Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Casting News - William Jackson Harper to Co-Star on 'Cry Wolf'; 'SVU' Promotes Corey Cott; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - January 13, 2026

FX's Cry Wolf; NBC's Law & Order: SVU; and Netflix's Untitled Will Ferrell Comedy.





FX's CRY WOLF
  • William Jackson Harper will co-star on the upcoming limited series starring Olivia Colman, Brie Larson and Shawn Hatosy. He previously starred for four seasons in NBC's The Good Place, in the second season of HBO Max's Love Life, and in the Netflix limited series A Man in Full. He will next star in MGM+'s upcoming anthology drama American Hostage.
  • He will play Arthur, Kath's (Colman) supervisor at Child Protective Services, who has a good sense of humor.
NETFLIX's UNTITLED WILL FERRELL COMEDY
  • Gabe Hogan and Aida Osman have booked recurring roles on the upcoming comedy starring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon. Hogan previously starred for four seasons in TruTV's Tacoma FD. Osman starred for two seasons in HBO Max's Rap Sh!t.
  • Hogan will play Jerry, Lance's (Jimmy Tatro) personal trainer.
  • Osman will play Crystal, Lance's childhood friend.
NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU
  • Corey Cott has been promoted to series regular on the drama's 27th season. He joined the drama as a recurring guest star in the second episode of the current season. He has appeared in seven episodes so far.
  • He plays Detective Jake Griffin, a key ally of Chief of Detectives Kathryn Tynan (guest star Noma Dumezweni) who was installed in Captain Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) SVU squad.