Friday, July 18, 2025

Casting News - Bridget Moynahan Joins 'Boston Blue' Premiere; 'Crystal Lake' Casts Young Jason Voorhees; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - July 18, 2025

AppleTV+'s Untitled Liev Schreiber Drama; CBS' Boston Blue and Tracker; MGM+'s American Classic; NBC's Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU; and Peacock's Crystal Lake.




CBS' BOSTON BLUE
  • Bridget Moynahan will reprise her Blue Bloods role in the series premiere of the upcoming spinoff starring Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green. She previously starred for all 14 seasons in the original series. She will also direct an upcoming episode of the new drama's first season.
  • She plays Erin Reagan, Danny's (Wahlberg) sister and an Assistant District Attorney in New York County.
PEACOCK's CRYSTAL LAKE
  • Callum Vinson, Nick Cordileone, Joy Suprano, Danielle Kotch and Phoenix Parnevik have landed recurring roles on the upcoming Friday the 13th prequel starring Linda Cardellini. Vinson previously starred in the Peacock limited series Long Bright River and recurred on Syfy's Chucky. Cordileone recurred on Max's Warrior. Suprano recurred on Starz's Hightown and FX's Fleishman Is in Trouble. Kotch starred in the 2024 film Director's Cut. Parnevik guest starred on Peacock's Bel-Air.
  • Vinson will play Jason Voorhees. Cordileone will play Ralph. Suprano will play Rita. Kotch will play Claudette. Parnevik will play Barry.
APPLE TV+'s UNTITLED LIEV SCHREIBER DRAMA
  • Poorna Jagannathan and Gary Carr have been cast on the upcoming drama starring Liev Schreiber. Jagannathan previously starred for four seasons in Netflix's Never Have I Ever and will next recur on HBO's upcoming drama Lanterns. Carr starred for two seasons in HBO's The Deuce and in Prime Video's one-season drama The Peripheral.
  • Jagannathan will play Quinn, an FBI agent from Washington, D.C. who leans on Jonah (Schreiber) to navigate the close-knit small town as an outsider while dealing with her personal life struggles.
  • Carr will play Nathan, a forensic investigator who is dedicated to Jonah but has reconciled with his feelings for Saga (Zazie Beetz).
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
  • Aimé Donna Kelly has been promoted to series regular on the drama's upcoming 27th season. She initially started as a guest star on the drama during its 23rd season. She has since been part of the recurring cast - appearing in 29 episodes overall to date.
  • She plays Captain Renee Curry. Initially at Internal Affairs, she transferred to SVU to work alongside Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay).
NBC's LAW & ORDER
  • Mehcad Brooks will depart as a series regular ahead of the drama's upcoming 25th season. He joined the drama as a series regular at the start of its 22nd season. He starred for three seasons and appeared in 57 episodes overall.
  • He played Detective Jalen Shaw, who most recently worked alongside Detective Vincent Riley (Reid Scott) and Lieutenant Jessica Brady (Maura Tierney).
CBS' TRACKER
  • Eric Graise and Abby McEnany will not return as series regulars on the drama's upcoming third season. Both have been part of the drama since its series premiere. Graise and McEnany appeared in 24 and 30 episodes, respectively.
  • Graise played Bobby Exley, a hacker who assisted Shaw (Justin Hartley).
  • McEnany played Velma Bruin, one of Shaw's handlers.
MGM+'s AMERICAN CLASSIC
  • Len Cariou, Sean "Dino" Johnson, Johnny McKeown, Phillip Johnson Richardson, Billy Eugene Jones, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Yaegel T. Welch, Joseph Morales, Matt McGrath and Terry Walters have joined the cast of the upcoming comedy starring Kevin Kline, Jon Tenney and Laura Linney.
  • Cariou (Blue Bloods, Into the Storm) will play Linus Bean, Richard (Kline) and Jon's (Tenney) father, an actor, a puppet maker, and the founder of the Millersburg Festival Theater. Cariou will replace the late Harris Yulin in the role.
  • Johnson (Sing Sing) will play Clarence/Joe Crowell. He works two jobs and loves the MFT, and wants to be a part of Our Town, but is worried about how it will affect his livelihood. He wants to be a part of something bigger than himself.
  • McKeown (Tracey Ullman's Show) will play Hugo Booth, Richard's assistant from New York City. He is devoted to Richard and hopes to protect him against his most powerful foibles. At the same time, there is only so much he can do.
  • Richardson (Little Voice) will play Heath McCardle, a member of the touring company performing in Nunsence at the MFT. He's a real heartthrob, and Miranda (Nell Verlaque) immediately takes notice of him. So does Richard, as he starts to cast his production of Our Town. He hires Heath to play George. Randall Potts (Ajay Friese) is deeply threatened by Heath, but who the latter ends up with is a surprise to everyone.
  • Jones (Purlie Victorious) will play Mr. Pat Paterson, who married his wife, Pat, just out of high school, and now works as an accountant for a failing medical supply firm. He is resistant to the theater, but joins the cast of Our Town for the sake of his marriage. When his relationship goes south, he blames Richard and the play and becomes aligned with Connor Boyle (Billy Carter) and the "developer" faction.
  • Jones-Sojola (The Music Man) will play Mrs. Pat Paterson, who is thrilled to be a part of the production of Our Town. She is excited to finally have something to fulfill her emotionally. Her marriage is quite obviously troubled, and she hopes the play might supply some of what she is missing in life.
  • Welch (Law & Order) will play Dr. Derek Seale, the town obstetrician who is most comfortable when handing out medical advice, something Richard and the cast often take advantage of.
  • Morales (Hamilton) will play Jeff Jeffries, a loan officer at the local bank who has been working with Kristen (Linney) and Jon for years. He's not a man of the theater, but once he's got a taste, he can't get enough.
  • McGrath (The Undoing) will play Kenny Klaus, the town's undertaker, who is old enough to remember seeing Richard and Kristen in Our Town. He is a massive fan of Richard (has followed his whole career), and of the theatre in general, and is honored to be able to be a part of Ethel's (Jane Alexander) funeral.
  • Walters (Undone) will play Tina/Mrs. Gibbs, a local community member who takes over the role of Mrs. Gibbs when Mrs. Pat runs away. She participates in a lot of local town activities.