Friday, May 2, 2014

Casting News - 'Drop Dead Diva' Welcomes Back Fred; Meera Rohit Kumbhani Rounds Out 'Weird Loners' Cast; Plus 3 More Updates!

Casting News - May 2, 2014

ABC's Grey's Anatomy & Mistresses; AMC's Mad Men; FOX's Weird Loners; and Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.





FOX's WEIRD LONERS
  • Meera Rohit Kumbhani (Black Box, NYC 22) will round out the cast of the upcoming comedy series starring Becki Newton, Nate Torrence and Zachary Knighton. She will play Zara, a beautiful young bisexual woman who's also a free-spirited artist and lifelong heartbreaker who makes people fall in love with her, then unceremoniously dumps them as soon as things get even a little serious.
AMC's MAD MEN
  • Jared Harris is returning to the critically acclaimed drama series to direct on of the show's final episodes. Harris played Lane Price on the drama for three seasons - until his character committed suicide at the end of Season 5. He will helm Season 7's 11th episode, which will air in Spring 2015.
LIFETIME's DROP DEAD DIVA
  • Ben Feldman - who plays Fred, Jane's (Brooke Elliott) guardian angel for the first three seasons - will return to the drama series for one episode of its final season. His episode is slated to air in June 2014.
ABC's MISTRESSES
  • John Heard (The Sopranos, Home Alone) has booked a guest role on the drama's upcoming second season. He will play Bruce, Savi's (Alyssa Milano) father who decades ago walked out on her and her mother Janet (JoBeth Williams). 
ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY
  • Long-running cast members Justin Chambers (Alex), Sara Ramirez (Callie), Chandra Wilson (Bailey) and James Pickens Jr. (Richard) have closed new two-year deals to remain on the medical drama for Seasons 11 and 12.