Monday, June 15, 2026

Casting News - David Tennant and Jodie Whittaker Reunite on "Only Murders in the Building"; Plus 4 More Updates!

Casting News - June 15, 2026

HBO's Harry Potter; Hulu's Conviction & Only Murders in the Building; Peacock's Twisted Metal; and Prime Video's Sex Criminals.





HULU's ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
  • David Tennant, Nicola Coughlan, Jodie Whittaker, Jim Broadbent, Richard Ayoade, Adrian Lukis and Kathryn Hunter are the latest cast additions to the comedy's upcoming sixth season. As with the previous casting announcements, no details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
  • Both Tennant and Whittaker portrayed The Doctor in BBC One's Doctor Who - with Tennant as the Tenth Doctor for three seasons and Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor for three seasons. They also worked together for three seasons in ITV's Broadchurch. Coughlan currently stars in Netflix's Bridgerton, which has been renewed for its fifth and sixth seasons. Broadbent won an Academy Award in 2002 for his role in the film Iris. Ayoade currently stars in the voice cast of FOX's Krapopolis, which has been renewed for its fourth and fifth seasons. Lukis recurred on Netflix's Feel Good and BBC One's The War Between the Land and the Sea. Hunter recurred on Disney+'s Andor, FX's Grotesquerie and Netflix's Black Doves.
PEACOCK's TWISTED METAL
  • Mark Hamill has booked a recurring role on the action comedy's upcoming third season. He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. He has also been a notable voice actor on Batman: The Animated Series, Avatar: The Last Airbender and Regular Show.
  • He will play Pope Charlie Kane, the leader of the Eastern Sovereignty and Sweet Tooth's (Joe Seanoa/Will Arnett) estranged father.
PRIME VIDEO's SEX CRIMINALS
  • Pamela Adlon and BD Wong have joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Imogen Poots and John Reynolds. Adlon created and starred in FX's Better Things, which ran for five seasons. Wong starred for nine seasons in NBC's Law & Order: SVU and two seasons in USA's Mr. Robot.
  • Adlon will play Bev, Suze's (Poots) mother.
  • Wong will play Oliver, a bank manager with a connection to Bev and Suze.
HULU's CONVICTION
  • Linda Emond, Zainab Jah, Ashley Zukerman and Jose Zúñiga have been cast on the upcoming drama starring Elisabeth Moss. Emond previously starred for two seasons in AMC's Lodge 49 and in the FX limited series The Patient. Jah recurred on Showtime's Homeland and Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. Zukerman recurred on HBO's Succession and stars in the upcoming third season of Apple TV's Silo. Zúñiga recurred on Netflix's Griselda and Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me.
  • No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing. Emond will be a series regular, while Jah, Zukerman and Zúñiga will appear as recurring guest stars.
HBO's HARRY POTTER
  • Peter Serafinowicz has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama based on the novels of the same name. He previously starred for two seasons in Prime Video's The Tick and in the Sing film franchise.
  • He will play Peeves the Poltergeist, a cheeky ghost known for causing trouble in the Hogwarts halls.