FOX's Baywatch; Netflix's A Different World; Paramount+'s Tulsa King; and Prime Video's Ballard & Bishop.
NETFLIX's A DIFFERENT WORLD
- Jada Pinkett Smith will reprise her role from the original series on its upcoming Netflix reboot. She joined the NBC sitcom as a recurring guest star in its first season and was promoted to series regular for its sixth and final season. She later starred for three seasons in TNT's Hawthorne and in the first season of FOX's Gotham.
- She plays Lena James. Pinkett Smith becomes the seventh member of the original cast to return - following Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown and Jenifer Lewis.
PRIME VIDEO's BISHOP
- Jennifer Jason Leigh has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Joel Kinnaman and John Malkovich. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2015 for her supporting role in The Hateful Eight. She also starred for four seasons in Netflix's Atypical, in the AppleTV+ limited series Lisey's Story and in the fifth season of FX's Fargo.
- She will play Jillian Graves, Lincoln's (Malkovich) sister and Bishop's (Kinnaman) aunt.
PARAMOUNT+'s TULSA KING
- Flula Borg has booked a recurring role on the dramedy's upcoming fourth season. He previously starred in Peacock's one-season comedy Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. He also recurred on Starz's Counterpart and ABC's The Rookie.
- He will play Bradley Van Heusen, a tech billionaire.
PRIME VIDEO's BALLARD
- Hamish Linklater has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming second season. He previously starred for two seasons in FX's Legion, in the Netflix limited series Midnight Mass, in the Apple TV limited series Manhunt and in the second season of Prime Video's Gen V.
- He will play Chris Alexander, an ambitious and magnetic figure whose boyish sincerity and sharp intellect make him instantly compelling. Beneath his charismatic exterior lies a calculating mind and a powerful desire for control, making him a formidable presence.
FOX's BAYWATCH
- Livvy Dunne will appear in a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Stephen Amell. She will make her professional acting debut after retiring from college gymnastics in April 2025.
- She will play Grace, a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard.
