Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Casting News - Spence Moore and Charlie Mann to Play Lead Roles in Starz's 'Power: Origins'; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - September 10, 2025

AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City; AppleTV+'s Bad Monkey; Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown; and Starz's Power: Origins.





STARZ's POWER: ORIGINS
  • Spence Moore and Charlie Mann will play the lead roles in the upcoming Power prequel. Moore currently stars in NBC's Brilliant Minds, which returns for its second season later this month. Mann recurred on BBC One's Virdee and will be seen in Prime Video's upcoming limited series Lazarus starring Sam Claflin.
  • In the new series, Ghost (Moore) and Tommy (Mann) are ambitious young entrepreneurs on the rise, determined to make their mark on the streets of New York City. The series will highlight the unbridled audacity of young men not just leveling up, but determined to become legends in the game.
AMC's THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY
  • Aimee Garcia has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming third season. She previously starred for three seasons in Showtime's Dexter and five seasons in FOX/Netflix's Lucifer. She also recurred on Hulu's Woke and Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution.
  • She will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.
APPLE TV+'s BAD MONKEY
  • John Ortiz has been promoted to series regular on the dramedy's upcoming second season. He was a recurring guest star in the first season - appearing in eight episodes overall. Recently, he has also starred in the Netflix limited series The Madness and recurred on ABC's Will Trent.
  • He plays Rogelio, a police detective and Yancy's (Vince Vaughn) best friend.
PARAMOUNT+'s MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN
  • Niko Nicotera has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fourth season. He previously starred for four seasons in FX's Sons of Anarchy and recurred on NBC's Good Girls. He will next be seen recurring on the second season of CBS' Matlock.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.