Casting News - September 22, 2025
AppleTV+'s Bad Monkey; CBS' NCIS: Origins; and Netflix's Ransom Canyon.
AppleTV+'s Bad Monkey; CBS' NCIS: Origins; and Netflix's Ransom Canyon.
CBS' NCIS: ORIGINS
- Philip Winchester has been cast in a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He previously starred for four seasons in Cinemax's Strike Back and two seasons in NBC's Law & Order: SVU. He currently stars in Netflix's Ransom Canyon, which has been renewed for a second season.
- He will play Mason Franks, the older brother of Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid), a Texas-tough cowboy who has recently hit rock bottom. He is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch. His desperation leads him to seek help from his estranged little brother.
APPLE TV+'s BAD MONKEY
- Yvonne Strahovski is set as a new series regular on the dramedy's upcoming second season. She previously starred for six seasons in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, receiving two Emmy Award nominations for her performance.
- She will play Delaney, the County State Attorney.
NETFLIX's RANSOM CANYON
- Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner will not return as series regulars on the drama's upcoming second season. Meanwhile, Ben Robson and Heidi Engerman have landed recurring roles on the new season. Robson previously starred for two seasons in History's Vikings and six seasons in TNT's Animal Kingdom. Engerman recurred on NBC's Chicago Fire and CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful.
- Macken played Davis Collins, the owner of the modern Bar W Ranch.
- Liner played Reid Collins, the star quarterback of Ransom High, Lauren's (Lizzy Greene) boyfriend and heir to the Collins family ranch.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters Robson and Engerman will be playing.