Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Casting News - Robbie Amell Joins 'The Flash'; 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' Adds Laverne Cox; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - July 9, 2014

ABC's Once Upon a Time; Bravo's Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce; CBS' The Millers, Reckless & Unforgettable; The CW's The Flash; Syfy's Ascension; and TNT's Major Crimes.




BRAVO's GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE
  • Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox will guest star on an upcoming episode of the new drama series starring Lisa Edelstein. She will play Adele Northrop, a Pulitzer-Prize winning war journalist and LGBT activist who presents an award at a marriage equality gala.
CBS' THE MILLERS
  • Sean Hayes (Will & Grace, Sean Saves the World) is joined the comedy for its second season as a new series regular. He will play Kip Withers, Carol's (Margo Martindale) new best friend whose presence is a source of friction for Nathan (Will Arnett).
CBS' RECKLESS and UNFORGETTABLE
  • After two weeks of dismal ratings this summer, CBS is swapping the time slots for the two dramas, with new episodes of Unforgettable at 9/8c. and Reckless at 10/9c. beginning Sunday, July 13.
TNT's MAJOR CRIMES
  • Ryan Kennedy (Hellcats, Defiance) will guest-star on the ninth episode of the drama's third season. He will play Ricky Raydor, one of Sharon's (Mary McDonnell) other children, a Stanford grad and software engineer who is on the verge of his first buyout who comes home to weigh in on his mother's personal decisions.
THE CW's THE FLASH
  • The Tomorrow People star Robbie Amell has booked a major recurring role on the upcoming Arrow spinoff. He will play Ronnie Raymond, the fiancé of S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and a maintenance worker who played an integral part in the major particle accelerator accident. He will debut in the season's third episode.
SYFY's ASCENSION
  • Gil Bellows (Ally McBeal) has joined the cast of the upcoming event series starring Brian Van Holt & Tricia Helfer. He will play the son of Abraham Enzmann, the founder of the Ascension mission who is determined to continue his father's work.
ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME
  • Giancarlo Esposito will reprise his role of Sidney/the Magic Mirror in the drama's upcoming fourth season. His return will coincide with the debut of his Revolution co-star Elizabeth Mitchell on the fairytale series.