Friday, August 8, 2025

Casting News - Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter and Lindsay Mendez to Guest Star on CBS' 'Elsbeth'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - August 8, 2025

ABC's Will Trent; CBS' Elsbeth; and USA's Anna Pigeon.






CBS' ELSBETH
  • Amy Sedaris, Andy Richter and Lindsay Mendez will guest star in the drama's upcoming third season premiere. Sedaris previously starred for six seasons in Netflix's BoJack Horseman and recurred on Disney+'s The Mandalorian. Richter was the late night sidekick to Conan O'Brien on NBC's Late Night, NBC's The Tonight Show and TBS' Conan. Mendez starred for three seasons in CBS/OWN's All Rise and in the FX limited series Aaron Hernandez: American Sports Story.
  • Sedaris will play Laurel Hammond-Muntz, the headstrong and devoted head writer and executive producer of the popular late-night talk show Way Late.
  • Richter will play Mickey Muntz, the hilarious but long-suffering sidekick to Scotty Bristol (Stephen Colbert), the host of Way Late. He's also Laurel's husband.
  • Mendez will play Grace Hackett, a hard-working officer and an aspiring stand-up comic when off the clock. When she teams up with Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) for a case focused on the world of comedy, her knowledge of the business comes in handy.
ABC's WILL TRENT
  • Kevin Daniels has been promoted to series regular on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He previously recurred on all three previous seasons of the drama - appearing in 13 episodes overall.
  • He plays Detective Franklin Wilks, Angie's (Erika Christensen) AA sponsor and a steady presence in the always-busy police bullpen.
USA's ANNA PIGEON
  • Jordan Sledz, Crystle Lightning and Nikki Hallow have booked recurring roles on the upcoming drama starring Tracy Spiridakos. Sledz previously guest starred on HBO's The Last of Us and CBC's Heartland. Lightning recurred on Prime Video's Three Pines and CBS' Ghosts. An acting coach, Hallow recurred on Freevee's High School.
  • Sledz will play Zach Redhill, a classically trained actor and a love interest from Anna's (Spiridakos) past.
  • Lightning will play Frieda Dierkz, the dispatcher and backbone of the park, who makes it her business to know everyone else's business.
  • Hallow will play Christina Clark, an admin at the park and a single mother going through a difficult divorce who takes special pride in caring for the rangers.