Thursday, January 22, 2026

Casting News - Dermot Mulroney to Take Leave From 'Chicago Fire'; Rosanna Arquette Joins 'Ballard; Plus 5 More Updates!

Casting News - January 22, 2026

CBS' Cupertino; NBC's Chicago Fire; Netflix's Poser; Prime Video's Ballard, Barbershop & God of War; and Starz's Power: Origins





NBC's CHICAGO FIRE
  • Dermot Mulroney will be taking a leave from the drama's fourteenth season. He will make his last appearance in the upcoming 14th episode - following the big crossover event between Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. on Wednesday, March 4. He may return later for the Season 14 finale. He has portrayed Battalion Chief Dominick "Dom" Pascal as a series regular since the start of Season 13. He also stars in Netflix's The Hunting Wives, which began production on its second season last November.
  • To fill the void of Mulroney's absence, Rob Morgan (Mudbound, Winning Time) has been cast in a recurring role. He will play Battalion Chief Hopkins, who has a long, haunted past in overseeing several Chicago firehouses and is quick to assert authority over his colleagues. He will make his debut in Episode 16.
PRIME VIDEO's BALLARD
  • Rosanna Arquette has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. She starred in the films Pulp Fiction and Desperately Seeking Susan. She also recurred on Showtime's Ray Donovan, Netflix's Ratched and ABC's Big Sky.
  • She will play Jenny, Renée Ballard's (Maggie Q) estranged mother. She is a damaged free spirit who has always tried to fill a void inside.
NETFLIX's POSER
  • Sadie Stanley is set as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Daisy Jelley and Annie Murphy. She previously starred in the second season of Freeform's Cruel Summer and recurred on ABC's The Goldbergs.
  • She will play Emmy Hunter, an unassuming beauty who dreams of reaching "it girl" status.
PRIME VIDEO's BARBERSHOP
  • Ego Nwodim, Devon Walker, Ziwe, Tituss Burgess, Zack Fox, Diallo Riddle, Comedian CP and Belmont Cameli will guest star on the upcoming comedy starring Jermaine Fowler. Both Nwodim and Walker previously starred in NBC's Saturday Night Live - seven seasons for Nwodim and three seasons for Walker. Ziwe hosted Showtime's Ziwe for two seasons. Burgess starred for four seasons in Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and in the second season of Apple TV's Schmigadoon. Fox has recurred on ABC's Abbott Elementary since its first season. Riddle starred for two seasons in NBC's Marlon, three seasons in HBO Max's South Side and two seasons in IFC's Sherman's Showcase. Comedian CP starred in the second season of HBO Max's Love Life. Cameli starred for two seasons in Peacock's Saved by the Bell.
  • Nwodim will play Shelly-Ann, Walker will play Southside Swole. Ziwe will play Abbi. Burgess will play Juan Grillz. Fox will play Alderman Warren. Riddle will play Pastor Devante. Comedian CP will play Marvin. Cameli will play Shep.
STARZ's POWER: ORIGINS
  • Kelly McCreary, Hill Harper, Damon Gupton, Tonya Pinkins and Nadia Dajani have booked recurring roles on the upcoming drama starring Spence Moore II, Charlie Mann and Mekai Curtis. McCreary previously starred for nine seasons in ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Harper starred for nine seasons in CBS' CSI: NY and six seasons in ABC's The Good Doctor. Gupton starred for three seasons in The CW's Black Lightning and two seasons in Apple TV's The Big Door Prize. Pinkins starred in the seventh season of BET's Sistas and recurred on CBS' Madam Secretary. Dajani has recurred on Starz's Power Book II: Raising Kanan since its third season.
  • McCreary will play Officer Melanie Rivers, a strategic and take-charge kind of woman who can be quite secretive and isn't who she seems to be.
  • Harper will play Detective Burns, a speculative, curious, and relentlessly persistent cop who has a need to dig and insert himself in investigations that aren't his own.
  • Gupton will play Detective Glover Archibald, who has seen and heard it all, a man who doesn't like to be challenged and believes in solving cases the old-fashioned way.
  • Pinkins will play Charlayne, Ghost's (Moore) loving grandmother, and a warm but unsteady presence whose neurological issues leave her slipping in and out of focus.
  • Dajani plays Teresa Boselli, Sal Boselli's widow who is known to be tough and unsentimental. She had a tumultuous past with Kanan's (Curtis) mother and is back to shake up Kanan's operations.
PRIME VIDEO's GOD OF WAR
  • Max Parker has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Ryan Hurst and Teresa Palmer. He recently starred in Netflix's one-season dramedy Boots.
  • He will play Heimdall, the Watchman of Asgard and one of the sons of Odin. He is a god in his own right with the special ability to anticipate what's about to happen at any moment. Handsome and dynamic, he feels unappreciated by his father and underestimated by the rest of the family, and as a result is constantly looking for ways to improve his position in the hierarchy and increase his stature and power.
CBS' CUPERTINO
  • Ella Stiller will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Mike Colter. She previously recurred on HBO Max's And Just Like That. She will next be seen in the upcoming third season of HBO's The Comeback.
  • She will play Christy, a young assistant at the new start-up law firm in Cupertino that's at the heart of the story.