Due to the current health situation, casting announcements are in short supply. Nevertheless, some channels and streaming services have released a few updates in the last few days. Let’s take a look.
The Mysterious Benedict
Society – Hulu
The series adaptation of the novel
The Mysterious Benedict Society, written
by Trenton Lee Stewart, broadens his cast.
Although Tony Hale (Veep) had already been
announced for the title role, he is now joined by eight series
regulars: Kristen Schaal (The Last Man on
Earth), MaameYaa Boafo (Bluff
City Law), Ryan Hurst (Sons of
Anarchy), Gia Sandhu (The
Indian Detective), Mystic
Inscho, Emmy
DeOliveira (Flaked), Seth
Carr (Knight
Squad) et Marta
Timofeeva (Psikhologini)
For those who are not familiar with the novel The Mysterious Benedict Society, here is a summary of it. When a peculiar advertisement appears in the newspaper for children to take part in a secret mission, children everywhere sit a series of mysterious tests. In the end, just four children succeed: Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance. They have three things in common: they are honest, remarkably talented and orphans. They must go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened where the only rule is that there are no rules. There they must work as a team to save not only themselves, but also the world outside the walls.
Pivoting –
Fox
Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) and Tommy
Dewey (Casual) will be the stars of the comedy
Pivoting. The series, which will be
broadcast on Fox, follows three women, Amy (Eliza
Coupe), Jodie and Sarah, who, after the death of their
childhood best friend, decide to find happiness at all costs.
Together they make a series of impulsive and ill-considered
decisions that prove it’s never too late to ruin your life.
Tommy Dewey will play Henry, Amy’s husband.
Leverage – IMDb
TV
A reboot of Leverage,
TNT’s flagship series for 5 seasons, is being prepared for IMDb TV,
the free streaming service of the popular website. The leading role
of this 13-episode series will be played by Noah
Wyle (ER, Falling Skies). He will
be joined by the actors of the original series except for
Timothy Hutton who is currently facing charges of
sexual assault. Beth Riesgraf will return as
Parker, Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux and
Christian Kane as Eliot Spencer. Aldis
Hodge is also likely to return as Alec Hardison if his
schedule allows it.
The Cleaning Lady – Fox
Elodie Yung will replace Shannyn Sossamon
in the leading role in The Cleaning Lady
series, currently under development for FOX. The actress,
previously appearing in Daredevil and The
Defenders, will play Reyna Salonga, a smart Cambodian doctor
who works at a prestigious medical center in Manila, Philippines,
where she met her husband. After their son is diagnosed with a rare
and potentially fatal immunodeficiency disease, she decides to
travel to the United States to save him. But things don’t go
according to plan and Reyna will do everything she can to keep
fighting, even if it means becoming a maid and breaking the
law.
And also…
Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl) and Kyle
Soller (Poldark) are joining the Star Wars
series revolving around the character of Cassian Andor
(Diego Luna). No further details about their
roles have been revealed. The series will take place before the
events of Rogue One and will follow Cassian Andor at the
beginning of the rebellion against the Empire.
