Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Casting News - Peter Dinklage Boards Season 2 of 'Alien: Earth'; 'Bridgerton' Season 5 Adds Trio; Plus 1 More Update!

Casting News - April 8, 2026

FX's Alien Earth; and Netflix's Bridgerton & Nobody Wants This.






FX's ALIEN: EARTH
  • Peter Dinklage 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, winning four Emmy Awards for his performance. Last year, he starred in the first season of Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection and guest starred on FX's The Lowdown.
  • No details were immediately announced about the character he will be playing.
NETFLIX's BRIDGERTON
  • Tega Alexander, Jacqueline Boatswain and Gemma Knight Jones have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming fifth season. Both Alexander and Jones previously recurred on Paramount+'s MobLand. Boatswain starred for two seasons in ITV's After the Flood and recurred on Prime Video's Carnival Row.
  • Alexander will play Christopher Anderson, a Regency-era Casanova who could give the Bridgerton bachelors a run for their money. Yet behind his cheeky facade lies a current of self-doubt that threatens to unravel him. The son of Lord Anderson (Daniel Francis) will make his mark on society, one way or another...
  • Boatswain will play Helen Stirling, Michaela's (Masali Baduza) mother and the very source of her spirit. Like any mama, she seeks to guide - and occasionally push - her daughter through London's social season, with equal measures vivaciousness and tough love.
  • Jones will play Lady Elizabeth Ashworth, an old friend of Michaela's who serves as her confidante and London guide. Beneath her playful charm lies a grounded realist who is wise to the unspoken rules of society.
NETFLIX's NOBODY WANTS THIS
  • Andrew Rannells, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Sarah Silverman, Avan Jogia, Erin Foster, Poorna Jagannathan, Sadie Sandler, Stephanie Koenig and Steven Weber will appear in the comedy's upcoming third season. Rannells previously starred for three seasons in HBO's Girls and three seasons in Showtime's Black Monday. Mejia recurred on Apple TV's The Studio and ABC's Abbott Elementary. A stand-up comedian, Silverman won an Emmy Award in 2014 for writing her special We Are Miracles. Jogia recently starred in the Prime Video drama 56 Days. Foster created the comedy and has written four episodes. Jagannathan currently stars in Hulu's Deli Boys, which returns for its second season in May 2026. Sandler stars in the upcoming Netflix film Roommates. Koenig starred for two seasons in FX's English Teacher. Weber currently stars in NBC's Chicago Med, which has been renewed for its 12th season.
  • Rannells will play Sebastien, Joanne's (Kristen Bell) nemesis in conversion class.
  • Mejia will play Amber, a single woman enrolled in Joanne's Intro to Judaism class who is obsessed with finding a Jewish husband.
  • Silverman will play Rabbi Eden, the warm, quirky teacher of an Intro to Judaism class, and a supportive presence for Joanne and Noah (Adam Brody).
  • Jogia will play Travis, a confident and unbothered guy's guy who enjoys getting under Joanne's skin.
  • Foster will play Nicole, terminally single and chaotic mess. She's Joanne if everything had gone wrong for her life.
  • Jagannathan will play Eleanor, Sebastien's brassy and biting aunt.
  • Sandler will play Denise, a young psychic who gives a reading to Morgan (Justine Lupe).
  • Koenig will play Poppy, a sardonic dating app regular who tries her luck with Sasha (Timothy Simons).
  • Weber will play Julian, a funny, grounded, cool and secure divorced dad.