Friday, January 16, 2026

Casting News - Annaleigh Ashford Joins 'The Off Weeks'; Steve Coogan Checks Into 'The White Lotus'; Plus 2 More Updates!

Casting News - January 16, 2026

Apple TV's The Off Weeks; CBS' Matlock; HBO's The White Lotus; and Prime Video's God of War.





APPLE TV's THE OFF WEEKS
  • Annaleigh Ashford has joined the cast of the upcoming limited series starring Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller. She has received three Tony Award nominations - winning in 2015 for her featured role in the play You Can't Take It With You. She also starred for four seasons in Showtime's Masters of Sex, two seasons in CBS' B Positive, in the FX limited series Impeachment: American Crime Story and in the Hulu limited series Welcome to Chippendales.
  • She will play Jade, Gus' (Stiller) next-door neighbor.
HBO's THE WHITE LOTUS
  • Steve Coogan and Caleb Jonte Edwards are set as series regular on the upcoming fourth installment of the anthology drama. Coogan received two Academy Award nominations in 2013 for producing and co-writing Philomena. Edwards guest starred on the Australian drama Black Snow.
  • No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
CBS' MATLOCK
  • Edwin Hodge will appear in an upcoming episode of the drama's second season. He is the real-life husband of series regular Skye P. Marshall. He previously starred for two seasons in History's Six and three seasons in CBS' FBI: Most Wanted.
  • He will play Langston, the kind of guy who can show up late, knowing he'll charm everyone into forgetting about it as soon as he arrives. A double Ph.D in neuroscience and philosophy, he is a deep thinker... and a smooth talker.
PRIME VIDEO's GOD OF WAR
  • Teresa Palmer will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Ryan Hurst. She previously starred for three seasons in Sky's A Discovery of Witches as well as the Australian limited series The ClearingThe Last Anniversary, Mix Tape and The Family Next Door.
  • She will play Phoebe/Sif, Thor's wife and the goddess of family.