Casting News: Christopher Meloni returns as Elliot Stabler, new faces in the cast of Gossip Girl and Superman & Lois…

Casting News: Christopher Meloni returns as Elliot Stabler, new faces in the cast of Gossip Girl and Superman & Lois...

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Si les annonces casting sont moins importantes en raison de l’épidémie de COVID-19, certaines séries et chaînes ont fait quelques révélations ces derniers jours. On fait le point.

Spin-off New York, unité Spéciale – NBC
Christopher Meloni will soon be back in a role he knows very well, that of Elliot Stabler. According to Deadline’s information, the actor will once again portray this emblematic character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit during a 13-episode spin-off. This new series by Dick Wolf will focus on a New York unit that fights against organized crime and is headed by Eliott Stabler. (Source)

How To Get Away With Murder – ABC
Anne-Marie Johnson (The InBetween) will be appearing as a recurring cast member during the second half of the sixth and final season of How To Get Away With Murder. She will play Kendra Strauss, Michaela Pratt’s lawyer. Cicely Tyson will be back as Ophelia Harkness, Annalise Keating’s mother. (Source)

Genius: Aretha – Nat Geo
Genius: Aretha, the series that will revisit the life of Aretha Franklin, welcomes four new actors: T.I. (Ant-Man), Antonique Smith (Luke Cage), Tina Fears et Ethan Henry (South Beach). The first three will appear as recurring cast members while Ethan Henry will appear as a guest star in the role of Martin Luther King Jr. (Source)

Gossip Girl – HBO Max
A new name has been added to the Gossip Girl reboot cast. Savannah Smith, currently studying at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, has been chosen to play one of the lead roles. Just like with all previous reboot announcements, no specific details have been revealed about the character she will play.(Source)

The Society – Netflix
Olivia Nikkanen, already cast in the first season of The Society, has been promoted as a regular cast member for the new episodes of this Netflix series. She will continue playing the role of Gwen in this modern reinterpretation of the book Lord of the Flies. As a reminder, in The Society we follow a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a replica of their city. Since their parents have disappeared, they will have to form alliances to ensure their survival and to understand what is going on. (Source)

Call Me Kat – Fox
Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace) will be playing alongside Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory) in the multi-camera comedy series Call Me Kat, which will be broadcast on FOX. Leslie Jordan will play Phil, the baker at Kat’s cat bar. The latter will help Phil recover from his break-up with his long-time partner. (Source)

Superman & Lois – The CW
Dylan Walsh (Nip/Tuck) joins the cast of the Superman & Lois series, which focuses on the famous couple from the DC Universe. He’ll play General Samuel Lane, Lois and Lucy’s father, a flawless military man who will do anything to protect America and the rest of the world from any potential threat. (Source)

Published on 4 April 2020
Last update : 25 April 2020

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