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)
