Casting News - March 17, 2026
Apple TV's The Morning Show; HBO's The White Lotus; and Netflix's The Altruists & The Lincoln Lawyer.
Apple TV's The Morning Show; HBO's The White Lotus; and Netflix's The Altruists & The Lincoln Lawyer.
NETFLIX's THE ALTRUISTS
- Hudson Williams, Jennifer Grey, Terry Chen, Elizabeth Adams, Hannah Galway and William Mapother have landed recurring roles on the upcoming limited series starring Anthony Boyle and Julia Garner. Williams currently stars in HBO Max's Heated Rivalry, which has been renewed for a second season. Grey starred for three seasons in Prime Video's Red Oaks and recurred on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Chen currently recurs on The CW's Wild Cards, which is now airing its fourth season. Adams starred in the Netflix limited series Wayward. Galway currently stars in MGM+'s The Institute, which has been renewed for a second season. Mapother recurred on ABC's Lost and CBS' The Mentalist.
- Williams will play Duncan Rheingans-Yoo. Grey will play Sarah Fisher Ellison. Chen will play CZ. Adams will play Hannah. Galway will play Lucy. Mapother will play Dr. Lerner.
APPLE TV's THE MORNING SHOW
- Jesse Williams has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming fifth season. He previously starred for 12 seasons in ABC's Grey's Anatomy. He also recurred on Hulu's Only Murders in the Building and ABC's Shifting Gears.
- He will play Vernon, UBN's newest Head of News, who is known as a brash pot-stirrer with a talent for grabbing and keeping an audience.
NETFLIX's THE LINCOLN LAWYER
- Diane Guerrero, Teresa Maria, Richard Cabral, Steve Howey, Patty Guggenheim, Corbin Bernsen, Chris Diamantopoulos and Iker Garcia are set for recurring roles on the drama's upcoming fifth season. Guerrero previously starred for four seasons in HBO Max's Doom Patrol. Maria starred for two seasons in Netflix's Narcos: Mexico. Cabral starred for two seasons in ABC's American Crime and four seasons in FX's Mayans M.C. Howey currently stars in ABC's High Potential, which has been renewed for a third season. Guggenheim recurred on Peacock's Twisted Metal and Disney+'s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Bernsen starred for eight seasons in NBC's L.A. Law and eight seasons in USA's Psych. Diamantopoulos starred for two seasons in HBO's Silicon Valley and in the Netflix limited series True Story. Garcia currently recurs on HBO Max's The Pitt.
- Guerrero will play Natalia. Maria will play Tina Perez. Cabral will play Benny Perez. Howey will play Brian Cunningham. Guggenheim will play Allison Finch. Bernsen will play Richard Finch. Diamantopoulos will play Frank Silver. Garcia will play Rafa Wagner.
- Furthermore, Cobie Smulders has been promoted to series regular for the fifth season. She guest starred in the fourth season finale as Artemisia "Emi" Finch, Mickey's (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) long-lost sister.
HBO's THE WHITE LOTUS
- Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennett, Charlie Hall and Jarrad Paul have joined the upcoming fourth installment of the anthology drama as recurring guest stars. Greenfield currently stars in CBS' The Neighborhood, which is airing its eighth and final season. Nanjiani starred in the Hulu limited series Welcome to Chippendales, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for his performance. Bennett starred for seven seasons in ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and in the Hulu limited series Interior Chinatown. Hall recurred on HBO Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls and Netflix's Monster. Paul serves as the co-showrunner and co-director on Netflix's Free Bert.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.