Casting News - March 13, 2026
NBC's Brilliant Minds & The Hunting Party; Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown; and Prime Video's Bishop.
NBC's Brilliant Minds & The Hunting Party; Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown; and Prime Video's Bishop.
PARAMOUNT+'s MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN
- David Morse has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming fifth and final season. He currently stars in Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me, which is now airing its second season. He also stars in Prime Video's We Were Liars, which has been renewed for a second season.
- He will play Russell Hardy, a seasoned FBI agent sent to Kingstown. In the wake of Tracy's (Nishi Munshi) murder and the vengeance visited upon Callahan by Mike (Jeremy Renner) and Kyle (Taylor Handley), Hardy arrives searching for the "fugitive" Callahan. A true lawman, he threatens to unearth all of Mike's sins and secrets, and disrupt Kingstown's tenuous balance of power.
NBC's BRILLIANT MINDS
- Ed Begley Jr., Anne Archer, Mamie Gummer and Ana Ortiz will appear in upcoming episodes of the drama's second season. Begley previously starred for six seasons in NBC's St. Elsewhere, receiving six Emmy Award nominations for his role. Archer was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for her supporting performance in Fatal Attraction. Gummer currently stars in Prime Video's We Were Liars, which has been renewed for a second season. Ortiz starred for four seasons in ABC's Ugly Betty, four seasons in Lifetime's Devious Maids, and three seasons in Hulu's Love, Victor.
- Begley will play Duke, a once-commanding patriarch. He struggles to hold onto the memories that defined him. But as they slip away, Wolf (Zachary Quinto) becomes determined to help him make amends with his estranged son before it's too late.
- Archer will play Bonnie, a kindhearted matriarch who must find a way to reconcile the future she dreamed of with the reality she faces.
- Gummer will play Regan, a psychiatric patient whose harrowing episodes estrange her from everyone at Hudson Oaks... except for Wolf. After taking a keen interest in Regan, Wolf discovers there may be more to her case than meets the eye.
- Ortiz will play Alyssa Rivera. Fresh out of prison, she is determined to earn her way back into her old life, no matter the cost.
PRIME VIDEO's BISHOP
- Jordana Brewster will co-star on the upcoming drama starring Joel Kinnaman, John Malkovich and Jennifer Jason Leigh. She has starred in seven films in the Fast & Furious film franchise. She also starred for three seasons in TNT's Dallas, in the second season of ABC's Secrets and Lies, and two seasons in FOX's Lethal Weapon.
- She will play Kat Claiborne, a seasoned inspector at the San Francisco Police Department.
NBC's THE HUNTING PARTY
- Piper Perabo, Kevin McHale, Jeff Dunham and John Corbett will guest star in upcoming episodes of the drama's second season. Perabo previously starred for five seasons in USA's Covert Affairs and in Prime Video's one-season drama Butterfly. McHale starred for six seasons in FOX's Glee. Dunham is a ventriloquist comedian. Corbett starred for six seasons in CBS' Northern Exposure, three seasons in Showtime's United States of Tara and two seasons in HBO Max's And Just Like That.
- Perabo will play Colette Akins, a woman who grew up working for her father's family mortuary business. As a result of her exposure to chemicals, she developed auditory psychosis that led her to become a serial killer. Now escaped from The Pit, she's craving the comfort of a particular voice... and will do whatever it takes to find it.
- McHale will play Dylan Myles, a struggling ventriloquist who never learned how to deal with hecklers - other than killing them. Now back out of The Pit, and armed with his beloved Figures, he is out for revenge and to leave a permanent mark on the comedy world.
- Dunham will play Jeff Dudley, a star in the world of ventriloquism, and the unfortunate target of Dylan Myles.
- Corbett will play Xander Wax, a serial poisoner with unpredictable patterns and nontraditional methods. He's also caught the particular interest of Colonel Lazarus (Kari Matchett) and will push our team to discover the inner workings of her mysterious plans.