Casting News - November 25, 2025
CBS' NCIS: Origins; Netflix's Assassin's Creed, One Piece & Wednesday; and Prime Video's Barbershop.
CBS' NCIS: Origins; Netflix's Assassin's Creed, One Piece & Wednesday; and Prime Video's Barbershop.
NETFLIX's WEDNESDAY
- Eva Green has joined the cast of the dramedy's upcoming third season. She previously starred for three seasons in Showtime's Penny Dreadful. She also starred in the films Casino Royale, Dark Shadows, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Dumbo.
- She will play Ophelia, Morticia's (Catherine Zeta-Jones) sister.
NETFLIX's ONE PIECE
- Awdo Awdo and Daisy Head have been cast in recurring roles on the drama's upcoming third season. Awdo appears in the upcoming films Onwards and Subversion. Head starred for two seasons in Netflix's Shadow and Bone and in the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
- Awdo will play Mr. 1. Head will play Miss Doublefinger.
PRIME VIDEO's BARBERSHOP
- Roy Wood Jr., Punkie Johnson, Brett Gray and E.J. Bonilla will co-star on the upcoming comedy starring Jermaine Fowler. Wood was a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show for eight years. Johnson starred for four seasons in NBC's Saturday Night Live and in the second season of HBO Max's Love Life. Gray starred for four seasons in Netflix's On My Block and recurs on Showtime's The Chi. Bonilla starred in the fourth season of A&E's Unforgettable and in the first season of FX's The Old Man.
- Wood will play Robert, an ex con-turned-barber.
- Johnson will play Stella, a no-nonsense barber who is skeptical of Travis' (Fowler) return.
- Gray will play the flamboyant and outspoken Kofi.
- Bonilla will play Fernan, a Bronx-born barber who becomes an ally to Travis.
CBS' NCIS: ORIGINS
- Shea Buckner will portray a younger version of a NCIS: New Orleans character in an upcoming episode of the drama's second season. He recently recurred on the fifth season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. He previously guest starred on NBC's The Blacklist, ABC's The Rookie and CBS' FBI.
- He will play Dwayne Pride, who was portrayed by Scott Bakula for all seven seasons of the former drama. In the prequel series, Pride is a former Sheriff's Deputy and newly minted Probationary Special Agent from the NIS Panama office. He has a history with Gibbs (Austin Stowell), and the two must resolve their past tension as they go undercover on a case.
NETFLIX's ASSASSIN'S CREED
- Toby Wallace is set for a lead role on the upcoming drama based on the video game franchise. He previously starred in Netflix's one-season drama The Society, in the FX limited series Pistol and in the upcoming third season of HBO's Euphoria.
- The drama is centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions - one set on determining mankind's future through control and manipulation, while the other fights to preserve free will. The series follows its characters across pivotal historical events as they battle to shape humanity's destiny. No details were immediately announced about the character Wallace will be playing.