Departures, new contract, casting for new projects. Let’s take a look at the casting announcements of the last few days.
Lucifer –
Netflix
Tom Ellis has officially signed a new contract for
a possible Lucifer Season 6. Negotiations
lasted longer than expected because of differences between the
actor and Warner Bros. This signature increases considerably our
chances to see the series come back for an additional season on
Netflix whereas season 5 was supposed to be the final
season.(Source)
Pandora – The CW
Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire
Slayer), whose character appears in the finale of the first
season of Pandora, will return as a
recurring character during season 2. She plays Laura, a mysterious
woman that Jax (Priscilla Quintana) seems to think
is her mother. (Source)
Here She Lies – HBO
Max
Yael Grobglas (Jane The Virgin) is
expected to be the star of the HBO Max dark comedy Here
She Lies. Created by Jennie Snyder
Urman, the series will follow a pathological liar with a
tragic past who can’t escape the web of lies she has woven.
(Source)
Nine Perfect
Strangers – Hulu
Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) teams up
with Nicole Kidman and Melissa
McCarthy in the limited series Nine Perfect Strangers.
Adapted from the novel by Liane Moriarty, this
series takes place in a seaside resort offering alternative
practices where nine stressed city dwellers try to find a better
way of life. Manny Jacinto will play Yao, a
man-child, who is the right-hand man of Masha (Nicole
Kidman), owner of the seaside resort (Source)
Power Book III: Raising
Kanan – Starz
Ade Chike Tobert (East Los High) will be
part of the Power Book III: Raising Kanan
series and will play Scrappy, a loyal “soldier” of Raq. He
reluctantly watches over Kanan and teaches him the inner mechanics
of the family business. (Source)
Virgin River –
Netflix
Sarah Dugdale (Mystery 101) has been
chosen to be part of the cast for season two of Virgin
River. She will play Lizzie, a young woman who was
sent to the remote California town of Virgin River by her parents
after she was caught shoplifting.
Grayson Gurnsey, already cast in season 1, has been promoted to a series regular for season 2. (Source)
The Good Fight – CBS
All Access
Cush Jumbo, already part of the cast of The
Good Wife, leaves The Good Fight at
the end of season 4. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the season has
been shortened by four episodes and the creators of the series did
not have the opportunity to properly conclude the storyline of
Lucca Quinn. Everyone hopes that the actress’s schedule will allow
her to appear as a guest in season 5 and provide a proper
conclusion to her plot. (Source)
Legends of Tomorrow
– The CW
Maisie Richardson-Sellers will not be returning
for season 6 of Legends of Tomorrow. The actress herself made that
announcement on her social networks.
