FOX's Baywatch; FX's Alien: Earth; HBO's Task; Netflix's The Lords' Day; and Paramount+'s 9/12.
HBO's TASK
- Two dramas created by Brad Ingelsby will be crossing over. Julianne Nicholson is set to reprise her Emmy Award-winning role as Lori Ross from HBO's Mare of Easttown in the upcoming second season of Task.
- In Mare of Easttown, Lori was Mare's (Kate Winslet) best friend whose son became embroiled in the murder investigation. It's unclear how the character will be involved in the new season of Task. Both dramas are set in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
PARAMOUNT+'s 9/12
- Andrea Riseborough will play the female lead in the upcoming limited series starring Jeremy Strong and Barry Pepper. She received an Academy Award nomination in 2023 for her lead performance in To Leslie. She also starred in the Italian limited series ZeroZeroZero and in the British limited series Alice & Jack.
- She will play Molly, Coach's (Pepper) resilient wife who is deeply concerned about her husband's health and family's future. She demands help and finds hope in Jason's (Strong) legal expertise.
NETFLIX's THE LORDS' DAY
- Harry Lawtey, Arsema Thomas, Sophie Willan, Gemma Whelan and Timothy Spall will co-star on the upcoming limited series starring Damson Idris. Lawtey previously starred for three seasons in HBO's Industry. Thomas starred in the Netflix limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Willan created and starred in BBC Two's Alma's Not Normal, which ran for two seasons. Whelan starred for two seasons in HBO's Gentleman Jack, three seasons in ITV's The Tower, and two seasons in ITV's DI Ray. Spall starred in the BBC One limited series The Sixth Commandment, winning an International Emmy Award for his performance.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing.
FOX's BAYWATCH
- Blair Redford has landed a recurring role on the upcoming drama starring Stephen Amell. He previously starred for two seasons in ABC Family's The Lying Game, two seasons in USA's Satisfaction and two seasons in FOX's The Gifted.
- He will play Hunter, a rugged, seen-it-all camera guy who has worked everywhere from Hollywood film sets to war zones. He's charming, easygoing, and knows how to handle himself. He's introduced to the team at Baywatch while filming a news special on female first responders, but when things heat up between him and one of the guards, he finds a reason to stick around long after the cameras stop rolling.
FX's ALIEN: EARTH
- Tracey Ullman, Sam Spruell and Jerome Flynn have joined the cast of the drama's upcoming second season. Ullman has received 27 Emmy Award nominations - winning seven overall for FOX's The Tracey Ullman Show, CBS' Love & War, HBO's Tracey Takes On and FOX's Ally McBeal. Spruell currently recurs on HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which has been renewed for a second season. Flynn starred for seven seasons in HBO's Game of Thrones and two seasons in Paramount+'s 1923.
- No details were immediately announced about the characters they will be playing. However, today's castings serve as separate Fargo and Game of Thrones reunions for the upcoming season. Spruell starred in the fifth season of Fargo, which was created by Alien: Earth writer Noah Hawley. Meanwhile in Game of Thrones, Flynn worked alongside Peter Dinklage, who was also cast on Alien: Earth's second season earlier this year.
