive of the newcomers arriving in Independence.
- Cadorath will play Caleb, a skinny, prairie handsome, pre-teen who has been orphaned and doesn't say much. Emily takes him in and gives him a job at the General Store.
- Collins will play Louis, White Sun's (Alyssa Wapanatâhk) good-natured and level-headed cousin.
- Fish will play Adam Scott, who is boyish and handsome but soft. He appears as though he hasn't had a day of hardship in his life.
- Amzallag will play Lacey Aubert, a beautiful and happily widowed outcast who owns a card room and bar on the edge of town.
PRIME VIDEO's EVERY YEAR AFTER
- Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett, Aurora Perrineau, Abigail Cowen, Michael Bradway and Joseph Chiu will star in the upcoming drama based on the novel by Carley Fortune. Both Soverall and Cowen previously starred for two seasons in Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga. Cornett starred for three seasons in Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Perrineau starred for two seasons in FOX's Prodigal Son. Bradway recurred for two seasons on NBC's Chicago Fire. Chiu recurred on Prime Video's Motorheads.
- Soverall will play Percy. Cornett will play Sam. Perrineau will play Chantal. Cowen will play Delilah. Bradway will play Charlie. Chiu will play Jordie.
NETFLIX's XO, KITTY
- Sule Thelwell, Soy Kim and Christine Hwang will appear in recurring roles on the comedy's upcoming third season. Thelwell previously starred in the Hulu limited series Saint X. Kim starred in the South Korean series Oneuldo Jisonghabnida. Hwang guest starred on NBC's Law & Order: SVU.
- Thelwell will play Marius. Kim will play Yisoo. Hwang will play Gigi.
DISNEY+'s WONDER MAN
- Arian Moayed will reprise his MCU role in the upcoming drama starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He previously appeared in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home and in the Disney+ limited series Ms. Marvel. Elsewhere, he recurred on HBO's Succession and received two Emmy Award nominations for his performance.
- He plays Agent Cleary, a high-ranking official working in the Department of Damage Control, which is responsible for dealing with the aftermath of events caused by superpowered individuals.