Thursday, December 11, 2025

Casting News - Hugh Laurie Set as Male Lead on 'Dig'; Jamie-Lynn Sigler to Guest Star on 'Grey's Anatomy'; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - December 11, 2025

ABC's Grey's Anatomy; AMC's Mayfair Witches; CBS' Matlock & The Neighborhood; Netflix's Assassin's Creed & Survival of the Thickest; and Peacock's Dig.




PEACOCK's DIG
  • Hugh Laurie is set as the male lead opposite Amy Poehler in the upcoming comedy created by Poehler and Mike Schur. He previously starred for eight seasons in FOX's House, in the first season of AMC's The Night Manager, two seasons in Hulu's Chance, in the Hulu limited series Catch-22, two seasons in HBO's Avenue 5, and in the Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See. He also recurred on HBO's Veep.
  • He will play Neville, a British professor who sincerely loves archaeology and strives to uphold the traditions of this dying profession. He fancies himself an inspiring mentor to everyone who works at the site.
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
  • Jamie-Lynn Sigler will guest star on an upcoming episode of the drama's 22nd season. She previously starred for six seasons in HBO's The Sopranos and in the third season of ABC's Big Sky.
  • She will play Dr. Laura Kaplan, a urologist living with Multiple Sclerosis. She visits Grey Sloan at the request of Catherine Fox (Debbie Allen) and offers Richard (James Pickens Jr.) a unique perspective on his case.
NETFLIX's SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST
  • Marouane Zotti has been promoted to series regular on the comedy's upcoming third and final season. She will join returning series regulars and guest stars Michelle Buteau, Tone Bell, Liza Treyger, Peppermint, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Anthony Michael Lopez, Garcelle Beauvais and RonReaco Lee.
  • Meanwhile, the final season will feature new guest stars Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws), D.L. Hughley (The DL Hughley Show), Ashley Graham (Chicago on Broadway), Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show), Wyatt Cenac (Problem Areas), Jenna Lyons (designer and creative entrepreneur), Ice-T (Law & Order: SVU), LaQuan Smith (designer), Charles Harbison (designer) and Ashley Romans (The Pitt). 
NETFLIX's ASSASSIN'S CREED
  • Lola Petticrew will play the co-lead opposite Toby Wallace in the upcoming drama based on the video game franchise. She previously starred in the FX limited series Say Nothing. She will next star in Hulu's upcoming drama Furious opposite Emmy Rossum.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character she will be playing.
CBS' MATLOCK
  • Sarah Wright Olsen and Henry Haber have landed recurring roles on the drama's second season. Wright Olsen previously starred in NBC's one-season comedy Marry Me and in Netflix's one-season drama Spinning Out. Haber guest stars on FX's upcoming drama The Beauty.
  • Wright Olsen will play Gwen, an efficiency expert analyzing the firm.
  • Haber will play Hunter, a younger associate from the floater pool who's a total bro.
AMC's MAYFAIR WITCHES
  • Omar Maskati has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming third season. He previously recurred on Netflix's Unbelievable, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, Netflix's The Recruit and Prime Video's Étoile.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
CBS' THE NEIGHBORHOOD
  • Anthony Anderson will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's eighth and final season. He previously starred for four seasons in NBC's Law & Order and eighth seasons in ABC's Black-ish.
  • He will play Clancy Pridgeon, Courtney's (Skye Townsend) father. Enigmatic and imposing, he has come to pass judgment on Marty (Marcel Spears), the man who got his daughter pregnant.