Casting News - January 28, 2014
AMC's Better Call Saul; FOX's The Mindy Project; and TV Land's Hot in Cleveland.
AMC's BETTER CALL SAUL
- Breaking Bad alum Jonathan Banks has joined the prequel series to reprise his Emmy-nominated role of Mike Ehrmantraut as a series regular. Bob Odenkirk - whose sleazy lawyer character Saul Goodman will be the focus of the new series - and Banks are the only two actors set for the new series as it is gearing up for November 2014 launch.
FOX's THE MINDY PROJECT
- Jenna Dewan Tatum (Witches of East End) will guest star on an upcoming episode of the FOX romantic comedy. She will play Brooke, a traveling pharmaceutical rep who has a "history" with Danny (Chris Messina). Her addition is especially interesting since [SPOILER] Danny and Mindy (Mindy Kaling) kissed in last week's winter finale.
TV LAND's HOT IN CLEVELAND
- In his first TV appearance since departing NBC's Community, Chevy Chase will guest star on an upcoming episode of the Betty White-starring sitcom. In the episode, Elka (White) needs Ross Barkley's (Chase) endorsement for City Council and convinces Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli) into going on a date with him. During the date, Ross reveals to Melanie that he was the sole survivor of a plane crash and has a deep dark secret that haunts him.
