Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Casting News - Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos Returning for March 'One Chicago' Crossover Event; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - February 4, 2026

HBO's The Last of Us; MGM+'s The Institute; NBC's Chicago P.D. & The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins; and Netflix's Trinity.





NBC's CHICAGO P.D.
  • Jesse Lee Soffer and Tracy Spiridakos will reprise their roles as Jay Halstead and Hailey Upton in the upcoming One Chicago three-part crossover event scheduled for Wednesday, March 4. Soffer was an original series regular who remained with the show until Season 10. Spiridakos joined the drama as a recurring guest star in Season 4, was promoted to series regular on Season 5 and departed the cast in Season 11.
  • The logline for the three show crossover reads: Firehouse 51 is called to an airfield when a passenger jet suddenly goes silent mid-air, triggering a high-stakes emergency. Their discovery cracks open a bigger and deadlier mystery - one with consequences that could ripple far beyond the runway and put countless lives in jeopardy.
MGM+'s THE INSTITUTE
  • Alfie Allen has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming second season. He previously starred for eight seasons in HBO's Game of Thrones and in the Paramount+ limited series Girl Taken. He will next be seen as a recurring guest star in the second season of Netflix's 3 Body Problem.
  • He will play Nolan Reeves, an eccentric European tech billionaire and one of the Institute's financial backers with an ambitious agenda all his own.
NETFLIX's TRINITY
  • Mike Dopud has booked a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Richard Madden. He previously recurred on The CW's Arrow and Starz's Power
  • He will play Waylon Kelly, Command Master Chief in the U.S. Navy.
NBC's THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS
  • Megan Thee Stallion will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's first season. The rapper has received six Grammy Award nominations - winning three, including Best New Artist in 2021. She was a judge for two seasons of HBO Max's Legendary and hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live in 2024.
  • She will play Denise, a newly divorced mom who develops a relationship with Arthur (Daniel Radcliffe).
HBO's THE LAST OF US
  • Clea DuVall and Jorge Lendeborg Jr. have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming third season. DuVall previously starred for three seasons in HBO's Veep and recurred on Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. Lendeborg recurred on Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
  • DuVall will play a seraphite.
  • Lendeborg will play Manny, replacing Danny Ramirez who appeared in the recurring role in Season 2 but could not return for scheduling reasons.