ABC's The Rookie: North & Will Trent; AMC's The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon; Apple TV's Disavowed; and NBC's Happy's Place.
AMC's THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON
- Jimmy Smits has joined the cast of the drama's upcoming fourth and final season. He previously starred for five seasons in NBC's L.A. Law, five seasons in ABC's NYPD Blue, two seasons in NBC's The West Wing, and three seasons in FX's Sons of Anarchy. In his career, he has received 12 Emmy Award nominations - winning once in 1990 for his supporting role on L.A. Law.
- He will play Captain Alejandro Perkins, a former U.S. Navy officer and medical doctor who found a unique way to thrive during the apocalypse.
ABC's WILL TRENT
- Alexandra Metz has been cast as a new series regular on the drama's upcoming fifth season. She heavily recurs on HBO Max's The Pitt, which has been renewed for a third season.
- She will play Birdie Palmer, the newly appointed Deputy Director of the GBI - taking over the role following the death of Amanda Wagner (Sonja Sohn) in Season 4. She is confident, ambitious, and razor-sharp, but deeply guarded by a life-altering event from her past.
APPLE TV's DISAVOWED
- Sylvia Hoeks will co-star opposite James Marsden and Norman Reedus on the upcoming drama created by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway. She previously starred for three seasons in Apple TV's See and in the first season of Prime Video's Ride or Die.
- No details were immediately announced about the character she will be playing.
NBC's HAPPY'S PLACE
- James Denton will appear in an upcoming episode of the comedy's third season. He previously starred for eight seasons in ABC's Desperate Housewives and seven seasons in Hallmark's Good Witch. His casting marks the latest Reba reunion on the NBC comedy as he guest starred on two episodes of The WB sitcom.
- He will play JB, a handsome patron at Happy's Place who immediately captures the attention of both Bobbie (Reba McEntire) and Gabby (Melissa Peterman). Ultimately though, it's Bobbie he wishes to pursue.
- The upcoming third season will also see the returns of Jane Lynch as Gabby's mother Val and Justina Machado as Isabella's (Belissa Escobedo) mother Maritza.
ABC's THE ROOKIE: NORTH
- Alvina August has booked a recurring role on the upcoming spinoff of The Rookie starring Jay Ellis. She previously recurred on NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist, AMC's Lucky Hank, FOX's Animal Control and Apple TV's Invasion.
- No details were immediately announced about the character she will be playing.
